With Kon-tiki coming up, our Meerkats got busy with their Raft Builder badge. They first checked what could float and what didn’t. What happened when egg boxes became saturated, or poly trays got holes? The answer wasn’t aways obvious. Checking what they would do if they couldn’t float (for long) was next and everyone got to don a life jacket.

Our second meeting had two crafts – making a clay captain for a raft and then making the raft itself. The rafts were more like yachts, but that’s OK. We took them outside to race them in trays prepared by Cub Max and immediately discovered that yachts react to wind – going in the right diection. Next time we’ll know. A great time was had by all.

Meerkats Brownsea Island

Our Meerkats celebrated Founders Day with a trip to Brownsea Island. They made tents (thanks to our able SGL), fished for food, bound yummy fruit packages in the trees and had the great idea of making little fires to keep warm. We’ll never forget Baden-Powell.

Judith Bishop, Den Leader