We almost didn't meet for the snow badge because it actually snowed that morning! Four families were able to make it and most others completed the badge at home. We learned about what snow is, how it happens, what snowflakes look like up close, who "Snowflake" Bentley was, and more. We talked about snow records locally and around the world, and of course we made lots of paper snowflakes!
Peggy filled in for this meeting, as the Donahues were in quarantine! She covered everything needed to earn the badge up through Level 4. She played a great dice game that went over very well.
This year's service project was making no-sew fleece hats and scarves for the homeless. Everyone donated fleece to be used. Even the littlest students worked hard to help. We are still working on finishing all the hats and scarves to be delivered to the local homeless shelter.
We earned the thankfulness badge the week of Thanksgiving! Students kept a 30-day thankfulness journal, thought of ways we can show thankfulness to others, learned Thanksgiving trivia, and created a thankful tree listing things they are thankful for on leaves.
We spent 2 meetings covering the topic of Heraldry. We learned a lot about the history and details of heraldry, what is was and what it wasn't, what the symbols and colors mean, who wore coats of arms and more. We then designed and painted our own cardboard shields.
We covered the pumpkins badge by learning many facts about pumpkins, watching some videos, eating roasted pumpkin seeds, and making a pumpkin craft. We used pre-printed pumpkin templates and made zentangle designs which we then colored with watercolor pencils and painted over with water to achieve the look we wanted.
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