Maghull Hornby Festival 2013 Activity Badge

This festival badge was the idea of St Andrews Rainbow Leaders, who have been inspired by the recent Frank Hornby Festival in May to mark the 150th Birthday of the man himself.

Frank Hornby was an English inventor, businessman and politician. He was a visionary in toy development and manufacture, and although he had no formal engineering training, he was

responsible for the invention and production of three of the most popular lines of toys – Meccano, Hornby Model Railways and Dinky Toys. He lived some of his life in Maghull and indeed was laid to

rest in St Andrews Church graveyard.

The challenge is very easy to complete and has been structured into 3 sections - Play-it, Make-it and See-it. Within each section, you'll find activities appropriate to your Uniformed Section, which can be

identified by the symbols at the top of each suggested activity i.e. Beavers/Rainbows, Brownies/Cubs.

All you need to do is select the Hornby Brand within each section that appeals to you most then complete at least one activity. It can be completed over 3 or more weekly meetings or as a one off

activity event.

All templates, song sheets and game instructions are enclosed in this pack to support your preparation, together with a badge ordering form . Directions and the map for the heritage trail can be

found on the Maghull Hornby Festival website www.maghullhornbyfestival.wordpress.com .

The cost of the Badge is £1 (plus postage cost). Any profit made will be used by St Andrews Rainbows to fund the cost of future Rainbow outings, rent and sleepovers.

Enjoy the Challenge, embrace Frank Hornby and if you have any queries, please feel free to contact Lisa Coleman at lisacoleman903@gmail.com

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Section 1 – Play It (use your imagination)

Play Station Corners (instructions at the back of this pack) Sing – Runaway Train Action Song (lyrics at the back of this pack) Dance to the Locomotion using actions that imitate a train

Using chairs set up to resemble the seating on a train, journey back in time to Victorian England. Once at your destination, hold a Victorian tea party or play a game of cricket, before jumping back on the time train to return to the future.

Make up a rap song about trains, which includes sound effects Street Dance to the Locomotion

Using chairs set up to resemble the seating on a train, seat on them and hold a conversation with the passenger next to you about subjects/topics that would have been relevant in Victorian times.

Using a microphone or something similar – make announcements that you would expect to hear in a train station. Remember voice is important, so think about your speech, speed and pronunciation.

Find someone who can teach you an old time dance such as a waltz, quick step or fox trot

Hold a Dinky car rely race by putting the children into teams, placing lanes down on the floor with a finish line. Children are the cars and there is an “L” plate template at the back of this pack should you wish to use it.

Play Garage Corners (instructions at the back of this pack) Use your imagination and create a game that involves cars then play it.

Hold a Dinky car Grand Prix by putting the children into teams, placing circuit lanes down on the floor with a finish line. Children are the cars and there is an “L” plate template at the back of this pack should you wish to use it.

Play Garage Corners (instructions are at the back of this pack) Use your imagination and create a game that involves cars then play it

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Plan a race strategy for a 30 lap Dinky Grand Prix. Put lanes down on the floor with a finish line and a pit stop area. You must plan in 3 pit stops - each time changing your driver, check the fuel and tyres (fuel is water for your driver and tyres are his/her footwear. Plan carefully to ensure your strategy will win you the race. Execute your plan to see how successful a crew you are.

Use your imagination and create your own game which involves cars then play it.

Pretend you are a crane and move boxes/objects from one side of the room to the other. Sing – London’s bridge is falling down with all the actions. (lyrics at the back of this pack)

Pretend you are a crane and move boxes/ objects from one side of the room to the other. Sing/Rap – London’s bridge is falling down with all the actions. (lyrics at the back of this pack)

Pretend you are a crane and see how many boxes/objects you can move from one side of the room to the other in 60 seconds.

Rap – London’s bridge is falling down with all the actions. (lyrics at the back of this pack)

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Section 2 – Create It

Build your own train using play dough or funky foam pieces Design a station sign with the name of your imaginary station on it. Make your own train ticket.

(Merseyrail would be pleased to see your children’s designs, if you wish to forward them, please send them FAO – Sally Ralston @ Merseyrail)

Build your own 3D train using the template from card. Create a name for your station and design a sign for it Make a safety poster that could be displayed at a station advising passengers how to

keep safe using trains.

