The Scouts have been learning about kitchen hygiene and put this knowledge into practice cooking got drinks.
BACKWOODS COOKING SKILLS
THURSDAY AUGUST 22nd
The Scouts spent Thursday evening brushing up on fire lighting and backwoods cooking skills. They were tasked with cooking popcorn using tin foil and whatever sticks they could find. With one fire between two, the Scouts had plenty of opportunities to try out different techniques.
GAMES NIGHT
THURSDAY AUGUST 15th
Tonight's Scout meeting was a games night. The games had a distinctly Scout feeling to them as can be seen. Instead of ping-pong we had a rather sonorous round of pan-pong doubles. Each pan ringing out a slightly different note when it hits the ball.
1st AID NIGHT
THURSDAY MARCH 14th
This week the Scouts have been practicing their emergency aid skills.
ORIENTEERING COMPETITION
SUNDAY MARCH 10th
Eight of our Scouts were in a very wet South Weald Country Park for the Romford District Scouts Orienteering Competition. As defending champions, we arrived with some confidence but on the day were beaten by 21st Romford. The winning Explorer team consisted of a commendable number of ex 3rd Gidea Park Scouts.
MORE MODEL MAKERS BADGE
MARCH 7th
For the next part of the Model Makers badge the Scouts had to meet an expert to find out more about Warhammer and model making. We were visted by a real expert who had recently returned from a Warhammer competition in the USA.
MODEL MAKERS BADGE
FEBRUARY 15th
The Scouts are trying something new this week. Warhammer is sponsoring the Scout section modelmaker badge, so we decided to take advantage of their kind offer of free materials. The leaders registered the troop and were sent a large box of materials including kits to make small soldiers, paints, paint brushes, paint mixing pallets and instructions. Each of the Scouts followed the instructions to put together and start to paint two figures each.
The leaders were surprised and impressed how much this activity entertained, challenged, and occupied the Scouts. Some of the Scouts finished two figures in one evening, others have a little to finish of next week where we will learn more about Warhammer games and start to make some terrain.
Painting the figurines ->
NIGHT HIKE
FEBRUARY 2nd and 3rd
The Scout's first night away of the year was a night hike back to the hall. Twenty Scouts completed a hike away with a night away.
INTERNATIONAL BEAVERS
FRIDAY JANUARY 19th
Our Friday Beavers have been learning about the International World Scout Jamboree in South Korea.
Then then tried some traditional Korean noodles.
COMUNICATING BEAVERS
JANUARY 26th
Our Friday Beavers have been learning about communication from cracking codes to using radios.
FLYING BEAVERS
FRIDAY JANUARY 12th
Our Friday Beavers have been learning about flight making paper aeroplanes and paper helicopters.
