Original Art

If you’ve got some cardboard laying around, some scissors and poster paint, have a go at making some unique, original art. Have a go and bring your finished creation back to the hall once we’re open again and we’ll have a fantastic gallery! The bigger, the better. Don’t forget to take photos and share them with us (below!). Credit: Facebook from Domissori (France) I haven’t linked it directly as some of the comments were not nice – some people!

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Necker Challenge

Neckers are amazing things. As a Scout, they are our identity, we wear them to signify what group we belong to. There are also lots of other uses including using as a Headband Facemask Bandana Tourniquet Sling … the list goes on. This post is to do something that is a bit of fun with your necker. See my video below are post your videos back to us.

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Cool Coding Classes

Beavers, I have been really happy to see all your efforts at the activities for remote scouting. I have been learning too! I took part in an online class to build a game in Scratch. You will need Scratch & Piskel The links to the lessons are here: LESSON 1 https://youtu.be/TPLQYBcZx7Y LESSON 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL7I022HVBM LESSON 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRZJtbkSR18&t LESSON 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGPIpOtM4Xs I will update this page when new lessons are added. Here is the 1st idea for a character I came up with, what do you think I should call him? I look forward to seeing what you come up with! If you don’t have much computer time, maybe you could sketch characters instead. Rob Update: I created this game in scratch, using the […]

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Map Skills

Looking for something to challenge yourself with? Ordnance Survey have created some puzzle books to assist with your young persons map reading skills. Map reading is a skill that we try to teach in Scouts so if you fancy a challenge, head over to their site below and have a look at their puzzle books (no cheating looking at the answers first). https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/guides/os-map-puzzles-to-challenge-your-skills/

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