(Merseyrail would be pleased to see your children’s designs, if you wish to forward them, please send them FAO – Sally Ralston @ Merseyrail)

Build your own 3D train using recycled materials Design a futuristic train station, including what type of trains would use it and the

facilities available to travelers. Make a safety poster that could be displayed at a station advising passengers how to

keep safe when travelling on trains

(Merseyrail would be pleased to see your children’s designs, if you wish to forward them, please send them FAO – Sally Ralston @ Merseyrail)

Build your own dinky car using play dough or funky foam pieces Create your own flag using a sheet of A4 white paper, then cello tape it to a straw

done one side of the paper so you can wave it in the air. If you have chosen to complete the Dinky Car Rely Race, use it to cheer on your team.

Complete the dot to dot and colour it.

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Build your own dinky car using play dough or funky foam pieces Create your own flag using a large white cotton sheet that could be used in a grand

prix race Complete the colour by numbers and give a name to each of your dinky cars within

your fleet

Design a futuristic car, include a name, what features, how it is powered and driven i.e. auto-pilot or manual.

Design and build a race track using paper mashie, remember to give it a name and 1 unique feature that makes it different from the rest.

Complete the car related word search

Build a crane using the instructions in the appendix. See how many objects your crane can pick up and move to another space.

Find someone who has a meccano set and build a moving object from it. Build the highest structure possible from a combination of cocktail sticks, wooden

skewers, marshmallows and cotton buds.

Find someone who has a meccano set and build a moving object from it. Build a crane using the instructions in the appendix. See how many objects your

crane can pick up and move to another space. Build the highest structure possible from a combination of cocktail sticks, wooden

skewers, marshmallows and cotton buds.

Using re-cycled materials, build your own crane that would be capable of lifting a small object from one area and placing it in another.

Alternatively, build a bridge from lollypop, cocktail sticks and/or cotton buds that would support a small car travelling over it.

Find someone who has a meccano set and build a moving object from it.

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Section 3 – Go see it

Travel by train and visit Liverpool Lime Street Station. During your visit:-o Look at all the different trains and where they are travelling to. o Listen to the announcements made o Locate the information boards and work out which is the next train to leave.o Walk around the station to see what facilities they offer travellers, discussing

why these facilities are offered and how they benefit the travellers. o Ask one of the conductors if they are happy to chat to you about the train that

is one their platform.

Travel by car/coach and visit the Liverpool Museum. During your visit:-o Locate the Dinky car collection.o Ride on the traino Find the Frank Hornby heritage information and read about the man himself.o Look out the viewing area and count how many cranes you can see on the

docks skyline.

Visit the Hornby Heritage Centre in Maghull Town Hall, which houses collections of meccano, dinky cars and Hornby train sets.

Complete the heritage walk around Maghull, the trail can be downloaded from the website www.maghullhornbyfestival.wordpress.com

Have lunch at Wetherspoon’s Frank Hornby Pub and view their collection of memorabilia. The address is 38 Eastway, Maghull. Merseyside. L31 6BR.

Invite local historian – Les French to your meeting/school to talk to you about Frank Hornby’s Life and the times he lived in. His contact number is 07802 25 2001.

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Thank you for taking part in the Challenge, we hope you enjoyed it.

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Section 1 – Station/Garage Corners Game

This is a variation on the game Colour Corners and is an elimination game.

1. Name each corner of the room after either a station/garage part i.e.a. Stations – Liverpool, Kings Cross, Leeds, Edinburghb. Garage Sections – Fuel, Repairs, Sales, Servicing

2. Instruct the children that whilst the music is playing, they must move around like a train/car but when it stops they are to choose a corner which is the station/part of the garage they wish to visit.

3. The leader of the game then randomly shouts out a named corner and all children in that station/garage section are out.

4. Continue until only one child remains and is declared the winner.

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Section 1 – Station/Garage Corners Game L Plate Template

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Section 1 – Lyrics for London’s Bridge

London Bridge is falling down,Falling down, falling down,

London Bridge is falling down,My fair Lady.

Build it up with wood and clay,Wood and clay, wood and clay,Build it up with wood and clay,

My fair Lady.

Wood and clay will wash away,Wash away, wash away,

Wood and clay will wash away,My fair Lady.

Build it up with bricks and mortar,Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar,

Build it up with bricks and mortar,My fair Lady.

