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Summer Holiday Quest · Minaret Springvale

Minaret Springvale families, join us at Minaret Doveton

Holiday Quest isn't running at Minaret Springvale this summer. Our closest service is Amana OSHC Minaret Doveton, and Minaret Springvale families are very welcome there.

7 to 18 December 2026 and 4 to 29 January 2027 · 7:00am to 6:00pm

Open to all primary school aged children, from any school. Friends and cousins welcome. Closed 21 December 2026 to 1 January 2027 (Christmas and New Year), and Tuesday 26 January 2027 (Australia Day).

Already enrolled with Amana? Email enrolment@amanaoshc.com.au with your child’s name and the days you’d like, and we’ll set up your booking at Minaret Doveton for you.

New to Amana? Enrol at amanaoshc.com.au/enrol and choose Vacation Care.

Questions or need a hand? Call 1300 200 262.

Summer at a glance

  • Day Camp
  • Incursion
  • Day trip
  • Closed
WeekMonTueWedThuFri
Week 17 to 11 December7 DecAll Stars Showdown8 DecDesign Your Lunchbox9 DecSplash Bash10 DecGoal Crushers11 DecMad Science Lab
Week 214 to 18 December14 DecBridge Battle15 DecSnack Attack16 DecSlam Dunk Squad17 DecWater Warriors18 DecPass the Parcel Party
Closed 21 December to 1 January for Christmas and New Year
Week 34 to 8 January4 JanKick-Off Carnival5 JanGarden Explorers6 JanDessert Duel7 JanFlutter & Fly8 JanSuperhero HQ
Week 411 to 15 January11 JanDino Dig12 JanRobot Rumble13 JanMovie Day Out14 JanSplash Mania15 JanJunkyard Beats
Week 518 to 22 January18 JanTokyo Takeover19 JanCamp Quest20 JanKindness Rocks!21 JanRush HQ Adventure22 JanSky High Kites
Week 625 to 29 January25 JanVR Arena26 JanClosed27 JanBubble Trouble28 JanSports Blitz29 JanSummer Quest Finale

Week 1 7 to 11 December 2026

  • Mon 7 Dec

    Day Camp

    All Stars Showdown

    Relays, obstacle course and a basketball shootout

    Relays, an obstacle course and a basketball shootout. Which team will be crowned champions?

    A team sports day with relay races, an obstacle course and a basketball shootout, with team points and awards.

    Day fee $90 · With CCS, from as little as $9.00*

  • Tue 8 Dec

    Day Camp

    Design Your Lunchbox

    Decorate and keep your own lunchbox

    Design and decorate your very own lunchbox to take home, then paint rock star rocks!

    A craft day: each child decorates their own lunchbox to keep, plus rock painting.

    Day fee $100 · With CCS, from as little as $10.00*

  • Wed 9 Dec

    Day Camp

    Splash Bash

    Water play to kick off summer

    Water games and splashing fun to kick off the holidays!

    Active outdoor water play on campus. Please pack swimmers, a towel and a change of clothes.

    Day fee $90 · With CCS, from as little as $9.00*

  • Thu 10 Dec

    Day Camp

    Goal Crushers

    Soccer drills and team games

    Kick, pass, score! Soccer drills, shooting challenges and team games.

    A soccer day with skill drills and team games, so every child gets active and builds confidence.

    Day fee $90 · With CCS, from as little as $9.00*

  • Fri 11 Dec

    Day Camp

    Mad Science Lab

    Hands-on science experiments

    Mix, test and discover! Experiments that fizz, pop and surprise.

    Hands-on science where children predict, test and find out how things work.

    Day fee $90 · With CCS, from as little as $9.00*

Week 2 14 to 18 December 2026

  • Mon 14 Dec

    Day Camp

    Bridge Battle

    Team STEM engineering challenge

    Build a bridge with your team, then test it. Will yours hold the most weight?

    A STEM engineering day where teams plan, build and test their own bridges, learning how structures stay strong.

    Day fee $90 · With CCS, from as little as $9.00*

  • Tue 15 Dec

    Day Camp

    Snack Attack

    Hands-on cooking day

    Aprons on! Make, taste and share your own tasty creations.

    Real kitchen skills like measuring and following a recipe. Everything is halal and nut-free.

    Day fee $100 · With CCS, from as little as $10.00*

  • Wed 16 Dec

    Day Camp

    Slam Dunk Squad

    Basketball skills and games

    Dribble, pass and shoot! A whole day of basketball games and challenges.

    A basketball day with skills, games and friendly challenges for every level.

