East Ryde Joey Scout Program

 

Date:	Leader:
Theme:  Australia - Deserts	Meeting Type:       Hall

 

Time	Activity Description	Leader	Equipment Required:
	Coming in activity
6.00	Opening parade		Flags
6.05	NSEW		nothing
6.10	Lucky sand dip		Sand bucket – promise and law pieces
6.15	Sand dough		Sand dough – leave to air dry or take home things to decorate…
6.30	Musical Desert islands		Paper, music
6.35	Australian Deserts About deserts About animals About plants….		Q&A
6.30	What to take….		pictures
6.50	Story – the Monster who ate Australia		Book (den)
7.00	Closing parade		Flags
spare

 

 

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Bless all joeys everywhere,

Help them remember their promise to share.

Guide them all safely home today

And watch over them while they work and play.

 

Amen

 

Games/Craft Information:

 

Game: NSEW

Equipment: Nil

Method: Desert Names - Sahara (Africa), Great Sandy (Aust), Gobi (China), Simpson (Aust)

Actions - sandstorm (crouch and cover up), oasis (hands up like a palm tree), camel (gallop around)

 

Game: Law and Promise treasure hunt

Equipment: A bucket of sand, “Law or Promise” lines and hide them in the bucket of sand.

Method: In relay form, JS on their turn search through the bucket of sand for a piece of paper. Return it to the team and make the Law or Promise.

 

Craft:Sand dough models

 

Sand Dough - Combine sand with flour, water and white glue to make a no-cook dough that can be used to make gritty sand-like sculptures.

Materials Needed

• 2 cups flour
• ¾ cup water
• 2 ½ to 3 cups sand
• 1 tablespoon white glue
• Measuring cup

Game: Musical desert islands

Place paper on the floor, 1 per Joey.  Play music when the music stops each Joey must find a desert island.  Take one away.  Joeys must care and share the dwindling islands!!

 

 

Game:What to take in the desert

Each Joey must pick one item from the pictures that they think is important to take in the desert to survive.  Then discuss what they chose and why.

 

Discuss about Australian Deserts

 

Getting water in the desert.

 

 

Story:the Monster who ate Australia

 

SANDwiches and SAND cake optional!