Chinese New Year

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Coming in Game:

6.00

Opening - Opening ceremony, news and notices

6.05

Chat about the Chinese New Year

 Tonight our theme is the Chinese New Year. This is not like our new year which happens on the same date each year - this one can happen between late January to mid February. This year it is the 22nd of January. Every new year is named after one of 12 animals each taking it in turn. 2004 is the year of the monkey.

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Story:  click here

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Craft: A red parcel with a leaping fish on the front

Let the Beaver Scouts cut out an envelope shape in red card and draw a leaping fish from gold coloured paper. They should stick the envelope together and place the fish on the front. Give each Beaver Scouts a few gold chocolate coins to place in the envelope and then seal.

6.35

Game: 

 Shuttle Cock races with badminton racquets and shuttlecocks - to what ever rules you like!

6.45

Game:             

 Beaver under a blanket

The Beaver Scouts run around being one of the 12 animals as instructed by the leader. When she shouts 'New year' they all curl up on the floor with their eyes closed. The leader the puts a blanket over one of the BSs and the others then get up and have to guess who it is.

6.55

Food tasting

Have some prawn crackers and small amount of Chinese food available for the Beaver Scouts to try

7.00

End  + Prayer

Jesus, tonight we have thought about the people of China and their new year. We ask for them all - what they ask for themselves - as is written on the strips of red paper which are stuck on doors all over the house. Peaceful days throughout the years, happiness as wide as the East Sea and springs of good luck forever We also ask these things for ourselves.