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Talk about reflection
1. Gather everyone in a circle and ask them if they know what reflection means. Reflection may want us to do something
differently in the future, make us feel thankful for something or someone, or may help us to know what’s important to
us.
2. Ask people to think about when they last reflected on something or had a moment of reflection, as well as how, when
and why they reflected. They may want to think about what it is, how it makes us feel, who they may think of or speak
to when reflecting, how they reflect and what they think about.
3. Explain that for some people their reflection period may be connected to their faith, if they have one, so they may
reflect during prayer or in a place of worship. For people, either with or without a faith, their period of reflection may
happen at another time or place, such as at New Year, when making their Scouts promise or at the end of Scout camp,
on a birthday, at a special event, after a good thing happens, or at the end of each day.
4. Explain that that different people with different backgrounds may pray and reflect.
5. Tell everyone that you’re all going to reflect together on what we’re happy and thankful for in our lives.
6. Everyone should put out their hand in front of them. First, they should look at their thumb, which is nearest the heart.
Everyone should think about people who are important to them, and who are close to their heart, such as their friends
and people in their family.
7. Next, wiggle the index finger. This finger is the leader. Everyone should think about the people who help to guide and
lead them every day, for example, a role model, their teachers, or a parent or carer.
8. Then, look the finger in the middle of their hand. This finger stands tall, just like the people in the world who make big
decisions or help to make change. Everyone should think about the decisions big leaders make, and how their choices
affect other people.
9. Next, look at the ring finger. Everyone should think about people who are struggling. They might be unwell or facing
other problems. It could be someone they know, someone they heard about on the news or at school, or a character
from a book or film.
10. Finally, they should look at their little finger—this is for them! They should think about what makes them happy, and
how they can do their best in any situation.

More help on why we talk about reflections and why it relates to our promise https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/make-a-reflections-paper-chain/

Resources

coloured paper strips.
Glue.
Pens or pencils to write the prayers.

Instructions

Beavers to create a paper chain:
Each Beaver has a few coloured paper strips. On each strip they can write a short prayer (or draw a prayer if they are not confident with writing).
Make sure the Beavers know they can keep their prayer private if they wish - they can put it on the inside of the loop, or draw a picture to represent their prayer if they don't want anyone else to read it.
Glue the first strip round in to a circle, to make the first link in the chain.
All the subsequent strips are threaded through a previous link before glueing, to create a long chain.
All the pieces end up joined to make one big chain, to illustrate the power of prayer when we all pray together.
All beavers to have a quiet moment thinking about all the prayers we have just made together.
Hang the prayer chain in the hut where we can all see it.

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