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We’ve found 748 activities:
Learn about the Countryside Code
Learn the Countryside Code in an interactive game to get you ready for the outdoors.
20 mins
Indoors
Escape route planning
Plan the best way to exit your home in case of a fire.
30 mins
Indoors
Learn about seasonal food
Learn about how fruit and vegetables are grown and when it’s best to harvest them.
15 mins
Indoors
Storm in a teacup
Understand energy by creating your own tornado.
Supported by
Rolls-Royce
20 mins
Indoors
Danger zone
Spot potential hazards in your meeting place and find out how to protect against them.
1 hr
Indoors
Art gallery scavenger hunt
Visit an art gallery, and work as a team to hunt down pieces of art. Can you find them all?
3 hrs 20
Indoors
Build a star fire
Learn how to build and light a star fire and enjoy its warmth.
40 mins
Indoors
Design plant label popsicle sticks
Design your own plant label and play a short game to test it out.
10 mins
Indoors
One person’s rubbish is another person’s landmark
Turn your recycling into a famous landmark from another country, then discover what life is like there.
25 mins
Indoors
Billy can breakfast beans
Work together to make a tasty and filling breakfast using a billy can, some beans, and a fire.
20 mins
Outdoors
Smoothing things out
Straighten out your scarves and un-crease your jumpers in this ironing activity.
30 mins
Indoors
Go insect spotting
Head outdoors to explore the trees, leaves, butterflies and bugs waiting to be discovered.
1 hr
Outdoors
Human battleships
Will your team’s grid reference knowledge help you win this life-sized version of a classic game?
25 mins
Indoors
Get composting
Learn how to compost your food and garden waste.
20 mins
Indoors
Team tidy
Test teamwork with this tidying up game that makes clearing up an activity – all on its own.
10 mins
Indoors
See you later, navigator
Let a chatterbox decide how you’ll help your friends navigate from one place to another.
1 hr
Outdoors
Building memories
As a team recreate a display of random items that only one of your group can see.
20 mins
Indoors
Try the human knot game
Hold hands and tangle yourselves into a knot, then work together to untie yourselves without letting go of each other.
10 mins
Indoors
Hidden treasure
Blindfolded treasure hunters need their friends’ help to make it through an obstacle course and claim the prize.
15 mins
Indoors
Learn about the water cycle
Play four fun games to learn about the water cycle, but if you want your team to win, you might need to get wet.
1 hr
Outdoors
Sports charades
Kick-off with a game of sports charades to get everyone thinking and sharing.
30 mins
Outdoors
Damper snakes
Make a tasty bread dough with this classic backwoods cooking recipe.
30 mins
Outdoors
Snug as a bug
Everyone needs somewhere to call home, and invertebrates are no exception.
1 hr
Outdoors
Seeing stars
Make your own planisphere, then take it outside and connect the dots in the night sky to spot the constellations.
35 mins
Indoors
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