Activities
2018 – Summer term:
The Elfins had their I Survive Camp and we slept outside under the stars, collected water and built dens, to gain the I Survive badge.
| Making Dream Catchers |
| Making friend-ship boats and floating them on the river |
| Pond dipping |
| Bubble making |
| Map reading |
| Tree climbing |
| Nature walk |
2017- Autumn term:
| Build a boat and let it float! |
| Woodcraft history |
| Obstacle course |
| Visit to the St Albans Organ Museum |
| Night hike |
| Campfire and making smores |
| First aid |
| Lantern walk |
| St Albans rock painting |
2017- Summer term:
| Human Computer |
| Fire making and songs |
| Baking and craft |
| Shelter building |
| Movie night |
| Sports Day |
| Football |
| Making bug hotels |
| Treasure hunt |
| Conservation hike |
| Wild swimming |
| Pizza making |
| Bluebell walk |
2016 – Autumn term:
In September we had our annual 2-night camp. The theme of the camp this year was the Stone Age.
| Fire station visit |
| Giant origami |
| Den making |
| Drumming |
| Woodcraft history |
| War games |
| Straw plaiting |
| First aid |
| Fire making |
| Games night |
| Night walk |
| Lantern making/diwali |
| Junk modelling |
| Trampolining |
| Treasure hunt |
| Swimming |
| Plate bags |
| Storytelling |
| Dragons den |
| Campfire bread making |
2016 – Summer term:
| Regional Elfin Day in the Woods |
| Map Making and Geocaching |
| Bluebell Walk |
| Firelighting |
| Outdoor Pizza |
| Making Sweets |
| Den Building |
| Making Plate Bags |
| River Dipping |
| Flag Making |
| Bushcraft Skills |
We finished the term off with a sunny picnic in Highfield Park
2016 – Spring term:
| Visit by the Morris Men |
| Observatory Visit |
| Pasta Making |
| Indoor Sports Activities |
| Yarn Bombing |
| Blogging |
| Sock Puppet Show |
| Orienteering |
| Night Walk |
| Clay modelling |
| Flat Stanley Travels the World |
| Mummifying Barbies |
| Sleepover |
2015 – Autumn term:
| Shelter building |
| Conservation walk |
| Drama session |
| Cooking |
| Dusk walk |
| Lantern making |
| Fire station visit |
| Felting |
| Camp bags |
| Clay modelling |
| Plan a route |
| Mindfulness and yoga |
| Christmas party |
Previous activities have included:
Placard making- NHS rally
- Fire and water session with the RNLI
- Live folk music with dancing
- Hoodie personalisation
- Pasta making
- Sleepover with camp fire
- Debating session
- Cake baking
- Wide games
- Hot dogs on a fire
- Drama session
- Bird feeders
- Food tasting from around the world
- Making Harry Potter masks and wands
- Bushcraft camp
- Christmas party with disco
- First aid session
- Willow lantern making
- Happiness session
- Clay session
- Climbing activity
- Dusk walk
- Drumming
- Pizza making
- Swimming
- Chocolate making
- District camp
- Nocturnal foraging by torchlight
Previous weekend and holiday activities have included:
Call 999 for the NHS – marching with the rally in St Albans with our hand made placards- District camp: Survivor! – the four clans competed to survive on a very enjoyable and successful two-night camp
- Oxfam Hike – joining Oxfam’s Herts Hike once again, we raised well over £500 for Oxfam’s work on girls’ education in Pakistan
- Bushcraft camp in Sussex – a group of pioneers and one elfin learnt whittling, fire-building, fire-lighting, cooking on a fire and some great new games
- Regional Pioneer camp in Norfolk
- Elfin mini camp
- Elfin singalong in London
- Campfire – an evening around the bonfire with jacket potatoes, marshmallows, fireworks and campfire songs
- Christmas party – a fabulous celebration with feasting, dancing and games
- St Saviours Christmas Tree Festival – our entry represented 100 years of war and peace
