Monday 10 th December Tuesday 11 th December Wednesday 12 th December Thursday 13 th December Friday 14 th December Cricket Clinic Come and join in the fun with James s Cricket Clinic! James will teach you new techquies that will help you improve your skills. Candy Cane Mice Have fun making a mouse out of cardboard and a candy cane for its tail! A Christmas Tile Gather around and get creative. Using a white tile, buttons, ribbon and a hot glue gun, design your own Christmas Tile to take home. Melting Snowman Cookies Turn your plain cookie into a melting snowman! Fast and Furious Bring along your favourite wheels and burn up the track at Herries St. Over and Under Have you ever played over and under with a GIANT water balloon? Bring Spare clothes, you just might get wet! Water Balloon Cricket! Come prepared to get wet! We are putting a whole new twist on Cricket! NOTE: Please pack a spare T-Shirt. Sausage Sizzle COST $5.00 Leave your packed lunch at home today! Join us for a sizzling fun time around the BBQ. Musical Balloons Chairs If you are the one left without a chair- pop a balloon to find a fun action waiting for you. The Old Favorite s Egg and Spoons Races Playdough Creations Group Skipping Handball Unjumble the Words How good are you at unjumbling the letters to make a word? Find the hidden word. Christmas Tree Top Angels Every Christmas Tree needs an angel! Join us today and make your very own Angel to take home. Christmas Find a Word Wind down by challenging yourself with a crossword puzzle. Find all the words and receive a prize. Games on the Oval Bull Rush Stuck in the Mud Tag Running Races 3-Legged Race How good is your communication and team work skills? Grab a friend and challenge yourselves in a 3-legged race! Art in the Dark Can you draw the picture being described by the Educator BLIND FOLDED! The results can be hilarious! Christmas Movie Kick back and relax with your friends. Enjoy an old Christmas movie after lunch. Christmas Door Knob Decorations Jazz up your bedroom door with a door knob poster. Reindeer Hot Chocolate Gift Bags Let s make hot chocolate gift bags to put under the Christmas Tree. Christmas Wreaths Decorate a wreath to take home and hang on your front door. Make sure Santa can see it!
Monday 17 th December Tuesday 18 th December Wednesday 19 th December Thursday 20 th December Friday 21 st December Marble Painting Get creative with paint and marbles! Rock and roll to see the marbles run through the paint to make different colours. Christmas Tree Decoration Using a stick from the garden and green ribbon, create your own Christmas Tree decoration. Christmas Cards Design that someone special in your life a heartfelt Christmas Card Incursion: Slip and Slide COST: $10.00 It s all about having fun in the sun with your friends! NOTE: a hat and rashie/tshirt MUST always be worn on the slide. White Christmas Slice It is that time of year! Time to gather around the cooking table with your friends to make WHITE CHRISTMAS! Minty Challenge How good are your fine motor skills! Using tiny tears, how long can you make your wrapper without breaking it! Reindeer Hot Chocolate Gift Bags Let s make hot chocolate gift bags to put under the Christmas tree for Christmas morning! SPORTS! Rob the Nest Line Tag Red Rover Poison Ball You Can t Catch Me; I m the Ginger Bread Man! Join us as we bake and decorate tasty Ginger Bread Men. CHRISTMAS MOVIE Check our notice board for the movie of the day. Tyre Toss Throwing a ball in the right direction can be difficult enough, let alone through a swinging tyre! Dance Workshop Find your beat in Anekia s dance workshop. Grab a friend and be a part of a choreographed dance. Blind Tasting Get in touch with your senses of TASTE and SMELL by tasting everyday ingredients BLINDFOLDED! Sponge Archery Using a wet sponge, can you hit the target or even better the BULLSEYE? Mr. Whippy! COST: $5.00 We are very excited to welcome Mr. Whippy! Line up for a much-loved soft serve ice cream with your favourite topping! Excursion: COST: $15.00 Bazinga Bowling & Lunch Paper Snowflakes There is a reason why this activity has been around for so long! It s great! Paper Plate Angels Jazz up your Christmas Tree with an angel you made! Reindeer Food We always leave milk and cookies out for Santa, but what about the Reindeers! Volley Ball Clinic Get active in Johns Volleyball Clinic.
