Adventure

Our group activities at your fingertips — search by age group, how big your group is, the kind of activity you want to do or the topic you want to explore. If you want activities to do at home, check out Dream Big at Home, our home activities site.

Woodchips (5 & under)

Younger Elfins (6-7)

Older Elfins (8-9)

Pioneers (10-12)

Venturers (13-15)

DFs (16-20)

Adult

How many Pioneers can you fit on a Pioneer?

Time: 10-20 mins
Topic: Cooperation
Location: Inside, Outside

Can small teams make it across the space with only one person touching the floor?

Map Symbols

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Cooperation, Just for Fun
Location: Inside, Online

See how your group would represent places on a map, then match with the real OS symbols

'Night-line' assault course

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Cooperation
Location: Outside

Create a course for the Venturers to take on blindfolded.

Parachute Drop

Time: 1h +
Location: Outside

Penny Hike

Time: 40-60 mins
Topic: Environment
Location: Outside

Explore your area being guided by flipping a coin.

Environmental Survey

Time: 1h +
Topic: Environment
Location: Outside

Go out on an adventure to find things in your local area

Children in Charge

Time: 1h +
Topic: Leadership
Location: Inside

A chance for the children to take over the activities of the group

Bring Me Something

Time: 10-20 mins
Topic: Environment
Location: Outside

Bring me something is an active scavenger hunt game to play outdoors in a group

Smell and Touch

Time: 40-60 mins
Topic: Cooperation, Identity & Culture, Wellbeing
Location: Inside

Explore with some of the senses you don't usually rely on

Citizen Science

Time: 1h +
Topic: STEM
Location: Outside

We can’t save the natural world without understanding it. Become a citizen scientist to help us learn and plan for the future!

Bird Behaviour

Time: 1h +
Topic: Environment
Location: Outside

Head to your local park, nature reserve, or even just a tree-lined street to discover the behaviour of different bird species in your neighbourhood.

Pond Dipping

Time: 1h +
Topic: Environment
Location: Outside

Explore your local pond and take a closer look at the weird and wonderful creatures that make it their home!