
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
| Week | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 17 to 11 December | 7 DecAll Stars Showdown | 8 DecDesign Your Lunchbox | 9 DecSplash Bash | 10 DecGoal Crushers | 11 DecMad Science Lab |
| Week 214 to 18 December | 14 DecBridge Battle | 15 DecSnack Attack | 16 DecSlam Dunk Squad | 17 DecWater Warriors | 18 DecPass the Parcel Party |
| Closed 21 December to 1 January for Christmas and New Year | |||||
| Week 34 to 8 January | 4 JanKick-Off Carnival | 5 JanGarden Explorers | 6 JanDessert Duel | 7 JanFlutter & Fly | 8 JanSuperhero HQ |
| Week 411 to 15 January | 11 JanDino Dig | 12 JanRobot Rumble | 13 JanMovie Day Out | 14 JanSplash Mania | 15 JanJunkyard Beats |
| Week 518 to 22 January | 18 JanTokyo Takeover | 19 JanCamp Quest | 20 JanKindness Rocks! | 21 JanRush HQ Adventure | 22 JanSky High Kites |
| Week 625 to 29 January | 25 JanVR Arena | 26 JanClosed | 27 JanBubble Trouble | 28 JanSports Blitz | 29 JanSummer Quest Finale |
Week 1 7 to 11 December 2026
Mon 7 Dec
Day CampAll 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 CampDesign 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 CampSplash 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 CampGoal 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 CampMad 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 CampBridge 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 CampSnack 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 CampSlam 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 CampWater 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 CampPass 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 CampKick-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 tripGarden 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 CampDessert 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
IncursionFlutter & 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 CampSuperhero 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 CampDino 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
IncursionRobot 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 tripMovie 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 CampSplash 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
IncursionJunkyard 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
IncursionTokyo 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 CampCamp 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 CampKindness 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 tripRush 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 CampSky 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
IncursionVR 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 CampBubble 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
IncursionSports 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 CampSummer 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?
- Open the OWNA app and tap Casual Bookings.
- Choose Vacation Care.
- Pick the light green days.
- Tap Book Selected and sign any excursion forms.
New to Amana?
- Enrol at amanaoshc.com.au/enrol.
- Choose Vacation Care and the days you’d like.
- Our team will call you to confirm your days.
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