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We’ve found 162 activities:
Make caring cards for the local community
Spread some love around your community by creating and posting thoughtful cards.
30 mins
Indoors
Evaluation postcards
Make postcards to reflect on what you’ve learned, what you’ve achieved, and what your next steps could be.
Supported by
Generation Green
25 mins
Indoors
Think outside the trash
Rubbish doesn’t disappear when it’s thrown away. Can you work out how long different things take to break down?
Supported by
Generation Green
20 mins
Indoors
Banding together
Use a simple elastic band to explore the effect litter can have on wildlife.
Supported by
Generation Green
15 mins
Indoors
Identify different garden tools
Use the right tools to keep to look after green spaces and maintain wildlife habitats.
Supported by
Generation Green
50 mins
Outdoors
Go litter picking
Head outside and go litter picking to tidy up the world around you, whether in the park, at the beach or in your local area.
Supported by
Generation Green
30 mins
Outdoors
‘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
Spread the word with a community talk
Inspire your local community to take action by talking to them about everything your group’s achieved.
1 hr
Indoors
Make a kindness community display
Create a community display to shout about the power of kindness.
1 hr
Indoors
Spread kindness through local media
Boost the power of kindness by shouting about it in local media.
1 hr
Indoors
Kindness cache
Inspire others to take action by planting a kindness geocache.
1 hr 30
Indoors
Share the kindness on social media
Use social media to shout about the power of kindness and spread the word.
1 hr
Indoors
Make a house pledge
Look back at what you’ve done and make a pledge that’ll help end homelessness for good.
2 hrs
Indoors
Chatterbox trees
Show your decision maker how you’ve taken action to promote better mental health for all.
2 hrs
Indoors
Make wellbeing connections
Get in touch with your local mental health charity to learn and make more change.
2 hrs
Indoors
Making connections
Build links with other Scout groups and learn about diversity in Scouts.
3 hrs
Indoors
Map your autism-friendly community
Create a map of the autism-friendly spaces in your community and help others see what more needs to change.
2 hrs
Indoors
Quiz your community
Share your knowledge of the crises which force children to flee their homes, and quiz your community to raise awareness.
30 mins
Indoors
Caring map
Put yourself in someone else’s shoes and make a visitor guide to your community.
2 hrs
Indoors
Scouts got talent
Put on a performance to show what you’ve learned about mental health and what you’ll do next.
2 hrs
Indoors
Become a kindness champion
Champion kindness by making a pledge to do something kind for others.
1 hr 30
Indoors
Food for thought
Learn how to eat more sustainably and create a book of recipes to save the planet.
1 hr
Indoors
Try filtering water using natural materials
Search your surroundings and use natural materials to clean up your water source.
40 mins
Outdoors
Plant your own veg patch
Find a place to create your own vegetable garden or allotment, then get growing.
1 hr
Outdoors
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