This week, the Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers took
part in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. We cleaned up about 10kg
of garbage from a 1km stretch along the Grand River by the Caledonia
Dam. Our biggest find? Cigarette butts (135 with many more uncounted).
Oddest finds? A deflated soccer ball, a golf ball, and the blade from a hockey stick.After we finished our cleanup, we had played a wide game adapted from the "Together We Can Wide Game" from Girl Guides Victoria (Australia). The scenario goes :
You and a few friends took the wrong turn in the path. Your small but brave group now finds itself in a most dangerous country!
Mammoth plants block the path. Occasionally you see the flashing eyes of fierce animals peering at you from the tree tops. Strange, eerie noises echo around you.
It will take the courage of ALL of you to reach safety. You must guide your friends through this dark, frightening land. They cannot make it without your help. You cannot make it alone - you need your friends! Only together can you escape!
Each Patrol then had to work through 4 stations and the final Escape activity:
- Seek and Ye Shall Find - Scavenger Hunt to find seemingly random items
- The Silent Forest - Relay a message without writing or words
- The Hungry Mud - Guide a blindfolded partner along a path
- The Stone Tablet - Decipher a secret message
We closed with reminders for next week and Taps.
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Links and Downloads:
- Great Canadian Shoreline Clean-Up (external link)
- Wide Game Instructions
- Wide Game - Braille Messages
- Together We Can Wide Game (original game from GGA Victoria)
