knots

=KNOTS=

May 5th saw the Gumnut Guides take on a Knot Challenge.... The girls had to choose 4 activities from 8 different work stations 1 a) Reef Knot using snakes (in front and behind) or b) Compass puzzle 2 a) Clove Hitch (2 ways) or b) Compass drawing 3 a) Create a God's eye using square lashing or b) Create a knot man 4 a) Erect a mini Flag Pole Or b) Make a friendship bracelet Guide leader Bilby, Junior leaders Rosie & Lily Betts who are both Lone Guides along with helping mum Vivian were there to explain knots and lend a helping hand. Here a photos of some of the fun and challenging afternoon! media type="custom" key="745477" Let's share websites that help with learning how to tie knots... knots are amazing useful in many fields of life from tying down a load on a vehicle to putting up a tent.

Animated Knots
Gemma found this great website that actually has animated knot steps. It is very cool. Go to [|Grog's Animated Scouting Knots] Index and click on the knots to see more. Might be handy to have some rope handy to practice what you see! We were amazed to see the difference between a 'Reef knot' and a 'Thief knot'... we did know of the 'granny knot'.