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We’ve found 644 activities:
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 short film
Edit your own video to tell the story of how you protected our environment, show others, and inspire them to do the same.
1 hr
Indoors
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
Run an eco-friendly camp
Share what you’ve learned about saving the planet by hosting an environmentally friendly camp.
4 hrs
Outdoors
Wise up to waste
Rubbish doesn’t disappear when it’s thrown away. Find out how long it takes to break down and how you can help.
45 mins
Indoors
Scouts got talent
Put on a performance to show what you’ve learned about mental health and what you’ll do next.
2 hrs
Indoors
Food for thought
Learn how to eat more sustainably and create a book of recipes to save the planet.
1 hr
Indoors
Le capitaine arrive
Learn some basic French while playing this adapted version of Captain’s coming.
10 mins
Indoors
Drie blikkies
Discover this traditional game from South Africa and work as a team to score the most points.
15 mins
Indoors
Learn about affinity bias
Play the tag game and find out about the idea of affinity bias, then see what we all share in common.
20 mins
Indoors
Build your squad
Work together to guess your friends’ new identities and add them to your squad.
20 mins
Outdoors
Virtual hide and seek
Test your group’s online observation with some fast-paced, high-tech hiding and seeking.
10 mins
Online
Chase the shape
Find the shapes that match your list. Will you be the first to find them in the right order?
20 mins
Outdoors
Virtual guess who
Turn your online meeting into a game board, then narrow down your options before you guess who.
20 mins
Online
See it, say it and spot the difference
Learn to see it, say it and sort it in this game of spot the difference and practice spotting changes in your surroundings.
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The Rail Industry
45 mins
Indoors
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
Tie, match and build
You’ll need to use all of your outdoor skills and work as a team to complete this outdoor skills relay race.
30 mins
Outdoors
Run an online quiz with Kahoot
Create and host your own online quiz with this handy how-to guide.
30 mins
Online
Virtual scavenger hunt
Get searching for different items, solve the clues and bring them back to get points.
10 mins
Online
Try filtering water using natural materials
Search your surroundings and use natural materials to clean up your water source.
40 mins
Outdoors
Footgolf
Practise your aim as you kick a football across a course. Will you get a hole in one?
20 mins
Outdoors
Tripod football
Make a tripod then set it on the pitch. Can you work together to score a goal without abandoning your creation?
40 mins
Indoors
Try using a flint and steel
Learn how to make fire with a fire steel and cook a tasty snack.
45 mins
Outdoors
Duck, duck, goose
Encourage everyone to get active with this fun, traditional children’s game.
10 mins
Indoors
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