| Nature art challenge | Be Creative, Get Active, Have Fun | Trips Out, Arts and Crafts | 8-12, 5-8 | arts and crafts | Instructions | 20 minutes | £0 | be-creative get-active have-fun | trips-out arts-and-crafts | 8-12 5-8 | arts-and-crafts | 20-minutes | 0 |
| Picture This | My Community, Be Creative, Have Fun | Uncategorized | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15 | storytelling, story telling | Focus Pictures can tell stories. Use your imagination and empathy to imagine what might be … | 15 minutes, 30 minutes | £0 | my-community be-creative have-fun | uncategorized | 8-12 5-8 12-15 | storytelling story-telling | 15-minutes 30-minutes | 0 |
| Make your own microphone | Be Creative, Have Fun | Arts and Crafts | 8-12, 5-8 | arts and crafts | Instructions | 10 minutes | Varied cost | be-creative have-fun | arts-and-crafts | 8-12 5-8 | arts-and-crafts | 10-minutes | varied-cost |
| Paint nails like a professional | Be Creative, Have Fun | Arts and Crafts, Skill Based | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15 | beauty, arts and crafts | The safety bit Please get your parent’s permission before using nail polish and check for … | 20 minutes | Varied cost | be-creative have-fun | arts-and-crafts skill-based | 8-12 5-8 12-15 | beauty arts-and-crafts | 20-minutes | varied-cost |
| At home aviation | Happy to be Me, Be Creative, Have Fun | Arts and Crafts, Games | 8-12 | crafts, science, inspiring women, lockdown, explorers | | 30 minutes | £0 | happy-to-be-me be-creative have-fun | arts-and-crafts games | 8-12 | crafts science inspiring-women lockdown explorers | 30-minutes | 0 |
| Make a compass | Be Creative, Have Fun | Arts and Crafts, Happy To Be Me | 8-12, 5-8 | science, engineering, arts and crafts | The science bit The metal needle is made up of things called domains that are … | 10 minutes | Varied cost | be-creative have-fun | arts-and-crafts happy-to-be-me | 8-12 5-8 | science engineering arts-and-crafts | 10-minutes | varied-cost |
| Grow from scraps | Be Creative, Have Fun | Arts and Crafts, Skill Based | 8-12, 12-15 | science, arts and crafts, nature, gardening | Focus This is a fun project to do with food leftovers. Even if you don’t … | 30 minutes, 45 minutes | £5 | be-creative have-fun | arts-and-crafts skill-based | 8-12 12-15 | science arts-and-crafts nature gardening | 30-minutes 45-minutes | 5 |
| Loo roll bird feeder | Be Creative, Have Fun | Arts and Crafts, Skill Based | 8-12, 12-15 | science, arts and crafts, nature, gardening | Focus Do some upcycling and nature-loving at the same time. These are really easy to … | 30 minutes, 45 minutes | £5 | be-creative have-fun | arts-and-crafts skill-based | 8-12 12-15 | science arts-and-crafts nature gardening | 30-minutes 45-minutes | 5 |
| Tree of me | Be Creative, Have Fun | Arts and Crafts, Skill Based | 8-12, 12-15 | science, arts and crafts, nature, gardening | Focus An easy gardening project for those without gardens, that also boosts self esteem. Instructions … | 30 minutes, 45 minutes | £5 | be-creative have-fun | arts-and-crafts skill-based | 8-12 12-15 | science arts-and-crafts nature gardening | 30-minutes 45-minutes | 5 |
| Gardening under glass | Be Creative, Have Fun | Arts and Crafts, Skill Based | 8-12, 12-15 | science, arts and crafts, nature, gardening | Focus With so many people living in urban environments with no or limited garden, closed … | 30 minutes, 45 minutes | £5 | be-creative have-fun | arts-and-crafts skill-based | 8-12 12-15 | science arts-and-crafts nature gardening | 30-minutes 45-minutes | 5 |
| Robot hands | Be Creative, Have Fun | Arts and Crafts, Happy To Be Me | 8-12 | science, engineering, arts and crafts | Focus The science and innovation of robotics has changed everyone’s lives. Robotic arms are used in … | 30 minutes | Varied cost | be-creative have-fun | arts-and-crafts happy-to-be-me | 8-12 | science engineering arts-and-crafts | 30-minutes | varied-cost |
| The egg drop challenge | Have Fun, Skills for Life | Arts and Crafts, Happy To Be Me | 8-12 | science, engineering, arts and crafts | Focus This challenge incorporates parts of engineering we may not initially think of. The main … | 30 minutes | Varied cost | have-fun skills-for-life | arts-and-crafts happy-to-be-me | 8-12 | science engineering arts-and-crafts | 30-minutes | varied-cost |
| Telling your story | Happy to be Me, Be Creative, Have Fun | Music and Drama, Group Challenge, Skill Based, Happy To Be Me | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15, 16+ | | Focus Stories can be told in lots of different ways. They can be true or … | Full session | £0 | happy-to-be-me be-creative have-fun | music-and-drama group-challenge skill-based happy-to-be-me | 8-12 5-8 12-15 16 | | full-session | 0 |
| Storytelling walk | Get Active, Have Fun | Physical, Games | 8-12, 5-8 | wellbeing, games, lockdown, outdoors | Focus Exercise yourself and your imagination by going on a storytelling walk. Going on a storytelling walk … | 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 5 minutes | £0 | get-active have-fun | physical games | 8-12 5-8 | wellbeing games lockdown outdoors | 10-minutes 15-minutes 5-minutes | 0 |
| Make your own rainmaker | Be Creative, Have Fun | Music and Drama, Skill Based | 8-12 | craft, music, instruments, junk modeling | Instructions | 20 minutes | £0 | be-creative have-fun | music-and-drama skill-based | 8-12 | craft music instruments junk-modeling | 20-minutes | 0 |
