Flying Saucers, 21/10/11

Practiced opening ceremony, played Chinese handball and created flying saucers then tested out their flying capabilities.

Badge requirements achieved:

Fitness - part in co-operative games (Chinese Handball)

Imagination - Draw or paint a picture imagining what life might be like in the future

Sandwiches, 14/10/11

Played: benchball and "dead" beavers and then made two different sandwiches to complete the healthy eating badge

Badge requirements achieved:

Fitness - Take part in a team game; take part in co-operative game (benchball)

Healthy Eating - Make two different sandwiches

Sponsored Walk (Woodgate Valley Country Park), 02/10/11

Badge requirements achieved:

Friendship Challenge – Raise funds for a good cause (caring for others), Join in activities with another Colony (meeting other people)

Fitness Challenge - Go for an accompanied walk (adventure)

Fitness Challenge, 30/09/11

Game: Icicles (freeze when touched), then two teams against each other playing skittles

Fitness Challenge: (step ups, ball bounces, sprints, hurdles). Measured heart rate before and after excercise.

Orange squash provided for thirsty Beavers

Badge requirements achieved:
Fitness Challenge - Take part in a team game (skittles), Take part in agility activities, Take part in a Keep Fit session, Monitor heartbeat after different activity and understand the reasons for change
Health & Fitness - Learn about the value of keeping fit

Imagination, 09/09/11

Game: Benchball

Drew pictures of any object from our imagination, created a story which included the pictures, and acted it out in front of the group

Badge requirements achieved:

Creative - Act or mime a simple scene

Fitness - Take part in a team game; take part in co-operative game (benchball)

Imagination - Write, tell or act a short story, poem or play

The Future, 22/07/11

Games: indoor parachute, obstacle course (giant feet, cones, frisbee, ladders)

Drawing the future

Badge requirements achieved:

Fitness - part in co-operative games (parachute games), Take part in a team game (obstacle course)

Imagination - Draw or paint a picture imagining what life might be like in the future

Pirate Camp, Blackwell Court, 16/07/11

Joint camp with the Cub Scouts

Camp activities included orienteering, night line, water fight, rounders, grass sledging, backwoods cooking and two treasure hunts! It even included inflatable palm trees!

Badge requirements achieved:

Adventure - Treasure hunt, Grass sledging

Fitness - Take part in a team game (rounders, water fight), take part in co-operative game (nightline)

Nights Away - one night away as part of a recognised Scouting activity (in tents)

Outdoor - Visit a Cub Scout Pack camp, Help put up a tent, Follow a laid out trail, Take part in an outdoor activity (grass sledging, treasure hunt)

Pirate Party, 28/06/11

Joint event with the Cub Scouts

Games: Rounders in the park, pass the parcel and musical statues. Sweets handed out as prizes

Badge requirements achieved:

Fitness - Take part in a team game (rounders)

Snibston Discovery Museum, 18/06/11

Saw interactive and moving exhibits and fascinating displays about fashion, design, technology, science and industry at Snibston Discovery Museum, Leicestershire with Beaver Scouts from all groups within Rea Valley District

Badge requirements achieved:

Adventure - Adventure walk around a park

Creative - Learn what a magnet does

Fitness - Go for an accompanied walk

Friendship - Join in activities with another Colony

Outdoor - Visit to a place of interest

Football, 10/06/11

Fitness warm up - race to tree and back

Football & penalty shoot out over the park.

Pirate camp treasure maps & animal man letters handed out.

Badge requirements achieved:

Fitness - Take part in a team game (football in park)

Pizza, 03/06/11

Made mini pizzas in the oven, choosing from various toppings

Pizza themed game in circle (tomato, pepper, mushroom – PIZZA!)

Water fight in the park

Badge requirements achieved:

Fitness - Take part in a team game (water fight)

Healthy Eating - Make a healthy snack (mini pizza)

Park Games, 27/05/11

Games: Multi coloured parachute, Kwik cricket

Badges handed out to celebrate 25 years of beavers.

Badge requirements achieved:

Fitness - Take part in co-operative games (parachute), Take part in a team game (cricket)

Fitness Challenge, 13/05/11

Fitness Challenge Badge; which included timed step ups on a bench, squat thrusts, ladders, sprints.

Created Healthy Eating posters created & took part in a keep fit session

Recruitment letters handed out

Badge requirements achieved:

Fitness - Take part in a Keep Fit session, Design a poster which promotes healthy eating

Circus Skills, 06/01/06

Plate Spinning
Required: Paper plates, bottle tops, garden canes, glue, felt tips
- Decorate the top of the plate in any pattern
- Stick the bottle top to the bottom of the plate
- Wait for the glue to dry before balancing the plate on top of the stick; the stick should fit into the bottle top
- Spin the plate around

Acrobatics
- Draw a chalk line on the ground for the Beaver Scouts to 'balance' along
- Perform roly polys

Juggling
- Begin by throwing one ball from hand to hand
- When the Beaver Scouts are comfortable with this add a second ball; they will throw the second ball just after throwing the first
- For the really good ones add a third ball to juggle