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Cyclist Badge
We usually do the same activities in the two groups we split into, but this week half of the Cubs did their cyclist badge, and the other half did their
Bug Houses
This week we made and filled bug houses! Kaa made most of each box – they’re made from recycled wooden pallets, even the nails too! The Cubs then hammered the
Mini-Challenge Night (Face to Face at Last!)
After a long long loooong time, we’re finally back and meeting face to face!! Last time we met in person was back in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so
Summer Orienteering Challenge!
Despite lockdown, we’ve kept on Scouting using Zoom meetings, which is amazing (that’s the 21st Century for you!). Now that we’ve stopped for the summer holidays we want to set
Bingo!
This week we played Bingo! We started with three Virtual investitures, taking our total up to four! We then moved onto a Cubs version of Bingo, using camp-themed images We
Digital Maker – Online Safety and Computers
This week we started our Digital Maker badge this week, a badge we’ve not done before as a group! We started off by drawing around our hand and filling it
North Leigh Scout Group Needs You!
Can you help by volunteering for roles within our Group? Scouting worldwide continues to be as popular as ever. We are experiencing this trend here at 1st North Leigh Scout
Star Wars Night
May the 4th be with you! Tonight we had a Star Wars themed evening of activities! We started off by playing a game to learn the difference between stars and
Getty Museum Challenge
This weeks challenge deserves a post all of it’s own! The Getty Museum Challenge is a ‘viral’ challenge set by the Getty Museum to get people to recreate famous artwork
Detective Evening
This evening we teamed up with Mystery Incorporated to try to solve the mystery of the Man Crab! We started by watching a video to test our awareness, and Mystery
Recycled Instruments
We made instruments from recycling tonight! We gave the Cubs the choice of making maracas from plastic water bottles, drums from a tin can and balloon, a rainmaker from a
Easter Decorations
We decided to decorate hard boiled eggs this week, as it’s Easter Monday! We showed the Cubs some examples then let them get to work on their own eggs –
Easter Virtual Camp 2020
The Coronavirus may have stopped us meeting up face to face, but it hasn’t stopped us having fun! On Friday 10th April 2020, we had our first ever virtual camp
Windmill Cubs go Virtual!
For our first attempt at virtual scouting we decided we’d start with something simple! Unfortunately face-to-face meetings have been put on hold for the foreseeable future, but that won’t stop
Woodland Beavers – Last meeting before lockdown
We didn’t know it but this was our last meeting before lockdown. We did out safety badge, learning about water safety, road safety and safety in the home. After this
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