Chinese New Year

Time

Activity

 

Method

Zone

Award Opportunities

5 min

 

Coming in Game:

Dragon Boats

 

Dragon Boats

Collect a number of large boxes from the local supermarket. Let the BS colour the boxes - like Dragon boats - in red (for summer, heat and fire). Let them do their own thing.

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Games

 

Creativity + practical skills

 

Yourself

 

Beliefs and attitudes

 

Friendship Challenge (far away)

 

 

5 min

Opening ceremony

Chat -  Talk about the evening

Talk about the animals that represent the years - what are the Beaver Scouts ?

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Chat

Explore

5 mins

Game:

Dragon Boats

 

Using the Dragon Boats from the coming in game have some relay races.

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Games

 

20 mins

Craft:



1. Use red oblong pieces of card 1ppx 8cm wide,. Divide into 3 - so one piece is left as the flap. Staple either side. Add the words Kung Hoi fat Choy 

Add a golden chocolate coin

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Make things

 

 

 

OR 2. Dragon

Green card, 2 long strips of green paper, sticky tape, scissors, 2 drinking straws, crayons

Stick the 2 ends of the paper strips together at right angles to each other. Fold the other over the top of the first and keep folding alternatively until the paper is used up. Stick the 2 end together to fasten off the folds.

Fold the card in ½ and draw a dragons head on - cut out and stick to one end of the body. Attach a tail and stick on the 2 straws to the back and front of the dragon to work the puppet.

5 mins

Game:

Chopstick game

Cut up some chocolate or have some Polos (check for allergies before choosing the sweets)

Let the BS in relays try to pick up the sweets with chopsticks.

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Games

 

5 mins

Game:

Shuttlecock

 

Shuttlecock

his game has been played for centuries in China  

You may not have enough rackets - so let the BS make some out of card and bat the shuttlecocks about!

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Games

 

5 mins

Closing Ceremony

 

Prayer written + read by BS

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Prayer + worship