beaver

The magazine for Beaver Scout Leaders

February/March 2009

I promise to be kind and helpful...Help your Beaver Scouts

fulfil their Promise

Going bananasWhy Beavers are choosing carrots

over cake

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FAMILY FUNFAMILY FUNGet the whole family

involved in your meetings

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Beaver Scout Team:Karen Jameson (UK Adviser for Beaver Scouts)Jenny Winn (Programme and Development Adviser for Beaver Scouts)

Contact them at:[email protected]: 0845 300 1818

Published by: The Scout Association, Gilwell House, Gilwell Park, Chingford, London E4 7QW

Contributions to:[email protected]

This issue’s contributors:Maggie BleksleyAlison ChapmanCharlie DaleKaren JamesonEmma Wood

ADVERTISINGTom [email protected]: 020 8962 1258

What you’ve been up to over the last few months:

1st Westhill Redwood Beavers decided

to go without their usual Christmas

gifts from the Colony and use the

money to help others. They voted to

send two taps, some school books and a

goat to Africa through World Vision.

Beaver Colonies from Sutton Coldfield

East and Sutton Coldfield West had an

exciting sleepover when they had a

‘night at the Think Tank Museum’ at

Millenium Point in Birmingham.

1st Arlesey Scout Group recruited

eleven new adult volunteers in one

evening. They set up a brilliant series

of science experiments for the Beaver

Scouts and invited parents to take part.

It was that easy.

This issue we focus on working with others. For Beaver Scouts, this is a part of their Scouting life, and it should

be for leaders as well, writes Karen JamesonBeaver Scout Leaders work closely with other adults and the Young Leaders in

the section, Group and District to plan and deliver the Balanced Programme.

We also depend on the co-operation with parents/guardians to assist in the

support and running of the Colony. From delivery and collection of their

children to the meeting place, to being part of the parent rota or helping out

at camp, they are a big part of the smooth running of Scouting.

Whatever the reason you have for working with others, it’s important to

remember to be considerate of other people’s needs; after all, we can’t be

right all of the time.

The Big AdventureThis year, we want you to take part in The Big Adventure. It’s a chance to turn

your summer camp or fun day into an opportunity to recruit more parents and

help us grow Cub Scouting. See page 18 of the main magazine.

Chief Scout’s Award certificate templatesYou can now download a template to print names and date in the right place.

www.scoutbase.org.uk/6to25/beaver/resources/certs.htm

Youth sites reviewIn March, our youth sites will be retired in their current form. In the meantime,

consultation and review with volunteers, parents and of course young people

is taking place to determine the best sort of provision for our youth members

online. Email your thoughts and ideas to [email protected]

Basic badge requirements and programme descriptions will still be available

at www.scouts.org.uk/beavers

It’s all about teamwork

Contents 4 Happy families

How to get parents onboard

8 Make and doCreate a Roman feast

10 POPA bookish programme on a plate

12 A helping handActivities with a good turn

14 Behind the hot wheelsOn your marks for the Creative Challenge

15 Beavers go bananas for healthy eating

Why Beavers are choosing carrots over cakes

17 Eco-BeaversA new activity to save Planet Earth

18 The back burner Get up and go with our meeting sparklers

19 Space invaders A new pack for young explorers

INTRO


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Scouting family treeThis is a great way to show how the family of

Scouting fits together. Start with the Beaver

Scout Colony, then the Cub Scout Pack, Scout

Troop, Explorer Scout Unit, Leaders,

Administrators, Scout Network, District,

County/Area/Region and so on. Use pictures

from the Group or from Scouting magazine to

illustrate it. This will help the Beaver Scouts to

plan their Scouting life and show the exciting

things they can look forward to. Do they know

anyone in any other sections? Are any of their

relatives involved in Scouting?

Personal family treeAsk Beaver Scouts to bring in pictures of

members of their family and stick them on their

family tree. If they know the names, they could

add them. For simplicity’s sake, they can

restrict it to their siblings, parents/carers and

grandparents. Be aware that some Beaver

Scouts’ families may be more complex than you

might assume. Also, be sensitive to any current

family upheavals, separations or bereavements

that you may be aware of.

M any Colonies use a parent rota system

to complement the leadership team.

However, what’s the betting that the

parents are never introduced to the

Beavers at the start of the meeting? This can make the

Beaver Scouts wonder who those strange people are and

why they are there.

