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St. George’s Day Activity & Games Pack

Created for Beavers, Cubs, Scouts & Explorers

Created By Samantha Eagle

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Contents

"Copyright Notices" .................................................................................................................................... 2

Contents...................................................................................................................................................... 3

A little note for you… .................................................................................................................................. 5

An Overview Of St George’s Day For You & The Children… ......................................................................... 6

EASY ST GEORGE’S DAY ACTIVITIES .................................................................................................. 7

Activity No. 1 – “Easy St. George Dragon” ................................................................................................... 8

Suitable for Beavers, Cubs & Scouts .......................................................................................................... 8

Activity No. 2 – “Easy English Card Rose” .................................................................................................. 11

Suitable for Beavers & Cubs .................................................................................................................... 11

Activity No. 3 – “Red Rose Celery Stick Card” ............................................................................................ 12

Suitable for Beavers & Cubs .................................................................................................................... 12

Activity No. 4 – “Baby Dragon” ................................................................................................................. 13

Suitable for Beavers, Cubs & Scouts ........................................................................................................ 13

Activity No. 5 – “Tic Tac London Bus” ........................................................................................................ 15


Activity No. 6 – “Easy Stand Up Models - St. George Saves the Princess!” ................................................. 16


Activity No. 7 – “How To Draw A St George’s Dragon Head” ..................................................................... 22

Suitable for Beavers, Cubs, Scouts & Explorers ....................................................................................... 22

Activity No. 8 – “How To Draw St. George’s Helmet” ................................................................................ 25


Activity No. 9 – “The London Taxi” ............................................................................................................ 28

Suitable for Cubs, Scouts & Explorers ..................................................................................................... 28

Activity No. 10 – “Easy Cute Peg Dragons” ................................................................................................ 30


ST GEORGE’S DAY GAMES ................................................................................................................. 32

Game No. 1 – “The Dragon & Princess Game” ........................................................................................... 33


Game No. 2 – “Bash St. George’s Castle” ................................................................................................... 36



Game No. 3 – “Slay the Dragon Pinata” ..................................................................................................... 37


Game No. 4 – “Quoits” .............................................................................................................................. 38


Game No. 5 – “English Charades” .............................................................................................................. 39


Game No. 6 – “Catch the Dragon’s Tail” .................................................................................................... 41

Suitable for Beavers, Cub, Scouts & Explorers ........................................................................................ 41

Game No. 7 – “English Act in a Bag” .......................................................................................................... 42


Game No. 8 – “St. George’s Day Win, Lose or Draw” ................................................................................. 43


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A little note for you…

Hi, here’s the St George’s Day Pack. I´ve had lots of fun creating this for you and I know

the kids will love these activities and games.

The pack is split into two sections “Activities and Games”. Underneath each heading you

will notice that it says who it is suitable for i.e. Beavers, Cubs, Scouts or Explorers.

Take a look at all the activities and games because you may feel there are some activities

and/or games which may be suitable for your section.

PRINTING HELP

IMPORTANT - If you are not intending to print in colour make sure you set your printer

to greyscale (this can be found in the Print Dialog box).

Because the entire pack is in one document you will need to print specific pages for the

activity you want to do. To do this you need to type the number of the page you want

printed in your print dialog box.

Have fun

Samantha

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An Overview Of St George’s Day For You & The Children…

Note to leader… If the children are new to St. George’s Day and the stories that

surround it true or mythical then it’s best for you to read this to them so that the

crafts and games have some meaning.

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St George's Day is celebrated on the 23rd of April. Saint George is the Patron Saint of

England and also the Patron Saint of all Scouts around the world. He was born in

Turkey.

His emblem, a red cross on a white background, is the flag of England, and part of the

British flag. St George's emblem was adopted by Richard The Lion Heart and brought

to England in the 12th century.

The Legend of St George

St George was a brave Roman soldier who left the army to travel to the palace of the

Emperor, Diocletian, to plead with him to stop his cruel persecution of Christians. As

he rode on his horse through Sylene (in present-day Libya), he found that one of the

cities was plagued by an evil dragon that lurked in a swamp. This terrifying creature

could only be pacified by feeding it with human bodies, and every day one of the

citizens was chosen by drawing lots and was sacrificed.