    Day fee $90 · With CCS, from as little as $9.00*

  • Thu 17 Dec

    Day Camp

    Water Warriors

    More water games to beat the heat

    Get ready to get soaked! Water games and splash challenges all day.

    More active water play on campus to keep cool. Please pack swimmers, a towel and a change of clothes.

    Day fee $90 · With CCS, from as little as $9.00*

  • Fri 18 Dec

    Day Camp

    Pass the Parcel Party

    Pass the parcel, musical chairs and more

    Pass the parcel, musical chairs and pin the tail. Classic party games, all day!

    A fun, social day of classic party games to finish the year with friends.

    Day fee $90 · With CCS, from as little as $9.00*

Week 3 4 to 8 January 2027

  • Mon 4 Jan

    Day Camp

    Kick-Off Carnival

    Carnival games and your own Quest Passport

    Step right up! Carnival stalls, a team flag relay and your very own Quest Passport to fill with stamps all summer.

    A welcoming first day. Children make a Quest Passport that gets stamped at each day's activities, then run carnival stalls for each other in small groups.

    Day fee $90 · With CCS, from as little as $9.00*

  • Tue 5 Jan

    Day trip

    Garden Explorers

    Day trip to the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

    Day trip! We're off to explore the Royal Botanic Gardens, then turn what we find into art.

    A supervised day out in one of Melbourne's favourite green spaces. Back at the service, children create leaf-print artworks inspired by the plants they saw.

    Please arrive by 9:00am on day trip days.

    Day fee $125 · With CCS, from as little as $12.50*

  • Wed 6 Jan

    Day Camp

    Dessert Duel

    No-bake dessert challenge

    Layer it, decorate it, wow the judges! Build your best parfait and decorate your own biscuits.

    Teams make no-bake parfaits and decorate biscuits, then design a menu card and present it to the judging panel. Everything is halal and nut-free.

    Day fee $100 · With CCS, from as little as $10.00*

  • Thu 7 Jan

    Incursion

    Flutter & Fly

    Butterfly incursion

    Wriggle like a caterpillar, curl up like a chrysalis and fly like a butterfly!

    A butterfly incursion where children learn the four stages of the butterfly life cycle, then make symmetry butterfly paintings.

    Day fee $115 · With CCS, from as little as $11.50*

  • Fri 8 Jan

    Day Camp

    Superhero HQ

    Create your hero, draw your comic

    Invent your own superhero, give them powers and star them in your very own comic. POW!

    Children design a hero, plan a six-panel comic strip and add speech bubbles and sound effects, then race through a superhero training course outside.

    Day fee $90 · With CCS, from as little as $9.00*

Week 4 11 to 15 January 2027

  • Mon 11 Jan

    Day Camp

    Dino Dig

    Fossil hunting and dinosaur fun

    Grab a brush and dig up hidden dinosaur bones, then stomp like a T-rex!

    Children excavate fossils from sand trays, press their own clay fossils and measure out real dinosaur lengths in the yard.

    Day fee $100 · With CCS, from as little as $10.00*

  • Tue 12 Jan

    Incursion

    Robot Rumble

    Robotics incursion with Urban Makers

    Robots, bridges and building challenges. Get ready to think like an engineer!

    A hands-on STEM and robotics incursion with Urban Makers, plus a team challenge to see whose paper bridge holds the most coins.

    Day fee $115 · With CCS, from as little as $11.50*

  • Wed 13 Jan

    Day trip

    Movie Day Out

    Lights, camera, action: a trip to the cinema

    Popcorn ready? We're heading to the cinema to watch a movie on the big screen!

    A classic holiday outing, supervised by our team from departure to return. Back at the service, children review the film and design their own movie poster.

    Please arrive by 9:00am on day trip days.

    Day fee $125 · With CCS, from as little as $12.50*

  • Thu 14 Jan

    Day Camp

    Splash Mania

    Water games, sponge relays and squirter battles

    Sponge relays, water squirter targets and loads of ways to cool down!

    Active outdoor water play on campus, plus a sink-or-float science lab. Please pack swimmers, a towel and a change of clothes.

    Day fee $90 · With CCS, from as little as $9.00*

  • Fri 15 Jan

    Incursion

    Junkyard Beats

    Make music from recycled junk

    Bang, shake and drum! Turn bottles and boxes into instruments and make some noise.

    A recycled-music incursion. Children decorate their own shaker to keep and learn about recycling with a sorting relay.

    Day fee $115 · With CCS, from as little as $11.50*

Week 5 18 to 22 January 2027

  • Mon 18 Jan

    Incursion

    Tokyo Takeover

    Japanese cooking, origami and ninja moves

    Konnichiwa! Cook Japanese treats, fold origami cranes and sneak through a ninja training course.

