Adam and Dan head to Sandbox VR in London.

There, they take on the “Davy Jones’s Locket Quest” – an amazing, fully immersive virtual reality experience that transports them onto a pirate ship, complete with flaming swords, battling skeletons, strange tar-filled creatures, and a not-so-helpful talking parrot! 

PLUS: Don’t live near London? We’ve got a creative at-home activity for you to try. Get crafty and make your own VR headset using just a cardboard box, some markers, and your smartphone, bringing the excitement of virtual reality right to your living room.

Adam and Dan head to Sandbox VR in London.
There, they take on the &ldquo;Davy Jones&rsquo;s Locket Quest&rdquo; &ndash; an amazing, fully immersive virtual reality experience that transports them onto a pirate ship, complete with flaming swords, battling skeletons, strange tar-filled creatures, and a not-so-helpful talking parrot!&nbsp;
PLUS: Don&rsquo;t live near London? We&rsquo;ve got a creative at-home activity for you to try. Get crafty and make your own VR headset using just a cardboard box, some markers, and your smartphone, bringing the excitement of virtual reality right to your living room.

Join our presenters from across the UK as they give you interesting and fun things to keep you busy out-and-about and at home. It's the weekly kids entertainment show from the UK’s children’s radio station Fun Kids.

Plus, when you become a Fun Kids Podcasts Plus subscriber, you get this show – and 30 others! – ad-free and support the work Fun Kids does in bringing you high-quality, entertaining, and safe content for your family. Find out more at FunKidsLive.com/plus

Join our presenters from across the UK as they give you interesting and fun things to keep you busy out-and-about and at home. It's the weekly kids entertainment show from the UK’s children’s radio station Fun Kids.
Plus, when you become a Fun Kids Podcasts Plus subscriber, you get this show – and 30 others! – ad-free and support the work Fun Kids does in bringing you high-quality, entertaining, and safe content for your family. Find out more at <a href="https://FunKidsLive.com/plus">FunKidsLive.com/plus</a>

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Activity Quest: Days out and crafts for kids

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Activity Quest is a weekly podcast from the UK’s children’s radio station Fun Kids.

Join our presenters from across the UK as they give you interesting and fun things to keep you busy out-and-about and at home. There’s celebrity interviews and more.

Activity Quest is a weekly podcast from the UK’s children’s radio station Fun Kids.
Join our presenters from across the UK as they give you interesting and fun things to keep you busy out-and-about and at home. There’s celebrity interviews and more.

Activity Quest

We're the UK's children's radio station. Listen across the UK on DAB Digital Radio, on mobile and online at funkidslive.com.

We're the UK's children's radio station. Listen across the UK on DAB Digital Radio, on mobile and online at funkidslive.com.

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Shooting pirates in VR

Adam is off to Reading in Berkshire to visit the Museum of English Rural Life. He meets Philippa, the Learning and Engagement Manager, for a fascinating tour.

Step inside the education studio, try on countryside costumes, and find out what it was like to work in the fields—did you know children used to scare birds away for up to 10 hours a day?

Adam explores the museum’s hands-on galleries, from old shepherding games to steam engines and Land Rovers, and discovers how life in the countryside evolved over the years.

Plus, we get to say hello to the museum’s garden chickens, Nook and Gemini Rosalina!

Adam is off to Reading in Berkshire to visit the Museum of English Rural Life. He meets Philippa, the Learning and Engagement Manager, for a fascinating tour.
Step inside the education studio, try on countryside costumes, and find out what it was like to work in the fields&mdash;did you know children used to scare birds away for up to 10 hours a day?
Adam explores the museum&rsquo;s hands-on galleries, from old shepherding games to steam engines and Land Rovers, and discovers how life in the countryside evolved over the years.
Plus, we get to say hello to the museum&rsquo;s garden chickens, Nook and Gemini Rosalina!

Steam engines and Land Rovers 

Adam heads to Harcourt Arboretum near Oxford.

Joined by Catherine and Roger from the Arboretum’s education team, discover what an arboretum really is and why it’s sometimes called a living library of trees.

Explore wildflower meadows bursting with colour, spot butterflies like the red admiral and marbled white, and gaze up at an enormous California redwood.

Learn why connecting with nature is great for your wellbeing, try some bark-hugging, and find out about willow weaving activities and special family days at Harcourt.

Then, get creative at home with Georgia's craft: a DIY pressed flower bookmark, inspired by the Arboretum’s blooms. Packed with outdoor inspiration and crafty fun!

Adam heads to Harcourt Arboretum near Oxford.
Joined by Catherine and Roger from the Arboretum&rsquo;s education team, discover what an arboretum really is and why it&rsquo;s sometimes called a living library of trees.
Explore wildflower meadows bursting with colour, spot butterflies like the red admiral and marbled white, and gaze up at an enormous California redwood.
Learn why connecting with nature is great for your wellbeing, try some bark-hugging, and find out about willow weaving activities and special family days at Harcourt.
Then, get creative at home with Georgia's craft: a DIY pressed flower bookmark, inspired by the Arboretum&rsquo;s blooms. Packed with outdoor inspiration and crafty fun!

Hugging a giant redwood tree

Adam heads to the stunning landscapes of Wales to ride the legendary Snowdon Mountain Railway – the highest railway ascent in England and Wales!

Discover fascinating facts about this Victorian marvel, from its challenging construction in the 1890s to how it still chugs adventurers nearly five miles up Mount Snowdon. Experience a ride through Snowdonia’s breathtaking scenery, find out how the railway makes the summit accessible for all, and learn about the mountain’s mythical ties to King Arthur.

Back at home, Bex introduces a fun and creative craft activity—a make-your-own mountain railway model! With simple materials like cardboard, paints, toy trains, and pebbles, you can bring the magic of the Snowdon railway to your living room. Step-by-step, Bex walks you through designing the scenery, laying out the tracks, and adding all the finishing touches so your train can “climb” the peak just like Adam’s.

Adam heads to the stunning landscapes of Wales to ride the legendary Snowdon Mountain Railway &ndash; the highest railway ascent in England and Wales!
Discover fascinating facts about this Victorian marvel, from its challenging construction in the 1890s to how it still chugs adventurers nearly five miles up Mount Snowdon. Experience a ride through Snowdonia&rsquo;s breathtaking scenery, find out how the railway makes the summit accessible for all, and learn about the mountain&rsquo;s mythical ties to King Arthur.
Back at home, Bex introduces a fun and creative craft activity&mdash;a make-your-own mountain railway model! With simple materials like cardboard, paints, toy trains, and pebbles, you can bring the magic of the Snowdon railway to your living room. Step-by-step, Bex walks you through designing the scenery, laying out the tracks, and adding all the finishing touches so your train can &ldquo;climb&rdquo; the peak just like Adam&rsquo;s.

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