Spend a few minutes at the start of the meeting

welcoming the parent (or granddad, elder brother etc) and

ask them to say a little bit about themselves: who they

are related to in the Colony; what their hobbies are; what

they do at work or at home; what their favourite films are,

and so on. Pre-warn the visitors so they aren’t taken by

surprise. By simply doing this you will be surprised at how

much more a part of your team the parents will feel and

who knows – they may be a new leader-in-waiting!

Family treesTalk with the Beaver Scouts about family trees. Perhaps

you could show them a simple family tree of your family or

the royal family to illustrate what you are talking about.

Perhaps your Colony, or each Lodge, could use magazine

pictures or internet-sourced pictures to create their own

version of the royal family tree.

Visit www.britroyals.com/royalfamily.htm for a royal

family tree

Happy familiesThis issue, Emma Wood helps your Beaver Scouts discover families

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programme ıdeas

Planting a treeTrees represent life. As a Colony, plant a Scouting

family tree, either in the grounds of your meeting

place or ask the local council for a suitable public

location. Perhaps a local sheltered housing building

has grounds in which you could plant it. Maybe

your local school, university or hospital has

somewhere you could plant your tree (or trees).

This is a great opportunity for publicity in the

local media, especially if you can get the mayor to

turn up and join in the planting.

Beaver family quiz nightHold a family quiz night for the families of your

Beaver Scouts. It can be a low-key affair and

appropriate for families of all ages and however

tenuously related! You could organise a

barbecue or chilli cookout, or send out for fish

and chips, curry or similar. Have prizes for the

first, second and third places. Make the

questions suitable for all ages.

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Colony family treelet

you will need• photograph of each Beaver Scout• card• PVA glue• multi-branched stick from a dead tree• string, hole punch, tub, water, spoon• plaster of paris or cement.

1. Before the meeting, the leader mixes up the

plaster of paris in the tub and inserts the

branch into it. Allow to dry.

2. Give each Beaver Scout their photograph

and a piece of card. Beaver Scouts glue the

photograph to the card and using the hole

punch make a hole in the top. Attach a piece

of string.

3. Hang the photographs onto the branches.

This could be put up on display in the

meeting place.

4. If a real tree is not appropriate, draw a huge

picture of a tree on poster paper and add their

pictures and names to it.

The Big AdventureNow’s the time to start planning for your Big

Adventure event. Remember, if camping Beaver

Scouts must camp in tents with their parents/

carers. You should also be prepared to loan out

equipment as few would have their own tents

or even sleeping bags. Leaders simply organise

a range of simple activities to keep everyone

occupied, and families can either cook for

themselves or, if you have the facilities and

support, you could arrange central cooking,

possibly with a barbecue.

Each family can be asked to bring cakes and

barbecue food, to help ease the burden and

cost, and take a role in the cooking.

Here’s a selection of activity bases, suitable for all

ages, which you could include and which families

wander around and participate in as they wish:

• Biscuit making

• Backwoods cooking

• Trail through the woods

• Polystyrene gliders

• Obstacle course

• Driving course with radio controlled cars

• T-shirt decorating

• Water pistol/spud gun shooting

• Coconut shy

Other activities which go down well include:

• Campfire

• Medieval banquet

• Treasure hunt

• Scavenger hunt

• Wide games

• Four-goal soccer match

• Barbecue

• Fish and chip supper

• Film show

• Family quiz.

Turn to your free Big Adventure booklet, that

came with this issue of the magazine for tips

on turning your parents into volunteers.

Visit www.scouts.org.uk/thebigadventure

Make a family photo frameet

you will need• two sheets of A5 card per Beaver Scout.

• camera or family photographs to be brought in by Beaver Scouts.

1. Provide each Beaver Scout with two sheets of A5 card. One sheet has the centre cut out so that a standard sized photograph can be placed under it. 2. Glue three sides of the frame to the back card. 3. Beaver Scouts decorate the border with felt-tipped pens, sequins etc, or for a rustic feel, dried twigs and leaves. 4. Take their photo and slot it into the frame, or ask them to bring a family picture in.


All profits go back into Scouting. The Scout Association Registered Charity Numbers 306101 (England and Wales) and SCO38437 (Scotland).

