Happy 40th Birthday Beaver Scouts 1974 – 2014
A booklet celebrating 40 years of Beaver Scouts in Canada — full of ideas for Beaver Scouts and their Scouters.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Beaver Scouts 40th Anniversary Celebration Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Lord Robert & Lady Olave Baden-Powell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Where Beaver Scouts Began!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Some of Baden-Powell’s Favourite Activities! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Exploring 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Saying Hello in 40 ways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 40 Years of Beaver Scouting – What’s happened in 40 years!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Games of the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s & 00’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Cartoons of the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s & 00’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Inventions of the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s & 00’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Music of the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s & 00’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 New Foods of the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s & 00’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Around the World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 What do you imagine Beavers will do at their meetings 100 years from now?. . . 21 Do you think that 100 years from now Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and Rovers will be doing the same?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Thank you, Lord Baden-Powell, for the gift of Scouting! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 40th Birthday Campfire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 40th Birthday Beaver Scouts’ Own. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Songs, Skits and Cheers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 40th Birthday Service Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 40th Birthday Celebration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 PLAN-DO-REVIEW with Beaver Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
CHOOSE YOUR 40TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES Beaver Scouts is the start of something great. The adventure begins here and opens the doors to all the adventures of Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and Rovers. We invite Beaver Scouts and Scouters to join in a year of imagination, fun and adventure as we celebrate 40 years of Beaver Scouts in Canada. Make it a whole year of celebrating in 2014-2015. This booklet is full of ideas and adventures to get your Beaver Scouts started in planning their activities and outings. 2014-15 also celebrates the kick-off of The Canadian Path, our new Scouts Canada program for all five Sections. The four key elements of The Canadian Path, which you will see reflected throughout this booklet, are: 1.
Youth-led – Lord Baden-Powell created a program that was intended for the youth to do the leading with adult support. Beaver Scouts can be involved in choosing what their program will be. Not sure how to plan with Beaver Scouts? See our process at the end of the booklet.
2. SPICES – Scouts Canada’s programs develop youth in all aspects of their being: social, physical, intellectual, characterful, emotional and spiritual. 3. Plan-Do-Review – Every activity starts with Planning that involves the youth, has everyone take part in the Doing, and concludes with a constructive Review and celebration. 4. Adventure – Adventure is what we do best in Scouts: learning through the outdoors and seeking ways to personally challenge ourselves. Scouting is a Youth-Led program, so we’ve provided material to help you get your Beaver Scouts involved in choosing the adventures and activities that they would like to do to during this birthday year. At this age, Beaver Scouts have many imaginative and creative ideas that we can draw on to shape the activities of the Colony. Beaver Scouts are very capable of being actively involved in choosing their activities and in helping, in age-appropriate ways, to make the activities happen. At this level, Scouters will do more of the organizing, gathering of materials and making sure that everything is done in a safe and respectful way. Let the youth know that Beaver Scouts is celebrating its 40th birthday. Do they know anyone who is 40 years-old? Imagine all that has happened in 40 years. How can we celebrate the 40th birthday of Beaver Scouts?
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BEAVER SCOUTS 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION THEMES There are four main themes for the 40th year, plus more activities. Your Beaver Scouts might like to try them all. Themes a. Lord & Lady Baden-Powell: getting to know the founders of Scouting b.
Exploring 40
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Forty Years of Beaver Scouting: what has happened in these 40 years?
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Beaver Scouts around the World: who are they and what do they do?
Other Activities a. a birthday party with birthday cake focussed on “Sharing, sharing, sharing” b.
a birthday campfire
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a birthday Beaver Scouts’ Own
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a birthday service project to help your community or the world
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LORD ROBERT & LADY OLAVE BADEN-POWELL For the 40th Anniversary of Beaver Scouts, have some fun learning about Lord & Lady Baden-Powell with your Beaver Scouts. Here are some ideas the Beaver Scouts might choose to do: a. Share the brief history on the following pages. b. Find a copy of Scouting for Boys and look at the drawings done by Lord Baden-Powell. c. Try some of the activities that Lord Baden-Powell enjoyed, such as the Animal Stalking Game, drawing with both hands, and putting on plays. (See the following pages.) d. Mount the drawings together – left-hand and right-hand drawings – and have an art show for parents. You might sell the drawings to raise money for a 40th birthday service project. e. Do you know why we shake hands with our left hands in Scouting? It is something that Lord Baden-Powell learned when he was serving in the British Army in Africa. He saw that the Ashanti warriors would shake hands with their left hands to indicate both bravery and the desire for peace. This was because they held their shields in their left hands, and their spears in the right hand. It was a brave and courageous thing to put down the shield and extend the left hand in peace. Lord Baden-Powell felt these were good qualities for his Scouts: courage and peacefulness. The left hand is also the hand closest to the heart. A left handshake is meant to show peace and friendship. The Beaver Scouts can make their own shields out of cardboard, putting on it words and drawings that show who they are. Include the Beaver Scout motto, “Sharing, sharing, sharing,” or Beaver Scouts can make up their own mottos. Use duct tape to create a hand hold on the back. Then act out holding the shield in the left hand, and putting it down in order to shake hands with the left hand. f. Building on the meaning of the left handshake, explore the idea of peace in the world. Lord Baden-Powell wanted Scouting to help create peace around the world. Peace happens when we connect between cultures and faiths and peoples. What could your Beaver Scout Colony do that helps connect with other children of another culture/faith, another Beaver Scout Colony, or another part of your city/town? “Sharing, sharing, sharing” is our motto. What kind of sharing might you do that helps build peace?
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WHERE BEAVER SCOUTS BEGAN! It all started with a man named Lord Robert Baden-Powell. In 1907, Lord B-P selected 22 boys to participate in a camping trip on Brownsea Island in England. That was the beginning of Scouting. In 1908, Lord B-P wrote a book called Scouting for Boys that outlined a program much like the program we follow today. The program included observation of nature,compass work, fire lighting skills, hiking, camping, tracking and first aid. Lord Baden-Powell had a sister named Agnes. She helped Lord B-P start the Girl Guides. Then Lord Baden-Powell married Olave Soammes in 1912. She became the Chief Girl Guide of the World. Lord B-P was the Chief Scout of the World. They travelled all around the world to meet Scouts and Guides in every country. Lord and Lady B-P shared the same birthday, February 22. That is the day we celebrate the good work of the Scouting Movement. Today, there are 216 countries that have Scouting Groups. In Canada, there are 100,000 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers, Rovers and Scouters. Boys and girls can be Scouts in Canada. The first Beaver Scouts Colony started in 1971 in Winnipeg, and then the idea caught on across Canada. In 1974, Beaver Scouts, for 5 to 7 year-olds, officially became part of the Scouts Canada program.
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SOME OF BADEN-POWELL’S FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES! 1.
