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We’ve found 241 activities:
Play trespassing train
Try this game to see just how hard it can be to sneak past a train and learn why you should never trespass on the railways
Supported by
The Rail Industry
10 mins
Outdoors
Play train controller crossing
Learn about staying safe at the railway as you try this twist on 'red light, green light'
Supported by
The Rail Industry
10 mins
Indoors
Play Microplastic Mayhem
Learn about microplastics, then play a game to protect the whales from plastic.
20 mins
Indoors
Play raft, row and retrieve
Put your boating skills to the test and see if your team can be the first to collect the most items on the water.
Supported by
Royal Navy
30 mins
On water
Play tag the line
Work as a team with this strategic wide game.
30 mins
At camp
Play try time
Try playing this classic wide game and see who can bring back the ball without being caught.
Supported by
England Rugby (The RFU)
30 mins
Outdoors
Play a game of Ninja
Be the last one standing in this strategic icebreaker game.
10 mins
Indoors
Play Canoe Polo
Use your kayak skills in this fun water based game
30 mins
On water
Play map symbol bingo
Have fun learning all about map symbols with this brilliant bingo game.
45 mins
Indoors
Play Zip, Zap, Boing!
Test your memory and reactions in this game where you’re just a zip, zap or boing away from victory!
5 mins
Indoors
Play the floor is lava
Work as a team to move across the playing area. Whatever you do, don’t touch the floor!
10 mins
Indoors
Play 40:40
Play the classic game of hide and seek, with a race back to base. It’s also known as Scatter and 123 Home.
35 mins
Outdoors
Play a Norwegian card game
Play this fun game called Gris
20 mins
Indoors
Play What time is it, Mr Wolf?
Play this classic game to see if you can get to the finish line without ending up as the Wolf’s lunch.
15 mins
Outdoors
Play I went to market and I bought
See how much you can remember in this marvellous market memory game.
10 mins
Indoors
Play Up and Down
Send the ball around the circle in this energetic game, trying not to let it fall!
15 mins
Indoors
Play Sharky, Sharky
Will the fishes make it past the shark as they race across the space, or will they end up being caught as seaweed?
15 mins
At camp
Play a Norwegian tag game
Try a game of tag that’s similar to ‘Stuck in the mud' or ‘Freeze tag’.
10 mins
Outdoors
Balloon balance battle
Work as a team to get the balloons to the finish line as quickly as possible in this race.
30 mins
At a centre
Play Trains and Ladders
Try this twist on human snakes and ladders, as you make right and wrong choices along the train tracks.
Supported by
The Rail Industry
1 hr
Outdoors
Train safety obstacle course
Learn all about electricity at the railway as you move your way through this quick obstacle course.
Supported by
The Rail Industry
45 mins
Outdoors
Circle tag
Race round the circle and get to the space before your friends.
10 mins
Indoors
In the pond, out the pond
Practising jumping in and out of a pond in this fun listening circle game.
10 mins
Indoors
Play i-Spy
See what you can spot in this fun, quick and easy game.
10 mins
Indoors
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