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We’ve found 46 activities:
Scouts’ Own for VE 80
Just like plants, our beliefs and values have roots, but how do your beliefs and values grow?
15 mins
Outdoors
Run a JOTA-JOTI event
A unique opportunity to connect with Scouts all around the world by taking part in an international jamboree.
6 hrs
Indoors
Where do you stand?
Explore your views and how they compare to some of the manifesto commitments from political parties
30 mins
Indoors
Renewing your promise
Renew your promise with your group and think about what the Scout promise means
20 mins
Indoors
Planning and running a community event
Make a difference by hosting a community event in your local area.
3 hrs
Indoors
Play Equity Spaghetti
Work together to achieve a shared goal, and explore how it feels to be on the receiving end of differential treatment.
30 mins
Indoors
Discover how Scouts have always helped
Travel back in time to explore how Scouts have supported refugees and how their empathy to those in need has made a difference.
30 mins
Indoors
Make welcoming messages
Send a welcoming message to young refugees and displaced children from around the world, to show them they are welcome in the UK.
1 hr
Indoors
Learn about Holocaust Memorial Day
Observe Holocaust Memorial Day with this group art activity.
Supported by
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
1 hr
Indoors
Be the change
Plan how your group can make a positive change in your community.
Supported by
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
30 mins
Indoors
Run a St George's Day quiz
Why do Scouts celebrate St George’s Day? Find out with a fun quiz.
30 mins
Indoors
A virtual Remembrance reflection
Hold a successful virtual Remembrance reflection with our hints and tips.
30 mins
Online
Learn about affinity bias
Play the tag game and find out about the idea of affinity bias, then see what we all share in common.
20 mins
Indoors
Time for tea
Spend some quali-tea time together with this GongFu guide to cha, chat, and chill.
1 hr
Indoors
Make a difference with Scouts all over the world
Get in touch globally and discover how Scouts around the world are making change happen.
45 mins
Online
Help a local foodbank
Visit a local food bank to find out about what they do and how you can help.
1 hr
Outdoors
International health hazards
Inspect infections and highlight hazards as we take a look at some global threats to our health.
45 mins
Indoors
Create a community garden
Create a new garden or area for your local community.
4 hrs
Indoors
Organise a de-stresstival
Put on an event to show your community what you’ve learned about wellbeing and promote better mental health for all.
4 hrs
At camp
Ready to respond
Help prepare your community to cope with an emergency.
1 hr
Indoors
Host a Scouts’ Own
Hosting A Scouts’ Own is the perfect way to reflect on all of the opportunities Scouts brings.
20 mins
Indoors
The power of kindness
The British Red Cross use people’s kind gifts of time and money to help others. Find out how the BRC look out for you and me!
1 hr 30
Indoors
Spider solutions
Use a spider’s web to identify some problems people face when it comes to mental health and come up with some solutions.
1 hr
Indoors
Unfair rules
Choose your chair with care in this rule-changing challenge, as we see how some rules make life tough for homeless people.
30 mins
Indoors
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