Stalking Jungle Animals Lord B-P loved stalking (quietly following) jungle animals. Stalking doesn’t necessarily mean hunting; B.-P. loved quietly observing and sketching animals. Jungle Stalking Game: One Beaver is the wild animal at the watering hole. He/she is blindfolded and crouches in the middle of the room. This child has a flashlight and the room is darkened. The rest of the Beavers pretend to be Lord B-P. They must sneak up quietly on the wild animal in the centre (without it hearing them) and touch its shoulder (or steal some keys). If the wild animal hears them, it will roar (or make a sound appropriate to whatever animal the Beaver Scout has chosen to be) and shine the flashlight to tag the approaching Beaver with the light. When tagged, the Beaver must return to the side of the room and begin again. When someone successfully touches the wild animal, (or steals the object) he or she becomes the new wild animal in the centre. (Note: If the room can’t be darkened, the game can be played by having this child point a finger at the person he or she hears approaching.)
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2. Drawing Lord B-P loved drawing. He could draw equally well with both left and right hands. Try your hand (or rather, hands) at drawing. Draw the same animal, once with the left hand and once with the right. My Animal is: Right Hand drawing
Left Hand Drawing
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3. Drama Lord B-P loved acting in plays from the time he was a young boy. He was known as “Stephe” to his classmates at school. When the curtain went up, Stephe was there to act, sing and make people laugh. As an officer in the British Army, Baden-Powell was known for organizing plays to entertain his troops. In honour of Lord B-P, create a play about a group of animals who learn how to work together and have fun while doing it. Characters in my play:
My Favourite Adventure in Beavers!
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EXPLORING 40 Use the birthday number “40” to explore and have fun. a. From the door of your meeting hall, take 40 giant steps. How far does 40 take you? Now pick a new direction. Can you guess how far 40 giant steps will take you? Test your guess. b.
How about 40 baby steps? How far does that get you?
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Find 40 branches/twigs on the ground. Work as a Lodge. What can you build?
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Find 40 rocks/stones. How tall a tower can you build with 40 rocks? What else can you build with 40 stones?
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How many breaths does it take to blow out 40 birthday candles?
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Go on a 4 kilometre hike as a Colony—one kilometre for each decade of Beaver Scouts in Canada.
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Invite each Beaver Scout to bring 40 nickels or dimes to donate to a chosen cause. If you put all the money together, how much money do you have? Have Beaver Scouts nominate a good cause to receive the money. Ask them to speak about why they think the money should go to that cause. Then decide together on one or two causes that will receive the money.
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Pick up 40 pieces of litter (wearing protective gloves).
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Use a map of your area. Figure out all the places you could go if you drove 40 kilometres. Have the Beaver Scouts decide on one of those places for a special adventure day.
j.
Practise saying “Hello” in 40 different languages. (see the page below) How many ways do the Beaver Scouts already know? Who can help you say the transliterations below in the correct way? Once you’ve found 40 ways to say, “Hello,” look for 40 ways to say, “Thank you!”
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Create two lines on the ground outside. As a Colony or in Lodges, figure out 40 different to get from one line to the next. Hint: some of those ways might involve working together.
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Make 40 cards to send to Canadian Troops overseas. Send a package including a letter from the Colony and pictures the kids have drawn. On the Department of National Defence website there are instructions for how to send letters/ parcels under “Write to our Troops.”
m. Make 40 small kites or flags with messages of peace.
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In the snow, create a path with 40 steps. Have another Beaver Scout follow your path.
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Take the “40 Challenge”. Can you hop on both feet 40 times? Bounce a ball 40 times? Balance on one foot for 40 seconds? Do 40 sit-ups?
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SAYING HELLO IN 40 WAYS 1.
2. Hi
Hello
24. How do you say “Hello” when texting?
3. Good morning
25. Hello in SOS
4. Good day
26. Hello in semaphor
5. Greetings
27. Kway Abenaki
6. Howdy
28. Kwe Algonquin
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29. Tân’si Dene
Bwen-nos Dee-as Spanish
8. Sa-wat di Thai
30. Wachiyeh Cree
9. Goo-ten-tahk German
31. Tawnshi Metis
10. Knee-bow Chinese
32. Ullaakkut / Ullukkut / Ai Inuit
11. Bwon jor-no Italian
33. Metaloltiog Micmac
12. G’Day Mate Australian
34. Shé : kon Mohawk
13. Bonjour French
35. Wachiya Naskapi
14. O-ha-yo Go-zye-mahs Japanese
36. Kwe Wendat
15. Do-bree-den Russian
37. Boozhoo or Aaniin Ojibwe
16. Nah-mahs-tay East Indian
38. Oki Blackfoot (Siksika)
17. Aloha Hawaiian
39. n̓it Nisga’a
18. Shalom Jewish
40. Howa’a Haida
19. As-Salaam Arabic 20. Hoi Dutch 21. Yia sou Greek 22. Ellohay Pig Latin 23. Learn to say “Hi” in Sign Language (check online)
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40 YEARS OF BEAVER SCOUTING – WHAT’S HAPPENED IN 40 YEARS! Explore the Decades For the 40th Anniversary of Beaver Scouts, have some fun learning about the forty years that have passed since Beaver Scouts began. Explore each of the four decades (70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 2000’s) through adventures that include dancing to music from each decade, playing games popular in each decade, looking at what phones looked like in each decade, inventions in each decade, inviting someone who was a Beaver in each decade to talk to your Colony about being a Beaver, and many more. Also included in this would be a Beavers of the Future Adventure. Here are some ideas the Beaver Scouts might choose to do: a. Use the decade information below as a guide for your Colony’s adventures. You could do one decade a month, and explore a different part of that decade each week. End with a 40th Birthday Bash in which the Beaver Scouts dress from whichever decade they choose. b.
On one evening, explore the same theme through all four decades. E.g. dance through music of the 70’s then 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s all in one evening. Then the next week can be games night and the next week inventions night, etc.
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Make one meeting a ’70s adventure. Invite Beaver Scouts to dress in clothes from the ’70s, bring snacks from the ’70s, dance to ’70s music, play games from the ’70s, etc. Beaver Scouts can search foods from each decade and pick one from that decade to serve as a snack. Pick a cartoon from a decade and make costumes to go with the cartoon. Then go on to ’80s another week.
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Cartoon Adventures: Pick a cartoon from a decade and invite Beaver Scouts to brainstorm ways to have an adventure with that cartoon theme. Examples: ’70s Flintstones – make cardboard cars that the youth have to pick up and hold and use ‘foot power.’ Decorate one week and go through an obstacle course or have races the next week. ’80s Inspector Gadget – incorporate a spy theme for the night. ’90s Buzz Lightyear. Venture into space without leaving Earth—or SpongeBob and an underwater theme night. 2000s Zhu Zhu pets can take you on an adventure of visiting a vet or a pet care centre or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles can lead to a martial arts theme night or a night exploring turtles.
e.
Pick up a copy of “Fun at the Pond” (published by Scouts Canada). Find some outdoor activities, games and crafts that were used in the first twelve years of Beaver Scouts.
