A ferris wheel represents the Fun Zone

Welcome to the Fun Zone! Activities here will test your imagination while you have a great time! Enjoy digital and in-person scavenger hunts, play games, try crafts and join activities like Minecraft, Dungeons and Dragons, the Metaforest, virtual tours, and more!

All activity times are shown in your local timezone.

Ongoing

Minecraft Creative Build Contest

Ongoing
Under 10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Digital Adventurer Challenge

Do you play Minecraft, but are not able to access multiplayer servers? Here is how you can participate anyway: Make a nice build for the topic “Scouts for a greener world”. With your parents/scout leader’s permission, take a screenshot, add a caption and upload it to our server! We will share all appropriate photos, and the best ones will get a virtual badge.

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Code and connect

Ongoing
11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
International Friendship Challenge, Life Skills Challenge
Bangladesh Scouts

Get ready to swap names with Scouts from around the world using various communication methods, such as Morse code and semaphore flag symbols! This fun, interactive activity encourages teamwork, learning, and connection through the exploration of different ways to communicate.

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Ultimate communication game

Ongoing
International Friendship Challenge

Discover some of the many ways we can connect - even if we speak different languages! Ready to put your communication skills to the test and connect you with fellow Scouts around the world? Let's go!

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What’s that scarf?

Ongoing
Under 10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
International Friendship Challenge, Super Challenge: Total JOTA-JOTI Explorer Challenge

Whether you call it a scarf, a necker, a neckerchief, or a foulard, all Scouts wear them! Come learn about different Scout scarves from around the world, and bring your friends along for some games to see who knows the most!

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Minecraft Story-writing

Ongoing
Under 10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Digital Adventurer Challenge

We are collecting this year’s best stories for the following topics:

  • A greener world: Your best nature experience in scouts
  • Scouting is…: Describe a typical Scouting activity in your country/location that you think in not done in other places in the world.

Books will be approved by moderators and published for the world to read.

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Minecraft Puzzles and Parkour

Ongoing
11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Digital Adventurer Challenge

Have you heard of, or do you remember the suspension bridge that was so hard to find last year? Well, if you don’t, there is an opportunity to find it again this year! Plus, in similar fashion, we have challenging parkour courses on our pirate boats and a really, really high diving board with a refreshing pool below! You just have to figure out how to get up there….

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Minecraft Flowerbeds

Ongoing
Under 10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Digital Adventurer Challenge

Roses? Tulips? Lilies? Does orange go with blue? What about some decoration? Scouts can freely design a small flower bed, visible for the world to see. The best designs will be transported to the hub world to be prominently displayed!

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Virtual museum tour

Ongoing
Peace and Community Challenge

Delve into history, art, and culture from around the globe in a thrilling virtual museum tour! Unearth treasures, discover secrets, and share your knowledge with fellow Scouts.

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International scavenger hunt

Ongoing
International Friendship Challenge

Take part in a digital journey that connects Scouts with exciting cultures and traditions from across the globe. It's time to create unforgettable friendships through exciting challenges - all while having fun!

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JOTA-JOTI Diaries

Ongoing
Under 10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+

We want to hear from you! Scouts - this is your space to share your JOTA-JOTI experiences, favourite moments, and everything in between. Whether it’s a fun memory, a new friendship, or a lesson learnt, your story could inspire Scouts worldwide. Submit your stories through this online form and be part of the global conversation!

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Minecraft nature walk

Ongoing
Under 10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Digital Adventurer Challenge

Scout leaders, take your scouts on a nice nature walk, and discover a variety of beautiful Minecraft sights, animals and plants. There are a few different routes to choose from - even under water - and we have activity sheets available to practice nature observation. (Who saw the cow stuck in the tree? There is a single blue flower, can you find it?)

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Minecraft Orienteering

Ongoing
11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Digital Adventurer Challenge

In Minecraft orienteering, just like in the real world, you try to find your way across difficult terrain, all the while following a trail of markers (or candles). In addition to last year’s courses, we are adding a few that require different skills: Reading a real orienteering map, navigating with the sun, and navigation on water.

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Minecraft Recycling Build

Ongoing
Under 10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Digital Adventurer Challenge

Anybody can build something neat in Minecraft, but can you take an existing design and turn it into something else? In the spirit of reusing and recycles, we are looking for the best creative re-use of a predefined set of blocks - can you turn a car into a house? A chicken into an airplane? A bridge into a spiral staircase?

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To foldly go

Ongoing
Under 10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18

Fold for fun and create Scouts uniforms from different countries in this origami challenge!

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JOTA JOTI Bingo: Scout world adventure edition

Ongoing
International Friendship Challenge

Get ready for JOTA-JOTI Bingo! Join this challenge to connect, communicate, and discover the amazing diversity found within our global Scouting family.

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EarthProject App! Let's take action

Ongoing
Under 10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Environment and Sustainability Challenge, Super Challenge: Total JOTA-JOTI Explorer Challenge

Are you ready to make a real difference for our planet? With the Earth Project app, you can track your eco-friendly actions, create teams, and see the collective impact we’re having around the world! Whether it’s biking instead of driving, reducing plastic use, or eating less red meat, every action counts towards protecting the environment.

Download the Earth Project app now, team up with your friends, and watch how small steps can lead to BIG changes for our planet. Let’s show the world the power of Scouts to protect the Earth—together! 🌱📱

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Minecraft triathlon

Ongoing
11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Digital Adventurer Challenge

Test your fitness by participating in a race against other players and win a ScoutPass badge if you finish in the top 3 of the race you’re in! Players start by rowing their boat down a river valley, run over a mountain peak and finally swimming across a bay to the finish line. Ready, Set, Go!

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Minecraft Birdwatching

Ongoing
Under 10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Digital Adventurer Challenge

Climb our birdwatching tree and get a looking glass: Where are the birds? Did they move from their location from last year? How many are there? And wait, is that… a chicken in that tree?

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