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We’ve found 748 activities:
Play trespassing train
Try this game to see just how hard it can be to sneak past a train and learn why you should never trespass on the railways
Supported by
The Rail Industry
10 mins
Outdoors
Play train controller crossing
Learn about staying safe at the railway as you try this twist on 'red light, green light'
Supported by
The Rail Industry
10 mins
Indoors
Design your own battery recycling box
Learn about the importance of recycling batteries as you make your own box to collect and recycle batteries
Supported by
VARTA
30 mins
Indoors
Play raft, row and retrieve
Put your boating skills to the test and see if your team can be the first to collect the most items on the water.
Supported by
Royal Navy
30 mins
On water
Practice public speaking - You teach, I deliver
Partner up and learn something new, teach what you have learned to others.
Supported by
Get Into Teaching
1 hr
Indoors
Play tag the line
Work as a team with this strategic wide game.
30 mins
At camp
Cardboard canoes
Design and build boats out of cardboard, and then test them in your own competition.
3 hrs
At camp
Make a small pet foraging box
Create a treasure hunt box for a small animal, such as a hamster, to explore and find tasty treats.
Supported by
Pets at Home
30 mins
Indoors
Run a battery recycling competition
Within your group or within your community, run a battery recycling competition to help the environment
Supported by
VARTA
15 mins
Indoors
Plant your own trees
Grow a tree and help to reduce carbon emissions.
Supported by
VARTA
30 mins
Outdoors
Play try time
Try playing this classic wide game and see who can bring back the ball without being caught.
Supported by
England Rugby (The RFU)
30 mins
Outdoors
Learn about the history of Scouts
Read a story, listen for your key word, then race a friend through the ladder.
45 mins
Indoors
Play the Paper Bin Game
Explore voting barriers for different groups
20 mins
Indoors
Play a game of Ninja
Be the last one standing in this strategic icebreaker game.
10 mins
Indoors
Play show me the money
This activity helps young people to think about the role of the government and how they choose to spend money.
20 mins
Indoors
Make Disney Simba inspired spaghetti and squash
Put a tasty and creative spin on your plate of spaghetti and turn it into a mane-event!
1 hr
Indoors
Make a Lion King inspired Pride Rock
Be inspired by Disney's The Lion King as you paint your own version of Pride Rock for your community
1 hr
Outdoors
Timon and Pumbaa - brilliant bug hunt
Go on an adventure like Disney’s Timon and Pumbaa, and find bugs around your local area.
1 hr
Outdoors
Make some mini moon craters
Learn about the Moon by using pebbles, and flour or sand, to make craters.
Supported by
UK Space Agency
30 mins
Indoors
Play Canoe Polo
Use your kayak skills in this fun water based game
30 mins
On water
Make your own bubble wands
Get ready to blow some bubbles by making your own pipe cleaner bubble wands.
45 mins
Indoors
Toasting marshmallows
Safely use fire to roast fluffy marshmallows and enjoy them with your friends.
40 mins
Outdoors
Try ceilidh dancing
Learn a traditional Strip the Willow dance from Scotland.
30 mins
Indoors
Go birdwatching
Try identifying different birds by the noise they make and see if you can make the same sounds.
Supported by
Nattergal
45 mins
Outdoors
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