The King's own daughter, Cleolinda, was going to be the victim on the day that

George arrived. He hurried to help her, even though his only weapon was a spear.

With awesome courage he charged on his horse, knowing that he had only one shot

at killing the fire-breathing dragon. He succeeded and saved the princess's life.

After talking to George, the grateful King, the princess, and many of the people

decided to become Christians. George continued to the Emperor's palace, but

Diocletian had him put to death on 23rd April AD303 for his Christian faith.

Baden Powell chose St George to be the movements Patron Saint because he had the

qualities that reflect good Scouting.

On St George’s Day a traditional custom is to fly the St George’s flag and wear a red

rose. The hymn ‘Jerusalem’ is also sung on or the nearest Sunday to that date, in

churches across the nation.

If you want to learn a little more about St. George and England play the win, lose draw

game at the end of this pack

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Easy St George’s Day Activities

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Activity No. 1 – “Easy St. George Dragon”

Suitable for Beavers, Cubs & Scouts

Materials Needed

Thin card or very thick paper

Green paints

Directions

1. Print the dragon template on the following pages and cut it out. If you can put thin card

through your printer that would be great if not cut out a couple of dragons for the kids to draw round then cut out themselves

2. Using scissors cut slits along the lines of the dragon’s body one for the wings and two

smaller ones for the legs

3. Get the kids to decorate as they wish with paint, pencils, felts or a bit of both

4. Once the wings and legs are also painted fold them in half and push through the slots

5. If you have used card the dragon should stand up – you may need to make a tiny fold at the bottom of the feet

6. OR you can punch a hole in the top of the body to thread string to hang the dragon’s up

Thanks to…

littlecreativedays.wordpress.com

https://littlecreativedays.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/dragon.pdf



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Activity No. 2 – “Easy English Card Rose”

The rose is England’s national flower.

Suitable for Beavers & Cubs

Materials Needed

Red construction card

Clear tape

Scissors

Green card (this will be used to roll up for the stems)

Directions

1. Freehand draw onto the red card a continuous

whirling circle similar to the one in the picture below

2. Cut out the rose along the lines you’ve drawn

3. Take the centre of the card and start to roll it round and round to make a rose shape

4. Once you get to the end use some tape to keep it in place

5. Roll some green card to turn into a stem, fold the top and either tape or glue to the bottom of the rose

6. Now the kids can place them all in a vase for your meeting place or take them home for mum or gran

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Activity No. 3 – “Red Rose Celery Stick Card”

This is a really simple effective craft for the

little ones. The rose is England’s national

flower.

Suitable for Beavers & Cubs

Materials Needed

A4 sheet of white card

Celery stick 3 children can share

Red, green and black paint

Directions

1. Fold your A4 white card to turn into an A5 card

2. Cut the end of a bunch of celery you can also use the other bits by wrapping some string around the lose pieces to create the same effect

3. Dip into red paint and stamp onto the front of your card you will have room for more

than one rose

4. Use your green paint to draw a stem and some leaves

5. Use your black paint to write on the front of the card / maybe it could be for their mum or grandparent

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Activity No. 4 – “Baby Dragon”


Materials Needed for Each Dragon

Polystyrene eggs

Green paint

Foam sheets or green card for the wings

Tiny amount of red foam or card for the end of the tail

Orange or red wool or pipe cleaners for the veins

Strong glue and scissors

Directions

1. Paint the egg and leave to dry

2. Using the wing template draw round the shape onto your foam or card and cut out. Add

the veins to them using thin strips of wool or pipe cleaners

3. Using the template draw around and cut out the two feet with the tail attached

4. Fix two small teardrop shapes of red card or foam at the end of the tail. Glue the

painted egg to the foam/card shape using strong glue

5. When dry, cut two slits in the sides of the egg and glue the wings inside these so they

stick out from the egg

6. Cut a round shape for the face and stick it onto the egg

7. You can either use googly eyes or draw your own

8. You can either use small bits of card for the nostrils or draw them on

Thanks to…

www.patticrafts.co.uk

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Activity No. 5 – “Tic Tac

London Bus”


