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Scouts and Explorers: Playing to the gallery

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An old adage states that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ Download:  ‘Tour with Dora’ worksheet . You will need Camera or phone Example photographs A way to print photographs Photo displays fixtures (e.g. sticky tack, string) Before you begin ·          Decide whether you’ll use a camera or smartphone for this activity. Smartphone cameras often have easy-to-use editing features, which are ideal for this activity, while photos can easily be printed or displayed digitally. ·          Choose whether you’d prefer to take 12 colour photographs in various styles or six black-and-white photos. If shooting in colour you should use two of the following techniques: portrait, still life (or similar), land- or seascape, sport (or other action) and time-lapse. If shooting in black and white you should explain how you did this and why you chose this effect. Run the activity 1.       Think about a theme that you’d like to focus on for your photographs.

Beavers and Cubs: Find Food

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Become hunter-gatherers as you track down the tasty treats in this food themed word search. https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk/media/5702/find-food-find-food-wordsearch.pdf    Set up the search ·          Download and print the word search . ·          The person leading the activity should set up the tables and chairs so that everyone can work on their word-searches comfortably. Find the food 1.       Try and find as many food items in the word-search as you can. When you find a food item, you should draw a circle around it, so that it can still be read. If you put a line through a word you’ve found, use an eraser to rub out the line so that you can draw a circle around it. 2.       Spend fifteen minutes doing this, then look at the second page of the ‘Find food’ word-search sheet. This should show the solutions to the word-search and the different food groups of the food items in the puzzle. Check how many of the foods you found in the fifteen minutes. 3.       All that the

Scouts and Explorers: The Pasta-bilities Are Endless

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  Make your own pasta, then shape it like a pro. You will need Ingredients (see recipe card) Bowls Pans Hob Access to water Rolling pin Knife Make your pasta Ingredients ·          200g plain flour ·          Two medium eggs Prep time:  60 mins Cook time:  10 mins Serves:  two 1.       Put the flour in the bowl. 2.       Make a well in the centre of the flour and crack the eggs into it. 3.       Use your hand to draw in flour from the edges, mixing in the centre until it’s mixed together into a solid dough. 4.       Tip out the dough and knead it into a ball shape. 5.       Knead the dough for a minute – it should end up being quite stiff and hard to knead. 6.       Put the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes. 7.       Cut the dough into two pieces. 8.       Choose a pasta shape and follow the instructions below to roll, fold, or twist your pasta. 9.       Boil the pasta until it’s tender and serve with your favourite sauce. Fusilli

Beavers and Cubs: Draw The Description

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  They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but can you turn words into an accurate image? Answer Sheet:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/14uo3wvi1LRbeCw2v4Cw0jYDfNwWZfbOc/view?usp=sharing Read the description of the first person below. Draw the person based on the description. Draw the image you see in your minds as the person is described. You could use coloured pencils to draw the most detailed version you can. What did you draw? What are they wearing? What size are they (tall, short, fat, thin)? What colour is their skin? Do they have a gender? How old are they? 4.       Take a look at the answer sheet . Chat about how similar to actual image of the person your drawing is. What are the most significant differences in your drawing and the actual image? Why did you draw the description the way you did? What about the description made you think the person looked a certain way? 5.       Repeat st

Scouts and Explorers: Mud, glorious mud

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Clean your walking boots until you gleam, then waterproof them so you’re ready for your next adventure. You will need Something to protect surfaces (for example, newspaper or tablecloths) Soft-bristle brush Soft cloth Proofer Footwear Cleaning Gel (optional)   1.       Go for a walk. It’s best if the route is as muddy as possible – now’s a great time to splash in muddy puddles. On your walk, think about how your feet stay dry, even though you’re walking through mud and puddles. 2.       When you get back home, you should, lay down sheets of newspaper. You should take your boots off and put them on the paper. 3.       You should brush any mud and dirt off of your boots. 4.       You should remove the laces and inner soles from your boots. 5.       You should hold your boots under the tap and wash them well with warm running water. 6.       You should clean your boots with soap, or a footwear cleaning gel like Nikwax. 7.       You should scrub any re