Building Skills & Confidence These Spring School Holidays

Looking for a fun and meaningful way to support your child’s development these school holidays?

At Paediatric Potentials OT, our September School Holiday Groups combine activities children enjoy with opportunities to build practical skills for everyday life.

Facilitated by our Occupational Therapists, each program has been thoughtfully designed around a particular age group, interest and set of developmental goals. Through movement, cooking, LEGO, Minecraft, creative activities, games and community experiences, children can build confidence while learning and connecting with others.

This September, our programs include:

• LEGO Masters Junior - building, creativity, fine motor skills, emotional regulation and social interaction for ages 5-6. 

• Teen Tenpin Bowling - a community-based experience supporting independence, confidence and public transport skills for ages 12+. 

• Kitchen Stars: Shop, Chop & Wrap - combining shopping, cooking and practical everyday life skills for ages 8-11.

• ConnecKids Junior - helping children aged 6-8 build social confidence, communication skills and positive friendships through conversation, cooperative play and games.

• Move Your Body, Focus Your Mind Junior - movement, mindfulness and brain-based activities supporting attention, working memory, cognitive flexibility and self-regulation for ages 6-8.

• Minecraft Builders Club - developing teamwork, creativity, spatial reasoning, problem-solving and critical thinking for ages 8-11. 

• Crafty Connections - creative, hands-on activities supporting confidence, social connection, coordination and fine motor skills, with sessions open across ages 4-18. 

There’s something for different ages and interests - but not every program is suitable for every age. Each group has its own age range so activities, expectations and therapist support can be matched to the children participating.

Our school holiday groups continue to be incredibly popular, with several previous programs booking out early - including some of our June-July Holiday groups within the first 72 hours.

That’s why we’re sharing our September School Holiday Programs early, giving families more time to plan, organise supports and choose the groups that best suit their child.

Places are deliberately limited to support meaningful participation and quality therapist involvement, so we recommend booking early if there’s a program your child would love to join.

Explore the program information below and secure your child’s place today.

Date: Monday, 21 September 2026

Time: 9:30am - 11:00am (1.5 hours)

Cost: $274.82

Ages: 5-6 years

Lego Junior is a fun and engaging small group for children aged 5–6 years that uses creative Lego-based activities to support social, emotional and developmental skills. Through building challenges and collaborative play, children will practise taking turns, sharing ideas, problem-solving and working together with peers. The group also targets fine motor development, attention and listening skills, emotional regulation and flexible thinking, while helping children build confidence navigating group interactions in a supportive and playful environment. 

Goals:

• Impulse Control: Supporting waiting for their turn, allowing peers to problem solving without jumping in.

• Emotional Regulation: Supporting frustration tolerance, flexible thinking especially in a group setting.

• Fine Motor Skills: Fine motor strength, precision, control, in-manipulation, bilateral coordination

• Social Interactions: Developing collaboration and communication skills, navigating peer conflict, Shared enjoyment regarding creating Lego with peers, taking turns with roles.

• Engagement and Attention: Staying on task, navigating mishearing instructions, following multiple step instructions, attention and focus.

Bookings close 14 September 2026.

Date: Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm (3 hours)

Group Fee: $404.13 (NDIS Funding Eligible)

Parent Contribution: $19.90

Ages: 12+ years

Ready to build confidence, make friends, and learn real-world skills while having fun?

Join our Teen Community: Ten Pin Bowling group, where teens will develop everyday life skills through a supported community outing. This program combines social connection with practical independence, helping participants gain confidence in navigating their local community.

During this session, participants will:

• Learn how to plan a community outing.

• Walk safely to the bus stop.

• Catch public transport to the bowling centre.

• Build friendships and practise social communication.

• Enjoy a game of ten pin bowling with peers.

• Order and pay for a meal, practising money handling and communication skills.

• Develop confidence, problem-solving, and independence in a real-life setting.

Facilitated by our experienced Occupational Therapists, this small-group program provides the right level of support while encouraging participants to take an active role in each step of the outing.

Goals include:

• Community access and participation

• Independent travel skills

• Social communication and friendship building

• Planning and organisation

• Money handling and purchasing skills

• Confidence and self-advocacy

• Problem-solving and decision-making

Bookings close 14 September 2026.

Date: Thursday, 24 September 2026

Time: 9:30am - 11:30am (2 hours)

Cost: $371.80

Ages: 8-11 years

Join us for a hands-on Kitchen Stars session where children will head out into the community to shop for fresh ingredients before returning to create their own delicious chicken wraps.

