If you want others to be happy- practice compassion. If you want to be happy- practice compassion. -Dalai Lama
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Pack Leaders: Conservation Good Turn Award
We can work with many Federal Agencies including the Forest Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management. Your Pack can also work with State and Local Government as well as any other organizations in your community.
When filling out the application you count the total hours given in service by everyone that helped. For this reason you want the entire families participating in these service projects. What a great way to share the value of service and Scouting with the entire family! There should be certificates available from the Council and I know there are Patches available for purchase at the Scout Shop.
Have fun planning this and doing something the boys will be able to point to in their community as they go about their lives!
For more information visit http://scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/Resources/Conservation%20Good%20Turn.aspx
This is the link to the application http://scouting.org/filestore/pdf/GTFAapplication.pdf
Cheers: for March
Fruit Salad Cheer: Eat a large piece of pretend watermelon, spit out the seeds, pretend to have a piece of cantaloupe, spit out the seeds, then have a cherry, place a finger in your cheek and give one small pop, as if spitting out the pit of the cherry.
BADEN-POWELL APPLAUSE: Stand very erectly with your hands clasped behind your back in parade rest position. Look left to right, then right to left, smile slightly, and then nod head as if saying yes.
Run-ons: "Planting Seeds of Kindness" for March
“The Infantry is Coming!” (Can be done as a Skit or as a run-on)
(Use as many Scouts as you would like but the last one is off-stage with a small "tree" in a pot)
Scout 1: (Runs on stage) "The infantry is coming!!" Runs off or to end)
Scout 2: (Runs on stage) "The infantry is coming!!" Runs off or to end)
Scout 3: (Runs on stage) "The infantry is coming!!" Runs off or to end)
Scout 4: (Runs on stage) "The infantry is coming!!" Runs off or to end)
Scout 5: (Runs on stage with infant tree- all others run away screaming)
Q: If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?
A: Pilgrims.
A: Pilgrims.
Scout 2 looks dejected
Scout 1: Aw, what’s wrong?
Scout 2: I have a rock garden…
Scout 1: Yeah?
Scout 2: Well, last week three of them died!
Q: What do you call a mushroom that’s the life of the party?
A: A fun-gi
Q: What kind of flowers do you give to King Tut?
A: Chrysanthemummies.
A: Chrysanthemummies.
Do a Good Turn Skit!
Do a Good Turn Skit!
Cub 1: Comes on stage turning around.
Cub 2: Comes on stage doing forward rolls. (Somersaults)
Cub 3: Comes on stage rolling over and over.
Cub 4: Comes on stage doing cartwheels.
Cub 5: “What are you doing?”
All other Cubs: “Don’t you see a good turn when you see one?”
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Feb RT Den Leader Breakout Notes
February Round Table (March Activities)
Compassion: Being kind and considerate, and showing concern for the well being of others. Cub Scouts will develop care and concern for the well being of others by participating in the effort to collect items for charities.
Games
Orbiter and Fall Orbiter I have employed a scheme of learning and games to good success. Here are two examples. It is like musical chairs. There is one fewer chairs than boys. The extra boy is the Sun. The other boys are each assigned a planet (Mars, Jupiter, etc.) The sun orbits around the chairs calling out the names of planets. The planet (boy) called gets up and walks (orbits) around the chairs with the sun. When all the planets are orbiting, the den leader yells Blast Off. All the boys scramble for a chair. The one left standing becomes the Sun.
Animal Charades
Boys pick a slip of paper from a hat that has a name of an animal on it. Then they act out the animal by either making the animal sound or acting like the animal or both.
Ideas include: bear, dog, snake, bee, cat, tiger, butterfly, bird, monkey, lion, elephant, etc.
Human Knot Each person grabs hands with two different people across a circle. Group works to untangle itself. (leadership, everyone important)
Blanket Volleyball Divide group into two teams, each with a blanket held like a parachute. Toss in an object that is volleyed from team to team using the blanket for propulsion. Can add multiple objects..
