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THE MESSY ISSUE

15 things you and your section can try this issue… Want to know how messy you’re going to get? Look for the splats!









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Join intrepid Explorers on their journey up Everest with Expedition 8848 on page 30

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Stage a splat attack with your section thanks to Hobbycraft on page 6 IET introduce you to electric dough and show you how to make simple circuits on page 8

Photo: tomasworks/iStock

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Make your own moonscape with the UK Space Agency on page 10 Is it liquid? Is it solid? Play around with non-Newtonian fluids with Rolls-Royce on page 12

Make mucky mud sculptures with Bear Nibbles on page 14

Put papier-mache through its paces with Heathrow’s model-making activity on page 16

Learn how to spruce up muddy boots with GO Outdoors on page 20 Master green screen and photo-editing software with Vodafone over on page 22

Remove the muck and mud from your bike with Halfords’ handy hints on page 27

Teach the importance of seatbelts with RAC’s crash-test eggies on page 33 STA show you how to play a tidy relay race in the pool on page 34

Build quirky animal feeders with Pets at Home on page 38 Play Northern Powergrid’s Home Hazards game on page 40

Victorinox show you how to ponnace a fish on camp on page 42

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Published by The Scout Association Gilwell Park, London E4 7QW Tel: 0345 300 1818 Fax: 0208 433 7103 Email: [email protected] Read Make.Do.Share. online at scouts.org.uk/magazine. Make.Do.Share. Editors Alex Drew, Sarah Margono, Jess Moore, Matt Payler, Sanchia Rattigan Senior Art Editor Dermot Rushe Art Editor Richard Jenkins Photography Phil Sowels, Simon Lees, Dave Caudery Cover photography Barry Makariou (photography), Lucy Edwards 3D (illustration) Special thanks to… Katriel Costello Account Manager Ellen Wade Director of Immediate Media Branded Content Julie Williams Copyright 2017. The Scout Association Registered charity numbers: 306101 (England and Wales) SC038437 (Scotland) Please note that the views expressed by members and contributors in the magazine are not necessarily those of The Scout Association.

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Meet this issue’s

Group

Photo: Simon Lees

Meet this issue’s Make.Do.Share. stars, 44th Swansea Scouts in Wales. The motto of this enthusiastic, energetic Group is ‘too much fun is not enough’, so what better Group could there be to help put our messy issue thought its paces? Turn to page 6 to see 44th Swansea get stuck in to testing Hobbycraft’s splat attack activity; page 12 to see what they made of Rolls-Royce’s glorious gloop; and page 22 to see them step in front of the camera for Vodafone’s green-screen masterclass.

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Suitable for all

TIME NEEDED

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ACTIVITY

GET ARTY WITH PAINT AND STENCILS

l cardboard – breakfast cereal boxes are ideal l pencils l marker pens l scissors l craft knife l squirty drinks bottles l water balloons l water pistols l washable paint

Instructions Preparation: Ask your young people to collect breakfast cereal boxes a couple of weeks beforehand.

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Ask your section to cut open their cereal boxes and lie the cardboard flat, with the plain grey side facing up.



For the stencils, encourage the Scouts to choose from simple shapes, a star, heart, hexagon, swirl or a paw print – even a smiley face or a moustache! They can download the fleur-de-lis Scout logo from scouts.org/hobbycraft.



Ask the group to think about the size the stencils will need to be, depending on whether they’re creating a book cover or a poster.



Now they can draw their chosen shape or shapes onto cardboard using a pencil, or a marker pen if they are feeling confident.



Time for the big cut out! Your group will have to take it in turns if there aren’t enough scissors to go around.



Now for the fun bit. Ask your section to pour paint into squirty drinks bottles, and fill water balloons and water pistols with their favourite colours. Then they can splurt, splatter and spray their stencils to their hearts’ content! Leave to dry, then display.

of your Share a pic start ll e’ w d n a art rn a gallery! Tu to page 3… James says: ‘This was great fun. I enjoyed getting reeeaaally messy. We could’ve used a bit longer to make the stencils’

Hobbycraft partners the Cub Artist Activity Badge

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Messy painting allows young people to feel free in their creativity. With this activity, your section can truly express themselves by creating stencils and dynamic pieces of art using exciting and unconventional methods. They’ll work with colour, shapes and practise stimulating ways of applying paint. They’ll give their work a practical use, by making book covers or posters and, afterwards, they’ll take responsibility for cleaning up the paint area.

TAKING IT FURTHER

During art attack, take it further by squirting paint from a height – your young people could stand on a chair with the paper on the ground. They could do ‘spin’ paintings where two people turn the paper by walking quickly in a circle while one person drips or fires paint at it in different colours. Use fabric paint to decorate old T-shirts using the Scouts logo. Hold an exhibition of the artwork for family and friends and charge an admission fee to raise money for a good cause.

MORE INFORMATION

As of October 2017, Hobbycraft will no longer partner with the Cub Artist Activity Badge. We thank them for their support over the last few years.

Photos: Simon Lees

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The dough contains water, which is a conductor. Water has a low resistance to electricity, meaning that electricity can pass through it much more easily, so the presence of the water in the dough – even in its solid form – means that electricity can pass through it. However, what makes the dough an even better conductor is the salt in the water. Salt molecules are made of sodium and chlorine ions – an ion is an atom that has an electric charge – each of which conducts electricity.

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IET partners the Scout Electronics Activity Badge

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Ask a young person to add the water and the salt to a saucepan and to bring it to the boil, bubbling until most of the salt has dissolved.



Next, ask another young person to add the flour, cream of tartar and oil and to stir continuously over a medium heat until a dough ball forms.

