OOSH Holiday Programs: Pre-Schools: Family Day Care
We specialise in incursions to your vacation care program, after school hours, pre-school, or family day centre.
Our puppet shows bring colourful, fun, live theatre into your space.
Performed from a compact, traditional puppet booth, only a small space is required.
Suitable for age of three years upwards.
Hands on creative art workshops are designed for a wide age range. All materials are supplied.
$20M public liability insurance and Tasmanian Working with Vulnerable People Card.
Puppet making workshop:
Krazy Kitchen Kreations
Transform everyday kitchen utensils and easy to obtain craft materials into colourful puppets which then can be brought to life in the puppet theatre by the workshop participants.
An ideal workshop for vacation care, schools, libraries, or parents and children working together. Explore and grow your child’s creativity.
All materials and a puppet theatre are supplied for use during the workshop. Puppets can be kept by the participants.
Workshop length 90 minutes approx.
Age 3 years and up with one on one adult help. 5 years and up with supervision.
See flyer for workshop costs.
Puppet making workshop:
Mouth puppets
Highly effective animal mouth puppets ideal for younger ages with adult help or as a continuous workshop where people spend as long as they wish to, and take home a colourful puppet.
Where does this workshop work?
As an addition to our colourful puppet show at your event or festival.
At a shopping event at major retail stores.
Kindergarten/pre-school to encourage child and adult interaction.
Workshop length: 60 minutes approx. or as a continuous workshop.
All materials supplied.
Age 3 years and up with adult help.
See flyer for workshop costs.
Puppet making workshop:
Rod puppets
A fun, interactive puppetry workshop that enables participants to build their own rod puppets out of simple, robust everyday materials; use them in their own puppet plays and then keep them.
All materials and tools are supplied. A puppet theatre for use during the workshop is also provided
During this workshop people are taken step by step through the process of construction to end up with a colorful, imaginative rod puppet.
Workshop length: 120 minutes approx.
Age 7 years and up (5 years with adult help).
See flyer for workshop cost.
Puppet making workshop:
Pop Up Puppets
A very simple puppet that lives in its very own tiny puppet theatre.
A great activity for parents and younger children to do together.
This workshop uses every day, easy to source materials. Once you have made one more can be made at home.
All materials supplied.
Workshop length: 75 minutes approx.
Age 3 years and up with adult help.
See flyer for workshop cost.
Puppet making workshop:
Looking at Shadows
Learn how to make fantastic shadow puppets then bring them to life. This workshop uses simple materials and focuses on using the puppets to tell stories on the shadow screen.
Workshop is preceded by a show and tell session of different puppets.
Workshop length: 90—120 minutes.
All materials and a shadow puppet theatre supplied for use during the workshop.
Age 7 years & up (5 years with adult help).
See flyer for workshop cost.
Creative arts workshop:
Mad Mosaics
Mosaics are:
Colourful and resilient.
Great for signage, pavers, trivets, or garden markers.
A fantastic activity for brain development.
Great displayed inside or outside.
Able to be made indoors or outdoors.
Suitable for individual or group work.
Micro mosaics are safe to use. No sharp edges.
Who? (to suggest a few):
Holiday programs.
Libraries, museums, art galleries.
Schools.
Neighbourhood Houses.
Child and Family Centres.
Councils.
Community projects.
All materials are supplied. Finished piece can be taken home if individual work.
Workshop length: 2 hours approx if a one off workshop.
Age 7 years and up. 5 years and up with more adult help.
See flyer for workshop cost.
Community projects can be tailored to your particular needs. Please ask for a quote.
Creative arts workshop:
Banners and Flags
Banners and flags:
Are bright and colourful.
Can tell a story.
Bring colour and movement to an event.
Can be made by all ages,
children and adult.
Are great for group work.
Can be used to advertise your community group, made by your community group.
Who? (to suggest a few)
Holiday programs.
Libraries, museums, art galleries.
Schools.
Neighbourhood Houses.
Child and Family Centres.
Councils.
Community projects.
All materials supplied.
We use non toxic eco fabric paint and easy to learn techniques to create bright and fun banners.
Banners can be custom sized beforehand if for group work.
Workshop length: 2 hours approx if a one off workshop.
Age 7 years and up. 5 years and up with more adult help.
See flyer for workshop cost.
Please ask for a quote if you have a specific idea or event you wish to brighten up with community made flags or banners.
