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The perfect campfire
Learn how to build and light a campfire, then sing around it, to give everyone a warm welcome to a Scouts tradition.
45 mins
Outdoors
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Desert island dash
Get moving and work together to escape dragons in this fun wide game.
25 mins
Outdoors
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Den building
Work with your friends to make a strong and interesting den from natural materials. What will you create?
1 hr
Outdoors
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Create a fantasy character
Create a character and meet your mates in this introduction to online adventures.
Supported by
Dungeons & Dragons
20 mins
Online
Light painting
Try your hand at some long exposure photography and paint with light on a dark night.
30 mins
Socially distanced outdoors
Multimedia scrapbook
Explore different ways of documenting your A Million Hands project then share your creations with your local community.
Supported by
WWF
1 hr
Indoors
Better mental health for all postcards
Create a postcard to share what you’ve learned about mental health and give others some wellbeing tips.
Supported by
Mind, SAMH, Inspire NI
1 hr
Indoors
Chinese window flowers
Liven up the place with some Chinese paper cut artwork – chop chop!
30 mins
Socially distanced indoors
Sew a poppy wreath
Mark Remembrance as a group by crafting your own felt poppy wreath.
Supported by
The Royal British Legion
25 mins
Socially distanced indoors
Craft a cotton poppy
Sew some poppies and mark Remembrance together with this online craft.
Supported by
The Royal British Legion
20 mins
Online
Paracord poppies
Mark Remembrance together by crafting a paracord poppy.
Supported by
The Royal British Legion
1 hr
Indoors
Swedish Scout semlor
Celebrate a fettisdagen fika with this simple recipe for some Scouts semla buns.
30 mins
Online
Brazilian brigadeiros
Try this super simple recipe and make some traditional Brazilian sweets.
45 mins
Online
Tangyuan time
Celebrate the winter solstice with these simple Taiwanese treats.
30 mins
Online
Four ingredient fika
Cook up some kanelbullar with this simple Swedish cinnamon roll recipe.
30 mins
Online
Camp stove doughnuts
Set up your stoves and rustle up some delicious doughy delights.
30 mins
Indoors
Tin can pancakes
Make your own mini stove and whip up a batch of delicious but tiny pancakes.
30 mins
Indoors
Tie, match, and build
You’ll need to use all of your outdoor skills and work as a team to complete this outdoor skills relay race.
30 mins
Socially distanced outdoors
Tripod football
Make a tripod then set it on the pitch. Can you work together to score a goal without abandoning your creation?
Supported by
Walker Books
40 mins
Socially distanced indoors
In the mood
Take the next steps on your journey and research and create a digital mood board together.
Supported by
Nominet
1 hr
Indoors
What’s your problem?
Find out more about supporting your local community in this internet-based challenge.
Supported by
Nominet
30 mins
Indoors
Picture this
Create a piece of photographic art that encourages everyone to look more closely at an issue that matters to them.
Supported by
Nominet
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
Fantasy flights
Work together to understand some useful aviation calculations and plot an imaginary flight.
40 mins
Indoors
Print a prayer flag
Learn about Buddhist texts and teachings and print a square prayer to share.
1 hr
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
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
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