PROGRAMME IDEAS

Happy familieset

you will need• sets of five cards with Beaver Scout, Cub Scout, Scout, Explorer Scout, or leader written on.

1. Shuffle the cards and hand them out, one per player (leaders and helpers can join in to make up the numbers).2. On the word ‘go’, players must try to find the other five members of their Scouting Happy Family.3. Complete families should sit on the floor in a straight line, in the correct order.4. Repeat a few times after collecting the cards and redistributing them.

Family rambleThis could be for just the Beaver Scouts and

their families, but you could include the whole

Group. Find a good local route that is no more

than about two miles. Walk the route in

advance yourself to get your timings accurate

and use this practice to set quiz questions

along the way. You could also set challenges

along the way, such as ‘first three people to

bring me a horse chestnut each win a sweet’.

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A feast for FebruaryCharlie Dale rustles up a timely treat

F ebruary sees St Valentines

Day. There are numerous

stories relating to the origin

of the day, but one thing that

is agreed upon is that nearly one billion

greetings cards are sent worldwide to

mark this day. This makes St Valentines

Day the second biggest card sending

festival in the western world, next to

Christmas. There are many different

traditions associated with the day

besides sending cards and buying

overpriced roses:

• In Norfolk a character called ‘Jack

Valentine’ leaves gifts of sweets to

children at their back door.

• In Finland the name translates as

‘friends day’ and is more associated

with remembering all your friends,

rather than one special person.

• In the middle ages young men and

women ‘wore their heart on their

sleeves’ by pinning the name of a

person they had picked from a bowl

onto their sleeves.



Greetings cardlet

you will need• Thick paper or thin card• Pens, colouring pencils or crayons• A pair of scissors • Sticky tape.

1. The simplest form of folded card is a heart

shape. If you’re unsure about the shape you’re

aiming for, try looking at a pack of playing cards!

2. Take a square of card or paper and fold it in

half, then while keeping the two halves

together cut half a heart shape remembering

to start at the fold. When you open the folded

paper or card out you should see a full heart

shape open up before your eyes.

3. The card can then be decorated, inside and

out, just make sure to leave room for a short

message and a space to say who the card is to!

A different form of card can be made by

folding in a different way.

1. Start with a square of card or paper and find

the middle, mark this with a very light pencil

mark which you can rub out later.

2. One at a time take each corner of you piece

of card or paper and fold it into the middle. If

you do it right you should end up with a

slightly smaller square.

3. This square can then be folded again, either

by folding the corners into the middle again, or

just by folding it in half. This will largely be

determined by how thick your card or paper is,

and how large a square you started with.

4. Decorate the card – the idea with the folding

is that as the recipient unfolds each corner they

should get a nice surprise, be it a picture, a

word or phrase, or even a line of poetry. The

more folds you make, the more surprises there

will be.

Make a meal of itAnother commonly agreed thing is that the date of St

Valentines Day originates in Roman times. Fourteenth

February was the feast of Juno, Mother of the Roman

Gods, and the following day was Lupercalia – a festival

associated with fertility. Spring is not far away at this

time of year, so the festival marked a time when people

looked forward to the natural world coming back to life

after the dark days of winter. So, this date would be

marked with feasting, either using up the last of the

winter supplies, or the first of the spring foods.

Some pointers on Roman dining:

• The really posh Romans didn’t eat sitting at tables,

they lay down on couches set around a lower table,

about the height of a modern coffee table. Sometimes

they lay on their sides, sometimes on their fronts.

• The most extravagant feasts had dozens of courses,

and could last days.

• The Romans generally ate with their hands.

• There was often entertainment in the form of

dancers, acrobats, musicians, singers, even conjurers

or at the most expensive feasts, fighting gladiators!

Some things to decide:

• Will everyone be posh Romans or will some be servants?

Even quite humble Romans often had a slave or two,

who would cook and clean and serve the food and wine.

How about the leaders acting as servants?

• How will you dress? Again, the richest, most

important male Romans wore a toga (the women

wore a kind of tunic dress called a stola) The poorer

people – male and female – just wore a kind of tunic

dress often with a belt or chord.

• What food will you serve? Will you go for a Roman

menu or something a little more modern? It’s best

to serve food you can hold with your fingers,

especially if you choose to lie down to eat.

• Will you have some entertainment during your meal?

