My two boys have just come back from their first evening with Beavers. With them came a form which asked what interests, hobbies and pursuits their parents have. Being an outdoor chap when I can what skills of mine might the Beaver group make use of and which ones should I not share (thinking shooting and preparing game for food)?
Scouts, Cubs and Beavers, what skills can I share?
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SimonM
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
List them all, then have a chat with the Leader...but beware the old con of "helping out".
I'm sure it's in the Leader recruitment policy - at least it's how they got me!
Simon
- It starts as 1 hour every month or so,
- becomes 1 hour every week or so
- then 2 hours each week!
I'm sure it's in the Leader recruitment policy - at least it's how they got me!
Simon
lol simon... What he said.
As regards skills, been younger if they are goind on a woodland walk for instance been their as a helper watching for stragglers etc can be a great help. But things like identifying common trees and plants etc. Helping out identfying wild life and such.
Also if you are good at crafts or such maybe volunteer to go and do a demo for them.
Hope that helps.
Andy
As regards skills, been younger if they are goind on a woodland walk for instance been their as a helper watching for stragglers etc can be a great help. But things like identifying common trees and plants etc. Helping out identfying wild life and such.
Also if you are good at crafts or such maybe volunteer to go and do a demo for them.
Hope that helps.
Andy
Thought I was the only one!! They finall got me at an "informal planning meeting" at the pub!
Also we used to try and make the younger kid understand the importance of the country code...
- Closing gates
- Seeing and removal litter
- Saying hello to people on the route
- Stopping when people are in need of help
- etc...
Th
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Firstly, well done for not shying away from this, so many parents do!
Don't be afraid of offering your services to the older sections too, after all your boys wont be in Beavers forever!! Cubs do so much more and by the time they are scouts pretty much everything!!
Strangely enough, my scouts do seem to enjoy butchering rabbits once they get over the initial thought of it!! Macabre little whatsits!!
Don't be afraid of offering your services to the older sections too, after all your boys wont be in Beavers forever!! Cubs do so much more and by the time they are scouts pretty much everything!!
Strangely enough, my scouts do seem to enjoy butchering rabbits once they get over the initial thought of it!! Macabre little whatsits!!
Making Elderflower whistles is great when you see the look on their faces, especially the younger ones.
Keep the suggestions coming. It is what this site for, sharing ideas, skills to learnt by others and kept alive.
Our cubs love building fires and lighting them with fire steels (we use cotton wool tinder).
And our scouts had a session on hammocking and really enjoyed it - you bring in knot work, shelters, kit planning etc - and hammocks are cheap off eBay so it's something they can easily buy themselves for £20 and try at home.
Route finding's also a good one - starlight navigation etc for older kids.
And our scouts had a session on hammocking and really enjoyed it - you bring in knot work, shelters, kit planning etc - and hammocks are cheap off eBay so it's something they can easily buy themselves for £20 and try at home.
Route finding's also a good one - starlight navigation etc for older kids.
cordage. just liberate some leaves from New Zealand flax (grows in every corporate/public flowerbed) one leaf produces enough material for 2 cubs/scouts.
What bushcrafty stuff have you shown your own kids that they've enjoyed at that age? Well all the rest will enjoy it too
Just make sure you also have something they can do as well as well something to watch.
Go for it, you'll enjoy it and the leaders will love you for it. Most scout leaders don't have an outdoors background these days even though half of what we do is supposed to be outdoor and adventure. So they'll almost certainly welcome you showing and teaching anything.
And of course it's how we get leaders, the 5 assistant leaders in my group all started on the parent rota
Just make sure you also have something they can do as well as well something to watch.
Go for it, you'll enjoy it and the leaders will love you for it. Most scout leaders don't have an outdoors background these days even though half of what we do is supposed to be outdoor and adventure. So they'll almost certainly welcome you showing and teaching anything.
And of course it's how we get leaders, the 5 assistant leaders in my group all started on the parent rota
SimonM
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
fire lighting & toasting marsh mellows then dipping them in melted chocolate.
my wife is a leader of a cub pack (8-10yo) and there are 30+ boys, only 2 had ever struck a match!
most leaders plan a programme several months ahead so dont be put off if you dont get asked to help for a while.
there are several sections - beavers (6-8yo), cubs (8-10yo), scouts (10-14yo) & explorers (14-18yo), so your skills could be used by all.
my wife is a leader of a cub pack (8-10yo) and there are 30+ boys, only 2 had ever struck a match!
most leaders plan a programme several months ahead so dont be put off if you dont get asked to help for a while.
there are several sections - beavers (6-8yo), cubs (8-10yo), scouts (10-14yo) & explorers (14-18yo), so your skills could be used by all.
