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We’ve found 277 activities:
Play train controller crossing
Learn about staying safe at the railway as you try this twist on 'red light, green light'
Supported by
The Rail Industry
10 mins
Indoors
Try ceilidh dancing
Learn a traditional Strip the Willow dance from Scotland.
30 mins
Indoors
Play the floor is lava
Work as a team to move across the playing area. Whatever you do, don’t touch the floor!
10 mins
Indoors
Play 40:40
Play the classic game of hide and seek, with a race back to base. It’s also known as Scatter and 123 Home.
35 mins
Outdoors
Play What time is it, Mr Wolf?
Play this classic game to see if you can get to the finish line without ending up as the Wolf’s lunch.
15 mins
Outdoors
Play Up and Down
Send the ball around the circle in this energetic game, trying not to let it fall!
15 mins
Indoors
Play Sharky, Sharky
Will the fishes make it past the shark as they race across the space, or will they end up being caught as seaweed?
15 mins
At camp
Balloon balance battle
Work as a team to get the balloons to the finish line as quickly as possible in this race.
30 mins
At a centre
Learn about the Black Stone
Explore a story of peace from Islam, with a teamwork balloon-balancing game.
30 mins
Indoors
Try a railway safety quiz
Test your train and railway safety knowledge with this fun quiz, which is sure to get you train-travel ready.
Supported by
The Rail Industry
30 mins
Indoors
Train safety obstacle course
Learn all about electricity at the railway as you move your way through this quick obstacle course.
Supported by
The Rail Industry
45 mins
Outdoors
Circle tag
Race round the circle and get to the space before your friends.
10 mins
Indoors
In the pond, out the pond
Practising jumping in and out of a pond in this fun listening circle game.
10 mins
Indoors
Broken telephone
Try to pass the message on without getting crossed wires!
10 mins
Indoors
Elephant ball
Pretend to be elephants and use your trunk to pass the ball around the circle.
10 mins
Indoors
Play Gimme 5!
Learn everyone’s names in this fun icebreaker as your race to give high fives!
10 mins
Outdoors
Play Hot Potato
Pass a beanbag around the circle, but be quick, it’s a hot potato!
10 mins
Outdoors
Distracted! You’ve crossed the line
In a crowded train station, you can easily be distracted which can be dangerous. Adjust your focus and take in what’s happening around you
Supported by
The Rail Industry
45 mins
Indoors
Play Rhythm Master
Be an effective detective and find the master of rhythm in this quick team game.
10 mins
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Cat and mouse
Get everyone moving and thinking with this energetic parachute game.
10 mins
Outdoors
Catch the dragon’s tail
Celebrate Lunar New Year with this fun game from China. Will the head catch the tail?
10 mins
Outdoors
Play 'to me, to you' parachute game
You’ll have to work as a team to roll the ball across the parachute to your friends.
10 mins
Indoors
Play Catch the Cat Burglar
How silently can you creep? Go head to head against the guard in this stealthy game.
10 mins
Indoors
Play Flapping Fish
Race your team's paper fish in a relay and see who comes out the winner!
10 mins
Indoors
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