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We’ve found 479 activities:
Healthy balance clock
Reflect on how you use your time and see how you could improve your well-being
20 mins
Indoors
Craft a cotton poppy for VE 80
Sew some poppies and mark Remembrance together with this online craft.
20 mins
Indoors
Make an Earth suncatcher
Make some tissue-paper versions of Earth, then hang them in windows to let them shine.
1 hr 30
Indoors
Make your own body scrub
Use peppermint, lemon and honey to make your own body scrub.
35 mins
At home
Play our game
Use technology to create connections by making and sharing an instruction video.
1 hr
Indoors
Digital detectives
What does someone’s social media say about them? Get to know some characters then give them friendly advice.
20 mins
Indoors
Screen time, green time
Stay healthy and happy by finding a balance between static screen and active green time in this fast paced game.
25 mins
Indoors
Play Counterfeit Catchers
Spot the fakes! Learn to identify safe and unsafe electronics.
Supported by
Electrical Safety First
25 mins
Indoors
Make cake pops
Make tasty no-bake cake pops and decorate them with sprinkles.
1 hr
Indoors
Make some brilliant bunting
Use your creative skills to make this brilliant bunting.
Supported by
Hobbycraft
30 mins
Indoors
Watt could go wrong?
Survive without sparks in this electrifying safety card game.
Supported by
Electrical Safety First
30 mins
Indoors
Play the cosy living challenge
Learn how to trap heat, save energy, and stay warm in tents or at home!
Supported by
Gas Distribution Networks
30 mins
At camp
Test your gas sense
Use your senses to detect danger and learn how to stay gas safe!
Supported by
Gas Distribution Networks
30 mins
Indoors
Marshmallow constellations
Discover the constellations in the night’s sky and make them out of a sweet treat to show everyone else.
40 mins
Indoors
Make your own chalk
Create your own chalk from cornflour using this easy recipe.
35 mins
Indoors
Make homemade hot air balloons
Find out how hot air balloons work by crafting your own and watching it fly up, up and away.
Supported by
The Royal Air Force (RAF)
30 mins
Indoors
Green hearts
Go green and share your ideas for the environment with this fun craft.
20 mins
Indoors
Recycling binception
Where do you store your recycling? Try making a bin out of recycling to put it in.
Supported by
Generation Green
20 mins
Indoors
It’s just banter
When does banter turn into bullying? Put yourself in someone else’s shoes with some character stories.
1 hr
Indoors
Learn a Portuguese campfire song
Discover Portuguese culture through song – start with a whisper and end with a roar!
30 mins
Indoors
Make cake pops for Rosh Hashanah
Make apple and honey cake pops for the Jewish New Year, with this tasty no-bake recipe.
1 hr
Indoors
Make a suncatcher
Make some tissue-paper sun catchers, then hang them in windows to let them shine.
1 hr 30
Indoors
Make and fly a kite
Make your own kite, then let it catch the breeze in the great outdoors!
45 mins
Indoors
Make your own Galo de Barcelos
Explore the story behind Portugal’s famous rooster, then craft your own masterpiece!
30 mins
At home
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