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We’ve found 238 activities:
Try making tracking signs
Create a trail for others to follow using tracking signs and symbols.
Supported by
Generation Green
45 mins
Outdoors
Gratitude scavenger hunt
Tune into your emotions and sensations with this scavenger hunt with a difference!
20 mins
Indoors
I wonder why
Have you ever stopped and thought… why? Practice curiosity with this simple activity.
Supported by
Generation Green
30 mins
Outdoors
Make campfire Christmas pudding
Add a festive touch to your campfire with this backwoods cooking treat.
45 mins
Indoors
On the flipside
Use your senses to see nature from a different perspective.
Supported by
Generation Green
20 mins
Outdoors
Nature’s paint pallet
Can you find all the different colours in nature? Go on a walk and see what you can see.
Supported by
Generation Green
30 mins
Outdoors
Waggle dancing
Become a buzzing bee and use signals to direct your teammates to the right flower.
Supported by
Generation Green
45 mins
Indoors
Something sticky
Close your eyes and memorise the feeling and shape of a stick. Can you identify your stick from a collection?
Supported by
Generation Green
10 mins
Indoors
Discovery treasure hunt
Discover nature by heading out on a treasure hunt. How many items will you find?
25 mins
Outdoors
Welcome to Squirrel Scouts
Meet all your new Squirrel friends and learn what makes Squirrel Scouts special!
40 mins
Indoors
Go phish
Learn how to be scam-savvy online and put your pretend passwords to the test.
20 mins
Indoors
Staying safe
Learn the Green Cross Code and toast your safety skills with some toasted marshmallows.
45 mins
Online
Fire ball
Work together and come up with a plan to keep the fire balls out of your space.
10 mins
Outdoors
Express yourself
Practise being yourself and expressing your feelings with a fun game.
10 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
Better together
Connect with another group, share what you’ve learned, and plan how you’ll work together to help end homelessness.
2 hrs
Indoors
Share a shelter activity at an event
Share what you’ve learned about refugees and displaced children by building shelters at an event.
6 hrs
At camp
Cook camp stove doughnuts
Set up your stoves and rustle up some delicious doughy delights.
30 mins
Indoors
Try using a flint and steel
Learn how to make fire with a fire steel and cook a tasty snack.
45 mins
Outdoors
See it, say it and spot the difference
Learn to see it, say it and sort it in this game of spot the difference and practice spotting changes in your surroundings.
Supported by
The Rail Industry
45 mins
Indoors
Fuel for thought
Don’t be a fool when dealing with fuel, as we enlighten ourselves on how best to check and use stoves and lanterns.
20 mins
Indoors
Knife skills
Learn how to safely use and take care of a knife, then put your skills to the test by creating a simple peg.
Supported by
Victorinox
1 hr 30
Indoors
Plan your camp menu
Work together to decide what you’d like to eat and design your ideal camp menu.
40 mins
Indoors
Run a fundraising campaign
Join together and make a difference by fundraising for a cause that’s important to everyone.
6 hrs
At camp
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