Hands In - Spring 2020 Spanning the World with Friendship - Woodcraft Folk
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Hands In
Spring 2020
Spanning the World
with Friendship
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Contents
1. Introduction Page 3
2. Hands In 2020 Page 3
3. Activity suggestions
Welcome Postcards Pages 3 & 4
Bunting Page 4
Welcome posters Page 5
Skype a group visiting Common Ground Page 5
International solidarity and friendship Pages 6 & 7
4. Fundraising needs Page 7
5. Steps to Common Ground Pages 7 & 8
6. Fundraising ideas
Scavenger hunt Page 9
Easter Egg hunt Page 10
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1. Introduction
‘Hands In’ was created by the TREE Steering Group by
Pioneers and Venturers in 2011 – the idea is simple:
Groups complete similar activities to feel part of a
wider movement during the Spring Term.
Since 2011 groups have spent time making quilts (now
on display at our Centres), geo-caching, writing
poetry, exploring Woodcraft Folk’s history, looking at
diversity, contributing to our strategic plan and
exploring global citizenship.
Heritage Badge, Hands In 2015
2. ‘Hands In’ 2020
This year’s ‘Hands In’ activities are focused on spanning the world in friendship as we
prepare for Common Ground. Activities also include fundraising ideas to help all groups
have enough funds to be sustainable and engage in activities.
Throughout the pack you will find ideas and suggestions for group activities to support local
and international understanding.
3. Suggested activities
The following are suggested activities, but do talk to your group about how they would like
to span the world with friendship.
3.1 Welcome postcards
Make some postcards with welcome messages – messages of friendship.
You will need:
Blank postcards/card
Pens
Collage material
Glue
Scissors
Step 1: In a circle talk about what makes you feel welcome or comfortable in a group and
explain the activity.
Step 2: Give each group member a postcard/piece of card to decorate
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Step 3: Ask members to draw a picture/make a collage on one side and right a welcome
message on the other
Step 4: Collect and distribute
You might like to distribute your cards in the following ways:
Send to groups attending Common Ground
Circulate via a local refugee support group
Distribute to a local school to encourage more members
Hand out during community events
3.2 Bunting
Make some bunting to personalise your camp, meeting venue or just brighten up the place.
You will need:
Fabric
Fabric pens (optional)
13mm-wide bias binding tape
Pinking shears
Needle and thread
It would be great if each triangle could reflect
either the Woodcraft Folk colours or things
that we do at Woodcraft Folk. You might like
to recycle clothes that no longer fit your
group members.
Step 1: Draw a triangle on some cardboard
and cut it out to use as a bunting template. You may prefer longer, narrower triangles, or
shorter, wider ones. The choice is up to you!
Step 2: Pin the template to your fabric and cut around it using pinking shears to avoid
fraying. Repeat until you have enough flags for your desired bunting length.
Step 3: Give each triangle to a group member to decorate either with a fabric pen or by
gluing/sewing on buttons or other fabric!
Step 4: Evenly space the flags along the bias binding tape, folding the shortest edge over,
and pin in place securely ready to sew.
Step 5: Sew on the flags with a straight stitch, leaving at least 40cm of tape free from flags
at each end for hanging your bunting proudly on display.
The bunting can then be used in your meeting venue, on camp or at community events!
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3.3 Welcome posters
You will need:
Paper
Pens
Collage material
Scissors
Glue
As above – welcome postcards.
Step 1: In a circle talk about what
makes you feel welcome or comfortable in a group and explain the activity.
Step 2: Give each group member a piece of paper to decorate
Step 3: Ask members to draw a picture/make a collage that sends a message of welcome
Step 4: Collect and distribute
You might like to distribute your posters in the following ways:
Display at your meeting venue
Share on local community noticeboards
Ask local schools to display
3.4 Skype a group visiting Common Ground
You will need a tablet or similar.
The aim is simply to make connections with groups who are attending Common Ground,
helping them to understand what to expect. A chance to share a typical day at camp, clan
duty, menu, activities etc.
Step 1: Make contact with info@commonground.camp and ask for a contact
Step 2: Arrange a time to meet on line with your international contact.
Step 3: As a group discuss what you would like to share with your international contact e.g.
favourite song, favourite game, what you enjoy/what you usually do on camp
Step 4: Skype!
53.5 International solidarity and friendship
You will need:
Map and countries for each group, found of the
resources section of the Common Ground website A3 or bigger paper
Smaller paper
Coloured pens
The activity aims to introduce the theme of Common Ground.
Step 1: Start with a warm up/introductory game - one that requires no language while playing.
Suggestion: Evolution. 1. Everyone starts as an egg and jumps around in a squat position saying Egg,
Egg, Egg. 2. When they meet another egg they play rock paper scissors. The winner becomes a
chicken and walks around like a chicken. 3. When they meet another chicken they play rock paper
scissors. The winner becomes a dinosaur and walks around taking big long strides while roaring with
their arms in the air. 4. When they meet another dinosaur they play rock paper scissors. The winner
becomes a super human, makes a trumpeting fanfare sound and stands at the side with one arm up
like superman. 5. If you lose a rock paper scissors battle you go back down to the character before
your current one. Eggs can’t regress any further.
Step 2: Divide the group into groups of around 4. Give each group a world map and a list of
countries. Ask them the following questions. If you have enough adults, you could have one in each
group. If not, leaders can float from group to group.
Can they find the countries on the map?
Do they know what language is spoken there?
Do they know any words in that language?
Do they know anything else about that country?
Step 3: Report back - each group can tell the others about one or 2 countries.
Step 4: Explain that, at Common Ground, there are probably going to be people from every one of
the countries they have just looked at. One of the great things about international camps is making
friends with people from all around the world. In fact, the entire theme of the camp is international
solidarity and friendship.
