HALL-THORPE SPORTS VACATION CARE PROGRAM- 16 … · HALL-THORPE SPORTS VACATION CARE PROGRAM- 16th December 2019 - 24th January 2020 PH: 46387965 Email: [email protected]

HALL-THORPE SPORTS VACATION CARE PROGRAM- 16th December 2019 - 24th January 2020 PH: 46387965 Email: [email protected] Venue: Minden State School

Monday 16th December Tuesday 17th December Wednesday 18th December Thursday 19th December Friday 20th December

Building the Christmas Tree WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Join us today and help build and decorate our classroom Christmas Tree.

Gift Tags Help Mum and Dad out with

the gift wrapping this year and design gift tags for the

presents under the tree

Reindeer Food Do you have a favourite

reindeer? Gather around the craft table and make a special Christmas “treat bag” for their

arrival.

Wooden Santa Ornaments Today we get creative around the art table building Santa’s,

made from wood stencils.

Christmas Wreaths Decorate your bedroom door

with a Christmas wreath. Don’t forget to add a bell!

White Christmas Slice

One of Christmas’s iconic slices… WHITE CHRISTMAS

SLICE! Join us today and learn how to make it.

Christmas Angels Christmas Angels always look

good on the Christmas Tree or as a center piece on the table. Design one at the craft table

today!

Candy Cane Mice The children request this

activity every Christmas! Turn your candy cane into a delicious

mouse!

Teagan’s Rocky Road Master Class

Who doesn’t love a Christmas treat! Today Teagan teaches

you how to make Rocky Road!

Baking Christmas Cookies for Santa!

It’s a big job being Santa, therefore it’s important we take the time to bake him

some treats for his journey on Christmas Eve.

Present Wrapping Workshop Knowing how to wrap a pressie

at Christmas time is an important skill to

know. Join us around the craft

table and learn the tricks of wrapping a gift.

Candy Cane Hunt Have your eyes wide open and

find as many candy canes as you can!

Christmas Tree Cones Yes, you can eat these! But first, decorate your upside down cone with

coloured icing sugar and smarties. What

a TREAT!

Christmas Bingo Will you be the first one to

complete a “full house”? Prizes to be won.

Paddle Pop Christmas Trees Christmas Craft can be so

much fun! Join us around the art table and make mini

Christmas Trees using paddle pop

sticks.

Ball Games Join us in the sports hall for a

variety of team games.

Christmas Karaoke Kick up your heels and sing a

Christmas tune in our karaoke production. Spreading

Christmas cheer.

Hanging Reindeers Dasher, Dancer, Blitzen, or

Rudolph. Who is your favourite reindeer? Bring to life your wooden Reindeer around the craft

table.

Ball Games Join us in the sports hall for a

variety of team games.

Just Monkeying Around Enjoy swinging around on the

school’s outdoor play equipment.

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Monday 23rd December Tuesday 24th December Wednesday 25th December Thursday 26th December Friday 27th December

Gingerbread House How good are your engineering

skills? Work in pairs to construct gingerbread houses

to use as our centerpiece at our Christmas feast

tomorrow.

A Christmas Feast COST: $5.00

What’s Christmas without a Christmas feast! Join us around

the communal table for our annual roast Christmas lunch.

We suggest you sharpen up on

your bonbon skills!

Annual Closure

Christmas Cards Design, decorate and write

someone special a Christmas card.

A Christmas Movie Wind down after lunch and

watch a Christmas movie with your friends

Present Wrapping Competition How fast can your fingers work

to wrap a box? Work against the clock to see if you can be the fastest person to wrap a

gift. Prizes to be won!

DIY Christmas Candle Workshop

What fancy patterns will you make in your candle?

A Letter to Santa Make the most of Santa’s visit!

Write a thank you letter or a letter telling him a bit about

yourself.

Christmas Bingo Will you be the first one to

complete a “full house”? Prizes to be won.



Monday 30th December Tuesday 31st December Wednesday 1st January Thursday 2nd January Friday 3rd January

Annual Closure



Monday 6th January Tuesday 7th January Wednesday 8th January Thursday 9th January Friday 10th January

Balloon Tennis Its tennis with a twist. Come and participate in a game of

tennis, where the ball is a balloon and your racquet is a

paper plate.

Master Chef COST: $5.00

Fried Rice Are you someone

who loves to cook? Join Miss

Crystal around the cooking table and help cook fried rice for

lunch.

Splish, Splosh, Splash Do you have a super soaker

you’d like to bring in? Today is the day we cool off with water

play. Spare clothing and a waterproof bag is

required

Scooter and Bike Day Bring your wheels and enjoy

being active on Miss Teagan’s bike track.

Weather permitting

Banana Split Take advantage of our

cooking station and make yourself a banana split!

What a treat!

Crazy Hair Day Celebrate the holidays being

here with a crazy hair do! Visit our pop-up salon for your new

crazy up style!

Bath Bombs Back by popular demand! Get

experimenting and create bath bombs to enjoy on your

holidays.

Kickback with a Movie Let’s take the time to wind down after our busy week,

with a movie.

Sausage Sizzle COST $5.00

Leave your lunch at home and join us around the barbeque

for a sausage sizzle. Drink included.

Target Practice Using the much-loved Nerf

Guns, can you hit the target?

Prizes to be won. NOTE: this activity comes with high

supervision/guidance and clear expectation for the children to

follow.

Henny Penny Hatching Program

Join us this vacation care and experience the Henny Penny

Hatching Program

Elastic Fun Did you know there are so many

games you can play using elastic?

