Perhaps you’ve heard about Jack and the Beanstalk, but did you know there are lots of tales about Jacks and lots of tales about Giants. There are stories about Arthur and the round table; stories about the origin of the…
Eggs at and around Easter
Cub Scouts have been painting egg shells. This time of year many communities celebrate the start of Spring or celebrate religious or cultural events at this time by decorating eggs. We looked at some egg decorations from 60,000 years ago…
Looking back on 2023
Here are a few things we didn’t have time to post over the last year. Building the tallest spaghetti towers (with appropriately selected marshmallows) Who can build the tallest spaghetti tower in the time limit: a teamwork challenge. Which approach…
What’s DNA then?
Akela: What’s the smallest building block of things? Pack: Atoms. [We did a toy mockup of Rutherfords gold foil experiment last year] Akela: Excellent… What about these complicated things: [points to table, and door], and this: [sniffs and points all-over…
Our Jamboree on the air
On 15 October 2022, 23rd Manchester Cub Scouts made their way over to Boarfold Scout Campsite to have a go at Amateur Radio. A very long time ago (at school), Akela learned to operate amateur radios, and after a long…
Jamboree on the Air
We plan to run a Family Day for our Cubs to attend the Jamboree on the Air. We will operate an Amateur Radio station GB0BSC for the day based at one of our favourite campsites, Boarfold Scout Camp. Here We…
