WHEELS

Here are some ideas for earning the Wheels badge.  Some activities are designed to be done in a patrol or unit, others are designed to be done at home.

Suggestions have been split into ideas for Guides aged under 10 and Guides aged over 10, but feel free to mix and match - as long as it is a challenge for the individual girl!

Under 10

Go on a bike ride with some other people for at least 15 minutes.

Know road-crossing safety.  There are lots of ideas here to learn about.

With your unit, organise a trip travelling by 3 different ways (car, bus, train, foot).

Borrow a wheelchair and find out what it is like to use one.

Make a car from lego (or similar) that will survive a course.

Have a wheelbarrow race in your unit.

Know how to be a sensible passenger on a bus or in a car.

Do some road safety activities and games from this website.

Write an account of a car, bus or train trip that you have taken.

 

Over 10

Go on a bike ride with some other people for at least 30 minutes.

Make a car from lego (or similar) that will survive a course.

With your patrol or unit, organise a trip travelling by 3 different ways (car, bus, train, foot).

Learn to ride a unicycle and teach someone else in your patrol.

Borrow a wheelchair and find out what it is like to use one.  Maybe try wheelchair basketball.

Have a wheelbarrow race in your patrol or unit.

Make a bus journey somewhere by yourself.

Do some road safety activities and games from this website.

Learn to skateboard or rollerblade, and demonstrate it to your unit.

Make a poster illustrating 3 aspects of safe bike riding.  There are some interesting ideas here.

Write an account of a car, bus or train trip that you have taken.