You will need

water 230ml table salt 160g saucepan plain flour 160g cream of tartar 2 heaped tbsp. vegetable oil 1 tbsp pastry cutters (optional) battery pack and wires (buy online or from electronics shops) l LED lights or a buzzer (buy online or from electronics shops) l crocodile clips (buy online or from electronics shops) l l l l l l l l

TAKING IT FURTHER



Why not look into other circuit experiments using salt water? You can even create a salt-water ‘battery’! Look for ideas online – just google ‘salt-water circuits’.



Visit scouts.org.uk/iet for more information on the Institution of Engineering and Technology, one of the world’s largest professional engineering institutions, which aims to encourage young people to consider further learning and careers in the engineering and technology sector.

Carefully remove the pan from the heat and turn the dough onto a floured work surface. Now your section can each take it in turns to knead the dough ball until it reaches a firm consistency. You can use the pastry cutters to make the dough into interesting shapes.

ACTIVITY Suitable for Scouts

OUTCOMES

Your section will get a good grasp of how circuits can be created, as well as what is required to create a strong connection.

Now you can all begin experimenting with circuits! Ask the young people to roll two small balls of dough and put one on each of the connectors of the battery pack. There should be one red wire (the positive) and one black wire (the negative). Make sure the battery pack is switched off. Now another young person can take an LED light and fix each of its legs into one of the doughballs – the longer leg is the positive leg and should go in the same doughball as the positive (red) wire and the shorter, negative leg should go into the same ball as the negative

MORE INFORMATION

(black) wire. Turn your battery pack on and voila, you have light!



Keep experimenting – what happens when they add a third doughball and another LED light to the circuit? Or when they remove one of the LEDs and simply touch the positive doughball to the middle ball? You can expand your circuit using crocodile clips. Keep playing to see what variations on the circuit you can create.

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Photograph: Phil Sowels

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Instructions

Be a space explorer and prepare to blast off to the moon with our mini astronaut adventures

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There are two types of moon craters? Impact craters, which are formed by asteroids or comets coliding with the moon's surface, and volcanic craters, which are created by powerful volcanic explosions underneath the surface.

WHAT WOULD YOU TAKE?

Space is tight on spacecrafts and in space stations, so you need to travel light! Only pack the essentials.

Photos: Education Images/UIG /Getty Images

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Activity

CREATE A MOONSCAPE

BALLOON MOON

Blow up a balloon into a round shape. Mix together a whole bottle of glue and 1½ cups shaving cream, spread the mixture over the balloon and leave it to dry. When it’s dry, suspend it from the ceiling and enjoy the moon!

Suitable for Cubs and Scouts You will need

● sand and flour ● a tray ● small pebbles ● little pieces of rock ● larger pebbles

Instructions



Ask your young people to pour the sand into the tray and gently shake it to even out the surface. Then sprinkle a layer of flour on top.



Next, get your section to take turns carefully dropping the pebbles and pieces of rock onto the tray to make their very own craters. These rocks and pebbles are acting as

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asteroids and meteoroids. Asteroids are large bodies of rock in orbit around the sun, while meteoroids are smaller rocks or particles.

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Now ask your section to smooth out the sand and drop the larger pebbles – how does the size of the rock alter the size of the crater? Now drop them again but this time dropping them from different heights. What impact does this have?

MO ON M I SSION GU E ST L I ST It’s not just about the astronauts… here’s just some of the team needed to make it mission possible:

The UK Space Agency partners the Scout Astronautics Activity Badge

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This activity will give your section the opportunity to explore the formation of craters on the moon, as well as consider what it must be like to live in space.

TAKING IT FURTHER

GEOLOGIST Studies rock particles and other findings

ENGINEER Designs and plans everything from rockets to space suits and habitation

MORE INFORMATION

GROUND CONTROL Ensures the smooth running of the space ship

CHEF Prepares all of the food needed for a space mission

The UK Space Agency is working with The Scout Association to provide resources which leaders can use to introduce young people to the exciting and growing world of space engineering and space science. They have created these fantastic resources to navigate Scouts through the complex world of space exploration. Visit scouts.org.uk/ukspaceagency.

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RESEARCHER Finds out everything from the right food to feed the astronauts to looking at cosmic radiation and atmosphere

What will your astronauts study once they have reached the moon? What data will they compile, what will they be researching?

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? Impossible! A liquid that’s also a solid ent and make Try this simple experim it’s true a weird slime that proves ACTIVITY

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Suitable for Beavers, Cubs and Scouts You will need (per team) l scales l cornflour 250g l large bowl l measuring jug l water 150ml–250ml l food colouring l spoon l plastic gloves (optional)

Instructions

Once 150ml of water has been added, keep pouring in water slowly. Tell your section the slime should have the consistency of honey.

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Divide your section into small teams or pairs.

Using the scales, have each team measure out 250g of cornflour and place it in a large bowl. Next, ask them to measure out 250ml of water.

Photograph: Phil Sowels



Ask your young people to add a couple of drops of food colouring to the cornflour and then slowly pour 150ml water into the bowl, stirring constantly.

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Now it’s time to put the theory to the test. Encourage your section to handle the slime by running their fingers through the mixture and seeing if it acts like a liquid. If they punch the slime, it acts as a solid. Suggest they pick up some of the slime and roll it into a ball in their hands – it will look and feel a little like play dough. But if they stop rolling, the slime will return to liquid form.

BADGE Efa says: ‘This worked much better than I expected. You need a lot of gloop to make it dance!’

Rolls-Royce partners the Cub Scientist Activity Badge

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If your slime starts to dry out or crac k, add a little more wat er and mix thorough ly – it’ll be back to it’s slim y best in no tim e

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Your section will conduct a simple experiment to create a nonNewtonian fluid and discover its unusual properties.