All that is required would be a portable music system

to play some appropriate music. Alternatively, each

Lodge could take it in turns to entertain the other

Beavers, perhaps with a campfire sketch? For

campfire songs, visit www.scouts.org.uk/pol and

search ‘campfire songs’.

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Opening ceremony

5 mins N/A Follow themes Beaver Scouts should have been given plenty of time before the meeting to sort out their favourite book and come dressed as a book character. Introduce the theme for the evening. Talk about books.

Activity:Story tellers

10 mins Creative Follow themes Think up an idea for a story, as a Colony. The leader could start (eg ‘Once upon a time there was a Beaver Scout called Chris who lived on the moon…’) and then the story continues around the circle.

Game: Match the character to the name

10 mins Fitness Play games You will need: Pictures of book characters (eg Spot the Dog, Thomas the Tank Engine, Harry Potter, or Horrid Henry). 1. Beaver Scouts are in their Lodges, lined up. The character pictures are placed down the opposite end of the hall. 2. When the leader calls out the name of a character the first Beaver Scouts in each Lodge run and the first to collect the correct picture wins. 3. This continues until everyone has had at least one turn. 4. Try mixing it up with pictures of famous people.

Activity: Favourite books

20 mins Creative Follow themes You will need: Beaver Scouts to bring in their favourite book.1. Taking it in turns, Beaver Scouts get to talk about their favourite book.What characters do they like? 2. What type of book is it? Is it part of a series? Are there any pictures in it? The Colony could have a vote for its favourite book. 3. What did they choose?

Game: Book balancing

10 mins Fitness Play games You will need: A hard-backed book per Lodge. 1. Beaver Scouts line up down one end of the hall. 2. When the leader says ‘go’, the first Beaver Scout walks carefully to the other end the hall with the book balanced on their head. No hands allowed! 3. Once they have reached the opposite end, they take the book off their head and run back to their Lodge. 4. The next Beaver Scout does the same, until everyone has had a turn.

Activity: Draw a book cover for the Colony story

15 mins Creative Follow themes You will need: Paper, felt-tipped pens. 1. Each Beaver Scout designs a cover for the Colony story.

Closing ceremony

5 mins Beliefs and Attitudes

Follow themes Hand out the covers.

Extras

Visit a bookshop, after hours

Visit Creative Go on visits The staff can talk about suitable books for Beaver Scout age children.

Activity: Make a bookmark

15 mins Creative Follow themes You will need: Card, felt-tipped pens and laminating machine (optional).1. Beaver Scouts are given a thin piece of card to make into a bookmark. 2. Laminate these if possible.

Activity/Game Time Zone Method Instructions

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Opening ceremony

5 mins N/A Follow themes Beaver Scouts should have been given plenty of time before the meeting to sort out their favourite book and come dressed as a book character. Introduce the theme for the evening. Talk about books.

Activity:Story tellers

10 mins Creative Follow themes Think up an idea for a story, as a Colony. The leader could start (eg ‘Once upon a time there was a Beaver Scout called Chris who lived on the moon…’) and then the story continues around the circle.

Game: Match the character to the name

10 mins Fitness Play games You will need: Pictures of book characters (eg Spot the Dog, Thomas the Tank Engine, Harry Potter, or Horrid Henry). 1. Beaver Scouts are in their Lodges, lined up. The character pictures are placed down the opposite end of the hall. 2. When the leader calls out the name of a character the first Beaver Scouts in each Lodge run and the first to collect the correct picture wins. 3. This continues until everyone has had at least one turn. 4. Try mixing it up with pictures of famous people.

Activity: Favourite books

20 mins Creative Follow themes You will need: Beaver Scouts to bring in their favourite book.1. Taking it in turns, Beaver Scouts get to talk about their favourite book.What characters do they like? 2. What type of book is it? Is it part of a series? Are there any pictures in it? The Colony could have a vote for its favourite book. 3. What did they choose?

Game: Book balancing

10 mins Fitness Play games You will need: A hard-backed book per Lodge. 1. Beaver Scouts line up down one end of the hall. 2. When the leader says ‘go’, the first Beaver Scout walks carefully to the other end the hall with the book balanced on their head. No hands allowed! 3. Once they have reached the opposite end, they take the book off their head and run back to their Lodge. 4. The next Beaver Scout does the same, until everyone has had a turn.

