Pfadfinder
Stories, traditions, activities and community life connected to German-speaking Scouts in Canberra.
From camps and outdoor adventures to group traditions and shared experiences, these posts reflect the energy and continuity of Pfadfinder life.
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Spielwelt During Canberra Lockdown 2021
Spielwelt is putting its programs on pause during the ACT lockdown. We plan to reopen when ACT public schools reopen for all children. Already counting the days in lockdown? Here are the many Spielwelt remote learning pages with lots of activity ideas suitable for young children learning or maintaining German at home. For Spielwelt the…
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Behind Every Great Organisation
Behind every great organisation, there is an even greater committee. And driving our great committee this year is a really great president. The year 2021 is Tobias’ second year on the Spielwelt committee, and he’s guiding us all well through another year of covid, policy updates, capital improvements, special events like the lantern walk, considering…
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A New Look for our Hall
The Turner Scout Hall in Haig Park is undergoing a transformation. As the home of the German Australian Pfadfinder Scout group and the German Australian Playschool and playgroups, it is only fitting that the building’s new paint job gives the hall a European look. Our Fachwerkhaus (half-timbered house) with shutters and stone foundations is also…
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What Makes Spielwelt Special
The committee has been discussing “who is Spielwelt and what makes it so special?” These are some of our answers: German language We are welcoming Teachers spending time with children rather than admin during the day Teachers having the time to show care and love to each child and family We look at the family…
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Helping Hands in Bushlands
The Pfadfinder Joeys and Cubs enjoyed a little hike up Red Hill with their families. The kids did a great job climbing up the steep hills, to enjoy some beautiful views. They also used a compass to figure out which paths to take, located landmarks in the distance (like the arboretum and the airport), learned how to…
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Batik or Tie-Dying
Pfadfinder scouts of all ages, from 6 to 18, enjoyed creating their own tie-dye clothing and accessories this week. It was absolutely beautiful being out in Haig Park in the evening summer sun, enjoying making our crafty creations. Check out some of our colourful creations above! Many thanks to Nala and Amelia for organising it…
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Giant Bubbles
Our Pfadfinder Joey scouts enjoyed making some giant bubbles, using special bubble mixture and bubble wands they made themselves. Our cubs wanted to join in at the end too, and so they cleverly fashioned makeshift bubble wands out of loops of long grass. There are two giant bubble mixture recipes below. For both recipes it…
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Being Kind to Birds and Possums
Our Pfadfinder Cubs enjoyed another great evening organised by Venturer Scout Amelia. One week, Amelia helped the cubs to make delicious and rainbow coloured unicorn fudge. She is passionate about the environment and caring for animals, so this week she organised a cub session to make Alfresco Apple Bird Cafes. The recipe is simple and…
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Our Own Floriade
Organisations across Canberra were invited to host a little bit of Floriade in their own communities in 2020. Our venturer scouts had recently designed, created and installed window boxes for us, so we had the perfect spot for some Spring flowers. The GAP children got in on the action too, and planted a few water…
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Milk Carton Pizza Ovens
The Pfadfinder Joeys had a rather spectacular evening recently, making milk cartons in pizza ovens. First they made their dinner by rolling their pizza ingredients into a wholewheat wrap. This in turn was sealed up in silver tin foil. The tin foil dinner was then popped into an empty one-litre cardboard milk carton. We had…