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Welcoming messages
Send a welcoming message to young refugees and displaced children to show them they are welcome in the UK.
1 hr
Indoors
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Make and play Yut Nori
Learn about a traditional Korean game, make the board and have a go at playing it with your friends.
45 mins
Outdoors
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70 things
Set yourself a 70 things challenge to represent the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
1 hr
Indoors
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Treasure hunt
Improve your local knowledge and map reading skills while hunting for treasure.
Supported by
Niantic
1 hr 25
Socially distanced outdoors
Incident Hike
Add a twist to a planned hike with surprise games and encounters along the way.
Supported by
Niantic
1 hr 30
Outdoors
Meet a tree
Can you use your senses to find out which tree you met? Trust you partner and get connected to nature.
Supported by
Generation Green
20 mins
Outdoors
Sound fists
Relax and listen to the sounds of nature. Can you recreate what you hear?
Supported by
Generation Green
15 mins
Outdoors
Commitment stones
Experience your local environment and make a commitment to protect it.
Supported by
Generation Green
15 mins
Indoors
Natural sculptures
Take a walk in your imagination. Can you recreate objects using natural materials?
Supported by
Generation Green
20 mins
Outdoors
I wonder why
Have you ever stopped and thought… why? Practice curiosity with this simple activity.
Supported by
Generation Green
30 mins
Outdoors
Memorial Flames
Observe Holocaust Memorial Day with this group art activity.
Supported by
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
1 hr
At home
Salt Dough
Roll into the winter season with these festive DIY ornaments.
45 mins
Indoors
Festive Chocolate Truffles
Create some fun and festive treats!
1 hr
At home
Campfire christmas pudding
Add a festive touch to your campfire with this backwoods cooking treat.
45 mins
Indoors
Bubble wrapping
Create your own unique gift wrap with this fun eco-conscious activity.
45 mins
Indoors
Nature’s Orchestra
Get musical with nature – can you play your favourite tune with items around you?
Supported by
Generation Green
15 mins
Outdoors
Mini solo
Can you become one with nature? Take time to explore and connect with the area around you.
Supported by
Generation Green
1 hr 5
Outdoors
On the flipside
Use your senses to see nature from a different perspective.
Supported by
Generation Green
20 mins
Outdoors
Waggle dancing
Become a buzzing bee and use signals to direct your teammates to the right flower.
Supported by
Generation Green
45 mins
Indoors
Something sticky
Close your eyes and memorise the feeling and shape of a stick. Can you identify your stick from a collection?
Supported by
Generation Green
10 mins
Indoors
Discovery treasure hunt
Discover nature by heading out on a treasure hunt. How many items will you find?
Supported by
Generation Green
25 mins
Outdoors
Nature’s paint pallet
Can you find all the different colours in nature? Go on a walk and see what you can see.
Supported by
Generation Green
30 mins
Outdoors
Helping hands
Share a happy thought or motivating message with your helping hands.
Supported by
The British Red Cross
30 mins
Socially distanced indoors
What colour am I?
Explore different feelings and learn about emotions with colour, paint, and movement.
20 mins
Indoors
Kindness jars
Make a kindness jar to show someone how much you care about them.
Supported by
The British Red Cross
30 mins
At home
Sharing shoebox
Create your own sharing shoebox to tell everyone what you got up to.
Supported by
Save the Children
20 mins
Indoors
The best bridge
Build the strongest bridge you can then put it to the test.
20 mins
Indoors
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