This week, we took advantage of the lovely weather and went for a walk around the park and local roads. While walking, we answered quiz questions about things we could see or read and we demonstrated our understanding of the…
Monday 17th and Wednesday 19th June – Cyclist badge
This week we took to the paths of the park to demonstrate our cycling skills. Split into 3 groups, we went on a short ride, showed our control and manoeuvring skills on the slab, and learned how to pump up…
Monday 10th and Wednesday 12th June – Making bird boxes
In recognition of Father’s Day and to contribute towards our Outdoor and Creative badges, this week we made and painted bird boxes. The wooden pre-cut pieces needed slotting together, something that some Beavers found tricky but all persevered. The painted finished products…
Monday 13th/20th and Wednesday 15th/22nd May – Archery and Knots
Over the course of a fortnight, everyone tried their hand at archery and had a go at learning 3 knots – reef knot, sheet bend and clove hitch. The archery was very exciting and some of us even managed to…
Monday 6th and Wednesday 8th May – Creative badge
Both Colonies met despite the bank holiday and completed 2 out of 4 activities needed for the Creative badge. Each Lodge put on a short performance of a well-known fable linked to the Beaver Promise. Everyone also had a go at…
Monday 29th April and Wednesday 1st May – Nature Craft
For part of our Outdoor Challenge, we had to do something using natural materials so we went out into the park to collect small twigs, pine cones, leaves and grass. Some of us were a bit ambitious with the size…
Monday 22nd and Wednesday 24th April – Decorating biscuits
This week we got our creative juices flowing as we decorated biscuits using butter icing and coloured icing tubes. Biscuit decorating was one of the activities the Beavers told us they’d really enjoyed last term and wanted to do again….
Monday 13th/20th and Wednesday 15th/22nd May – Archery and knots
Over the course of a fortnight, everyone tried their hand at archery and tying 3 knots – reef knot, clove hitch and sheet bend. Archery was very exciting and some Beavers even managed to hit the target! Knots were a…
Monday 8th and Wednesday 10th April – Games night
We kicked off our summer term with a variety of games, some old and some new. Some schools are still on holiday so we were quieter than normal but still had lots of fun.
Monday 18th and Wednesday 20th March – Easter
This week we celebrated Easter with an Easter egg hunt outside and by making chocolate nest cakes (therefore also finishing our Cook badge). We did our termly Log Chew where the Beavers share their ideas for next term’s programme and…
