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We’ve found 182 activities:
Cook macaroni slosh
Add a dash of team work and a splash of something new to cook a tasty meal with your group.
1 hr
Indoors
Book in a bag
Shop a story by selecting items that best represent it and gathering them together in a homemade book bag.
30 mins
Indoors
Little libraries
Learn how to look after books and share your favourite stories by creating a little library.
30 mins
Indoors
Put together a reading tree
Share your thoughts and feelings about some of the stories you have read by making a reading tree.
30 mins
Indoors
Time upon a once
Turn the titles of six books you have recently read or used into a short story, by jumbling up words or letters.
10 mins
Indoors
Design your own comic book
Create a comic that tells a story – decide who the main character is, then take them on a fantastic journey through the pages.
35 mins
Indoors
Cook sausage smash
Try backwoods cooking, then work as a team to dish up a smashing meal in the great outdoors.
1 hr
Outdoors
Ready, steady, cook-off
It’s time to show off your cooking skills! Make a delicious two-course meal with simple ingredients.
1 hr 20
Indoors
Bake or boil?
How do you like to cook your food? Learn about cooking methods, and match them with the foods you like to eat.
30 mins
Indoors
Hazard maps
It’s time to be a safety inspector. Can you explore the basics of camp safety, and make sure everyone’s looked after?
1 hr
At camp
Sing some campfire songs
Create a campfire and then sing some fun songs around it.
45 mins
Outdoors
YouShape cool wall challenge
Where do different badges and activities belong on the cool wall? It’s up to your group to decide.
20 mins
Indoors
Make shadow puppets
Build a shadow puppet theatre, create your puppets, and get ready to tell your story.
1 hr
Indoors
Build a recipe book stand
Practice using tools to make a useful wooden stand for holding books or devices.
1 hr
Indoors
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