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Create tin can insects
Upcycle litter into artistic garden ornaments with this creative craft.
50 mins
Indoors
Story time adventures
You can go almost anywhere with a story and your imagination. It’s time to choose a storybook and go on an adventure.
20 mins
Outdoors
Go cloud spotting
The clouds in the sky are way up high. One, two, three – how many can you see?
30 mins
Outdoors
Make caring cards for the local community
Spread some love around your community by creating and posting thoughtful cards.
30 mins
Indoors
My favourite story
Everyone loves different types of stories. It’s time to share your favourite story with your friends.
20 mins
Indoors
My adventure scrapbook
Create your own scrapbook to share your adventures with family and friends.
30 mins
Indoors
Create gardening comic strips
Look after your plant, watch it grow, and turn its adventure into a comic strip. It’s plant-tastic.
45 mins
At home
Grow a green caterpillar
Plant some seeds, then wait for them to sprout and give your grassy caterpillar a new hairstyle.
40 mins
Online
Advert savvy
Create a comic strip of your day and think about the different ways adverts can influence you.
30 mins
Indoors
Make an Eid lantern
Celebrate Eid al-Fitr by learning about Islam and making a lantern.
30 mins
Indoors
Set your own direction
Make your own compass to help you plan an escape route from the wilds of the Derbyshire Peak District.
1 hr 30
Online
Staying safe
Learn the Green Cross Code and toast your safety skills with some toasted marshmallows.
45 mins
Online
Grand prix
Think about fruit and veg, then get creative and make a fruit racing car for the grand prix.
50 mins
Online
Finding your way
How many physical activities can you do in a short space of time? Find out, then learn how to read a map to make exploring even more fun.
45 mins
Online
Sewing and snacks
Build a person using food found in your fridge, then learn how to sew a button or badge.
45 mins
Online
Try stop motion animation
Learn how you can make your own stop motion film.
1 hr 30
Online
Learn about saving and make your own bank
Create a safe place for you to collect your favourite things, and your own way of how you keep track of it.
1 hr
Indoors
It’s a money old world
Learn about the history (and geography) of money, then choose a creative way to show how it’s changed over the years.
Supported by
HSBC UK
45 mins
At home
Shopping story
If you want something, lots has to happen before you get it. Can you turn the stages into a story?
45 mins
Indoors
The movement map
Get moving as you talk about what went well and what was tricky.
5 mins
Indoors
Plan, do, review
Plan how you’ll tackle a game or activity, then put it into action and reflect with your team.
10 mins
Indoors
Put your teamwork to the test
Play a game, then reflect on your teamwork and how you worked together to achieve your goals.
5 mins
Indoors
Celebrate Holi with a colourful scavenger hunt
Search for items of all different colours as you learn about this Hindu festival.
30 mins
Indoors
‘How are you?’ times two
Sometimes people say they’re OK even when they’re not. Learn to spot some potential signs and commit to asking people twice.
Supported by
The Rail Industry
45 mins
Indoors
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