Tigers Den Meetings 13 & 14
Meeting 13
ELECTIVE 27. Talk with your adult partner about what to do if:
The adult who is caring for you becomes ill
You are alone with someone who makes you uncomfortable
Possibly do this as a gathering ie have a few simple mazes and these 2 questions on a piece of paper and have ready for when the boys and parents arrive.
ELECTIVE 26.
With a toy phone practice making phone calls and answering the phone.
For extra fun, use a real phone and have the boys call your home phone or the # they are using and leave a message. Play it back so they can hear themselves and practice!
ELECTIVE 12. & 15.
Make at least 2 cards or decorations and take them to a hospital or long-term care facility. Using crayons mix the primary colors to make orange, green and purple. Since this activity is in March consider making St. Patrick's Day themed cards or decorations. Ask the adult partners to help the boys deliver them.
Meeting 14
Go See It: Pet Care and Learn about Animals
Options for go see include : Veterinarian, pet groomer, pet store, nature preserve, animal shelter, science teacher (with animals) or farmer (with animals). Another option is to have someone come to you!
ELECTIVE 43.. Field trip or visitor (see above)
ELECTIVE 31. Learn about an animal. Use questions from Tiger Handbook such as: How big is the animal? Is it endangered? What does it? Where does it live? How long do they live? Etc.
Wolf Den Meetings 13 & 14
Meeting 13.
Elective 14 Pets
Invite 1 or more scouts to bring their pets with a parent making sure there will be no pet conflicts! Schedule in 10 minute increments if needed. If no one has a pet (in our pack's case) then invite a vet, dog groomer or other person with animal knowledge.
Learn how to greet a strange dog, read a book about a pet and tell what it means to be rabid. If u have a special guest consider briefing them on the requirements and having them run the discussion and book time.
Meeting 14.
Elective 10 a
American Indian Lore
Read a book or tell a story about American Indians, or if you know an American Indian invite them to come and tell a story.
Elective 10 c , 10f , 1 a,1 b,1 d
Learn some Indian word pictures, make some traditional Indian clothing and write a simple message in code using white paper, a q-tip and milk.
Ideas for Indian clothing: A head dress made of consruction paper and feathers or a vest made from a brown paper sack. If you make the vest or head dress have the boys write a story using the Indian word pictures they learned.
Also have the voys write a simple message in the Indian word picture in milk aka invisble ink. I have used lemon juice which the book suggests, but I think the milk works better!
Bear Den Meetings 13 & 14
Take care of your Planet
Meeting 13
ACHIEVEMENT 5b. Now is a wonderful time to finish up your birdhouses or start them if your last den meeting didnt allow time for them. Remember you can buy the BSA kits at the Scout Shop, use recycled wood from Home Depot (must acquire scraps, make a pattern and pre assemble BEFORE the den meeting), or from another store like Hobby Lobby or Michael's.
Finish up any requirements from last d
Take care of your Planeten meeting.
Meeting 14
Home assignments : 6e. 6f. Each boy should lead a discussion at home about what kinds of energy their family uses and how to conserve it.
6d. With an adult they will check faucets for leaks.
Do at least 3 out of seven of Achievement 6
6a. Save 5 pounds of glass or aluminum or one month of daily newspapers. Turn them into a rectclimg center or use your community services.
A fun activity is a recycling relay. Two piles of possible recyclables and trash items. One recycling bin one trash bin. Two teams. Once leader says go, the boys run and find a recyclable or trash item and place it in the correct bin.
Pollute a pool and then clean it up.
A great gathering activity when u are talking about recyclimg is to take small kiddie pool and fill it part way with water. Then "pollute" the water with the boys. Then have them try to clean the water. Some things they will be able to easily take out, but use somethings that they cannot. Like food dye, sand, etc.
Compassion: Being kind and considerate, and showing concern for the well being of others. Cub Scouts will develop care and concern for the well being of others by participating in the effort to collect items for charities.
Games
Orbiter and Fall Orbiter I have employed a scheme of learning and games to good success. Here are two examples. It is like musical chairs. There is one fewer chairs than boys. The extra boy is the Sun. The other boys are each assigned a planet (Mars, Jupiter, etc.) The sun orbits around the chairs calling out the names of planets. The planet (boy) called gets up and walks (orbits) around the chairs with the sun. When all the planets are orbiting, the den leader yells Blast Off. All the boys scramble for a chair. The one left standing becomes the Sun.