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Invite people in the community who were Beaver Scouts in each of the past four decades to come and share an activity that they did in Beaver Scouts. They could be some of your Beaver Scouts’ grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, etc. OR Find former Beaver Scouters in your area: teachers, fire fighters, politicians, sports coaches, etc. and invite them to your Colony. Not only would this give the Beavers an idea of how ‘old’ the program is, it would also show how these former Beavers are still ‘helping family & friends’ and ‘helping take care of the world’.
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Follow the “Decades Adventure” with a “Beavers of the Future” adventure. The Beaver Scouts design and/or make uniforms for Beaver Scouts of the future, create games (outdoor as well as board games) for the future, imagine a snack for future Beaver Scouts, create an invention for Beaver Scouts of the future to use, etc. for Beavers of the future!
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Invite parents to provide old computers, electronics, small appliances and toys that are no longer useful. Have someone knowledgeable remove the parts that could be dangerous (e.g. from the computer). Give the Beaver Scouts screwdrivers, pliers, etc. and let them take these old gadgets apart. The next week, start building new gadgets, robots or inventions.
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Technology has changed quickly. Bring in old items from each past decade and see if the youth know what they are and how to use them. e.g. a Walkman OR Bring in phones from each decade and let youth explore how phones have changed.
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Go for a walk around your block or your Colony meeting space. Spot the number of ways computers are being used. In the 1970s, computers took up a whole office floor and were only used by big companies. What did we do before computers? How did we find out information before we could use search engines?
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Post It Notes were invented in the 1970s. Arrange a scavenger hunt outdoors or around your meeting area using Post It Notes.
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GAMES OF THE 70’S, 80’S, 90’S & 00’S
(see Times magazine’s “History’s All Time 100 Greatest Toys” online) 1970s – Rubik’s Cube, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Connect Four, Light Bright, Nerf Ball, Hacky Sack, Magna Doodle, Silly String, Pet Rocks, Stretch Armstrong, UNO card game, Star Wars Action figures, and SIMON (the first electronic game). Video games were first introduced to the public in the 1970s. Many of these games/ activities are still in circulation (new or used). Find them and enjoy a games night! 1980s – Cabbage Patch Kids, Polly Pocket, Slap Bracelet, Care Bears, Glo Worm, My Little Pony, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Skip-it and Pokemon Cards. Games Systems introduced: 1980 Atarai, 1982 Commodore 64, 1983 Nintendo Game System and Sega Master System, 1989 Game Boy Popular Video Games introduced: 1980 PacMan, 1981 Donky Kong, Frogger, and Centipede, 1985 Super Mario Brothers,1986 Legend of Zelda, & 1989 Tetris 1990s - Buzz Lightyear, Super Soaker, Beanie Babies, Tickle Me Elmo, Furby, American Girl Doll, Power Rangers, Sailor Moon. Video Game Systems: Super Nintendo System, Sega Game Gear, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Colour, and PlayStation. Video Games: Sonic The Hedgehog, Super Mario Kart, Kirby’s Adventure, Crash Bandicoot, Pokemon Red & Green, Diddy Kong Racing 2000s – Zhu Zhu pets, Bratz, Beyblades, Transformers, Video games systems: Xbox 360, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS.
CARTOONS OF THE 70’S, 80’S, 90’S & 00’S 1970s – Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, Superfriends (Batman/ Wonder Woman), Jetsons, Speed Racer, The Fantastic Four, Dyno-Mutt, and Fat Albert & the Crosby Kids 1980s – Inspector Gadget, ALF, Alvin & the Chipmunks, Beanie & Cecil, Beetlejuice, Care Bears, DuckTales, Flintstone Kids, Ghostbusters, Smurfs, The Raccoons, The Incredible Hulk, Hello Kitty, Mario Bros., My Little Pony, Sailor Moon, Wuzzles, and The Simpsons. 1990s – SpongeBob, Gargoyles, The Angry Beavers (yes this was a real cartoon), Johnny Bravo, Batman, Pinky & the Brain, Recess, Animaniacs, SpongeBob, Powderpuff Girls, Rugrats, Doug, Sailor Moon, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2000s –Teen Age Mutant Ninja Turtles (remake), Kim Possible, Teen Titans, Samurai Jack, Ben 10, Futurama, Avatar: the Last Airbender 13
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INVENTIONS OF THE 70’S, 80’S, 90’S & 00’S 1970s – Post It Notes, Floppy disc, VCR, cell phones, Walkman and roller blades. 1980s – Doppler Radar – talk about the Doppler radar and have a weather theme night Other inventions: IBM-PC, Windows Program, FUJI disposable camera 1990s – the World Wide Web (www.) was introduced – bring in laptops to connect to a Beaver Colony in another part of the world (set this up ahead of the meeting) 2000s – YouTube was introduced – find an interactive YouTube video for the youth to play with. Also invented: iPod, iPhone, iPad, Kinect (for Xbox)
MUSIC OF THE 70’S, 80’S, 90’S & 00’S 1970s - Disco music and disco balls became popular around 1974 and peaked with “Saturday Night Fever” in 1977. Other top songs: “Dancing Queen” (ABBA), “Stairway to Heaven” (Led Zeppelin), “Bohemian Rhapsody” (Queen), “Barracuda” (Heart), “Crazy on You” (Heart), “Imagine” (John Lennon), “Ironman” (Black Sabbath), “Paranoid” (Black Sabbath), “Staying Alive” (The Bee Gees), “Wish You Were Here” (Pink Floyd) 1980s – “Rhythm Nation” ( Janet Jackson), “Every Breath You Take” (The Police), “Hungry Like the Wolf” (Duran Duran), “Sledgehammer” (Peter Gabriel), “When Doves Cry” (Prince), “Take On Me” (a-ha), “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” (Cyndi Lauper), “Like a Prayer” (Madonna), and “Thriller” (Michael Jackson) 1990s - “Virtual Insanity” (Jamiroquai), “November Rain” (Guns & Roses), “Waterfalls” (TLC), “Smells like Teen Spirit” (Nirvanna), “Vogue” (Madonna), “Scream” (Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson), “Baby One More Time” (Britney Spears) 2000s - “Apologize” (Timbaland & One Republic), “Gold Digger” (Kanye West), “Let Me Love You” (Mario), “Boom Boom Pow” (Black Eyed Peas), “We Belong Together” (Mariah Carey), “No One” (Alicia Keys), “I Gotta Feeling” (Black Eyed Peas), “How You Remind Me” (Nickleback), “Low” (Flo Rida), and “Yeah” (Usher, featuring Lil’ John and Ludacris)
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NEW FOODS OF THE 70’S, 80’S, 90’S & 00’S 1970s - Orville Redenbachers Popping Corn, Oodles of Noodles, Egg McMuffin, Hamburger Helper, Stovetop Stuffing, Pop Rocks, Starburst, Reeces Pieces, Instant Ramen Noodles 1980s - Jell-O Pudding Pops, Cool Ranch Doritos, Capri Sun Juices, Fruit Rollups, Handi-Snacks, Teddy Grahams, Diet Coke 1990s – Push Pops, Dunkaroos, Airheads, Bubbletape, Bagel Bites, Fruit Gushers, Oreo Os, Sodalicious, Fruitopia, 2000s - Jelly Belly jelly beans, Smoothies, sliders and cupcakes become very popular,
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AROUND THE WORLD Scouts Canada was one of the first countries in the world to start a pre-Cub Section for children. For the 40th Anniversary, we invite you to introduce your Beaver Scouts to other pre-Cub Sections around the world through an “Around the World Beaveree.” You can do this within your own Colony, or by inviting neighbouring Colonies to join you. a.