Monday 24 th December Tuesday 25 th December Wednesday 26 th December Thursday 27 th December Friday 28 th December Herries Street Vacation Care is Closed. Merry Christmas! Closed from the 24 th December 2018 and opening again on the 2 nd January 2019
Happy New year! Herries Street will open again on the 2 nd January 2019 HALL-THORPE SPORTS VACATION CARE PROGRAM 10th December 25 th January Monday 31 st December Tuesday 1 st January Wednesday 2 nd January Thursday 3 rd January Friday 4 th January 2019 Calendar Foot Print ID Game Portrait Workshop 2019 is approaching fast! Get How good are you at solving Let your artistic side shine! organized for your up and coming puzzles? Using the prints of your Join Mikayla in her portrait events and design your very own friends shoes, can you figure workshop as she helps you 2019 calendar. out whose shoe make a self-portrait. belongs to whom? Sausage Sizzle COST: $5.00 Leave your packed lunch at home today! Join us for a sizzling fun time around the BBQ at Laurel Bank Park Pamper Salon Take a seat and relax as the Educations put on a pampering salon for you. Nail polish, hair styles, and fragrance hand creams! Incursion: Movies COST: $10.00 Check out our notice board to see what is screening today. Chips and drink included. Peg Game You will be given 3 pegs on arrival to attach to your shirt. Now all you must to do is not say she or he for the whole day! The person with the most pegs by 3pm wins a prize! Nature Walk Around Laurel Bank Park. Enjoy exploring the grounds of Laurel Bank Park. What exciting nature items can you find on our walk? Donut on a String Challenge Join us for this fun and funny challenge of Donut of a String! Exploding Science Experiments Roll up your sleeves and put your protective goggles on! Let s have fun with science! Human Chairs Work together as a team and form a human chair! Toes and Marbles You have a minute to transfer as many marbles from a bucket of water, USING YOUR TOES!
Monday 7 th January Tuesday 8 th January Wednesday 9 th January Thursday 10 th January Friday 11 th January Paper Punk Using recycled materials; create your own punk character! Improvisation Games It s time to release the inner actor inside of you! Join us as we improvise a scene given by the Educator. Soccer and Sprinklers! Enjoy a game of Soccer while cooling down under the sprinkler. NOTE: Please bring spare clothes. Sheet Art Using a large white sheet, go crazy with coloured spray! Watch the colours run together to make a funky table cloth or picnic mat. Bucket Head While your friend wears the bucket on their head, it s your job to shoot as many pin pong balls into the bucket in 1min. Netball Clinic Improve you defense and attacking skills in Rose s Netball Clinic. Wood Work Put on your builders hat and grab your hammers! Let s get creative with wood. Bouncy Ball Madness Work in pairs to control your bouncy balls through the obstacle course. Sponge Archery Using a wet sponge, can you hit the target or even better the BULLEYE? Bubble Painting Get creative with coloured bubbles! What creative picture can you make? Movie Madness Wind down from a busy day and watch a movie together. Banana Split YUM! Have you ever had a classic treat like a BANANA SPLIT? Join us today for your chance to try this yummy dessert! Wonder Dough Kick playdough to the curb! Make room for Wonder Dough! Using only two ingredients. I bet you are WONDERING what two they are! Balloon Relays Whatever you do DO NOT DROP THE GIANT WATER BALLOON! Bring spare clothes Table Top Soccer Using a home-made Soccer field made from recycled materials, challenge a friend in a game of table top soccer! Bubbles and Egg Beaters Have fun in the water trough with bubble solution and a hand operated egg beater! How many bubbles can you make? Twister How well can you balance? Twist and stretch in a friendly game of Twister. Indoor Tee-Ball We are putting a spin a Tee- Ball and we need the WHOLE basketball stadium to do it. Join us for this fun and active game. Recycled Wax Gem- Stones You can t miss this fun activity! Let s melt down some wax and re-mold it into groovy molds, making new shaped crayons. Volleyball Clinic Did you know Tamika was a State and National Volleyballer? Join her today in her Volleyball Clinic.