| Seeing sounds | Be Creative, Have Fun | Skill Based | 8-12, 5-8 | science, STEM, experiment, experiments | Focus Sound travels in waves which we cant see. Doing this activity you can see the vibration of sound. So … | 20 minutes | £0 | be-creative have-fun | skill-based | 8-12 5-8 | science stem experiment experiments | 20-minutes | 0 |
| Five of our favourite active games | Get Active, Have Fun | Physical, Games | 8-12, 5-8 | wellbeing, games, lockdown, outdoors | | 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 5 minutes | £0 | get-active have-fun | physical games | 8-12 5-8 | wellbeing games lockdown outdoors | 10-minutes 15-minutes 5-minutes | 0 |
| Friendship letter exchange | Happy to be Me, My Community, Be Creative, Have Fun, Skills for Life | Relationships, Arts and Crafts, Group Challenge, Skill Based, Happy To Be Me | 8-12, 12-15, 16+ | wellbeing, friendship, mental health, lockdown, pen pals | | 30 minutes, 1 hour, 45 minutes | £3, £2, £5 | happy-to-be-me my-community be-creative have-fun skills-for-life | relationships arts-and-crafts group-challenge skill-based happy-to-be-me | 8-12 12-15 16 | wellbeing friendship mental-health lockdown pen-pals | 30-minutes 1-hour 45-minutes | 3 2 5 |
| A Jar of Smiles | Happy to be Me, Skills for Life | Issues, Relationships, Arts and Crafts, Happy To Be Me | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15 | wellbeing, mental health, affirmations, lockdown | Focus Stress, sadness and frustration are very real feelings that everyone has sometimes. It’s ok … | 30 minutes | £0, Varied cost | happy-to-be-me skills-for-life | issues relationships arts-and-crafts happy-to-be-me | 8-12 5-8 12-15 | wellbeing mental-health affirmations lockdown | 30-minutes | 0 varied-cost |
| Friendship bracelets | Happy to be Me, Have Fun | Arts and Crafts, Happy To Be Me | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15 | wellbeing, mental health, arts and crafts, stress management | Instructions | 20 minutes | £0 | happy-to-be-me have-fun | arts-and-crafts happy-to-be-me | 8-12 5-8 12-15 | wellbeing mental-health arts-and-crafts stress-management | 20-minutes | 0 |
| Bubble breathing | Have Fun | Arts and Crafts, Happy To Be Me | 8-12, 5-8 | wellbeing, mental health, arts and crafts, stress management | Focus Blowing bubbles is great fun, and it has an added benefit too – the … | 20 minutes | £15 | have-fun | arts-and-crafts happy-to-be-me | 8-12 5-8 | wellbeing mental-health arts-and-crafts stress-management | 20-minutes | 15 |
| Magical colour changing plants | Skills for Life | Skill Based | 8-12, 5-8 | experiment, nature, outdoors | What you’ll need Pale leaves or white flowers collected from your garden or daily exercise … | | £0 | skills-for-life | skill-based | 8-12 5-8 | experiment nature outdoors | | 0 |
| Crossing the river | Be Creative, Get Active, Have Fun | Arts and Crafts | 8-12, 5-8 | crafts, lockdown, nature, outdoors | | | £0 | be-creative get-active have-fun | arts-and-crafts | 8-12 5-8 | crafts lockdown nature outdoors | | 0 |
| Make your own bird kite | Be Creative, Get Active, Have Fun | Arts and Crafts | 8-12, 5-8 | crafts, lockdown, nature, outdoors | | | £0 | be-creative get-active have-fun | arts-and-crafts | 8-12 5-8 | crafts lockdown nature outdoors | | 0 |
| Invisible Ink | Be Creative, Have Fun | Arts and Crafts | 8-12, 5-8 | crafts, science, lockdown, spy, codebreakers | | 10 minutes | £0 | be-creative have-fun | arts-and-crafts | 8-12 5-8 | crafts science lockdown spy codebreakers | 10-minutes | 0 |
| Safe secrets | Happy to be Me, Be Creative | Issues, Relationships | 7-11 | self-esteem, Representation, affirmations | Note for parents These activities are all about helping children understand the difference between secrets … | | £0 | happy-to-be-me be-creative | issues relationships | 7-11 | self-esteem representation affirmations | | 0 |
| Take finger prints like a detective | Be Creative, Have Fun | Arts and Crafts | 8-12, 5-8 | crafts, science, lockdown, spy, codebreakers | | 10 minutes | £0 | be-creative have-fun | arts-and-crafts | 8-12 5-8 | crafts science lockdown spy codebreakers | 10-minutes | 0 |
| The laser maze | Get Active, Have Fun, Skills for Life | Physical, Games, Skill Based | 8-12, 5-8 | fun, flexibility, lockdown, spy, codebreakers | Focus A fun active game that gets kids testing their agility and imagination. | 15 minutes, 20 minutes | £0 | get-active have-fun skills-for-life | physical games skill-based | 8-12 5-8 | fun flexibility lockdown spy codebreakers | 15-minutes 20-minutes | 0 |
| Density tower | Be Creative, Have Fun | Skill Based | 8-12, 5-8 | science, STEM, experiment, experiments | Focus Shock and delight your kids with the wonders of liquid density. Things you’ll need … | 15 minutes, 20 minutes | £5 | be-creative have-fun | skill-based | 8-12 5-8 | science stem experiment experiments | 15-minutes 20-minutes | 5 |
| Solid, Liquid, Gas! | Get Active, Have Fun, Skills for Life | Physical, Games, Skill Based | 8-12, 5-8 | science, lockdown, let off steam | Focus This game introduces children to states of matter and how they come to be. | 15 minutes | £0 | get-active have-fun skills-for-life | physical games skill-based | 8-12 5-8 | science lockdown let-off-steam | 15-minutes | 0 |
