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We’ve found 29 activities:
Craft a kindness calendar
Make your own kindness calendar, with an act of kindness to do each day.
Supported by
Hobbycraft
30 mins
Indoors
Make hot chocolate spoons
Create some tasty hot chocolate spoons and get creative with the toppings.
45 mins
Indoors
Do you want to build a snowman?
Get your hands messy as you make snow and your very own snowman that won’t melt in summer!
30 mins
Indoors
Make a Nisse
Create a festive Norwegian gnome in this craft activity.
20 mins
Indoors
Make handprint celebration cards
Make a personalised card for someone you care about using your handprints or thumbprints
40 mins
Indoors
Make toilet roll party poppers
Create and decorate these cardboard confetti poppers to help celebrate.
30 mins
Indoors
Create spoon puppet superheroes
Choose someone who inspires you or a fictional character and create the perfect puppet.
1 hr
Indoors
Draw and score
Put your drawing skills to the test in this fun icebreaker.
10 mins
Indoors
Play Santa's Coming
Try our Christmas themed game of Captain’s Coming.
15 mins
Indoors
Fill the stocking
Get active and practise balancing with this festive relay game.
15 mins
Indoors
What's in the stocking?
Use your senses and work with your team to guess what’s in the stocking.
20 mins
Indoors
Play Snowbuddy Relay Race
Turn a teammate into a snowbuddy in this rapid race!
15 mins
Indoors
Take on the chocolate mint face race challenge
Move the chocolate from your forehead to your mouth and see who can eat it first in this fun and messy game!
15 mins
Indoors
Make paper snowflakes
Let it snow! Bring the outside in with this paper craft.
35 mins
Indoors
Create festive bottles
Make festive decorations out of plastic bottles, and put them around your home or meeting place.
1 hr
Indoors
Make some eco-friendly crackers
Make your own reusable cracker in this eco-conscious craft.
45 mins
Indoors
Make melted snow buddy biscuits
Enjoy easy festive fun by decorating these simple biscuits.
30 mins
Indoors
Tasty turkey dinner in a 'tater
Rustle up a delicious dinner with a twist, using a campfire and a potato.
1 hr 30
Outdoors
Play What's In The Box?
Delve into some mystery boxes, then use your senses to guess what’s inside.
20 mins
Indoors
Make campfire Christmas pudding
Add a festive touch to your campfire with this backwoods cooking treat.
45 mins
Indoors
Make festive chocolate truffles
Create some fun and festive treats!
1 hr
Indoors
Bubble wrapping
Create your own unique gift wrap with this fun eco-conscious activity.
45 mins
Indoors
Make salt dough decorations
Commemorate different events throughout the year with these fantastic ornaments.
45 mins
Indoors
Help a local foodbank
Visit a local food bank to find out about what they do and how you can help.
1 hr
Outdoors
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