Category Pfadfinder scouts

Verstecken: Hide and Seek

Good old fashioned Verstecken (hide and seek) is always a popular game with children of all ages. The best part is calling out, “Gefunden!” (found!) at the end. You can refresh your child’s memory of the rules and counting (and…

Fussparcours: Foot Challenges

Spring is here and we can walk barefoot a lot again. Our feet can do a lot more than just walk. Try Gerda’s Fussparcours / foot challenges! Endlich ist der Frühling da. Jetzt können wir wieder viel barfuß laufen. Aber…

Kochlöffelmännchen – Spoon People

Kochlöffelmännchen (spoon people) are easy to make. A wooden spoon and some craft items you might find around the house are all that’s needed. Tip: If you want to use your spoon again to cook with, just stick your craft…

Nudelkette – Pasta Necklace

This wearable craft activity has it all — fine motor skills, threading, patterns, colours, counting and shapes. You can make a cool Nudelkette (pasta chain for a necklace, bracelet or anklet) at home with pasta and string or wool. If…

Sensory Game

Here’s another great game! It’s another good one for German vocabulary, too. Wie wäre es mit einem einfachen, aber lustigen Tastsinn-Spiel? (How about a simple but fun touch sensory game?) Du brauchst mindestens 6 verschiedene kleine Gegenstände, z.B. (You need…

Balus Faltspiel

Here is Balu with a Pfadfinder Joey and Cub variation of Lisa3’s Faltspiel activity. Joeys and Cubs can make their Faltspiel chatterbox more fun and challenging by adding German words to spell out, letters, numbers or even math questions to…

Faltspiel – Chatterbox

Our crafty and clever Lisa3 has a fun craft activity for you, to make something you can play with, and keep up with speaking German! Younger children will need help from Mama or Papa or a big brother or sister,…