    A Japanese cooking incursion, with origami and simple Japanese greetings.

    Day fee $115 · With CCS, from as little as $11.50*

  • Tue 19 Jan

    Day Camp

    Camp Quest

    Cubby camps, treasure hunts and campfire stories

    Build a cubby camp, follow the map to hidden treasure and share stories around the campfire.

    An educator-led camping day on site: team cubby building, a compass treasure hunt and storytelling around a paper-flame campfire, with a nut-free trail mix snack.

    Day fee $90 · With CCS, from as little as $9.00*

  • Wed 20 Jan

    Day Camp

    Kindness Rocks!

    Paint rocks that make people smile

    Mix every colour of the rainbow and paint rocks that make people smile.

    A colour-mixing art day. Children paint kindness rocks with bright patterns and kind messages to leave around the school.

    Day fee $90 · With CCS, from as little as $9.00*

  • Thu 21 Jan

    Day trip

    Rush HQ Adventure

    Day trip to Rush HQ, Rowville

    Day trip! A whole indoor adventure park to climb, jump and explore.

    A supervised day out at Rush HQ Indoor Adventure Park in Rowville. Children set a personal challenge goal before they go.

    Please arrive by 9:00am on day trip days.

    Day fee $125 · With CCS, from as little as $12.50*

  • Fri 22 Jan

    Day Camp

    Sky High Kites

    Make your own kite, then fly it

    Build your own kite, then race to the oval and watch it fly!

    Children design and build kites from paper, straws and string, make windsocks to read the wind, then parade and fly their kites on the oval.

    Day fee $100 · With CCS, from as little as $10.00*

Week 6 25 to 29 January 2027

  • Mon 25 Jan

    Incursion

    VR Arena

    Virtual reality gaming incursion

    Put on the headset and step inside a virtual world. Next-level gaming!

    A supervised virtual reality incursion. Children also design their own game world, with levels, obstacles and a final goal.

    Day fee $115 · With CCS, from as little as $11.50*

  • Tue 26 Jan

    Closed

    Australia Day public holiday

  • Wed 27 Jan

    Day Camp

    Bubble Trouble

    Bubble science and giant bubbles

    Build your own bubble wand and make bubbles as big as you can!

    Bubble science: children test bubble recipes, build giant wands, make bubble-print art and finish with bubble freeze tag.

    Day fee $90 · With CCS, from as little as $9.00*

  • Thu 28 Jan

    Incursion

    Sports Blitz

    Sports incursion with Cube Sports

    Team games, big energy and a go for everyone. Let's play!

    A sports incursion with Cube Sports, plus a team cheer challenge and a vote for the sportsmanship award.

    Day fee $115 · With CCS, from as little as $11.50*

  • Fri 29 Jan

    Day Camp

    Summer Quest Finale

    Passport stamps, awards and a farewell picnic

    Get your final passport stamps, win your award and celebrate the best summer ever!

    We wrap up summer with a personalised award for every child, a summer memory wall, team relays and a farewell picnic.

    Day fee $90 · With CCS, from as little as $9.00*

*The Child Care Subsidy comes straight off the fee, so you only ever pay the gap. "From as little as" figures are an example only, at the maximum subsidy. Your gap depends on your family income.

How to book

Already with Amana?

  1. Open the OWNA app and tap Casual Bookings.
  2. Choose Vacation Care.
  3. Pick the light green days.
  4. Tap Book Selected and sign any excursion forms.

New to Amana?

  1. Enrol at amanaoshc.com.au/enrol.
  2. Choose Vacation Care and the days you’d like.
  3. Our team will call you to confirm your days.
Enrol now

Holiday Quest bookings can’t be cancelled once confirmed.

Need a hand? Call 1300 200 262 or email enrolment@amanaoshc.com.au.

Everyone’s welcome

Your child doesn't need to attend Minaret Doveton, or already be with Amana, to join Holiday Quest. Any primary school aged child is welcome, so bring a brother, sister, cousin or friend along. New families enrol once at amanaoshc.com.au/enrol, with no registration fee, enrolment fee or bond, and the Child Care Subsidy applies whichever school your child attends.

Good to know

Included every day

  • Breakfast and afternoon tea
  • All activities, incursions and materials
  • Sunscreen (send your own if your child prefers a brand)

Pack in their bag

  • Lunch box with morning tea and lunch (nut-free, please)
  • Hat and water bottle, labelled
  • Enclosed shoes and clothes that cover the shoulders
  • Water days: swimmers, a towel and a change of clothes
  • Halal and nut-free
  • Qualified, first aid trained educators
  • Educators who share your values
  • No registration fee or bond
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