Kids Activities & Worksheets
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.
