Scout section started their survival activity badge. Four bases…make a survival tin, axe skills, wood burning properties and tuna can stove/mini campfire
Month: January 2022
Beavers learned a bit about Rabbie Burns (Scotland’s national poet) tonight. They found out about a Burns night supper of tatties, neeps and haggis. Rather than having a haggis tasting night we opted for a few Highland games. Tossing the caber (3 pool noodles taped together), Hammer throwing (welly throwing) and tug of war.
Some tug of war action here 💪🏻💪🏻
We also had a special guest tonight. While Beavers relaxed with Scottish shortbread and a drink, Davy entertained us with his bagpipes.
Here is the link to Davy piping
Lots of curious beavers asking questions. Finally, after awarding a few badges, Davy piped all the beavers out to their parents. Many thanks 😊
Tonight scouts started their international badge. As it’s Australia Day next week we thought this would be a good time to make a start.
Scouts decorated boomerangs in Aborigine style (dots and symbols). Then they wrote postcards (had to explain to many scouts what postcards were!! Feeling old 😂😂). We’ll send these to a scout group we have linked with in New South Wales, Australia. We’ll be sending these, some info about the local area, a few group name tapes and a sample uniform in the next week or so. Once the group receives our package we will get some post back at a later date 😃
Some RSPB pictures to colour tonight while we waited for everyone to arrive. Then Beavers made fat balls to feed wild birds around Ballymoney.
They were given some lard in a bag and had to add various tasty bird treats. There were seeds, apples, raisins, oats, meal worms (yum 😂) and cheese.
Lots of squishing and squashing and then rolling of the mixture into balls. They’ll put them in the fridge at home to firm up and then place them in their gardens or around the trim trail for the birds to enjoy.
A game of “Holly says” to finish off which was won by one the the green lodge members = another lodge star won 👏🏻