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Stilt walkers… or at least stilt-makers
carefully marking before cutting
Many of the boys have been wanting to do a construction project of some sort, and I agreed it would be an excellent idea to introduce them to some tools with a tangible outcome. The trick was to figure out what we could accomplish with a dozen or so boys in less [...]
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Tagged boys, construction, cutting, drilling, marking, measuring, sawing, stilts, tools, woodworking
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Finding Portkeys (or Geocaches)
Where to next?
It’s been forever since I updated our blog. Sorry to have kept you waiting for new installments of boy adventures, but my goodness have we been having some. In mid-may we had our first experience geo-caching. If you haven’t done it, you can find out more on the official website. The boys loved [...]
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Tagged boys, Eugene, geocaching, GPS, mapping, neighborhood, scavenger hunt, treasures, University Park
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Classic Games
Red Rover, Red Rover let Daring Boys come over!
Remember all those games you used to play on the playground during recess. Most of them are deemed “too dangerous” for our kids today. We thought our Daring Boys were up to the challenge.
We met at the park for our Wednesday meeting. I purposely picked [...]
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Tagged boys, capture the flag, classic games, park, red rover, sardines, tag
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Weaving Upcycled Rugs
finished rug by K. Morgan
When I was first thinking of projects for the Daring Boys’ Club a year ago, I came across a hula hoop rug weaving idea in Family Fun Magazine that I thought would be really fun, but it called for a hula hoop and about a dozen old t-shirts for each rug. [...]
