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We’ve found 147 activities:
Scrambling
A bit more hands-on than hillwalking, but not quite as full-on as rock climbing, scrambling’s a brilliant way to get to know some terrain.
5 hrs
Outdoors
Eco-friendly climbing
What environmental impact do you make when climbing on natural rock faces? Find out more in this research challenge.
30 mins
Indoors
Make a website
Create a website to showcase your group with both HTML and CSS code.
Supported by
Raspberry Pi Foundation
1 hr
Indoors
Micro:bit campfire music
Teach your micro:bit a tune, ready for your next campfire.
Supported by
Raspberry Pi Foundation
45 mins
Indoors
Micro:bit treasure hunt
Use a micro:bit project to send graphics in this tech-filled treasure hunt.
Supported by
Raspberry Pi Foundation
1 hr 30
Indoors
The sky’s the limit
Time to take off to a local airfield, as we see flying machines in the fresh air and learn more about how they work.
Supported by
The Royal Air Force (RAF)
1 hr 40
Indoors
Condensation station
What do you know about clouds? Find out more as you create your own sky-scape and fill it with clouds.
Supported by
The Royal Air Force (RAF)
25 mins
Indoors
Pixel art
Create and code your own paper pixels as you find out how computers display images.
Supported by
Raspberry Pi Foundation
20 mins
Indoors
Our group, our culture
What’s special about your group? Discover your culture then come up with a mission statement and friendly welcome.
45 mins
Indoors
Share the invisible struggle
Get creative and show people that there’s more to homelessness than meets the eye.
4 hrs
Indoors
Community autism pledge
Encourage local businesses to commit to being autism-friendly and create a more accessible and inclusive community.
1 hr
Indoors
Red Cross code
Plan the details, then deliver a project to support the Red Cross and show the power of kindness.
4 hrs
Indoors
Ready to respond
Help prepare your community to cope with an emergency.
1 hr
Indoors
Company and kindness
How can people cope with loneliness? Develop a project to support people who are lonely in your community.
4 hrs
Indoors
Culinary countdown
It’s time to get cooking, and the clock’s ticking, but you’ll have to work in your pairs to over-come the kitchen complications.
1 hr 30
Indoors
Happy hooping
Have a hul-of a time stooping your way through these hula-hooping challenges, testing your core and co-ordination.
30 mins
Indoors
Building balance
Core control and perfect posture are key to holding yourself up in these balance-building exercises.
20 mins
Indoors
That’s a rap
Follow in the footsteps of The Black Eyed Peas and Bananarama as we come up with some fruit and veg-themed hits.
40 mins
Indoors
Challenge in the post
Write to a pen pal in the local lingo and send them a challenge to find out more about Scouts in different cultures.
25 mins
Indoors
The road to the code
Crack the code and follow the trail around your local area, in this dot-dash flag-waving bash.
1 hr
Outdoors
Destination oscillation
Practice your building skills by creating a Morse code oscillator and sending a message to your friends.
30 mins
Indoors
Phonetic phrenzy
Explore phonetics and Q-codes in teams in this covert communication challenge.
15 mins
Indoors
Footy fandom
Veterans of the game and those making their debuts come together in this group-led football fact fest.
1 hr
Indoors
Night at the big top
Invite the circus to come to you with this fun-filled taster session.
1 hr 30
Indoors
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