| Designing DNA | Be Creative, Skills for Life | Arts and Crafts, Skill Based | 8-12 | crafts, science, dna | Before you start Read our ‘Introduction to DNA’ fact sheet. (Parents – it will help … | 30 minutes | £0 | be-creative skills-for-life | arts-and-crafts skill-based | 8-12 | crafts science dna | 30-minutes | 0 |
| Port or starboard | Get Active, Have Fun | Physical, Games | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15 | | Focus This no resource game is a historic GFS favourite. It’s great for getting the … | 15 minutes | £0 | get-active have-fun | physical games | 8-12 5-8 12-15 | | 15-minutes | 0 |
| Handmade Christmas crackers | Be Creative, Have Fun | Arts and Crafts, Christmas | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15 | arts and crafts, Christmas, decorations, christmas crafts | Focus Get in the Christmas spirit whilst avoiding plastic packaging and toys. Instructions Resources Wrapping … | 45 minutes | £15 | be-creative have-fun | arts-and-crafts christmas | 8-12 5-8 12-15 | arts-and-crafts christmas decorations christmas-crafts | 45-minutes | 15 |
| A GFS vlog | Happy to be Me, Be Creative, Have Fun | Music and Drama, Group Challenge, Skill Based, Happy To Be Me | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15, 16+ | | Focus For International Day of the Girl 2019, we focused on the theme of amplifying … | Full session | £0 | happy-to-be-me be-creative have-fun | music-and-drama group-challenge skill-based happy-to-be-me | 8-12 5-8 12-15 16 | | full-session | 0 |
| Snowman mummies | Get Active, Have Fun | Physical, Games, Group Challenge, Christmas | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15 | games, icebreakers, Christmas | Focus Get in the Christmas spirit with this fun game for all ages. Instructions Resources … | 10 minutes | £5 | get-active have-fun | physical games group-challenge christmas | 8-12 5-8 12-15 | games icebreakers christmas | 10-minutes | 5 |
| Tissue paper holly wreathes | Be Creative, Have Fun | Arts and Crafts, Christmas | 5-8 | arts and crafts, Christmas, decorations, christmas crafts | Focus Get in the Christmas spirit with these wall decorations. Instructions Resources Circular wreath cut … | 45 minutes | £15 | be-creative have-fun | arts-and-crafts christmas | 5-8 | arts-and-crafts christmas decorations christmas-crafts | 45-minutes | 15 |
| Ho ho ho wall hangings | Be Creative, Have Fun | Arts and Crafts, Christmas | 8-12, 12-15, 16+ | arts and crafts, Christmas, decorations, christmas crafts | Focus Get in the Christmas spirit with these wall decorations Instructions Resources Thick cardboard (supermarket … | 45 minutes | £20 | be-creative have-fun | arts-and-crafts christmas | 8-12 12-15 16 | arts-and-crafts christmas decorations christmas-crafts | 45-minutes | 20 |
| 5 evaluation games | My Community | Games | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15 | games, reflection, evaluation, group, review, feedback | | 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 5 minutes | £0 | my-community | games | 8-12 5-8 12-15 | games reflection evaluation group review feedback | 10-minutes 15-minutes 5-minutes | 0 |
| Cereal box challenge | Get Active, Have Fun | Physical, Games, Group Challenge | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15, 16+ | games, play, communication, challenge, competition, teamwork, fun, laugh, flexibility, agility | Resources One empty cereal box and a pair of scissors | 10 minutes, 20 minutes | £0 | get-active have-fun | physical games group-challenge | 8-12 5-8 12-15 16 | games play communication challenge competition teamwork fun laugh flexibility agility | 10-minutes 20-minutes | 0 |
| Washing line – programme planning | My Community, Have Fun | Arts and Crafts, Group Challenge | 8-12 | planning, programme, teamwork | | 30 minutes, 45 minutes | £5 | my-community have-fun | arts-and-crafts group-challenge | 8-12 | planning programme teamwork | 30-minutes 45-minutes | 5 |
| Marshmallow and spaghetti tower | Have Fun, Skills for Life | Relationships, Games, Group Challenge | 8-12, 5-8 | icebreaker, communication, teamwork, fun, engineering | Focus This activity is a fun way to explore what is needed to make a … | 30 minutes | £5 | have-fun skills-for-life | relationships games group-challenge | 8-12 5-8 | icebreaker communication teamwork fun engineering | 30-minutes | 5 |
| Shops Game | Get Active, Have Fun | Physical, Games | 5-8 | games, active, running, fun, free, shops, shopping, food | Focus This is a fun game that also encourages exercise and learning. Instructions … | | | get-active have-fun | physical games | 5-8 | games active running fun free shops shopping food | | |
| Job idol | Happy to be Me, Skills for Life | Issues, Skill Based, Inspiring women | 8-12, 12-15, 16+ | aspirations, jobs, careers, women in the workplace | Focus ‘You cannot be what you cannot see’. Girls and young women need to see … | 45 minutes | £0, Varied cost | happy-to-be-me skills-for-life | issues skill-based inspiring-women | 8-12 12-15 16 | aspirations jobs careers women-in-the-workplace | 45-minutes | 0 varied-cost |
| Warm up games | Get Active, Have Fun | Physical, Games | | | Focus These games will get everyone active and enjoying themselves. Preparation None. Games Resources Newspaper. | | | get-active have-fun | physical games | | | | |
| Musical planets | Get Active, Have Fun | Physical, Games | 8-12, 5-8 | fun, active games | Focus This game is all about having fun and using up some energy. Game … | 10 minutes | Varied cost | get-active have-fun | physical games | 8-12 5-8 | fun active-games | 10-minutes | varied-cost |
