The Youth Offending Service will point the way to helpful ideas - there's an office in most towns, or contact the National Probation Service if they can't find one nearby. They will help the scouts to get in touch with a YOS worker, and they may even come along to talk with a group of scout leaders. I found making pizzas or baking bread and having discussion topics whilst cooking was a great way to get ideas from youths, and even the most uncommunicative youth would contribute if they were doing an enjoyable activity whilst talking. What about a wall or large board they can spray paint on or draw graffiti - there's some fantastic talent out there. Get small groups of youths to produce a project to show the other groups - favourite hip-hop groups, something about their local community that they can research such as the prevalence of status dogs and why teens like them - what are the pros and cons of having such family pets. Give them a list of items to find when out camping or within their locality, and race back with to win a prize - make sure the items are things they may not be that familiar with so they have to think hard and ask questions. Get them to display their own talents such as skateboarding, rapping, break-dancing or mountain biking, Britains Got Talent style, and appoint three of their peers as judges - that will be a good laugh! Better stop so you can read other ideas.....
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