Beavers get hands on! Beavers love to roll their sleeves up, get stuck in and get dirty.  As part of their Creative Challenge badge, 1st Loughborough Colony have junk modelled their own Mount Everest.  The Beavers are pictured after painting and adding the finishing touches to their masterpiece.  Continuing the theme of mountains, the next week the Beavers went out and about to Loughborough's very own mountain range-The Outwoods- where they had a go at basic navigation.

General Information
Beaver Scouts are young people usually aged between six and eight years old. They belong to the first and youngest Section in the Scouting family. Young people can join Beaver Scouts in the three months leading up to their sixth birthday. They can move to the next Section, Cub Scouts, between eight and eight years six months.

Easily recognised by their distinctive turquoise sweatshirts, Beaver Scouts enjoy making friends, playing games, going on visits and helping others. They usually meet together once a week in a Beaver Scout Colony.

Some Beaver Scout Colonies also organise Sleepovers. These are often the first time a young person spends a night away from home. They take place in suitable buildings, often Scout centres.
Above description was provided by www.scoutbase.org.uk