Animal Charades
Boys pick a slip of paper from a hat that has a name of an animal on it. Then they act out the animal by either making the animal sound or acting like the animal or both.
Ideas include: bear, dog, snake, bee, cat, tiger, butterfly, bird, monkey, lion, elephant, etc.
Human Knot Each person grabs hands with two different people across a circle. Group works to untangle itself. (leadership, everyone important)
Blanket Volleyball Divide group into two teams, each with a blanket held like a parachute. Toss in an object that is volleyed from team to team using the blanket for propulsion. Can add multiple objects..
Tigers Den Meetings 13 & 14
Meeting 13
ELECTIVE 27. Talk with your adult partner about what to do if:
The adult who is caring for you becomes ill
You are alone with someone who makes you uncomfortable
Possibly do this as a gathering ie have a few simple mazes and these 2 questions on a piece of paper and have ready for when the boys and parents arrive.
ELECTIVE 26.
With a toy phone practice making phone calls and answering the phone.
For extra fun, use a real phone and have the boys call your home phone or the # they are using and leave a message. Play it back so they can hear themselves and practice!
ELECTIVE 12. & 15.
Make at least 2 cards or decorations and take them to a hospital or long-term care facility. Using crayons mix the primary colors to make orange, green and purple. Since this activity is in March consider making St. Patrick's Day themed cards or decorations. Ask the adult partners to help the boys deliver them.
Meeting 14
Go See It: Pet Care and Learn about Animals
Options for go see include : Veterinarian, pet groomer, pet store, nature preserve, animal shelter, science teacher (with animals) or farmer (with animals). Another option is to have someone come to you!
ELECTIVE 43.. Field trip or visitor (see above)
ELECTIVE 31. Learn about an animal. Use questions from Tiger Handbook such as: How big is the animal? Is it endangered? What does it? Where does it live? How long do they live? Etc.
Wolf Den Meetings 13 & 14
Meeting 13.
Elective 14 Pets
Invite 1 or more scouts to bring their pets with a parent making sure there will be no pet conflicts! Schedule in 10 minute increments if needed. If no one has a pet (in our pack's case) then invite a vet, dog groomer or other person with animal knowledge.
Learn how to greet a strange dog, read a book about a pet and tell what it means to be rabid. If u have a special guest consider briefing them on the requirements and having them run the discussion and book time.
Meeting 14.
Elective 10 a
American Indian Lore
Read a book or tell a story about American Indians, or if you know an American Indian invite them to come and tell a story.
Elective 10 c , 10f , 1 a,1 b,1 d
Learn some Indian word pictures, make some traditional Indian clothing and write a simple message in code using white paper, a q-tip and milk.
Ideas for Indian clothing: A head dress made of consruction paper and feathers or a vest made from a brown paper sack. If you make the vest or head dress have the boys write a story using the Indian word pictures they learned.
Also have the voys write a simple message in the Indian word picture in milk aka invisble ink. I have used lemon juice which the book suggests, but I think the milk works better!
Bear Den Meetings 13 & 14
Take care of your Planet
Meeting 13
ACHIEVEMENT 5b. Now is a wonderful time to finish up your birdhouses or start them if your last den meeting didnt allow time for them. Remember you can buy the BSA kits at the Scout Shop, use recycled wood from Home Depot (must acquire scraps, make a pattern and pre assemble BEFORE the den meeting), or from another store like Hobby Lobby or Michael's.
Finish up any requirements from last d
Take care of your Planeten meeting.
Meeting 14
Home assignments : 6e. 6f. Each boy should lead a discussion at home about what kinds of energy their family uses and how to conserve it.
6d. With an adult they will check faucets for leaks.
Do at least 3 out of seven of Achievement 6
6a. Save 5 pounds of glass or aluminum or one month of daily newspapers. Turn them into a rectclimg center or use your community services.
