Table of Contents

A Little About Us
Calendar of District and Regional Events
Fun Stuff
	Craft Projects and Ideas
		Christmas Crafts Craft Hints Hand-y Crafts:  using the hands as a focal point Joy of (Recycled) Crafts Lois Walker's Easy Puppet Mom Makes It Best Practical Craft Recipes Puppet Ideas for Crafts and Stories Recipes for Edible Crafts Simple Beaver Crafts 100 Things to Do With Cardboard Tubes 100 Things to Do With Egg Cartons 100 Things to Do With Newspapers
	Games and Activities
		Games from the Lancashire UK Gathering Activities — Gap Fillers Our Collection of Games Sixty Second Activities
	Songs for Beavers
		Camping Songs from the UK Our Beaver Songbook Thornhill-Summit District Songbook
	Stories and Storytelling
		Audience Participation Stories Preparing and Telling Stories Stories and Poems List Storyteller and Storytelling for Beavers, The When You Read to a Child
	Poems and Verse
		Animal Nonsense Verses Alliteration Nonsense Verse More Nonsense Verse Tying Shoelaces
	Jokes, Riddles and Tongue Twisters
		Elephant Jokes Just Jokes Knock-Knock Jokes Riddles Tongue Twisters
	Beaver Tales Create an Activity Chest Finger Plays Rhythms and Chants You Can Do Things Together
Other Stuff
	Understanding Beaver Age Children
		Beaver-Age Youth Breaking the Ice With Children Building Up Self-Esteem in Children Child's 10 Commandments for Parents, A Child Abuse Children and Anger Children's Bill of Rights, The Effective Communication With Beavers Introspective Look at Your Colony, An Kids Do Say the Darndest Things Looking at the Good Side Respecting the Children in Our Care Self Esteem for Children Understanding Behaviour Problems Whiner, The 99 Ways to Say Very Good
	Camping, Outdoors and Activities
		Camp Food
			Beaver-Size Servings Camp Menus Food Allergies Menu Tips and Grocery Shopping Snacks
		Camp Theme Ideas Campfire Blanket Camping/Outdoor Activity Guide FAQ Colony Camping Colony Scouter's Guide to Knots Field Trips, Tours, Excursions, etc. Fire Basics Hug-A-Tree and Survive Program Hypothermia Jamboree on the Trail (JOTT) Kids and the Sun Outdoor Activity Plan Review Outdoor Manners Outdoors — Our Responsibility, The Overnight Camp Equipment Checklist Prepared for the Woods Preparation for Camping Checklists Planning a Beaver Camp Why Outdoors?
	Program Planning
		Developing Program Ideas Evaluating Your Program Meeting Guidelines New Colony Start-up Kit Principles to Work By Outdoors With Beavers
			Introduction Meetings With an Outdoor Portion Use the Outdoors to Remind Beavers of Their Promise More Outdoor Activities The Five Ws of Outdoors In the Spring Lost in the Woods — a survival game Songs About the Outdoors Winter Outings Tobogganing
		Programming Jumpstarts Proactive Ideas for Programming Short and Long Range Planning Process Some Points About Programming White Tail Activities 10 Months of Programming
	The Colony Scouter
		Colony Scouter Skills Chart Dos and Don'ts for Scouters and Helpers Essential Learning for the Colony Scouter Getting Along With Others How are We Doing? How to Deal With Mistakes I Hereby Resign Job Description Keeo for the Colony Leader Names in the Beaver Colony Leadership and Teams Of Boys and Beavers Training:  How To Be An Effective Participant Wood Badge Training You Know You're Addicted to Scouting When ... 101 Ways to Lighten Up
	Spiritual Emphasis
		Collection of Beaver Prayers, A Golden Principle, The Scouting Vespers Spiritual Aspects of Scouting Spiritual Fellowship Table Graces for Beavers Thoughts For Sharing Value of a Man (a leader), The
	SYDs (Scouting for Youth with disAbilities)
		Allergies and Food Sensitivities Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Diabetes Facts About ADHD How Would You Prepare Yourself? Learning Styles and Autism Resources for Leaders Scouting and Cerebral Palsy Scouting and Children with ADHD Scouting for Youth With Special Needs SYD Suggests Consider the Following Tourette Syndrome
	Parent and Guardian Information and Involvement
		Beaver Parent's Handbook Beaver/Parent Questionnaire COPE - Behaviour Strategies First Letter Home Getting Parents Involved in Your Program Parents Involvement Sample — Parents Meeting Agenda We Need Your Help!
	Ceremonies
		Glossary of Ceremony Terms, A Investiture of a Kit Sample of a Closing (Lodging) Sample of an Opening Swimming-up from Beavers to Cubs Tail Celebration Ideas Why We Have Beaver Ceremonies
	Volunteers in Scouting
		Benefits of Scouting Delegation Process, The Do I Listen — Really Listen? Let's Discuss the Benefits of Scouting More Tips for Recruiting Recruiting Tips Seven Keys to Recruiting Volunteers Volunteer Bill of Rights, A 11 Commandments For An Enthusiastic Team 101 Ways to Give Recognition to Volunteers
	Insurance Information
		Insurance Questions and Answers National Liability Program National Travel and Indemnity Insurance Reporting Accidents/Incidents to Our Insurers
	Beaver Scouting Around the World Effective Meetings Financial Assistance for Youth River News — Service Team Newsletters Service Scouter Visits the Colony
Tales of Good Turns
Thought provoking stories and poems
Links to useful sites and resources
What's New or Changed on this site
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Last updated:  September 7, 2001