Durham Scouts - Camp@Home Activity Database
Activity Database
This database contains all the activities featured during the various Durham Scouts' Camp@Home events.
| Activity Name | Description | Badges | Tags | View |
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| Humpty Dumpty Yoga | Get warmed up in the morning with a Humpty Dumpty inspired morning Yoga session. |
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| Emergency Aid | Complete your Emergency Aid Stage 1 and 2 with Green Box First Aid |
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| Obstacle Course | Build an obstacle course at home and see who can complete it the fastest |
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| Self Extinguishing Fire | Join Pip, Mike and Jo from Moor House as they show you how to construct a self extinguishing fire that can be used to toast marshmallows. |
| Watch on YouTube | |
| Eggercise | Broadcast live during Camp@Home 4 on Sunday 28th March 2021, Join Dee for some Eggercise fun! |
| Watch on YouTube | |
| Hey Ho, Nobody Home Campfire Song | This song was first broadcast during Camp@Home 1 in May 2020. It was part of our evening virtual Campfire. |
| Watch on YouTube | |
| Little Green Frog | This song was broadcast during our virtual campfire as part of Camp@Home 1 in May 2020. |
| Watch on YouTube | |
| Zombie Campfire Song | This song was originally filmed during May of 2020 as part of our first Camp@Home event. |
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| The Lion Hunt | This version of the classic Lion Hunt song was first broadcast during our first Camp@Home event back in May 2020. |
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| Easter Family Quiz | This quiz was broadcast live during our Camp@Home 4 event in March 2021 |
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| Model Campsite | Improve your campsite planning skills by designing and building a model campsite layout |
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| Mini Pioneering | Practice your knots and lashings by building models or camp gadgets |
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| Camouflage | Develop your concealment skills as you camouflage yourself to blend into the background |
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| Bug Hotels | Build a bug or bee hotel to provide a home for lots of beneficial insects |
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| Soup Can Camp Stove | Make your own camp stove and cook something using a soup (or other) tin can |
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| Scout Radio | Find out more about Scouting by listening to Scout Radio |
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| Scoutadelic | Learn new Scout skills by watching vshort videos on Scoutadelic - there are loads of ideas to try |
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| Origami Crane | Learn how to make 'peace cranes' by following these simple instructions |
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| Fire Building Challenge | Learn how to succesfully build, light and maintain a camp fire |
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| Build a Mini-Golf Course | There are no badges for this one, but building your very own indoor or outdoor (age appropriate) min-golf at home is always fun. |
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| Make a Monument | why not try to make a model of a famous international monument? |
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| Spaghetti Towers | All you need is a packet of spaghetti and a packet of marshmallows (or several packets if you’re feeling ambitious)to build the tallest tower |
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| Rangoli Rice Pictures | Why not try making some rangoli pictures. These are traditional Indian decoration and patterns made with rice, particularly during festivals |
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| Photography | We can all take a snap with a smartphone, but why not take your photography to the next level and bag yourself a badge at the same time? |
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| Download PDF |
| Pendulum Painting | Build a giant pendulum of paint and create an abstract work of art |
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| S'mores | Try your hand at making traditional S'mores or make up some new S'mores recipes of your own |
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| Make a Model | Make a model catapult, crossbow or trebchet and have some fun trying it our |
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| Spaghetti Campfire Song | Join Leslie during our first camp@home event in May 2020 as we sing 'on top of Spaghetti' |
| Watch on YouTube | |
| Boom Chicka Boom Campfire Song | Broadcast during our first camp@home event back in May 2020, this is our take on the classic Boom Chicka Boom campfire song. |
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| Baby Bumblebee Campfire Song | This was one of the first videos broadcast during our very first Camp@Home event in May 2020. |
| Watch on YouTube | |
| Peel Banana Campfire Song | This song was broadcast during our first Camp@Home event in May 2020. |
| Watch on YouTube | |
| Head Shoulders Knees Toes | Broadcast LIVE during our third camp@home event, Join David as we sing Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes. |
| Watch on YouTube | |
| Pinewood Derby | Pinewood Derby is a USA tradition. During Camp@Home 4, our friends in Durham, USA showed us this video all about Pinewood Derby. |
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| Camp@Home 4 Mosaic | During Camp@Home 4, we combined thousands of images from across our 5 events to produce this incredible photo mosaic. Check it out! | View | ||
| Edible Camp Fires | Why not try making a camp fire that you can eat? |
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| Make a Survival Kit | Make your very own survival kit with just the things that you need |
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| Flameless Campfire | If you can’t have an outdoor campfire (or even if you can, but you don’t like the cold), why not make a safe, flameless indoor campfire? |
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| Make a Knotting Board | Make yourself a knotting board to remind yourself of all those useful knots and lashings |
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| Fact or Fiction | We’ve all heard about “Fake News” and hopefully understand the importance of fact-checking online content. Why not make up some "Fake News" of your own? |
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| Egg Carton Crafts | Try your hand at egg carton halloween crafts - or anyother theme that takes your fancy. |
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| Healthy Pizzas | Make yourself some healthy pizzas and learn all about health eating |
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| Fact or Fiction | We’ve all heard about “Fake News” and hopefully understand the importance of fact-checking online content. Why not make up some "Fake News" of your own? |
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| Egg Carton Crafts | Try your hand at egg carton halloween crafts - or anyother theme that takes your fancy. |
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| Healthy Pizzas | Make yourself some healthy pizzas and learn all about health eating |
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| Egg Drop | All you have to do is to drop an egg from the greatest height possible… without the egg breaking. |
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| Map Skills | Learn some mapping skills with help from Ordnance Survey |
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| Download PDF |
| Backwoods Cooking | If you have a suitable real fire, you could try your hand at some backwoods cooking |
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| Goat Climb | This one is just crazy and earns no badges. Just dress up a goat and get climbing! |
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| Egg Throwing | You’ll need two people to play and all you have to do is throw a raw egg between the two of you – increasing the distance between you as you go. |
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| Egg Decorating | Why not give decorating eggs a go - there are plenty of ideas for you to try |
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| Egg Boiling Race | How fast can you boil an egg from scratch? |
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| Strongest Egg | We think of eggs as fragile but egg shells can actually be quite strong. What's the most weight you can support on an egg? |
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| Salt Dough Scouting | Why not try your hand at making some salt dough beavers, cubs, scouts or explorer scouts, or even a camping scene? |
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| Make a Music Video | We want to see your best home made music videos. They can be a tribute to your favourite band or artist, they can be an affectionate mickey take out of a specific music video or style of music video. |
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| Build a Plant or Solar System | Make your own model of a planet or even the entitre solar system |
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| Personal Challenge | We can all do things better and things that we find difficult. A key part in earning your Top Awards in Scouting is to complete a personal challenge. |
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| Ice Cream in a Bag | Have a go at making your own ice cream, in a bag! |
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| Lemonade Making | Have a go at making your own homemade Lemonade |
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| Sandcastle Puddings | Part of our Seaside Splash event, have a go at making your own sandcastle puddings |
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| Camp Donuts | Have a go at making these classic camp donut treats |
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| Fossils | Make your own fossil in one of our creative activities |
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| Edible Rafts | Practice your knot skills by having a go at making your own edible rafts |
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| Punch & Judy Show | Join Professor James as he puts on a very special Punch & Judy show just for Durham Scouts - can you spot all the references? |
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| Fish N' Chips Yoga | Join Mike for some more of his Yoga - this time with a Seaside Theme! |
| Watch on YouTube |