Monday 14 th January Tuesday 15 th January Wednesday 16 th January Thursday 17 th January Friday 18 th January Human Puppet Work in pairs to improvise a human puppet! How good are you at feeding your partner from behind their back? Join us for this hilarious and fun game! Face Painting Line up and let the Educators paint your face, adding some character into your day! Balloon Volleyball Test your hand eye coordination in a fun game of Balloon Volleyball. Donut on a String Come along for a good laugh with our challenge of the day- Eating a donut that is hanging from string! Bring Your Water Pistol Let s have a friendly game of Water Skirmish on the oval. Clay Creations Get your hands dirty and explore with clay. What take home figurine can you make? Pamper Salon Take a seat and relax as the Educations put on a pampering salon for you. Nail polish, hair styles, and fragrance hand creams! Bead Creations Let s get creative with beads! Design your own jewelry piece for yourself or someone special. SPORTS! Enjoy a variety of group games. Incursion: Double Lane Slip and Slide COST: $ 10.00 Note- A hat and rashie/ T- shirt must be worn while you are on the slide. Football Clinic with Nick Come along and join Nick in a game of touch footy. Learn how to kick goals to score a try! Karaoke Don t be shy! Take the microphone and sing along to your favourite hit song. Making Playdough Get creative and make your own playdough to take home. Don t forget to add your favourite colour and fragrance! Hot Dogs Come and Get Your Hot Dogs COST: 5.00 After working up an appetite playing water skirmish, gather around with your friends and enjoy hot dogs for lunch. Button Sorting Using oil, buttons and a ziplock bag, can you sort all the buttons into their correct colours? Boot Camp Pull up your socks and roll up your sleeves! Get active in Herries Streets Boot Camp Circuit. Sushi Join Mikayla s Sushi class as she teaches you how to wrap and roll your very own Sushi! Lego, Lego, Lego Get creative with Lego. Coloured Jump Starting at one end of the basketball stadium, can you hop scotch your way to the other side? Indoor Cricket Join John and James in a game of indoor cricket.
Monday 21 st January Tuesday 22 nd January Wednesday 23rd January Thursday 24 th January Friday 25 th January Sports Foot Print ID Game How good are you at solving Big Breakfast COST: $5.00 Honey Joys Help bake Honey Joys for an Human Puppet Work in pairs to improvise a Line Tag puzzles? Using the prints of Leave your cereal at home afternoon tea treat! human puppet! How good Rob the nest your class mate s shoes, can and come in with a big are you at feeding your Poison Ball you figure out whose print is appetite as we put on a BIG partner from behind their Red Rover who s? BREAKY BUFFET. 9.00 9.30 back? Join us for this hilarious but fun game! Cardboard Derby What do you get when all you have is a piece of cardboard and a hill? Answer: A LOT OF FUN! Ping-Pong Challenge With only a minute on the clock, how many times can you bounce the ball on your bat! MOVIE See our notice board for the movie selection on offer. Toes and Marbles! You have a minute to transfer as many marbles from a bucket of water, USING YOUR TOES! Aboriginal Art Workshop with Angelina Join Angelina s Aboriginal Art Class and learn some interesting facts about the Aboriginal culture. Minute To Win It Do you work well under pressure? Challenge yourself in our minute to win it game. Slime Roll up your sleeves and get experimenting with Slime! Only 1 in 4 batches work. Can you get the formula right? Human Puppet Work in pairs to improvise a human puppet! How good are you at feeding your partner from behind their back? Join us for this hilarious and fun game! Excursion to Laurel Bank Park Let s explore the outdoors and stretch our legs at the park. Cardboard Derby What do you get when all you have is a piece of cardboard and a hill? Answer: A LOT OF FUN! Soccer and Sprinklers! Enjoy a game of Soccer while cooling down; the half way mark is also the sprinkler line. NOTE: Please bring spare clothes. Basketball Clinic with Nick Come along and enjoy an interactive basketball program. Wacky Relays Be prepared to join us for some weird and wacky relay games! Handball Competition For all you hand-ball lovers out there! Sign the register and line up for a round robin game of handball. Water Game Activities Bring along your togs and sun shirt and enjoy the water stations that will be set up around the playground.
Monday 28 th January Tuesday 29 th January Wednesday 30 th January Thursday 31 st January Friday 1 st February Australia Day Public Holiday School resumes on Wednesday 29 th January 2019 CLOSED