This week we completed our Health and Fitness badge whilst also ticking off requirements for our Skills challenge badge. We practised brushing a model of teeth and discussed how we keep them healthy. We took part in some agility games…
Monday 6th and Wednesday 8th January – Games night
We were delighted to welcome all the Beavers back after Christmas, including some new Beavers in both colonies. We played several games, including some team games which count towards our Teamwork badge. We also took turns explaining the rules of…
Monday 16th and Wednesday 18th December – Christmas activities
We ended the term this week by playing pass the parcel, making Christmas lanterns and taking part in a Log Chew (where we talk about what we’ve liked doing this term and what we can do next term to make Besvers…
Monday 9th and Wednesday 11th December – Rock Up
In lieu of the usual district trip, the Beavers visited Rock Up to try some rock climbing. All had a great time tackling climbs, high ropes and the stairway to heaven obstacle. Many of the Beavers were unsure about heights…
Monday 2nd and Wednesday 4th December – Thanksgiving
As part of our My World challenge badge, we learned about the American celebration of Thanksgiving. We made pumpkin pie and we created paper turkeys showing things we are grateful for. We also played basketball which counts towards part of…
Monday 25th and Wednesday 27th November- Space badge
To earn our badge, we completed 3 tasks. We learned facts about the planets and made planet masks. We made constellation wheels and looked a diagram of constellations in the sky. We watched a video about space exploration and then…
Monday 18th and Wednesday 20th November – Night Hike
Without knowing it, we seemed to be taking part in night hike week as every section except Squirrels were out and about this week! The Beavers split into 3 teams to find glow sticks that had been hidden around the…
Monday 11th and Wednesday 13th November – Remembrance
We took part in 4 activities about Remembrance Day. We potato printed poppies with red and purple paint; we tried marching and dancing to “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary”; we decorated our own war medals and tried to guess…
Monday 21st and Wednesday 23rd October – Halloween
Despite it being half term for some, we met for an early Halloween celebration. We decorated monster biscuits, ate doughnuts on string without using our hands, tried to bounce eyeballs into cups and dressed our friends up as mummies!
Monday 7th and Wednesday 9th October – Catapults
We continued our teamwork challenge this week by building pyramid catapults. Each group of 3 had 6 sticks, one cup, some elastic bands and lots of masking tape to make their catapult. At the end of the meeting we tested…
