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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Feb 03 2024
By a Meerkat The natural progression for a Meerkat after two years in the Den is to Burrow Up to Cubs. It is a joyful yet solemn ceremony. Some Meerkats (but not all) achieve the highest award, the Meerkat Gold Star, and they feel a huge sense of achievement as well. This year, we asked …
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Feb 03 2024
As November approaches, our Meerkats seem to know – it’s Camp time! Together with parents and Cub siblings, we drove down to Glencairn and entered the fantasy world of Brownsea Island. The theme for the National Camp is set each year and Meerkat Dens all over the country follow the same programme of activities. This …
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Oct 17 2023
Call me Rafiki! Since 2020, I have led a large team of Scouters who run the Meerkats. We are the newest unit at 1st Claremont, catering for 5-6 year olds. We also have their parents along at meetings, so a great deal of fun and learning goes on all round. I started in Scouting/Guiding when …
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Oct 17 2023
The wet weather made fools of us all term. Our Meerkat Den frequently had to switch to Plan B or postpone events altogether. Looking back, though, 1st Claremont accomplished a lot, grabbing every bit of outdoor activity time we could. We even had 83% attendance! Among many other activities, games and songs, we completed the …
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Jul 18 2023
The Meerkats have been hard at work earning their Community challenge badge, which we will complete in Term 3. One of the requirements is, as a Den, to complete a special project to help your community. The Meerkats decided to spend part of a meeting making peanut butter and apricot jam sandwiches for Ladles of …
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Jul 18 2023
In Term 2, Meerkats had their annual photo. We were happy to welcome Nick back (aka Fox). Term ended too quickly, with the Burrow Up Ceremony of Daniel, Max and Zane who had been with us for the full two years. Daniel and Max were able to achieve their Gold Stars – the Meerkats’ highest …
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