A fun activity is a recycling relay. Two piles of possible recyclables and trash items. One recycling bin one trash bin. Two teams. Once leader says go, the boys run and find a recyclable or trash item and place it in the correct bin.
Pollute a pool and then clean it up.
A great gathering activity when u are talking about recyclimg is to take small kiddie pool and fill it part way with water. Then "pollute" the water with the boys. Then have them try to clean the water. Some things they will be able to easily take out, but use somethings that they cannot. Like food dye, sand, etc.
www.depotdan.com jokes!
Leader: What did one shrub say to the other?
Scout: I have no idea.
Leader: Boy, am I bushed.
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Colleen.
Scout: Colleen who?
Leader: Colleen yourself up, it's time to eat.
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Soup.
Scout: Soup who?
Leader: Souper Man!
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Pasture.
Scout: Pasture who?
Leader: Pasture your bedtime. Go to sleep.
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: June.
Scout: June who?
Leader: June know how to setup that tent.
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Elizabeth.
Scout: Elizabeth who?
Leader: Elizabeth of knowledge is a dangerous thing
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Eve.
Scout: Eve who?
Leader: Eve-ho, here we go.
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Colleen.
Scout: Colleen who?
Leader: Colleen yourself up, it's time to eat.
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Noah.
Scout: Noah who?
Leader: Noah how to build a fast pinewood derby car?
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Oscar.
Scout: Oscar who?
Leader: Oscar silly question, get a silly answer. Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Abby.
Scout: Abby who?
Leader: Abby birthday to you!
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Radio.
Scout: Radio who?
Leader: Radio not, here I come!. Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Howie.
Scout: Howie who?
Leader: Fine thanks. How are you
Scout: I hate these one week camp outs. You comb your hair, you brush your teeth, you put a clean set of clothes on, and at the end of the week you have to do it all over again.
A Scout Leader was driving to a camp out and happened to see a truck run over a rabbit. He stopped, got out of his truck, and revived the rabbit. A Cub Scout asked the leader, "What did you use to make that rabbit hop off?" The Leader grinned and said, "Hare restorer."
A Cub Scout Leader was driving into a State Park and saw a sign that read, "To enter State Park you must have dog on leash." The silly leader then spent the next two hours looking for a dog.
Three Cub Scouts were bragging about how tough they were.
"I wear out a pair of hiking boots in a month," the first scout said.
"I wear out a pair of Scout pants in a week," the second scout said.
"That's nothing," the last scout said, "I wear out a leader in 20 minutes."
Leader: What has 50 heads but can't think?
Scout: I do not know.
Leader: A box of matches
Scout: My den leader thinks I am very responsible. Every time something goes wrong at a Pack Meeting, he says I am responsible.
Leader: What did the cowboy yell to the scout who was stuck out on the lake?
Scout: I don't have the foggiest idea.
Leader: Hey, pardner! Whoa, whoa, whoa your boat.
Leader: What did one flag say to the other flag?
Scout: I can't guess.
Leader: Nothing. It just waved!
Scout: "What's more important, your money or your health?
Leader: "My health."
Scout: "Great, can you lead me 20 bucks?"
Webelos Scout: "My den leader sure does like me. I heard him tell another leader that it would be the happiest day of his life when I crossed over into the Boy Scouts."
Leader: Go look in that tent over there. You'll see a ten-foot snake.
Scout: Don't try to kid me. I know snakes don't have feet.
Leader: What kind of scout can jump higher than a house?
Scout: All kinds - houses can't jump!
Scout: I have no idea.
Leader: Boy, am I bushed.
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Colleen.
Scout: Colleen who?
Leader: Colleen yourself up, it's time to eat.
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Soup.
Scout: Soup who?
Leader: Souper Man!
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Pasture.
Scout: Pasture who?
Leader: Pasture your bedtime. Go to sleep.
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: June.
Scout: June who?
Leader: June know how to setup that tent.
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Elizabeth.
Scout: Elizabeth who?
Leader: Elizabeth of knowledge is a dangerous thing
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Eve.
Scout: Eve who?
Leader: Eve-ho, here we go.
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Colleen.
Scout: Colleen who?
