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Description

Scouts have to find one colour of plastic easter eggs that are hidden, from a route of bearings using a compass or using a route drawn on an OS Map. Orienteering stampers are at each location as well as collecting the eggs. Once the Scouts return with all their colour plastic eggs you swap them for a chocolate egg.

Resources

Orienteering flags and stamps, or similar. Ie. Code word they have to collect
Plastic easter eggs to hide, a different colour for each patrol, use glow sticks at point if dark.
Chocolate eggs as prizes for finishing the route
Easter baskets to collect eggs (optional)
Route card
Compasses

Instructions

Prewalk the route and create the course. Create route card/bearing list and paces or plot route on a OS Map.
Place one of each colour egg in the spots you choose. We usually have 9 differnt spots we hide eggs. Place the stamper and flag visable so Scouts can see it when walking the bearing. Try to choose places the public can't see.
When Scouts are ready hand them card and compass and easter basket.
Set them off at intervals.
Patrol area of route if necessary or leaders walk with groups.
When Scouts return to meet up point exchange plastic eggs for chocolate egg.

Tags

• chocolate
• Easter
• Maps & compasses
• orienteering
• OS map
• Outdoor
• Outdoor activity using a map

Badge Links

• Navigator - 4 compass points
• Navigator - Locate
• Navigator - Use map
• Teamwork - Goal