Find out what a May Pole is and have a go at making your own in your unit
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Find out what other faiths believe in/how they celebrate ‘Christmas’ and ‘New Year’
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Find out what the ‘Claddagh’ is and what it symbolises
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Find out what the different recycling symbols mean and what the differences are between all the different types of plastics
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Find out what the official animal of Scotland is and do a related activity…we can’t suggest one otherwise we’d be giving it away
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Find out what you can recycle in your local area. Not happy about the range of items you can recycle? Write to your local councillor
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Find out what your elf name is or create your own!
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Find out which countries allow same-sex marriage? Why do you think it’s not allowed everywhere? Do you think it should be? What can we do to raise awareness of this issue?
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Find out which religion doesn’t eat pork and why
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Find out which sign of the Chinese zodiac you are and what your lucky numbers, colours etc. are
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Find out why Burns Night is celebrated in Scotland, what date it is celebrated on and why that is
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Find out why Chinese New Year is celebrated in February
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Find out why Robert Burns would never have worn tartan and some other fun facts about Burns Night
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Find out why the shamrock is the national symbol of Ireland and share your findings with your group
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Find out why there are conflicts in the world and debate a topic such as the effects of politics/religion/wealth on war
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Find out why we use the poppy as a symbol of remembrance
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Find some local companies and use your imagination to see what you can turn their scrap in to…you never know where your next adventure will be!
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Find some people in your community who lived through the war and ask them to share their memories. Present your findings to the rest of your unit.
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Find someone who owns a set of bag pipes and have a go at playing them
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Flamingo Comes From the Spanish Word ‘Flamenco’ Meaning Fire Because of Their Colour. Flamenco is Also a Style of Dance, Have a Go!
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For one week help others and do a good turn each day
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Foxes are very active at night. See what it’s like and hold a meeting in the dark - try not to use torches.
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Foxes have great hearing and can hear a watch tick from 36.5 metres away. How good is your hearing? What noises can you hear from that distance?
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Foxes use 28 different calls to communicate. Learn 28 different signals or words in a different language and try communicating with a partner
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Foxes use the Earth’s magnetic field to help them hunt. Create your own compass and try navigating with it
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Fundraise for the Butterfly Conservation Society. Why not run a race or take part in a sponsored event to help raise money?
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Generate your own power and light up a light bulb. You could use the power of a potato or build your own bicycle generator!
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Get an advent calendar for your unit and have a different person or group open the doors each week?
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Get in touch with your local vets or pet shop and invite someone to come and talk to your unit about looking after cats
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Get Out and About and Join a Local Archaeological Dig
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Get outdoors and have a go at painting with your feet and your toes
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Go beach combing and collect washed-up waste
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Go carol singing locally around your area. Why not see if you can visit a residential home - the residents will love to hear you singing?!
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Go on a hunt for conkers to use in your plastic free washing powder
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Grow your own Marguerite flowers - the lucky flowers of those born in the Year of the Pig
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Hatch your own butterflies from a caterpillar or cocoon. Release your butterfly between two to four days after it has emerged from its chrysalis. Letting them go near flowers will encourage the butterflies to remain in your area.
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Have a Circus themed film night to experience the Greatest Show!
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Have a go at driving a super car - either for real on a race track or electronically using virtual reality/computer games
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Have a Go at Dying Chrysanthemum by Leaving a White Flower in Water Mixed With Food Colouring
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Have a go at Irish dancing, invite someone along to your meeting to show you how!
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Have a go at photography: you could even make a short animated film with your photos
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Have a go at self-defence to boost your Defence Against the Dark Arts
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Have an octo-challenge night. Complete 8 different challenges within your meeting time.
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Have your own mini-beast hunt to find some of the insects that hedgehogs like Harrison like to eat
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Hedgehogs are nocturnal…take a night hike and see if you can spot any hedgies along your journey
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