Materials Needed for Each Bus

Empty clean Tic Tac container. Peel off all labels

and clean with soap and water to get rid of glue residue

Paint (Red, Black, and White) - I used acrylic painters pens

Painters Tape

Directions

1. Take apart the lid and base

2. Place square pieces of tape on the box for each window at the sides, two at the front, two at the back and one for the door

3. Paint the bus with red paint and let dry

4. Once the red paint is dry, peel away all tape. If paint leaks through tape, just scrape it off with a toothpick

5. Paint details such as wheels, license plates, etc.

6. Place lid back on to create a door at the back of the bus.

Thanks to…

www.zakkalife.blogspot.com.es

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Activity No. 6 – “Easy Stand

Up Models - St. George

Saves the Princess!”


Materials Needed

Thin card

Knight and Princess templates (found on the

next page)

Thick white paint

Grey, black, yellow and flesh coloured paint or

you can use pencils, crayons or felts to add colour

Scrap fabric some white netting to go under the skirt and for

the veil and some pink material for the next layer of the skirt

Ribbon, sequins, glitter, or any extra embellishments you wish

Small amount of foil

Small white feather

Glue, Scissors

Red heart (either buy them or cut one from card)

Directions

USE THE PICTURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES TO HELP YOU

1. Draw around the templates onto your card and cut out

2. Using your thick white paint, paint a basecoat onto your figures. If it starts to warp a bit don't worry... it will flatten when it dries (see pic 1)

Making St. George

1. Either paint or colour in the knight with a silver grey. Make sure to pencil in where his legs are and leave the space white. Leave to dry (see pic 2)

2. Using foil, shiny paper, or small silver muffin wrappers...cut little wedges and glue on the joints of the armour (see pic 3)

3. Using glitter glue, paint or felts, and trims embellish your Knight. You can also use

stickers or cut out some shapes from foil (see pic 4)

4. Glue a feather on the helmet as a plume (see pic 5)

5. Stick the heart to St. George’s hand

6. Paint the sword and stick it to his other hand

Making the Princess

1. Stick on the upper body and the hat to the white painted princess

2. Using a pencil draw some guidelines where the hair will be

3. Paint or pencil some flesh colour for the face and neck

4. Cut out a rectangle of white netting, gather it up on one short end, press into the glue at the waist below the belt and hold into place while the glue sets. Don't worry about

getting the length right you can trim it later (see pic 2)

5. Glue a piece of scrap fabric over top the netting in the same way (see pic 3)

6. Add some glue down the side of the cardboard skirt and tuck the raw edge in to give it a good finished look

7. Trim the skirt and netting if you need to

http://docs.google.com/View?id=drmq57s_99djmt6vcq


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8. Colour the bodice and the hat allow to dry

9. Add some lace trim to the bottom of the skirt, the waist and the bottom of the hat (see

pic 4)

10. Paint or colour her hair

11. Draw on the face

12. Add a tiny piece of material for the sleeve cuff (see pic 5)

Model Stands

1. Once you’re happy with your models take some cardboard and cut a long triangle, making sure the bottom is straight

2. On the long straight side take about 1/2 an inch and fold over. Using a ruler or bone folder smooth it down so it is a good fold

3. Apply some glue to this folded edge

4. Stick on the back of your doll making sure the bottom lines up. If your doll does not

stand you may have to trim this piece on the bottom


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Making Your Knight

1 2

3 4

5


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Making The Princess

1 2

3 4

5


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Activity No. 7 – “How To Draw

A St George’s Dragon Head”

Suitable for Beavers, Cubs, Scouts & Explorers

Materials Needed Per Child

1. Paper and Pencil

2. Coloured pencils, paints or felts

Preparation

1. Print out the next page - the directions to draw the

dragon’s head. You need enough copies for two

children sharing

2. If it’s Beavers get them to trace the picture on the following page to start them off- there’s two on the page just tear to separate them


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How To Draw A St. George’s Day Dragon’s Head

STEP1 - Draw the shape of the head, then draw the neck line and shoulder. Add the facial guideline as well. This outline is your guideline so draw it feint

STEP 2 – Use the circle to

draw the side profile of the

dragon's snout, forehead,

upper jaw line, and head/horn

STEP 3 – Draw the

dragon's bottom jaw and frills. The frills should be stiff and pointed.

