Scouts WAVirtual Scouting

Creating a Better World

Growth and Development

Environment

Adventure and Sport

STEM and Innovation

Arts and Literature

In Patrols -

Solo Scouters -

For Leaders/Parents -

Organise a communication method suitable for all your members eg: Zoom, Facebook, WhatsApp etc. Use this to discuss activities beforehand andshare results after you've completed them. You could upload your end product to theScouts WA Facebook or Instagram.

Choose your own Adventure! Take part in each of the activites - record how you go,feel free to share to the Scouts WA Facebook or Instagram.

Consult with your youth members - if the activities are either too easy or too hardthey can get creative and change the activity to suit their individual ability level.

YogaMeditation

Create a New Sport or GameScavenger Hunt

What Knot

Short StoriesPhotography

Painting & DrawingMindfulness Colouring

Movie Night

Community PostersTime CapsuleLetter Writing

Create Your OwnRole Models

Flower PressAnimal CountPropagation

Household WasteCreate an Environment

Say HelloCooking

Sign LanguageA New SkillBook Worm

Rube GoldbergLego Designer

Tower ConstructionPaper Airplanes

Chemical Reaction

Scouts WAVirtual Scouting

Adventure and Sport

Meditation

Scavenger Hunt

Yoga

What Knot

Create a New Sport or Game

In your patrol decide on 3-5 yoga poses to try athome.  Ask yourself – which one was hardest? Reportback to your patrol.

Set yourself a period of time to sit and meditate. Askyourself – what did my mind think about, could I clearmy head? How do I feel now? Report back to yourpatrol.

Get creative and outline how to play.  Think about –what do I need to play the game, how many people canplay? Explain your games to your patrol – you can playthem when you see your patrol later!

Find the following things around your house: Something Blue. Something Soft. An Animal. SomethingYou Made. Something That Makes You Smile. A Plant.Something Noisy. Something Special To You. A Book.Something else! Share these with your patrol.

Each person in your patrol chooses a knot to teach therest of the patrol. Take photos of each step to help youexplain.

Scouts WAVirtual Scouting

Arts and Literature

Photography

Mindfulness Colouring

Short Stories

Movie Night

Painting and Drawing

Work with your patrol to decide on topic. Ideas“You’ll never believe what happened on camp!”,“Where could Scouting take me?”, “My bestScouting memory” or you could create your own! Read/share the final product with your patrol.

Work with your patrol to decide on 3-5 objects orviews to take photos of.  You could snap someduring the day and others at night – why not trytaking a black and white photo?  Share these withyour patrol afterwards.

Decide within your patrol what you will draw –choose on your own in what method you will getcreative.  Watercolour, paints, texters, pencils – thechoice is yours!  You could do a self-portrait, a viewfrom your front yard, an animal or choosesomething different.

Sit and relax and colour in one of the designs chosenby your patrol.  Share your results.  Ask yourself –where did my mind wander to while I was colouring –what did I think of?

Within your patrol choose a movie to watch. Oncefinished discuss the plot, characters and your thoughtsabout the movie as a whole.

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Creating a Better World

Time Capsules

Create Your Own

Community Posters

Role Models

Letter Writing

Within your patrol choose a local cause to support. Design a poster for it to highlight what you and thecommunity could do to make the world a betterplace.

Brainstorm in your patrol what you would like toinclude. You could each write a letter for each ofyou to include.  Ask yourself – what else should youadd to show future Scouts what the world is liketoday?  You could bury these at your Scout Hall at alater date.

In your patrol – identify and contact a localretirement home, hospital or other communitygroup. Write and post letters to the residents andtry to make their day a little bit brighter!

Identify another unique way that you and your talentscould make the world a better place.  Ask yourself -what can you do to make an impact?

Ask yourself – who do you look up to? Why? Whatmakes a good role model? Discuss your answers inyour patrol.

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Environment

Animal Count

Household Waste

Flower Press

Create an Environment

Propagation

Collect flowers and leaves from your backyard orlocal area.  Create a flower press and documenthow you made it.  Share the results with yourpatrol.

Choose an animal to identify from your backyard –it could be a type of bird, frog,possum etc. Stayoutdoors for an hour or so and count how manyyou can spot.

Propagate a plant – you could choose from heaps offruit or veggies! Research how to propagate plantswith your patrol and then take photos of yourplants progress.

Talk to your patrol about how your house is currentlyrecycling/composting/reusing. Ask yourself - whatnew ideas can you implement? How can yourdecisions and actions effect Climate Change.

Discover how you can create a Terrarium or a BugBox. Go ahead and get creative and make one for yourhouse or backyard. Share your results with yourpatrol.

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Growth and Development

Cooking

A New Skill

Say Hello

Book Worm

Sign Language

Learn how to say hello, in 5 different languages. Record yourself and share it with your patrol.

Help make dinner for your family.  Sharephotos of your meal and the recipe you followedwith your patrol. Ask yourself - what was thehardest steps in the recipe? What would youchange for next time?

Research and learn how to sign your name inAuslan. Record a video of this to be sharedwith your patrol. Ask yourself - what are thebenefits and challenges in communicating throughsign language?

Identify something you would like to learn. Provide progress reports to your patrol. What are thefuture benefits to learning this skill? How will it helpyou in life?

Read a new book! Share what you read and what youlearnt with your patrol. What genre was the book?What's next on your reading list?

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STEM and Innovation

LEGO Designer

Paper Airplanes

Rube Goldberg Machine

Chemical Reaction

Tower Construction

Research Rube Goldberg Machines – create onewith objects you have around the house.Alternatively make a domino train with your books.Record results to share with your patrol.

In your patrol choose from “NASA asks you todesign a new rocket”, “Design a boat to help youescape a deserted island”, “A new city needs a newtraffic bridge designed” or something different! Create your designs out of LEGO (or other buildingmaterials) and take photos of your final products toshare with your patrol.  Ask yourself – What wouldthis look like in real life?,

Research different methods on how to fold a paperairplane – try different designs and record the flightresults. Share your results with your patrol.

In your patrol agree materials to use and each buildthe tallest tower you can within the set parameters. Measure your results and share with your patrol. Askyourself – what design changes could I make for nexttime, to make it more structurally sound?

Choose one of these: Egg in Vinegar, Bicarb/VinegarVolcano, Lemon Juice Invisible Ink or choose your own(make sure it’s safe!) Record the steps you took andwhat results you found.  Share these with your patrol. Ask yourself – what would change your results?