Card Games and Board Games Marathon

After our fun water play outdoors, setting into the

afternoon with a variety of card games and board games

How to Make Easy Slime Workshop

Experiment with safe ingredients and make yourself

a jar of slime!

SLIME Test your sensory toleration

with slime! Find all the objects hidden in the slime.

Master Chef Take turns around the cooking

table and help make fairy Piklets for morning tea.

Giant Sheet Art We need your help to design

and decorate a giant sheet. Put your creative stamp on our mural.

Water Bucket Races Prepare to get wet! Team up against the clock to see how

much water you can transfer in 1min?

Bead Creations Bring a creative mind and

design jewellry for yourself or someone special.

Rob the Nest Work as a team to steal as

many “eggs” from the other team. Will your team win?



Monday 13th January Tuesday 14th January Wednesday 15th January Thursday 16th January Friday 17th January

Paper Lanterns Let’s celebrate the New Year

by making hanging lanterns for our room.

Excursion Planetarium Brisbane

COST: $30.00 Includes: Transport, entry to a

45min show, and lunch.

Let’s satisfy our curiosity about SPACE and visit the Planetarium

in Toowong, Brisbane.

It will be here that you can expose your mind to a variety of different planets, moons, stars,

and space equipment. The cost includes a 45min show

in the Cosmic Skydome- see Picture above.

Bus will depart Minden at

9.45am and returning approximately 3.30pm.

Master Chef There is a reason why Apple

Tea cake is still a popular choice…It tastes so delicious!

Join us today around the baking table as we cook this

treat.

Tie Dying Workshop Bring some colour to your bed

spread with a tie dye pillowcase.

Clay Creations Throw an apron on and get prepared for messy hands. What clay figurine will you

make?

Toes and Marble Challenge You have one minute to

transfer as many marbles out of the water USING YOUR

TOES!

Balloon Twisting Use your fine motor skills and

experiment with specific balloons made for twisting.

Puff Painting COST: $5.00

Design yourself a new hat using puffy paint and sequences/

buttons. Hat (cap) provided.

Fancy a Chicken? Today is the day that our

chicks are ready to be rehomed. Can you assist? Free of charge.

How to Make a Terrarium Using recycled materials,

create a living terrarium for your windowsill.

All About Me Placemats All some colour to your place

setting at the table. Create your own placemat that best

describes you

Elastic Fun Did you know there are so

many games you can play using elastic? “England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales… inside,

outside, inside, OUT!”

Constructing Nature After gathering several

leaves, twigs, berries and sticks from outside, join the

art table for some nature

fun.

Window Art Using a large piece of clear

contact, bring some colour to our room and decorate our

windows.

Mr Whippy Returns COST: $5.00

Join us as we welcome back Mr Whippy and order yourself a soft serve ice-cream topped

with your favourite sauce.

Jump Rope for Health Let’s have fun with skipping

ropes. Can you keep up in the whole group

skipping challenge?

Friday Pancakes Using a sauce bottle, make funky shaped pancakes for morning tea.



Monday 20th January Tuesday 21st January Wednesday 22nd January Thursday 23rd January Friday 24th January

Relay Games Come be a part of a team and participate in a variety of team

games. Prizes to be won!

Personalized Badges Get crafty around the art table

and design yourself a t-shirt badge.

Box Construction We have stocked up on the

sticky tape, so get creative with a variety of different sized

boxes.

EXCURSION Ripley Water Park

Ipswich COST: $20.00

Sausage Sizzle included

Riley Splash and Play water

park is a fun, interactive and friendly park, where the

children can play in the shallow waters, splash through the waterspouts and climb the

enclosed high rope play equipment.

You will need to sign the permission log on arrival at

Minden, where there will be a risk assessment for your

pursual. Departure from Minden 9:00am

SHARP Approximate arrival back at

Minden: 2.30pm All children attending the excursion on Thursday must arrive with swimmers under their clothes. A sun protective shirt and hat is also required whilst at

the park.

Old Fashion Slip and Slide Bring spare clothes and enjoy

cooling off on the slip and slide tarp.

• Waterproof bag

• Towel

• Hat

• Spare clothes

Crystal Geode Eggs

Using eggshells, grow your own crystals to take home! What

colour will you make?

Chocolate Chip Cookies Bake up a storm with Miss

Crystal and make some delicious biscuits for afternoon

tea.

Playdough Madness Gather around the craft table

and be a part of making batches of scented playdough. Feel free to take some home.

Aussie BBQ COST: $5.00

Come celebrate Australia day, with a traditional Aussie

BBQ.

Clay Figurines Use water and clay to form a

masterpiece for our windowsill.

Scavenger Hunt Do you have an eye for

spotting hidden objects? Find as many items on your list in 5

minutes

Handball Competition How good is your hand eye

coordination skills? Write your name on the sign on register to

take part in this competition.

Baking Lamingtons Let’s bake the iconic Aussie

cake Lamingtons, for afternoon tea. YUM!

Paint with Your Feet Get creative and paint a picture

with your feet! Feel the slimy wet paint between

your toes.

Target Throwing Using a variety of different

shaped balls, can you hit the target ahead?

Movies and Pizza Gather around with your

friends and watch a movie while

enjoying some pizza.

The Vegemite Dip Challenge Are you brave enough to try

a variety of vegetable and fruit sticks with vegemite?

Give your taste buds a twist of flavour.



Monday 27th January Tuesday 28th January Wednesday 29th January Thursday 30th January Friday 31st January

Australia Day

Public Holiday

School Returns


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