STEP 4 – Draw the back of the

neck, then draw in the fin like spikes that flows down the back of the neck. The fin like frills should be torn a bit.

STEP 7 – Draw hands, legs and shoes

STEP 5 – Draw the front part of the neck, then add detailing to the neck. Draw the shoulder and move to step six

STEP 6 – Add bold detailing or definition to the brow, then draw in the eye. Add horns on the snout and draw the nostrils.

STEP 7 – Detail the front of the

neck with horizontal scales and also detail the frills on the back of the neck.

STEP 8 – Lastly, draw the

arm of the wing, then add detailing. Erase all the mistakes and guides.

STEP 9 – Have fun colouring in your dragon.


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Activity No. 8 – “How To Draw St. George’s

Helmet”

Suitable for Beavers, Cubs, Scouts &

Explorers

Materials Needed Per Child

1. Paper and Pencil

2. Coloured pencils, paints or felts

Preparation

1. Print out the next page - the

directions to draw the knights’ helmet. You need enough copies for two children sharing

2. If it’s Beavers get them to trace the picture on the following page to start them off


How To Draw St. George’s Helmet

STEP 1 – Start off by making

a feint circle for the head, then add a facial guideline.

STEP 2 – Using the circle you

just made, sketch out the shape of the knight's head along with the grill that covers the entire face.

STEP 3 – Finish drawing the

neck and then make the shape for the shoulders which

is cloth instead of steel.

STEP 4 – Now add a grate for

the front part of the Knight's

helmet like so, then add a seam

line down the side of the neck.

Detail the bolt that holds the

plate on, and you are ready for

step five.

STEP 5 – Add the feather on

top of the helmet like so, and

you are done for now.

STEP 6 – Now you can finish off this knight by drawing the rest of the feathery tail that comes out from the helmet. Erase your mistakes when you are done.

STEP 7 – Have fun colouring in St. George’s Helmet.


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Activity No. 9 – “The London

Taxi”

Suitable for Cubs, Scouts & Explorers

One of the universally recognised British symbols is the

London Taxi.

This is a great craft for the kids and although fun for

Beavers the cutting and folding may be too difficult.

This craft requires patience and precision when cutting out the model. It’s not to be

rushed if you want a good result.

Materials Needed

Paper glue with a fine applicator

The taxi template found on the next page printing on thin card

Black paint and a little gold, and silver

Although this can be printed on paper if you want to colour in it’s best to use thin

card.

Directions

1. Print out the template onto thin card. If you can’t put this through your printer

you will have to cut out a template and the get the kids to draw round it

2. Carefully cut out the template

3. Make folds where it is indicated including the tabs

4. Take your time to apply glue to the tabs and stick them into position. Have a trial

run before you start adding the glue

5. Once the model is complete use a fine brush to gently paint your taxi, trying not to

paint over the lines which give it definition

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Activity No. 10 – “Easy Cute Peg Dragons”


Materials Needed per Dragon

A wooden peg per dragon

Googly eye

Small amount of green paper for the spikes

Small amount of yellow and red card for the tongue or you could use a felt material

Different green and black paints

Directions

1. Paint the peg in one green colour and let it dry

2. Paint a pattern on the peg in a different colour using the picture to help you and let dry

3. Print and cut out the spike template onto green paper. Fold along the grey line and use glue to stick that to the top of your peg

this may not be the same size as the peg you are using so you might need to draw your own or cut it to size

4. Glue the eye to the top at the clamp end

5. Get the children to design and draw their own dragons tongue onto red and yellow card or felt material cut out and glue on the bottom of the clamp end of the peg



St George’s Day Games

©www.easierscouting.com | Game No. 1 – “The Dragon & Princess Game” 33

Game No. 1 – “The Dragon & Princess Game”


Materials Needed

1 x Tutu for the princess

4 x Shields for the Knights. You can make one easy like this or borrow or buy one

Something green for the dragons to wear or a dragon mask. The remaining children will be dragons

50 Scrunched up paper to make balls or if you have sponge balls then great

How to Play

1. Speak – St. George was known for fighting the dragon to save the princess. So we are going to play a game where the dragons try to kill St. George to get at the princess

