THEME:Recycling SUBTHEME: Newspaper

THEME:Recycling SUBTHEME: Newspaper

5:50:COMING IN ACTIVITY: Use newspaper to make something.

6:00:OPENING CEREMONY

6:05: GAME: What is it?

In 2 circles of Joeys, lay out a piece of newspaper. Joeys come to the middle of the circle and pretend the newspaper is something else (a blanket, a hat, a slide) Reinforce that by recycling we can re-use things and give them a new purpose.

6:10 GAME: Clean up!Equipment –scrunched up newspaper

Scatter newspaper throughout the hall...... Have a central hoop with a Joey or leader standing inside.....Joeys must run to gather as much paper as possible and place in the hoop, the person in the hoop needs to throw the paper out as quickly as possible. Swap Joey inside.

6:15: GAME: News paper Race

Equipment:1 newspaper

Method: Each Joey Scout is provided with 2 sheets of newspaper which they use to run the race. They can only step on the newspapers. This is done by stepping on one piece. Lay the other in front adjoining themselves then stepping on it. Retrieving the first piece of paper from behind which they now place in front of themselves and step on. Moving forward in this fashion. First one to reach the finish line is the winner.

6:20:STORY: Lewis the Litterbug puppet story

6:25: CRAFT: Two craft items – Joeys complete one then swap

Group 1 –Litter bugs

Make bugs from recyclable materials. Gather some materials together (eg

newspaper, string, straws, bottle tops), making sure they are clean, plus tacky

glue or a low temperature glue gun. To make a body you can crumple up a sheet

of newspaper, wrap another piece round it and tie it together with string. Then add anything you like to make it look like a bug

Group 2 – Decorate a plastic bag holder (So we can re-use our plastic bags)

6:50:GAME: WHAT TO DO? Joeys seated in circle. Spin a bottle. When the bottle points to a Joey that Joey chooses an item of rubbish from a collection and decides whether to put in the recycling bin, rubbish bin, compost or reuse box.

Spare Game: Rob the Nest

Joeys into four teams, one in each corner of the playing area. Each Joey screw up a piece of newspaper into an “egg” and places in the middle of the area.

Each team also needs a ‘nest’. The teams start collecting eggs from the centre supply. The Joeys take it in turn, taking only one egg at a time and placing

it in their nest. Then the next Joey in the team does the same. When the centre supply has run out the Joeys then steal eggs from any of the other teams’ nests, continuing in a relay fashion until time is called. The team with the most eggs is

the winner

Spare Game: Recycle Game

Equipment: newspaper, hula hoops

Method: Use newspaper. Hula hoops as Recycling Bin

Sing along as you do the game. Tune: 5 In A Bed

There’s a can in the bin, and another goes in, Recycle, Recycle!

So ------(Joey Scouts name) recycled and threw in a can.

There are two cans in the bin etc.

Continue until all the Joey Scouts have had their names called to throw a bean

Craft: Grouch in a can

Equipment: Empty black film canister with lid, Large (2") green pom-pom,2 Wiggle eyes (7 mm), Tacky glue, Short piece of narrow green ribbon (if you wish to hang it),

Toothpick

Method: With toothpick run small amount of tacky glue around inside of film canister around top edge. Place green pompom into canister so that about 1/2 of pompom shows over top. With toothpick, spread tacky glue around underside of lid, then place on top of pom-pom slightly tilted back towards green hanging ribbon (if you plan on hanging it).With toothpick, spread small amount of tacky glue on eyes and stick onto ball. There you have it -Grouch-In-a-Can!

6:55CLOSING CEREMONY:

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