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St Andrews day celebration with the beavers!!
On the 29th November we learnt all about how the Union flag is made up of the flags of: St George, St Andrew and St Patrick. We also learnt that
Remembrance Parade 2017
This year 6 Beavers took part in the Remembrance Parade with the other Scouts and Guides from North Leigh. We marched all the way to the church, we’d practiced marching
Aunt Sally and Skittles!
We had a great time this week even though it was raining the beavers went to the Masons Arms to play Aunt Sally and Skittles. Aunt Sally is an Oxfordshire
Lego Challenges
Tonight we set the Cubs some Lego Challenges to test their creativity and teamwork skills! For each creation, they were given a pile of Lego pieces and 15-20 minutes, and
Group Day – Saturday 23 September 2017
The 1st North Leigh Scout Group (which includes Beavers, Cubs & Scouts) had a Group Fun Day on Saturday 23 September 2017. It gave us the chance to all join
Mini Beast Hunting
The Beavers had great fun yesterday looking for mini beasts in the woods behind the school.Their task was to find as many as they could and take pictures of them!
Australian Cub Scouts
This week we learnt about Cub Scouts in Australia!We started the night off with a quiz about Australia – can you remember the answers? (The answers are at the bottom
First Beaver Meeting Back!
It was Beanie Beavers first meeting on Wednesday. However, he wasn’t the only new Beaver, we welcomed four new Beavers and also our new Beaver leader, Kite! We got to
Viking Badge (Part 3) – Pizza Ovens
Following on from the Viking Camp, we decorated pizzas to look like shields and cooked them Viking-style! We met at Chil’s house, and got to work covering our cardboard boxes
Super Soaka 2017
Surprisingly, we had amazing weather for this year’s Super Soaka! Cubs and siblings were invited to join in with our annual end-of-term water fight, whilst parents could watch from the
OxonJam County Camp – Cubs
We had great fun at OxonJam, the three night County Camp! I’m sorry in advance for the long post, but there were so many activities and so much fun was
OxonJam – Beavers
On the first Saturday of half term the Beavers visited OxonJam! OxonJam is a county camp, that saw over 4,500 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Young Leaders, and Leaders from across
Painting
There were only four Beavers at tonight’s meeting, as it clashed with the school play, but we still made the most of the sunny weather! We made simple tripods from
Viking Badge (Part 2) – Making Boats
For the second part of the Viking Badge, we made viking boats from juice cartons! There were lots of steps to make them (see the instructions at the end of
Marshmallow and Spaghetti Towers
This week, the Beavers were tasked with building the tallest towers they could out marshmallows and spaghetti! They split into two teams, planned out their design after a team discussion,
Cutting Wood
We had a change of venue this week, and we met at Chil’s house as she kindly let us use her back-garden. Akela has his own business, which means that
Village Litter Pick
3 Beavers and 11 Cubs took part in the annual village litter pick – one group looked for litter along Common Road, whilst the other group tackled Windmill Road. We
Planting Seeds
The Beavers had a go at planting seeds this week! They planted mixed lettuce, lollo rosa lettuce, and cress. Once they had filled their trays with soil, they divided it
S’mores
This week the Beavers went to Sophie’s Woodland to cook s’mores. They managed to toast their marshmallows on the fire, with many of them cooked to perfection and very few
Viking Badge (Part 1)
This term we have decided to work towards the Viking Challenge Badge. This is a ‘fun’ badge that will go on the Cubs’ camp blankets, and was created by a