2. Before the game starts - The princess stands in the middle of the room and the knights

stand around the princess

3. Firstly I need a volunteer to be the princess but you have a wear a tutu

4. Now I need 4 St. George’s you will each have a shield

5. Everyone else will act as the Dragon

6. The princess will be standing in the middle of the room

7. The St. George’s will stand around the princess to protect her from the dragons

8. The dragons will throw paper balls at the princess. If the princess is hit with a ball the

four knights have to do a forfeit (the same one) - found on the next page

9. Then you can choose four new knights and a new princess and play again


Forfeits Beavers

Hop on one leg 5 times Stand on one leg for 30

seconds Hug a person with black hair

Pick a friend to do a dance

with

Crawl under the table on all

fours and bark like a dog

Walk around like you are a

model

Make the sound of a farm animal

Yawn until you make someone else yawn

Talk about elephants for 30 seconds

Hop across the room on your right leg and return on left

leg

Say two flattering things to someone

Pretend to be a horse

Put lipstick on yourself Say I love vegetables Say “I love doing my

homework”

Thump your chest and make the noise of an ape

Say three nice things to the door

Run across the room and back

Pretend to sing like a rockstar

Dance for 20 seconds Dance for 10 seconds

Forfeits Cubs

Say to your leader you are brilliant

Walk around like you are a model

Hug a person with black hair

Hop on one leg 5 times Stand on one leg for 30

seconds Hug a person with blonde

hair

Make the sound of a chicken

Name two parts of the

human body with only four letters

Walk around like a sumo

wrestler

Pat your head with one hand, while you rub your tummy

with the other for 30 seconds

Pretend the person on your left is a police officer – now

explain why you are wandering along the high

street at 3pm in your

pyjamas

Pretend you are a ballet dancer and dance for 30

seconds

Answer yes to every question asked by five players in the

group. Make 1 person laugh

Crawl under the table on all fours and bark like a dog

Pick a friend to do a dance with

Put lipstick on yourself Do a belly dance

Allow others in the room to

arrange your pose which you must then hold for a count of

ten while being admired.

Say five flattering things to someone

Bark like a dog

Say “I love vegetables” Say “I love vegetables” Say “I love doing my

homework”

Thump your chest and make

the noise of an ape

Say three nice things to the

door

Run across the room and

back

Sit on a chair and pretend to drive a car, change gear and make the noise of a revving

engine

Say “I promise to tidy my bedroom tonight”

Pretend to sing like a rockstar

Dance for 20 seconds Dance for 30 seconds Pretend to sing like a Kylie

Minogue


Forfeits Scouts

Say to your leader you are brilliant

Walk around like you are a model

Wearing a blindfold, identify

two people by just touching their faces

Do five press-ups Blow Kisses to the other

children Hug a person with black hair

Hug a person with blonde

hair Make the sound of a chicken

Name five parts of the human body with only four

letters

Walk around like a sumo wrestler

Tell a joke Give everyone in the room

who has brown eyes – a kiss!

Sing/dance like (someone

famous) – choose from Michael Jackson, Pavarotti, Madonna, Tom Jones, Mick

Jagger…

Pretend the person on your left is a police officer – now

explain why you are wandering along the high

street at 3pm in your

pyjamas

Pretend you are an Italian

waiter – run through all the varieties of pizza available on your menu – there has to be

an accent

Pretend you are a ballet dancer and dance for 30

seconds Try to stand on your head.

Answer yes to every question asked by five players in the

group.

Make at least 2 people laugh Crawl under the table on all

fours and bark like a dog

Place a ball in the middle of the floor. Try to sit on it, while writing your name

legibly on a card with a pencil

Leave the room with two legs and come back with six.