Bricks and mortar will not stay,Will not stay, will not stay,

Bricks and mortar will not stay,My fair Lady.

Build it up with iron and steel,Iron and steel, iron and steel,Build it up with iron and steel,

My fair Lady.

Iron and steel will bend and bow,Bend and bow, bend and bow,

Iron and steel will bend and bow,My fair Lady.

Build it up with silver and gold,Silver and gold, silver and gold,Build it up with silver and gold,

My fair Lady.

Silver and gold will be stolen away,Stolen away, stolen away,

Silver and gold will be stolen away,My fair Lady.

Set a man to watch all night,Watch all night, watch all night,

Set a man to watch all night,My fair Lady.

Suppose the man should fall asleep, Fall asleep, fall asleep,

Suppose the man should fall asleep? My fair Lady.

Give him a pipe to smoke all night,Smoke all night, smoke all night,

Give him a pipe to smoke all night,My fair Lady.

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Section 1 – Play It – Runaway Train Lyrics

The runaway train came down the track and she blew, The runaway train came down the track and she blew, The runaway train came down the track, her whistle wide and her throttle back, And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew.

The engineer said the train must halt and she blew, The engineer said the train must halt and she blew, The engineer said the train must halt -- he said it was all the fireman's fault, And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew.

The fireman said he rang the bell and she blew, The fireman said he rang the bell and she blew, The fireman said he rang the bell -- the engineer said "You did like h***!" And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew.

The porter got an awful fright and she blew, The porter got an awful fright and she blew, The porter got an awful fright -- he got so scared he near turned white, And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew.

A donkey was standing in the way and she blew, A donkey was standing in the way and she blew, A donkey was standing in the way and all they found was just his bray, And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew.

The conductor said there'd be a wreck and she blew, The conductor said there'd be a wreck and she blew, The conductor said there'd be a wreck and he felt the chills run up his neck, And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew.

The runaway train went over the hill and she blew, The runaway train went over the hill and she blew, The runaway train went over the hill and the last we heard she was going still, And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew.

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Section 2 – Create It – 3D Train

Colour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces. Adults may need to help with the cutting.

Glue the face onto the front of the train. Glue the smokestack onto the top. You can glue a bit of cotton ball to the smokestack as pretend smoke. If you want to make it a bit more environmentally realistic, you can color the

cotton grey or black with marker or paint.

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Section 2 – Create It

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Section 2 – Create It

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Section 2 – Create It

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Section 2 – Create It Crane

There is a construction site near our house with a huge crane. We like to watch it. I had been thinking about how we could make our own crane ... NOTE: This project contains materials that require adult participation and/or supervision... but it's worth it!

Materials:

two thick cardboard rolls (we used old rolls from cling wrap) thick cardboard box, i.e., from FedEx or Amazon one paper towel roll rocks

tape hot glue (for adult use only) sharp knife (for adult use only) stackable cup (optional) string (optional)

Instructions

1. Cut a circle in the top of the box so that with a bit of pushing and squeezing, the paper towel roll fits tightly into the hole. Because of the tight fit, I didn’t need to secure the roll to the floor of the box, but you could apply a little sticky tape or use hot glue. I filled the box with rocks (to weigh it down) and sealed it up. Then I slipped one of my cling wrap rolls into the paper towel roll, and it rotated very nicely.

2. For the top of the crane, join the two cardboard rolls together. With a sharp knife, cut four shallow incisions at the top of the vertical roll. Then you can push down the edges in between, toward the center of the roll, and create a little nook for the horizontal roll to sit in. This also gives you more surface area to apply hot glue.

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Spread glue on the pushed-down bits, place the horizontal roll on top, with one end sticking out to be the neck of the crane, and hold it in place while the glue dries. For extra strength, you can tape the rolls together with packaging tape. Because one end is short and one long I decided to glue (with a hot glue gun) a rock into the short end to act as a counterbalance. (If the rock isn’t enough, you can use little weights or little concrete blocks.)

3. To make a bucket for the crane, make two holes on opposite edges of one of the stackable cups, cut a piece of string, and tie one end through each hole to make a loop. I made a small cut in the top of the horizontal roll for the bucket’s string to sit in, and so to reduce the chance of the bucket flying off as the crane gets swung around.

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