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We’ve found 974 activities:
What floats your boat?
Get your science ship-shape before taking to the high seas, as we look at how we make boats buoyant.
Supported by
Rolls-Royce
45 mins
Indoors
Dye another day
It’s time to roll the dyes as we experiment with some tie-riffic natural colours and fabrics.
Supported by
Rolls-Royce
1 hr 30
Indoors
Make food matter
Do you know how much food gets wasted? Make something tasty with food that would otherwise get thrown away.
45 mins
Indoors
Track your food footprint
Learn some simple ways to save food from ending up in the rubbish bin.
Supported by
HelloFresh
25 mins
Indoors
Save the sky-port
Put your problem-solving skills to the test by mining as much sky-gold as possible to save the citizens of Barak-Urbaz.
40 mins
Indoors
National knowledge
Plan a route across the country, then pitch it to the group. Will yours be chosen?
45 mins
Indoors
VE prepared
Find out about how Scouts used their skills to help communities in the second world war.
1 hr
Indoors
Guess the Scout badge from the past
Explore how Scouts used their skills to help communities during the second world war.
25 mins
Indoors
Quizzical vehicles
It’s time to test your vehicle knowledge. Will you become a quiz whizz?
15 mins
Indoors
Cook for change
Cook up a storm, then bring your community together to share a meal and chat about how to end homelessness for good.
4 hrs
Indoors
Perform to inform
Take to the stage and raise awareness of issues surrounding homelessness.
4 hrs
Indoors
Questions for change
Start conversations in your local community and discover people’s perceptions about homelessness.
4 hrs
Indoors
Share the invisible struggle
Get creative and show people that there’s more to homelessness than meets the eye.
4 hrs
Indoors
Carbon conscious
Find out how lifestyle choices impact our planet and raise awareness in 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
Create a community garden
Create a new garden or area for your local community.
4 hrs
Indoors
High flying historians
Develop your curiosity, fly back in time, then report back to your peers in this research challenge.
1 hr 30
At a centre
Mud, glorious mud
Clean your walking boots until they gleam, then waterproof them so they’re ready for your next adventure.
Supported by
GO Outdoors
15 mins
Indoors
Learn about Afghanistan
Learn about the crisis in Afghanistan and create artwork to show your support for children forced to leave their homes.
4 hrs
Indoors
Channel your inner journalist
Channel your inner journalist as you reshape the news and narratives around homelessness and explain the solutions.
1 hr
Indoors
Share an international activity
Share meals, games, and dances from communities who’ve been affected by conflict.
2 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
Learn about resistors
Learn about electronics and practice reading resistors in this colour recognising race.
20 mins
Indoors
LEDs celebrate!
Combine some common household items with an LED and a battery to make lovely, light-up greetings cards.
50 mins
Indoors
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