(clue: go out of the room and come back carrying a chair)

Say five flattering things to someone

Make a farm animal noise

Say “I love vegetables” Say “I love doing my

homework” Thump your chest and make

the noise of an ape

Say three nice things to the door

Run across the room and back

Sit on a chair and pretend to drive a car, change gear and make the noise of a revving

engine

Say “I promise to tidy my

bedroom tonight”

Pretend to sing like a rock

star

Pretend to sing like a Kylie

Minogue

Dance for 20 seconds Dance for 30 seconds Sing part of a song

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Game No. 2 – “Bash St. George’s Castle”


This game is only suitable for a small group. And only possible if you have a large beam in your room or tree outside to hang rope. The principle of the game is to put a football in a net and tie rope to it, then hang the rope over the tree branch. Then place large plastic bottles weighed down with sand or small stones on the floor in a square shape pretending these are the castle walls. The children are the dragon and have to pull the rope back to let the ball swing to try to knock down the walls to St. George’s castle

Materials Needed

You need at least five plastic bottles filled at the bottom with sand to weigh down. These will be the corners of the castle and the one in the middle. If you have more place them between the corners

1 Football a net to put the ball into

A rope long enough to tie the ball to and hang over the tree

branch

Directions

1. Explain that this is St. George’s castle and you are the dragon trying to knock down the

walls to get to St. George

2. Get all the children to stand in a queue and each have a go at swinging the ball to try to

knock down the walls to the castle

3. The child who knocks the most down wins a prize

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Game No. 3 – “Slay the Dragon

Pinata”


Materials Needed

Buy a big piñata - do some fundraising or something for

this because it’s well worth it – Make sure that the piñata that you buy can be hung from something and it’s a sturdy one (ask the seller)

I’ve seen some on some Ebay and the above is from Amazon.co.uk for £14

A big stick

Lots of sweets, small chocolates to fill it. If it’s for Beavers

and Cubs you can add some cheap small toys

Instructions

1. I was lucky when I did this because we had a huge beam to hang it from so this may not be suitable for your building - Anyway you need to hang it from somewhere quite sturdy you could always hang it from a tree

2. Get all the children to sit around the piñata but for safety reasons make sure they are

well away from it

3. Get the first child to bash the piñata with a stick only once again make sure the other children are well back and stay back

4. You can make this more difficult for Scouts by blindfolding them

5. Then get the second child and so on to bash it working your way around the circle

6. If you buy a strong one it should take quite a while until the sweets finally drop out which will build the anticipation and fun

7. Once the candy drops everyone can run to the middle and claim them

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Game No. 4 – “Quoits”

Quoits was a game that was played in ancient times.


Materials Needed

A pole put into the ground one for each team of six

Three rings per team you can buy rubber rings from amazon for about £3.50 for four or you may be able to get them from a pet shop

How to Play

1. Mention to the children that this game was played by St. George in ancient times

2. Split your group into teams of six depending on your group size these can be smaller

3. The children are going to toss the ring onto the pole. Depending on which section you are will depend on how far away the children are from the pole. So use one of the your kids to do a little test before you start

4. The first child in each team toss their three rings into the pole

5. The leader adds up how many each child managed to toss onto the pole

6. Now the next child in each team has their turn once everyone has had a go the leader

will add up the total amount of points for each team and declare the winner

7. Play again if they are enjoying it

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Game No. 5 – “English Charades”


Materials Needed

Paper pieces containing names of St George’s Day or English clues

Timer, Coin

Flipchart or something similar to keep the score so that the children can see it

Preparation

1. Print and cut out the clues and put them into a container (these can be found on the

following page)

