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Quilts for a cause
Get together and make a difference as you stitch up a storm.
1 hr 30
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
Veggie bakes
Use vegetables in some of your favourite bakes to add in an extra hit of healthy.
1 hr 30
Indoors
Destination oscillation
Practice your building skills by creating a Morse code oscillator and sending a message to your friends.
30 mins
Indoors
Kind signs
Pass your friends a compliment – without letting them know who it’s from!
20 mins
Indoors
Playing to the gallery
Turn the meeting place into a photo gallery as you snap scenes and styles to show friends and family.
3 hrs
Indoors
Pinhole pictures
Make your own version of a pinhole camera – the very first photographic device. Can you still take the perfect shot?
1 hr
Indoors
Green machine
Repurpose rubbish for craft cameras to come up with useful accessories that don’t harm the planet.
25 mins
Indoors
Self-health challenge
How will you handle your new healthy habit? Track your behaviour across the week and see how many boxes you tick.
20 mins
Indoors
Explore the world of art
Find an interest then share your enthusiasm with your friends. There’s more to art than you might think.
1 hr
Indoors
Shaky sorbets
Salt ‘n shake to make your own sorbet and take a scoop, as we learn a quick trick for a healthy treat.
30 mins
Online
Bedtime stories
Think up a tale inside your head about a good routine for going to bed!
50 mins
Indoors
Create origami Scout uniforms
Fold for fun and create the uniform of Scouts in a different country in this traditional origami challenge.
25 mins
Online
It’s knot you, it’s me!
Knots can be more than they seem. Discover the art of macramé and how different knots make different patterns.
1 hr
Indoors
Food-doku
The right foods add up to a healthy diet. Solve the food sudoku puzzles and see who knows their onions (and lettuce)!
20 mins
Indoors
Get SMART
Use the SMART acronym to nail down the perfect personal challenge and set yourself up for success.
30 mins
Indoors
It takes two
Team up and confound the group by correctly guessing their chosen card… without seeing it!
1 hr
Indoors
Sew your own flag
Craft a flag for your patrol to fly in this test of precision, patience and sewing skills.
1 hr 30
Indoors
Meals on wheels
Explore the shapes and sizes of the food groups that make up a balanced diet, by building brilliant bread-mobiles.
50 mins
Indoors
Learn about healthy sleep habits
Take on some mazes and miss the bedtime distractions, as you learn how to avoid the things that make sleep tricky.
20 mins
At home
Insides out
Investigate digestion in the intestine as we take a close-up look at where our grub goes.
50 mins
Indoors
Groovy smoothies
Set your taste buds moving and grooving as we craft delicious healthy smoothies.
50 mins
Indoors
Let the dice decide
It’s up to the roll of the dice to decide what you’ll be doing in this all-action activity.
10 mins
Indoors
Bake foraged blackberry crumble
Forage for some brilliant blackberries and create a fantastic fruity crumble.
50 mins
Outdoors
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