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We’ve found 439 activities:
Create a community garden
Create a new garden or area for your local community.
4 hrs
Indoors
Plastic is not fantastic
Plastic isn’t fantastic! Work together to get your meeting place and local community to go single use plastic free.
4 hrs
Indoors
Making rainbows
Assemble a colour-changing mood light with a USB plug-in, to be enjoyed in those quiet, mindful moments.
35 mins
At home
LEDs celebrate!
Combine some common household items with an LED and a battery to make lovely, light-up greetings cards.
50 mins
Indoors
Learn about resistors
Learn about electronics and practice reading resistors in this colour recognising race.
20 mins
Indoors
Forced to flee solidarity walk
Follow one family’s escape from conflict with this interactive walk.
4 hrs
Outdoors
Make upcycled planters
You don’t need a garden to get growing – make some upcycled planters to turn even the smallest space green.
1 hr
Outdoors
Give out seed packets to your local community
Design and make some super seed packs to make your local community greener!
1 hr
Indoors
From grey to green
Encourage your community to grow their own herbs or wild flowers, provide wildlife-friendly spaces and spread happy messages.
1 hr
Indoors
Practice running inclusive events
Put on an inclusive community day to show your local area how simple changes make communities accessible for all.
4 hrs
Indoors
Be an autism friendly champion
Inspire local businesses to become autism-friendly by showing them what needs to change.
1 hr
Outdoors
Vlog or blog for better mental health
Share your thoughts and experiences to raise awareness and share ideas about looking after your wellbeing.
4 hrs
Indoors
Pulling (fixed seat rowing)
Work together as a team to get your boat moving through the water. How far can you go?
Supported by
Royal Navy
4 hrs
On water
Make your own bath bombs
Butcher, baker, bath bomb maker! Look into the chemistry of clean and make some brilliant bath bombs from bicarb.
Supported by
Rolls-Royce
30 mins
Indoors
Create a star map
Work together to make a glow-in-the-dark map of the stars, and discover what stars can be seen all over the world.
50 mins
Indoors
Hobby showcase
Show off your and collection or wow your friends with your new hobby.
1 hr
Indoors
Willow wall
Use your green fingers to build this sustainable, eco-friendly willow fence somewhere at your meeting place or in your local community.
3 hrs
Outdoors
Hot off the press
Tell everyone about an event by crafting a short and sweet press release.
30 mins
Indoors
Shout out, show off, Scout on
Polish your presentation skills and encourage different audiences to give Scouts a go.
45 mins
Indoors
Don’t be faced with food waste
Waste not, want not. See how to plan some healthy evening meals, without letting your ingredients go off.
Supported by
HelloFresh
40 mins
Indoors
The restaurant of home comforts
Invite family and friends to share in a night of feasting and storytelling. What will you cook?
1 hr 30
At camp
Extinguisher distinguishers
Test your quick-fire memory and learn to stop a fire before it gets out of control. Which extinguisher’s right for the fire?
10 mins
Indoors
Fire finders
Find a fictional fire (and know what to do about a real one) in this location guessing game.
45 mins
Indoors
Group swimming gala
Plan and host the perfect pool party and get everyone involved in some wicked watersports, games and activities.
3 hrs
In water
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