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We’ve found 748 activities:
The spotty dotty road
Work together, use trial and error, and listen to your team to find the only way across the spotty dotty road.
10 mins
Indoors
Interacting with different communities
One way to understand a faith or culture is to step into someone else’s shoes and visit the place they practice it.
1 hr
Outdoors
Make a nature World Membership Badge
Make your own Scout World Membership Badge out of natural materials, then learn about its parts.
20 mins
Indoors
Make tactile art
Create a piece of artwork you can explore with your hands.
45 mins
Indoors
Get your scoot on
Give scooting a go in this fun taster session.
40 mins
Indoors
Mystic biscuit moons
Observe the Moon, then recreate a much tastier version with a biscuit (or two).
35 mins
Indoors
Naughty elephants spray water
Learn the points of the compass with this energetic game.
10 mins
Indoors
Eye to I-Spy
Test your map reading skills and eye for detail by navigating a route and spotting things along the way.
50 mins
Outdoors
Blue sky thinking
As a team, design the aircraft of your dreams. Show it to others, and appreciate their creations too.
Supported by
The Royal Air Force (RAF)
30 mins
Indoors
Bake or boil?
How do you like to cook your food? Learn about cooking methods, and match them with the foods you like to eat.
30 mins
Indoors
Changing your coat
Understand your local coat of arms, then make your own shield. Find out where you might find local examples of heraldry.
1 hr
Indoors
Spot your local landmarks
Learn about your local area by making a route, then navigating your way around with someone else’s directions.
1 hr
Outdoors
The Scout Times
A big story is about to break, and it’s down to you to sniff out facts, interview witnesses, and report the truth.
50 mins
Indoors
Hack attack
Can you crack the hacker's code to save technology, and use your own code to communicate with others on the mission?
25 mins
Indoors
Hello with the flow
Spend a few minutes meeting others and chatting about the topic you’re given. How well do you know each other?
20 mins
Indoors
YouShape paper snowball fight
Share your ideas for future activities and adventures by throwing them around the room in a ‘snowball’ fight.
10 mins
Indoors
Grab it, bag it
See if you can pack your bag without taking someone else’s items. What do you need for different adventures?
30 mins
Indoors
YouShape cool wall challenge
Where do different badges and activities belong on the cool wall? It’s up to your group to decide.
20 mins
Indoors
Sing some campfire songs
Create a campfire and then sing some fun songs around it.
45 mins
Outdoors
Chariots of water
Practice knots and lashings, then test your skills by building chariots and racing them outdoors.
1 hr
Outdoors
Make your badge bucket list
Make a list of your favourite badges, then choose the badge the group want to achieve.
30 mins
Indoors
YouShape badge battle
Pit the badges against each other, then choose the badge the group want to achieve.
30 mins
Indoors
Disastrous DIY
Tell a story full of DIY mishaps – then work out how to prevent them happening to you.
15 mins
Indoors
The secretive secret agent agency
Show your problem-solving skills through a series of tasks and puzzles – have you got what it takes to be a spy?
50 mins
Indoors
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