Divide into four groups or Lodges*. Have each choose one of the countries from the pages below, which also have Beaver Scout-age groups. The Lodge will make a flag for that country, create trading badges for that country and learn a song, game or story for that country. They could also provide a snack associated with that country. This all can take place on one evening, or prepare one week and have the “Beaveree” another week. Once all the Lodges are ready, have a parade with each of the countries following its flag. Then each Lodge shares its game, story or song. Take time for badge trading with the paper badges made. (Provide paper shapes for youth to make into badges – about 6-8 each, or have them create a page of badges and photocopy them in colour for the next week’s use.) Create a sash from survey tape for each Beaver Scout. Once they have traded some badges, staple the badges on to their sashes.
b.
*If you don’t have enough youth to divide into four groups, then invite a neighbouring Colony to join for this activity.
c.
If a Beaveree doesn’t work, then have fun exploring, trying out games, hearing stories and eating snacks from each of the countries below. Each country could be the focus of one meeting.
d.
Plan an outdoor adventure associated with a natural element from each country where there are Beaver Scout-age programs. Choose something that 5-7 year-olds in that country might do. For example: The Netherlands, plant tulip bulbs in the fall and watch for their growth in the spring.
e.
Take an outing to the zoo and do a “hunt” for at least one animal from every country that has a BeaverScout-age Section. Prepare a sheet ahead of time for this “treasure” hunt. If the BeaverScout-age Section is named for an animal from that country, can you find that animal at the zoo? [i.e. Joey Scouts (named for baby kangaroos) from Australia].
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JOEY SCOUTS Australia 1.
Ages 6 to 7.5 years, boys and girls
2. Law: A Joey Scout cares. A Joey Scout shares. 3. A group of Joey Scouts is called a Mob. The Scouters are called by names of animals found in the Australian bush or Aboriginal names, for example: Brolga, Bilby and Wombat. 4. Song: Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree. Eating all the gumdrops he can see. Stop, Kookaburra, Stop, Kookaburra, That’s not a gumdrop—that’s me! Hee, hee, hee! The country of Australia
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BEVERS Holland 1.
Ages 5-7 boys and girls Uniform: Red sweater. Law: A Bever is honest and kind. A Bever perseveres and takes good care of nature. Bevers enjoy the company of “Tall Do All,” an imaginary person who lives in a house full of opportunities.
2. The House of Tall Do All. The story takes place within the world of Tall Do All. Tall Do All is someone who offers Bevers the opportunity to play in and around his house. Tall Do All lives on the outskirts of the village. When he is at home he hoists his flag. For the Bevers in the neighborhood this is a sign, meaning that they are welcome in the house of Tall Do All. Bevers are busy inside with various things: drawing, painting, sawing and hammering. They always play all over the house. Tall Do All helps the Bevers wherever he can; no effort is too much for him. He can also tell wonderful, exciting stories and knows an amazing number of games. On top of all that, he is a magician! Whenever he has made something, the world has become a happier place and has changed a little for the better(in the Bevers’ eyes, that is). When he made an aeroplane out of a ladder, a few planks and an old vacuum cleaner. Yes, he really did that! All the Bevers who were there saw it. They got on the plane with Tall Do All and he pronounced a strange formula. The next moment they were amid the clouds, high above their village. They waved to the other Bevers who had remained below. Tall Do All also built a submarine out of old carton boxes. That was a real adventure! Believe it or not, they went down into the pond, joining the fish. It is unbelievable, but it is true. Tall Do All can do anything, really anything! Grown ups who cannot grasp all this say that he is a “strange sort of fellow”. In the program portfolio, Tall Do All tells about what he has done together with the Bevers in the village, and of course with his other friends: Oliver the hamster, Alex the red tom cat, Carrot the rabbit, and Twitter and Twaddle, Tall Do All’s two rice- birds. Let’s not forget Quilty, who is always constructing tents; Pompadom, who cannot get enough of music; and Frederick Tearitup, who has to tear a newspaper up as soon as he sees one. The Bevers are allowed to do anything; that is why they can do so many different things.
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TIGER CUB SCOUTS U.S.A. 1.
Tiger Cub Age 6 – Grade 1 boys
2. Uniform: orange hat and necker. Earn Tiger Cub badge. 3. Motto : Search, Discover. Share. 4. Song: On Top of Spaghetti (to the tune of “On Top of Old Smokey”) On top of spaghetti all covered with cheese I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed It rolled off the table and onto the floor And than my poor meatball rolled out of the door It rolled into the garden and under a bush And than my poor meatball was nothing but mush The mush was as tasty as tasty could be Then early next summer it grew into a tree The tree was all coveted with beautiful moss It grew lovely meatballs with tomato sauce Next time you eat spaghetti all covered with cheese Hang onto your meatball and don’t ever sneeze!
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BEAVERS Japan 1.
Ages 6-8, boys and girls
2. Earn Beaver Badge, Big Beaver Badge, Leaf Award and Twig Award 3. Game: Janken “Gu” (rock) “Pa” (paper) “Choki” (scissors) 4. Motto: Always be in high spirits.
OTHER SCOUTING GROUPS (Same age as Beaver Scouts in Canada) Keas (a parrot)– New Zealand ages 6-7 Motto: I will try to share my fun and help others. Beaver Scouts – United Kingdom ages 6-8 Motto: I promise to do my best, To be kind and helpful, and to love God.
Beaver Scouts – Ireland – ages 6-8 Motto: Follow the paw-print trail Les Farfadets (a mischievous elf-like creature from French folktales) – France – ages 6-8 Motto: Toujours Prêt
Grasshopper Scouts – Hong Kong – ages 6-8 Motto: Forward A Grasshopper Scout does a good turn every day. There are also Beavers in Switzerland. In Italy, they have Castorini (which means Beavers) and Ladybugs.
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WHAT DO YOU IMAGINE BEAVERS WILL DO AT THEIR MEETINGS 100 YEARS FROM NOW? We are still doing many of the things that Lord Baden-Powell invited boys (and later girls) to participate in 100 years ago! We are hiking and camping,
using compasses and maps,
learning First Aid and outdoor skills,
developing our observation and tracking skills,
respecting nature, and learning from plants and animals, and working together to make a better world.