TAKE IT FURTHER

Watch how non-Newtonian fluids react to a vibrating surface by wrapping a speaker in clingfilm and placing the mixture onto the speaker. Play different types of music at different volumes and note how the fluid responds.

MORE INFORMATION

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Ketchup is a no id, that’s New tonian flu to why it sticks of om tt the bo the bottle!

Newton’s Law of Viscosity describes how fluids behave, so when you throw a rock into water, the water displaces and splashes out of the way. But a non-Newtonian fluid – like this gloop – doesn’t do that because it can also behave like a solid. When you mix cornflour with water, the larger flour particles don’t dissolve but stay suspended in the water. Just like when you mix water with sand. Quicksand is another non-Newtonian fluid that is liquid enough that you can fall into it, but becomes solid when you apply pressure and try to get out. When the mixture is moving slowly or is under a small amount of pressure, the particles flow over each other and it behaves like a fluid. But try moving the liquid quickly, or apply greater pressure, and the particles lock together, the water flows away, and it behaves like a solid.

Rolls-Royce partners the Cub Scientist Activity Badge to inspire young people about science, technology, engineering and maths. Fun and educational activities like this aim to take the fear out of science for Cub Leaders and support Cubs themselves in achieving their Scientist Activity Badge. See: scouts.org.uk/rollsroyce.

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Take to the skies with a model aeroplane using recycled materials – design your own or follow our instructions below to make a simple flying machine

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ACTIVITY Suitable for Cubs and Scouts You will need ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

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paper and pens empty plastic bottles small pieces of cardboard sticky tape scissors paintbrush water, flour and a pot crepe paper, newspaper or magazines

Instructions



Distribute the paper and pens among your section and ask them to draw a plan for the aircraft model they’re going to make. Is it real or imaginary? What features will it have? Where will it fly?



Now get the young people to make their model. Using the plastic bottles as the base, encourage your section to use cardboard shapes to add definition and structure to the bottle, for example by making triangles for the wings or a cone shape for the nose. Help them tape the cardboard pieces to the top and sides of the bottle.



Help the young people make papiermache paste by mixing four parts water to one part flour and cooking it on the hob until it boils and has thickened to the consistency of custard.

TOP TIP

TIME NEEDED

Make your own papier-mac he paste – it’s easy!

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Heathrow partners the Air Activities Staged Activity Badge

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This activity will give your section the opportunity to think about the make-up of aircraft as they design their own vehicles. While they are making the planes, they can talk about the type of aircraft they would like to fly in and why.

TAKING IT FURTHER

Model created by Angela Poole. Photograpgh by Dave Caudery

Encourage your Group to design their own plane using the materials they want. For example, instead of a bottle, they could use a balloon and cover it with papier-mache. They could also use bits of balsa wood taped to a simple wire frame. Pipe cleaners, play dough and air-drying clay all make good materials for model planes. Which materials make the best structure and which are the most conducive to flight?

MORE INFORMATION



Meanwhile, other members of the Group can tear or cut the paper, newspaper or magazine pages into strips. Coat on the paste using a paintbrush and stick the strips on the plane until the entire bottle and wings are covered.



After their planes have dried completely (you’ll need to leave them overnight), the young people can paint their planes, draw on their windows and add any decorations they might fancy. Then it’s time to do a test flight!

Heathrow is keen to engage with young people about the importance and responsibilities of aviation. They have produced fun activities to inspire the next generation’s curiosity and enthusiasm around aviation. Visit: scouts.org.uk/heathrow.

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WE NEED YOU!

We’re striving to forge the best and most beneficial partnerships to help you get even more from Scouting

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e need your help! As we endeavour to secure more partners and provide more opportunities for you and your young members, we’d love you to help us by filling out the survey on page 19 so that we can establish which parts of our partnership help you the most.  We want to know what you are aware of, what you value and how we should best communicate with you.  By completing and submitting the survey, either by filling in the adjacent form or by heading online to scouts.org.uk/partnerships-survey, you will be entered into a draw to win £150 of Scout Store vouchers! Terms and conditions: The views shared in this survey will be used within the fundraising team to assess the effectiveness of our partnerships, and how we communicate them to members. Your data will be used to contact you if you have been successful in the prize draw, once the draw has taken place, the data will be destroyed. The draw will take place on 1 December 2017. For anyone wishing to become a partnership champion, we will be in touch in the near future to discuss how this programme might work. Your data will not be used for any marketing purposes, sold, or shared with any subsidiary/third party.

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10 STEPS TO CLEAN MUCKY BOOTS

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Complete the muddiest walk you can and get your young people to notice how dry the boots keep their feet.

The muddier the walk, the better! But what about the damage the dirt is doing to your beloved walking boots? Now you can keep your boots in better shape with our 10 steps to spruced-up shoes

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Boot-cleaning kit l soft-bristle brush l soft cloth l Nikwax Footwear Cleaning Gel (optional) l Nikwax Proofer l newspaper

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Lay pieces of old newspaper down to protect the surfaces.

TIME NEEDED

Remove the laces and inner soles.

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Brush off any caked-on mud and dirt from the boots.

GO Outdoors partners the Hikes Away and Nights Away Staged Activity Badges 

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Hold the boots under the tap and wash them well with warm running water. Clean them with suds or a footwear cleaning gel, like Nikwax.

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Scrub away dirt with a soft bristle brush.

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Rinse away the lather.

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Waterproof boots with a product like Nikwax Proofer. Make sure you get the proofer all over the outside of the boot, especially along the stitches.

