Activities & Worksheets
Preschoolers
Colouring fun - Skateboarding
Entertain the kids with some creative fun by downloading this free printable skateboarding colouring page.
Princess castle colouring page
Do you have a little princess in your house? Download this free printable Princess castle colouring page for some creative fun with your little one.
Wendy the winter doll cutout
Your little girl will have hours of fun dressing Wendy the fashionable paper doll.
Mother's Day craft and card
This is a great activity for dad to help the kids with for Mother's Day.
ANZAC Soldier
Teach your children the importance of ANZAC day as they colour the ANZAC soldier in this activity.
Fruit & vegetable categoriser
A fun colouring activity that teaches your kids the difference between fruit and vegetables.
St Patrick's Day Memory Game
Print off this fun St Patrick's Day activity and have hours of fun with the kids.
Easter bunny colouring
Print off this free Easter bunny colouring page for some creative fun for your child.
Letter Trace - K L M N O
Get the little ones to practice writing the alphabet with our letter trace activities.
Letter Trace - P Q R S T
Get the little ones to practice writing the alphabet with our letter trace activities.
Letter Trace - U V W X Y Z
Get the little ones to practice writing the alphabet with our letter trace activities.
Letter Trace - F G H I J
Get the little ones to practice writing the alphabet capital and lower case letters - with F G H I J
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Little mouse with big dreams takes the Opera House stage
Eleanor James Surely the ultimate Christmastime outing if you’re a little girl caught up in a pink ballerina fantasy is a performance of Angelina Ballerina at the Sydney Opera House.
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas colouring page
Download and print this cute Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas colouring page.
Elves colouring page
Celebrate Christmas by printing off this cute colouring page featuring Santa's Elves.
Halloween Memory Game - Preschool
How good is your memory? Simply cut up and play this spooky Halloween memory game with your child!
My family tree - Activity
Have some fun with the kids by helping them make their own family tree with our free download. Simply print and add photos of your family members to the worksheet.
Tea parties satisfy craving for cakes
Rachel Browne WHAT could be better than tea for two on Sydney Harbour? Try a series of free tea parties for 6000 children and their families on Goat Island.
Farm animals memory game
How good is your memory? Simply cut up and play this cute farm animal memory game with your child!
Colour and Decorate Cupcakes
Decorate these yummy cupcakes - get the glitter and glue out for this one!
Kids in the Kitchen: Cheese Straws
Try these tasty treats with the kids in the kitchen. A great recipe to make for a playdate or a party.
Letter Trace - A B C D E
Get the little ones to practice writing the alphabet capital letters - starting with A B C D E
Valentine's Day Colouring Page
Download and print this cute Valentine's Day inspired colouring page.
Tissue paper eggs
Amber Carvan Amber Carvan is the crafty Australian mum behind the hugely popular website Kids Craft Weekly - She shares with EB an Easter craft idea for the older children. These beautiful Easter decorations, made using real egg shells, look fantastic on the table or sideboard in the lead-up to Easter. Seven-year-old Ella loved the challenge of working with the delicate egg shells and fine tissue paper to create an unusual texture.
Miniature Easter Buckets
Amber Carvan Amber Carvan is the crafty Australian mum behind the hugely popular website Kids Craft Weekly - She shares with EB an Easter craft idea for the little ones. Children as young as three can help to make these adorable little Easter buckets. Filled up with chocolate eggs, they make great Easter gifts for friends and family.
Activities & Worksheets for Younger Kids
Mother’s Day cards, craft and breakfast cuisine
Spoil mum this Mother's Day with cards, craft and scrumptious breakfast cuisine.
Mother's Day letter activity
Kids can practise their writing skills by writing a heart-felt letter to their mother or grandmother for Mother's Day.
Super Mother's Day card
Is your wife a supermum? Help the kids spoil her this Mother's Day starting with this printable card.
Subtraction challenge
Download and print this subtraction maths challenge and help your kids practice their new skills.
Disney characters in real life
Katie Carlin Most little girls dreamed of bringing their favourite Disney characters to life and one Finnish designer has done just that.
Fun things for kids to do in the dark
Katie Carlin Night doesn't have to be scary for kids. Show them how fun it can be with Essential Kids' top fun things for kids to do in the dark.
Easter Holiday Extravaganza
The Easter school holidays are almost here and we have everything you need to keep the kids entertained.
