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My scout group is starting a Beaver section(6-8yrs) and apart from simple knot work and plant and tree ID, what bushcrafty ideas would think would be good. We think we'll have approx 15-20 beavers. I'm not in the mind to start knife and axe work at the moment so to leave that when the get to cubs.
Cheers
Craig.
Snowfire
07-11-2011, 23:06
I'd say just about anything, at that age they are usually happy "helping" with stuff that needs more co-ordination or strength than they have. Stuff our Beavers have done:
- simple orienteering (N, S, E, W through a course of cones with gold chocolate coins to find at the end)
- building shelters and dens either with natural materials for their cuddly toys / mascot or with old tarps, sheets or anything you can get for them to sit under
- very basic first aid
- plaster casts of footprints
- firelighting (well, they do lots of collecting sticks and adults get to do the firelighting, then they sit round drinking hot chocolate)
- going for walks in the rain / dark / snow / sun
roger-uk
08-11-2011, 01:30
Toasting Marshmellows over a fire
Collecting grass sticks laeves for a collage
walking at night [short walks]
getting them dirty
planting bulbs
I'm not in the mind to start knife and axe work at the moment so to leave that when the get to cubs.
Knife work is Ok (even for Beavers) if its basic as for axes only older Cubs and up are supposed to used them.