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We’ve found 70 activities:
Create a technology timeline
Find out how technology has changed over time and explore what might happen in the future.
20 mins
Indoors
Make a Nisse
Create a festive Norwegian gnome in this craft activity.
20 mins
Indoors
Mo and Jaz's tech tales
Find out what to do when you see something online that makes you feel unhappy, worried or scared.
20 mins
Indoors
Explore the impact of online content
Discover the different ways that online content can positively and negatively influence people’s ideas, emotions and behaviours.
30 mins
Indoors
Learn how tides work
Use this model to explore how the Earth’s Sun and Moon influence the tides
Supported by
Royal Navy
30 mins
Indoors
Spot the new crescent Moon
Try to spot the new crescent Moon and find out how the night sky is important in Islam.
1 hr
Outdoors
Make some biscuit moons
Explore the importance of the moon in Islam, while making a tasty snack.
20 mins
Indoors
Planet party planners
Choose a wacky world and then plan it a party as we compare the fun factor of other heavenly bodies to Earth.
Supported by
UK Space Agency
30 mins
Indoors
Get airport security smart
Learn what sort of things to expect when going through airport security.
45 mins
Indoors
Play a game of Ddakji
Learn how to play a traditional South Korean game that’s played using folded paper tiles
30 mins
Indoors
Virtual spot the difference
Zoom in on the surroundings and remember what you can see, to practice spotting changes in your surroundings.
40 mins
Online
Virtual Taskmaster
Get online and start problem-solving as you try to impress the Taskmaster with silly, exciting challenges.
1 hr
Online
Take on the chocolate mint face race challenge
Move the chocolate from your forehead to your mouth and see who can eat it first in this fun and messy game!
15 mins
Indoors
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
Go on a mindfulness walk
Head outside, take a deep breath, and pay attention to the moment as you practise mindfulness and connect to the natural world.
1 hr
Outdoors
Drie blikkies
Discover this traditional game from South Africa and work as a team to score the most points.
15 mins
Indoors
Come dine online
Don’t whisk it – use these top tips to cook up a virtual storm with an online cook-along.
30 mins
Online
Virtual scavenger hunt
Get searching for different items, solve the clues and bring them back to get points.
10 mins
Online
Virtual letter towers
Find objects around your home to spell out a word. Can you guess what everyone else’s words are?
10 mins
Online
Run an online quiz with Kahoot
Create and host your own online quiz with this handy how-to guide.
30 mins
Online
Footgolf
Practise your aim as you kick a football across a course. Will you get a hole in one?
20 mins
Outdoors
Practice mooring a boat
Discover which knots not to knot in this boat-parking practice run.
25 mins
Outdoors
Mooring merchants
Master some nautical knots and learn about international trade as we become meeting place merchants.
Supported by
Trinity House
45 mins
Indoors
Swimming
Make a splash on a swimming adventure and demonstrate the most efficient ways to get yourself through the water.
2 hrs
Indoors
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