Ideas for Trading Post Game

[Douglas Edge]

Hello there, long time lurker, first time poster here with a request.
As part of the Creative Challange Scout award, speifically area 4, Problem
Solving, we are thinking of running the Trading Post game
www.scoutbase.org.uk/activity/games/pages/tradpost.htm , however, we're
having a little trouble thinking up of suitable activities.

The Scouts in our troop are all towards the lower end of the age range, so
we dont want it to become too complicated, but still need somethign of a
challange.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Pete Edge,
ASL 2nd Normanby.

[Pete Edge]

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above, bit of a mistake on my part regarding changing accounts.

[Julian Ashcroft]

> www.scoutbase.org.uk/activity/games/pages/tradpost.htm , however, we're
> having a little trouble thinking up of suitable activities.

We have a simple to run Trading Post Game on the Download Area of our
Website. Have a look at www.2ndonchan.co.uk

Julian Ashcroft
GSL - 2nd Onchan

[Grant Mitchell]

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> Hello there, long time lurker, first time poster here with a request.
> As part of the Creative Challange Scout award, speifically area 4,
Problem
> Solving, we are thinking of running the Trading Post game
> www.scoutbase.org.uk/activity/games/pages/tradpost.htm , however,
we're
> having a little trouble thinking up of suitable activities.
>

Have a good mix of Scoutcraft / Creative / Fun challenges, none of which
take very long to do. Have a mix of easy challenges and harder ones
(worth more on completion). Things can always be made more challenging
by specifying a particular Scout to do it (e.g. the youngest member of
the Patrol, the APL) Examples we've used are:

Tie as many different named knots as you can
As many press-ups in a minute as you can
Interpreting map symbol cards
Locations of local facilities marked on a map
Demonstrate how to fly a flag at half mast
Describe signs, symptoms, treatment of hypothermia
Gargle a Christmas carol
Give the height above sea level of the Scout Hut
Perform a handstand
Demonstrate passing a handaxe
Sing the National Anthem
Demonstrate distress signals
Give the grid ref of the highest point within 2km of the Scout Hut
Apply an elevation sling
Produce a menu for a weekend camp
Make a paper cup to hold a third of a pint of water
Set a map
Light a Trangia / Primus stove
Estimate the floor area of the Scout Hut
The whole Patrol to sing a camp fire song
Draw a recognisable picture of a member of the Patrol, without using
your hands
Find a news story demonstrating one of the Scout Laws
Signal a simple message in Morse / Semaphore
Write a job description for a Patrol Leader
Produce a poster advertising the Scout Troop
Do a square lashing
Give compass bearings from the hut door to {church tower, railway
bridge, flagpole, etc}
Make a cup of tea for a leader!
Demonstrate how to pack a rucsac
Build a tower out of garden canes / elastic bands
Complete a route card for a short hike
Identify leaves from 6 different trees
Build a human pyramid with the members of your Patrol
Write out the Scout Law with the pen held between your toes
Light a fire (to stay lit for a specified time)
Peel a potato to give the longest continuous piece of peel
Identify crisp flavours (blindfold)
Light a candle as high off the ground as possible

Hope that gives you some ideas.

Grant
SL, 1st Disley