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We’ve found 534 activities:
Grow a green caterpillar
Plant some seeds, then wait for them to sprout and give your grassy caterpillar a new hairstyle.
40 mins
Online
Create gardening comic strips
Look after your plant, watch it grow, and turn its adventure into a comic strip. It’s plant-tastic.
45 mins
At home
Investing a Squirrel
Plan a special moment to welcome new Squirrels to your Drey (and the worldwide Scout family) as they make their Promise.
20 mins
Indoors
Closing a Beaver meeting
This is just one way to finish your meetings with a friendly farewell.
5 mins
Indoors
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
Banding together
Use a simple elastic band to explore the effect litter can have on wildlife.
Supported by
Generation Green
15 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
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
Make an Eid lantern
Celebrate Eid al-Fitr by learning about Islam and making a lantern.
30 mins
Indoors
Build a bug house
Make Bug-ingham Palace for your brilliant neighbourhood minibeasts to check into!
3 hrs
Outdoors
Learn about saving and make your own bank
Create a safe place for you to collect your favourite things, and your own way of how you keep track of it.
1 hr
Indoors
It’s a kind of magic
Learn a mind reading trick to use on your friends and family, then head out on an adventure where the roll of a dice controls every move.
45 mins
Online
Reading, signing, and winning
Celebrate your favourite books and learn different ways to communicate.
45 mins
Online
Renew your Promise online
Come together, remember what it means to be a Scout, and renew your Promise with Scouts all over the world.
30 mins
Online
Play River and Bank
Put your reflexes to the test in this fun warm up game.
10 mins
Outdoors
Noughts and crosses relay
Work as a team to win the relay in this giant version of noughts and crosses
10 mins
Indoors
Play The Evolution Game
Be the first to evolve with this rock, paper, scissors race.
20 mins
Indoors
Create a group dance routine
Can you create a dance routine that fits everyone’s favourite moves in?
10 mins
Indoors
Play two truths and one lie
Fudge the facts and tease out the truth as you get to know everyone around you.
10 mins
Indoors
‘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
Tiny tennis tournaments
Put your tennis skills to the test with a tiny tournament of games with a twist.
45 mins
Outdoors
Dancing in the dark
Work together and use LED wristbands and headbands to create a dance routine in the dark then show it to your friends.
30 mins
Indoors
Light painting
Try your hand at some long exposure photography and paint with light on a dark night.
30 mins
Outdoors
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
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