Dying eggs is a craft and can be done with natural dyes. Try it yourself and find out which plants, vegetables and fruits make which colours. You could even try scavenging to find your ingredients.
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Find out about Easter traditions around the world.
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Visit a local Church and learn about Easter.
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Test out some science and try walking on eggs (in their shells).
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Plan a visit and find out about Easter Island. How would you get there? How much would it cost? What would you see while you were there?
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Hold an Easter egg hunt. Perhaps you could run it as a fund raiser for your group and invite people to join in and sell tickets
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Learn about Passover, invite a Rabi to visit your meeting place.
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Easter changes date depending on the lunar calendar. Go stargazing and learn about the cycle of the moon.
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Do an octopus themed quiz. Can you tell the difference between true octopus facts and fake ones?
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Find out some other fun octopus themed facts and share them with your group. Who can find the funniest fact? The weirdest fact?
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Make a human octopus using only your bodies.
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Have an octo-challenge night. Complete 8 different challenges within your meeting time.
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Visit your local aquarium and meet an octopus.
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Use tools to do some DIY, build some flat pack furniture or learn a new skill, making something useful.
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Did you know Octopuses have 3 hearts. Find out how big they are and some other heart facts.
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Octopuses are deaf. Learn how to communicate with people who are deaf and learn some British Sign Language (BSL) or Makaton.
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Make some predictions for the next year about yourself, your group and the world around you. Seal them in an envelope and open them in a years time…what did you get right?
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Take a trip to the seaside and go crabbing off the end of the pier Remember to put back the crabs you catch and take your rubbish home
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Visit your local aquarium or beach and meet some crabs
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Visit your local boxing gym and learn how to box
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Find out about different types of drumming and have a go at one of them.
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Find out some fun facts about crabs then have a crab/crustacean quiz!
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Make a shell for yourself using a cardboard box
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Watch an Under The Sea themed film featuring a crab…it’s better down where it’s wetter, take it from…us?
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There are over 4,500 species of crab. Collect this many 1 and 2 pence coins as a fundraiser then create a big crab art with them
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Why is a crab the astrological sign for Cancer? Find out and see what your star sign is and what your horoscope is predicting for you
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Make sweet filled icicles or some hot chocolate jars and donate them to your local food bank.
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Watch a Christmas movie and have a film night.
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Play a prank on someone else or have a ‘prank night’ in your unit.
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Find out what your elf name is or create your own!
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Do one Random Act of Kindness for each day of the month or advent.
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Elves treat you based on whether you’ve been naughty or nice but what does that mean? Let’s find out!
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Make a human pyramid or learn some acrobatics. Why not visit a gym and learn some gymnastics?
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The Circus celebrates peoples differences and unique qualities. Complete some activities that get your group celebrating each other’s uniqueness!
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Have a Circus themed film night to experience the Greatest Show!
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Put on your own Circus/Talent show and sell tickets as a fundraiser for your unit/group
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Try your hand at balloon modelling be brave!
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Try painting your face to look like a clown. Make this more difficult by only using your ‘wrong’ hand
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Learn some Circus Skills from some real life circus performers!
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Learn the famous Michael Jackson Thriller dance.
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In the 19th Century traditions included dream interpretation - find out how and have a go at interpreting your own dreams.
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Learn about young suicide and do something to raise awareness of suicide prevention.
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Make some treats and give them to a food bank or those in need.
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It is believed that Halloween originates from the Gaelic festival Samhain…find out about the festival and see which traditions you still continue today.
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Find out how to make your garden hedgehog friendly
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