Ready-to-use scouting and outdoor activity plans for leaders, with ideas organised by duration, setting and activity type for easy session planning.
Activity Overview Difficulty: IntermediateTime: 60 minutesGroup size: 11-20Best for: ScoutsSkills: Survival, teamwork, decision-making, navigation, communication Scouts are given a realistic lost-in-the-woods scenario and must work as a team to decide what to do, what equipment to use and how to attract attention. The challenge focuses…
Activity Overview Difficulty: BeginnerTime: 60 minutesGroup size: 6-10Best for: ScoutsSkills: Signalling, creativity, teamwork, problem solving, survival awareness Scouts work in small teams to design and build a visible emergency signal using simple materials. They then test how easy their signal is to spot from a…
Activity Overview Difficulty: IntermediateTime: 60 minutesGroup size: 11-20Best for: ScoutsSkills: Signalling, communication, teamwork, emergency awareness, problem-solving Scouts learn how to attract attention and communicate for help using a range of emergency signals. Teams then complete practical challenges where they must choose and create an appropriate…
Activity Overview Difficulty: IntermediateTime: 90 minutesGroup size: 6-10Best for: ScoutsSkills: Compass use, navigation, bearings, distance estimation, teamwork, communication, problem solving Give each team a compass, a starting point and a sequence of bearings with approximate distances. Teams must follow each bearing accurately, estimate the distance…
Activity Overview Difficulty: IntermediateTime: 60 minutesGroup size: 11-20Best for: ScoutsSkills: Compass use, navigation, bearings, teamwork, communication, distance estimation Turn compass practice into a team relay. Scouts take turns navigating between marked points using simple compass bearings, then pass the challenge to the next team member….
Activity Overview Difficulty: BeginnerTime: 60 minutesGroup size: 11-20Best for: Beavers, CubsSkills: Fire safety, hazard awareness, decision making, communication, outdoor safety Teach young people how to behave safely around a campfire without needing to light one. Through a series of simple scenarios, demonstrations and team challenges,…
Activity Overview Difficulty: IntermediateTime: 60 minutesGroup size: 2-5Best for: ScoutsSkills: Compass use, navigation, bearings, direction finding, teamwork Give Scouts a practical introduction to using a compass by setting a series of simple direction-finding challenges. They will learn how to identify directions, take and follow basic…
Activity Overview Difficulty: BeginnerTime: 60 minutesGroup size: 6-10Best for: CubsSkills: Map reading, observation, navigation, teamwork, communication Turn map-reading practice into a treasure hunt. Cubs learn to recognise common map symbols and use them to find locations around an outdoor area. The activity starts with a…
Activity Overview Difficulty: BeginnerTime: 30 minutesGroup size: 11-20Best for: CubsSkills: Knot tying, teamwork, communication, coordination, practical campcraft Turn basic knot practice into a fast-paced team relay. Teams race against each other to correctly tie a series of simple knots. The emphasis is on getting the…
Activity Overview Difficulty: BeginnerTime: 60 minutesGroup size: 6-10Best for: BeaversSkills: Shelter building, teamwork, problem solving, communication, outdoor awareness Quick Answer Challenge Beavers to work together to build a small shelter using simple materials such as tarpaulins, rope and natural materials. The aim is not to…
Activity Overview Difficulty: BeginnerTime: 30 minutesGroup Size: 11-20Best for: SquirrelsSkills: Observation, teamwork, nature awareness, communication, listening Take the Squirrels outside and challenge them to find a series of natural objects or signs without damaging the environment. They can work in small teams or as one…
Activity Overview Difficulty: BeginnerTime: 30 minutesGroup Size: 6-10Best for: Cubs, ScoutsSkills: Survival awareness, teamwork, decision-making, prioritisation, problem-solving Give each team a list of survival equipment and ask them to choose the items they would take if they had to spend a night outdoors with limited…