How to Play

1. Put the Irish charades clues into a container

2. Divide the children in two teams

3. Flip the coin to see which team goes first

4. A child from the winning team picks up a clue and tries to help his team guess the

word(s) by acting it out see below for charade tips

Note: If the clue is too difficult for the child allow them to choose again

5. Set a time limit for the charade

6. If the team guesses correctly, before the time runs out, they score a point

7. If the playing team is unable to guess the correct word(s) within given time frame, then

the other team can guess for half a point

8. Now the other team have their go

9. The team with the most points wins

Charade Tips - To indicate gestures before you start acting out use these…

Number of words in the title - Hold up the number of fingers

Which word you're working on - Hold up the number of fingers

Number of syllables in the word - Lay the number of fingers on your arm

Which syllable you're working on - Lay the number of fingers on your arm again

Length of word - Make a "little" or "big" sign as if you were measuring a fish

"The entire concept" - Sweep your arms through the air

"Sounds like" - Cup one hand behind the ear

"Longer version of" - Pretend to stretch a piece of elastic

"Shorter version of" - Do a "karate chop" with your hand

"Plural" - Link your fingers

"Past tense" - Wave your hand over your shoulder toward your back

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English Charade Clues

April Dragon Knight Princess

Bible Scones Fish & Chips Black Taxi

Red Phonebox Red Bus Guard Parades

Rose St George Sword Shield

Big Ben The Beatles Windsor castle Oxford

Cambridge Green Hills Breakfast Cheese

Pubs Wimbledon

Tennis Robin Hood Royal Family

Stilton Mushy Peas Cooked

Breakfast The Queen

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Game No. 6 – “Catch the Dragon’s Tail”

Suitable for Beavers, Cub, Scouts & Explorers

This is an old one but I thought I would add it in case you’ve never

played it before. It’s probably better to play this outside.

How to Play

1. Get all the children to stand in a line behind each other with their hands on one another’s shoulders.

2. The first person in line is the head of the dragon, and the last is the tail

3. The head tries to catch the tail by manoeuvring the line around so that she/he can tag the end player. The line

must not break

4. All the other players do their best to keep the head from catching the dragon’s tail

5. When the head catches the tail, the end player moves up to become the new head, all other players move backward one position and the player who was in front as the head now becomes the tail

Note: If you have a large group it may be best to split it into more than one Dragon

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Game No. 7 – “English Act in a Bag”

If your kids like acting out this game will be hilarious.


Items Needed for each Team of Six

1. A large bag any sort will do

2. Items to put the bag preferably English related here’s some examples,

Sword

Shied

Rose

English related clothing

Princess costume

Dragon costume or mask

Black Taxi

Red Bus

Preparation

1. Collect your items and put them in their bags

Directions

1. Split your group into teams of six and get the teams to give you a name

2. If you have a small group then have smaller teams. Between 2 and 6 is fine

3. Each team now has 10-15 minutes to create a TV commercial or a Stage play with the items from their bag

4. Get someone to judge and select a winning team! (optional)

5. Give each team an English related prize for their efforts.

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Game No. 8 – “St. George’s Day Win, Lose or

Draw”


Please note: For Beavers give them lots of clues or take some of the harder questions out.

Preparation

1. Print & cut the Win, Lose, Draw Cards found on the following pages

2. Mix them up

3. Ideally it would be good to have a flip chart so that you can write down the scores as it will add to the excitement if the children can see the scores or you can just stick a big

sheet of paper on the wall.

The Taxis The Roses

1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1

Directions

1. Get the teams to give you a name

2. Split your group into two teams

3. The leader gives the first child in the first group a card he stands up and faces the other team and reads out the question to the first person in that team

4. If that person answers it correctly that team will gain 2 points

5. If he/she cannot answer it then it can be opened to their entire team – In which case they will earn 1 point

6. If they still can’t answer then the other team gets a chance to answer for ½ a point

7. Now the leader gives the first child in the second team a card

8. When you get back to the first group you give the card to the second child and so on…

9. The team with the most points at the end wins.

Get each team to give

themselves a name

Example of scoring on

your flip chart


What Date Is St. George’s Day Celebrated?

a) 23rd April

b) 1st April

c) 15th April

ANS: a 23rd April

Why Does England Celebrate St. George’s Day on the 23rd

April?

a) It’s convenient for everyone

b) Their patron saint died on that day

c) Roses come out in April

ANS: b)

Is it True or False That St George Is Also The Patron

Saint Of All Scouts Around The World?

ANS: True

When Did St. George Die?

a) 459AD

b) 589BC

c) 303AD

ANS: c) 303AD

What Plant Is The National Emblem Of England?

a) Shamrock

b) Daffodil

c) Rose

ANS: c)

What Symbol Represents St. George’s Day?

a) St George's cross b) Rose

c) A Knight slaying a

dragon d) All of the above

ANS: d)

What Traditionally Happens On St George’s Day?

a) People attend church

services

b) They have parades in the

streets

c) They all go to cinema

ANS: a and b

Is St George’s Day A National Holiday In England?

a) Yes

b) No

ANS: b) No

What Was The Mission Of St. George?

a) To try to stop the persecution of Christians

b) To marry a princess

c) To kill the dragon

ANS: a)

What Colour Represents St George’s Day?

a) White and Red

b) Green

c) Purple

ANS: a) White and Red

When St. George Rose Into Libya To Save Christians He Found It was Plagued By An

Evil Dragon. What Was Said To Calm The Dragon Down?

a) By feeding it cats b) By feeding it people c) By feeding it plants

ANS: b)

Is It True or False That The Reason St. George Fought

The Dragon Was Because The

Princess Was The Next Person To Be Chosen To Be

Fed To The Dragon?

