This week we followed a map around the park, looking for answers to 8 questions as we went. We even walked out of the park and crossed over Cromwell Road twice, demonstrating that we understand the Green Cross Code and…
Caving and Safety badge
We continued working on our Safety badge by playing Kim’s game with “dangerous” items from around the house, discussing why they might be dangerous and how to keep ourselves and others safe. We also completed a quiz about stranger danger….
Archery and Safety badge
We split the Colony into 2 groups for this week. One group went outside to channel their inner Robin Hoods by taking part in archery. The other group ticked off 2 clauses of the Safety badge – learning about the…
Beaver Camp
Last weekend, 38 Beavers from across all 3 colonies set up camp for a night at Dunham Park Scout Camp. We enjoyed grass sledging, archery, pioneering, pond dipping, fire lighting and the Beaver trail, not to mention the adventure playground!…
Father’s Day craft
This week we made cards for the weekend using paints and our handprints! While half of us got messy in the new room, the other half played fathers themed games in the main room. One of the games was based…
Nature Scavenger Hunt
Luck was on our side this week as both Monday and Wednesday had dry and sunny evenings for our nature scavenger hunt. In our Lodges, we completed a list of nature themed missions, including finding leaves bigger than our hands,…
Tents and fires
This week the Monday Cubs took part in putting up tents and practiced lighting matches and gathering wood to create some fires.
Beavers 40th Birthday
This year Beavers are 40 years old so we held a party to celebrate! There was pass the parcel, balloon party games, bunting decorating and of course, cake! We also invested 5 Beavers.
Pizzas and knots
Half of the Beavers made pizzas using pitta bread and a selection of toppings, as requested in last term’s Log Chew. At the same time, the other half of the Beavers practised tying knots – reef knot, figure of 8…
Lego Challenges
The Beavers enjoyed a fun evening of Lego challenges, working in teams to complete a tower-building relay, creating models for others to guess Pictionary-style, and spending time free building. These activities helped tick off parts of their Creative and Skills…
