Summer Holiday Groups
Our summer holiday groups are small, themed groups at our Lathlain clinic, led by BlueRocket therapists. Each one is built around a single goal, so your child can use the quieter weeks to make real progress and start the school year with new skills already under way. There are five groups for children aged 3 to 13, and several carry on into the first weeks of term.
Kindy & Pre-primary Ready
A gentle head start before kindy or pre-primary, run by an occupational therapist and a speech pathologist. In a small, calm group, children will work on pencil skills, cutting and drawing shapes, managing their own bag and lunchbox, playing with other children and settling into routines like mat time. Early reading and communication are built in too, through books, rhymes and letter sounds.
Ages 3 to 5
For children starting kindy or pre-primary in 2027. Ages are a guide, so give us a call if you're not sure.
Saturday mornings
Saturdays 16, 23 and 30 January and 13 February, 9:00 to 11:00am. The last session falls in week 2 of term, so we can check in on how your child is settling in.
Small and calm
No more than 8 children, and no theme, so the focus stays on the skills children need for their first year.
$150 per session
$600 for all four sessions, or $100 per session for a sibling.
Food Explorers
A relaxed, no-pressure group for children who find new foods hard or eat a smaller range of foods. Children will get to know one new food at a time by looking, touching and smelling, always at their own pace. Safe foods are always respected, and exploring counts as progress. Parents get practical ideas to try at home as lunchboxes begin.
Ages 4 to 8, with a food theme. Wednesdays 10, 17 and 24 February and 3 March, 4:00 to 5:15pm, after school. $120 per session ($480 for all four), or $90 per session for a sibling.
Feelings Kingdom
Big feelings can be hard to name, and even harder to manage. Through stories and play in a fairytale world, children will work on understanding and naming their feelings, noticing how feelings show up in their body, and building a calming toolkit of their own. Two sessions run in the holidays and two after school as term starts, when feelings can run high.
Ages 5 to 7
A small group of no more than 8 children. Ages are a guide, so give us a call if you're not sure.
A fairytale theme
Stories, games and play set in a fairytale world, so learning about feelings feels like an adventure.
Fridays during the holidays and into Term 1
15 and 29 January, 11:00am to 12:30pm, then 12 and 19 February, 3:45 to 5:15pm.
$120 per session
$480 for all four sessions, or $90 per session for a sibling.
Handwriting Heroes
Handwriting skills and confidence, with a superhero twist. In a small, fun group, children will work on their handwriting and build confidence in their writing through superhero-themed activities. Weekly sessions start in the holidays and carry into the first weeks of school, so new skills keep building as the year begins.
Juniors, ages 7 to 9: Mondays 18 and 25 January, 4:15 to 5:30pm, then 8 and 15 February, 4:00 to 5:15pm. Seniors, ages 10 to 12: Thursdays 21 and 28 January and 11 and 18 February, 4:00 to 5:15pm.
$120 per session ($480 for all four), or $90 per session for a sibling. No more than 8 children in each group, and the group is open to NDIS and private families at the same price.
High School Ready
Starting high school brings a new timetable, a new building and a lot of new faces. Just before term starts, young people will work on reading a timetable, finding their way around a new setting and building confidence talking with new people, so the first week feels more familiar.
Ages 11 to 13
For young people starting high school in 2027, and Year 8s who are still settling in. No more than 8 in the group.
Practical
Real practice with real situations, in a relaxed group with others the same age.
Just before Term 1 starts
Friday 22, Monday 25, Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 January, 11:00am to 1:00pm.
$150 per session
$600 for all four sessions, or $100 per session for a sibling.
Why book a BlueRocket summer group
Every group runs at our Lathlain clinic and is led by BlueRocket occupational therapists and speech pathologists.
Therapist run, play-based sessions
Every activity is planned by our therapists around the group's goal, so there's clinical thinking behind each game, story and craft. For children, it just feels like play.
Small groups, at their own pace
No more than 8 children in a group, so there's room for every child to take part and try things at their own pace.
Pay less for siblings
A brother or sister pays $90 or $100 a session instead of $120 or $150, depending on the group. Groups for different ages often run on the same day, so it's usually one drop-off.
Common questions
Spaces are limited
Save your child's spot by Friday 19 December, or get in touch and we'll help you find the right group.