Your session goals
Membership 33%
Creative 16%
YouShape Award: Lead 25%
Craft 100%
Environmental Conservation 0%
Session summary
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Session summary
- This session highlights how we can reduce waste and creatively repurpose plastic.
- By the end of the session, your Scouts will have learnt how to weave plastic into mats. You might want to ask your young people to bring in old plastic bags from home.
Safety message
- Always complete a register at the start of the meeting to record who is present.
- Activities start when the first person arrives and end when the last person leaves, including leaders and their children.
- Check the space is for hazards, keep the exits clear, and know the location of the nearest first aid kits.
Activities
Opening a Scout meeting
10 mins
Opening a meeting isn’t just about the flag. Why not use it to reflect?
- Meets
- Requirement 1.a
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- Requirement 2
Weave goodbye to waste
3 hours
Make natty mats and reuse refuse, learning the art of weaving along the way.
- Meets
- Requirement 3
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- Requirement 3
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- Requirement 3
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- Requirement 3
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- Requirement 4
- Meets
- Requirement 2
- Meets
- Requirement 1
Closing a Scout meeting
10 mins
Closing a meeting isn’t just about the flag. Why not use it to reflect?
- Meets
- Requirement 1.a
Preparation
Equipment
- Flag(s)
- Rulers
- Scissors
- Pens or pencils
- A4 card
- Variety of old plastic bags and fabrics to weave
Resources
Activity Plan (Weave Goodbye To Waste)
PDF - 413.3KBSession notes
- This session is 3 hours, but feel free to adapt as needed to suit your session length.
- The Scouts can finish off the mats at home and bring them in next week to show everyone.
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