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Videos, guidance, and tips and tricks to help you run Scouts online.
We know that delivering the programme over Zoom is hard work, so we’ve put together videos to help you deliver the Scouts programme online.
Each week from the 1 December until late January 2021 (with a little break for the holidays) we’ll release a new video of an activity, so you can focus on what it’s all about: engaging young people and helping them develop skills for life.
If you'd like to make a video full screen on desktop, double click on the video once you’ve pressed play.
Check out our virtual programme support webinars. We’ll be adding to these in week three.
Week one
Chinese window flowers
Follow the video and liven up the place with some Chinese paper cut artwork – chop chop!
Suitable for: Beavers and Cubs | Takes: 30 minutes
Run the full activity with an online ice-breaker and tips for virtual reflections:
Run this activityWeek two
Djembe drums
Follow the video to make a djembe drum, and perform some fresh rhythms.
Suitable for: Beavers and Cubs | Takes: 1 hour
Run this activityLearn about leadership
Learn lessons about effective leadership from our friends at The Army.
Suitable for: Scouts and Explorers | Takes: 30 minutes
Watch the recordingWeek three
Build a wellbeing box
Watch the video to build a mood-boosting box full of positive messages and interesting items.
Suitable for: everyone | Takes: 45 minutes
Run this activityWeek four
Super scarves
We’re putting together a video to help you learn to fold, roll, and take care of your Scout scarf.
Suitable for: Beavers and Cubs | Takes: 30 minutes
Run this activityTop of the table
We’re putting together a video to help you practise your lashing skills and produce a perfect (mini) camp table.
Suitable for: Scouts and Explorers | Takes: 45 minutes
Run this activityWeek five
Mark my words
We’re putting together a video to help you learn to take care of your books and make a monster bookmark.
Suitable for: Beavers and Cubs | Takes: 20 minutes
Run this activityCondensation station
We’re putting together a video to help you create your own sky-scape and fill it with clouds.
Suitable for: Scouts and Explorers | Takes: 25 minutes
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Week six
Tower building
Discover the secrets behind the world’s most amazing feats of engineering and build some of your own.
Suitable for: Everyone | Takes: 15 minutes
Run the activityCompass coding (tech-free version)
Become a ScoutBot, and follow codes and compass directions to get back to camp.
Suitable for: Beavers and Cubs | Takes: 25 minutes
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Week seven
Get growing with recycled planters
You don’t need a garden to get growing – make some recycled planters to turn even the smallest space green.
Suitable for: Cubs, Scouts and Explorers | Takes: 1 hour
Run this activityGuerrilla gardening
Spread wildflowers and encourage wildlife with homemade seed bombs, then share them far and wide.
Suitable for: Everyone | Takes: 30 minutes
Week eight
Stand by me
Design and make a useful wooden stand for a teddy, books, or other treasures.
Suitable for: Cubs | Takes: 1 hour
Run this activitySofa, so good
Measure, cut, draw and glue to build your own handy sofa arm tray with your DIY skills.
Suitable for: Cubs, Scouts and Explorers | Takes: 1 hour
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Week nine
Patch it up
Repair the tears in the things you wear, as we discover how easy it can be to sew patches on your favourite clothes.
Suitable for: Cubs, Scouts and Explorers | Takes: 30 minutes
Run this activityQuilts for a cause
Get together and make a difference as you stitch up a storm.
Suitable for: Scouts and Explorers | Takes: 1 hour 30 minutes
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