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Session summary
Get the whole group and their families together to share some Scouts skills with a great outdoors adventure. This session gives Squirrels an opportunity to share some traditional Scouts activities around the campfire, while learning the importance of how to stay safe.
Safety message
- Plan and be mindful of changing weather conditions, communicate and set boundaries clearly, and have a backup plan just in case.
- Stay in groups, have a buddy system in place, be aware of your surroundings, and have designated meeting points.
- Remember to review your risk assessment to ensure you have enough adults, which may be more than the minimum ratio.
- Always remember to risk assess and plan for free time, even if it's just the first five minutes of the meeting.
- If you are meeting or going out from your usual meeting place, remember there must be a designated leader in charge, who is not counted in the adult to young person ratio.
- Complete frequent headcounts, especially during transitions and activities, to ensure no one is missing and everyone remains safe.
Activities
Opening a Squirrel meeting
Welcome everyone to the Squirrel meeting and get things off to a smooth start. Why not try this song and reflection?
Sing some campfire songs
Create a campfire and then sing some fun songs around it.
- Meets
- Requirement 2
Goodbye Squirrels
Why not finish your meeting with this reflection and goodbye song?
Preparation
Equipment
- Coloured pens or pencils
- Scrap paper
- Sign in system (optional)
- Quiet games and puzzles (optional)
- Kindling (for example, small sticks)
- Firewood
- Buckets
- Access to water
- Matches
- First aid kit, including for burns
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Session notes
If you can't do a campfire outside, why not create a fire-free campfire indoors using logs, tissue paper and fairy lights?
If your plans change or you have time to fill, try one of these fun games.
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