The X Words

There are two X words that we use frequently in Boy Scouting—eXperience and eXample. You learn Scout skills by eXperience. We know that the way to learn is by doing. When we go on camping trips, you get the eXperience you need to master your skills. When you start to teach other Scouts what you know, you set the eXample. But much more important than teaching Scout skills is the eXample you set in your life. Do you always wear a clean uniform at Scout meetings? Are you careful with the language you use? Do you always finish your work before playing? Remember to think about the two X words every day.

Aeroplanes, 15/10/07

Chat about who has been in a plane, what was it like, where have they been, did they enjoy it etc etc

Craft – making planes

Light polystyrene planes, elastic bands, sellotape.  Will they fly?!

Try flying the planes

Will they fly and who’s will fly the furthest?

Game – corners

Hanger, runway, control tower, terminal

Name the different corners after different parts of an airport.  The Beavers “fly” around, arms outstretched listening to commands from “air traffic control” (leader).  If “change flight path” is called they need to fly in the opposite direction

Pearls of Wisdom—Quotes from Baden-Powell

“The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.”

A Simple Cloth and a Common Thread

They are woven of simple cloth and common thread. They are no more than an inch and a half in diameter, and weight no more than a couple of ounces. They are priceless, yet cost less than a dollar.

They have the power to turn struggle into courage

Self-doubt into self-esteem

Indecision into leadership

The unknown into knowledge

And the most magical metamorphosis of all, the transforming of a boy into a man.

What are these mysterious things: merit badges.

Sports Enthusiast, 14/09/07

5.55pm

Opening ceremony

6.00pm

Fitness Challenge & Sports Enthusiast:

Talk to the Beavers about how their six-week fitness plan has gone.

What they have discovered with their body overall

Test Beavers who are ready for the Sports Enthusiast.

6.40pm

Catch the Haggis

Split the Colony into four teams of equal numbers; you may need to adjust the number of teams or balls to make the game fair. Each team stands in a line spaced across the area of play with their supply of balls at one end and a bucket at the other. The object of the games is to pass all of the balls from one end of the line to the other by throwing and catching the balls. Only one ball can move at a time and everyone must throw and catch every ball. The winning team is the first one to move all of their balls into their bucket.

6.55pm

Short prayer

Closing Ceremony

Pearls of Wisdom—Quotes from Baden-Powell

“It should be the thing never to mention unfairness of judging when defeated in a contest.”

Experiments, 24/08/07

Scavenger hunt

Let the Beavers find objects that begin with the letters E A S T E R

Rats and rabbits

2 lines of Beavers back to back, one pace away from each other.

One line = rabbits

One line = rats

A line is drawn across the room at each end

To play:

The leader calls out R r r r r r r r r r rabbits or R r r r r r r r rats (rolling the r's to keep the Beavers in suspense).

The Beavers on the side which has been called try to get behind the line at their end of the room, while the other side chases them. Those who are caught join the chaser's side - repeat until exhaustion sets in!

Easter Nest

Cooking chocolate - appx 4 squares per nest

Shredded Wheat - one per nest

4 - 6 Small chocolate eggs

Melt the chocolate in a pudding basin over a pan of hot water. If well supervised and in smaller groups this can be done using camp stoves letting the Beavers watch how the chocolate is melted

In a large bowl crumble the shredded wheat and pour in the chocolate. Let the Beavers mix it in

After washing hands - let the Beavers mould into a nest shape (appx 8cms in diameter)

Leave to cool

Add the eggs - and a small picture of a chicken (coloured by the Beavers)

Two Kinds of Buckets

(You will need two buckets that are the same size to make this effective.)

Two buckets equal in size when filled to the rim will hold about the same amount of water. Neither bucket has a hole so, as long as they are not moved, they are equally effective holding water. However, one bucket has a bail, or a handle to carry it by, and the other does not. Have you ever tried to carry a bucket without a handle? The water will slosh out and you usually spill most of the contents. The bucket with a handle is easily movable, and the contents can be carried with little or no spillage. (You might have two Scouts demonstrate moving the two buckets.) People are sometimes a lot like the buckets. Some are out of control; leaving splashes everywhere, they go for someone to clean up after. Others are like the bucket with a handle, leaving no mess or bother. Which kind of bucket are you?

Experiments, 10/08/07

Paper Aeroplane, Making, colouring and Flying

 

“A4 Paper and Paper Clip”

Float and Sink /

Water and Coaster Test

Count Beats / Breaths

Lodge Races…

Walk, Skip, Hop and Run

Min / 2 min and Sit Test

Close eyes, count minute/s and sit down.

Pearls of Wisdom—Quotes from Baden-Powell

“The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself.”