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DO YOU THINK THAT 100 YEARS FROM NOW BEAVERS, CUBS, SCOUTS, VENTURERS AND ROVERS WILL BE DOING THE SAME? A Beaver Meeting in 2114!
A Beaver Scout in 2114 – 100 years from now! (Imagine their uniform, their hairstyle, and what they will be doing)
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THANK YOU, LORD BADEN-POWELL, FOR THE GIFT OF SCOUTING!
Yours in Scouting,
______________________ A happy Beaver Scout
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40TH BIRTHDAY CAMPFIRE A typical campfire for Beaver Scouts should last about 30 minutes. It should have both an active and spiritual component to it. 1.
Opening – Come, come, light up the fire, Come, come, join in the ring. Here find dreams to inspire, Stories to tell and songs to sing. or The fire is lit, come lift up your voice, Let song and skit beguile the hours, The fire is lit, so let’s rejoice, Our hearts are full, the night is ours
2. Welcoming Song (Round) – Campfire’s Burning 3. Action Song – Beaver Call Song or Boom Chicka Boom 4. Skit – Enlarging Machine or Elevator Riders 5. Yell/Cheer – Handkerchief or Ra, Ra, Ra 6. Action Song – Baby Bumblebee or Go Bananas or Penguins Come to Tea! 7.
Skit – The Bravest Camper or Dancing Zebras
8. Yell/Cheer – Balloon Cheer or Bullseye 9. General Song – Quartermaster’s Store or I’ve Got that BP Spirit 10. Scouters 5 or Yarn – give a brief History of Scouting and Beaver Scouts using material provided earlier in this booklet and then sing The Happy Birthday Song 11. Spiritual Song or A Beaver Scouts’ Own (included separately) Sharing Song (Raffi) or Thanks a Lot (Raffi) or Beaver’s Rap 12. Closing or Prayer – As glow the logs upon the fire, So may our hearts and our thought be kind, And peace and love and sharing, Fill each and every mind. or The day was long, we’ve worked and played, And round this fire, we’ve good friends made. We’ve shared a friendship, fine and deep, And this circle leaves to sleep. 24
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40TH BIRTHDAY BEAVER SCOUTS’ OWN (please adapt as you wish and involve several Beaver Scouts in leading the Beaver Scouts’ Own) Welcome by ________________________________________ To end this evening, we are going to share a Beaver Scouts’ Own. We have had a fun evening. This is now a quiet time. We’re going to think about what it means to be a Beaver Scout. Opening Prayer by __________________________________ May all we say and all we think Be in harmony with thee, God within me, God beyond me, maker of the trees. Native American Tradition: Chinook or Thank you for the sky above (point up) Thank you for the earth below (point down) Thank you for the birds that fly (make a bird shape with two hand, thumbs interlocked) Thank you for the trees that grow (move both hand upward like tree branches growing) Thank you, God, for you and you and you…. (say “you” as many times as you like and point to other youth and Scouters with a smile on your face.) And me! (point to self) or From the east unto the west The sun has traveled and has blessed us I give thanks to this day. For every rock and every tree from the mountains to the sea The moon will glow to let us know That blessed we will be.
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or The earth is big and fat and round, I love the sky, the sea and the ground, I love the birds and dogs and sheep, And all the animals that fall asleep, I love the flowers and rocks and trees, I love the earth, and it loves me. Beaver Scout Promise, Motto, and Law – led by ___________________________ . Please stand and make the Beaver Scout salute and join me in saying our Promise: I promise to love God and help take care of the world. And what is our motto? Sharing, sharing, sharing. And what is our Law? A Beaver has fun, works hard and helps family and friends. Song – led by ___________________________________________________________ “Kum ba yah” (African-America spiritual) or “Land of the Silver Birch” (traditional Canadian) or any song of a quiet nature Story – How the Beaver Got its Flat Tail - read by __________________________ Wee-sa-ki-jae, a great First Nations warrior, was tall, strong and wise. One day he was lifting rocks by a beaver dam. When he dropped one, it fell on a beaver’s tail and the beaver’s tail was smashed like a pancake. Wee-sa-ki-jae tried to console the beaver by saying, “Your tail will always be flat for a purpose, to warn others when danger is near.” So from that day on, all beavers have strong, flat tails for warning each other when danger is near. First Nations legend And that is why we Beaver Scouts work together. We are meant to help each other and share with each other. That’s what Beavers do! (Search online for more “How the Beaver Got Its Tail” legends) Quotation – read by_____________________________________________________ You have your brains in your head, You have your feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. Dr. Seuss And we choose to be Beaver Scouts, having fun, working hard, helping our family and friends and taking care of our world.
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What are you thankful for this evening? Led by ____________________________ When you think of Beaver Scouts, what are you thankful for? Let’s each say one thing that we enjoy about Beaver Scouts. (Go around the group and give each adult and youth a turn) Closing prayer/blessing read by __________________________________________ O our Father the Sky, hear us and make us bold. O our Mother the Earth, hear us and give us support. O Spirit of the East*, send us your Wisdom. O Spirit of the South, may we walk your path of life. O Spirit of the West, may we always be ready for the long journey. O Spirit of the North, purify us with your cleansing winds. First Nations: Sioux *Invite everyone to face the direction named. or Bless* the Beaver to my left, (everyone looks and gestures with both hands to left) Bless the Beaver to my right, (everyone looks and gestures to right) Bless the Beaver just across, (everyone looks and gestures across the circle) Bless all Beavers Scouts tonight! (everyone makes a large round world with their arms) *Make sure to discuss with the Beaver Scouts the meaning of “bless,” which is to wish all that is good and happy for the other Beaver Scout, to ask God to be with them. or Promise me, you’ll always remember: you’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. Christopher Robin says to Pooh, by A.A. Milnes
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SONGS, SKITS AND CHEERS Note: for copyright reasons, some of the song words are not provided here. Please check the Internet for words as well as tune. Listen to and learn song tunes. Song Happy Birthday Song: (sung to Happy Birthday tune) Everybody, clap hands (clap, clap) Everybody, clap hands (clap, clap) Everybody, everybody, Everybody, clap hands (clap, clap). Repeat with: stand up, stomp feet, turn around, sit down… Finish with: Happy birthday, Beaver Scouts, Happy birthday, Beaver Scouts, Happy birthday, happy birthday, To Beaver Scouts everywhere! Song Campfire’s Burning (round) Campfire’s burning, campfire’s burning. Draw nearer, draw nearer. In the gloaming, in the gloaming. Come sing and be merry. Song Beaver Call Song Beaver One, Beaver All, Let’s all do the Beaver call, (Make Beaver Teeth with your hands in front of your mouth while singing) Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck Beaver 2 ,Beaver 3, Let’s all climb the Beaver tree, (Imitate climbing a tree while singing) Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck
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Beaver 4, Beaver 5, Let’s all do the Beaver Jive, (Do a hand jive in coordination with your “Nyucks”) Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck Beaver Six, Beaver Seven, Let’s all go to Beaver Heaven, (Flap your arms like little Beaver Angel wings and float around while singing) Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck Beaver Eight, Beaver Nine Stop!! It’s BEAVER TIME!!! (Break out in your favorite Break Dance Moves) Song Boom Chicka Boom I said a-boom-chick-a-boom! [Group echoes.] I said a-boom-chick-a-boom! [Group echoes.] I said a-boom-chick-a-rock-a-chick-a-rock-a-chick-a-boom! [Group echoes.] Uh-huh! [Group echoes.] On Yeah! [Group echoes.] This time! [Group echoes.] We sing! [Group echoes.] HIGHER! Each time a youth leader adds a different variation such as: (LOWER, WHISPER, LOUDER, ROBOT GROOVY, VAMPIRE, etc).
