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We’ve found 973 activities:
Make an Earth suncatcher
Make some tissue-paper versions of Earth, then hang them in windows to let them shine.
1 hr 30
Indoors
Make your own body scrub
Use peppermint, lemon and honey to make your own body scrub.
35 mins
At home
Play our game
Use technology to create connections by making and sharing an instruction video.
1 hr
Indoors
Play Stuck in the Mud
An active team game where runners dodge taggers and free teammates to avoid getting stuck in the mud.
Supported by
England Rugby (The RFU)
20 mins
At camp
Three-legged obstacle course
Team up, stay in sync and race to victory in this test of coordination and teamwork!
15 mins
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 planets from nature
Create Earth out of natural materials, then invent your very own planet!
Supported by
UK Space Agency
50 mins
Outdoors
Make space rocket pixel art
Learn about different rockets, then make your own using fuse beads.
1 hr 30
Indoors
Play Space Explorers
Blast off to space to learn more about the planets in this energetic game, based on Captain's Coming.
Supported by
UK Space Agency
10 mins
Indoors
Make a beaver paper bag puppet
Make your own beaver puppet from a paper bag and discover fun facts about Britain’s largest rodent.
Supported by
Hobbycraft
30 mins
Indoors
Craft a kindness calendar
Make your own kindness calendar, with an act of kindness to do each day.
Supported by
Hobbycraft
30 mins
Indoors
Make a nature mandala
Collect natural materials and use them to create your own beautiful mandala designs.
Supported by
Hobbycraft
30 mins
Outdoors
Create tissue paper flowers
Use coloured tissue paper and pipe cleaners to make beautiful paper flowers, in this simple craft activity.
Supported by
Hobbycraft
30 mins
Indoors
Make cake pops
Make tasty no-bake cake pops and decorate them with sprinkles.
1 hr
Indoors
Have a sleeping bag rolling race
Test how well you can put a sleeping bag back in its bag in this quick and easy game.
40 mins
Indoors
Make some brilliant bunting
Use your creative skills to make this brilliant bunting.
Supported by
Hobbycraft
30 mins
Indoors
Play Rugby racers
Try this quick, fast paced game based on T1 Rugby's 'raggy tag' and see if you can get past the players.
Supported by
England Rugby (The RFU)
10 mins
Outdoors
Play the cosy living challenge
Learn how to trap heat, save energy, and stay warm in tents or at home!
Supported by
Gas Distribution Networks
30 mins
At camp
Test your gas sense
Use your senses to detect danger and learn how to stay gas safe!
Supported by
Gas Distribution Networks
30 mins
Indoors
Fruity Union Jack flag cake
Celebrate 80 years of Victory in Europe Day by making a fruity Union Jack cake.
1 hr 30
Indoors
Play Commonality
Play a game to help everyone get to know each other in this quick icebreaker.
30 mins
Indoors
Go plane spotting
Discover, observe, and record the amazing world of planes soaring above you!
Supported by
The Royal Air Force (RAF)
2 hrs
Outdoors
Try the oil spill clean-up challenge
Learn about water pollution by trying to tidy up after a mini oil spill.
1 hr
Outdoors
Make and decorate a good deeds jar
Learn about some of the values in Islam, such as kindness, honesty and compassion, then make a good deed jar.
45 mins
Indoors
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