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Making a Difference
This is a meeting that lends itself well to having a speaker for the service badge, maybe a government official or an activist. They can talk about how their job makes a difference in the community. You could also do a service project in the second half of the meeting.
- Opening Ceremony
- Ice Breaker Game:
- Toss a ball to another otter and pay them a compliment
- Talk about kindness and doing good turns
- How did it make you feel when someone said something nice about you?
- Review the otter law: An otter is always busy and bright and helps other people by doing a good turn every day!
- What is a good turn?
- How does doing good turns impact those around you? Your community? The world?
- What good turns have you done for others in your life lately?
- What good turns can you do for others this week? (Have them share at the next meeting what they did!)
- Steam Off Game
- Story and Snack Time
- Read a story about kids making a difference. Change Sings and A Good Deed Can Grow are both good choices.
- Service project or speaker
- Closing Ceremony
Related Activites:
Items Needed:
- Badly packed backpack
- Otter-size shirts to practice folding
- Book for story time
- Phrases to use for the message game
Badge Requirements Covered:
Red Helping Paw
- Learn about caring for your clothes and belongings
- Find three ways to help at home
- Play the message game