OUTCOMES

Your Group will learn to take responsibility for their kit and understand the importance of looking after essential items like walking boots. Enjoying a muddy walk is a fun exercise and reminds young people why caring for kit properly is an important part of hiking.  

TAKING IT FURTHER

Look at how to care for other hiking equipment, eg clothing. What’s the best way to care for clothing and how do you waterproof it? Discuss the best way to waterproof items in a rucksack or how to care for a tent.

MORE INFORMATION

To find out more about GO Outdoors, visit scouts.org.uk/gooutdoors.

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Wait a few minutes then buff with a soft towel or cloth.

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Stuff with newspaper and leave to dry naturally at room temperature – don’t dry in direct heat.

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TIME NEEDED

60 

minutes

BADGE

Create exciting action shots using the magic of green screen ACTIVITY Suitable for all You will need

l a dark-green background (eg paper, painted wall/wood) l smartphone or digital camera l props l green-screen editing app

Instructions



To make a green screen, all you’ll need is a large green piece of paper, or several pieces taped together. Make sure it’s bigger than a person.



As a Group, tape the green screen to a wall, or paint your backdrop.



One young person should point the camera while the other poses.



To get real action shots, place the green screen on the ground and the young people can lie on it in actionstyle poses.

Vodafone partners the Digital Citizen and Digital Maker Staged Activity Badges

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When posing for the shots they can use costumes or props, eg a skateboard, football, cape, goggles, juggling balls etc.



Suggest that your young people think about the backgrounds that will eventually be combined with the shots and this will help them strike innovative, imaginative poses.



Download a green-screen editing app – there are loads of free ones available. Some are suitable for smartphones, others are designed for tablets and desktop computers.



Together, you can all choose the background images for each shot and click and drag the photos onto them. They could choose something literal, abstract or something messy to tie in with this issue’s theme!

OUTCOMES

At the end of this activity, your section will have created their very own piece of digital media using green screen and photoediting software.

TAKING IT FURTHER

Take this activity to the next level and try videoing using a green screen. You’ll need different software for this activity but there is plenty available.

MORE INFORMATION

Vodafone UK already supports a wide range of family focused initiatives worldwide through the Vodafone Foundation Connecting for Good programme, including Digital Parenting magazine and My Tech Family training for schools. Our partnership, supported by the Vodafone Foundation, will help support young people to develop improved digital skills. See scouts.org.uk/vodafone and bit.ly/TSA-VodafoneFoundation.

Try out different images on different shots to find the best fit.

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Share your pictures by posting them on your section’s social media site, if it has one.

Photograph: Simon Lees



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nationalexpress.com to find your nearest coach pick-up point and unlock the secrets of your favourite city or place. Members of Scouting get 25% off coach trip bookings with National Express, plus there are lots of great group discounts on coach hire too. National Express travels to hundreds of destinations across the UK, including airports, and offers guaranteed seating and luggage allowance – and you can even pay for your fare by PayPal! For more information, head to scouts.org.uk/nationalexpress.

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5 SECRET SIGHTS ROOFTOP GARDEN, CARDIFF CASTLE, WALES

Illustration: Reece Wykes

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Find the spiral staircase and climb up to the castle roof to find a plant-filled garden with painted tiles and fountains.

LITTLE VENICE, LONDON

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Just north of busy Paddington lies an oasis of calm canalways, with barges, walkways and canalside cafés.

GARVAGH FOREST PYRAMID, LONDONDERRY, NORTHERN IRELAND

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Who needs Egypt? Visit Northern Ireland’s own stone pyramid, hidden away in a forest.

RADIO CITY TOWER, LIVERPOOL

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Stand 400 feet above the city and see as far as the Cumbrian Hills on a clear day up this exciting viewing tower.

SHARMANKA KINETIC THEATRE, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND

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An amazing steam punk theatre of mechanical sculptures and tiny carved figures telling haunting tales to lights and music.

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Scouts’ Christmas Appeal Help Fleur the Christmas penguin make a difference to children and young people this festive season

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his Christmas we’re releasing a brand new official Christmas Appeal badge! Your new penguin friend Fleur is the star of this year’s Christmas Appeal. Fleur is a Scout, much like Ralph the Reindeer and Bernard the Robin. They, like all young people in Scouting, are given the opportunity to try different activities and have the chance to learn new skills, both of which will

have a huge impact on their futures. They only get this chance because of incredible supporters like you. We know that Scouting gives young people the chance to experience life-changing adventure. It helps them to develop key life skills, make an incredible impact in their communities and achieve their full potential. Just as with previous years, by donating a minimum of £1 for Fleur’s Christmas badge you will be

helping The Scout Association to provide support to young people in Scouting. By supporting the Scouts’ Christmas Appeal, you’ll help us to ensure Scouting can reach even more young people nationwide. This could enable us to implement the Scouting programme in underprivileged communities where Scouting doesn’t yet exist, and to ensure that Scouting can continue to positively impact young people for generations to come.

How does my support make a difference? By supporting Fleur’s Christmas Appeal and donating a minimum of £1 for one of her badges or £3 for her card, you’ll be helping to secure a better future for so many young people in the UK.

WITH YOUR HELP, WE COULD…

DID YOU MISS THE BADGES BEFORE?

Our Bernard the Robin and Ralph the Reindeer badges, plus our Ralph the Reindeer blanket badge are all available to order, as are our Christmas cards!

! Reach deprived areas and provide the community with a Scout Group, giving young people a chance for life-long friendship, to help them make an impact in their local areas, and to learn invaluable skills for life.

! Help reduce our waiting list of 51,000 young people wanting to experience fun and adventure. ! Make our goal of ‘Scouting for all’ a reality by providing training to volunteers that support young people with additional needs.