Activity: Draw a book cover for the Colony story

15 mins Creative Follow themes You will need: Paper, felt-tipped pens. 1. Each Beaver Scout designs a cover for the Colony story.

Closing ceremony

5 mins Beliefs and Attitudes

Follow themes Hand out the covers.

Extras

Visit a bookshop, after hours

Visit Creative Go on visits The staff can talk about suitable books for Beaver Scout age children.

Activity: Make a bookmark

15 mins Creative Follow themes You will need: Card, felt-tipped pens and laminating machine (optional).1. Beaver Scouts are given a thin piece of card to make into a bookmark. 2. Laminate these if possible.

Activity/Game Time Zone Method Instructions

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Jigsaw relay

you will need• three or four jigsaw puzzles with the same number of pieces, or make your own by cutting up large pictures. Old calendar pictures are ideal.

1. On each puzzle, mark the backs of the

pieces with a different colour. Divide the

Beavers into teams or Lodges with colours

corresponding to the jigsaw pieces.

2. Place all the pieces, face down, in the centre

of your meeting place.

3. On the word ‘go’, the first Beaver in each

team runs up and grabs a piece with the

correct colour and takes it back to their team.

4. Each Beaver does this in turn.

5. When they have collected all their team’s

pieces, they turn them over and work together

to make the picture.

6. The first team to finish is, of course, the

winning one.

A similar game can be played using pieces of

card with the words of the Beaver Promise,

written in different coloured ink. The teams

have to put the words in the correct order.

Helping those who are less ableThis could include the elderly, the very young,

people with a disability or illness and so on.

Reminding young people about having a little

consideration and showing that they care can

make a lot of difference to these people’s lives.

Good turn mimes Each Beaver, in turn, mimes a way of helping a

person who is less able and the others try to guess

what it is. Beavers may need a few suggestions to

start them off, but once pointed in the right

direction, they will probably come up with more

ideas. Examples could be: giving up your seat on

the bus; picking up something an elderly person

(or baby) has dropped; helping a blind person

across the road and so on.

A helping handWith the advent of St George’s Day and the Promise

renewal, what better time to remind Beavers of ways in

which they can be kind and helpful?

By Maggie Bleksley


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Whom should we help?As illustrated in the parable of the Good

Samaritan, we should help anybody who needs

assistance, regardless of who they are. Having

said that, children should, of course, never try

to help strangers without the guidance of an

adult they know and trust.

Helping at homeThis activity will help the Beavers on

their way to achieving their Friendship

Challenge (Caring for others).

Good turn Beaver trailGive each Beaver a copy of the ‘trail’

to take home. Each time they

complete a task, they colour in the

appropriate section. A couple of

sections have been left blank, to

allow for each Beaver’s different

circumstances, such as babies, pets,

disabled family members.

Help wash up Help to carry shopping

Hang out/bring in washing

Dusting

Water plants

Lay or clear tablePrepare drink or snack for family

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Download

Faith Activity Badge

Use towards

Help this Beaver to find the way back to the Lodge. Each time you do a good turn,

colour it in. If you do a different good turn, colour one of the blank sections.

FundraisingMost Groups hold a fête or fair at least once a

year to raise funds. Enlisting the Beavers’ help

on your stall or sideshow is a great way of

getting them involved. Half an hour each

would give them plenty of time to enjoy the

fun of the fair before or after. Children always

enjoy doing this, as it makes them feel

important. For best results, send home a form

asking them to fill in what time they will be

able to help. Of course, you don’t need to wait

for the autumn fair. A lovely way of raising

money for a good cause is to hold a bring-and-

buy sale.

Helping at meetingsLast but not least, don’t forget that you

deserve a little help when running your

meetings. Instead of running around after

a messy activity, Beavers can be kept

occupied tidying up. With all hands on

deck, you may even have time to squeeze

in an extra game.

Special needs awarenessHow does it feel to be blind? Sometimes

stepping into another person’s shoes can

increase awareness of their need for help.

Blindfold maze First, chalk a simple, but fairly large maze on

the floor, or outside the meeting place. If this is

not permitted, use string or rope. Place a few

cones or other obstacles at intervals. Beavers

pair up and one Beaver in each pair is

blindfolded. The sighted Beavers guide their

blindfolded partners round the maze. To avoid

a pile-up, leave a little time for each pair to get

started! This is also a good exercise in

communication. When they have finished, they

swap positions and repeat the process.


creatıve badge


Don’t forget to visit www.scouts.org.uk/hotwheels for your Beaver Scout Creative Activity Badge pack. The pack brings to life the excitement of cars and every Colony that sends in a picture of their efforts to [email protected] will receive a Hot Wheels certificate as well as the chance to win fantastic Hot Wheels toys.

