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20 Ideas for Australia Day Crafty Fun

by The Empowered Educator 3 Comments


A fantastic collection of fun craft ideas and recipes from Aussie bloggers to help children celebrate Australia Day

It's Australia Day on the 26th January here in Oz and it's always nice to get the children involved in some fun crafts that mean something to us even if only in small ways.

I don't often do ‘themes' in my planning and programming for the home daycare children but a few Australia Day themed activities is a nice balance I think and a perfect opportunity to incorporate some of the natural materials and explore the native animals in our environment. Of course there is always a bit of room for just plain ol Aussie fun too!

I've collected some fantastic Aussie crafts, recipes and ideas from a few of my favourite Aussie bloggers to share with you…I hope you find some Aussie inspiration!

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie oi, oi, oi!!!!!

A fantastic collection of fun craft ideas and recipes from Aussie bloggers to help children celebrate Australia Day. Mummy Musings and Mayhem

1. Mini lamington cupcakes from Childhood 101

2. Wholemeal Anzac Biscuits from Danya Banya

3. How to make Damper Bread  from Laughing Kids Learn

4. Australia Day snack box printable from Three Foot Cooks

A fantastic collection of fun craft ideas and recipes from Aussie bloggers to help children celebrate Australia Day. Mummy Musings and Mayhem

5. Cockatoo Pencil Tins from The Craft Train

6. DIY Nature Sensory Board from Laughing Kids Learn

7. Stick and sprinkle Australian flag from Danya Banya

8. Bush Critters from The Craft Train

A fantastic collection of fun craft ideas and recipes from Aussie bloggers to help children celebrate Australia Day. Mummy Musings and Mayhem

9. Echidna Grass Head by Mother Natured

10. Boulder Dot Painting by Creative Play Central

11. Books about Australia List  from My Little Bookcase

12. Sydney Harbour Bridge Craft  from Danya Banya

A fantastic collection of fun craft ideas and recipes from Aussie bloggers to help children celebrate Australia Day. Mummy Musings and Mayhem

13. Aussie Scented Sensory Rice  from Laughing Kids Learn

14. 10 Aussie  activities for kids from Happy Whimsical Hearts

15. Painting Seed Pods from Mother Natured

A fantastic collection of fun craft ideas and recipes from Aussie bloggers to help children celebrate Australia Day. Mummy Musings and Mayhem

16. Australian Animal Finger Puppets (free printable) from Mother Natured

17. Cardboard Tube Frill Neck Lizard from The Craft Train

18. Pavlova Busy Bag from Three Foot Cooks

19. You might also like to try some Bark Painting – it's one of our favourite activities and the children love to collect the bark as we talk about the types of trees we see.

 

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20.Or why not collect some gumnuts or similar from our wonderful Aussie plants or beach and use them for some fine motor fun!

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And because I couldn't resist, one more yummy treat for you to try from Laughing Kids Learn – Cheese and Vegemite Scrolls!!

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You could check out these fab pinterest boards for more ideas and inspiration too

Pinterest Boards

Australia for Kids

Aussie Kid Blogger Network

How will your family be celebrating Australia Day?

A fantastic collection of fun craft ideas and recipes from Aussie bloggers to help children celebrate Australia Day. Mummy Musings and Mayhem

A Little About Me

Jodie Clarke is an early childhood professional supporting educators who want and need to stay passionate about the work they do! She has 30 years hands-on experience in the early childhood and human services sectors across many different roles.


Jodie is mum to 3 in Australia and has already helped thousands of educators with their work through her popular blog posts, activity ideas, online training and e-books.

Filed Under: educator tips, family day care Tagged With: Australia Day, craft, eylf, fine motor, outside play

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Comments

  1. Penny at Mother Natured says

    21/01/2015 at 8:04 pm

    What a fantastic list. Off to pop by and pin a few that I like. Pinning this great Oz day resources now too!

    Reply
    • mummymusingsmayhem says

      25/01/2015 at 9:19 pm

      Thanks Penny, I just love what you create with nature, thanks for letting me share!

      Reply
  2. kreativekidoosdaycare says

    18/08/2019 at 1:29 am

    i am a pre.school teacher & I also teach my pre scholar this type of activities.i really appreciate you for share this blog & it will help children to grow their mind by doing such creative activities.

    Reply

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Hi, I'm Jode, Mum to twins and a teen, and an early childhood educator.
I love to share ideas & resources for play based learning
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