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We’ve found 167 activities:
Power a lightbulb using potato energy
Use the power of potatoes and pennies to create a circuit that lights up a bulb.
Supported by
Rolls-Royce
1 hr
At camp
Broken telephone
Try to pass the message on without getting crossed wires!
10 mins
Indoors
Distracted! You’ve crossed the line
In a crowded train station, you can easily be distracted which can be dangerous. Adjust your focus and take in what’s happening around you
Supported by
The Rail Industry
45 mins
Indoors
Operation research rover
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to form a research team and design a rover to explore uncharted worlds.
45 mins
Online
Is there life out there?
The truth is out there. Take a giant leap for mankind as we examine alien soil samples for signs of life.
45 mins
Indoors
It’s a-sprout time
Watch a plant as it grows, making sure it has what it needs to thrive.
Supported by
Rolls-Royce
20 mins
Indoors
Play 'to me, to you' parachute game
You’ll have to work as a team to roll the ball across the parachute to your friends.
10 mins
Indoors
Bake baklava
Bake some baklava to celebrate Eid and learn about how it's celebrated.
40 mins
Indoors
Pixel art bugs
Animate a creepy crawly using a simple, free programme.
Supported by
Raspberry Pi Foundation
20 mins
Indoors
Mind the gap
Get yourself across a raging river in this tricky pioneering activity.
4 hrs
Outdoors
Make your own mini zip wire
Learn what zips and flies through the sky as you make and test your own zip wire.
45 mins
Indoors
Make your own lava lamp
Make some cheap, colourful lava lamps in this exciting experiment
40 mins
Indoors
Cool crafty constellations
Learn about the night sky and see which constellations you can make.
Supported by
UK Space Agency
30 mins
Indoors
Crossing the Giant’s Causeway
Follow the footsteps of giants, and work as a team to get everyone across the Irish Sea.
30 mins
Outdoors
Make hot-cross buns in a mug
Make a delicious hot cross buns with a mug and a microwave.
10 mins
Indoors
Make campfire hot-cross buns
Make some tasty campfire hot cross buns as a group.
2 hrs
Outdoors
Someone like me
Explore different aspects of identity and how we all might have more in common than you might think with this thought-provoking activity.
20 mins
Indoors
Make DIY hand warmers
Make your own toasty hand warmers for those cold winter walks.
Supported by
Rolls-Royce
10 mins
Indoors
Experiment making magic mud
Turn potatoes into something a little less ordinary with this quick science experiment.
Supported by
Rolls-Royce
30 mins
Indoors
Toss 'n' cross
Warm up and improve coordination with these simple ball games.
15 mins
At home
Treasure hunt
Improve your local knowledge and map reading skills while hunting for treasure.
1 hr 25
Outdoors
Meet a tree
Can you use your senses to find out which tree you met? Trust you partner and get connected to nature.
Supported by
Generation Green
20 mins
Outdoors
Make kindness jars
Make a kindness jar to show someone how much you care about them.
30 mins
At home
Learning to identify different coins
Learn about British coins and their designs, then get stuck in with some fun games to help everyone get familiar with them all.
30 mins
Indoors
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