Scouting in the time of Covid

We've had real trouble with getting explorers to join us for online meetings. A lot of them just refuse to do video calls and find that they have enough to do with their school work. Something that has worked well for explorers though, is games. We have played a few different games with them and get a regular number that join us for them.  Among Us A lot of the explorers had already played Among Us before - some of us leaders had no idea though - the game is free to download on the App Store for mobile devices. We talked on our video call, instead of the in-game chat function. It involves doing tasks and communicating when meetings are called to work out who the 'imposter' is. Explorers really enjoyed playing and played a few more games after the meeting finished.  Skribbl.io This is basically pictionary. It's a free website that they don't need to sign up to, you just send the link to the room. The person drawing picks one of three prompts and draws it, everyone el

This presentation has a series of 3 rounds, all of the answers give clues to a famous person. You'll need to pause the video at some points, to allow the young people to do the tasks.

  George’s Close Up Marathon Watch Buckle Soap Nozzle/cap Aglet on Shoelace Biro Pen Battery Cover on TV Remote Bottle Cap Toothbrush Tablet Packet USB slot Lightbulb Plug Hair Slide/Bobby Pin VHS Tape Battery Clothes Peg   Jodie’s Dingbats Marathon 6 feet underground Eyes bigger than stomach Jack in the box Kiss and Make up End of the Century All for 1 and 1 for all Long time no see Potatoes Fork in the road Once upon a time Reading between the lines Search high and low Banana split Divide and conquer Excuse m e

We did this quiz as a family quiz online, with each round being written by a different leader. We found that 10 rounds was far too long, so would advise splitting it into 2 days. 1 - Kat’s Disney Round What film has a snake called Kaa in it?   The Jungle Book What poisoned fruit does the queen give snow white?   Apple Who is the man who wants to marry Belle in Beauty and the Beast?   Gaston In Toy Story, who owns Woody?   Andy What is the name of Simba's dad in The Lion King?   Mufasa In Monsters Inc, what do Mike & Sully collect in order to power the city?   Children’s screams What's the name of the gigantic Australian shark in Finding Nemo?   Bruce What colour car is Lightning McQueen in Cars?   Red What princess creates an ice fortress and hides herself away?   Elsa What is the name of the boy who refuses to grow up?   Peter Pan   2 - Sharlene’s Music Round Which Scottish singer-songwriter had a 2019 hit with 'Someone You Loved'? a) Calvin Harris   b) Lewis Capal

This worksheet can be done at home and uses the website 'what2words'. The young people have to solve the clues and then find the locations around the UK. We also ran a similar evening face-to-face with explorers. The clues were for spaces in the park and the explorers had to find a stone hidden in that area (we did it in the dark and the stones were small - wouldn't suggest this in the future!) They used the app and managed to find about 14 clues in total.  Answers are: Bulb.Handbook.Skate - Duncansby Head Lighthouse at John O' Groats Cove.Seats.Shirt - Nelson's Column at Trafalgar Square Pirates.Bandage.Diverting - Stonehenge in Wiltshire Alone.Fired.Wasp - Avalanche Rollercoaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Sandpaper.Evolution.Shampoo - Summit Station on Mount Snowdown

This quiz includes a picture round of pokemon, I'd only do this if your cubs are as obsessed with pokemon as mine were when I wrote this.