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We’ve found 198 activities:
Create a fantasy character
Create a character and meet your mates in this introduction to online adventures.
Supported by
Dungeons & Dragons
20 mins
Online
Light painting
Try your hand at some long exposure photography and paint with light on a dark night.
30 mins
Socially distanced outdoors
Become a mental health vlogger or blogger for a day
Share what you’ve learned to raise awareness and help others look after their wellbeing.
Supported by
Mind, SAMH, Inspire NI
2 hrs
Indoors
A pebble to remember
Paint a poppy on your pebble, then add it to a group picture, as a way to remember the people who have served and sacrificed.
Supported by
The Royal British Legion
30 mins
Socially distanced outdoors
Paracord poppies
Mark Remembrance together by crafting a paracord poppy.
Supported by
The Royal British Legion
30 mins
Socially distanced indoors
Craft a cotton poppy
Sew some poppies and mark Remembrance together with this online craft.
Supported by
The Royal British Legion
20 mins
Online
Sew a poppy wreath
Mark Remembrance as a group by crafting your own felt poppy wreath.
Supported by
The Royal British Legion
25 mins
Socially distanced indoors
Swedish Scout semlor
Celebrate a fettisdagen fika with this simple recipe for some Scouts semla buns.
30 mins
Online
Brazilian brigadeiros
Try this super simple recipe and make some traditional Brazilian sweets.
45 mins
Online
Tangyuan time
Celebrate the winter solstice with these simple Taiwanese treats.
30 mins
Online
Four ingredient fika
Cook up some kanelbullar with this simple Swedish cinnamon roll recipe.
30 mins
Online
Come dine online
Don’t whisk it – use these top tips to cook up a virtual storm with an online cook-along.
30 mins
Online
Navigate from a distance
Learn how to use a map and compass to discover things around your local area.
30 mins
Socially distanced indoors
Tin can pancakes
Make your own mini stove and whip up a batch of delicious but tiny pancakes.
30 mins
Socially distanced indoors
Letter tower
Find objects around your home to spell out a word. Can you guess what everyone else’s words are?
10 mins
Online
In the mood
Take the next steps on your journey and research and create a digital mood board together.
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Nominet
1 hr
Indoors
Picture this
Create a piece of photographic art that encourages everyone to look more closely at an issue that matters to them.
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Nominet
1 hr 30
Indoors
What’s your problem?
Find out more about supporting your local community in this internet-based challenge.
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Nominet
30 mins
Indoors
Watch and learn
Become a virtual expert by learning a new skill from an online tutorial and presenting it to your friends.
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Nominet
1 hr
Indoors
Mindfulness of breathing
Try and breathe like the Buddha with this basic meditation technique.
20 mins
Indoors
Print a prayer flag
Learn about Buddhist texts and teachings and print a square prayer to share.
1 hr
Indoors
Build a bottle boat
Learn some basic sailing terminology in this bottle-based, boat building bonanza.
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Trinity House
45 mins
Indoors
When tides collide
Find out what makes the highest high and the lowest low in this game of tidal flow.
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Trinity House
30 mins
Indoors
Wild wind
Find out how to tell a fresh breeze from a near gale in this game about the Beaufort scale.
Supported by
Trinity House
30 mins
Indoors
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