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We’ve found 105 activities:
Try making tracking signs
Create a trail for others to follow using tracking signs and symbols.
Supported by
Generation Green
45 mins
Outdoors
Camera
Can you take a photograph without a camera or smartphone?
Supported by
Generation Green
30 mins
Outdoors
Gratitude scavenger hunt
Tune into your emotions and sensations with this scavenger hunt with a difference!
20 mins
Indoors
Natural sculptures
Take a walk in your imagination. Can you recreate objects using natural materials?
Supported by
Generation Green
20 mins
Outdoors
Meet a tree
Can you use your senses to find out which tree you met? Trust you partner and get connected to nature.
Supported by
Generation Green
20 mins
Outdoors
Sound fists
Relax and listen to the sounds of nature. Can you recreate what you hear?
Supported by
Generation Green
15 mins
Outdoors
Commitment stones
Experience your local environment and make a commitment to protect it.
15 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
Nature’s Orchestra
Get musical with nature – can you play your favourite tune with items around you?
Supported by
Generation Green
15 mins
Outdoors
Mini solo
Can you become one with nature? Take time to explore and connect with the area around you.
1 hr 5
Outdoors
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
Discovery treasure hunt
Discover nature by heading out on a treasure hunt. How many items will you find?
25 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
Plastic bottle greenhouse
Put your DIY skills to the test and build a greenhouse from plastic bottles, then experiment with growing different flowers or vegetables.
Supported by
Generation Green
3 hrs
Outdoors
Guess the animal
Explore animals around the world and get active with this fun guessing game.
20 mins
Indoors
Animal detectives
Get outside, search far and wide, and see which animals you can find.
40 mins
Outdoors
Learn about native and invasive plant species
Play plant protectors, and learn about native and invasive plant species in your area.
Supported by
Generation Green
45 mins
Outdoors
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
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
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
Build a birdhouse
Choose your birdhouse and build a new home for our feathered friends.
3 hrs
Outdoors
Build a bug house
Make Bug-ingham Palace for your brilliant neighbourhood minibeasts to check into!
3 hrs
Outdoors
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