Female monkeys teach their babies to floss their teeth. Invite your local dental hygienist or dentist to speak to your group and learn about the importance of dental health
Other
Fill your own clear glass baubles to make a unique decoration
Craft
Fill your own spring rolls. Make traditional flavours or create your own!
Food
Find a recipe and make your own traditional Irish soda bread. Does it taste the same as the bread your normally eat? Do you prefer it?
Food
Find a recipe for trench cake and try it
Food
Find and play an age-appropriate, online game about recycling
Games
Find and share some general space facts with your fellow trainee astronauts
Other
Find foods that look different but taste the same. Why? We may all look different but we’re all people and “love is love”
Food
Find old Family Recipes and Try Making Some
Food
Find out 3 fun facts about astronaut life and share your answers with someone else
Other
Find out about 3 every day objects that were invented for use in space
Other
Find out about a day in the life of a child in different countries around the world. Create a short play to tell their story.
Other
Find out about a local cat shelter or home and raise some money to help them.
Other
Find out about animals that hibernate in the winter or birds that migrate
Other
Find out about breastfeeding and the alternatives
Food
Find out about celebrations from different countries that take place in the summer
Other
Find out about different animal prints and how to track animals using their footprints and other signs
Other
Find out about different energy sources: which are the most eco friendly and what are the alternatives to coal?
Other
Find out about different types of drumming and have a go at one of them.
Other
Find out about different winter celebrations including Hanukkah. What is it and how is it celebrated?
Other
Find out about Easter traditions around the world.
Other
Find out about famous bee keepers… we’ve already told you about one but can you find any more? We think you’ll bee a little surprised!
Other
Find out about foods that make your bones grow stronger and create your own skeleton friendly snacks.
Food
Find out about hibernation and which animals hibernate. Do an activity on this theme
Other
Find out about hibernation, what it is and why hedgehogs do
Other
Find out about life in China and hold a Chinese themed evening. In small groups you could research different aspects of Chinese life (food, culture, music, etc) and present your findings
Other
Find out about some famous pirates. Why were they famous?
Other
Find out about some real-life secret agents
Other
Find out about St. Patrick’s Flag and make one
Craft
Find out about support services available to those in the LGBT+ community. What support is specifically aimed at young people? Promote the support available in your community
Other
Find out about the ‘ban the bomb’ symbol and use it to decorate cakes or biscuits
Food
Find out about the 17 sustainable development goals from the United Nations. Do something to raise awareness of the goals and help make progress towards them.
Other
Find out about the big cat food chain and share your findings in a fun way
Food
Find out about the big cats on the endangered species list. What can you do to raise awareness of endangered species or help raise money to support their breeding programmes?
Other
Find out about the ceramic poppies which were made to commemorate the centenary of the start of WW1. Try making your own
Craft
Find out about the fox food chain and share your findings in a fun way i.e. a play or song
Food
Find out about the Giant Panda food chain
Food
Find out about the Great Barrier Reef and visit an aquarium
Other
Find out about the highest mountain in Scotland and climb it or produce a report/fact file based on your findings
Other
Find out about the history behind the flag of St. David. Why is it not the same as the Welsh national flag?
Other
Find out about the history of the peace crane and make your own folded origami cranes. Maybe you could make a display in your local area?
Craft
Find out about the journey of a cocoa bean and how the final retail price of a bar of chocolate is divided up.
Food
Find out about the Meanings of Different Animals in Family Crests then have a Goat Designing/Creating Your Own
Craft
Find out about the nutritional value of fast food and have a go at making a healthier version
Food
Find out about the story of St. Andrew and how he became the patron Saint of Scotland. Tell the story in your groups using different methods i.e. song, dance, drama, freeze frames
Other
Find out about the story of St. David and share your findings in a fun and interesting way
Other
Find out about the winter solstice, what is it and who celebrates it?
Other
Find out about the work of the Ministry of Food and create your own wartime poster
Food
Find out about the World Games and have a go at one or more of the sports contested there.
Games
Find out about things that are supposed to bring luck and what people throughout the ages have thought to be lucky, collect some of them or bring in something you think is lucky for you and show it to your unit
Other
Find out about trench art and either create your own or visit a museum to see some
Craft
Find out about what a balanced meal is and cook a meal for family and friends
Food
Find out about why we celebrate Christmas and tell others
Other
Find out all the foods that bees help provide
Food
Find out and colour in on a world map which countries were involved in either of the World Wars to show just how many countries were affected!
Other
Find out as much as you can about Wales and make a guide book in your unit. Why not take it further and visit Wales for a camp/holiday?
Other
Find out facts about Chinese New Year
Other
Find out how and make your own shortbread - why not use them to decorate as kilts and do 2 challenges in one?!
Food
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