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We’ve found 748 activities:
Play map symbol bingo
Have fun learning all about map symbols with this brilliant bingo game.
45 mins
Indoors
Try gauze weaving from Gaza
Try making some gauze out of cotton and find out about its history.
1 hr
Indoors
Play the floor is lava
Work as a team to move across the playing area. Whatever you do, don’t touch the floor!
10 mins
Indoors
Play What time is it, Mr Wolf?
Play this classic game to see if you can get to the finish line without ending up as the Wolf’s lunch.
15 mins
Outdoors
Play I went to market and I bought
See how much you can remember in this marvellous market memory game.
10 mins
Indoors
Make Queen Elsa’s ice palace snowflakes
Learn what makes Queen Elsa and you special by creating unique snowflakes.
45 mins
Indoors
Make campfire fajitas
Try cooking up these fun fajitas for your next camp meal
1 hr
At camp
Explore the impact of online content
Discover the different ways that online content can positively and negatively influence people’s ideas, emotions and behaviours.
30 mins
Indoors
Play a Norwegian tag game
Try a game of tag that’s similar to ‘Stuck in the mud' or ‘Freeze tag’.
10 mins
Outdoors
Power a lightbulb using potato energy
Use the power of potatoes and pennies to create a circuit that lights up a bulb.
Supported by
Rolls-Royce
1 hr
At camp
Make conductive dough
Learn about electricity and conduction and make a fun dough that conducts electricity.
Supported by
Rolls-Royce
1 hr
Indoors
Soft archery
Try this easy introduction to archery for younger Scouts.
1 hr 30
Indoors
Make an electric car
Put electricity to the test and make a moving car from recycled materials.
Supported by
Rolls-Royce
1 hr 30
Indoors
Make your own graggers
Make noisemakers and explore the story behind the Jewish festival of Purim.
45 mins
Indoors
Bake Purim biscuits
Make triangular treats called Hamantaschen to mark the Jewish festival of Purim.
45 mins
Indoors
Try alphabet photography
Spot and photograph letters of the alphabet hidden in the world around you, then use the photos to spell out the name of your group.
1 hr 30
Outdoors
Adventure responsibly
Learn about how adventures can impact the environment and make some pledges to be more aware on your next adventure.
Supported by
Dacia
30 mins
Indoors
Bake Sugar Skull Biscuits
Learn all about Dia de los Muertos – Day of the Dead – and take a delicious spin on a traditional sugar skull
1 hr
Indoors
Clean up a local waterway or marine area
Protect seas, lakes, rivers, canals and more, so everyone can enjoy their time by the water.
Supported by
Royal Navy
30 mins
Outdoors
Make Day of the Dead bunting
Learn all about Dia de los Muertos – Day of the Dead – and make traditional Papel picado bunting to celebrate.
45 mins
Indoors
Build a mini paddle boat
Make a mini paddle boat and watch as kinetic energy powers it along.
Supported by
Royal Navy
45 mins
Indoors
Learn how tides work
Use this model to explore how the Earth’s Sun and Moon influence the tides
Supported by
Royal Navy
30 mins
Indoors
Make tasty energy balls from dates
Learn about Ramadan and celebrate Iftar, with this recipe for chocolate date energy balls.
30 mins
Indoors
Make a date shake
Learn about Ramadan and celebrate Iftar, with this date milkshake recipe.
30 mins
Indoors
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