Jul 17 2025
As part of the Bug Hunter badge, our Meerkats made worm farms. They were fascinated by the talk given by Rikki (Karen Hewson) and then set about storing the wriggling animals in padding. Playing Beetle was all part of the fun. Ella gave an excellent talk on her favourite bug – the Ladybug. Thanks to …
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Jul 16 2025
On a chilly day in the month of May, over 30 Liesbeek Meerkats gathered to go on a hike with a difference. Geo-caching is not part of our ambit, but Fox from 1st Claremont explained it so well that everyone was excited. As we strolled along, we sang a song, until we came an appointed …
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Apr 04 2024
One of the newcomers to the Meerkat Interest badges last year was the Family Heritage Badge. As it is part of the National Challenge 2024, our Meerkat Den decided to give it a go! First of all, we held a Grandparents Day, with a large turnout of grandparents bringing interesting food to taste from their …
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Apr 04 2024
Our Den Scouters have been thinking hard about the Meerkat Observer Challenge badge. The requirements are simple – perform three activities scoring 5/8 with three different senses, and play a memory game. We started off with gusto, pointing out eight sights during our outing to Kirstenbosch. Then I tested each Meerkat and they could remember …
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Apr 19 2023
The Meerkats at 1st Claremont re-enact the first camp in 1907 on Brownsea Island
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Apr 19 2023
Our Meerkats made contact with a Colony of Beaver Scouts in England, through friends of our ADS, Otter. Beavers are for children 6-8, a little older than our Meerkats. We were delighted to receive in the post hand-written letters from the Beavers with delightful news – they lived near London, about their favourite badges, they …
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Dec 23 2022
Our Meerkats visited Huis Nuweland in Newlands to bring good cheer to the 74 old people. They sang carols and handed our carefully made Christmas ornaments to everyone. The residents thoroughly enjoyed the singing – and joined in with all the songs. When the Meerkats went to talk to older folk, they discovered that one …
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