Make a Tissue Paper Bowl
Make a beautiful bowl only using tissue paper and glue! Instructions Learn to make a tissue paper bowl – made by using scraps of tissue paper. It is simple to make and can be any size and any thickness you like. Instructions Make sure your work surface is either plastic or covered with a plastic […]
Bushcraft Pencils
Make your own charcoal pencils
Reporters
Find out about the arms trade and produce newspaper front pages to present your findings.
Flip Flopping
Flip Flopping is a quick fire game all about finding out about both sides of an argument.
Social media and conflict
A simulation activity to reflect on the mechanisms of social media and its functions in different conflicts.
War Detectives
An activity using print and online news stories to understand the bias involved in media reporting and how media shapes and affects conflicts.
Maze Amaze
Can others make it through a maze in the right direction?
Withie lanterns
Make a beautiful lantern to light your way at night
Power and conflict
A role play activity to understand who is gaining from armed conflict and war.
Solar Oven
Resources Discussion Start the activity by talking about energy with your group. What are the alternatives to burning fossil fuels and the importance of harvesting natural sources of renewable energy. Discuss the benefits of using alternative sources and the affects of using traditional sources such as fuel, petrol and electric on the environment. Explain what […]
Improvisation Game
This is a fun game which opens up the lines of communication and also encourages the Venturers to think about each others’ (real) characters and ways of describing things, in order to help them guess the right answers. Start by giving out pieces of paper and pens. All write down some famous people on separate […]
Rights Auction
What to do Go around in a circle and allow everyone to throw a dice. Each person receives ‘£100’ for every each spot on the dice (either just written on a piece of paper, or as Monopoly money). The money is to be spent on what the individual wants or values the most. Hand out […]