Beaver Scout or Youth Ages 5-7
Make sure you look at the next days adventure to make sure you have the right materials! Remember you do not have to finish every days adventure that day, some might take a few days to complete, or you can just mix and match each day up...NO RULES, Just Have FUN!
Every Morning
Wash Your Hands Challenge - Fun way to make sure you are washing your hands enough throughout the day! What you will need; a stamp and ink pad or a washable marker (you may have to re-apply at Lunch), Stamp or Mark the back side of each hand, the challenge is to have the stamp or mark completely gone by the end of the day, depending on the ink or marker you many have mini-challenges throughout the day. Care Givers can have special rewards for the youth who complete the challenge daily.
Week 5
Day 21
Build a Bird Feeder: Soda Bottle Bird Feeder - All it takes to get birds to visit your yard in winter is a reliable source of food.
Materials:
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Instructions: Empty plastic beverage bottles also make good winter bird feeders. All you need is a bottle, string, a screw eye and something for the perches—pencils, thin dowels, chopsticks and wooden spoons work well.
1. Clean out plastic beverage bottle. 2. Screw the screw eye into the cap of the beverage bottle, you may need an adult to help. 3. Attach the string to the screw eye with a loop to hang the bird feeder up. 4. Cut into the plastic bottle two holes; a smaller hole just the right size for the spoons handle to fit in (you may need some tape to secure the spoon) and a larger hole for the bird seed to fall out onto the spoon and for the bird to access the bird feed. Repeat for the other spoon. You may need an adult to help with cutting the holes. 5. Fill the bottle with bird feed. and hang the feeder so its easy to view. Safety Tip:
Be cautious when sharp objects, like scissors. Have a first aid kit handy and a parent of guardian supervising. |
The Early Bird Gets The Worm - Keep a journal of bird observations over a number of outings. This is a great way to learn about birds (and the broader ecosystem) in your area. Backyard observations, make or set out bird feeds, research what kinds of birds eat what, and different species of birds during different Seasons of the year.
The Early Bird Gets The Worm - Keep a journal of bird observations over a number of outings. This is a great way to learn about birds (and the broader ecosystem) in your area. Backyard observations, make or set out bird feeds, research what kinds of birds eat what, and different species of birds during different Seasons of the year.
Plan:
• Is there a local birder or birding group who can share best birding practices, especially for journaling? • What gear will you need? How will you get to the location? • What kind of journal do you want to keep? Why not have your style of journal complement some of your other passions: photography, writing, sketching, painting, blogging, videography, etc. • When camping, why not take advantage of free time to get out your binoculars, and try to take notes while observing or at the end of each day? • Consider setting a goal, and work towards it. You may want to refine your journal into a product for others to enjoy: a presentation to the Company, a photo album, a series of poems, etc. |
Do:
• Get out and observe some birds. If possible, dedicate several outings with this as the focus. • Journal your bird sightings. |
Day 22
Exploring Beaver
Objective: I will use my sense of adventure to explore the world around me. When planning your adventures, you might like to have
- some outdoor adventures
- an adventure that takes you to a place you have always wanted to go
- an adventure to a place you have been before, but to see some part of it you have not seen before
- Explore three different places, or do three different things in one place you’d like to explore.
- Go on three different hikes. Have a picnic with your family in each place you would like to explore.
- Would you like to explore the natural world?
- Forest, park or campground
- Lakeshore, seashore, beach or dunes
- Pond, bog or other wetland
- Conservation area or wilderness reserve
- Hills or mountain path
- Would you like to explore in your community?
- Library
- Church
- Theatre
- Community centre
- Amusement park
- Zoo
- Science centre
- Observatory
- Aquarium
- Stadium
- Scrap yard
- Landfill
- Recycling depo
- Grocery store
- Shopping mall
- The moon, Mars, asteroids or somewhere else in outer space
- A far off province or country
- A place or time in the past, such as your town 100 years ago or the time of dinosaurs or perhaps ancient Egypt or Rome
- A First Nations village before European contact
- The distant future
- A pirate ship, or an island with buried pirate treasure
- Deep down in the ocean
Day 23
Skate Away - The Adventure: One way to make the most of winter is to share an awesome night of skating with your Lair. Visit your local arena, or—even better—go skating outdoors at a local rink or your favourite pond!
Plan:
• What will you need to do to prepare for this Adventure? • What will you do if not all Cubs have their own skates and helmets? What rules will keep everyone safe during this Adventure? • Will you include a snack or games in your Adventure? Do:
• Have a great time skating! |
Review:
• What do you know now that you did not know before? • How did your team handle this activity? • Did everybody get along? Why or why not? • Did you have fun? Why or why not? • What would you do differently in the future? Safety note:
• Wear helmets. Even strong skaters fall down from time to time. • How can you make sure that pond ice is thick enough and approved by local authorities? • What do you need to remember about dressing for the weather and preventing frostbite and hypothermia? |
Day 24
How Far Can We Go! - What is the farthest hike you have done in Beaver Scouts? What are some places near your home that you would like to see? Pick out some places you would like to visit on hikes, and then list your hikes so that each is longer than the one before. Plan to take the hikes over a few months. After you are done hiking to every place on your list, add up the total distance from your hikes to see how far you have gone!
Plan:
• What are some places you would like to visit on hikes? • When will you go on each hike? • What do you need to wear? What do you need to pack? • What snacks will you bring? Do:
• Have some fun and exciting hikes in and around your community! |
Review:
• What do you know now that you did not know before? • How far did you hike in total? • How do you feel about what you have done? • Did you and your friends have fun? • How can you challenge yourself on your next Adventure? Safety note:
• What will you do so that no one gets lost on the hike? • Have you heard about “hug a tree”? |
Day 25
Camp Fire: Do you know how to build a campfire? Setting things up for a campfire can be easy if you have everything you need close by. Even with all the right stuff, you have to build your fire the right way if it is going to burn well. In a fire ring, start by laying sticks out like a raft on the ground. This will keep your fire away from the cold, wet dirt. Crumple birch bark (gathered from dead trees) on the raft. Put sticks that are no thicker than a pencil on and around the birch bark. Then put sticks that are about as thick as your fingers around the first sticks. Put sticks as thick as a broom handle around all the sticks in the pile, setting them up like a teepee. If you have plenty more wood on hand, then you have a fire that’s ready for your Care Giver to light! Good job!
Plan:
• Where can you have a campfire in your community? • Have you helped built a fire before?What can you remember about building a fire? • What help do you need from your Care Giver for this Adventure? • How will you put out your campfire when you are done with it? Safety note:
• Never play with fire. Building a campfire is a good skill to master, but learn about fires with help from adults. • What will you need to put out your fire when it’s time to go? |
Do:
• Gather plenty of good firewood of different sizes, and set up a campfire that is all set to be lit. • Have an Adult light the fire, then watch how it burns. • Enjoy your campfire! |