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They may have brought things from home, or as a Scout Group you may have provided some things for everyone to use.\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EShare the boxes\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEveryone should take it in turns to show off their box and share some of the things they\u2019ve put it in. \u003C/span\u003EIf they want to, people could share why they chose certain items \u2013 do they make them feel a certain way? 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