Role Plays

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

Power and conflict

Time: 1h +, 40-60 mins
Topic: Peace
Location: Inside

A role play activity to understand who is gaining from armed conflict and war.

Representations

Time: 40-60 mins
Topic: Democracy, Identity & Culture, Leadership
Location: Inside

Bullying

Time: 1h +, 20-40 mins, 40-60 mins
Topic: Peace
Location: Inside, Online

Explore the nature and causes of bullying and use role play to examine strategies for standing up to and challenging bullying behaviour

Animal Farm: Celebrating Difference

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Equality & Inclusion, Human Rights, Identity & Culture, Justice
Location: Inside

Explore how our differences are our superpower, and no one is the best at everything!

March on the Boss

Time: 1h +
Topic: Democracy, Equality & Inclusion, Justice
Location: Inside, Outside

Eviction Resistance Workshop

Time: 1h +
Topic: Democracy, Human Rights, Justice
Location: Inside, Outside

This workshop supports learning how to and gaining confidence to resist evictions.

Arguments and making up

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Peace

An activity to explore personal experiences of arguing, conflict and making up.

Curse of the Burnout

Time: 1h +
Topic: Cooperation, Just for Fun, Wellbeing

Camp Simulator

Time: 40-60 mins
Topic: Cooperation, Just for Fun

Why do visas exist?

Time: 1h +
Topic: Identity & Culture, International
Location: Inside

This activity involves creating your own talk show to discuss visa policies

Visa Minefield

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: International
Location: Inside

Immigration to Europe

Time: 1h +
Topic: Human Rights, International
Location: Outside