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Ideas for a skill to learn for badge for Rainbows?

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BlueLoving · 02/06/2022 08:01

Got 1 more interest badge to finish for Rainbows we’ve done the other 11.
We’re doing agility and for part 3 DD needs to learn a skill. DD wanted to learn to use a skipping rope but we’ve been trying every night since February half term and she’s just not getting it.

Any other suggestions for what she can do?

She has hypermobility and dyslexia and I suspect dyspraxia/DCD so she’s very unco-ordinated; she can’t swim or ride a bike despite repeated attempts to teach her by myself. She also joined swimming lessons but never progressed at all despite 18 months of lessons and her holiday club has trained sports coaches and even they struggled to teach her to ride.

I want to give up on the badge altogether, I've told DD that she can and she wouldn't be letting anyone down but DD is determined to get all 12 Interest Badges, she goes to Brownies at the end of this half term and wants to try and get Agility done by the next meeting (next Thursday).

So absolutely anything she can try and learn?

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TeenPlusCat · 02/06/2022 08:46

Trampoline - my elder one enjoyed that, but younger didn't like it at all.

Throwing and catching a ball. You can do this at whatever level, eg a netball 1 metre apart, moving towards a tennis ball at a distance.

BlueLoving · 10/06/2022 16:27

Update:

They gave her the Agility badge for her effort last night.

She's now done all 12 Interest Badges! Wow

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user1471538283 · 10/06/2022 16:51

Dance? Or zumba? Which is basically the same thing. Moving around as much as you can.

Hula hoop? Hand stand?

OakleyStreetisnotinChelsea · 10/06/2022 16:59

That's great. I'm a Cub leader and I'm very flexible with badge requirements! So long as effort is made and it is in the spirit of the badge and requirement then I'm happy!

WitchDancer · 10/06/2022 22:04

Oh fantastic! Congratulations to your daughter Grin

caringcarer · 10/06/2022 23:01

Well done to her. Good she is so determined. She will go far in life with such a great attitude.

mummymummymummummum · 11/06/2022 08:17

BlueLoving · 10/06/2022 16:27

Update:

They gave her the Agility badge for her effort last night.

She's now done all 12 Interest Badges! Wow

Congratulations to your Daughter! 👏🏻

There's a few more bits for her to do for her gold award now 😊🥇

yikesanotherbooboo · 11/06/2022 08:26

Diving off the side of the pool?

BlueLoving · 11/06/2022 09:37

mummymummymummummum · 11/06/2022 08:17

Congratulations to your Daughter! 👏🏻

There's a few more bits for her to do for her gold award now 😊🥇

@mummymummymummummum she unfortunately won't get Gold, she's only got a few meetings left until she goes to Brownies and has missed a couple of meetings so won't have enough hours for the final theme. I'm so proud of her though

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