2021 | Jan | Burns Night ↑
Tuesday 27th January 2021, 7pm
It was so great to see everyone joining in on Burns night, the Scottish celebration of their Poet, Robbie Burns.
Well done for making some amazing shortbread!
Also, well done for making some Scottish items or thinking of something Scottish.
You can read about it here and try some of the activities again: Burns Night Activity.
It includes the "guess the Scottish word" game we played.
2021 | Jan | Mini Pizzas | Zoom ↑
Tuesday 19th January 2021, 7pm
For this meeting we tried cooking mini-pizzas in a mug.
I did my best to be the celebrity chef with a camera on a tripod!
Everyone had a good try!
You can find the instructions here : Instructions.
Whilst they were cooking, we tried a pizza quizz: Pizza Quiz.
2021 | Jan | Phone Stands | Zoom ↑
Tuesday 12th January 2021, 7pm
We made some useful phone stands.
You can find the instructions here : Instructions.
Here are some I managed to capture on Zoom.
We also had a go at a quiz with some fun facts about mobile phones: Mobile Phones Quiz.
2020 | Dec | Jungle Jo | Zoom ↑
Wednesday 16th December 2020, 6.30pm
We had a joint group Zoom meeting with Jungle Jo.
It was really fascinating.
You can read more here: Meeting Report
2020 | Dec | Mince Pies | Zoom ↑
Tuesday 15th December 2020, 7pm
MasterChef
We all made some mince pies during the meeting!
We each set up our computers in our kitchens, and Julian led the group through the recipe like a celebrity chef!
In the Hawley household, Mark made the pies, and Sue took all the credit (as a good leader should)!
Everyone's' pies looked delicious.
Here is the recipe: Mince Pies Recipe.
Christmas Movie Quiz
Whilst we waited for the pies to cook (about 20 minutes) we played a movie quiz.
You can have a go here: Christmas Movies Quiz.
2020 | Dec | Santa Escape Room | Zoom ↑
Tuesday 8th December 2020, 7pm
We saved Santa Claus in the escape room created by Julian.
You can have a go again here: Santa Escape Room.
2020 | Dec | Tin Can Lanterns | Zoom ↑
Tuesday 1st December 2020, 7pm
In this meeting we all had a go at making Tin Can lanterns.
Many cubs had made them with their parents over the weekend, and some had a go in the meeting.
They looked great.
2020 | Nov | Roth's Knots Challenge | Facebook ↑
14th November 2020
Scout leader Roth set a knots challenge: Facebook Link.
Youtube Channel – See November 2020 Videos.
Cubs Oscar, Cohen, Lilith and Troy were winners!
2020 | Nov | Map Symbol Bingo | Zoom ↑
24th November 2020
We learned about map symbols and played a game of map symbol bingo to test our memory.
Seth was the lucky winner.
You can find out more information about the activity here: Map Symbols.
2020 | Nov | Code Breaking and Inukshuk | Zoom ↑
17th November 2020
Code Breaking
We learned about Caesar Cyphers and the cubs had to decipher some bad Halloween jokes: Code Breaking.
Inukshuks
We learned all about Inukshuks and made some in the meeting: Inukshuk.
Here are some of them:-
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2020 | Oct | Skills Evening | Scout Hut ↑
13th October 2020 / 20th October 2020
We tried some new skills using what resources the Scout Hut had: Skills Evening.
These were:-
- Making a hot chocolate drink in the car park using camping stoves.
- Fitting a light bulb
- Ironing their Necker.
- Testing their pulse.
2020 | Oct | Games Evening | Scout Hut ↑
29th September 2020 / 6th October 2020
We tried some new sports using what resources the Scout Hut had: Games Evening.
These were:-
- Putting (with Hockey Sticks).
- 10 Pin Bowling (with a football).
- Petanque (French bowling game).
This was our first meeting back after the Spring and Summer lock-downs for COVID-19.