Easter egg message
Kids will have fun colouring, writing and drawing in this Easter Egg Message activity.
Easter colouring challenge
Kids will have their counting, colouring and searching skills tested in this Easter colouring challenge.
Learn to write the alphabet
Download and print this fun exercise to help your kids learn to write their alphabet in both upper and lower case letters.They also get to draw a picture for each letter of the alphabet.
Learn to write sentences
Download and print this fun exercise to help your kids learn to write sentences by choosing the word that best fits the missing word from the sentence.
Learn to write words
Download and print this fun exercise to help your kids learn to write words by sounding them out, tracing and then drawing a picture.
Sentence construction
Download and print this fun exercise to help your kids learn sentence construction by rearranging the words to create a sentence that makes sense.
Word scramble cut & paste
Download and print this fun word scramble cut & paste to help your kids learn to write words by cutting out the letters and pasting them beside the word.
From sandpit to mosh pit
Christine Sams THE Big Day Out is often a wild rite of passage for music-loving teenagers - and now toddlers have one of their own.
Best Friends Valentine's Day Card
Download and print this cute best friends Valentine's Day card for your child.
Koala join-the-dots
Can you join the dots to reveal the rest of this Australian animal picture? Download and print this free Australia Day activity.
Printable Australia Day activities for the kids
Still planning your Australia Day? Essential Kids have some free printable Australia Day activities to keep the kids entertained on the day.
School Holidays Calendar: Western Australia
Staff writers Struggling to keep the kids entertained? If you are a resident of Western Australia here is our comprehensive list of what is on in Perth and beyond these summer school holidays.
Honeybee maze
Try this fun and easy maze - help get the honeybees safely home to their hive - a free printable worksheet suitable for school years 1-3.
School Holiday Calendar: New South Wales
Staff writers Struggling to keep the kids entertained? If you are a resident of New South Wales here is our comprehensive list of what is on in Sydney and beyond these Summer school holidays.
Santa Claus greeting card
Download this Santa Christmas greeting card and get the kids to draw an inspired picture or message on the front.
Make your own Christmas puzzle
A Christmas Village puzzle that will keep the kids entertained while you get ready for Christmas day!
Christmas gingerbread house counting challenge
Younger kids can use their counting skills and have fun at the same time with this Christmas Gingerbread House counting challenge.
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas maze
Simply download and print to help Scrat make his way through the maze to the acorn.
Christmas story cut and paste
Katie Carlin Download and print this free Christmas story cut and paste.
Park scavenger hunt
Download and print this free i-spy nature photo activity just in time for summer.
Santa dog dress-up
Meet Santa's trusty dog Snowy, he is getting ready to help Santa deliver his presents. This fun printable worksheet features a cut-out Santa dog complete with a Christmas wardrobe and accessories to play dress-up with.
Spooky Halloween fun
Celebrate the darkest and most devilish holiday of all with some ghostly art and scrumptiously creepy treats.
Halloween - Pumpkin-shaped shortbread
Cut and decorate shortbread in any design that takes your fancy. Store in an airtight container for four to five days.
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Halloween - Paper Lanterns
Create some fun paper jack-o-lanterns to decorate this Halloween.
Halloween in Hollywood
It's that time of year again, as celebrities pick a pumpkin for a date with the paparazzi.
Science for kids - Human anatomy
Download and print this free science activity to match the body parts to their function.
Maths Challenge – Lemonade Stand (Year 3-4)
This educational worksheet helps make learning maths fun and at the same time improving skills such as multiplication and subtraction.
Chalk it up for some holiday fun
With just the right amount of creativity your kids could be enjoying their very own chalk pavement adventure these school holidays.
Make your own Pizza - Year K to 3
A fun paper cut-out activity for all aspiring young chefs. Download and print this worksheet and kids will have hours of fun.
Sudoku for young kids
A fun Sudoku puzzle for younger kids to get their brains ticking. Download and print this worksheet and kids will have hours of fun.
The ultimate Spring school holiday guide
There is no excuse for boredom these school holidays! With a range of activities and ideas for kids of all ages around Australia you will be spoilt for choice.
Space maze
Try this fun and easy maze - help get the rocket safely home to Earth - a free printable worksheet suitable for school years 1-3.
