Despite the fact that the Year 9 girls cannot be away for the annual Activities Week, in true St Mary’s spirit, there has been an extensive selection of challenges put together to enthuse everyone to come out of their comfort zone and try something they have not done before. Entrants have the chance to win prizes and House Points for activities completed from the list below:
In the garden |
In the home |
Out and about |
Home or away |
Set up a feeding station |
Knit, crochet or sew something to wear |
Collect feathers and identify them |
Five day photo challenge |
Train a robin |
Crochet a coral |
Litter picking |
RSPCA Young Photographer Competition |
Make natural contact prints of flowers and leaves |
Make a traditional afternoon tea |
Each day go for a run and record the route on a fitness tracker |
RSPB Wild Art competition |
Experience the dawn chorus |
Pet spa day |
Create a mobile to hang in a tree using natural materials |
Alphabet photograph challenge |
Back garden Sports Day event |
Bake a batch of dog treats |
Create a secret code |
Car wash |
Make a flower arrangement |
Create a jar of positivity |
Take part in the Great British Wildflower Hunt |
Round Square challenges |
Gardening makeover challenge |
Eton Mess challenge |
Pet portrait |
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Make something edible from the garden |
Learn a song in another language |
Arrange a virtual Bingo Night or Quiz Night |
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Train your pet |
Learn or create a dance routine |
Complete 4000 steps in one day |
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Watch the clouds |
Make your dog a smart bandana |
Fitness streak challenge |
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Build a temporary den |
Create a culturally significant dish |
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Design and carry out a programme of circuit training |
Learn a new language |
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Stone decoration |
Take part in the Year 9 Family Fun Quiz on SMS Lockdown Radio |
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Make a pooter |
Curate your own mini family museum |
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Create a butterfly friendly container garden |
Make a 100 piece jigsaw |
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Create and lead a fitness-based warm up |
Learn to tie 10 knots |
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Play a sporting game |
Be a teacher for the day |
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Learn and carry out yoga sun salutations |
Create a traditional dish for your holiday destination country |
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Teach yourself to juggle |
Customise an old pair of trainers |
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Design a quiz |
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Sew a strip of bunting |
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Tie-dye an old t-shirt |
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Design and build a board game |
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Design a face mask |
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Make a dog toy |
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Nancy Rothwell Award for specimen drawing competition |
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Measurement at Home challenges from the National Physics Laboratory |
The below gallery shows some examples of the activities the girls have taken part in: