Landeslager 2012 Challenge Badge
Each year Girlguding Cymru send groups of guides, aged between 14 and 18 to represent
Wales at different Guide and Scout events around the World.
This summer eight girls and three leaders are travelling to Germany to attend Landeslager
2012, a Scout Camp which is being held just outside of Stuttgart between the 1st and 10th
August.
To make attending this event possible, the girls and leaders must fundraise the money
required for the trip. As part of the fundraising initiative, the group have decided to design a
badge, the proceeds of which will contribute towards the fundraising required.
Members of guiding can choose to complete the challenges that have been set in order to
achieve the badge or simply just purchase a badge.
Please find enclosed is a copy of the challenge and order form.
Landeslager 2012 has chosen three animals as their mascots, which we have decided to
incorporate into the badge design, a deer, a penguin and a meerkat. The deer is an
authoritative and vain animal, but as well a symbol of familiarity as a father figure with
characteristics like discernment and reliability. The penguin is a very spiritual companion
with his black hood like a nun, a symbol of spirituality, ethics, faith, the integrity of creation,
social authority, and sustainability. The little meerkat is a very brisk, clever and enquiring
animal who’s building, mostly in teams of several meerkats, big and substantial constructions.
It will be a symbol of practical work, sports and creativity.
Hopefully the Girlguding Cymru group attending the camp will encompass all of the qualities
of the animals and have an experience of a lifetime.
Thank you for your support and we hope that you enjoy the badge.
Landeslager 2012 Challenge Badge
Complete the multiple choices quiz and do one activity from each of the four sections.
Quick Fire Quiz
1. What is the capital of Germany?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Munich
Hamburg
Frankfurt
Berlin
2. What is the language spoken in Germany?
a)
b)
c)
d)
German
Flemish
Dutch
French
3. What food is Germany famous for?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Croissants
Stroopwafels
Waffles
Pretzels
4. What is the national flower of Germany?
a)Cornflower
b) Knapweed
c) Tulip
d) Rose
5. What craft is popular in Germany?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Embroidery
Origami
Pottery
Glass blowing
6. What money is used in Germany?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Dollar
Yen
Deutsche Mark
Euro
7. What is the name of the German Chancellor?
a) Otto von Bismarck
b) Hans Solo
c) Angela Merkel
d) Helmut Kohl
8. What is the population of Germany?
a) 78 million
b) 105 million
c) 97 million
d) 82 million
9. How many km² is Germany?
a) 592, 634 km²
b) 357,021 km²
c) 428,325 km²
d) 621,558 km²
10. How many days are there in a Germany working week?
a)
b)
c)
d)
4
7
6
5
11. The 3rd of October is a national holiday in Germany. What is it known as?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Day of German Unity
Labour Day
Reformation Day
Repentance Day
The Country
Composers
A number of famous composers were born in Germany. Find out about four of them, their
background, their music, their most famous compositions and anything else of interest about them and
present your findings to your unit.
Windmills
Germany traditionally used windmills to generate energy to grind grain, saw wood and help in the
process of making paper. Try making a windmill of your own using the template attached.
Big Five Cities
Germany is known for having ‘The Big Five’. They are Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne and
Frankfurt. Find out how many inhabitants each city has and where o the attached map of Germany
they are. Find a way of making this activity into a game.
Architecture
The architecture of Germany has a long, rich and diverse history. It is characterized by a high degree
of regional diversity, caused by centuries of fragmentation of Germany into principalities and
kingdoms. This made for a very large variety of building styles, with architectural differences even
from town to town. This makes Germany today a rich historical heritage site.
Looking at pictures of different traditional German buildings draw/design, your own building using
the pictures for inspiration.
Food
Tasting Session
Germany is famous for many different foods and dishes. Why not have a German evening and try
tasting some of them. They may include Gummi Bears, Goulasch, Black Forrest Gateaux,
Sauerkraut, Bratwurst, Erbsensuppe, Kohlrouladen (Krautwickel), Apple Strudel (Apfelstrudel) or
soft pretzels. See what others you can find out about.
German Cooking
Find out how to make one of the traditional dishes above and make it at your meeting using a Trangia
or campfire.
Gummi Bear Tower
Did you know that Gummi Bears were a German invention? In teams see who can build the highest
tower using only Gummi Bears and cocktail sticks. The tower must be able to stand on its own.
Gingerbread Houses
Gingerbread Houses are a tradition started with the fable Hansel and Gretle. Try building one from
scratch and decorating it with tasty sweets or making and decorating a Gingerbread man.
Traditions
The Froebel Star
A Froebel star (German: Fröbelstern) is a Christmas decoration made of paper, common in Germany.
In English it does not have a commonly recognised name; it can be referred to as Advent star, Danish
star, German star, Nordic star, Pennsylvanian star, Polish star, Swedish star, Christmas star, or Froebel
star. Traditionally the stars would be dipped into wax and sprinkled with glitter after being folded.
Try making a Froebel star in your unit – the instructions are attached.
Hansel & Gretel
One of the most well known fairytales is the story of Hansel and Gretel which was originally told by
the German scholars Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, first in 1812 Find a copy of this traditional fairy tale
and either read or act out the story. You could maybe even make up a game or song, based on the
story.
Salt Dough figures
Traditionally German Children made figures of Angels out of salt dough at Christmas. Use salt dough
to make your own figures, they could be characters from a Grimm’s fairytale, examples of traditional
German dress, or other traditional German symbols/traditions.
You will need: 1 cup of salt, 2 cups of flour, 1 up of water.
Mix together in a large bowl by adding water gradually, until smooth, not sticky. Knead for 10 mins
on a flat surface and then let it stand for 20 mins before using. Leave to air dry for about 48 hours.
Traditional dress
Find out what the traditional dress of Germany is for men and women and dress a doll, paper or
otherwise in the traditional dress. Maybe make paper dolls with moveable arms and legs.
General Knowledge
The Flag
Find out the meaning of the colours that make up the German flag and using a pin badge and beads,
create the German flag.
The Music
Either learn how to sing Taps in German and sing it at the end of your meeting or learn a traditional
German folk song and perform it with your Patrol or with your unit. You can do both if you want.
The Country
Create a word search with cities and/or towns of Germany.
The Language
Learn how to count 1 - 10 in German and learning some basic German words like please, thank you,
yes, no, hello and goodbye.
If you want to take it one step further, you could learn some common phrases, for example ‘Hello, my
name is…..’ or ‘How are you?’
Quick Fire Quiz Answers
1. What is the capital of Germany?
d) Berlin
2. What is the language spoken in Germany?
a) German
3. What food is Germany famous for?
d) Pretzels
4. What is the national flower of Germany?
Knapweed
a) Cornflower and b)
5. What craft is popular in Germany?
a) Embroidery
6. What money is used in Germany?
d) Euro
7. What is the name of the German Chancellor?
c) Angela Merkel
8. What is the population of Germany?
d) 82 million
9. How many km² is Germany?
b) 357,021 km²
10. How many days are there in a Germany working week?
c) 6
11. The 3rd of October is a national holiday in Germany. What is it known as? a) Day of German
Unity
Windmill TP Roll
Craft
The Netherlands is the country typically
associated with windmills.
Most other European countries also have
many historical windmills.
Up until 2007, Germany produced the
most wind power of any country in the
world.
Denmark has the highest percentage of
its power provided by the wind.
Materials:
toilet paper roll
something to colour with if using
the B&W version,
scissors,
glue,
paper
printer
Note: You could use a paper cup (upside down) instead of a toilet paper roll as the
base of your windmill. Simply paint it rather than wrapping the rectangular piece of
paper around it.
Note: You can attach the blades (sails) of the windmill using a brass tack so they
actually spin.
Instructions:
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Print out the template of choice.
Colour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces.
Glue the large rectangular piece on first to cover the tube.
Glue the door onto the front of your windmill.
Glue the windows around the windmill as you see fit (you can use all three
or less if you want).
Glue the sails (blades) of the windmill onto the top.
Glue the large circle and then the small circle into the centre of the blades..
Instructions to make a Froebel Star
1. Cut 4 strips of paper measuring all
measuring 1 x 45 cm or 1.5 cm x 50 cm or
2.5 x 90 cm.
This particular width and length was 1.5 x
50 cm and will make stars measuring
approximately 4x4 cm. Fold each strip in
half longwise. Cut the ends to a point. That
makes the weaving easier in the later
steps.
2. Insert each strip within the next in each
direction. When correctly done they should
pull together and hold each other in place.
3. This is now how the star looks.
4. Fold top left strip down.
5. Fold the bottom left strip to the right.
6. Fold the bottom right strip up.
7. Fold the top right strip left. Insert the end
point through the loop under the blue
piece. This will lock the strips in place.
8. This is how the piece should look now.
9. Take the bottom left strip (here blue) and
turn it under and fold it 90° towards the left
so that looks like in the picture above.
10. Fold then this (here blue) strip 90°
upwards so it looks like the picture here.
11. Fold then the same strip in lengthwise
in half (90° to the right).
12. You see a small triangle at the bottom.
For the moment, tuck it under so that it is
not in the way. Now take the strip (here
blue) and tuck through the loop that is
underneath it (here green).
13. ....like this.
14. Now the star looks like this. Now you
will turn your work 90° clockwise and follow
steps 9-14 again. In this case, your next
color will be the pink strip. Repeat steps 914. Now do the same two more times (in
this case then green, then yellow)...
15. ... until your star now looks like this.
16. Turn your work completely over.
17. ...so that it looks like this. The front side
outer points are finished.
18. Now you will fold the
bottom left strip (here
blue) to the left so that it
looks like the picture here.
19. Fold the same strip
then up...
20. ... and then towards the
middle.
21. Insert the end of this
strip through the loop
underneath it. (here
yellow)
22. Turn your work 90°
clockwise (to the right)
and repeat again with the
next color (here pink).
Then repeat two more
times to finish the
remaining 3rd and 4th
strips. The picture here
shows how it looks once
all four strips are finished.
23. Flip your work over
again...
24. Now you are looking
at the front (first) side
again and it looks like this
picture here.
25. Each of the 4 strips
now need to be flipped
over to the opposite side.
Do this in a way so that
none of the strips overlap
each other.
That means here, hold the
pink strip up, then slip the
the green strip down to
the right, then hold the
yellow strip up, now slip
the pink strip down to the
top, now hold the blue
strip up and slip the
yellow strip down to the
left and then pull the blue
strip down to the bottom.
26. Now your work looks
like this.
27. Now take the bottom left strip (here
blue) and fold it over so that it along side of
the yellow strip and it looks like the picture
above.
28. Now “stand” the strip up so that it looks
like the picture here.
29. Insert the end of this strip under and
through the strip to the right (here green). If it
refuses to go through, you may need to make
the strip more pointy.
30. If everything was done correctly, the
point of the (here blue) strip should appear
between the triangle point to the bottom
right of the star as you see in the picture
here.
31. Pull the end of the (blue) strip until the
3-D point forms. Turn your work 90° to the
right or clockwise and repeat the above
steps to the next color. (here green). You
will fold it like in step 27 and then continue
until step 30. Then repeat again for the
next 2 colors...
32. ... until your work looks like the picture
here. The first 3-D points are finished on
the front side. Now you need to do the
back side.
33. Now you will flip your work over and it
looks like this.
34. Again you will flip each of the strips
over to the opposite side so that they do
not overlap each other. That means here...
the blue strip to the left, the yellow strip
down, the pink strip to the right and the
green strip up. When correctly done, it now
looks like the picture here.
35. Now you will again be forming 3-D
points. Take the bottom left strip (here
yellow) and fold it so that it looks like the
picture here.
36. Now “stand” the strip up so that it looks
like the picture above.
37. Insert the end of this strip under and
through the strip to the right (here pink).
38. Pull the end of the (yellow) strip until
the 3-D point forms. Turn your work 90° to
the right or clockwise and repeat the above
steps for the next color. (here green). Then
repeat for the remaining 2 colors...
39. ... until your work looks like the picture
here.
40. Cut the remaining 8 strip lengths now off.
Use the points as a cutting guide and you will
have your star.
Landeslager 2012 Challenge Badge Order Form
To order your Landeslager 2012 badges, please complete and return this order form to the
following address.
Catriona Basey
8 St Albans Road
Tanyfron
Wrexham
LL11 5SY
Please make your cheque payable to Catriona Basey.
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1 – 25 badges
£1.00
25 – 50 badges
£1.50
50+ badges
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For any questions please e-mail catbasey@hotmail.com
All profits will go to funding the Girlguiding Cymru international trip to Landeslager 2012 in
Germany this August. Any surplus in fundraising will go to the Girlguiding Cymru
International Fund.