MAKE STRING TELEPHONES: An old favourite , all you need is a piece of string approximately 1.5 metres in length ( longer if you like) and a pair of empty food cans with one end removed (ensure there are no sharp edges and the cans have been cleaned thoroughly) pre-pierce a hole through the bottom end of the cans and bang down rough edges ( the hole needs only be big enough to pass a length of string through). You can have your Scouts decorate the outside of their cans. Push one end of the string through the can from the outside and tie a large knot in the end so it doesn't come out, repeat with the other end. To use the telephones, ensure the string is kept taut, one Joey Scout will hold their ear to their end of the phone while the other will talk into their end of the tin can.

EXPLORE THE WORKINGS OF OLD TELEPHONES, COMPUTERS, RADIOS, CB RADIOS, TELEVISION SETS etc. Make sure the cord has been cut off the appliance first and explain that the items you are about to pull apart are no longer working under no circumstances are they to pull apart appliances at home with out their parents permission. You will need items such as electrical tape to seal off the cord ends if they have not been cut back fully, screw drivers, wire cutters etc

MAKE TELEVISION SETS: Go to the weekly program on "Communication 3" for instructions and equipment list

MAKE NATIVE DRUMS: Go to the "Native American" program theme index page for instructions and equipment list

MAKE A MESSAGE STICK: Collect some sticks from the bush that are easily held in the hand (broom stick handles and cardboard tubes are good too), you will also need textas, crayons etc, Joey Scouts draw pictures on the sticks that symbolise a message.

MAKE BUTTERFLY PICTURES WITH SECRET CODED MESSAGES : You will need paper, pencils, textas, crayons etc This was something B.P. did when spying on enemy camps. A picture of a butterfly was drawn and the patterns of its wings would contain symbols which indicated where various parts of the camp were positioned.