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We’ve found 534 activities:
Mapping your adventure
Use maps to plot where you’ll go on your next adventure, as we brush up on route-wrangling skills.
1 hr
Indoors
Scouts around the globe
Delve into the history of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement and have a think about where it should go next!
1 hr
Indoors
Drag it, lift it, thrust it, weigh it
Foray into the fundamentals of flight as we explore the four factors that affect all flying machines.
Supported by
The Royal Air Force (RAF)
5 hrs
Indoors
Night riders
Organise some night rides with your group to fit into the programme and see the benefits of sundown cycling.
1 hr 30
Outdoors
Chuck ‘n’ glide
Construct a glider, then chuck it to the sky and watch your creation glide. How far will it travel?
Supported by
The Royal Air Force (RAF)
1 hr
Indoors
I spy something that flies
Work as a team to identify the aircraft from their pictures. Can you get all 50?
Supported by
The Royal Air Force (RAF)
45 mins
Indoors
Energy diaries
Discover how much electricity you really use every day. How could you reduce the amount?
Supported by
VARTA
25 mins
Indoors
Surfing
Head outside and ride the breaking waves in this watery adventure.
Supported by
Royal Navy
3 hrs
Outdoors
Track your food footprint
Learn some simple ways to save food from ending up in the rubbish bin.
Supported by
HelloFresh
25 mins
Indoors
Guess the Scout badge from the past
Explore how Scouts used their skills to help communities during the second world war.
25 mins
Indoors
Plastic is not fantastic
Plastic isn’t fantastic! Work together to get your meeting place and local community to go single use plastic free.
4 hrs
Indoors
Questions for change
Start conversations in your local community and discover people’s perceptions about homelessness.
4 hrs
Indoors
Carbon conscious
Find out how lifestyle choices impact our planet and raise awareness in your local community.
4 hrs
Indoors
Create a community garden
Create a new garden or area for your local community.
4 hrs
Indoors
Channel your inner journalist
Channel your inner journalist as you reshape the news and narratives around homelessness and explain the solutions.
1 hr
Indoors
Learn about resistors
Learn about electronics and practice reading resistors in this colour recognising race.
20 mins
Indoors
Hold a child friendly space event
Build a child-friendly space in your community and use it to raise awareness about refugees and displaced children.
4 hrs
Indoors
Forced to flee solidarity walk
Follow one family’s escape from conflict with this interactive walk.
4 hrs
Outdoors
Give out seed packets to your local community
Design and make some super seed packs to make your local community greener!
1 hr
Indoors
From grey to green
Encourage your community to grow their own herbs or wild flowers, provide wildlife-friendly spaces and spread happy messages.
1 hr
Indoors
Make upcycled planters
You don’t need a garden to get growing – make some upcycled planters to turn even the smallest space green.
1 hr
Outdoors
Community autism pledge
Encourage local businesses to commit to being autism-friendly and create a more accessible and inclusive community.
1 hr
Indoors
Chat for change
Have a chat with local decision makers. Are they autism-friendly? What will they help to change?
30 mins
Online
Organise a de-stresstival
Put on an event to show your community what you’ve learned about wellbeing and promote better mental health for all.
4 hrs
At camp
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