Category: Activities

Team Sports are BUZZIN’ about Blair Everywhere!

Watch the video to learn the Team Sports’ version of Choc-o-latte

Then share your videos with us on social media using #BlairEverywhere and #TeamSports

If you look for us on TikTok you can duet our video to dance with us!

Everybody say CHOCO – LA – TTE!

Contributed by Team Sports

Scotland is a small country with no less than 3 indigenous languages spoken. Click on the link below to have a go at our Languages O’ Scotland activity, learn about the different languages and have a go at learning some basic words and phrases.

Learn how to make a leather woggle. If you’ve not got vegetable tanned leather, why not upcycle an unused or broken leather bag or belt for example.

Share a picture of your finished woggle with us on social media using the hashtag #BlairEverywhere

Contributed by the Leatherworking team

Use your acting, photography and storytelling skills to amaze and entertain us!

Watch the video for more details, and follow the instructions below.

1. Take four photographs telling one story
2. Share them on our Facebook page, or tag us in a Tweet, TikTok or Instagram post.
3. Use the hashtags #BlairEverywhere and #FreezeFrameChallenge
4. Remember to give your masterpiece a title
5. Check out the other fabulous dramatic productions on display.

Contributed by the Blair AKToR team

Materials

• Ball of string (different colours if you have)
• Screw in cup hook (or clip carabiner)
• Pencil or Pencil for winding.

Method

1. Attach hook/carabiner so it’s secure to fence or tree etc. (Image 1)

2. Cut string about 4m long  (2m each colour if you have) and bring the 2 ends/tails together and tie in an overhand knot. You should now have a large circle of string. (Image 2)

3. Hook the circle into the hook/carabiner. Step backwards until the string is taught. (Image 1)

4. Insert pen/pencil into the loop where you are holding. (Image 3 & 4)

5. Keeping the string tight in one hand, use the other hand to twist the pencil clockwise. (Image 5)

6. You will notice the string starting to twist together. DON’T LET THE STRING GO SLACK! (Image 6)

7. Keep winding, when the string feels very twisted you can test to see that it is tight enough by carefully reducing the tension. If it looks like it’d going to for a little knot on it’s own, it’s ready! If not wind some more and repeat as above.Go up to the half way mark with one hand, keep your string nice and tight. Hook the pencil end around the hook which divides the length of string into 2. Pull back with the pencil hand which will pull the other hand forward and you should now have 3 pieces all the same length. Watch the short video on folding the rope and ‘untwisting’.

8. KEEP THE STRING TIGHT. Turn the pencil anti-clockwise this time until tight again. Give a bit of a pull to ‘set the rope’.

9. Take 2 small pieces of string and tie just above the pencil and just below the hook to secure. (Image 7)

10. Remove pencil and rope from the hook and cut the ends off. (Image 8)

Share your finished rope (or any funny mishaps) on social media using the hashtag #BlairEverywhere

Contributed by the Bushcraft team

Join us in reducing the loneliness and improving the wellbeing of people in care homes as we collectively carry out 10,000 acts of kindness.

Care homes have been hit incredibly hard by the current global pandemic, from residents falling ill to being separated from their loved ones. Our young people have told us that they usually help care homes throughout the year and that the current crisis shouldn’t stop that from happening.

You could make kindness rocks, write letters or draw pictures, make videos or share skills.

Choose and record your act of kindness on the Scouts website, and share on social media with the hashtag #BlairEverywhere

Contributed by the Community Impact team

Take action to help other people by sharing three things you’re doing to stay positive during the coronavirus crisis with three others.

Write (or draw) three things you’re doing to look after your mental wellbeing during this challenging time and share these ideas with three other people.

Find out more on the Scouts website. If you’d like to share your three things on social media too, remember to use the hashtags #BlairEverywhere and #ThreeFor3

Contributed by the Community Impact team

One of the main mountains that we climb at Blair Atholl, and which can be seen from the campsite is Carn Liath (part of the Beinn A’Ghlo range) which is classed as a “Munro”.

Munros are mountains in Scotland who’s summit height is 3,000 feet (914.4 metres) and higher.

The summit of Carn Liath is 3,202 feet or 975 metres high.

Walking and climbing mountains as part of Scouting activities usually requires the activity to be led by people with appropriate experience and qualifications/adventurous activity permits.

So instead of going for an actual hillwalk, why not walk/climb the height of Carn Liath from the comfort of your own home

• Climb the stairs in your house, or another suitable/safe venue, the appropriate number of times to reach the equivalent height.
• The average height of an individual stair is around 20cm, meaning 5 stairs in a metre, and 4,875 stairs to the top of Carn Liath
• The average flight of stairs in the UK usually consists of 14 stairs
• Meaning that you would need to walk up 348.2 flights of stairs to reach the top (assuming starting from sea level!).

Try it – how long will it take you?

Don’t forget to take the appropriate kit with you – good comfy footwear, snacks, water bottle and don’t forget the waterproofs (it is Scotland after all).

If this seems like too much of a challenge, our Hill Walking team also offer a very popular Ice Cream Hike, which you can try instead.

Share pictures of your Munro Challenge with us on social media using the hashtag #BlairEverywhere

Contributed by the Hill Team