April 2024

Learn about the causes for stress and how to cope with life's pressures. We have loads of healthy lifestyle activities to choose from.

Activities to try:

• Create a breathing buddy
• Go forest bathing.
• Enjoy a mindfulness walk.
• Try some Buddhist meditation.
• Have a go at some mindfulness techniques.

Try not to get fooled on this day of practical jokes.

Activities to try:

• Find facts, not fake news in Bogus bulletins
• Learn how to spot fake news
• Learn how banter can turn into bullying in It's just banter 
• Delve in to some mystery and play what's in the box.

Developed from World Autism Awareness Day (2 April). Help everyone feel welcome and valued at Scouts by learning about autism and how we can create a more inclusive world. 

Activities to try:

• Play interesting interaction
• Map your autism friendly community
• Chart your day using the healthy balance clock
• Play Unspoken rules
• Find out how autism-friendly your meeting place is
• Explore sensory differences with What would you do?
• Create a Community autism pledge

Challenge your map reading skills.

Activities to try:

• Learn the symbols on a map by playing map symbol bingo.
• Learn to reap a map in finding your way.
• Use your grid reference knowledge in Human battleships
• Map-read with speed as you search for symbols and landmarks with grid references as you play six figure bingo.
• Learn the points of the compass in this exciting game naughty elephants spray water.

This celebration is hosted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to help tackle health challenges, both now and in the future. Learn more about promoting a healthy lifestyle with your young people. 

Activities to try:

• Think about your emotions in we don't talk about Bruno we do talk about you
• Go on a mindfulness walk
• Chart your daily activities using the healthy balance clock 
• Make Groovy Smoothies
• Cook a delicious healthy campfire meal of sausage, pepper and potato packets.

Get outside and den build, just like a Beaver. Why not take a moment to celebrate our Beaver Scouts too?

Activities to try:

• Use natural materials while Den building
• Learn how to look after the natural environment in nurture nature.
• Learn new words from this traditional Scottish story about beavers in The beaver that wouldn't swim.
• Have a go at pitching a tent from this funny story, Tent Tales.

Celebrate this mythical animal, the Scottish national animal. Which symbolizes purity, strength, and freedom.

• Practise some mythical creature movements with moorland myths
• Learn a traditional Scottish dance with ceilidh dancing. 
• Bake some delicious Scottish shortbread
• Host your own highland games
• test some tasty Scottish treats, Crowdie or cranachan

Give your pet some extra love in this day that is all about celebrating our animal pals! 

Activities to try: 

• Make a small pet foraging box.
• Test your pet care knowledge with pet care licence
• Play pet care scavenger hunt
• Keep record of how well you can care for an animal with animal diary
• Be a best pal to a pet with animal friends

Get involved with the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi (also known as Baisakhi) which celebrates the founding of the Sikh community. Find out more about Vaisakhi in our blog.

Activities to try:

• Make a lion mask or plate
• Plan a visit to a gurdwara with Sacred sites
• Make a place of worship collage.
• Explore how someone puts their faith into practice with Faith feathers

Cultivate you artistic tendencies on World Art Day.

Activities to try:

• Create a self-portrait using four different techniques, inspired by Frida Kahlo
• Create tactile art in Feel the view
• Create art from the heart and learn about Rosa Parks’ activism
• Turn your bike ride into art with GPS arty adventures

World Circus Day celebrates circus creators, performers and artists. 

Activities to try:

• Learn circus skills with Night at the big top
• Master core control and perfect posture in Building balance
• Test your core and coordination in Happy hooping

During Passover, Jews remember a time when their ancestors escaped from slavery, and celebrate freedom. Families get together for a special meal called the Seder.

Activities to try:

• Make matzah or matzo, a type of flat bread eaten during Passover
• Plan a visit to a synagogue with Sacred sites
• Explore how someone puts their faith into practice with Faith feathers

Show your support for environmental protection by doing something good for the planet. There's a new badge available to buy from Scout Store, too. 

Activities to try:

• Connect with nature and Meet a tree
• Build a home for our feathered friends in Community birdhouses
• Learn how to give rubbish a new life in Weave goodbye to waste

Celebrate Scout's patron saint by bringing people together and promoting Scouts in your community. Learn more about celebrating St George's Day here. You can mark the occasion with a blanket badge from Scout Store, too.

Activities to try:

• Try our St George's Day quick quiz
• Learn more about St George and other Tales of bravery
• Play dragon dodgeball

Take action to fight against food waste.

Activities to try:

• Learn simple ways to save food from the rubbish bin in Track your food footprint
• Plan healthy meals with Don't be faced with food waste
• Visit your local food bank with Food matters

This day commemorates the birthday of the co-inventor of Morse Code, Samuel Morse. Challenge yourself and learn a new skill.

Activities to try:

• Communicate in secret with Inspector Morse code
• Send messages using a torch in Moonlit Morse
• Crack the code with The road to code

Bath bomb day celebrates self-care and relaxation with the use of bath bombs.

Activities to try:

• Create your own bath bombs with Butcher, baker, bath bomb maker
• Make wellbeing a part of your everyday with Wellbeing sessions
• Give your boots a bath with Mud, glorious mud

Celebrate dance and bring people together.

Activities to try

• Become a buzzing bee in Waggle dancing
• Try stave dancing
• Play a quick game of musical statues
• Make a dance routine with everyone's favourite moves with In the groove