Pearls of Wisdom—Quotes from Baden-Powell

“Fun, fighting, and feeding! These are the three indispensable elements of the boy’s world.”

Healthy Eating, 06/11/09

Talk about the healthy eating and the badge work we are doing

Game: Sweeties

Beavers are split into teams, each team in a different corner of the room, and the teams are named after sweets e.g. smarties, gobstoppers etc.

The leaders stand in the middle of the room and the beavers run round in a clockwise direction. One leader blows a whistle and shouts the name of one of the sweets then all the beavers have to try to get back to their corners while the leaders catch the beavers from the named team. When a beaver is caught before he/she manages to reach Home he sits in the middle with the catchers.

Game: Baked beans

Pre-designate one wall/corner as the ‘tin’. Leader calls at random:

String Beans                           All Beavers to link hands

Runner beans                         all the beavers run round

Broad beans                           all the beavers to stand still with arms and legs in a broad stretch.

Jumping beans        all the beavers to jump round the hall

French beans                          all beavers wave hand and say oh la la

On the command ‘baked beans’ all the beavers to run to the ‘tin’.

Game continues until all the Beavers are exhausted.

Game: Fruit Salad

Beaver Scout sit in a circle on chairs or on the floor.

They are named as per pieces of fruit – apple / orange / banana / pear

One beaver is in the centre (don’t forget to give him a name). When their name is called they have to swap seats with the beaver in the centre trying to get a seat.

When ‘fruit salad’ is called everyone swap seats.

Game: True and false on healthy / unhealthy foods

Have a list of  different foods and let the Beaver Scout guess which are healthy and which are not. Label one wall true and the other false. Ask a question and the beavers have to run to the wall they think is correct.

List of healthy / unhealthy food

Good

Apple

Orange

Grapes

Bread

Baked potato

Juice

Chop

Bananas

Melon

Strawberries

Fruit

Fish

Bad

Chips

Cream cakes

Burger

Pop

Ice cream

Cakes

Sweets

Pie

Hot dog

Pizza

Wine

Chocolate

Activity: Making a sandwich

Beavers make up 2 sandwiches of their choice

Activity: Fruit Kebabs

Using a variety of seasonal fruits - the beavers can make up their own fruit kebabs

Italy, 30/10/09

Make a Pizza

Using small pizza bases and clean hands let the Beavers create their own pizzas

Have a variety of toppings for them to put on

Then cook them for later

Leaning Tower of Pisa

Using paper cups - who can build the tallest tower?

Which tower leans the most without falling over?

Gondola Relay

Using a piece of cardboard per lodge as the Gondola 

The Beavers have to transport all the Beavers in their lodge from one end of the hall to the other - only 2 Beavers in the Gondola at one time

Eat the Pizzas with a drink

Janus, 23/10/09

Opening and chat about the theme for tonight – tell the Beaver Scouts about the Roman god Janus and how the 6^th satellite of Saturn is also called Janus.

 

FACTS

Janus is the sixth satellite of Saturn.

It was discovered by Audouin Dollfus in 1966 and was named after the god of gates and doorways. Janus has an irregular shape with a size of 196x192x150 kilometres (122x119x93 miles) in diameter. It is heavily cratered with several craters 30 kilometres (19 miles) in diameter. The pervasive cratering indicates that its surface must be several billion years old.

Game: Catch Janus

The Beaver Scouts stand in a circle with their hands joined.  The player who is ‘it’ runs around the outside of the circle and slaps any two joining hands, the owners of which become Janus.  They run in opposite directions around the outside of the circle.  The player who was it steps into the circle.  The last player back to the place in the circle is it.

Craft: 1. Two-sided Faces

Short description: Using different materials, the Beaver Scouts make Janus faces.

Equipment: Paper plates; coloured paper; ;felt tip pens; Glitter; Glue; Pencils; Scissors; Wool; Elastic

Instructions:           

Before the meeting prepare the paper plates by cutting out the eye, nose and mouth holes
Give each Beaver Scout a plate with the pre cut holes and spread all the materials on the table and let them make a face on the plate. They can use their imagination to create as weird a face as possible.

When one side is completed ask them to decorate the other side in a different way.
When they have finished their faces attach elastic to the plates so that the faces can be worn
You could have a parade of the faces so that everyone can see what has been done

2. Whose face? (this is a Craft but also a game!)

Short description: Create a face using the parts cut out of a magazine.

Equipment: Colouring pencils; Felt tip pens; Glue; Scissors; Paper plates; Pictures of parts of faces from magazines; Wool (for hair); one dice per group

Resources: List of the following for each group:

1 Eyebrows

2 Eyes

3 Nose

4 Hair

5 Ears

6 Mouth

Instructions:

Before the meeting gather pictures from magazines of people’s faces, you will need to cut out the individual parts out: eyes, eyebrows, noses, ears, mouth. If time prevents this you could use the attached pictures
At the meeting divide the Colony into even groups with about 5 – 6 in each
Give each group a paper plate, different face parts, glue, wool and a dice
Each member of the groups takes it in turns to throw the dice, they will need a 6 to start
Using the list above the groups construct the face by throw the dice and sticking on the appropriate part
The groups can either decide to construct a normal face or a face which looks more like modern art
When all the faces have been constructed you could have an art show to see the creations of all the groups

Game: Through the doorways

The group needs to be split into 2 groups. 

One group is the ‘door’ and the other are ‘soldiers’.  (Remind the Beaver Scouts of the Janus story)

The ‘door’ stands in a circle holding hands in the air.  The leader should not be facing the group.  The ‘soldiers’ have to run through the door.  When the leader yells, "DOORWAYS", the ‘door’ lowers their arms.  Whoever is inside the ‘door’ at this point is caught and becomes a part of the ‘door’. 

