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Share your favourite piece of writing
Choose a favourite piece of writing, talk about it with others, then find a way to share it with the world.
30 mins
Indoors
The spotty dotty road
Work together, use trial and error, and listen to your team to find the only way across the spotty dotty road.
10 mins
Indoors
Make cards from leftover wrapping paper
Figure out whether wrapping paper is recyclable, then save it from landfill by creating a card for someone else.
35 mins
Indoors
Make tactile art
Create a piece of artwork you can explore with your hands.
45 mins
Indoors
Create a fruit-salad solar system
Use the contents of your fruit bowl to demonstrate the staggering size of the planets in our solar system.
40 mins
Indoors
Really rubbish maps
Reuse your recycling to create a map of your community, and models of your services.
1 hr 30
Indoors
Mystic biscuit moons
Observe the Moon, then recreate a much tastier version with a biscuit (or two).
35 mins
Indoors
Interacting with different communities
One way to understand a faith or culture is to step into someone else’s shoes and visit the place they practice it.
1 hr
Outdoors
Where in the world?
Do you know where your belongings were made? Explore the advantages and challenges of things being made far away.
40 mins
Indoors
Make a pinhole projector
Let the sunshine in and see the Sun’s glory without damaging your eyes.
35 mins
Outdoors
Clean confetti
Can your team collect enough clean confetti from the confetti river, without polluting your cup?
20 mins
Indoors
Design your own comic book
Create a comic that tells a story – decide who the main character is, then take them on a fantastic journey through the pages.
35 mins
Indoors
Make a nature World Membership Badge
Make your own Scout World Membership Badge out of natural materials, then learn about its parts.
20 mins
Indoors
Naughty elephants spray water
Learn the points of the compass with this energetic game.
10 mins
Indoors
Eye to I-Spy
Test your map reading skills and eye for detail by navigating a route and spotting things along the way.
50 mins
Outdoors
Blue sky thinking
As a team, design the aircraft of your dreams. Show it to others, and appreciate their creations too.
Supported by
The Royal Air Force (RAF)
30 mins
Indoors
Enchanted athletics
Run, jump, and launch yourself into these fantastic athletic games.
1 hr
Outdoors
Up, up and away
Give flying a go, without leaving your meeting place, with this people-powered flight simulator.
Supported by
The Royal Air Force (RAF)
10 mins
Indoors
Whirly bird
Make a whirly bird, and take it for a spin. How well does it fly?
Supported by
The Royal Air Force (RAF)
30 mins
Indoors
Location fixation
Explore before you arrive, using a map and your imagination to find yourself in new places.
10 mins
Outdoors
Kitchen risk bingo
Learn how to be safe and clean in the kitchen with this fast and fun bingo game.
20 mins
Indoors
Art apart
Can you follow your partner’s instructions to recreate their work of art without peeking?
15 mins
Indoors
Zorbing
Zorbing comes in all shapes and sizes – choose your adventure and see where it’ll take you.
1 hr
Outdoors
Dinghy sailing
Get out on the water and navigate a small sailboat to experience sailing.
4 hrs
On water
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