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We’ve found 204 activities:
Picture this
Create a piece of photographic art that encourages everyone to look more closely at an issue that matters to them.
1 hr 30
Indoors
Make a card for a friend
Create a card to thank someone for being a great friend.
Supported by
Hobbycraft
30 mins
Indoors
How do you do it?
Show off your hobby and explain what it takes to get involved.
30 mins
Indoors
Play our game
Use technology to create connections by making and sharing an instruction video.
1 hr
Indoors
Screen time, green time
Stay healthy and happy by finding a balance between static screen and active green time in this fast paced game.
25 mins
Indoors
Make homemade hot air balloons
Find out how hot air balloons work by crafting your own and watching it fly up, up and away.
Supported by
The Royal Air Force (RAF)
30 mins
Indoors
Incredible inuksuk
Learn about towers of rocks and stones and have a go at making your own.
20 mins
Online
Human emojis
Emojis have taken human form and they’re reacting to your news but is this the best way of communicating?
Supported by
The Rail Industry
25 mins
Indoors
Make a duct tape wallet
Use lots of colourful duct tape to create a safe place to keep coins, cash and cards.
45 mins
Indoors
Hide and seek
Play the well-known wide game, Hide and Seek, then try some of our variations.
45 mins
Outdoors
Heads or hands
Don’t lose your head as you try to handle the pressure in this mind-boggling game of catch.
5 mins
Indoors
Hands up, hands down
Create a handful of information about yourself, then decide which things to share to feel connected, safe, and happy.
30 mins
Online
Search me!
Research different topics using online and offline resources in a race against the clock to find the winner.
30 mins
Indoors
Frame the wind
Find out how renewable energies help us create a better world.
Supported by
Gas Distribution Networks
45 mins
Indoors
Learn how to reduce your energy usage
Learn about energy usage and how we can help reduce it in this fast, fun, cups and saucers game.
Supported by
Gas Distribution Networks
30 mins
Indoors
Make a decision
Think about the government’s role in decision-making and the issues that matter to you
40 mins
Indoors
Make a DIY mini golf course
Putt yourselves to the test and create your own DIY crazy golf courses.
45 mins
Indoors
Try Tatreez Palestinian cross stitch
Have a go at this form of traditional Palestinian cross stitch
1 hr
At a centre
Play 40:40
Play the classic game of hide and seek, with a race back to base. It’s also known as Scatter and 123 Home.
35 mins
Outdoors
Play Up and Down
Send the ball around the circle in this energetic game, trying not to let it fall!
15 mins
Indoors
Play Sharky, Sharky
Will the fishes make it past the shark as they race across the space, or will they end up being caught as seaweed?
15 mins
At camp
Soft archery
Try this easy introduction to archery for younger Scouts.
1 hr 30
Indoors
Ask big questions about science
Mad about science? Use these question formats and prompts to spark some meaningful conversations all about science
45 mins
Indoors
Get airport security smart
Learn what sort of things to expect when going through airport security.
45 mins
Indoors
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