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Yes, I would like to support… You can make a donation now by calling 020 8433 7212 or by visiting scouts.org.uk/christmas. Alternatively, please complete and return this form to: Freepost RTLB-YJYT-BCHL Christmas Appeal, The Scout Association, Gilwell Park, London E4 7QW Title:

Forename:

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Email: Number of Penguin badges (minimum donation £1 per badge): Number of Reindeer badges (minimum donation £1 per badge): Number of Robin badges (minimum donation £1 per badge): Number of blanket badges (minimum donation £1 per badge): Number of card packs (minimum donation £3 per pack of six or £5 for two packs): Penguin design:

Campfire design:

Night design:

Special offer: All three badges (Penguin, Reindeer and Robin ) £2.50. I would like

of special-offer packs

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Thank you for supporting Scouting. The Scout Association takes your privacy very seriously and will only use your personal information to administer your account and provide the products and services you have requested from us. If you consent, from time to time, we will contact you with fundraising information and offers, appeals, exclusive charity products, competitions, lotteries and gaming. Please tick to say how you would like The Scout Association Fundraising Team to contact you: Post

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We will not share or sell your details with any third parties or affiliated organisations. ©2017 The Scout Association. Registered Charity numbers 306101 (England and Wales) and SC038437 (Scotland).

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When the thrill of the offroad ride is over, help your Cubs clean off the mud and muck with our top 10 bike-cleaning cheats





They needn’t worry about rinsing brakes or gears – these need a little grease to keep them moving.



Cubs can use an old toothbrush to apply degreaser to intricate parts such as gear cassettes, jockey wheels, chain rings and chain.

Brushes are their best friend. Use them to remove dried mud and to reach those tricky places in-between gears and spokes.











Cubs should start their cleaning at the top and work their way down, not forgetting under the seat. Are they struggling with dried-on mud? Spritz on bike cleaner and let it do the work for them.



Offer a garden hose or, if you don’t have one, a sports drinking bottle to rinse their bikes. Low water pressure is better than a blast!

They should always dry their bike off carefully with a soft, clean rag after cleaning.

For a high shine on steel or aluminium spokes, give them a chamois leather. A light mist of lubricant on their chain after a clean will ensure a smooth ride next time.

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Gently buffing the frame with a quality bike polish afterwards will really make it gleam and keep it looking good as new.

20-30 

minutes

BADGE

Halfords partners the Cub Cyclist Activity Badge

PARTNER OUTCOMES

This activity will guide your section on how to best look after their bike and make them see that a clean bike delivers a better ride. Keeping a clean bike is also better financially because grease, dirt and grit can wear and cause damage to parts.

TAKE IT FURTHER

Look at basic bike maintenance and learn how to change a tyre, fix a puncture and replace brake pads.

MORE INFORMATION

Photo: Imgorthand/iStock

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WAYS TO A GLEAM MACHINE

TIME NEEDED

Halfords is working with volunteers in Scouting to get a new generation excited about cycling. For more info and for activity ideas, visit them at scouts.org.uk/halfords.

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The excitement need never come to an end, thanks to Kingswood residentials

Photographs: Oliver Edwards

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ingswood and Scouts share a love of the outdoors and new adventures – that’s why we make perfect partners! Kingswood is all about teamwork and confidence-building, making new friends and having fun. By combining an action-packed programme of daytime activities with an array of evening-only sessions, your young people can get outdoors and stay active at one of Kingswood’s 10 outdoor adventure centres. They encourage an active, healthy lifestyle with a variety of challenging and high-adrenaline experiences, giving young people the chance to broaden their horizons, learn a new skill and have tons of fun while doing it. Kingswood welcomes groups to its centres all year round, for day visits, great-value weekend breaks and longer adventures.

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Adventure Challenge Awards Why not enjoy a Kingswood residential and help your section earn their Adventure Challenge Award? Kingswood loves welcoming Scouts to its centres because of the inspirational Scout ethos – enjoying new adventures, experiencing the outdoors and gaining confidence is what Kingswood is all about; and now, through this partnership, it can offer exclusive extras to groups within Scouting. Kingswood celebrates the great experiences that Scouting provides to its members, and is excited to be teaming

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up to offer the opportunity to experience even more adventure. Here are three packages to help your young people work towards their award:

Adventure Choice From aerial adventures to fun problem-solving initiatives, your young people will enjoy a daily programme of adventure experiences that will encourage teamwork.

Young Explorers – ideal for Beavers Your section will navigate through the adventure with their very own Kingswood teddy – learning the importance of working together and gaining a taste of independence.

3G swing Abseiling Archery Balance beam Bodyboarding Bouldering Building a shelter Canoeing Caving Climbing Crate stack Fencing Hiking Jacob’s ladder Kayaking Leap of faith Low ropes Making and lighting a fire Nightline Orienteering Raft building Side-by-side buggies Stand-up paddle-boarding Surfing Team challenge Zipwire

Wild Adventurer On the theme of outdoor survival, your young people will go on a journey of exploration with foraging, buggy building, conquering difficult terrain, camouflage and natural navigation through our adventurous environments.

Please note activities are subject to availability and vary per location. Call us today on 0808 2739 501 or visit kingswood.co.uk/scouts – and you could enjoy a free upgrade, an early arrival or a late departure.

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EXPLORER! Join the biggest and most extreme classroom on the planet with a live link up to explorers on Expedition 8848 up Mount Everest Suitable for all

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Send us your hat questions – w e th k as u will yo explorers?

Photo: Easyturn /iStock

QUICK-FIRE Q&A Q What is Expedition 8848? A It’s where young people take part in an extreme classroom and follow an explorer on an expedition up Mount Everest. Q Extreme classroom? Sounds exciting… A Linked up via Skype, young people will be able to watch the explorers in action as they make a live broadcast from the mountain.

