A family event would be an activity in which the Parents and Beavers participate together. This has the added bonus of involving Parents in Scouting and to see what Scouting means to their child and how much effort the Leaders put into
Scouting. There are many different types of events that could be run, some of which are given below. There may be events that other Sections in your Group run on an annual basis. Try and go along to these if you can. You can also get your Parents and Friends committee involved in organising these events.
Typical Family Events
B-B-Q
Treasure hunt
Ten-Pin Bowling Sports Day
Help decorate the church for Christmas or Harvest Festival
Parent and Beaver Trek
Invite the Parents to the Beaver meeting and let the Parents be "Beavers" by participating in all the games.
Beaver Concert and Play
Group Events
Group Investiture
Beaver Swim up
Community Clean up with Group
Beavers visit a Cub Camp, perhaps in conjunction with a Slumbernight in a local hall.
Charity fair involving all sections and families.
Group Fund Raising Events.
Most groups have fundraising events which can easily be adapted so that the Beavers can join in. For example a
sponsored cycle . The starts can be staggered to accommodate the different abilities of the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts
allowing everybody to finish in the same place.
Why not have a sponsored sandcastle building competition.
