Who would have thought a blend of history, knots, poles and a competitive race could be so much fun for Brooklyn Scouts ?

This week the keas learned about making crystals and had a blast mixing together our ingredients that will ‘climb’ up their cups over the coming weeks with the help of some sunshine. We also welcomed newest Kaiārahi Kayla to the troop who lead us in a series of fun games to round off the evening. Welcome Kayla! 

This week we had three very special (very furry) guests along to meet our keas! After learning all about care and safety for a variety of pets our keas put their new skills to the test walking, cuddling, and practicing tricks with our three furry friends. 

This week our keas beat out the rain with a new game in our new posses: using chalk to give each other directions to find some hidden plastic cups around the neighbourhood! After a blast of running around with chalk and torches we headed inside to escape the weather and to finish painting our hands we have used to ‘sign’ the rules that the kids came up with last week. How cool! 

Term three began with what felt like millions of plastic balls flying across the scout hall as keas worked in teams to practice our sportsmanship. With new a youth lead code in place to guide our activities, and some exciting new topics ahead, our tamariki really applied themselves as they embraced working together as a team.