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Q Why 8848? A It’s the height of Everest (in metres). Q Who is the explorer? A A man called Mark Wood, who has travelled 4.8 million km and been on 30 expeditions. Q When is this happening? A April 2018 Q I want to take part, what can I do? A Sign up your section at education.microsoft.com/mission8848.

MARK WOOD EXPLORER

FACTFILE: MOUNT EVEREST

60 million years old 8848 metres high

Height increase by 0.25cm every year

Temperature plummets to -26ºC The average expedition takes about 39 days

The youngest boy to reach the summit is Jordan Romero (pictured), an American aged 13 years 10 months in 2010 The youngest girl to summit is Malavath Purna from India, aged 13 years 11 months in 2014

The tip remains snow-covered all year round

TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL! Here’s what you’ll experience on Expedition 8848: Begin at Base Camp Follow the explorers in real time Link to a live-stream broadcast Follow a 3D map of the route Study climate change – receive air data collected from around the world ● Connect with young people around the globe ● Enjoy 10 of the coolest lessons you’ll ever have ● ● ● ● ●

SKYPE IN THE CLASSROOM

Using Wi-Fi and a computer, Skype in the classroom enables young people to talk to people they wouldn’t ordinarily be able to learn from and to take virtual field trips to places too far away to visit, and connect with groups and classrooms across the globe. To join the fun and get started, pay a visit to: education.microsoft.com/skype-in-the-classroom, set up by the Microsoft Educator Community.

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Have a simply smashing time egg-sploring safety using eggs as crash test dummies

TIME NEEDED

30-40 

minutes

BADGE

3 You will need

l long wooden board l long cardboard tubes l tape l books to support the ramp l bricks l a toy car that can seat an egg or egg boxes, drinking straws or skewers, glue, plastic bottle tops, cardboard tubes, etc l scissors l prediction chart l eggs

Instructions



PARTNER



Once the vehicles and ramp are ready, do a test run by sending the cars down the ramp without the egg.



Next, it’s time for the young people to write down their predictions on what they think will happen to the eggs, eg will they crack, break open completely or be fine?



Now it’s time to start the testing. For the first stage, set the ramp to a low incline and change the height of the ramp for the next stages.

First, help your section to build a ramp using a wooden board with wrapping paper cardboard tubes stuck to the sides, and books piled into stilts. Make a crash wall from bricks.

Test the cars in two ways, first with the egg taped to the car and second with the egg loose in the car.





Ask your young people to make their own cars or to use a large toy car that can seat their eggs.



Record the results and, at the end, discuss the points of safety, eg the importance of wearing a seat belt, etc.

OUTCOMES

This activity will raise your section’s awareness of the importance of wearing seat belts, as well as showing them how to behave safely as car passengers.

TAKING IT FURTHER

Start a discussion with your section about what other things help protect precious cargo when in a car. It’s useful to consider the vehicle’s age, what it’s made from, the speed it’s travelling and whether it is fitted with air bags.

MORE INFORMATION

Illustration: Wesley Robbins

ACTIVITY Suitable for Cubs and Scouts

RAC partners the Cub Road Safety Activity Badge

The RAC Road Safety Awareness Charity partners the Cub Road Safety Activity Badge. Visit scouts.org.uk/rac for more information and road safety activities. 

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What could possibly make cleaning up fun? Doing it in a swimming pool against the clock, that’s what!

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ACTIVITY Suitable for Beavers, Cubs and Scouts

SA F ET Y F I R ST

HHead to scouts.org.u k/a-z for rules an d guidance around sw imming

You will need l objects that can float, eg rubber ducks, plastic beakers and bowls, etc l floats l timer l whistle

Instructions



Assemble objects for the ‘messy’ side of the pool, you’ll need items that can float, eg rubber ducks, plastic bucket and spade, plastic beakers and bowls, tea light candles (unlit), corks, styrofoam noodles etc. Put them in an accessible pile at one end of the pool.

Illustration: Katarzyna Serafin



Ask your section about swimming safely so they are reminded not to dive into shallow water or swim on their own. Also, talk about the places in which it is safe to swim locally.



Encourage the young people to do warm-up exercises before the relay race.

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Ask the young people to sort themselves into relay teams and give each team a float.



The object of the activity is for each team to tidy the messy items away by picking them up on the float and taking them to the other end of the pool – the tidy side – swimming as fast as possible without anything

tipping off the float. If an item falls off the float while they’re swimming, they must leave it. The team with the most items in the fastest time wins.



Set the timer, blow the whistle and it’s ready, set, go!

TIME NEEDED

40 

minutes

BADGE

The Swimming Teachers’ Association partners the Swimmer Staged Activity Badge

PARTNER

OUTCOMES

FUN FACTS JUGGLING UNDERWATER

Wearing scuba gear, Zdenek Bradac from Czech Republic juggled three balls underwater for 1 hour 30 minutes

FUN FACTS

AQUA SKIPPING

Ashrita Furman in New York jumped rope underwater 900 times in just one hour

This activity will help your young people feel confident in the water and hone the skills they’ll need to work towards their Swimmer Staged Activity Badge. Plus, it puts a fun new slant on cleaning up!

TAKING IT FURTHER

Using the same concept of ‘tidying’ the pool, suggest the teams hold another relay race, this time conveying the objects underwater. You’ll need to familiarise yourself with the causes of hyperventilation so you can stay safe while having fun – head here for more info: scouts.org.uk/STA.

