Caterpillars, 24/09/10

Catch the Caterpillar

Beavers stand in a circle and a rolled up newspaper is the caterpillar.

One Beavers is outside the circle, running round trying to catch the branch which is being passed round the circle.

When the Beavers catches the caterpillar he joins the circle and another Beavers takes his place.

Apple and Caterpillar Magnet

Materials Needed:

·         Lid (Frozen Juice Container, Baby Food Jar, etc)

·         Red felt

·         Green Felt

·         Brown and Green Pipe Cleaners

·         Tacky Glue or Super Glue

·         Magnet

Instructions:
1. Trace a circle around the lid on the red felt and cut it out.

2. Glue the red circle onto the lid. If you are using a baby food jar lid or something similar, glue the circle to the inside of the lid.

3. Cut out small leaf shapes from the green felt. You want it to look like 2 leaves attached in the middle. A leader should make a small hole in the middle of the leaf shape.

4. Cut a small piece of a green pipe cleaner to be the stem (1-2 inches long).

5. Stick the end of the pipe cleaner through the hole in the middle of the leaf.

6. Using heavy duty glue, or even strong tape, attach one end of the pipe cleaner to the side of the lid without the felt. You will also want to glue the magnet on the back now.

7. For a finishing touch, cut a 2-3 inch long piece of brown chenille stem and glue that on the front of your apple to be a worm poking his head out! Glue wiggly eyes on your worm if you like! Make sure to lay it flat until the glue is completely dry, and then hang on the fridge!

Caterpillar Trail

Divide the Beavers into teams. Each grasps the waits of the Beavers in front

The Head (1^st in team) has to catch the tail (last in team) by dragging everyone with him - but the tail tries not to get caught. Anyone who lets go breaks the chain and must become the tail.

If the head touches the tail they both exchange places with other Beavers in the team so everyone had a go at being head or tail

The New Scout

There was a boy named Jim who moved into town just after his 11th birthday. For a long time he had dreamed about becoming a Scout. Jim was a bit timid, perhaps too much so. He didn’t push himself into things but usually waited for an invitation.

Well, one night Jim came down to visit our troop meeting. He looked in through the window and saw us playing and heard our voices. But he couldn’t quite force himself to come down those steps. Now don’t smile too broadly. It wasn’t so very long ago that you might have been in Jim’s place. Maybe you were inclined to be timid, too.

Jim waited around awhile and went home, without getting his nerve up to the coming-in point. He was pretty miserable about his failure, but he came back a

week later. He waited outside the door again. He just couldn’t force himself to come in uninvited. Finally he saw a Scout coming down the street, heading for the meeting.

That Scout was you. Now, that’s the entire story I’m going to tell you tonight. What happened? Did you brush by him or did you invite him to come in?

Back to Front, 17/09/10

Chat: Explain to the Beaver Scout (who may have forgotten what is going on in the meeting – that everything is being done back to front – or just wrongly!)

Prayer and Close

Game: Traffic Lights

The Beavers walk around the room.

The leader holds up coloured cards to control the traffic – red = go, green = stop, amber = slow movement

Don’t forget to add traffic noises

Game: Lego matching

Give each team a model made from about 25 Lego bricks.

Can they take the model to pieces, then make another one?

Craft: Jigsaws

Find a number of pictures

Print or stick onto card.

The Beaver Scout have to colour in the card and then cut it up – they are making jigsaws – but don’t tell them that at first!

Game: Run, as slow as you can

The Beaver Scouts sit in relay formation

Prepare pictures of 6 or 7 things for each team - these should have a sequence - eg: to make a cup of tea : Kettle, water, tea pot, tea bag, cup, milk, + sugar

Place these in order in front of each team.

On the word ‘go’, player one must walk to the far end of the hall, taking the last picture and then return to their team.

Player two takes the next to last picture and walks to the end of the hall placing it next to the 1^st card and so one.

See who finishes last!

Opening ceremony

Birds, 10/09/10

Find the bird

Scatter pictures of birds around the room- give the Beavers a list of bird names - see who can match them up

Chat about birds

Game:  Birds can fly

The Beavers face the leader who calls out ‘Birds can fly’

The Beavers flap their arms and move around the room

The leader continues to call out animals that cannot fly eg ‘Pigs can fly’

Anyone who continues to flap their arms when non-flying animals are named is out

Game: Birds Have Feathers

One player is leader.  He and all the others flap their arms like birds.  He calls out names of something with feathers.  If a player flaps his wings on a calling that doesn't have feathers he's out.  The leader flaps his wings on almost all things to confuse the group and calls as rapidly as possible.  "Birds have feathers, bats have feathers, babies have feathers, etc.