| A girl or boy thing? | Happy to be Me | Issues, Physical, Games, Happy To Be Me | 8-12, 5-8 | gender, stereotypes, gender stereotypes | Focus This is a quick activity to raise awareness of gender stereotyping in our thinking. Preparation … | 15 minutes | £0 | happy-to-be-me | issues physical games happy-to-be-me | 8-12 5-8 | gender stereotypes gender-stereotypes | 15-minutes | 0 |
| Bat and moth game | Have Fun, Skills for Life | Physical, Games | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15 | environment, recycling, food waste, compost | Focus This game is great fun and an opportunity to teach girls about bats’ echo … | 15 minutes | £0 | have-fun skills-for-life | physical games | 8-12 5-8 12-15 | environment recycling food-waste compost | 15-minutes | 0 |
| Make a drinks bottle composter | Have Fun, Skills for Life | Issues, Arts and Crafts | 8-12, 5-8 | environment, recycling, food waste, compost | Focus This activity reminds girls of the importance of reducing waste and shows them a … | 30 minutes | £0 | have-fun skills-for-life | issues arts-and-crafts | 8-12 5-8 | environment recycling food-waste compost | 30-minutes | 0 |
| Self esteem – full session+ | Happy to be Me, Be Creative | Issues, Arts and Crafts, Happy To Be Me, Inspiring women | 12-15, 16+ | self-esteem, Representation, affirmations | Focus The girls will explore the concept of the ‘perfect’ female body as presented to … | Full session | £0 | happy-to-be-me be-creative | issues arts-and-crafts happy-to-be-me inspiring-women | 12-15 16 | self-esteem representation affirmations | full-session | 0 |
| Free being me gallery | Happy to be Me, Be Creative | Issues, Arts and Crafts, Happy To Be Me, Inspiring women | 8-12 | self-esteem, confidence, beauty, Representation, image, self image | Focus The girls will understand that there is more to beauty and a person’s than … | 10 minutes | £0 | happy-to-be-me be-creative | issues arts-and-crafts happy-to-be-me inspiring-women | 8-12 | self-esteem confidence beauty representation image self-image | 10-minutes | 0 |
| Beauty around the world | Happy to be Me, Be Creative | Issues, Arts and Crafts, Happy To Be Me, Inspiring women | 8-12 | self-esteem, confidence, beauty, Representation, image, self image | Focus The girls will explore the concept of the ‘perfect’ female body as presented to … | 10 minutes | £0 | happy-to-be-me be-creative | issues arts-and-crafts happy-to-be-me inspiring-women | 8-12 | self-esteem confidence beauty representation image self-image | 10-minutes | 0 |
| The princess list | Happy to be Me, Be Creative | Issues, Arts and Crafts, Happy To Be Me, Inspiring women | 8-12 | self-esteem, Representation, affirmations | Focus The girls will explore the concept of the ‘perfect’ female body as presented to … | 10 minutes | £0 | happy-to-be-me be-creative | issues arts-and-crafts happy-to-be-me inspiring-women | 8-12 | self-esteem representation affirmations | 10-minutes | 0 |
| Pot of gold | Happy to be Me, Be Creative | Issues, Happy To Be Me, Inspiring women | 8-12 | self-esteem, Representation, affirmations | Focus Girls will be familiarised with the concept of gender differences and stereotypes within the … | 10 minutes | £0 | happy-to-be-me be-creative | issues happy-to-be-me inspiring-women | 8-12 | self-esteem representation affirmations | 10-minutes | 0 |
| Our voices in the media – our media story | Happy to be Me, My Community, Skills for Life | Issues, Relationships | 8-12, 12-15 | | Focus Girls will be familiarised with the concept of gender differences and stereotypes within the … | 15 minutes | £0 | happy-to-be-me my-community skills-for-life | issues relationships | 8-12 12-15 | | 15-minutes | 0 |
| Female stereotypes in the media | Happy to be Me, Have Fun, Skills for Life | Issues, Arts and Crafts, Music and Drama, Games, Happy To Be Me, Inspiring women | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15 | media, Representation, women in the media | Focus Girls will be familiarised with the concept of gender differences and stereotypes within the … | 30 minutes | £0 | happy-to-be-me have-fun skills-for-life | issues arts-and-crafts music-and-drama games happy-to-be-me inspiring-women | 8-12 5-8 12-15 | media representation women-in-the-media | 30-minutes | 0 |
| Act it out game | Have Fun, Skills for Life | Issues, Music and Drama, Games, Happy To Be Me, Inspiring women | 8-12, 5-8 | media, Representation, women in the media | Focus Girls will be familiarised with the concept of gender differences and stereotypes within the … | 10 minutes | £0 | have-fun skills-for-life | issues music-and-drama games happy-to-be-me inspiring-women | 8-12 5-8 | media representation women-in-the-media | 10-minutes | 0 |
| Flower crowns | Be Creative, Have Fun | Arts and Crafts | 8-12, 12-15, 16+ | creativity, arts and crafts, queens | Preparation Buy all of the necessary materials Instructions Resources Ribbon, floral tape, scissors, selection … | 45 minutes | £20 | be-creative have-fun | arts-and-crafts | 8-12 12-15 16 | creativity arts-and-crafts queens | 45-minutes | 20 |
| The opinions game | Have Fun, Skills for Life | Issues, Skill Based | 8-12, 5-8 | media, Representation, women in the media, opinions | Focus Girls will also be familiarised with the concept of opinions and how everyone has … | 20 minutes | £0 | have-fun skills-for-life | issues skill-based | 8-12 5-8 | media representation women-in-the-media opinions | 20-minutes | 0 |
