Your session goals
All Around Us 25%
Let’s Celebrate 33%
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Session summary
This session gets the whole Drey moving with a fun, colourful look at carnival around the world. Squirrels will find out about carnival with a story about Nini and make a colourful headband.
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 Squirrel meeting
5 mins
Welcome everyone to the Squirrel meeting and get things off to a smooth start. Why not try this song and reflection?
Let’s celebrate Caribbean carnival
45 mins
Make a colourful headband, try some Caribbean flavours and get dancing.
- Meets
- Requirement 3
- Meets
- Requirement 4
Goodbye Squirrels
10 mins
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)
- Device to play music
- Big pieces of card
- Scissors
- Sticky tape
- A4 paper
- Craft materials (for example, tissue paper, pipe cleaners, stickers)
- Glue sticks
- PVA glue
- Music from the Caribbean - try calypso or reggae for dancing to
- Bright, colourful materials and scarves for dressing up (optional)
- Selection of Caribbean food
- Picture of Carnival outfits (optional)
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Session notes
If you've got more time, you could play the traditional Jamaican children’s game, Punchinella.
If your plans change or you have time to fill, try one of these fun games.
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