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School Holidays Made Fun, Easy & Educational.
Discover school holiday dates, free learning activities, printable resources and exciting ideas to keep your kids entertained and inspired throughout the holidays.
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- School holiday datesEvery Australian state and territory, plus New Zealand.
- Free printablesBingo cards, planners and diaries ready to print.
- Maths activitiesTreasure hunts, budgets and times-table games.
- English activitiesReading bingo, comics and story dice.
- Science experimentsSafe, hands-on experiments with everyday things.
- Indoor activitiesRainy-day ideas that still get brains working.
- Outdoor activitiesNature hunts, weather watching and more.
- Holiday programsWhat to look for, and where to find ours.
- Holiday learning challenges7-day maths, reading and science challenges with certificates.Coming soon
Free activities
Popular free activities by age
Original, screen-free ideas using things you already have at home. Each one has clear steps, learning goals and ways to make it easier or harder.
Give your child a pretend (or real) budget and a catalogue, and challenge them to plan a family meal without going over.
A fast two-player game: roll two dice, multiply, and race to fill your board first.
Cook a simple pancake recipe together, then halve or double it — real-life fractions you can eat.
A printable bingo card of reading challenges — read in a cubby, read to a pet, read a comic — to keep books fun all holidays.
Plan, draw and write a six-panel comic with a beginning, a problem and a satisfying ending.
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