16 Beavers from All Saints Tuesday Beavers joined All Saints Cub Pack for a fantastic Wild West Theme camp. All Saints Scout Troop were also camping nearby in tents and although they were following a different programme , the whole group met up at campfire and flag break.
Beavers are only allowed to spend one night away from home , so were split into two groups. The first eight arrived on Friday evening along with 22 Cubs and spent the first part of an action packed evening making Indian poncho's and headdresses, bows and arrows or Cowboys waistcoats.
We also played some games before heading off to the campfire led by Jennifer and Martin. Cubs joined in with some silly sketches which had everyone in stitches especially the one about a "little green ball"!
A slap up supper of hot dogs and pop were served, followed by "Alvin and the Chipmunks" on DVD. One of the cubs was celebrating his birthday , so we all sang "Happy Birthday" to him and helped him to eat the huge cake that his mum and dad had made for him!
After a very late bedtime (and even later getting to sleep time!!!), Beavers were up surprisingly bright and early to play games, followed by archery and grass sledging.
After lunch it was time for Beavers to pack their bags, although as usual no one wanted the sleepover to end!!! After playing more games and a visit to the shop it was time for Beavers to go home and give leaders a few hours off before welcoming the next eight children!!!
By 6pm on Saturday we had gained our second wind in time to welcome the next eight Beavers to the sleepover.
Once again Beavers made poncho's and waistcoats , but as it was such a nice evening we played games outside before joining the camp fire circle led by Tony and Andrew.
After a late supper, Beavers and Cubs watched a DVD before heading off to bed. The poor cubs were exhausted after an action packed day of raft building, rifle shooting and climbing followed by a walk to Gt Harwood. The Beavers weren't so tired though and kept them awake for quite a while!!!
On Sunday morning we had a bit of a lie in with Beavers and Cubs coming down for breakfast at a quite acceptable 7.30am (instead of 6.30am the previous day!!!).
After breakfast Beavers spent a few hours enjoying archery and grass sledging. One Beaver was quite an expert and shot two bullseyes. Even the leaders didn't manage that!!!
After lunch it was time to pack bags and visit the shop. Once again we heard Beavers who had been slightly nervous at spending a night away from home saying "do we have to go home yet?".
All in all we had a fantastic weekend and were very impressed with the behaviour of the children and the way Beavers and Cubs joined in everything and mixed with each other. We are looking forward to doing another one in the near future. Watch this space!
