Golf, But ‘Knot’ As You Know It

Golf, But ‘Knot’ As You Know It

Yes you’ve guessed it we did some knots this week, but first the Scouts got to play a round of mini golf. This was a test for the Lunar golf game the Cub Scouts will be playing on Thursday. Following on the Scouts took the items outside and painted them ready...
Campcraft – Fire, Fuel and Navigation

Campcraft – Fire, Fuel and Navigation

With the flags up on time Parade also finished on time and we got straight in to an opening game of Water Bottle Flip relay. The Scouts paired off and on command had to flip a bottle filled with a few CM of water so that it landed on it base. Each time it landed the...
Safety and Survival

Safety and Survival

After a parade it was straight outside tonight, with a game of Team Skies. The Scouts were randomly assigned in to 2 groups of three and fitted with a pair of skis for each group. On go they had to race as a team to the end of a track, turn around and come back again....
Five Escape From Brisbane

Five Escape From Brisbane

As is customary for the Ekka week cold westerly winds were the order of the day as 5 members of our patrol met up at Helensvale Station at 9:10am on Sunday 11th August 2019. This was the day they had been planning over the last few months, a trip up to Brisbane on the...
Building Using Knots

Building Using Knots

The evening started with a quick game of fly, always a favourite. Sticks are placed on the ground at different distances and the Scouts have to run and jump between the gaps, only 1 step is allowed between each gap. Once they are all through a stick is removed and the...
Clean Water, Ropes and Which Way Is North?

Clean Water, Ropes and Which Way Is North?

It was the Great Scout Worm Race tonight, with the Scouts split in to teams they had to climb headfirst in to a sleeping back and wriggle their way across the hall. Once there they took the bag off and the next person got in to wriggle back again. Of course this being...