| Sending a message | Have Fun, Skills for Life | Issues, Skill Based | 8-12, 5-8 | media, Representation, women in the media | Focus To learn about various types of media and what they are used for. Preparation … | 20 minutes | £0 | have-fun skills-for-life | issues skill-based | 8-12 5-8 | media representation women-in-the-media | 20-minutes | 0 |
| The whisper game | Have Fun, Skills for Life | Issues, Games, Skill Based | 8-12, 5-8 | media, Representation, women in the media | Focus To understand how we can communicate messages through different channels. Preparation None Instructions … | 5 minutes | | have-fun skills-for-life | issues games skill-based | 8-12 5-8 | media representation women-in-the-media | 5-minutes | |
| Human table football | Get Active, Have Fun | Physical, Games, Group Challenge | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15 | teamwork, fun, cooperation, active games, football | Preparation Mark out the pitch, including goal lines and sides, and also the lines the … | 20 minutes | £0 | get-active have-fun | physical games group-challenge | 8-12 5-8 12-15 | teamwork fun cooperation active-games football | 20-minutes | 0 |
| Fluffer and Snowball | Happy to be Me | Issues, Group Challenge, Happy To Be Me | 8-12, 12-15 | gender, storytelling, stereotypes, gender stereotypes, challenging stereotypes | Focus This activity helps the girls develop teamwork skills whilst having fun and being active. … | 20 minutes | £0 | happy-to-be-me | issues group-challenge happy-to-be-me | 8-12 12-15 | gender storytelling stereotypes gender-stereotypes challenging-stereotypes | 20-minutes | 0 |
| “How are you?” worksheets | Happy to be Me, My Community | Issues, Relationships | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15 | evaluation, impact, outcomes, learning, evaluate, worksheet | Resources Download the “How Are You” Worksheet | | £0 | happy-to-be-me my-community | issues relationships | 8-12 5-8 12-15 | evaluation impact outcomes learning evaluate worksheet | | 0 |
| Hula hoop relay race | Get Active, Have Fun | Physical, Games, Group Challenge | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15 | teamwork, fun, cooperation, active games | Focus This game is all about having fun and working together. Preparation All you’ll need … | 20 minutes | Varied cost | get-active have-fun | physical games group-challenge | 8-12 5-8 12-15 | teamwork fun cooperation active-games | 20-minutes | varied-cost |
| GFS Olympics | Get Active, Have Fun | Uncategorized | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15 | active games, sports day, sport, olympics | Focus Young women will have increased knowledge about some famous female Olympians/Sportswomen through history whilst … | 1 hour | Varied cost | get-active have-fun | uncategorized | 8-12 5-8 12-15 | active-games sports-day sport olympics | 1-hour | varied-cost |
| Election time | My Community, Skills for Life | Uncategorized, Issues, Skill Based | 8-12, 12-15 | politics, elections, Representation, Women in politics | Focus Encourage girls in all sections to think about how Parliament, the government and politics … | | | my-community skills-for-life | uncategorized issues skill-based | 8-12 12-15 | politics elections representation women-in-politics | | |
| Staying Safe | My Community, Skills for Life | Issues | 12-15, 16+ | challenge, learning, issues, creative, gambling, group work, social media, experiment, research | Focus This activity develops teamwork and leadership. The learning objectives are to identify certain types … | 90 minutes, multi-session | £5 | my-community skills-for-life | issues | 12-15 16 | challenge learning issues creative gambling group-work social-media experiment research | 90-minutes multi-session | 5 |
| The Dinner Party Plan | Be Creative, Skills for Life | Games, Group Challenge | 8-12, 12-15, 16+ | evaluation, group, fun, food, skills, creativity, imagine, team work | Focus This activity develops teamwork skills, confidence and increased social and communication skills. Preparation None. … | 30 minutes | £5 | be-creative skills-for-life | games group-challenge | 8-12 12-15 16 | evaluation group fun food skills creativity imagine team-work | 30-minutes | 5 |
| Family Party | Happy to be Me, My Community, Skills for Life | Skill Based, Happy To Be Me | 8-12, 12-15, 16+ | planning, communication, food, community, skills, family, creativity, friends, lifeskills | Focus This can be a way to get to know the girls and young women’s … | 2-3hours | Varied cost | happy-to-be-me my-community skills-for-life | skill-based happy-to-be-me | 8-12 12-15 16 | planning communication food community skills family creativity friends lifeskills | 2-3hours | varied-cost |
| GFS Rap | Be Creative, Have Fun | Music and Drama, Group Challenge | 8-12, 5-8 | fun, music, creative, team work, rhymes, describe, arts | Focus This activity asks girls to think about vocabulary to describe GFS and to form … | 30 minutes | £5 | be-creative have-fun | music-and-drama group-challenge | 8-12 5-8 | fun music creative team-work rhymes describe arts | 30-minutes | 5 |
| Breaking the Mould | Happy to be Me | Issues, Happy To Be Me | 8-12, 12-15 | evaluation, issues, gender, relationships, stereotypes, thinking, perception, vocabulary | Focus The purpose of this activity is to explore what vocabulary the girls associate with … | 20 minutes | £2 | happy-to-be-me | issues happy-to-be-me | 8-12 12-15 | evaluation issues gender relationships stereotypes thinking perception vocabulary | 20-minutes | 2 |
| Love Versus Anger | Get Active | Relationships, Physical, Games | 8-12, 12-15 | active, group, teamwork, fun, anger, love, teams | Focus This activity helps the girls develop teamwork skills whilst having fun and being active. … | 15 minutes | £0 | get-active | relationships physical games | 8-12 12-15 | active group teamwork fun anger love teams | 15-minutes | 0 |
| Music Around | Be Creative, Have Fun | Music and Drama | 8-12, 5-8 | confidence, teamwork, music, singing, creativity, actions, harmony, instruments | Focus This activity encourage girls to listen to each other. It also develops confidence in … | 15 minutes | £0 | be-creative have-fun | music-and-drama | 8-12 5-8 | confidence teamwork music singing creativity actions harmony instruments | 15-minutes | 0 |
| The Sun Shines On | Get Active, Have Fun | Physical, Games | 8-12, 12-15 | games, fun, group activities | Focus This game enables the girls to find commonalities within the group in a fun … | 15 minutes | £0 | get-active have-fun | physical games | 8-12 12-15 | games fun group-activities | 15-minutes | 0 |
| Affirmations | Happy to be Me | Issues, Relationships, Happy To Be Me | 8-12, 12-15, 16+ | crafts, respect, behaviour, reflection, feelings, self-esteem, confidence, communication, fun, issues, creative | Focus The aim of this activity is encourage positive affirmations, which have been shown to … | 10 minutes | £0 | happy-to-be-me | issues relationships happy-to-be-me | 8-12 12-15 16 | crafts respect behaviour reflection feelings self-esteem confidence communication fun issues creative | 10-minutes | 0 |
| Aspirational Me | Happy to be Me | Arts and Crafts, Happy To Be Me | 8-12, 12-15, 16+ | aspirations, creativity, arts and crafts, dream, hope, plan, achieve | Focus By creating a visual mood board the girls record hopes, dreams and goals, and … | 45 minutes | £5, £10 | happy-to-be-me | arts-and-crafts happy-to-be-me | 8-12 12-15 16 | aspirations creativity arts-and-crafts dream hope plan achieve | 45-minutes | 5 10 |
| Love My Area Shopping Bag | My Community, Be Creative | Arts and Crafts | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15, 16+ | community, creativity, arts and crafts, sustainability, personal | Focus This activity helps girls to learn about, promote and feel proud of their locality. … | 1 hour | £30 | my-community be-creative | arts-and-crafts | 8-12 5-8 12-15 16 | community creativity arts-and-crafts sustainability personal | 1-hour | 30 |
| Spoons | Have Fun | Games | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15, 16+ | games, fun, intro, starter, fast paced, reaction, reflexes, competing | Focus This game, which is a combination of Snap! and musical chairs, has no more … | 10 minutes | £5 | have-fun | games | 8-12 5-8 12-15 16 | games fun intro starter fast-paced reaction reflexes competing | 10-minutes | 5 |
| Toilet roll icebreaker | Have Fun | Games | 8-12, 12-15, 16+ | confidence, communication, fun, introductions, conversation, ice breaker, facts, personality | Focus This game gives participants the chance to get to know one another, break the … | 15 minutes | £2 | have-fun | games | 8-12 12-15 16 | confidence communication fun introductions conversation ice-breaker facts personality | 15-minutes | 2 |
| Guess who | Be Creative, Have Fun | Games, Group Challenge | 8-12, 5-8 | confidence, game, fun, music, singing, puzzle, thinking, ice breaker, guessing, silly | Focus This game gives participants the chance to get to know one another, break the … | 10 minutes | £0 | be-creative have-fun | games group-challenge | 8-12 5-8 | confidence game fun music singing puzzle thinking ice-breaker guessing silly | 10-minutes | 0 |
| Running games | Get Active, Have Fun | Physical, Games | 8-12, 5-8 | active, running, teamwork, fun, listening, intro, fast paced, silly, energy | Focus These games will get everyone active and enjoying themselves. Preparation None. Instructions Resources Newspaper. | 10 minutes | £0 | get-active have-fun | physical games | 8-12 5-8 | active running teamwork fun listening intro fast-paced silly energy | 10-minutes | 0 |
| International Women’s Day Special – Girls’ Puppets | Happy to be Me, My Community | Uncategorized, Arts and Crafts, Happy To Be Me | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15, 16+ | self-esteem, confidence, fun, relationships, feminism, groups, women's day | Focus Creating puppets is a great interactive activity you can do with the girls. These … | 30 minutes | £2 | happy-to-be-me my-community | uncategorized arts-and-crafts happy-to-be-me | 8-12 5-8 12-15 16 | self-esteem confidence fun relationships feminism groups womens-day | 30-minutes | 2 |
| You Must Trust | My Community | Uncategorized | 8-12 | active, game, fun, relationships, trust, blindfold, groups, unfamiliar | Focus To encourage listening and observation skills within the group. Preparation None. Instructions Resources None. | 10 minutes | £0 | my-community | uncategorized | 8-12 | active game fun relationships trust blindfold groups unfamiliar | 10-minutes | 0 |
| Word Circle | Have Fun | Games, Group Challenge | 8-12, 5-8 | games, icebreaker, fun, words, actions, quick, team, guess | Focus To encourage listening and observation skills within the group. Preparation None. Instructions Resources None. | 10 minutes | £0 | have-fun | games group-challenge | 8-12 5-8 | games icebreaker fun words actions quick team guess | 10-minutes | 0 |