Rainy Day Box
Leearne Hynes Are you always looking for ideas, tips and hints on how to entertain your children on a rainy day, weekends away or during holidays? How about you create your own Rainy Day box!
Word Search Puzzle - Spring
Download and print this free word search puzzle activity ready for spring.
Make A Dazzling Mask
Kids can make a dazzling mask with this fun cut-out. Simply print the worksheet, cut-out the mask and decorate with glitter and sparkles.
Easy Sudoku Puzzles for Kids
Very easy challenges to help young children learn how to solve Sudoku puzzles. Download a free printable worksheet featuring two easy 4x4 Sudoku puzzles.
Activities & Worksheets for Older Kids
Dinosaur facts
Are your kids fascinated by dinosaurs? Get them to test their knowledge with this free printable fact finder.
Mother's Day coupons
Need some fun ideas on ways your kids can spoil their mum this Mother's Day? Try this book of cute coupons.
Mother's Day bookmarks
Looking for something older kids can make for their mum this Mother's Day? Get out the scissors, contact and ribbon and let them make a bookmark.
ANZAC Poem Worksheet
Develop your child's comprehension skills by getting them to read the poem ANZAC Day by war veteran D. Hunter and then answer the questions below the poem.
Easter school holiday planner
Staff writers Wondering how you will keep the kids entertained these school holidays? Here is what's on around Australia in your state. From Easter egg hunts and camps to performing arts classes and sporting days - there is something to suit every child and every budget.
Design a shamrock
Join in on the St Patrick's Day celebrations with this design a shamrock activity.
History for kids - Australian history timeline
Budding historians will love this Australian history download. All they have to do is test their knowledge by matching the Australian historical event to the year it occurred.
Australia word search puzzle
Essential Kids has created this Australia Day Word Search suitable for school years 4-6.
Christmas poem challenge
Can your kids guess the missing words from this famous Christmas poem? A challenge full of Christmas cheer!
A Christmas tradition worth starting
Lakshmi Singh While many families are joyfully preparing for Christmas, the less fortunate are preparing to spend the holiday season with limited food, no gifts or worse yet in total isolation. Find out some ways that you can make a difference this year.
International seasons greetings
Simply download and print this festive Christmas greeting challenge and give the kids a taste of another language.
How to create a no-fuss Christmas light wonderland
Brooke Tasovac Decorating the house with lights is a great way for families to get into the Christmas spirit but there is a lot of time and effort needed for parents to initially set up Christmas light displays. Here is how you can make it a success and make the most of your time.
A filming success
Katie Carlin You are never too young to chase after your dream – just ask Trop Junior’s 2011 winner Simeon Bain. The 15-year-old took out two of the major prizes at this year’s competition and he is keen to see other kids sign up and give it a go.
Halloween - Mushroom Meringues
These can look surprisingly like real mushrooms so children may need convincing they are actually sweet and crunchy.
Halloween - Chocolate spider cup cakes
These are quick to prepare and so rich and fudgy adults can enjoy them too.
Maths quiz - Area of a square
Teach your children how to calculate the area of a square with this free printable Maths activity worksheet designed for older kids.
World flag worksheet
Introduce children to geography with this fun and educational worksheet featuring flags of the world. Essential Kids has created this Flag trivia worksheet which is suitable for school years 5-6. There are 14 flags to match to their country.
Sydney school holiday fun
Melinda Ham Sydney is an exciting city, with 1001 things to do with the kids. But even in a city this big, it pays to change the way you look at things from time to time.
Crossword - Homophones
Learn homophones with this crossword puzzle - those words that sound the same are really tricky.
9x9 Sudoku Puzzles for Kids
Teach your children how to solve Sudoku puzzles with this free printable Sudoku activity worksheet designed for older kids.
Weather Word Search
Whatever the weather, this activity will have the kids busy for a while trying to find all these weather related words.
Easter bonnets
Lightweight, inexpensive and easy to make, these Easter bonnets are a great project to do with the kids during the holidays.
Own goal as parents foot bill for active kids
Jen Rosenberg Amid a financial downturn and a growing obesity crisis, families are still finding a way to involve their children in sport as memberships show healthy trends.
Make your own skittles
Save the empty plastic bottles from the recyle bin and make a set of skittles with the kids.
Make a pinata
Marion Turner Get the kids involved in planning their own party activities - make a party pinata!
