Chinese
New Year
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Time |
Activity |
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Method |
Zone |
Award
Opportunities |
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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. |
Follow
themes Games |
Creativity
+ practical skills Yourself Beliefs
and attitudes |
Friendship
Challenge (far away) |
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5
min |
Opening
ceremony |
Chat - Talk about the
evening Talk about the animals that represent the years - what are the Beaver |
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themes Chat Explore |
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5
mins |
Game: Dragon
Boats |
Using
the Dragon Boats from the coming in game have some relay races. |
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themes Games |
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20
mins |
Craft:
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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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themes Make
things |
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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. |
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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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themes Games |
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5
mins |
Game: Shuttlecock |
Shuttlecock his game has been played for centuries in You may not have enough rackets - so let the BS make some
out of card and bat the shuttlecocks about! |
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themes Games |
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5
mins |
Closing
Ceremony |
Prayer written + read by BS |
Follow
themes Prayer
+ worship |
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