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Tube Duel - Cardboard Tube Fighting League (CTFL)

I came across the Tube Duel - Cardboard Tube Fighting League site whilst preparing for a knights themed birthday party. As long as the Scouts adhered to the rules, I think this would make a good activity / competition to bring to the UK. The prize swords on the site look great, particularly given their back-story! There's space to make this activity as theatrical as you like, create cardboard armour, get someone to play the bagpipes and get everyone psyched up! (Braveheart's freedom speech?)

Washing Line Turks Head Woggle

A lot cheaper than leather, we used washing line to tie Turks Head Woggles with Scouts this evening. You need a 1m length per woggle and a short piece of dowel or stick of a suitable diameter. Plus copies of the instructions to tie the knot, which you can find online.