Leader: Colleen yourself up, it's time to eat.
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Noah.
Scout: Noah who?
Leader: Noah how to build a fast pinewood derby car?
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Oscar.
Scout: Oscar who?
Leader: Oscar silly question, get a silly answer. Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Abby.
Scout: Abby who?
Leader: Abby birthday to you!
Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Radio.
Scout: Radio who?
Leader: Radio not, here I come!. Leader: Knock Knock.
Scout: Who's there?
Leader: Howie.
Scout: Howie who?
Leader: Fine thanks. How are you
Scout: I hate these one week camp outs. You comb your hair, you brush your teeth, you put a clean set of clothes on, and at the end of the week you have to do it all over again.
A Scout Leader was driving to a camp out and happened to see a truck run over a rabbit. He stopped, got out of his truck, and revived the rabbit. A Cub Scout asked the leader, "What did you use to make that rabbit hop off?" The Leader grinned and said, "Hare restorer."
A Cub Scout Leader was driving into a State Park and saw a sign that read, "To enter State Park you must have dog on leash." The silly leader then spent the next two hours looking for a dog.
Three Cub Scouts were bragging about how tough they were.
"I wear out a pair of hiking boots in a month," the first scout said.
"I wear out a pair of Scout pants in a week," the second scout said.
"That's nothing," the last scout said, "I wear out a leader in 20 minutes."
Leader: What has 50 heads but can't think?
Scout: I do not know.
Leader: A box of matches
Scout: My den leader thinks I am very responsible. Every time something goes wrong at a Pack Meeting, he says I am responsible.
Leader: What did the cowboy yell to the scout who was stuck out on the lake?
Scout: I don't have the foggiest idea.
Leader: Hey, pardner! Whoa, whoa, whoa your boat.
Leader: What did one flag say to the other flag?
Scout: I can't guess.
Leader: Nothing. It just waved!
Scout: "What's more important, your money or your health?
Leader: "My health."
Scout: "Great, can you lead me 20 bucks?"
Webelos Scout: "My den leader sure does like me. I heard him tell another leader that it would be the happiest day of his life when I crossed over into the Boy Scouts."
Leader: Go look in that tent over there. You'll see a ten-foot snake.
Scout: Don't try to kid me. I know snakes don't have feet.
Leader: What kind of scout can jump higher than a house?
Scout: All kinds - houses can't jump!
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Top Ten Count Down
Top ten signs that dad is taking the Pinewood Derby too seriously:
10. Dad 'trash talks' the tiger cubs
9. The Scout gets his first look at the car as he walks to the registration table
8. Dad keeps referring to it as 'my car'
7. Car and Driver magazine wants to feature your car on next month's cover
6. Dad threatens to break the Scout's fingers if he touches it after the wheels are on
5. Mom asks the Cubmaster to delay the start of the race because "we're still taking bets"
4. Dad asked Santa for a Pinewood Derby track for Christmas
3. "What? You mean there are no trophies for the adults?"
2. Even though he is in the stands, 60' feet away, dad is sure the finish line judge called it wrong
1. At the end of the race, Dad is the one crying
P.s. I didn't come up with this myself! I will do my best to find the credentials!
10. Dad 'trash talks' the tiger cubs
9. The Scout gets his first look at the car as he walks to the registration table
8. Dad keeps referring to it as 'my car'
7. Car and Driver magazine wants to feature your car on next month's cover
6. Dad threatens to break the Scout's fingers if he touches it after the wheels are on
5. Mom asks the Cubmaster to delay the start of the race because "we're still taking bets"
4. Dad asked Santa for a Pinewood Derby track for Christmas
3. "What? You mean there are no trophies for the adults?"
2. Even though he is in the stands, 60' feet away, dad is sure the finish line judge called it wrong
1. At the end of the race, Dad is the one crying
P.s. I didn't come up with this myself! I will do my best to find the credentials!
