Never hear your child say, ‘I’m bored’ again!
If you’re looking for something fun for your child to do these school holidays, Helping Hands Network Vacation Care programs are just the ticket!
Jam packed with a wide variety of engaging activities, from art, craft and cooking, to sport, dance and drama, our programs are structured to include activities children choose to do…helping to build their independence and enhance their life skills.
Children can also enjoy all kinds of fascinating incursions, and supervised excursions to an array of exciting destinations…
Excursions
While venues and activities vary from state to state, you can be sure your child will love all our carefully planned and fully supervised excursions, from roller skating, indoor rock climbing and trampolining, to pantomimes and performance. Also on the Helping Hands' list of ‘holiday must-dos’ are trips to the circus, sports stadium and national park tours, as well as adventure park activities like Ninja Warriors 101, Luna Park, Aussie World and XLR8! All designed to have your child smiling from ear to ear!
Incursions
As part of the Helping Hands Network Vacation Care program, children will also have the chance to enjoy lots of fun incursions at local Helping Hands services.
We’ve teamed-up with some of Australia’s most popular activity providers, including Build-A-Bear (custom make your own crazy teddy bear), ProActivity (for lots of energetic sports action), PartyHigher (silent disco), Toonworld (create your own cartoon or stop-motion animation) and EG Incursions (cultural and dance workshops).
Information and bookings
To find out more about the fun activities planned for the winter holidays, enter your postcode into the ‘Find a Helping Hands Network near you’ search field at the top of this page.
You can then view Helping Hands Network Vacation Care programs in your area, including activity details, dates, fees, times and locations.
I felt really guilty when I realised my children would have to go to After school care, but when I first came along I had a meeting with the Coordinator, she put my mind at ease. The environment that HH creates at the school is fantastic, the carers are so passionate about the children, I feel very secure that I am secure in leaving my children here. There is no more guilt
It is a really nurturing and warm environment, the children are always happy and engaged in some type of experience. They have the option to play inside or outside – there is always something on offer – things that they want to do. If the children come in with an idea it is used The staff negotiate with the children, and the children are always happy
I felt really guilty when I realised my children would have to go to After school care, but when I first came along I had a meeting with the Coordinator, she put my mind at ease. The environment that HH creates at the school is fantastic, the carers are so passionate about the children, I feel very secure that I am secure in leaving my children here. There is no more guilt
I think the work the team does is amazing, you look after children at the grotty ends of the day, you feed them, let them off load their energy after being cooped up all day and offer them some brilliant options. The flexibility of the service and the can do support of all the carers is amazing. I think Orange Grove are very lucky to have Helping Hands as it is an asset to the school. I also note that Helping Hands members are involved in school activities and use the service to enhance the schools values and activities of the moment.
It is a really nurturing and warm environment, the children are always happy and engaged in some type of experience. They have the option to play inside or outside – there is always something on offer – things that they want to do. If the children come in with an idea it is used The staff negotiate with the children, and the children are always happy