Step 5: Now give each group a piece of A3 paper. Ask them to write or draw what sort of thing a
good friend does.
How can you be a good friend?
How do you know if someone is a good friend to you?
Step 6: After 5-6 minutes stop them and then ask: How many of these can you do without language?
Circle all the ones you could do for someone even if you didn’t speak the same language. (This
activity could also be done in a circle with one scribe writing on a big piece of paper in the middle).
Step 7: For the last activity, each young person needs to pick one of the ways of being a good friend
and make a poster about it. Please take photos of these posters individually and send them to
programme@commonground.camp we want to use them as decoration for the camp itself! If you
6wanted to mail them instead, you can send them to folk office c/o programme team 2020, you could
also tweet them to @CGCamp2020 with the hashtag #CommonGround2020.
Check out other Common Ground activities at https://www.commonground.camp/wp-
content/uploads/2019/09/Activity-Pack-1-converted-1.pdf
4. Fundraising needs
At Woodcraft Folk we like to take a co-operative approach to fundraising, rather than
providing opportunities only to those that can afford it. This collective approach to
fundraising also enables Districts to claim Gift Aid, see guidance on our website at
https://woodcraft.org.uk/resources/gift-aid-guidance-district-treasurers.
There is also fundraising guidance for those attending Common Ground, please see
https://www.commonground.camp/fundraising/
Below is a list of the things you might like to consider fundraising for:
To support an international delegation
Equipment: tents, catering personal equipment needs
Training for young people and volunteers e.g. First Aid, Food Hygiene
Transportation costs: equipment and people
Individual camp fees
Programme and activities
5. Steps to Common Ground
As a movement we are looking to generate the total number of steps required to get our
international delegates to camp. Could your group organise a sponsored walk to contribute
to this total? Not only could this be a chance to get campers together to have conversations,
but we could also join in the Rambler’s Association Lost Public Footpath campaign (see
https://www.ramblers.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-us/dont-lose-your-way-2026.aspx).
Locally you will need to:
Identify a suitable walk – remember groups walk
much slower than individuals
Agree a date (& hope for dry weather)
Circulate sponsor forms and information letters
Let the Common Ground team know, so we can add it
to the calendar and add your steps to our totalizer
See adjacent page for sample sponsor form.
7Sponsor Form
Sponsored Walk in ……………….. on………… 2020
Please sponsor…………………………………………………………………….. to raise funds towards supporting an international
delegation to join them at Common Ground (Woodcraft Folk international camp 20202). The funds will be used by the
group to subsidise the camp for local and international members. .
Title First Name Surname House name/ number Postcode Amount Date donated Gift Aid
*(tick)
*In ticking this box, you confirm that you are a UK taxpayer and understand that if you pay less Income Tax and/ or Capital Gains Tax in the current tax year than the
amount of Gift Aid claimed on all your donations it is your responsibility to pay any difference.
Woodcraft Folk is a registered charity in England and Wales (1148195) and Scotland (SCO39791).
Woodcraft Folk, Unit 9, 83 Crampton Street, London, SE17 3BQ www.woodcraft.org.uk 02077034173 info@woodcraft.org.uk
86. Fundraising ideas
These ideas have been designed to be delivered as a group activity or possible outreach and
community engagement opportunity. For other fundraising ideas please visit
www.woodcraft.org.uk/funding
We hope you have fun, whilst raising funds.
6.1 Scavenger hunts
Step 1: Decide where and when – recommend a public park or somewhere with an enclosed
boundary. If you choose your neighbourhood, produce a map. If you choose a public park you will
need to inform the local authority/park managers.
Step 2: Prepare a list of things for people to find (or if you prefer to take a photo). Here are some
suggestions:
Pinecone Penny or coin
Something that floats Berry
Piece of trash Something round
Flower Blade of grass over 6” long
Leaf larger than a playing card Feather
Leaf smaller than your palm Rock shaped like an animal
Something that smells nice Piece of bark
Nut Dandelion
Four-leaf clover Twig shaped like a “Y”
Something yellow Two leaves that look identical
Ladybug Something that doesn’t belong
Firefly Something someone left behind (e.g.,
Something that starts with “B” busted tennis ball, dog toy, etc.)
Step 3: Agree what happens at the end – prizes for finding all the things. Refreshment stall
to support group fundraising. You might like to book a
hall or erect a marquee.
Step 4: Advertise through social media, schools, pre-
schools, Coop Pioneers, community groups and invite
families linked to your group.
Step 5: On the day give each group of scavengers a list,
something to put their loot in and make sure they know
what to do at the end.
96.2 Easter Egg hunt
Similar to a scavenger hunt, but with an Easter theme.
Step 1: Decide where and when
Step 2: Create questions with an Easter or Spring theme. See the Woodland Trust’s Nature
Detectives’ suggestions
https://naturedetectives.woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedetectives/blogs/nature-detectives-
blog/2019/04/easter-egg-hunt-ideas-
clues/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIv7j96YeS5wIVzLHtCh19FA3ZEAAYAiAAEgLdzfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Step 3: Agree what happens at the end e.g. free Easter eggs, egg decorating, Easter bonnet making
etc. In the past groups have benefitted from
donations from their local Coop store.
Step 4: Advertise through social media,
schools, pre-schools, Coop Pioneers,
community groups and invite families linked to
your group.
Step 5: On the day give all participants a map
and make sure they know where the hunt end
– in a hall or marquee with tea and cake.
To lighten the burden of organising such an
event you might want to co-operate with a PTA or Pre-School group – many hands should make light
work. You could also incorporate the planning into your group programme, for example:
Get your group members to make posters
Get your group members to decide on the quiz (you might like to download one from the
internet for them to test, so they get the idea first).
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