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We’ve found 147 activities:
Telescopic creations
Use simple materials to make a telescope then look into the sky and discover the stars.
30 mins
Indoors
Learn how to safely put oil in a vehicle’s engine
Keep the engine turning by checking and topping up the level of engine oil.
20 mins
Outdoors
Lightbulb moment
Time to shine as you change the headlight, brake light or indicator on a motorcycle.
15 mins
Outdoors
Clean screen machine
You’ll only be able to look where you’re going if you can check and refill the windscreen wash bottle of a car.
10 mins
Outdoors
Tread carefully
Tread carefully as we examine some tyres to check that they’re roadworthy and meet legal requirements.
10 mins
Outdoors
Team transformers (car)
How does a car work? Learn about different car parts by acting them out in this busy activity.
15 mins
Outdoors
Non-stop wiper swap
Keep your screen sparkling clean by changing your wiper blades.
10 mins
Outdoors
Rubber for the road
Try not to get in a spin as we learn about removing and replacing the wheel on a vehicle.
30 mins
Outdoors
MOT check-up (car)
Do you know what an MOT test involves? Find out and get a car ready for its big day.
30 mins
Indoors
Car radiator check-up
Check the coolant and top up the radiator. See it through to the end, and don’t get cold feet.
30 mins
Outdoors
Break the ice
Stay cool as we learn how to stay safe in cold and icy waters.
25 mins
Indoors
Mirror me: the warm-up
Get moving and jumping to get those hearts pumping, as we find out how to prepare for a sporting challenge.
10 mins
Indoors
Rugby rumble
Rucks and mauls and oval balls – it’s a group-led, round-robin rugby challenge!
1 hr
Indoors
How ads start fads
Discover how adverts are used to make us want things, then have a go at making a healthy ad.
50 mins
Indoors
Brownsea Island discs
There are worse places to be stranded than Brownsea Island, especially if you can take some of your favourite tunes with you.
45 mins
Indoors
Try stave dancing
Make sure your staves stay standing in this test of listening skills and reactions.
5 mins
Indoors
Chair football
Play this classic sport while seated in chairs. Talk tactics and positions before you start and see which team wins!
10 mins
Outdoors
Five ways to wellbeing chatterbox
Do you know the five ways to wellbeing? Explore how they relate to your life with a chatterbox.
30 mins
Indoors
Wellbeing wheels
Create a spinning wheel to inspire others to boost their wellbeing.
1 hr 30
Indoors
Play keep ball
Practice your rugby passing skills and work together to stop the ball from dropping.
Supported by
England Rugby (The RFU)
20 mins
Outdoors
Fundraising Superstars
Decorate some special stars and learn how selling things can raise money for the local community.
30 mins
Indoors
Bark worse than their bite
Monstrous bark-rubbing creatures are coming to life! Make one from a Scottish tree and see for yourself.
1 hr
Outdoors
Host your own homemade Highland Games
Create a clan, then complete in these homemade Highland Games to discover the traditions of this competitive Scottish event.
1 hr
Outdoors
Take a shake break
Shake away your fears and doubts as we see how mindfulness can help us take our minds off our problems
1 hr
Indoors
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