Scout Programme (draft) January – June 2025
30th Jan
Scouts Burns Night
6th Feb
Craft Badge
7-18th Feb
School Holidays
20th Feb
Astronomer Badge – following on from work already completed
27th Feb
Circus Skills (link to Entertainer)
6th March
Pancake Night (Shrove Tuesday was on the 4th)
13th / 20th March
Entertainer – Part 1 prepare an evening of entertainment for parents; Part 2 invite parents for refreshments and ‘the show’
27th March
Survival evening / bivouac building at community garden
3rd April
Craft Evening
4th April-22nd April
School Holidays
24th April
Map and compass in hall and grounds to prepare for next week
1st May
Orienteering at the community garden
2nd-7th May
School Holidays
8th May
DIY - Part 1
15th May
DIY - Part 2
22nd May
Treasure Trail around the village
29th May
Scout wide games at the community garden
5th June
Craft – Make a Zine Part 1
12th June
Craft – Make a Zine Part 2
19th June
Evening hike / Easter Briech Woods
26th June
Scout barbeque at the community garden
27th June
School Holidays
Games for Scout evenings
10 minute games
Try thinking fast with Scattergories, a quick alphabet icebreaker.
Take on the Mission:Lightyear challenge
Play a racing game of hide and seek in 40:40
Test your problem-solving skills in Who Am I?
Send the ball around the circle in Up and Down
Try a quick game of Homemade Hockey
Race in a big game of Noughts and Crosses
Try to spot who’s in charge in Copycat
Sneak to succeed and retrieve the keys in Night Watchers
Dodge, duck and dive in a game of Dodgeball
Try not to drop the ball in Hot Potato, then try the extreme version
Get active and use teamwork in Escape The Jail
See how fast teams can move around in Rush Hour
Fit your whole group through a single piece of paper
Test your team’s reflexes as you pass the scarf in Scarves and Ladders
Get to know fun facts about everyone in Two Truths, One Lie
Play a classic sport while seated in Chair Football
Play Interceptor and pass the ball to everyone in your team
Some good ideas for games here as well:
Scouts have been out and about taking photos around the village for their badge - abstract, documentary and landscape genres below.