Halloween
I know Halloween is past but with Half Term and the Group Firework Evening we did not have chance to commemorate Halloween which can be an excuse for a fun evening rather than a meeting to progress Badgework. This year we were a bit restricted because of Covid. We had our usual four bases which were:-
Doughnuts - these were suspended from strings attached to a rope strung across the Main Room. In Lodges a Beaver was allocated a doughnut and the had to eat it without using their hands.
Mummifying one of their Lodge using a roll of toilet paper.
Decorating a biscuit using icing sugar in a way suitable for Halloween
Colouring a Halloween picture
Mon 11th October Design a machine
This week the Beavers played games and then they had to design a machine. It did not have to be a practical machine. They could let their imagination wander freely over any thing whether it be a machine to peel bananas to one to do your homework for you.
4th /6th Oct Second week of the 4 activities
This was the second week when the Beavers had the chance to try the other 2 activities that they had not tried the week before. In this case a Beaver is on one face of the Bouldering wall.
27th & 29th Sept 4 Activities
This week was the first of 2 weeks when the Beavers are being offered 4 different activities. All of them are part of one or other of the Challenge Awards. Each pair of Lodges tackle 2 different activities each week and then during the following week they tackle the other two activities. In the picture the Beavers are learning how to tie 3 knots. The Beavers do not see tying a knot as very exciting but learning to tie knots is one of the basics of Scouting. You cannot construct anything from a bridge to a camp dresser unless you know how to tie knots. You cannot scale any height in abseiling without knowing how to secure yourself to a safety line in case you fall. Whilst the Beavers will not be going to such lengths yet we are trying to give them a base to build on as they progress through Scouting which we hope they will do.