MORE INFORMATION

The Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA) is the world’s largest swimming teaching and life-saving organisation that delivers high-quality training in swimming teaching, life-saving, first aid and leisure management. It is committed to preserving human life through the promotion of swimming, life-saving and survival techniques. To find out more, visit scouts.org.uk/STA.

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ADOPT A STATION! Your Cub Pack can make an even bigger impact on their community with this great new scheme from CrossCountry 36

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couts are renowned the world over for their community focus and can-do attitude, as well as being famed for the positive impact they have on the places in which they live. Now, thanks to an exciting new scheme from CrossCountry – in collaboration with our industry associates and community Rail Partnerships – your section could make this impact travel even further by adopting their local railway station.* UK Rail not only underpins the growth of our economy but it also brings communities together. Regardless of its size, your local railway station is both the hub of your community and a gateway to the world. Your projects will enhance these community hubs and make them shine! And with over 1.9 billion passenger journeys taking place each year, what a great way to promote your Scout Pack!

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WHAT COULD YOU DO? Here are five projects you could undertake at your station

1. Establish a community vegetable plot 2. Create a mural for the station that reflects the community 3. Install bee-friendly flowers 4. Develop the waiting room to be disability friendly, eg brail books/noticeboards 5. Turn a disused room into a community space

*Due to health and safety, suitability of station adoption will be decided by the individual participating industry partners and their decision will be final.

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Illustration: davidcreacion/iStock

HOW TO DO IT Following the completion of the Cub Personal Safety Badge, sponsored by CrossCountry, head to xc-hub.co.uk to check out our list of the UK Rail network. Scroll down the list to find your nearest station, contact name and email address. You can then contact them and organise a visit and VIP tour of their station. If eligible, your section could be one of the lucky Cub Packs that are given a unique opportunity to adopt their railway station. Under full supervision, this new partnership could see you undertaking a variety of station-enhancement projects such as creating fantastic pieces of artwork to brighten up the platforms or ticket office, designing marketing and safety campaigns or even building allotments. There are so many options! So head to xc-hub.co.uk today to see if your local station is waiting to be adopted and start making plans today!

Challenge your section to think of fun ways to feed their favourite animals – here are three to get you started

You will need Find out what kinds of food your pet/chosen animal likes to eat and how often to feed them. It’s important not to upset their routine. When feeding wild animals, it’s vital their habitats remain undisturbed.

Illustration: Rosanna Tasker

If you’re thinking about changing your pet’s diet (with a parent or guardian’s permission) do so gradually. Find more tips at petsathome.com

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l wire plate holder l plate l string l sugar l water l sponge

Instructions

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Attach a wire plate holder to the back of a ceramic plate.

Tie four pieces of string to the plate holder prongs at the edge of the plate and bring the ends together around 20cm above the plate and knot. Keep the end of the string long so that you can hang it from a tree or bird table.



In a pan on the hob, dissolve one part sugar with 10 parts water. Allow it to cool.



Place the sponge in the centre of the plate and spoon some of the sugar water over the sponge, so that it is saturated but not overflowing.



Hang the butterfly feeder from a tree branch so butterflies can easily reach it.



Check the butterfly feeder regularly and top up the feed if the sponge is feeling dry.



If you’re having problems with ants, smear a coating of Vaseline along the edge of the plate. To repel wasps, add slices of cucumber to the plate (cucumber is a natural wasp repellent).

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Never use po ly unsatura ted fats (eg vege table oil or margarine) in your bird food – bird s need the h ighenergy con tent of satu rated fats, such as lard

You will need

l string l cardboard tubes l peanut butter l a shallow dish l birdseed



Ask your young people to cut a 60cm length of string and thread it through a cardboard tube before tying the ends together.

Fill a shallow dish with birdseed and help your section roll the tube through the seeds until it’s completely coated.





Instructions



Next they should smear the cardboard tube in peanut butter.

Together, you can now hang the tubes around your meeting place.

TIME NEEDED

20-30 

minutes

BADGE

Pets at Home partners the Beaver Animal Friend and Cub Animal Carer Activity Badges

PARTNER

OUTCOMES

This activity will give your group the opportunity to find out what animals need in their diets and to learn which foods are good for them and which are bad. They’ll be encouraged to think about their pet’s diets and routines. They’ll also find out how best to attract wildlife to the grounds of the Scout hut.

TAKING IT FURTHER

You will need l kale l carrot slices l apple slices l spinach leaves l cabbage leaves l skewers l string or twine l scissors

Instructions



TIP et TOP bb it’s di

90% of a ra sist of hay, should con e garlands so use thes as a treat

Ask your section to take their prepared fruit and veg and place it on a board or protected surface.



Help them to carefully pierce a hole in the centre of each piece of food using the skewer.



Now ask them to carefully cut a length of string to around 30cm and tie a big knot in one end. Taking the other end of the string, they should then start threading on the pieces of fruit and veg until they have a garland that they can hang in the rabbit hutch.

To take practical steps towards the Beaver Animal Friend and Cub Animal Carer Activity Badges, your young people could keep a record of the animal they are feeding, by taking photos or making sketches. They could find out about the dangers that may threaten the animal and make a poster to raise awareness.

MORE INFORMATION

For more activity ideas and to download Activity Badge resources, visit scouts.org.uk/petsathome.

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You’re helping Dad in the kitchen

QUESTION

You’re going outside to play SKIP AHEAD

Play the Home Hazards board game to help your section consider safety around the home. You just need counters and a die – whoever makes it to the end first wins and is crowned Home Safety Expert!

Grandad is coming to live with you

CHANCE

CHANCE

You’re helping Mum with DIY There’s been a storm

CHANCE

The pip e fre s G O eze BA CK

QUESTION

Pick up Chance a card!

