Brandon's 1st Wickford Oak Beavers Fun Day

On Saturday Joshua had his Cubs fun day and whilst I received a few pictures from his leaders, it was hard to get out of him exactly what he had been up to all day long. Today Brandon had his Beavers fun day and as a parent leader I had the pleasure of following the kids around and helping them out with all the activities. So I managed to get to see exactly what activities they all got up to, get involved with them and have some fun and take loads of pictures.

 

The rain just about held off in the morning despite trying its hardest to threaten the days activities. By the afternoon the sun was shining and the kids were all stripping off their jumpers and starting to get a bit red faced with sun burn (myself included). Anyway here are some pictures from the day and as you can see Brandon was very, very busy and will sleep really well tonight (as will I).

 

Brandon and Zac arrive at the 1st Wickford Oak meeting point for the fun day.

Not a great turn out from 1st Wickford Oak with only 11 of the 24+ kids we have in the group.

Brandon started on the boulder wall which was a climbing wall in a large box shape which they had to climb around without touching the floor.

Next it was time to get harnessed up and ready for abseiling.

Climbing up the ladder to get ready for his abseil down.

For the little Beavers the wall was set at 45 degrees making the abseiling really easy and fun for them.

Next up was shooting with some BB pistols.

 

Brandon taking aim, on his first round he missed all 10 shots. On his second go he ht the target 3 or 4 times.

Learning to walk the tightrope with the help of Zac to keep his balance.



Next up was some fencing using body armour, head protection and soft swords.

The white knights square off against their foes in black.

Battle commences and Brandon moves in for the kill.

Brandon using his karate footwork and stances to lunge in for an attack.

Negotiating the obstacle course.

Ninja warrior in the making as Brandon scrambles through the spider web without touching the floor.

There was a circus skills area with stilts, juggling, unicycles and this cool mini cycle. Brandon had more success than me riding this bike.



The boys all got to do some sucker bow artery and Brandon was a bit of an expert as he has his own bow at home to practise with.

One of the trickier activities was Nelsons ladder which wobbles from side to side as the boys try to climb it and ring the bell at the top.

Brandon learning that belly flat down gives a lower centre of gravity and more stable.

He makes it and stretches up to reach the bell.

The final activity of the day was a blinded woodland walk using a rope to feel your way through the obstacles.

Brandon successfully finishes the blinded woodland walk.