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We’ve found 973 activities:
Book Repair Hospital
Become junior Book Doctors and help repair poorly books through teamwork, role play, and creativity!
Supported by
Twinkl
1 hr
Indoors
Flower Bookmarks
Create colourful bookmarks and explore nature and creativity.
Supported by
Twinkl
1 hr
Indoors
Make a card for a friend
Create a card to thank someone for being a great friend.
Supported by
Hobbycraft
30 mins
Indoors
Make a natural collage
Make a collage using natural materials you've found around your meeting place.
45 mins
Outdoors
Try a jigsaw hunt
Colour in your own jigsaw pieces before finding them around your meeting place.
45 mins
Indoors
Play shrinking habitat
This game’s all about how habitats are shrinking and how this impacts the animals that live in them.
Supported by
Nattergal
20 mins
Outdoors
Go forest bathing
Spending time among trees has huge benefits to our mental well being, so take time to sit and listen to nature.
Supported by
Nattergal
40 mins
Outdoors
Make a mini canoe
Make a mini canoe out of twigs and leaves, and watch it float on water.
1 hr 30
Indoors
Hobby-go-round
Be inspired and be an inspiration in this hobby generating circle game.
15 mins
Indoors
How do you do it?
Show off your hobby and explain what it takes to get involved.
30 mins
Indoors
Pastime party
Give everyone a chance to share their hobbies, and learn about and discover new hobbies.
1 hr
Indoors
Make a YouShape moodboard
Create a fun moodboard to get young people's ideas of what they like in Scouts and what they want to do next.
1 hr
Indoors
Do a virtual tour of a place of worship
Learn about different religions around the world as you take an online tour of local or international places of worship.
40 mins
Online
Make campfire pasta in a tin can
Cook some pasta in a tin can with this quick and easy recipe.
25 mins
At camp
Charcoal creations
Use campfire charcoal to sketch the world around you.
30 mins
Outdoors
Go on a cool quest
Think about insulation by carrying sandwiches and drinks in different bags to find out which keeps them coolest on a walk!
Supported by
Gas Distribution Networks
2 hrs
Outdoors
Renewable Non-renewable Game
Play this fun game while learning about renewable and non-renewable energy.
Supported by
VARTA
5 mins
At a centre
Scouts’ Own for VE 80
Just like plants, our beliefs and values have roots, but how do your beliefs and values grow?
15 mins
Outdoors
Play Train's Coming
Learn about staying safe when you’re catching a train, with a station-themed version of Captain's Coming.
Supported by
The Rail Industry
20 mins
Indoors
Learn Portuguese
Learn simple Portuguese phrases in this fun matching game.
30 mins
Indoors
Apollo Space Missions matching pairs game
Blast off on a fun space adventure and learn about the different Apollo missions with this quick card game.
Supported by
UK Space Agency
30 mins
Indoors
Cook speedy chicken noodles
Check out this recipe to whip up a tasty chicken stir fry.
Supported by
HelloFresh
30 mins
Indoors
Guess the Cub badge from the past
Exploring 110 years of how the Cubs programme has changed over time.
25 mins
Indoors
Make a plastic bottle lid mosaic
Collect plastic bottle lids, then put them together to turn them into art.
1 hr
Indoors
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