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We’ve found 479 activities:
Sewing and snacks
Build a person using food found in your fridge, then learn how to sew a button or badge.
45 mins
Online
Try stop motion animation
Learn how you can make your own stop motion film.
1 hr 30
Online
Learn about saving and make your own bank
Create a safe place for you to collect your favourite things, and your own way of how you keep track of it.
1 hr
Indoors
It’s a money old world
Learn about the history (and geography) of money, then choose a creative way to show how it’s changed over the years.
Supported by
HSBC UK
45 mins
At home
Shopping story
If you want something, lots has to happen before you get it. Can you turn the stages into a story?
45 mins
Indoors
The movement map
Get moving as you talk about what went well and what was tricky.
5 mins
Indoors
Plan, do, review
Plan how you’ll tackle a game or activity, then put it into action and reflect with your team.
10 mins
Indoors
Put your teamwork to the test
Play a game, then reflect on your teamwork and how you worked together to achieve your goals.
5 mins
Indoors
Celebrate Holi with a colourful scavenger hunt
Search for items of all different colours as you learn about this Hindu festival.
30 mins
Indoors
‘How are you?’ times two
Sometimes people say they’re OK even when they’re not. Learn to spot some potential signs and commit to asking people twice.
Supported by
The Rail Industry
45 mins
Indoors
Cup it up
Get crafty with recyclable materials then use your game to perfect your hand-eye coordination.
20 mins
Online
Pack your bags
Figure out the difference between a need and a want and decide what to take on your trip based on the space you have in your bag.
30 mins
Online
Light painting
Try your hand at some long exposure photography and paint with light on a dark night.
30 mins
Outdoors
Dancing in the dark
Work together and use LED wristbands and headbands to create a dance routine in the dark then show it to your friends.
30 mins
Indoors
Share the kindness on social media
Use social media to shout about the power of kindness and spread the word.
1 hr
Indoors
Become a mental health vlogger or blogger for a day
Share what you’ve learned to raise awareness and help others look after their wellbeing.
2 hrs
Indoors
The Unknown Warrior
Learn about the memorial to the Unknown Warrior and reflect in your own way. What would you like to say to them?
30 mins
Indoors
Sew a poppy wreath
Mark Remembrance as a group by crafting your own felt poppy wreath.
25 mins
Indoors
Make paracord poppies
Mark Remembrance together by crafting a paracord poppy.
1 hr
Indoors
Remembering the Guernsey evacuation
Find out about the events 80 years ago that shaped the history and people of the Bailiwick of Guernsey during the war.
30 mins
Indoors
Come dine online
Don’t whisk it – use these top tips to cook up a virtual storm with an online cook-along.
30 mins
Online
Make Tangyuan
Celebrate the winter solstice with these simple Taiwanese treats.
30 mins
Indoors
Local knowledge tour
Learn more about your local area and teach others by planning and running a tour.
1 hr
Online
Make tin can pancakes
Make your own mini stove and whip up a batch of delicious but tiny pancakes.
30 mins
Indoors
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