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Cub Scout Camping
Cub Scout Camping:
Heard Pueblo Summer Day Camp
Session 1: May 31-June 2
Session 2: June 4-June 6
Session 3: June 7-June 9
Session 4: June 11-June 11
Session 5: June 14-June 16
Session 6: June 18-June 20
Session 7: June 21-June 23
Session 8: June 25-June 27
Session 9: June 28-June 30 (COED Camp)
R-C Resident Camp
Session 1: June 1-June 4
Session 2: June 7-June 10
Session 3: June 14-June 17
Session 4: June 21-June 24
Family Camp: June 28-July 1
Camp Digalus Webeloree
2/10/2012 5:00pm (Friday - Sunday)
Mesa District Webeloree
3/2/2012 4:00pm (Friday - Saturday)
Council Family Camp
September 28-30, 2012
B.A.L.O.O. Training!!!
3/31/2012 8:oo AM $10
Cubmaster Breakout - February (March - Compassion)
Baden Powell Pack Agreement:
Just remember that this is the 2011 version and the 2012 has not been finalized. But commit to earning this award this year. Scouting for Food and Scout-O-Rama participation will be required for this award in 2012.
Harlem Globtrotters
Friday, February 17th, 2012 @ 7PM
Saturday, February 18th, 2012 @ 2PM
Phoenix Suns vs. Memphis Grizzlies
Saturday, March 10th, 2012 @7PM
Conservation Good Turn:
Interfaith - Compassion
Blessed Are The Cub Scouts
Blessed are the Cub Scouts who are taught to see beauty in all things around them,
for their world will be a place of grace and wonder.
Blessed are the Cub Scouts who are led with patience and understanding,
for they will learn the strength of endurance and the gift of tolerance.
Blessed are the Cub Scouts who are provided a home
where family members dwell in harmony and close communion,
for they shall become the peacemakers of the world.
Blessed are the Cub Scouts who are taught the value and power of truth,
for they shall search for knowledge and use it with wisdom and discernment.
Blessed are the Cub Scouts who are guided by those with faith in a loving God,
for they will find Him early and will walk with him through life.
Blessed are the Cub Scouts who are loved and know that they are loved,
for they shall sow seeds of love in the world and reap joy for themselves and others.
Interfaith - Resourcefulness
When asked where religion came into Scouting and Guiding, Baden-Powell replied. It does not come in at all. It is already there. It is a fundamental factor underlying Scouting and Guiding.”
(Religion and the Boy Scout and Girl Guides Movement – an address, 1926)
Cubmaster Breakout - January (February - Resourcefulness)
Historical Objects
Simon Kenton Council
Distribute copies to all guests and see how many persons they can identify by the following clues
| 1 A rainbow | a. George Washington |
| 2. A kite | b. Little Red Riding Hood |
| 3. A glass slipper | c. Noah |
| 4. An apple | d. Samson |
| 5. A slingshot | e. William Tell |
| 6. A coat of many colors | f. Ben Franklin |
| 7. A wolf | g. Cinderella |
| 8. Long Hair | h. Joseph |
| 9. A hatchet | i. David |
| 10. A footprint | j. Abe Lincoln |
| 11. A cloak | k. Florence Nightingale |
| 12. A steamboat | l. Robin Hood. |
| 13. A rail fence | m. Paul Bunyan |
| 14. Three ships | n. Little Jack Horner |
| 15. A plum | o. Robert Fulton |
| 16. A blue ox | p. Sir Walter Raleigh |
| 17. Steals from the rich | q. Columbus |
| 18. A famous nurse | r. Robinson Crusoe |
1-C, 2-F, 3-G, 4-E, 5-I, 6-H, 7-B, 8-D, 9-A, 10-R, 11-P, 12-O, 13-J, 14-Q, 15-N, 16-M, 17-L, 18-K
Update Supplemental Pack Meeting Plans
Commissioner Dave (with help from Kim)
National Council is continuing to add theme based pack meeting plans to the Core Value pack meeting plans on their web site. Soon there will be three supplemental Pack Meeting plans for each month. All the Pack Meeting plans will be posted on National's site at: http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/Leaders/DenLeaderResources/DenandPackMeetingResourceGuide/PackMeetingPlans.aspx
Here is the first set of 12 -
Month Core Value Supplemental Theme
· September Cooperation Hometown Heroes
· October Responsibility Jungle of Fun
· November Citizenship 50 Great States
· December Respect Holiday Lights
· January Positive Attitude Abracadabra
· February Resourcefulness Turn Back the Clock
· March Compassion Planting Seeds of Kindness
· April Faith Cub Scouts Give Thanks
· May Health and Fitness Cub Cafe
· June Perseverance Head West Young Man
· July Courage Cubs in Shining Armor
· August Honesty Kids Against Crime
Both of these came from the resource below:
February 2012 Core Value - Resourcefulness
Games!