A new boiler’s been fitted

QUESTION

The family is moving house

You play with your baby cousin

QUESTION

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Your mum asks you to make her a cup of tea

START

The lightbulb in the living room blows

QUESTION

It’s time to tidy your bedroom

CHANCE

GET IT HERE…

FINISH

You’re helping to cook dinner

Download th e board game from sc outs.org.uk/ northernpow ergrid and stick it onto ca rdboard

TIME NEEDED

60 

minutes

You’re helping Mum in the garden

BADGE The central heating breaks down GO BACK

QUESTION Northern Powergrid partners the Home Safety Activity Badge

QUESTION

Your parents are having a barbecue

PARTNER CHANCE

There’s been heavy rain

OUTCOMES

It’s a rainy day and you’re stuck indoors

CHANCE

Your Group will learn all about the impact their everyday actions and decisions have on the safety of their environment and will learn to conduct themselves carefully.

TAKING IT FURTHER

Your toddler cousin is coming for a visit

QUESTION You have friends around to play

Share your findings for staying safe in the home with more vulnerable people in the community, for example, elderly people, neighbours with small children, anyone living at home with a serious illness, anyone with poor mobility, etc. Go to northernpowergrid.com/care for more in-depth information.

Illustrations by Tom Hughes & iStock

You’re going on holiday SKIP AHEAD

MORE INFORMATION

To find out more about Northern Power, visit scouts.org.uk/northernpowergrid.

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MAKE A SKEWER

With a knif e, strip away the outer la yer of bark from a thin bran ch of hazel . Sharpen on e end so it will pierce the food easily .

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Teach your section this survival essential – all that’s missing is some chips! ACTIVITY Suitable for Scouts, Explorers and Network You will need

l prepared fish l lengths of wood, such as hazel, birch, beech or bamboo l penknife, such as a Victorinox Classic Swiss Army Knife l wet string

Instructions

PREPARATION First, gut a whole fish. You can find helpful videos online. Show your section how to take a sharp knife and cut from the anus to the start of the tail and back to the head. The blade mustn’t go too deep or it will nick the internal organs. Next, make a cut all the way around the body at the head and tail area, being careful not to sever the spine. Hold the fish upside down and lever the spine away from the body. Or you can visit a fishmonger!



Your section will need to make a frame with which to hold the fish over the fire. This will consist of two skewers and a 60cm length of wood – avoid yew, laurel or holly as they are toxic.



See above for how to make two skewers. Pierce four well-spaced holes into the fish flesh and feed in the skewers. Fashion one end of the hazel stick into a point then split it down the centre so it’s the same length as the fish, with 2.5cm added.



Next, prise the split apart and insert the skewered fish into it. Lie the fish flat onto the hazel stick and secure it with wet string.



Ask the young people to make a hole in the ground near the fire using an offcut from the piece of hazel. Insert the hazel stick – with the piece of fish attached – at a slant so that it cooks on the fire without burning.



With just a little salt and pepper added, cook the fish for a few minutes until firm.

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Head to tinyurl.com/y89uykzp for advice and guidance on knife safety

TIME NEEDED

40 

minutes

BADGE

Victorinox partners the Scout Survival Skills Activity Badge

PARTNER

@victorinox Victorinox Visit scouts.org.uk/victorinox

OUTCOMES

This activity will inform young people about survival basics, such as gutting a fish, and cooking it over an open fire, using the ponnacing method. They’ll also be able to make their own utensils, which they can use to cook the fish.

TAKING IT FURTHER

As part of the Scout Survival Skills Activity Badge, young people can practice making a small shelter using natural or salvaged materials.

MORE INFORMATION

Victorinox partners the Scouts Survival Skills Activity Badge. To find out more information or to download the resource and activities packs, visit scouts.org.uk/victorinox.

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Bear Nibbles Beaver My Adventure Challenge Award scouts.org.uk/ bearnibbles Gruffalo Explorers Beaver My Outdoor Challenge Award scouts. org.uk/gruffalo explorers

SCOUTS CrossCountry Cub Personal Safety Activity Badge scouts.org. uk/crosscountry Halfords Cub Cyclist Activity Badge scouts.org.uk/ halfords

RAC Cub Road Safety Activity Badge scouts.org.uk/rac

IET Scout Electronics Activity Badge scouts.org.uk/iet

Rolls-Royce Cub Science Activity Badge scouts.org.uk/ rollsroyce

RAF Scout Air Researcher Activity Badge scouts.org.uk/raf

ZSL Cub Our World Challenge Award scouts.org.uk/ZSL

Kingswood Cub Our Adventure Challenge Award and Scout Adventure Challenge Award scouts.org.uk/ kingswood

UK Space Agency Scout Astronautics Activity Badge scouts.org.uk/ ukspaceagency Victorinox Scout Survival Skills Activity Badge scouts.org. uk/victorinox

BEAVERS AND CUBS Pets at Home Beaver and Cub Animal Carer Activity Badge scouts.org.uk/petsathome

Tesco Beaver and Cub Eat Happy Project – Farm to Fork blanket badge scouts.org.uk/tesco

STAGED ACTIVITY BADGES

Go Outdoors Nights Away and Hikes Away Staged Activity Badges scouts.org.uk/ gooutdoors

Heathrow Air Activities Staged Activity Badge scouts.org.uk/heathrow

Royal Navy Time On The Water Staged Activity Badge scouts.org.uk/royalnavy

STA Swimmer Staged Activity Badge scouts.org.uk/sta

Vodafone Digitial Citizen and Digital Maker Staged Activity Badges scouts. org.uk/vodafone

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What Uni? scouts.org.uk/ whatuni