The last ‘soldier’ left is the winner.

At this point the 2 groups should switch roles.

The Scout Salute and Handshake

Our Scout salute and handshake are ancient signs of bravery and respect. Back in the days when George Washington was general of the Continental Army, men carried weapons for their protection. When they met one another there was an uneasy moment as each watched the other’s right hand. If it went toward his sword or gun, there was a battle, but if it went to his hat it was a salute of friendship or respect. The left-handed shake comes to us from the Ashanti warriors whom Baden-Powell knew over a hundred years ago in South Africa. He saluted them with his right hand, but the Ashanti chieftains offered their left hands and said: “In our land only the bravest of the brave shake hands with the left hand, because to do so we must drop our shields and protection.” The Ashanti knew of General Baden-Powell’s bravery, for they had fought both against him and with him, and they were proud to offer him the left-handed shake of bravery.

During February, we will honour the birthday of two brave men: General Washington, founder of America, and General Baden-Powell, founder of our Scouting movement. As you use the Scout salute and handshake, remember these two great men.

Knights, 16/10/09

Chat about jousting and ‘knightly’ sports.

Game:  Statues and dragons

Same as normal statues - but the dragon is ‘on’.

Craft Bases:

Make a sword and shield

Game: Sword fight game

Guess what these rules are!

Craft Bases:

Make a helmet and Armour

Game: Jousting

Guess what these rules are!

Finger Food

Eat like they did in times of old - with your fingers!

Pearls of Wisdom—Quotes from Baden-Powell

“Scoutmasters need to enter into boys’ ambitions.”

Leprechaun, 09/10/09

Leprechaun Golden Treasure Tag

Paint lots of stones gold and scatter them around the room.

Divide the Beavers into 2 teams - one are the greedy Leprechauns, the others the humans trying to catch them.

The greedy Leprechauns have to run around and collect the heavy, gold rocks, and the other team has to sneak up on them and catch them.

Leprechaun Puppet

Materials Needed

Paper bag

Crayons

Scissors

Glue

Construction paper - various colours but including green

Wiggly eyes

Instructions:

Decorate the paper bag as the picture - or anyway the Beavers wish!

Then have a puppet show

Leprechaun Hats

Materials Needed:

·         Small Paper Plate

·         Paper Cup

·         Paint

·         Glue

·         Construction Paper

Instructions:
Paint the paper plate and the outside of the cup green. Once the paint is dry, glue the cup upside down in the centre of the bottom of the paper plate.

Cut a piece of black construction paper to approximately 1 inch thick and long enough to wrap around the cup where it is glued onto the paper plate. This will be the band on the hat. Glue it into place. You can also cut out a small yellow buckle for the hat band if you like.

Leprechaun Footsteps (Fairy Footsteps under another name!)

One Beavers sits on a chair and it blindfolded, under the chair is the pot of gold (a large bunch of keys or other items that will rattle when picked up)

The other Beavers have to creep upto the chair and steal the pot of gold and return it to there 'home' without the blindfolded Beavers hearing and pointing to them.

It is very difficult to catch a tricky Leprechaun, but you can sure have fun trying! The first thing you need to do is build a trap. There is no right or wrong way to build a Leprechaun trap.

You can make a contraption with a net, boxes, a clean can, or anything else you can think of (paper towel rolls, empty containers, tin foil, paper, string or yarn, sandwich bags, etc); or, how about using an old shoe since they are said to be cobblers. You have to be very creative to catch a Leprechaun.

Once you build your trap, don't forget to add bait to help lure the Leprechaun. Since Leprechauns are very greedy, one of the best things you can use for bait are coins! If you don't want to use real coins, you can easily substitute candy coins or make your own gold coins by cutting circles out of cardboard and painting them gold.

Here are a few more tips and suggestions to help you get started:

·         Rainbows are good to use on or around your trap.

·         Colour your trap green and decorate it with green items (stickers, glitter, etc)

·         Leprechauns are also attracted to four leaf clovers.

·         Leprechauns like Lucky Charms cereal!

·         Make sure your trap is disguised well - make it blend into its surroundings.

·         No two traps should be alike or the Leprechaun will get suspicious and leave.

·         A Leprechaun will leave a trail of gold and/or green glitter, so watch for it!

Now, you should be ready to build your trap. I can't guarantee you will catch one of these little creatures, but you will sure have fun trying!

Like I mentioned before, the best way to be successful in catching a Leprechaun is by being creative!

Leaves, 02/10/09

Leaf Rubbing

Each Beaver Scouts has a leaf / paper / wax crayon – see who can make the best picture

Chat – about leaves and trees

Game: Leaf Islands

Usual rules but the islands are leaf shaped with the name on the reverse

Craft base: Ice a leaf shaped biscuit

Game: Leaf ‘Fish’

Usual rules but on the theme of fish

Senses, 25/09/09

Craft

Scented hanger for Mum

Each Beaver Scouts has a circle of material which they can decorate with fabric pens.

Place some lavender or pot pourie into the centre and tie with ribbon - leaving a loop

Skill bases

Can you find your way through touch

(feely bags)

Smell

Have some pungent aromas for the beaver scouts to smell

Sounds

In separate room if possible - have a variety of sounds for the Beaver Scouts to guess

Try a group of sounds that tell a story (eg a journey to the sea side)

Taste

Let the Beaver Scouts try some foods / spices etc and guess what they are and where they came from