February 2024

Learn about and celebrate diversity this LGBT+ History Month, and help everyone feel valued and welcome at Scouts. 

You could:

• Read our LGBT+ History Month blog
• Learn about the rainbow flag in Prints for Pride

Talking about mental health's so important. Get involved and open up conversations this Time to Talk Day. 

Activities to try:

• Play Better mental health bingo
• Make a wellbeing chatterbox
• Ask 'How are you?' times two
• Become a walk and talk ambassador
• Play We don't talk about Bruno

Explore emotional wellbeing and take part in Children's Mental Health Week.

Activities to try:

• Enjoy a Mindfulness walk together
• Build a wellbeing box
• Look at the impacts of mental health issues can have on life in this game, Keepie Uppie

Help promote the responsible, respectful and safe use of digital technology. Why not work towards the Digital Citizen badge, too?

Activities to try:

• Play Moral Compass
• Hold an Online safety summit
• Explore social media with Digital detectives

No one knows where this cheesy tradition came from, but doughn't let that stop you. Want a pizza the action? 

Activities to try:

• Cook outdoors with Pitta pocket pizzas
• Go traditional with Perfect pizzas
• Use dough to make Damper snakes

Lunar New Year is the beginning of the year for calendars based on the moon. Why not celebrate Chinese New Year?

Activities to try:

• Make some Chinese Window Flowers
• Play Catch the Dragon's tail
• Make your own Fortune cookies

Inspire everyone to reach for the stars and promote wonderful women in STEM.

Activities to try:

• Learn about Mae Jemison and build your own recycled rocket jet pack
• Find out about Amelia Earhart in Amelia's aeroplane Olympics
• Make a zine about a famous scientist 

Celebrate shrove Tuesday with pancakes, what else?!

Activities to try:

• Try some Swedish Scout Semlor
• Cook some Tin can pancakes

Celebrate the power of radio and try to reach people all around the world on World Radio Day. 

Activities to try:

• Explore phonetics with Phonetic phrenzy
• Learn the phonetic alphabet with Chase the ace
• Experience the joy of the crackling airwaves with Amateur Radio. 

Spread love and care in your community on Valentine's Day.

Activities to try:

• Share thoughtful cards with Cards that care
• Send a card to thank someone for being a great friend with Great to be grateful

International Book Giving Day is all about helping young people access books.

Activities to try:

• Create a little community library
• Open a hospital for badly treated books
• Start your own Community mini library

Make someone smile by doing some random acts of kindness.

Activities to try:

• Create bananas with a message of kindness
• Make Kindness jars
• Share some seeds in Gift for the garden

Explore equality and human rights on the World Day of Social Justice.

Activities to try:

• Start thinking with Equity spaghetti
• Fundraise in Quiz your community
• Make a difference with your Community Impact badge

Join Scouts around the world in marking the birthday of our founder, Robert-Baden-Powell. 

Activities to try:

• Explore the history of Scouts with A race through time 
• Play a classic game like Capture the flag or Where's the whistle?
• Make traditional camp bread with Damper snakes

Once upon a time, someone chose this date to celebrate the tradition of sharing short stories, exploring magical and fictional lands. 

Activities to try:

• Go on a Story time adventure
• Enjoy an adapted fairy tale celebrating diversity in nature
• Write your own modern day fairy tale or quest story

On International Polar Bear Day, learn about these impressive animals and what we can do to help them.

Activities to try:

• Do a climate change quiz with Who's the coolest?
• Make animal masks in Wild World
• Play a familiar game with a climate-themed twist in Double Trouble