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Skit Enlarging Machine #1: My name is (insert name, could be a made up name or the name of a Scouter). I am the wonderful inventor of this here wonderful invention, my enlargement machine. Step right up and throw something in to be enlarged.(“Machine” is whatever contraption you can make that hides one or two Beavers) #2: (throw twig in) #4 (behind machine- throws out log) #3: Whoa, that’s awesome! (throw in pebble) #4: (behind machine- throws out rock) #1: Now you have it. One more person today will get to try out my wonderful machine. (select a volunteer from the audience, preferably a Scouter. #1: Doesn’t look like you have anything to throw in. [If he says he does, tell him, the machine won’t work with it.] I have an idea, just spit into it. Volunteer: spit behind the sheet #4: (throw cup of water at volunteer) Skit Elevator Riders The elevator operator moves the stick and opens the elevator door while shouting, “First floor...Lobby.” One or two campers enter the elevator, and the operator moves the stick to close the door. As the elevator moves from floor to floor, the passengers bounce up and down while repeating the phrase “Come on, Ten.” The elevator stops the elevator and opens the door while shouting “Second floor...sporting goods.” One or two more campers enter. After the door closes, all passengers bounce up and down, repeating the phrase “Come on, Ten.” This continues for each floor, and each the time the passengers become more frantic and more agitated while repeating “Come on, Ten.” By the time the elevator reaches the tenth floor, the car full of passengers should be almost out of control shouting “Come on, Ten!” The operator opens the door, and shouts “Tenth Floor...Restrooms.” All the passengers scream with relief and run out of the elevators and off stage. 30
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Cheer Ra, Ra, Ra Everyone is sitting down in their chairs. All stomp their feet three times loudly, then slap leg three times, then clap hands three times. Then stand up all together and shout “Ra, Ra, Ra!” Cheer Handkerchief Tell the group that they are supposed to applaud as long as the handkerchief you are about to throw in the air is in the air, when it hits the floor to stop applauding. Variation: Catch the handkerchief instead of letting it drop. Vary the applauding by using short throws, long throws, throwing to someone in the audience, etc. Song Baby Bumble Bee I’m bringing home a baby bumble bee Won’t my Mommie* be so proud of me? I’m bringing home a baby bumble bee... Ouch! It stung me! I’m squashing up my baby bumble bee Won’t my Mommie be so proud of me? I’m squashing up my baby bumble bee... Ew! What a mess! I’m licking up my baby bumble bee Won’t my Mommie be so proud of me? I’m licking up my baby bumble bee... Ugh! I feel sick! I’m barfing up my baby bumble bee Won’t my Mommie be so proud of me? I’m barfing up my baby bumble bee... Oh! Another mess! I’m mopping up my baby bumble bee Won’t my Mommie be so proud of me? I’m mopping up my baby bumble bee... Mommie, aren’t you proud of me? * Can be substituted with many other words: Mother, Mama, Daddy, Father, Papa, Grandma, Grammie, Grandpa, Pappy, Auntie, Uncle, etc. 31
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The motions: Usually it is sung in a circle, so you can see everyone doing the motions a big part of the fun! It is best if everyone is standing, but not necessary. Verse 1: Hands are cupped together as if carrying a captured bee. You walk in place and swings hands back and forth as you sing, in time to the music, until you get to the exclamation (Ouch!). Here you stop all movement to emphasize the statement, with an appropriate “unfair of the bee” face. Movement begins again with... Verse 2: Hands are mashed together, back and forth in time to the music, as if squashing the bee. Again movement stops with exclamation (Ew!) as hands are looked at with “icky” faces on. Then, Verse 3: While singing (tricky!) hands are pretended to be licked - keeping the hands flat and moving them with a sweeping motion down in front of the mouth, in time to the music. Movement stops with “Ugh!” as “sick” faces are shown and stomachs are held. Verse 4: While still holding stomachs, “bob” up and down from the waist, in time to the music, to simulate barfing. (Oooo, this is fun!) When the “Oh” sounds, “more work” faces are worn. Verse 5: With “mops” in hand, scrub the floor in time to the music. When the “Mommie” is reached, “mops” are held upright and to the side (like the pitchfork in the famous painting :]) with the other hand on the hip and the head turned a little on its side. Song Go Bananas And we form Banana, form, form Bananas (bring left arm up from waist overhead). And we form Banana, form, form Bananas (bring right arm up from waist meet and left hand overhead). And we peel Banana, peel, peel Banana (bring left arm down from overhead). And we peel Banana, peel, peel Banana (bring right arm down from overhead). And we GO BANANAS, GO, GO BANANAS (spin around and down and swing arms wildly) And we form Potato, form, form Potatoes (bring left arm up from waist overhead). And we form Potato, form, form Potatoes (bring right arm up from waist meet and
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left hand overhead – make your potato a bit more round than your banana). And we peel Potato, peel, peel Potato (bring left arm down from overhead). And we peel Potato, peel, peel Potato (bring right arm down from overhead). And we MASH POTATOES, MASH, MASH POTATOES (jump up and down in a twisting motion) And we form the Corn, form, form the Corn (bring left arm up from waist overhead). And we form the Corn, form, form the Corn (bring right arm up from waist meet and left hand overhead). And we peel the Corn, peel, peel the Corn (bring left arm down from overhead, in a up-and-down jerky motion). And we peel the Corn, peel, peel Corn the (bring right arm down from overhead, in a up-and-down jerky motion). And we POP THE CORN, POP, POP THE CORN (jump up and down) And we form the Orange, form, form the Orange (bring left arm up from waist overhead). And we form the Orange, form, form the Orange (bring right arm up from waist meet and left hand overhead). And we peel the Orange, peel, peel the Orange (bring left arm down from overhead). And we peel the Orange, peel, peel the Orange (bring right arm down from overhead). And we SQUEEEEEEEZE! (have singers squeeze each other)
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Skit The Bravest Camper ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, today we have with us the bravest camper in the world. Let’s meet him (or her, of course). BRAVE CAMPER: [camper steps up and takes a bow] ANNOUNCER: Folks, let’s see how brave he really is. Here comes Dracula, a blood-thirsty fiend. DRACULA: [Dracula approaches camper with hooded face and rises up ready to attack] BRAVE CAMPER: [Smiles at vampire and shakes Dracula’s hand] ANNOUNCER: And now, we have a werewolf, a ferocious and horrible creature of the night. WEREWOLF: [Charges up to brave scout, snarling and clawing at the air] BRAVE CAMPER: [Yawns as though he is absolutely bored] ANNOUNCER: And now he faces the mummy, a ghastly undead monster. MUMMY: [Lumbers, moaning, towards the brave camper with hands outstretched reaching for the brave camper’s neck] BRAVE CAMPER: [Looks at watch like he is ready to go home] Repeat announcing all the monsters, brave camper continues to show no fear, just friendliness, boredom or indifference. ALL MONSTERS: [Gather around behind the brave camper] ANNOUNCER: Well, as you can see, nothing can scare this brave camper, not even the worst monsters in the world. And now, (insert Beaver Scouter’s’ name e.g. Bubbles) will present the trophy to this fearless Beaver. BRAVE CAMPER: [As the Beaver Scouter approaches, the brave camper looks up, then with a terrified look on his face he runs away from the Beaver Scouter screaming.] MONSTERS: [Also afraid of the Beaver Scouter they yell, scream and moan as they run off stage.]