Train Tag Game
“IT” is a locomotive and all other players are runaway cars. When the locomotive tags a car, they boy tagged hooks onto the locomotive by holding onto his waist. Then next one tagged hooks onto the last car in line and so on until the train is completed.
STRINGER
Materials: One pipe cleaner per team and buttons or beads for each team
Each team has a pipe cleaner and a number of beads. One person strings a bead or button and then hands it to the next player. This continues until one team finishes and says, “We did our best!”.
Recycled Lid Frisbee Toss Game
Collect plastic lids from yogurt, margarine, coffee cans etc for this game. Set up two target circles with string and divide the boys into two teams. Mark the lids with two different letters to signify each team (B and G for Blues and Golds, etc) One point for each hit target and one point taken away for hitting the opposing team’s target.
Orbiter
It is like musical chairs. There is one fewer chairs than boys. The extra boy is the Sun. The other boys are each assigned a planet (Mars, Jupiter, etc.) The sun orbits around the chairs calling out the names of planets. The planet (boy) called gets up and walks (orbits) around the chairs with the sun. When all the planets are orbitting, the den leader yells Blast Off. All the boys scramble for a chair. The one left standing becomes the Sun.
Animal Charades
Boys pick a slip of paper from a hat that has a name of an animal on it. Then they act out the animal by either making the animal sound or acting like the animal or both.
Ideas include: bear, dog, snake, bee, cat, tiger, butterfly, bird, monkey, lion, elephant, wolf etc.
Human Knot Each person grabs hands with two different people across a circle. Group works to untangle itself. (leadership, everyone important.
Blanket Volleyball Divide group into two teams, each with a blanket held like a parachute. Toss in an object that is volleyed from team to team using the blanket for propulsion. Can add multiple objects..
More to come!
“IT” is a locomotive and all other players are runaway cars. When the locomotive tags a car, they boy tagged hooks onto the locomotive by holding onto his waist. Then next one tagged hooks onto the last car in line and so on until the train is completed.
STRINGER
Materials: One pipe cleaner per team and buttons or beads for each team
Each team has a pipe cleaner and a number of beads. One person strings a bead or button and then hands it to the next player. This continues until one team finishes and says, “We did our best!”.
Recycled Lid Frisbee Toss Game
Collect plastic lids from yogurt, margarine, coffee cans etc for this game. Set up two target circles with string and divide the boys into two teams. Mark the lids with two different letters to signify each team (B and G for Blues and Golds, etc) One point for each hit target and one point taken away for hitting the opposing team’s target.
Orbiter
It is like musical chairs. There is one fewer chairs than boys. The extra boy is the Sun. The other boys are each assigned a planet (Mars, Jupiter, etc.) The sun orbits around the chairs calling out the names of planets. The planet (boy) called gets up and walks (orbits) around the chairs with the sun. When all the planets are orbitting, the den leader yells Blast Off. All the boys scramble for a chair. The one left standing becomes the Sun.
Animal Charades
Boys pick a slip of paper from a hat that has a name of an animal on it. Then they act out the animal by either making the animal sound or acting like the animal or both.
Ideas include: bear, dog, snake, bee, cat, tiger, butterfly, bird, monkey, lion, elephant, wolf etc.
Human Knot Each person grabs hands with two different people across a circle. Group works to untangle itself. (leadership, everyone important.
Blanket Volleyball Divide group into two teams, each with a blanket held like a parachute. Toss in an object that is volleyed from team to team using the blanket for propulsion. Can add multiple objects..
More to come!
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