Primary activities

Our educational activity envelopes are simple to use, providing you with clear objectives and a range of ready to use supporting material. These activities promote various parts of the curriculum, including physical education, literacy and numeracy, PSHE, Science, art and design, as well as drama.

Whatever your workload, these activities should be right for you and your class.

The activities also help develop children’s responsibilities, both in the tasks themselves (for example, caring for an egg) and through fundraising, with children helping other children.

To order the material and fundraise for Barnardo’s, please email the Community Support Team or call 0208 4987076.

Material is also available in Welsh.

For other fundraising ideas, check out our guide.

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Fresh Start Barnardo’s Fresh Start is an exciting hands-on activity for children of primary school age. It’s all about being creative with your breakfast and using your gourmet skills to fundraise for Barnardo’s. It’s easy to do and lots of fun to take part, so why not get your class involved?
Barnardo's Eggciting Challenge Boil an egg, decorate it and take care of it for a week - an 'Eggciting' way to learn about caring that's also creative! Take a look at our teaching resources and start boiling!
Barnardo's Big Bean Challenge Plant a bean and watch it grow into a great big plant. Literacy, numeracy and science are all included here, so take a look at our teachers' resources and start planting!
Barnardo's Big Bounce Get bouncing for Barnardo's, keep fit and learn about the effects on your body. Take a look at our teachers' resources and join in the fun!
Barnardo's Big Bauble Challenge Design a bauble for your class tree or wall in this fun Christmas activity. Make a wish that will help make a child's life better, and raise money to help make your wish come true. Take a look at our teachers' resources and get decorating!
Care and Share Challenge Design a badge to make a friend happy and show how you've been a good friend. The money you raise for Barnardo's could help fund our anti-bullying work. Take a look at our teachers' resources and get designing!
Get Moving - for nursery classes Get active and get your class active while raising money for disadvantaged children. email the Community Support Team or call 0208 4987076 for more information.