Activities for children and young people
Children drawing
With the current national lockdown restrictions it can be difficult to think of new and varied activities to keep children and teenagers busy. Here is a list of great games and activities for the whole family to have fun and be creative this half term.
Natural adventures
Bring the outside in with these nature and animal related activities
- Try making a marble run and much more with Eden Project activities
- Fun Activities and Stories from the RSPB
- Stories, baking, craft and much more with the National Trust
- Kids Stories about Nature - The RSPB
- Virtual LUniverse Planetarium shows Lancaster University
Creative fun
Do your family enjoy being creative and learning new skills? Here is a range of activities to keep children and teenagers busy no matter what their age.
- Half Term Fun The Dukes: Online creative writing, storytelling, puppet making, acting activities and much more.
- Ludus Dance - Dance On Lockdown – videos aimed at children to stay positive, keep moving and get creative.
- Lancaster Arts have events and activities running throughout February including draw to connect
- Try new puzzles, quiz and games and comic strips with The Golden Beano
- LABGC Challenge CLOCKWISE (PDF)
- OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD Lets Create Pack – (ages 13-19)
- Lancashire Youth Challenge: Visual art, Music & Spoken Word video activities (ages 13-19)
- BBC Sounds - Children's programmes
Marvellous museums
If your family enjoy visiting places why not try a virtual tour of a museum?
Health and wellbeing
Simple and easy activities and exercises to look after our physical and mental health.
- NSPCC Calm zone and Games and Art box pages for any age
- Mindfulness and meditation - Five simple exercises created for teenagers
- 20 Minute Fitness Challenge - Lancashire Youth Challenge - YouTube
- Why not try the boxing reflex challenge (PDF)?
- Family Circuits - Saturday 20 February at 9.30am, run by Salt Ayre Leisure Centre. Free activity - details at Salt Ayre Leisure Centre Facebook
