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We’ve found 973 activities:
Timon and Pumbaa - brilliant bug hunt
Go on an adventure like Disney’s Timon and Pumbaa, and find bugs around your local area.
1 hr
Outdoors
Make some mini moon craters
Learn about the Moon by using pebbles, and flour or sand, to make craters.
Supported by
UK Space Agency
30 mins
Indoors
Make a Pride windmill
Make a paper windmill to celebrate Pride in your local community.
40 mins
At camp
Make a matchbox map
Draw out your favourite walk or journey and make this pocket-sized map.
45 mins
Indoors
Make a DIY mini golf course
Putt yourselves to the test and create your own DIY crazy golf courses.
45 mins
Indoors
Make your own bubble wands
Get ready to blow some bubbles by making your own pipe cleaner bubble wands.
45 mins
Indoors
Toasting marshmallows
Safely use fire to roast fluffy marshmallows and enjoy them with your friends.
40 mins
Outdoors
Try ceilidh dancing
Learn a traditional Strip the Willow dance from Scotland.
30 mins
Indoors
Go birdwatching
Try identifying different birds by the noise they make and see if you can make the same sounds.
Supported by
Nattergal
45 mins
Outdoors
Make a brilliant bear mask
Oh no, lots of bears! Turn Squirrels into bears with this mask making activity.
30 mins
Indoors
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 Zip, Zap, Boing!
Test your memory and reactions in this game where you’re just a zip, zap or boing away from victory!
5 mins
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 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 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
Make Northern Lights chalk art
Use chalk to create your own northern lights.
20 mins
Indoors
Play I went to market and I bought
See how much you can remember in this marvellous market memory game.
10 mins
Indoors
Do you want to build a snowman?
Get your hands messy as you make snow and your very own snowman that won’t melt in summer!
30 mins
Indoors
Make Queen Elsa’s ice palace snowflakes
Learn what makes Queen Elsa and you special by creating unique snowflakes.
45 mins
Indoors
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
Mo and Jaz's tech tales
Find out what to do when you see something online that makes you feel unhappy, worried or scared.
20 mins
Indoors
Create a technology timeline
Find out how technology has changed over time and explore what might happen in the future.
20 mins
Indoors
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