| The snake | Have Fun | Games, Group Challenge | 8-12, 5-8 | games, active, icebreaker, feelings, challenge, fun, trust, puzzle | Focus To build trust and cooperation within the group. This activity involves trust and touch … | 10 minutes | £0 | have-fun | games group-challenge | 8-12 5-8 | games active icebreaker feelings challenge fun trust puzzle | 10-minutes | 0 |
| The Mish! | Have Fun, Skills for Life | Music and Drama | 8-12, 12-15, 16+ | games, active, play, self-esteem, confidence, communication, challenge, teamwork, fun | Focus The aim of this activity is to build confidence. Preparation Set the scene by … | 1 hour | £0 | have-fun skills-for-life | music-and-drama | 8-12 12-15 16 | games active play self-esteem confidence communication challenge teamwork fun | 1-hour | 0 |
| Storm | Have Fun | Music and Drama | 8-12, 5-8 | icebreaker, group, game, fun, storm, sound, creative, copy | Focus The aim of this activity is to create a whole group sound by working … | 10 minutes | £0 | have-fun | music-and-drama | 8-12 5-8 | icebreaker group game fun storm sound creative copy | 10-minutes | 0 |
| Staying safe | My Community, Skills for Life | Issues, Relationships | 12-15, 16+ | challenge, learning, issues, creative, gambling, group work, social media, experiment, research | Focus This activity develops teamwork and leadership. The learning objectives are to identify certain types … | 90 minutes, multi-session | £5 | my-community skills-for-life | issues relationships | 12-15 16 | challenge learning issues creative gambling group-work social-media experiment research | 90-minutes multi-session | 5 |
| Snapshot | Happy to be Me, Skills for Life | Issues, Music and Drama | 12-15, 16+ | respect, behaviour, feelings, self-esteem, confidence, communication, challenge, issues, alcohol | Focus The aim of this activity is to develop short scenes based on a photograph. … | 30 minutes | £10 | happy-to-be-me skills-for-life | issues music-and-drama | 12-15 16 | respect behaviour feelings self-esteem confidence communication challenge issues alcohol | 30-minutes | 10 |
| Self-esteem and media images | Happy to be Me | Issues, Relationships, Happy To Be Me | 12-15, 16+ | respect, reflection, impact, feelings, self-esteem, confidence, resilience, communication, challenge, teamwork, art | Focus This activity is a visual method of raising awareness of the influences which exist … | 1 hour | £10 | happy-to-be-me | issues relationships happy-to-be-me | 12-15 16 | respect reflection impact feelings self-esteem confidence resilience communication challenge teamwork art | 1-hour | 10 |
| Prop box | Be Creative, Have Fun | Music and Drama | 8-12, 12-15, 16+ | games, active, behaviour, play, evaluation, confidence, communication, fun | Focus The aim of this activity is for girls to be creative and work together … | 30 minutes | £20 | be-creative have-fun | music-and-drama | 8-12 12-15 16 | games active behaviour play evaluation confidence communication fun | 30-minutes | 20 |
| Once upon a time | Be Creative, Have Fun | Music and Drama, Games, Group Challenge | 8-12, 5-8 | group, confidence, game, icebreakers, communication, creative, imagination | Focus The aim of this activity is to develop a group story and promote working … | 10 minutes | £0 | be-creative have-fun | music-and-drama games group-challenge | 8-12 5-8 | group confidence game icebreakers communication creative imagination | 10-minutes | 0 |
| Marie Curie | Be Creative | Inspiring women | 8-12, 5-8 | crafts, confidence, challenge, imagination, art, role model | Focus In this activity, the girls get to think about what it would be like … | 45 minutes | £5 | be-creative | inspiring-women | 8-12 5-8 | crafts confidence challenge imagination art role-model | 45-minutes | 5 |
| Emotion party | Happy to be Me, My Community, Skills for Life | Issues, Relationships, Happy To Be Me | 8-12, 12-15, 16+ | play, arrival, feelings, confidence, game, communication, fun, introductions | Focus The aim of this activity is to develop observational skills and build empathy with … | 30 minutes | £3 | happy-to-be-me my-community skills-for-life | issues relationships happy-to-be-me | 8-12 12-15 16 | play arrival feelings confidence game communication fun introductions | 30-minutes | 3 |
| Conflict chain | Happy to be Me, Skills for Life | Issues, Relationships, Music and Drama | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15, 16+ | respect, reflection, confidence, resilience, communication | Focus The aim of this activity is to develop listening and conflict resolution skills and … | 20 minutes | £0 | happy-to-be-me skills-for-life | issues relationships music-and-drama | 8-12 5-8 12-15 16 | respect reflection confidence resilience communication | 20-minutes | 0 |
| Intro circle | Happy to be Me, My Community | Games | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15, 16+ | games, play, arrival, confidence, icebreakers, communication, introductions | Focus The aim of this activity is to introduce the group to each other and … | 15 minutes | £3 | happy-to-be-me my-community | games | 8-12 5-8 12-15 16 | games play arrival confidence icebreakers communication introductions | 15-minutes | 3 |
