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We’ve found 974 activities:
Rope spaghetti
Tackle a tangle in this rope coiling relay.
25 mins
Outdoors
Fuel for thought
Don’t be a fool when dealing with fuel, as we enlighten ourselves on how best to check and use stoves and lanterns.
20 mins
Indoors
First aid kit Kim’s game
Get to grips with what should be in our first aid kits in this quick game.
20 mins
Indoors
Is your patrol ready to roll?
Learn what to look for as you check your kit to see that it’s in a fit state before your next adventure.
25 mins
Indoors
Moving with the tides
Learn the basics of nautical navigation and design active games to put your knowledge to the test.
Supported by
Trinity House
1 hr
Indoors
Time travelling teams
Learn about navigation through the ages and in modern times.
45 mins
Indoors
Cruise control
Learn how wind affects the speed of flight and how quickly a bird could reach your home.
30 mins
Indoors
Learn about latitude and longitude
Learn about latitude and longitude lines, then use them to find your birthday earthquake (or birth quake!)
1 hr 30
Indoors
Fashion a fender
Braid some brilliant boat bumpers from the right sort of rope as we whip up some fancy fenders.
Supported by
Trinity House
45 mins
Outdoors
Learn about the three different Norths
Learn about the three different types of north, where they come from, and how to use them to navigate.
25 mins
Indoors
Fantasy flights
Work together to understand some useful aviation calculations and plot an imaginary flight.
40 mins
Indoors
Put your pecks in order
You are what you eat, so find out how best to keep poultry and get some egg-cellent food from your blissful brood.
1 hr
Outdoors
Mariners’ maps and mishaps
Tell stories from the high seas and learn to plot voyages on nautical charts.
Supported by
Trinity House
1 hr 30
Indoors
Knot your average angler
Develop your angling knot-ledge and test to see how much weight your knots can hold.
40 mins
Outdoors
When tides collide
Find out what makes the highest high and the lowest low in this game of tidal flow.
Supported by
Trinity House
30 mins
Indoors
Rules of the nautical road
Find out who has right of way on the waves and learn about the International Regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea.
Supported by
Trinity House
1 hr
Indoors
Take part in Iftar under the stars
Learn about Ramadan and celebrate Iftar with activities, recipes, and crafts.
1 hr 30
Indoors
Wild wind
Find out how to tell a fresh breeze from a near gale in this game about the Beaufort scale.
Supported by
Trinity House
30 mins
Indoors
Build a bottle boat
Learn some basic sailing terminology in this bottle-based, boat building bonanza.
Supported by
Trinity House
45 mins
Indoors
I’m hooked
Time to fish through your contacts list, as we invite along an expert to help everyone prepare for a group fishing trip.
1 hr
Outdoors
Try Buddhist meditation
Try and breathe like the Buddha with this basic meditation technique.
20 mins
Indoors
Learn about pilgrimages
Plan your own small-scale pilgrimage to visit a local place of worship or sacred site.
2 hrs
Indoors
Create a Buddhist prayer flag
Learn about Buddhist texts and teachings and print a square prayer to share.
1 hr
Indoors
Knife skills
Learn how to safely use and take care of a knife, then put your skills to the test by creating a simple peg.
Supported by
Victorinox
1 hr 30
Indoors
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