The ancient art of origami Find out how the ancient art of origami can encourage a sense of calm and concentration, then have a go at folding your own – with a special design inspired by the large blue butterfly. Read More
do your :bit challenge Do you know any 8–18-year-olds looking for a challenge, take a look at ‘do your :bit’ from our friends at @microbit_edu Read More
Nobel Peace Prize Nomination Nobel Peace Prize Nomination It’s Great to hear that Scouting and Guiding have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for Global Contribution towards peach and dialogue One of our Founders Calls to Action is “With small actions, we can become Messengers of Peace. Baden Powell left us a Mission and we promised “to leave this world better than we found it” The Nobel nomination was submitted by Norwegian Liberty Party MP, Solveig Schutz, former Chief Commissioner of The Guides and Scouts of Norway and a current volunteer for the Scout Movement. Read More
Can you build a bottle boat? How to build a bottle boat. From UK Scoutings Twitter feed today, have a got at a bottle boat. Something form for the Scouts or Explorer age range, but do give it a go it looks fun! You can try building a bottle boat (virtually) this week, and learn some basic sailing terminology along the way: https://bit.ly/3pkNlbv https://twitter.com/UKScouting/status/1354157323657338883 Want to find out more about Sailing?, if so a good place to start would be the RYA click here. Notes. If using a hairdryer please make sure you ask the person who it is before using it and make sure it can not come into contact with water. You can link some of your activities to our Badges for the Sections in Scouting please see https://www.scouts.org.uk/information-for-parents/scout-badges/
From UK Scoutings Twitter Feed 25th Jan 2021 From UK Scoutings Twitter Feed 25th Jan 2021 Looking for some quick (virtual) games to kickstart your Scout meetings or switch up your family Zoom calls? These are some of our favourites to try (links are below). Virtual guess who: https://bit.ly/2LMG99G Virtual scavenger hunt: https://bit.ly/36391kW Virtual hide and seek: https://bit.ly/39SjIYs Letter tower: https://bit.ly/2LVcWt1
Big Energy Saving Week 2021 This Week on Twitter UKScouts posted :- It’s #BigEnergySavingWeek, which means it’s a great time to get little minds thinking about how much electricity they use daily and how much they could reduce it. Try energy diaries from our friends at @UKPowerNetworks https://bit.ly/35VBEjU #BESW21 Could you keep an energy diary? Energy diaries Discover how much electricity you really use every day. How could you reduce the amount?
Map Reading for Beginners Map Reading for Beginners About 50 years ago, I received my first lesson in Map Reading, at the age of eight I had just joined my local Cub Scout Pack. A few weeks later we were on a pack holiday in the New Forest, and one of our Cub Scout leaders was teaching us map reading, its fair to say that I already had an interest in maps and navigation. I won a compass on that holiday and still have it today, it used to go everywhere with me. Here is a useful resource I came across for beginners map reading and wanted to share it with you. Please have a look and start Map Reading for yourself. https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/guides/beginners-guides-map-reading/ Not a beginner! then check out these resources https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/guides/map-reading-skills-advanced-guides/ Maps can also be used as a snapshot in time to see what the area looked like, if you go back to the 1970s you will see a very different picture of our village for example. Learning to Read Maps and Navigation are skills that last a lifetime. Since leaning Map Reading and Navigation Skills as a Cub Scout myself I have gone on to Teach Navigation awards and learned to Navigate at Sea. How about having a look at the requirements of the Navigators Badge and remember we are here to help you! Start Now the badge requirements can be found at https://www.scouts.org.uk/staged-badges/navigator/
Wellbeing Champions Wellbeing Champions Did you know that Scouts are helping 10,000 young people and adults become Wellbeing Champions, equipping them with the skills they need to take care of their mental health and support others? Find out more and play your part to help us #TearDownTheTaboo: http://scouts.org.uk/wellbeingchampions
Remember tie-dye? Remember tie-dye? It’s time to roll the dyes as we experiment with some tie-riffic natural colours and fabrics. Use natural dyes and fabrics to create a fashionable look that’s tie-dye for (ahem) with ‘dye another day’: https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/dye-another-day/
Could you make a Robot? Could you make your own Robot? Visit the line below and find out more, you could also find your inner maker! Go on let your imagination run free as you use your skills to design and make a robot, then show it off on the robot runway. Design and make your very own robot before showing off your model on the robot runway: https://bit.ly/2WpEWa6 #SkillsForLife