Make Your World Biggerthis summer with Discovery Education

Additional activity: Create a butterfly fact file

Go into your garden or head to your local park and make a record of the butterflies you see. Make a note of any butterflies you observe – recording their colour, size and patterns they have. You could even take a photo or draw them.

Can you name the butterflies you recorded? To help identify the type of butterfly you spotted, visit the Butterfly Conservation’s "Identify a butterfly" tool, where you can narrow it down by the colour, size or pattern you recorded. Remember: Go with or get permission from an adult before you go to the park.

Additional activity: 50 things activities at the beach

Not many things beat a day by the seaside. There's nothing quite like the feel of the sun on your back and waves breaking over your feet. There's also lots of nature and wildlife to discover from graceful coastal birds, scurrying crabs, pearly shells and slimy seaweed.

View the National Trust’s beach activity list.

Additional activity: Balloon car racers

Learn how to build and race your own balloon powered cars!

Make cars which are propelled by balloon power. Experiment with designs and see what factors affect how fast or how far your car goes. Learn how a balloon car works just like a rocket. Download The Royal Institution’s activity sheet.

Additional activity: Create your own box guitar

It’s so much fun to make music, and it’s even more fun when you make the instruments you play with. Have a go at making your own cardboard box guitar (or violin, banjo, etc.) with recycled materials. Download instructions »

Essential items: cardboard box, cardboard tube and rubber bands. Extra ideas: Why not learn about some traditional colourful Mexican designs and add them to your instrument? Or create your own design to decorate your guitar. Remember: Younger children should ask for a grown-up's help when using scissors.

Additional activity: Go stargazing!

Taking the time to look up in wonder at the canopy of space is a powerful experience, which everyone in the family can enjoy. The National Trust have got plenty of tips to help you with your stargazing adventure – from what to take with you to what to look out for.

You could go online, find a book or download an app to learn more about what you might see in the night sky at this time of year.

Remember: NEVER look directly at the sun. Make sure you go stargazing with an adult and don't go outside without permission. Get the permission from an adult before downloading any apps.

Additional activity: Tree-mendous den building

Be a real nature detective and make your own woodland den! Download the Woodland Trust’s activity sheet.

Additional activity: Visit a pet shop or city farm

Why not pay a visit to your local pet shop or farm, to see what interesting animals they have in there? Remember: Go with or get permission from an adult before you go.

Additional activity: Spaghetti towers

Become an engineer for the day - building structures out of spaghetti and marshmallows, and investigating the properties of materials.

Make a tower from spaghetti and marshmallows. Experiment with the construction of your tower to find out which shapes are best for building with. Learn why some shapes are more stable than others when you build a tower. Download The Royal Institution’s activity sheet.

Additional activity: Make a pizza!

Why not make and decorate your own homemade pizza with veggie faces? View BBC Good Food’s recipe. Remember: If you are going to make use of the kitchen, do so with an adult to help.

Additional activity: Bottle rocket challenge

Your mission: To build and launch your own rocket! Download instructions »

Additional activity: Make a paper mache volcano

Build your own mountainous scene and then make it erupt, spilling frothy lava all over the place! Download Persil’s activity sheet.