THEME

CHALLENGES

PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS INCLUDED

Holidays

Give each Beaver a fist class stamp and ask them to send you a postcard from their holidays or a visit they make during the holidays. (An address label might be useful too).

Make a scrapbook when you return in the Autumn.

Zone 1; Explore the World. Zone 2; Know Yourself. Zone3; Know Others. Zone 4; Creative. Zone 5; Beliefs

Diaries

Get each Beaver to keep a holiday diary or weather diary and bring in after the Summer.

Zone 1; Explore the World. Zone 2; Know Yourself. Zone3; Know Others. Zone 4; Creative. Zone 5; Beliefs

Visits

Have a Colony outing to a zoo, theme park, tourist attraction etc.

Zone 1; Explore the World. Zone 2; Know Yourself. Zone3; Know Others. Zone 4; Creative. Zone 5; Beliefs

Invitations

Give each Beaver an invitation to “bring a friend” to the first meeting after the holidays.

Zone 1; Explore the World. Zone 2; Know Yourself. Zone3; Know Others. Zone 4; Creative. Zone 5; Beliefs

Growing

Measure each Beavers’ height before the holiday (lining paper is good for recording the results). Measure each Beaver after the holidays. Who grew the most?

Zone 1; Explore the World. Zone 2; Know Yourself. Zone3; Know Others. Zone 4; Creative. Zone 5; Beliefs

Collecting

Get each Beaver to fill a film case or Smarties Tube with coins to give to charity after the holidays. Adopt a cause (see Christian Aids’ goat appeal).

Zone 1; Explore the World. Zone 2; Know Yourself. Zone3; Know Others. Zone 4; Creative. Zone 5; Beliefs