What can you do in 8.3 minutes? Walk to school? Gobble down your supper? Get dressed into your uniform?  Read a chapter of a book? Or if...

Brrr, it’s pretty cold outside… time to come inside for a nice hot drink … and … whilst you’re sipping or supping, please can you spend a...

‘X-marks the spot’. A treasure map often leads to a far-flung island, to a hoard of coins, gold ingots, or jewellery made of precious...

Swapping, patching, borrowing, altering, mending, re-designing, dyeing ... it's time to tackle fast fashion to help out climate change....

What do you reckon to digital technology – do you think it’s incredible?   You might not even be able to remember a time without it....

What can you draw without a pen or pencil, chalk or charcoal?… your curtains! Have you ever stopped to wonder why you really need them …...

How is your 2025 unfolding?  How would YOU choose for your 2025 story to unfold? Have you ever done any origami – the folding of paper to...

Can you imagine living outside throughout the winter, with only feathers for a coat, and dead leaves and moss as a duvet? Imagine waking...

What do you think shampoo, margarine, shower gel, oven chips, deodorant, biscuits, bread, and ice cream may all have in common?   Have...

When you hear the word ‘Amazon’ do you think … toys, books, presents, the internet and shopping – or do you think of the South American...

‘5,4,3,2,1 …. we’re coming to find you!’.   You’re looking for a small box normally stuck onto your wall (often white) … you probably...

This year’s big international Climate Change conference has just started, ending on 22nd November. It’s called COP29 and is being held in...

Thanks to scientists, inventors, engineers, designers, entrepreneurs … take a look around your home and stand in awe at the machines that...

Enter another world … wondrous woods … fascinating fungi ... cobwebs beaded with dew … This week your challenge is to go exploring in the...

Little glowing eyes follow you in the dark as you leave the room at night and when you go to school ... they just carry on glowing. Can...

‘But why? But why?’   When you were 4 or 5 years old you probably bombarded anyone who would listen with this question! Being a Young...

Are there any apple trees growing near where you live? Maybe you have spotted apple tree branches hanging over someone’s garden fence on...

Talking, nattering, chatting, bantering, discussing, joking, arguing, theorising … This week the challenge is about talking and walking …...

Do you need a bath? Hang on … do you REALLY need a bath?   Do you need one every day? Could you skip a bath today, share your bath water,...

Let’s kick-start this Autumn term by taking action for climate change, whilst also helping our families reduce their electricity bills …...