Matching game
Let the Beavers match the parent animal to the baby
Cow: calf
Horse : pony
Pig : piglet
Cat : kitten
Hen : chick
Dog : pup
Beaver : kit
Fox : cub
Kangaroo : Joey
Elephant : calf
Chat about families (remember not all your Beavers will have 2 parents living together)
Game: Royal family jigsaw
Colour copy a large picture of the royal family - stick onto card and then cutup (as a jigsaw)
In relay fashion – see which team makes it up quickest
Craft: Family tree
Draw a tree (no leaves) onto A4 paper and copy one for each Beavers
Copy a number of leaves (large enough to take a name and a small picture)
Let the Beavers colour in the tree and add their family members as leaves. Remember their pets!
Game: Happy families game
Using a pack of cards
Give each Beavers a card and they have to find the rest of their family
Mime: Once in their families (in the game above) - let the Beavers mime the ‘trade’ of the family and have the other Beavers guess what it is.