| Group fall | Happy to be Me, Have Fun | Relationships, Group Challenge | 8-12, 12-15, 16+ | games, confidence, teamwork, trust | Focus The aim of this activity is to build trust. Preparation None. Instructions Resources Soft … | 15 minutes | £0 | happy-to-be-me have-fun | relationships group-challenge | 8-12 12-15 16 | games confidence teamwork trust | 15-minutes | 0 |
| Gingerbread | My Community, Be Creative | Issues, Arts and Crafts | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15 | icebreaker, planning, programme, reflection, communication, interests | Focus The aim of this icebreaker is to encourage girls to consider what they want … | 15 minutes | £1 | my-community be-creative | issues arts-and-crafts | 8-12 5-8 12-15 | icebreaker planning programme reflection communication interests | 15-minutes | 1 |
| Different perspectives | Happy to be Me, My Community | Issues, Music and Drama, Inspiring women | 8-12, 12-15, 16+ | programme, reflection, impact, confidence, gender, jobs | Focus The aim of this activity is to begin the exploration of gender roles. Preparation … | 45 minutes | £5 | happy-to-be-me my-community | issues music-and-drama inspiring-women | 8-12 12-15 16 | programme reflection impact confidence gender jobs | 45-minutes | 5 |
| Debate | My Community, Skills for Life | Issues, Music and Drama, Skill Based | 12-15, 16+ | rules, feelings, confidence, communication, challenge, competition, introductions | Focus This is a structure for a group debate, including an ideal timescale. However, depending … | 30 minutes | £0 | my-community skills-for-life | issues music-and-drama skill-based | 12-15 16 | rules feelings confidence communication challenge competition introductions | 30-minutes | 0 |
| Co-op circle | Get Active, Have Fun | Group Challenge | 8-12, 5-8 | games, active, icebreaker, confidence, communication, challenge, teamwork, fun | Focus The aim of this activity is to create a group circle by working together. … | 5 minutes | £0 | get-active have-fun | group-challenge | 8-12 5-8 | games active icebreaker confidence communication challenge teamwork fun | 5-minutes | 0 |
| Magic box | Have Fun | Issues, Music and Drama, Games | 8-12, 5-8 | crafts, games, icebreaker, play, communication, fun | Focus To build observation skills through mime. Preparation None. Instructions Resources None. | 15 minutes | £0 | have-fun | issues music-and-drama games | 8-12 5-8 | crafts games icebreaker play communication fun | 15-minutes | 0 |
| Catching dreams | Be Creative | Arts and Crafts, Happy To Be Me, Inspiring women | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15, 16+ | crafts, reflection, feelings, communication, art | Focus This activity aims to encourage the girls to listen to what is being said … | | £10 | be-creative | arts-and-crafts happy-to-be-me inspiring-women | 8-12 5-8 12-15 16 | crafts reflection feelings communication art | | 10 |
| Compliments | Happy to be Me | Happy To Be Me, Inspiring women | 8-12, 5-8, 12-15, 16+ | crafts, respect, reflection, self-esteem, confidence, communication, fun, art | Focus This game is potentially life changing. It works best for groups that know each … | | £0 | happy-to-be-me | happy-to-be-me inspiring-women | 8-12 5-8 12-15 16 | crafts respect reflection self-esteem confidence communication fun art | | 0 |
| Banana surgery | Happy to be Me, Have Fun | Relationships, Group Challenge, Skill Based | 8-12, 5-8 | play, communication, teamwork, fun, food | Focus Some things, e.g. relationships, trust and reputation, are easy to break but more difficult … | | £10 | happy-to-be-me have-fun | relationships group-challenge skill-based | 8-12 5-8 | play communication teamwork fun food | | 10 |
| Machines | Get Active, Have Fun | Group Challenge, Skill Based | 8-12, 5-8 | games, active, play, group, communication, challenge, competition, teamwork, free | Focus To encourage girls to work together to achieve a common task. Preparation None. Instructions … | 15 minutes | £0 | get-active have-fun | group-challenge skill-based | 8-12 5-8 | games active play group communication challenge competition teamwork free | 15-minutes | 0 |
| The news | Happy to be Me, My Community | Issues, Music and Drama, Skill Based | 8-12, 12-15, 16+ | reflection, confidence, communication, teamwork, reading, creativity, current affairs, writing | Focus The aim of this activity is to build communication skills by developing short news … | 1 hour | £5 | happy-to-be-me my-community | issues music-and-drama skill-based | 8-12 12-15 16 | reflection confidence communication teamwork reading creativity current-affairs writing | 1-hour | 5 |
| Park bench | Be Creative, Have Fun | Issues, Relationships, Music and Drama | 12-15, 16+ | respect, reflection, review, self-esteem, confidence, communication, challenge, role play, issues, conflict, problem solving | Focus The aim of this activity is to enable young people to resolve scenarios and … | 45 minutes | £0 | be-creative have-fun | issues relationships music-and-drama | 12-15 16 | respect reflection review self-esteem confidence communication challenge role-play issues conflict problem-solving | 45-minutes | 0 |
| Rights and inequality | Happy to be Me, My Community | Issues, Happy To Be Me, Inspiring women | 12-15, 16+ | inequality, feminism, women's rights | Focus The aim of this activity is to develop awareness of human rights and issues … | 30-45 minutes | £5 | happy-to-be-me my-community | issues happy-to-be-me inspiring-women | 12-15 16 | inequality feminism womens-rights | 30-45-minutes | 5 |