Free activity packs

Behind the hot wheels

O nce again it’s a busy year ahead for one of

our key sponsors, Hot Wheels. Many

thousands of you have already completed

the Beaver Scout Creative Activity Badge

and there are lots more exciting Hot Wheels

competitions and activities for your Colony to get

involved with this year.

The entries to the 2008 National Stunt Challenge

competition were brilliant. We asked you to show us

your Hot Wheels creations to be in with a chance to win

a party packed with Hot Wheels excitement. Winners

1st Molesey Beaver Colony in East Molesey and the 1st

Rodbourne Cheney Beaver Scout Colony in Swindon,

received a visit from our team of experts. The two

Colonies enjoyed an evening packed with fun and

games and each of Beaver Scouts received a goody bag

to remind them of the party.

This year’s activity will be themed around the

excitement of motorsport and we’ll be setting up

exclusive Beaver Scout events and competitions. Every

Colony who is registered to participate in our 2009

activity programme will receive a goody bag, and be

first to find out all the news on the Hot Wheels front!

To register your Colony please email

[email protected]

Zoom into 2009 with super stunts and creative competitions


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HEALTHY EATING BADGE

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If you’d like to take part in the Eat in Colour Healthy Eating Activity Badge then log onto www.scouts.org.uk/healthyeating to get your free pack.

Free activity pack

T he aim of the Healthy Eating Activity Badge

is to keep kids happy and healthy by

teaching them practical and fun ways to

enjoy a balanced diet packed with lots of

tasty fruit and veg. So far, over 30,000 Beaver Colonies

have learnt how to make a fruit salad, healthy snacks,

delicious sandwiches packed with healthy fillings and

which unhealthy foods should be enjoyed in moderation.

Eat in Colour also gives great advice to Beaver Scouts

on how to help out at home, like preparing simple

things for tea or helping with the weekly shop. Eat in

Colour Chairman Anthony Levy says: ‘The Eat in Colour

Healthy Eating Badge gives us a chance to make a real

difference to children across the UK. A lot of these kids

don’t learn about a balanced diet until it’s too late and

they’ve already developed bad eating habits. By helping

these Beaver Scouts, we truly are changing lives.’

Publicity hungryThe organisers of the Eat in Colour Campaign would

especially like to thank those Colonies that have invited

their local newspapers along, to write about and take

photographs of them earning their badges. These include:

• 2nd Nailsea Beavers (pictured)

• 1st Woodford and 6th Bramhall (Methodist) Beaver

Colony, Stockport

• Purley Beaver Colony, Croydon

• 1st Menai Bridge Beaver Colony, North West Wales

• Peacehaven and Telscombe (Fox Colony) Beavers,

East Sussex

• Worthing Port Beaver Colony, West Sussex

• 16th Epping Forest Beaver Colony, Loughton

• Boston Beaver Colony,

Lincolnshire

• 1st Southgate Beaver

Colony, West Sussex

• 10th Bath Beaver

Colony, Bath

• 19th Plymouth Beaver

Colony, Plymouth.

Beavers go bananas for healthy eating

Beaver Scouts across the country have been choosing carrots and cauliflower over

crisps and cakes – as a result of earning their Eat in Colour Healthy Eating Badge

The Eat in Colour Campaign is looking for more Colonies who have earned (or are going to earn) their Eat in Colour Healthy Eating badge to take part in publicity. So if you’d like some help getting your Beaver Scouts into your local newspaper then email [email protected] or call Rachel on 0117 973 1173.



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PROMOS AND RESOURCES

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To receive your FREE Jetix Imagination Badge pack visit www.scouts.org.uk/jetix

Free activity pack

Dinosaur King follows the story of a young boy Max and his two best-friends Rex and Zoe as they travel the world hunting dinosaurs.

Monster Buster Club features the top secret missions of five youngsters on their quest to protect their town from alien invasion. Perfectly suited to the Beaver Scout age group, Dinosaur King and Monster Buster Club are colourful and cheeky animations.