This engaging small-group program, facilitated by an Occupational Therapist, combines cooking, community participation, and practical life skills in a supportive and enjoyable environment.

During this session, children will:

• Follow a shopping list and purchase ingredients at the local grocery store.

• Learn safe food preparation skills, including chopping and kitchen safety.

• Prepare and assemble their own healthy chicken wraps.

• Build teamwork, communication, and social skills while cooking together.

• Develop confidence and independence in everyday life skills.

Skills we will be developing:

• Community access and participation

• Planning and organisation

• Following multi-step instructions

• Fine motor skills and hand coordination

• Safe knife and kitchen skills

• Problem-solving and flexible thinking

• Social communication and teamwork

• Independence and self-confidence

Whether your child is new to cooking or already enjoys helping in the kitchen, this session provides a fun, supportive environment to build essential life skills they can use every day.

Bookings close 14 September 2026.

Date: Friday, 25 September 2026

Time: 9:30am - 11:30am (2 hours)

Cost: $325.31

Ages: 6-8 years

ConnecKids Jnr. – Social Group is a supportive and engaging group designed to help children build social confidence, strengthen communication skills, and develop positive peer relationships through fun, interactive activities. Using conversation, cooperative games and board games, children are supported to practise turn-taking, sharing ideas, problem-solving and connecting with peers in a safe and encouraging environment. Guided by Occupational Therapists, participants will develop confidence participating in group discussions, expressing themselves, and navigating social situations while building meaningful friendships and having fun together.

Goals:

• Building social confidence

• Strengthening communication skills

• Developing positive peer relationships

This group uses conversation, activities, and board games to help participants build friendships and social confidence. This group may be a good fit if your child can:

• Follow along with simple verbal instructions and group discussion (receptive language)

• Express their thoughts, needs, or responses verbally or through a communication device (expressive language)

• Engage with turn-based activities with some adult support

Bookings close 14 September 2026.

Date: Monday, 28 September 2026

Time: 9:30am - 11:00am (1.5 hours)

Cost: $274.81

Ages: 6-8 years

Move Your Body, Focus Your Mind is an Occupational Therapy facilitated group for children aged 6-8 years designed to support executive functioning skills through movement, mindfulness and brain-based activities. This engaging and evidence-informed program helps children strengthen attention, working memory, cognitive flexibility and self-regulation in a fun and supportive environment. Through physical activity i.e 20 mins circuit based exercises, mindfulness exercises and interactive brain games, children build confidence, improve focus and develop strategies to support learning, emotional regulation and everyday participation.

Goals:

• Improve working memory and attentional from mindfulness

• Improved mood and self-efficacy after exercise

• Cognitive flexibility trained through brain games

Bookings close 21 September 2026.

Date: Tuesday 29th September 2026

Time: 9:30am-11:30am (2 hours per day)

Cost: $315.25 per child

Age: 8-11 years

Build, create, problem-solve, and develop real-life skills through Minecraft!

Join our Minecraft Builders Club, a fun and engaging school holiday program facilitated by a Paediatric Occupational Therapist. This small-group program uses children's passion for Minecraft as a motivating way to develop important social, emotional, and self-regulation skills in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Throughout the session, children will work together on exciting Minecraft challenges that encourage teamwork, communication, flexible thinking, and problem-solving while learning strategies they can apply beyond the game.

Goals:

Children will have opportunities to develop:

• Perseverance – building confidence to keep trying when challenges arise.

• Interoception – increasing awareness of body signals and recognising how their body feels during different emotions and situations.

• Frustration Management – learning practical strategies to cope with mistakes, unexpected changes, and setbacks.

• Emotional Regulation – identifying emotions and practising tools to stay calm, focused, and engaged.

• Behaviour Management – developing self-control, positive decision-making, and respectful interactions with others.

Bookings close 21 September 2026.

Dates: Wednesday, 30 September & Thursday, 1 October 2026

Time: 9:30am-11:00am (1.5 hours each day!)

Cost: $290.98 per day

Age: 4-18 years

An inclusive craft group where participants of all ages and abilities can explore creativity while developing fine motor skills, hand strength, coordination, and confidence through fun, hands-on craft activities. The group also encourages social connection, communication, and participation in a supportive environment.

Activities include sand art, DIY fridge magnet, dream catcher and rock art providing opportunities to practise fine motor control, creativity, and problem-solving while creating something meaningful.

Goals:

• Develop confidence

• Connect socially in a supportive space

• Build hand strength and coordination

• Strengthen fine motor skills.

Bookings close 21 September 2026.