Craft Bases: Bird mobile

Make a bird shape template and let the Beavers cut out the birds and decorate with tissue and feather (make about 5 each)

Suspend from a pair of garden canes (fastened in a cross)

Game: Feather blowing

Feather per group of 4 Beavers

See who can keep the feather in the air the longest

Craft: Bird Feeder

Equipment:

Scissors
String
- Hoop shaped breakfast cereal
- Lengths of string or garden twine (about 30 cms works well, but could be longer)
- Small pieces of twig or pegs

Instructions:

- Tie one end of the string to a piece of twig.
- Thread the breakfast cereal on to the string or twine, the twig stops it falling off the other end!
- When the string is full, tie the free end to the twig to make a loop shape which can be hung in a tree.

Additional Information:

- Allow plenty of extra cereal as the young people love eating it.
- Check for any allergies, especially nuts.

Game: Jamaquack

Jamaquacks are rare birds from Australia .  Being from down under, they always stand bent over, with their hands grasping their calves or ankles and shuffle along backward.  They are nocturnal by preference, and when they are out in daylight, they always try to wander off somewhere; only a third of the players can be jamaquacks at a time.  The rest must form a jamaquack pen by holding hands in a circle facing the center.  Two players create a hole in the pen by dropping their hands.  The jamaquacks gather in the middle of the pen, heads together and begin quacking and moving backward with their eyes closed, trying to find the way out.  While the birds are trying to escape, those forming the circle do their best to jam the quacks back inside the pen by GENTLY knee-bumping them.  Once outside the circle the jamaquacks can finally stand upright and open their eyes but they should keep quacking to let their species mated locate the hole.

Thankyou for the beast so tall

Thankyou for the creatures small

Thankyou for the things that live

Thankyou God for all you give

Pearls of Wisdom—Quotes from Baden-Powell

The open-air is the real objective of Scouting and the key to its success

Introduction, 03/09/10

6.00pm

Welcome: Gather everyone around and welcome them. Introduce Beavers to the Leaders/adults.

6.05pm

Game: How we organise ourselves - Colony Calls and instructions

Beaver corner – Sit down quietly in the beaver corner

Build a dam – Form a large circle, holding hands

Gather logs – Crouch down on the floor, beaver teeth

Into your lodges – Beavers stand on black line

123, Who are we? – Call out “Beavers, beavers, beavers”

What do we do? – Call out “Sharing, sharing, sharing”

6.15pm

Game: Get to Know Each Other

Each Beaver is given a piece of paper with the boxes on. Ask them to go around the room and talk to other Beaver and Leaders to get answers to the questions. They must talk to everyone in the room.

Watch out for any particularly shy Beavers. Perhaps an adult can help them?

*One sheet per person, felt tip pen to write with*

6.25pm

Game: The Law Relay

Cut up the Beaver Scout Motto and Promise.

Beavers line up as for a relay race, and one at a time run to the far end of the hall (or round an obstacle course) where they are given part of the Law. On their return to ‘base’ they then try and assemble the words so that the Law reads correctly.

6.35pm

The Beaver Scout Promise

All Members of the Scout Movement make a special Promise. When you are invested as a Beaver Scout you will have to know the Beaver Scout Law and you will also have to make your Promise in front of the Colony.

The Beaver Scout Promise

I promise to do my best

To be kind and helpful

And to love God

It is easy to learn and say these words, but it is really important that you try to keep your Promise every day. Helping other people means helping them at all times – not just when you feel like it. Doing your best means trying your hardest all the time – and in everything you do. The final line really means that you respect your God, the world in which we live, and other people. It means behaving properly to all those you meet every day. A good Beaver Scout is not selfish but tries to find ways of helping other people. A good turn is something you do to help someone else. Every Beaver Scout is challenged to do at least one Good Turn every day. Doing your best is mentioned in the Promise. That is because it is very important. If you want to be a good Beaver Scout there is no other way – you simply have to do your best.

The Scout Sign

The Scout Sign is almost the same as the Salute, but you should hold your hand at shoulder height. It is only used when someone is making or renewing their Promise.

Handshake

When Scouts meet, they greet each other in a special way. They shake hands with the left hand! You will often see your Leader using the left hand – especially when a badge is presented. There is a very good reason for using the left handshake. When Baden-Powell was a soldier in Africa, he saw lots of tribal chiefs who carried spears and shields. He noticed that it was a sign of great trust to offer your left hand when shaking hands. This was because you had to put down your shield and yet leave the other person with a spear in his hand.

6.45pm

Game: Get to Know Each Other.

The Beavers form a large circle with a Leader standing in the middle. The Leader has a large ball. They tell the Colony their name and throw the ball to a Beaver, who says his or her name before throwing the ball to another. If this goes well have the Beavers say their favourite colour or hobby or sport. Keep the ball moving around and across the circle.