Jetix characters

K ids TV channel Jetix, sponsor of the Beaver

Scouts Imagination Activity Badge has

recently launched a brand new activity pack

which encourages Beavers to do their bit for

Planet Earth in a fun and imaginative way.

Joined by a raft of fresh and popular characters, the

pack looks set to spark Colony creativity and imagination

across the UK.

The D-Team from Dinosaur King and the Monster

Buster Club crew will be asking Beaver Scouts to use the

power of their imagination to complete a series of

eco-themed tasks including creating a dinosaur themed

draft excluder. The activities are intended to demonstrate

that small but simple actions could help reduce our impact

on the planet and protect it for the future.

The shows featured on the Imagination Activity Badge

pack are some of Jetix’s most popular on the channel

which showcase loads of exciting adventures and madcap

tales, making them firm family favourites among viewers.

About the badgeThe badge aims to inspire Beaver Scouts by encouraging

them to think about the environment and the world

around them. Beavers can get plenty of inspiration by

visiting www.jetix.co.uk In addition, all Colonies who work

towards the Imagination Badge will be in with a chance of

winning some exclusive prizes by logging on to the

dedicated Beaver Scout site at

www.jetix.co.uk/beavers

Eco-beavers Brand new Imagination Badge activity pack

encourages Beavers to be eco-minded


meetıng sparklers


The back burner Bored of the same old activities? Go wild, says Alison Chapman

Go wildLet your imagination run wild. Think of an activity that

could be done safely in your area, but in a bizarre or

off the wall way:

• Play parachute games in the middle of a shopping centre.

• Hold a Colony meeting in an empty enclosure at the

local zoo!

• Make a cup of tea in a police cell.

Go on safari You could go on ‘safari’ by hiding pictures of animals

in shop windows or around your meeting place and

follow a trail and see how many the Beaver Scouts

spot. The safari trail could follow clues that are written

in code with some sort of treasure at the end.

Remember the appropriate adult to Beaver ratio.

What wildlife can be found around your meeting

place? Gardens and parks are full of creatures; pick up

any stone and you will find something underneath.

Look at ‘backyard beasties’ on www.scouts.org.uk/pol

or visit www.wildlifewatch.org.uk, which has a special

section for children and links to local trusts.

Go fly a kite Hold a kite workshop,

where Beaver Scouts

can design, make and

then fly their own kites.

Try different designs and

then compare. Which ones

work best; which ones are

easiest to fly?

There is a simple kite

design on Programmes Online.

Visit www.scouts.org.uk/pol

and search ‘kite’.

Remember to watch out for

overhead power lines.

Go large Cover a wall with lining paper and produce a

giant piece of art. Alternatively, give the Beaver

Scouts squares of hardboard and some chalks

and they can produce pavement drawings.

Whatever activity you decide upon don’t forget these activities are an ideal opportunity for the promotion

of your group, so take photographs and let the press know what you are up to.


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promos and resources

Space invaders Jet into a world of space exploration

with the Leapster2 from LeapFrog

L eapFrog Toys have teamed up with to produce a fantastic Space

Explorers’ pack aimed at helping Beaver Scouts achieve their

Explore and Experiment Activity Badges.

The information and activities in the pack has been

developed by the space experts at the National Space Centre in Leicester.

There is content appropriate for you to build into your weekly

meetings as well as content for Beavers to undertake at home with the

help of their parents.

Many of the activities have also been

developed to count towards earning their

Explore and Experiment Badges.

Further activities and resources are available

online at the National Space Centre website,

www.spacecentre.co.uk/beaverscouts

For more information on Leapster2 and the

LeapFrog Learning Path visit www.leapfrog.

com/leapster2

Fantastic space facts• Planet, star and comet profiles• What it’s like to live in space• How rockets work

Amazing activities• Exploring the night sky • How plants grow in space • Building a balloon rocket

Competition• Draw an alien and their home planet• Win one of 20 Leapster2 Gaming Systems and games • Win one of 20 family passes for the National Space Centre

Money-off voucher• Exclusive voucher for £5 off Leapster2 at Toys R Us stores

The pack is available to order now from www.scouts.org.uk/leapfrog but hurry as the competition closing date is 30 April 2009.

The Toys R Us money off voucher is valid until 30 September 2009.

in the activity pack


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