November 2024

The theme for this year's Islamophobia Awareness Month is ‘Seeds of change’ and is about how small actions can lead to big changes. 

Activities to try:

• Do some activities to learn about Islam
• Explore differential treatment in Equity spaghetti

Learn more about faiths and beliefs in Scouts.

Diwali, also known as Deepavali, is a festival of lights. It's celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists across the world.

Activities to try: 

• Make a diya lamp
• Try making your own Rangoli art
• Paint fireworks with a flick

Learn more about faiths and beliefs in Scouts.

Day of the Dead is a lively and colourful festival, which celebrates life. It's celebrated in Latin American communities across the world and particularly in Mexico.

Activities to try:

• Bake sugar skull biscuits
• Make Day of the Dead bunting 
• Cook some Dutch oven enchiladas

In the UK, Bonfire Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Night, is the anniversary of a failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605.

Activities to try:

• Try these campfire recipes
• Play bonfire night safety charades
• Get creative with light painting

Why not celebrate this day that’s perfect for pudding lovers? 

Activities to try: 

• Make a backwoods apple crumble
• Make ice cream in a bag
• Bake some lovely lemonade scones 
• Cook some barbecue banana boats

The largest annual gathering on climate change. This year's event, known as COP 29, will be held in Azerbaijan.

Activities to try: 

• Explore the effect of habitat loss in this Habitat hunt game
• Play Web of life to explore biodiversity
• Make some wildflower seed balls

Find out about the Earth Tribe Award.

This year’s Anti-Bullying Week theme is Choose Respect.

Activities to try: 

• Try our range of anti-bullying activities
• Boost confidence with Kindness jars
• Be kind and Learn what makes a good friend

Learn more about our anti-bullying guidance.

The 11 November is Armistice Day. It’s also known as Remembrance Day. Remembrance honours people who serve to defend our democratic freedoms and way of life. You can show your support with the poppy range from Scouts Store.

Activities to try:

• Make stained glass style poppies
• Make a paracord poppy
• Find other remembrance activities on our activity finder

Find out more about remembrance in Scouts.

Origami Day is an opportunity to celebrate the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. What can you create with a piece of paper?

Activities to try:

• Make origami bookmarks
• Use folded paper tiles to play a game of Ddakji.
• Create origami Scout uniforms
• Create a feel good chatterbox

Odd Socks Day is part of Anti-Bullying Week. It's all about encouraging people to wear odd socks to celebrate how we're all unique.

Activities to try: 

• Tie dye some socks
• Transform your old or odd socks into puppets

Learn more about our anti-bullying guidance.

Celebrate trans people and learn about LGBTQ+ history during Trans Awareness Week, and take a look at our trans flag badges on Scouts Store.

Activities to try: 

• Practise pronouns with Pronoun pairs
• Make a spoon puppet of a Trans icon
• Check out our other LGBTQ+ activities

Find out more about LGBTQ+ inclusion in Scouts.

Whether it's a compliment or a smile, help to spread kindness in every community on World Kindness Day.

Activities to try:

• Paint kindness pebbles
• Make caring cards for the local community
• Show some kindness to the environment and go litter picking

This month is a great way to learn about disabled people now, and in the past, to create a more equitable way forward for all. 

Activities to try: 

• Explore some activities about disability
• Play sitting volleyball 
• Try a Paralympic sport called Boccia

Find out more about disability inclusion in Scouts.

UK Parliament Week aims to inspire and engage your people's interest in parliament, politics and democracy.

Activities to try:

• Try our activities from the Politics Project
• Run your own version of Question Time
• Explore voting barriers in the Paper Bin Game 

Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a colourless, tasteless, odourless, yet poisonous gas that can make you seriously ill if you breathe it in. 

Activities to try: 

• Learn what Carbon Monoxide is
• Try and solve this meeting place mystery with The undetected danger

Learn more about staying safe from carbon monoxide with our partner, Gas Distribution Networks. 

World Children's Day is all about children's rights and young people taking action on issues that matter to them. 

Activities to try:

• Play human rights musical chairs 
• Explore different aspects of identity with Someone like me
• Write a postcard to your future self 

World Hello Day is about promoting peace and understanding through communication. 

Activities to try: 

• Learn to say hello and goodbye in different languages 
• Send cards to say hello to your local community
• Practice meeting and greeting new people with hello with the flow

The UK's biggest annual tree celebration, National Tree Week, marking the start of the winter tree planting season.

Activities to try:

• Tune into your senses with Meet a tree
• Test your tree knowledge with guess the tree 
• Take some time to explore even more tree activities

Celebrating the patron saint of Scotland, St Andrew, this has been a popular festival for over a thousand years. You can mark the occasion with a blanket badge from Scouts Store.

Activities to try:

• Bake some tasty Scottish shortbread
• Learn some Scottish Gaelic with What's the time Nessie?
• Explore Scottish culture through our range of activities