Social and cultural design is one of the leading destinations for leisure in the sphere of additional education. Presenting opportunities for productive creative thinking, it contributes to the realization of the potential of the younger generation, the development of communicative space, organizing productive pastime. Project activities serve as an organic cooperation of children and teachers. Shaping the professional experience of the teachers, project-based learning allows concentrate on the most important aspects of further education, to identify the leading trends of social and cultural sphere. In the process of creating projects the creative team develops independence in the choice of forms of realization of creative activities, there is interest in creating a new product in unusual conditions, the desire is beneficial to apply the skills acquired. The efficiency in the use of project activities in the field of further education should be noted, which involves the development of critical thinking, coordination of cognitive activities, enabling project participants to search for information. This in turn proves the necessity of using this method in teaching practice and provides not only the transfer of knowledge and skills to the younger generation, but also contributes to the expansion of the boundaries of the social space of the younger generation. The approaches of different scientists to the definition of the project activities are provided. That contributes to the development of key positions in relation to the formation of social and cultural design as one of the leading directions in the field of additional education at the present stage.