Getting some financial relief when it comes to bringing up children is always welcome. As a parent, I have benefited from Service NSW's voucher scheme for things like 'Back to School' or accommodation in the holidays. We made good use of that perk!

Previously they have offered $50 vouchers for parents, guardians and carers of school-enrolled children to pay for sports, fitness and active recreation activities.

Now there is a new round of vouchers on offer:  

Active Kids vouchers are valued at $50 and can be used for school-enrolled children's sport and recreation activities. 

Creative Kids vouchers are worth $50 and can be put toward art, drama, dance, design, music or even coding. You may be eligible if you haven’t used a $100 Creative Kids voucher this year. 

Supplied: Soul Clay Studios who are accepting Creative Kids Vouchers.

The expiry for both is 31 January 2024. A new Active and Creative Kids voucher program will start in early 2024.

On offer also are First Lap vouchers that allow you to put $50 towards swimming lessons for children aged 3 to 6 who aren't enrolled in school. These are valid for 12 months and expire 30 June 2024.

All the information about how to apply is on the Services NSW website and also on your Service NSW App. 

Types of Active activity include:  Active recreation, AFL, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Biathlon, Blind sports, BMX, Boating, Bocce, Boccia, Bowls, Boxing, Cricket, Croquet, Cycling, Dance, Deaf Sports, Disability sport, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Fitness/Gym, Flying disc, Football, Gliding, Goalball, Golf, Gridiron, Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Ice sports, Karting, Lacrosse, Martial Arts, Motorsport, Mountain biking, Netball and Orienteering.

Types of Creative activity include:  Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge Program, Advertising, Architecture, Augmented/Virtual Reality, Choreography, Circus arts, Coding, Craft, Creative expression, Creative writing, Cultural experience, Dance, Debating, Design, Drama, Drawing, Fashion design, Game design, Graphic design, Industrial design, Language(s), Media arts, Multimedia, Music, Other performing arts, Other visual arts, Painting, Parkour, Photography, Poetry, Printmaking, Public art, Public Speaking, Publishing, Puppetry, Radio, Robotics, Screen art, Sculpture, Singing, Sketching, Slam poetry, Spoken word, Street art, Theatre. There is no shortage of options. 

To find providers for both, you can also visit the website to search for those in your area.