Vacation Care Programs for OSHC Groups
Planning the next school holiday program? DIY Invasion delivers hands-on, creative vacation care activities that keep kids engaged, entertained, and asking when we're opening the program again. We work with Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) services across the Gold Coast and Brisbane, offering both excursions and incursions for groups of 10 to 75 children, aged 5–12.
From messy paint experiences to guided craft sessions, every program is built around what makes your job easier: reliable bookings, flexible pricing, and activities kids genuinely love.
Why Vacation Care Coordinators Choose DIY Invasion
Running a vacation care program means juggling budgets, group sizes, ability ranges, and a calendar full of term dates. Here's what makes us an easy pick for coordinators across South East Queensland:
Highly rated, repeat bookings — Our Google reviews are why so many vacation care organisers come back to us term after term.
Flexible for any budget — Every program is scaled to suit your group's size and spend, not a fixed package.
Built for every ability and age — Activities are adaptable for mixed-age groups from 5 to 12 years old.
Excursions or incursions, your choice — Bring the group to our Stapylton venue, or we'll bring the fun to your centre.
Groups from 10 to 75 kids — Whether it's a small holiday group or a full-capacity program, we can cater for it.
How It Works: Excursions & Incursions
We keep bookings simple. Choose the format that works for your centre and term schedule.
EXCURSIONS (You Come to Us)
Bring your group to our dedicated venue at Stapylton, QLD, where we've got the space, equipment, and setup ready to go. This is also the only way to access Splatter & Splash, as its only available in our venue and can't be transported offsite.
INCURSIONS (We Come to You)
Prefer to keep the group on-site? We'll bring the full experience to your OSHC centre, complete with all materials and equipment. A $150 travel fee applies for incursions with fewer than 50 children.
Our Vacation Care Activities
All programs run for approximately 2 hours and are designed to be simple to book, easy to run, and genuinely fun for kids aged 5–12.
Craft Workshop — $20/child
Suitable for Excursions & Incursions
A 2-hour guided session featuring two pre-selected craft activities, popular for their hands-on, sensory appeal. Choose from:
✔️ Slime Making
✔️ Tie-Dye Tote Bags or Pillowcases
✔️ Bath Bombs, Soap, or Candle Making
✔️ DIY Lava Lamps
✔️ Beaded Keychains
✔️ Rainbow Scratch Art
✔️ Acrylic Pour Art (Incursion only — paint remains wet after completion and isn't suitable for transport)
✔️ Custom activities themed for Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and other term events
Splatter & Splash Room — From $20/child
Excursion only
Our most requested vacation care activity. A high-energy, messy paint experience where kids throw, splash, and splatter paint in a dedicated space built for it.
✔️ Standard package: 4 paint pots + 4 paint bombs — $45/child (10% discount for groups of 20+ — $40/child)
✔️ Budget package: Reduced paint (2 pots + 2 bombs, or 4 pots only) — $20/child
✔️ Add-on: Fluoro Slime — $5/child
Paint n Sip Style for Kids — $20/child
Suitable for Excursions & Incursions
A guided, step-by-step painting session that breaks a simple artwork down into easy stages — fun and achievable for all ages and abilities. Runs for approximately 2 hours.
Nuggy's Mine & Shine
Suitable for Excursions & Incursions
Kids pan for gems and crystals using our Giant Sluice, then turn their finds into a craft of their choice — a Crystal Wand or a Crystal Potion. For incursions, the session runs without the Giant Sluice, as it can't be transported offsite.
Pricing & Group Sizes
We tailor every vacation care program to suit your group's size and budget—not the other way around.
To provide the best experience for every child, participants may be divided into two or three smaller groups based on their age range and overall group size. This allows our facilitators to offer more personalised guidance and support throughout each session.
| PROGRAM | PRICE | FORMAT | GROUP SIZE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craft Workshop | $20/child | Excursion & Incursion | 10–100+ kids |
| Splatter & Splash Room | From $20/child | Excursion only | 10–22 kids at a time but we can work with larger groups |
| Paint n Sip Style for Kids | $20/child | Excursion & Incursion | 10–75+ kids |
| Nuggy's Mine & Shine | $30/child | Excursion & Incursion | 10–75+ kids |
Our Location
DIY Invasion is based at Shop 4, 2 Christensen Road, Stapylton QLD 4208, and proudly services vacation care and OSHC programs across the Gold Coast, Brisbane and other nearby areas — as an excursion destination or via incursion visits to your centre.
Loved by Vacation Care Groups
Do yourself a favour and book a party, function or just a creative release of daily stresses. This is definitely a place for all ages. As an OSHC coordinator, this was the "on point" activity. The children were engaged at all time. The staff were super supportive and understanding of all the children's needs and adjusted themselves to best support the children with ASD and ADHD. Everyone had a blast, they got to take something home at the end of the session. I can't wait till next holidays so we can come back again, maybe even throw some paint around. Thank you for giving the kids a wholehearted genuine experience.
Visited here as an educator for vacation care program. Staff were incredible and so accommodating for all of our different personalities and backgrounds! Such a great experience and children are asking us already if we can return!!! Cannot recommend enough
We took 50 children for a Vacation Care experience. Was amazing the children who participated had so much fun.
Vacation Care FAQs
Everything coordinators ask before booking - prices, packages, availabilities and more.
Our programs are designed for children aged 5–12 and can be adapted to suit mixed-age and mixed-ability groups.
An excursion means your group travels to our Stapylton venue. An incursion means we bring the activity, equipment, and materials to your OSHC centre.
We run programs for groups of 10 to 75 children, with pricing that scales to your group size.
A $150 travel fee applies to incursions with fewer than 50 children.
Each session runs for approximately 2 hours, whether it's a craft workshop, Paint n Sip, Splatter & Splash, or Nuggy's Mine & Shine.
Yes — Craft Workshop and Paint n Sip sessions can be customised to suit seasonal or thematic vacation care programs.
A change of clothes and a towel. We provide hoses and change rooms for cleanup on-site.
Book Your Next Vacation Care Program
Every school holidays, vacation care coordinators across the Gold Coast and Brisbane trust DIY Invasion to deliver activities kids remember. Let us take the planning stress off your plate.
