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Beavers – Madhatter’s Fun Day
Seventeen members of our Colony, twelve beavers and five leaders, enjoyed a lovely day in the sun at the West Oxon District Beavers’ Madhatter’s Fun Day at Dry Sandford today.
Beavers – Easter Baskets and Egg Hunt
This week, we made Easter Baskets and had an Easter Egg hunt. A big thank you to Eagle for organising the making of our Easter Baskets and for organising the
Beavers – Stick Story Hike
This week we went on a Stick Story Hike as part of our Explorers Badge. A big thank you to Ant for organising the session. This is the last time
Beavers – Fire Lighting and S’mores
This week we were in Sophie’s Woodland lighting fires! All of our beavers were successful in lighting a little fire of their own using a ferro rod and cotton wool
Beavers – Japanese Fish Kites
This week we made Japanese Fish Kites and we also made origami fish! Japanese carp kites, or koinobori, are a tradition, started by samurai families, symbolising strength, courage, and perseverance.
2025 North Leigh Litter Pick
Thank you to all of our young members, their parents and our leaders who came along to the 2025 North Leigh Litter Pick today. It was a great turnout and
Windmill Cub Pack – DIY Day – Saturday 1 March 2025
Some of Windmill Cub Pack had a busy day on Saturday 1 March, earning their DIY activity badge. We spent the whole day completing two wood working projects. We made
Beavers – Musician Badge
This week we worked on our Musician Badge! A really big thank you and well done to Hedgehog who led a great session to help us to achieve our Musician
Beavers – Space Badge
This week we worked on our Space Badge! A really big thank you and well done to Owl who led a great session to help us to achieve almost all
Windmill Cubs – Pioneering Challenge
Tonight the cubs were given a paper pioneering challenge. They had to produce a tower made out of newspapers that was as tall as possible, but that could also hold a cup
Beavers – Chinese New Year
This week we learnt about Chinese New Year. We started by having a game of Chinese Ladders. This is very similar to the usual game of ladders except that each
Santa Visits Hailey & North Leigh 2024
Thank you to all of our young members, their parents and our leaders who came along to the Santa Visits Hailey and the Santa Visits North Leigh events and represented
Beavers – Disability Awareness
The Beavers have been working on their Disability Awareness badge. We watched a video to learn about what a disability is, then we learnt about some of the disability aids
Beavers – Lava Lamps and Rainbow Disk Spinners
Thank you to Ant for running our Science Session. We learnt how to make lava lamps and rainbow disk spinners. We had lots of fun, managed to achieve 2/3 of
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