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Skit Dancing Zebras Camper 1- “Ladies and gentlemen! A bit of hush, come on now! Thank you! We have for you all a very special treat tonight. We have managed to get hold of some very rare dancing zebras from across the globe! And now for your viewing pleasure, here they-” Camper 2- “No, no, we can’t bring them on.” Camper 1- “What? Why not, the audience is dying to see the amazing Dancing Zebras!” Camper 2- “No, we can’t. Look at that (points to a rope/cord on the ground). Camper 1- “Ah. right. Yes, that is a problem. The Dancing Zebras might trip and fall over this rope, ladies and gentlemen. Well, that’s it; we can’t do the show.” Camper 2- “Yes we can! We just need some tape to tape it down! And look, I have some here!” (Pulls out a roll of masking tape) Camper 1- “Excellent. Right give me that; I’ll just tape it down.” Camper 2- “No, no; I can do it. Just let me- (unrolls huge bit of tape, gets it stuck on hands) Oh no. Um. Well, I can save this. Just let me carefully try to peel it off ...” Camper 1- “No way! Give that here. I’ll do it! (snatches it off Camper 2 from behind, “accidentally” winding it around Camper 2’s shoulder and arm) Camper 2- “Stop! You’re wasting it! Look, I can save this.” (Snatches it back and begins to roll minute amounts back onto the roll, very carefully.) Camper 1- “Give that here! You’re wrecking everything! You can’t wind it back on!” (Snatches it and gets tangled up even further) (This continues on until almost the entire roll is used up, with Camper 2 getting more and more covered in tape and apologizing profusely for ruining the skit and Camper 1 getting more and more angry until ...) Camper 1- “ENOUGH!! (rips all tape off himself) YOU-RUINED-THE-SKIT! (winds remaining tape around and around Camper 2 and walks off). Camper 2- “Wait! Wait!” (looks down at tape). “I can save this.” (jumps off stage after Camper 1). The main objective here is to get as wound up in the tape as possible. I strongly recommend using a cheap, thin (in width) clear tape or a semi sticky masking tape—not packing tape, as campers will be unwilling to rip it off. 35
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Cheer Bull’s Eye Shoot arrow and shout “BULL’S EYE.” Cheer Balloon Cheer Pretending to blow a big balloon, you put your hands to your mouth and puff laboriously. You spread your hands slowly apart at each puff until they are spread really wide, then bring hands together and to slap and yell BANG. Song Quartermaster’s Store There are rats, rats, as big as alley cats, At the store, at the store. There are rats, rats, as big as alley cats, At the Quartermaster’s store. Chorus: My eyes are dim, I cannot see. I have not brought my specks with me. I have not brought my specks with me. (Ask for campers input for ideas and make up rhymes to go with them) Mice . . . running through the rice. Snakes . . . as big as garden rakes. Beans . . . as big as submarines. Gravy . . . enough to float the navy. Cakes . . . that give us tummy aches. Eggs . . . with scaly chicken legs. Butter . . . running in the gutter. Lard . . . they sell it by the yard. Bread . . . with great big lumps like lead. Cheese . . . that makes you want to sneeze. Soot . . . they grow it by the foot. Goats . . . eating all the oats Bees . . . with little knobby knees. Owls . . . shredding paper towels.
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Apes . . . eating all the grapes. Turtles . . . wearing rubber girdles. Bear . . . with curlers in its hair. Buffalos . . . with hair between their toes. Foxes . . . stuffed in little boxes. Coke . . . enough to make you choke. Pepsi . . . that gives you apoplexy. Roaches . . . sleeping in the coaches. Flies . . . swarming ‘round the pies. Fishes . . . washing all the dishes. Moths . . . eating through the cloths Scouts . . . eating brussel sprouts. Scouters . . . slapping at the skeeters. Song I’ve Got That BP Spirit I’ve got that BP spirit up in my head, up in my head, up in my head. I’ve got that BP spirit up in my head, up in my head to stay. 2. I’ve got that BP spirit deep in my heart. 3. I’ve got that BP spirit down in my feet. 4. I’ve got that BP spirit all over me. Song Beaver Rap We’re Beavers in the Colony, swimming all around, sharpening up our Beaver teeth on branches we have found. We’re building up our Beaver dam by joining hand to hand, part of BP’s Scouting troop that’s spread from land to land.
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To love our God and help our world that is our promise true. Busy Beavers in the pond tails brown and white and blue. Oh, we have fun and we work hard. We know our law by heart. Helping friends and family, we’re glad to do our part. Sharing, sharing, sharing; that’s what all Beavers do, to make this world a better place for you and me and you. Susan Lukey 2008 Song Kum-ba-ya Kum ba ya, my Lord, kum ba ya. Kum ba ya, my Lord, kum ba ya. Kum ba ya, my Lord, kum ba ya. O Lord, kum ba ya. Someone’s crying, Lord, kum ba ya…. Someone’s praying, Lord, kum ba ya… Someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba ya… Song Land of the Silver Birch Land of the silver birch, Home of the beaver, Where still the mighty moose Wanders at will. Chorus: Blue lake and rocky shore, I will return once more, Boom diddy eye di, boom diddy eye di Boom diddy eye di, boom. 38
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My heart grows sick for you Here in the lowlands, I will return to you Hills of the north. (Chorus) Swift as the silver fish, Canoe of birch bark, Thy mighty waterways Carry me forth. (Chorus) There where the blue lake lies I’ll set my teepee, Close to the water’s edge, Silent and still. (Chorus)
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40TH BIRTHDAY SERVICE PROJECT Beaver Scouts, how can we thank Lord Baden-Powell for creating Scouting? How can we say “Thank you!” to those who first decided to start Beaver Scouts in Canada? We can say, “Thank you” by doing something for others, “Sharing, sharing, sharing.” Throughout this booklet, there have been ideas about ways of giving to others: collecting 40 nickels or dimes each to give to a good cause, sending letters to Armed Forces Personnel, planting 40 tulip bulbs, making 40 peace flags to hang in the community, make a donation to the Scout Brotherhood Fund. Put your imaginations to work. Think about the situations in your community and in the world that you could support in some way. Can you give back in 40 ways?
40TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION A 40th Birthday must be celebrated. Our motto is “sharing, sharing, sharing,” so let’s make our 40th Birthday Celebration about sharing with others. Brainstorm ways that your 40th Birthday party can be fun and help others, as we say in our law. Rather than a typical birthday party, here are some ideas to get your imagination going: a.
Take your party to a Senior’s Home. Bring your 40th Birthday food to eat together. Prepare your “campfire” skits and Beaver Scouts’ Own to share with the residents. It will bring back great memories for old Scouts and Scouters.
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Share your party for the birds. Make a number of small “cupcakes” out of suet and seeds to hang out for the birds in your region.
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Pick an endangered animal, maybe one in your area. Create the party to celebrate that animal. Include some way of helping that animal or of letting others in your community know how they could help protect that animal.
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Now, what are your ideas?
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Any great celebration MUST have great food. Get the Beaver Scouts involved in making the food for a 40th Birthday Celebration. Here are some ideas: If you would like a ‘birthday’ cake and you have no allergies in your Colony, bake and design a cake any way you wish! If you have some youth with allergies, here are some suggestions: Visit a local baker that specializes or accommodates for allergies. Make a ‘Wacky Cake.”(recipe attached at end) Visit www.cherrybrookkitchen.com for more ‘allergen-free’ - cake recipes Check out Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero Visit www.chow.com/recipes/10794 for a yummy chocolate cake!
BUT WAIT! There are lots of other fun celebration foods. Here are some alternatives to the standard ‘birthday celebration cake.’ Get the Beaver Scouts to brainstorm more: Take big slices of watermelon and stack them up on their sides to make a ‘cake.’ Adorn it with all kinds of fresh fruit to “decorate” the cake. Make Rice Krispie squares and arrange in the shape of the number 40. Add candles and sing ‘Happy Birthday.” Check out the watermelon beaver at www.canadianliving.com/watermelon carving.com. The Beaver Scouts can make 40th birthday flags for him to hold. Make ‘Jelly Boats’ with 40th birthday sails (you can find the recipe on the internet), or use slices of oranges to make the sailboats. Make a watermelon & fruit birthday celebration snack. You can add “40 Years of Beaver Scouts” or “Happy 40 Years,” or carve 40 into the watermelon rind.
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Chocolate Crazy Cake (No Eggs, Milk, Butter or Bowls) *Crazy Cake can be made with gluten-free mixes! These cakes were created during the Great Depression, when eggs, milk and butter were very hard to come by. The cakes are also known as Depression Cakes. People were pretty resourceful during those hard times. It took some creativity and baking science to create a cake without eggs or butter. You don’t even need a mixer. Genius! Ingredients: 1 1/2 Cups flour (all-purpose or gluten-free flour; one to one substitute) 3 Tbsp. cocoa (unsweetened) 1 Cup sugar (white sugar or granulated pure cane sugar) 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. white vinegar 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract 5 Tbsp. vegetable oil 1 Cup water Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix first 5 dry ingredients in a greased 8” square baking pan or a bowl. Make three depressions in dry ingredients: two small, one larger. Pour vinegar in one depression, vanilla in another, and the vegetable oil in third (larger) depression. Pour water over all. Mix well until smooth. Bake on middle rack of oven for 35 minutes. Check with toothpick to make sure it comes out clean. Cool. Top with your favourite frosting. Enjoy! Note: You can double this recipe—just use a 9x13 baking pan. Oven cooking times may vary; be sure to check your cake to make sure you do not over-bake. FROSTING RECIPES: For a great “One Minute Chocolate Frosting” (which can also be dairy-free), see www.theyummylife.com. For another dairy free frosting recipe, go to www.ohsheglows.com.
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PLAN-DO-REVIEW WITH BEAVER SCOUTS Get your Beaver Scouts involved in planning. Have them decide which activities they would like to do and add their own ideas. Here is a process: a.
Introduce that Beaver Scouts are celebrating 40 years. Do they know anyone who is 40 years-old? Imagine all that has happened in 40 years. How can we celebrate the 40th birthday of Beaver Scouts?
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Prepare “ahead of time” large cards for each of the themes (using pictures as well as words.) i.e. for Lord & Lady Baden-Powell, use their photos off the internet.
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In addition, have many blank cards available for the ideas of the Beaver Scouts.
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Have a different Scouter show each of the cards and enthusiastically talk about a few activities that could be done for that theme. Emphasize that the Beaver Scouts can add their own ideas.
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Gather in your Lodges (with Scouters in each Lodge) and talk together about the ideas. Would they like to try all of them, or are there one or two that especially appeal ? Keep this short and focused.
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Give each Lodge two or three blank cards. Each Lodge chooses at least one new idea to share that goes with one of the themes—or is a completely new idea.
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Gather back together as a Colony. Give each Beaver Scout four wood chips. Have Scouters stand around the room holding the signs. Review once again what the signs show (remember to include pictures for Beaver Scouts who don’t yet read).
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Invite the Beaver Scouts to drop a wood chip in front of the four activities that they want most to do first. That means that they have four choices. Remember, this is what they want to do first. When these activities are done, there will be an opportunity to choose some more activities to do. Once the Beaver Scouts have chosen, move into active games to change the pace.
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Next week, give each Lodge one of the chosen activities and get them involved in planning and preparing, with White Tails taking a part in leading activities. Ask questions: What do we need to do to make this happen? What materials/items do we need? Can it happen here, or would it be best in another location? (Etc.)
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The Scouters then take this youth planning and bring it together to make it happen. Use your imagination as well. If youth come up with a seemingly impossible idea, take it as a challenge to make it happen in a new way. For Example: The Beaver Scouts might say, “Let’s climb Mount Everest,” and while you will not be able to do that, the Beaver Scouts could find out how much the Sherpas carry in their packs and then challenge themselves to see how much weight they could safely carry, try putting up a tent together in the snow, taste dehydrated food that the climbers would use and try balancewalking across an aluminum ladder laid on the floor (just like the climbers do across crevices on Mount Everest).
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This is all part of Plan-Do-Review. This is the Plan part. Then you’ll Do. Before you choose new activities, make sure to Review: What did you learn? Why did you try for the first time? What was fun? What didn’t work (and why)? It doesn’t have to take long, but it solidifies learning to take into the next adventure.
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