Stage 1
Meet Mini Max at selected shows
Early appearances can introduce the character, invite questions and direct families to the free quest.
Meet Mini Max · MINI-MAX-2026.1
Small discoveries. Useful habits.
A friendly learning companion for families, schools and curious households. Meet Mini Max, join the seven-day Energy Quest and discover how everyday energy works.
Public launch date being finalised
Mini Max may make selected early appearances at shows. The wider countdown will begin as soon as the Max team confirms the date.
Shows first. Wider launch next.
A campaign people can join, not just watch.
Mini Max turns energy education into a simple shared activity. The toy is a proposed brand companion while availability and any show giveaway process are confirmed by the Max team. Nobody needs the toy to take part.
Stage 2
Count down to the wider launch
The timer starts only after the Max team confirms the public UK launch date and time.
Stage 3
Keep learning after launch
Seven short discoveries lead to a printable learning card and one useful household habit.
Four seasonal quests · Child, Teen and Adult
A new 7-day quest every season, with a safe wow experiment every day.
Free to join. Progress stays on this device. No purchase or account is needed to take part, and everyone who completes all seven days wins their very own Mini Max plushy.
Winter Warmth: Heat, insulation, draughts and how a heat pump moves warmth from cold outdoor air.
Winter Warmth · Day 1 of 7 · Child · 0 complete
Heat detectives
Does cold come in, or does heat go out?
Did you know?
Mini Max has a secret: cold never sneaks in. It is warmth that sneaks out!
Today you will
- Know that heat moves from warm to cold
- Find one draughty gap
Key words
- Heat:
- Energy that moves from warmer things to cooler things.
- Draught:
- Air sneaking through gaps, carrying warmth away.
Experiment: The draught detector
You will need
- A strip of tissue paper or a light feather
- Sticky tape
- A pencil
- Sticky notes
Steps
- Tape a tissue strip to the end of a pencil to make a draught detector.
- Hold it still near the bottom of a door, a letterbox and a window edge.
- Watch the tissue. If it wiggles, you have found a draught.
- Put a sticky note on every draughty spot.
What you'll see: The tissue flutters near gaps, even when the door is shut.
Why it works: Air moves through tiny gaps and carries warmth from inside to outside.
Make it bigger: Draw a map of your home and mark the draughty spots with a blue crayon.
Grown-up safety check
- Stay on the floor. No climbing to reach windows.
- Keep away from open fires and heaters.
Which way does heat move?
Talk together: Which spot was the draughtiest? Why do you think that is?
Habit to keep: Close internal doors to keep warmth in the rooms you use.
Curriculum link: KS1 to KS2 science: everyday materials and working scientifically (observing). · Source: Energy Saving Trust: draught-proofing
Safety rules for every quest
- Never use mains electricity, plug sockets, extension leads or anything plugged in for an experiment.
- Never use lithium cells, button or coin batteries, car batteries, or any battery that is warm, swollen or leaking. Button batteries can cause serious harm if swallowed.
- Use no more than two AA or AAA batteries. Connect wires for a few seconds only, because a short circuit makes wires and batteries hot.
- A grown-up supervises every activity and does any step involving hot water, sharp tools or batteries for younger children.
- Use warm tap water only, never boiling water. No climbing, roofs, loft hatches or meters inside high or locked cupboards.
- Never look directly at the Sun, even through a pinhole viewer, card or sunglasses.
- Do not photograph or share bills, account numbers, faces or addresses. Share a sentence or drawing only.
- Wash hands after handling coins, nails, lemons or potatoes, and do not eat food used in an experiment.
- Stop straight away if anything gets hot, smells, sparks or someone feels unsure. Asking for help is always the right answer.
Privacy note: progress stays on this device, saved separately for each season and age. If a grown-up shares a drawing or learning sentence, leave out faces, addresses, bills, account numbers and other personal details.
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