Opening and chat about the theme for tonight
Chat about why we need to protect our world and even change it in some cases. Talk about conservation (energy and resources).
The Beaver Scout make a paper plane each to use in the next game. They don’t need to be very professional so long as they fly a little! Do your bit for conservation - use an old magazine for the paper plane.
Game: Rocket race to Mars – explain why no-one lives on Mars (because of the lack of water. If we don’t save our water Earth may become like Mars)
Same principal as pin the tail on the donkey. Instead of a donkey, you make a map. All you need is a large piece of plain paper about a metre square. A double page from a newspaper will do at a pinch. Attach the paper to a wall with tape or lay it on the ground. The paper represents a space map of the universe. The with a heavy red crayon draw a solid colour disc about 3" in diameter on the space map. This red ball will be Mars. Next draw on several other planets. Each player makes a spaceship (in their craft session). Blindfold each player, spin him around and see if he can land his ship on mars. Make sure each ship has the child's name on it so you can tell who is the closest.
Craft: Panda Collage
Pandas are an endangered species – this means that they are in danger of dieing out. Today, the giant panda's future remains uncertain. This peaceful, bamboo-eating member of the bear family faces a number of threats. Its forest home, in the mountainous areas of southwest China
Let the Beaver Scout make a panda collage using the picture below and using ‘waste’ black and white paper to fill in the body shape.
Game: Animal Relay
The players form 2, 3 or 4 two lines with equal numbers on each team. The first animal on each team is one type of animal, the second a different animal, and so on. On the word "go", the first person acts like the animal they represent, run, hop or crawl to a given place and back. The next person then acts like their animals and so on until one team is finished and sitting down. Use animals that are endangered – panda, elephant, tiger, great ape, turtles
