Category: Cubs

10th June 2020

The Great Indoors – Week 12

This week we will look back at all the activities that we have featured since lockdown began.

As you know, Scouts UK have created the Great Indoors staged badge. Now it is up to you to take the challenge and get through the stages to be able to earn this badge.

Over the last weeks we have given you a selection from the activities on offer, and we have gathered them together here so that you have an easy way of finding them all. But of course there are several more to choose from on the Scouts UK website.

Week 1A Flair For Hot Air
Week 2Lolly Stick Catapults
Week 3Super Scarves
Week 4Animal Diary
Week 5Craft A Camp Blanket
Week 6Mystic Biscuit Moons
Week 7Tiny Tube Trees
Week 8Fruity Fruit Monster Faces
Week 9Fabulous Fancy Frames
Week 10Robot Runway
Week 11The Great Indoors Badge
Week 1Changing Your Coat
Week 2Great To Be Grateful
Week 3Whirly Bird
Week 4Fairly Baked Bananas
Week 5Food Doku
Week 6Design Your Own Football Shirt
Week 7Pixel Art
Week 8Make Food Matter
Week 9Book In A Bag
Week 10Squeaky Clean
Week 11The Great Indoors Badge
Week 1Be A Blackout Poet
Week 2It’s Knot You It’s Me
Week 3Step Forward Step Back
Week 4A Cut Above
Week 5Number Five Skills For Life
Week 6Butcher Baker Bath Bomb Maker
Week 7Pixel Art
Week 8Food Doku
Week 9Make A Paddlecraft
Week 10Mud Glorious Mud
Week 11The Great Indoors Badge

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2nd June 2020

The Great Indoors – Week 11

The Great Indoors Occasional Badges

Scouts UK have introduced The Great Indoors Occasional badges. These badges are a great way to recognise young people taking part in our activities at home.

And what is great about these, members can proudly display this staged badge on the top left of their uniform in the occasional section.

Most of the activities have featured in the past 10 weeks, but now they have been collected in one place and split into three stages. And as ever, the activities listed are only suggestions, there are lots of other things you can do that also counts towards these stages.

Check out the special page on the Scouts UK website.

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27th May 2020

The Great Indoors – Week 10

It’s half term, so it’s ok to take a break. But if you want there are still plenty more things you can do. Have a look at this weeks selection.

Always wanted a robot? Make one that is exactly according to your very own design.

Follow this link for the full details of the activity: https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/robot-runway/

This activity can also be done by Cubs.

As a Cub it is very likely that you have made something very dirty. How about trying to clean it so that it sparkles again?

Follow this link for the full details: https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/squeaky-clean/

Scouts just love to get dirty, it what they do best. But will they be able to clean their muddy boots?

Follow this link for the full details: https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/mud-glorious-mud/

This activity can also be done by Cubs.

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20th May 2020

The Great Indoors – Week 9

Hearing you jump with joy. Time for some art this week, so get those pens and pencils out, paper at the ready and create a masterpiece.

What to do with your favourite camp photo? Well, make a frame for it.

Follow this link for the full details of the activity: https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/fabulous-fancy-frames/

Bring your favourite story to life. Make a bag that shows the book(s) you like most.

Follow this link for the full details: https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/book-in-a-bag/

This activity can also be done by Scouts.

As we can’t get out on the water yet, why not try this at home

Follow this link for the full details: https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/make-a-paddlecraft/

This activity can also be done by Beavers and Cubs

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13th May 2020

The Great Indoors – Week 8

Hope you are all able to stay active, and help your parents as much as you can. By now you must have tried every recipe in the cook book, so hopefully this will give you some advantage on the tasks set out for this week.

Time to out those records down. By now you must have heard all those old songs over and over again.

This week we have a couple more activities for you to try.

See the funny side of food. Create some appetising fruit monsters that will just make you want to eat one of your five-a-day.

Follow this link for the full details of the activity: https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/funny-fruity-monster-faces/

This activity can also be done by Cubs.

As food is an important part of your life, learn about why food matters.

Follow this link for the full details: https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/make-food-matter/

This activity can also be done by Beavers.

Learn more about your food. We have got some puzzles for you to do so.

Follow this link for the full details: https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/food-doku/

This activity can also be done by Cubs

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7th May 2020

VE Day

VE Day marks the day towards the end of the second world war when fighting against Nazi Germany came to an end in Europe – 8 May 1945. 2020 marks 75 years since VE Day. Scouts UK have designed a fun badge and put together some activities to help you remember the occasion and the role that Scouts played.

You can order the badge for yourself and your family at Scout Store. It’s a fun badge, which means you don’t have to do anything to earn it (and it’s not one for your uniform). Half of the proceeds will directly benefit the Royal British Legion charity, and the other half will help UK Scouts, so you’ll be doing good with each purchase.

We know that face-to-face Scouts is suspended, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get stuck in to the VE Day activities at home.

All members can join in with this activity. Please find all the details for VE Prepared here: https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/ve-prepared/

There are also some free printable craft ideas available on the Baker Ross website, so your young ones could create some colourful posters or bunting for VE day or in support of the NHS.

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6th May 2020

The Great Indoors – Week 7

Time to out those records down. By now you must have heard all those old songs over and over again.

This week we have a couple more activities for you to try.

What to do with all those cardboard tubes you are collection for your bi-weekly recycling. You could create tiny tube trees!

Follow this link for the full details of the activity: https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/tiny-tube-trees/

After all that doodling you probably have got some paper spare. Let’s get creative again, but make sure you tidy up afterwards.

Follow this link for the full details: https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/whirly-bird/

This activity can also be done by Beavers.

Show us your inner artist. And learn all about pixels as well. Double win.

Follow this link for the full details: https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/pixel-art/

This activity can also be done by Cubs

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29th April 2020

The Great Indoors – Week 6

It might be raining outside, but there is still plenty that can be done indoors. For this week we have chosen a couple of activities that can be done by most of you. So give it a go and put your skills to the test, and just remember that it all counts towards your badges.

It might be difficult to spot this week, but have a go anyway. Because, who does not like cookies?

If you cannot observe the moon this week, try to use an online tool for this.

Follow this link for the full details of the activity: https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/mystic-biscuit-moons/

This activity can also be done by Cubs

Apart from some reruns, and maybe some 1-on-1 games in your garden, there is no sports going on out there. To show some support you might like to design the perfect shirt for your favourite team. If you are not into football you can feel free to create something for your own sports team.

Follow this link for the full details: https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/design-your-own-football-shirt/

This activity can also be done by Beavers and Scouts.

Scouts like to be clean (right?). So with your mums permission have a go at making your very own bath bomb. You will only need ingredients from the store cupboard, but make sure you clean up(!) afterwards.

Follow this link for the full details: https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/butcher-baker-bath-bomb-maker/

This activity can also be done by Cubs

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28th April 2020

Rowing the Coast-to-Coast (Hadrians Wall Challenge)

Over the next couple of weeks one of our Cubs, George, is aiming to complete the Coast-to-Coast Hadrian’s Wall Challenge…but on a rowing machine! He is going to do this together with his sister (Charlotte) and his Dad (Simon).

Both will be rowing 90 miles – Charlotte in 10 weeks and George in 8 weeks and are hoping to raise lots of money for NHS Charities.

They have setup a JustGiving page to raise money for the NHS, feel free to give them some much needed support.

And we surely will get some updates on their progress over the next couple of weeks.

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