A few weeks ago I posted a thread about Beavers here
My Ds was really keen to go. He's been 4 times and he and I are really disappointed. I was not expecting them to be pond dipping/den building/ cooking etc every week, but what they've done so is quite boring. These are the activities they've done-
Colouring in pattern sheets torn out of a colouring book
Write a prayer
Drawing (whatever they want)
Write a list of activities they want to do in future sessions (non of which they've fone yet)
More 'free' drawing
10mins of free lego play.
I have stayed for a couple if the sessions as Ds didn't want me to leave so I have seen what they do. The leader seems to struggle keeping the children's attention and they all seem really bored (the children). The sessions last for an hour and a half, so if the only activity is colouring, you can see why the children may loose interest!
Ds says its boring and doesn't want to go anymore which is fine but I wondered if this was typical of the sort of stuff they do at other Beavers groups.
Also, they have asked parents/carers/relatives if they can help out. They have said that we don't need to be crb checked if we only help out for 1 session a term. Is this right.? I would not be happy about leaving my son with someone at a club who hasn't had a crb check.