Easter Venture 2008

Theme

The theme for Easter Venture in 2008 is Time Trippin', and whilst trippin' back and forth through time can cause jet lag, the theme is all about having fun at EV.

Dress your team in theme, run around in theme, and be prepared to do crazy things all in the name of theme. The team that does this best will win the Theme trophy. Even if you don't win the Theme trophy, we guarantee that you'll have a great time doing it.

Theme ideas

Does your team need ideas for theme? Remember, anything that is time travel related, or even something from the past or future is in- theme in 2008. Here are some ideas we've compiled to get you started. But of course, be prepared to think outside of our time and come as something else if you'd prefer.

Pregistoric - Cavemen, dinosaurs
The Ancient World - Mummies, egyptian pyramids, gladiators, genghis khan, stonehenge
The Middle Ages - Robin Hood, Knights of the Round Table, Dwarfs, King Arthur, jousting
Renaissance - Shakespeare, Great Explorers, Da Vinci, Great Scientists
18th & 19th Century - Napoleon, The Great Wars, Old West (USA), Charles Darwin, Colonial Australia. Gold Rush, Bushrangers, Convicts
20th Century - Model T Ford, Wright Brothers, Einstein, Rock and Roll, Yuppies, Computers, Millenium Bug
The Future - Space travel, aliens, pollution, technology, matrix, Morlocks

This is not a comprehensive list - think outside the square!

Past Themes

1959 -
1960 -
1961 -
1962 - Colonial Venture
1963 - 1000 Islands
1964 -
1965 -
1966 - Saga of the Vikings
1967 -
1968 - The Gathering of the Clans
1969 - Project Tauri
1970 -
1971 -
1972 -
1973 - Alligator Rush
1974 -
1975 - The Year of the Lash
1976 -
1977 -
1978 - Quest for the Holy Grail
1979 - The Great Gangster Gadabout
1980 -
1981 - Tarsus vs the Empire
1982 -
1983 -
1984 -
1985 -
1986 -
1987 - Midnight at the Oasis, Second Valley Forest
1988 - Alice in Wonderland, Clare Valley
1989 - Magical Mystery Tour, Fleurieu Peninsula
1990 - I Saved the World
1991 - The Wild, Wild West
1992 - Daring Dees on Trusty Steeds
1993 - Freaked Out Flower Venture
1994 - The Saga of the Seven Seas
1995 - Roaring Twenties
1996 - Space the Final Frontier
1997 -
1998 -
1999 - Fractured Fairytales, Kuitpo Forest/Kangarilla
2000 - Good Vs Evil, Mt Bryan/Hallett
2001 - 2001 A Space Oddity, Deep Creek
2002 - Mobsta Mayhem, Mt Crawford Forest
2003 - Middle Earth Madness, Kuitpo Forest
2004 - Toybox Rebellion, Mt Crawford Forest
2005 - Dawn of the Living Dead, Armstrong/Roonka (Blanchetown)
2006 - Jungle FEVer, Wirabarra Forest
2007 - Motion of the Ocean, Mt Bryan
2008 - Time Trippin', Woodhouse

Help us compile this list! If you have an addition or a correction to the list above, then please email webmaster@rovers.sa.scouts.com.au

Want to know more?

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