ANS: True

Where Was St George Born?

a) Turkey

b) Italy

c) Britain

ANS: a)

Did St. George Save The Princess From The Dragon?

a) Yes b) No

ANS: a) Yes

Which Emperor Put St. George To His Death For His

Christian Faith?

a) Augustus b) Diocletian c) Nero

ANS: b)

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What Flower Do People Wear On St George’s Day?

a) Daffodil

b) Rose

c) Violet

ANS: b)

Why did Baden Powell choose St George to be the Patron

Saint of Scouting?

a) Because he could protect the children from dragons

b) Because he liked princesses

c) Because he had qualities that reflected good Scouting

ANS: c)

What Is The Capital Of England?

a) London b) York c) Manchester

ANS: a) London

Draw a Rose

Draw The Flag of England

Also Known as the St

George’s Cross

Draw a Sword

Draw a Knight?

Which Hymn Is Usually Sung On St. George’s Day?

a) Abide With Me b) Jerusalem

c) Lord Of The Dance

ANS: b) Jerusalem

Unscramble These Letters To Find A Symbol For England?

e r s o

ANS: Rose

Unscramble These Letters To Find Out A Famous British

Band?

b s l e t e e

ANS: Beetles

Name A Popular Transport In London?

ANS: Black Taxi, Red Bus

Name A Castle In England Used By The Royal Family?

ANS: Windsor, Balmoral,

Draw A London Red Bus

Name A Place Where The Royals Live?

ANS: Buckingham Palace, Sandringham House, St, James Palace, Kensington Palace, Clarence House

Unscramble This Word That Relates To St George’s Day…

N R O G A D

ANS: Dragon

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Who Is The Famous Englishman That Also Died On

23rd April?

a) Winston Churchill b) William Shakespeare c) Charles Dickens

ANS: b)

Which Colours Are Used On The George’s Flag?

a) Blue, Green, Red b) White and Red c) Black, Red Green

ANS: b)

In Which Of The Following Sports Is The St George's Cup

Played For?

a) Tennis b) Rugby c) Golf

ANS: c) Golf

What Is Traditionally Worn On St George’s Day.

a) Daffodil

b) Shamrock c) Rose

ANS: c

What Is St George’s Day?

a) A day to celebrate football

b) A day to celebrate Morris

dancing

c) A day that England celebrate their Patron Saint

ANS: c)

Name An English Cheese?

ANS: Stilton, Cheshire, double Gloucester, red Leicester,

cheddar

England Is Famous For The Legend Of Robin Hood, Which

Forest Did He Live In?

a) Forest of Arden

b) Charnwood Forest

c) Sherwood Forest

ANS: c) Sherwood

What Is The Name Of The Famous Clock Tower In

London?

ANS: Big Ben

What Is The Name Of The Famous Bridge In London?

ANS: Tower Bridge

What Is The Name Of A Popular English Dance?

a) Flash dancing b) Morris Dancing c) Break dancing

ANS: b)

If You Meet A Black Cat In England What Does It Mean?

a) You will get back luck

b) You will get good luck c) Nothing

ANS: b)

Name Two Major Cities In England?

ANS: Manchester, Liverpool,

Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, London

In England What Does A Beefeater and Yeomen of the

Guard Do?

a) Look after our queen and her jewels

b) Guards the royal pets c) Guards the royal grounds

ANS: a)

The Pearly Kings Were The Leaders Of The Victorian

What?

a) Dancers b) Street sellers c) Tailors

ANS: b)

What Month In England Do

You See Morris Dancers?

a) October b) June c) May

ANS: c)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arden,_Warwickshire

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charnwood_Forest

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