Pack Resource Sheet February 2019

Scout Law: Kind

A Scout treats others as he wants to be treated. He never harms or kills any living thing without good reason.

Theme: Animal Friends

A Scout knows there is strength in being gentle. It is important to be kind to all creatures great and small. This month we will explore ways to be kind to our animal friends.

Gathering Activity: Animal ID

Materials: As each Cub Scout arrives, give him half of an animal picture. The idea is to mix and mingle with the rest of the boys to find the other half of the picture. One way is to make the sound of that animal and listen for someone else doing the same sound.

Opening Ceremony: Man's Best Friend

Arrangement: Each Cub Scout holds a picture of the animal he is talking about. If desired, other animals can be added or substituted to make the ceremony more personal.

Cubmaster: When you hear the term “man’s best friend,” you think of dogs. Tonight we’d like to tell you about some other of man’s best friends.

#1: A cat can be a friend. My cat likes to curl up on my lap and purr. He likes to swat at his toy mouse and chase after a piece of string that I pull. #2: A fish can be a friend. You might think that all a fish can do is swim around in his tank, but my fish makes me smile when he makes funny faces.

#3: A rabbit can be a friend. I like to watch my rabbit wrinkle up his nose, munch on carrots and hop around.

#4: Some of our animal friends are out of the ordinary. You could have a pet that is a slithery snake, or a little white mouse, or a high-hopping frog.

#5: Of course, we can’t forget our friends the dogs. My dog is my friend because he loves to run and play with me. We both love to dig in the dirt and snooze in the shade. I always know he is happy to see me when he wags his tail.

Cubmaster: Tonight, we will celebrate all kinds of pets. Let the festivities begin!

Song: Be Kind to Your Cub Scouting Friends

Tune: Stars & Stripes Forever

Be kind to your cub scouting friends.

That's a pledge from one Scout to another.

Be kind to your leaders today,

`Cause for helping they don't get paid.

Be kind to your neighbors and friends,

'Cause by caring you follow Scouting's letter.

Scouting and friendship are grand,

And as we grow, the world will know,

We've made things better.

Advancement Ceremony: Animal Friends

CM: You know, I think that old saying about a dog being man's best friend is true. My best friend is my dog.

Asst. CM: Goldfish are nice!

Wolf Leader: Not me. My best friends have been Bobcats. But now they all want to be Wolves.

CM: Wolves!

Asst. CM: I said, goldfish are nice.

Wolf Leader: I have a list of my friends here now. The worked so hard that now their wish can come true and they will be Wolves.

CM: Let me see that list. Will the following Cub Scouts and their parents please step forward? (Calls out list of names)

CM: Having completed all the requirements and doing your best, I hereby present to you this patch and card to show you have now become Wolves. (Presents awards and shakes hands)

CM: Now Wolves, please present these pins to your parents as a token of your appreciation for their support in helping you to fulfill your wish. (Hands pins to the boys, who present pins to their parents)

Bear Leader: My best friends all want to become Bears.

CM: Bears!

Asst. CM: Goldfish are nice.

CM: (Repeats process for Bears.)

Webelos Leader: My best friends all want to become Webelos Scouts.

CM: Webelos? What kind of an animal is a Webelos?

Webelos Leader: A wild one!

Asst. CM: I still think goldfish are nice.

CM: (Repeats process for Webelos Scouts)

CM: In conclusion, our assistant Cubmaster hereby receives the Friend of the Goldfish Award! (hands him a bag of goldfish crackers)

Asst. CM: My favorite!

Award Ideas

*Attach awards to small stuffed animals, with the scout's name on the collar.

*Create animal track trails, assigning each Scout to a different animal. Have them follow the trail to their award.

Cheers

Bear Applause: Growl like a bear and turn one half turn. Repeat the growl, turning one half turn each time until you come full circle.

Elephant Applause: Use your arm as a trunk. Wave it in front of your face and say, “Peanuts!”

Moose Cheer: Put your thumbs in your ears and wiggle your fingers.

Seal of Approval: Put your arms out in front of you, keeping the straight. Clap your hands together like a seal moving his flippers and say, “Arf, arf, arf!”

Monkey Cheer: Scratch your sides while “oohing” like a monkey.

Beaver Applause: “Cut a tree” by tapping your front teeth together, and “slap your tail” by slapping a palm against your thigh. Then yell, “Timber!”

Skit: The Invisible Dog

#1: (dragging a leash behind him) Come on boy, let's go.

#2: What are you doing?

#1: I'm taking my dog for a walk.

#3: I don't see any dog. You're just dragging a leash along.

#1: That's because it's an invisible dog.

#2: Invisible dog?

#1: My mom says I can have a real dog if I learn to be responsible and take care of it. I have to feed him, and walk him and just be his friend. It I do that, then my folks will take him to the vet and get all his shots.

#3: So you're just practicing on a pretend dog at first?

#1: I am now. The pretend elephant was just WAY too much work!

Cubmaster Minute: If a Dog Can

With all the wonderful skills dogs can learn, there is one thing they cannot do. Dogs cannot see colors. As a matter of fact, monkeys and apes are the only animals that can see colors.

Do you ever feel like you cannot do something because you are too small, too clumsy or too young? Well next time you do, remember the dog and how he can retrieve objects, guide the blind, and track lost people all without being able to distinguish colors.

Closing Ceremony: A Scout if KIND

Narrator: – The point of the Scout Law, KIND, was our focus this past month. So let’s review.

#1: (holding up clock) KINDness is the right choice no matter what time of day or night it is.

#2: (holding up calendar) And it doesn’t matter what month it is – always be KIND!

#3: (holding up globe, or map) It also doesn’t matter where you are – KINDness can be practiced across the world!

#4: (holding up Elephant) Dr. Seuss’ story about Horton Hears a Who shows that it doesn’t matter what size you are - You can be KIND and compassionate!

#5: (holding up a picture of Scouts of all ranks) No matter what rank you are in Scouts, always remember that a Scout is KIND!

Narrator: So when you leave here tonight, please remember...

All: A Scout is KIND!

Project: Easy Turtle Racers

Materials: egg carton, permanent markers, marbles, scissors

Cut the cups from the egg carton and use markers to color them so they resemble turtles. Place a marble under each cup. Start your race at the top of a paved incline or wooden ramp and race them down the hill. Try to predict which turtle will win the race.

Game: Pet Charades

Materials: Strips of paper with a type of pet written on them.

Divide scouts into 2 teams. One Scout selects a strip of paper. He then acts like the pet on the paper for his team to try to guess. If his team is unable to guess within a set amount of time, the other team tries.

Cub Grub: Bird Poop

Ingredients:  5 cups of your favorite crunchy cereal  2 cups of skinny pretzels (if long, break them in half)  3 cups of rice crisp cereal  1 bag of white chocolate chips  2½ cups of mini marshmallows

Directions: 1. Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. 2. Melt the white chocolate in the microwave for about 1 minute. 3. Pour the melted chocolate over the dry ingredients and spread on wax paper to cool. 4. When your masterpiece is cool, break into chunks that look like icky bird poop.

Pack Resource Sheet December 2017

Scout Law: Kind

A Scout understands there is strength in being gentle. He treats others as he wants to be treated.

Theme: Paying It Forward

At this pack meeting, Cub Scouts will learn the importance of treating others as they want to be treated. Although it is nice when someone does something kind for you, it is even more rewarding to do something kind for someone else—without expecting anything in return.

Gathering Activity: Service Arrows

Materials: Paper arrows, markers, tape

Each person writes a service activity they have done that week on an arrow, then tapes it to the wall.

Opening Ceremony: Helping Other People

#1: Being helpful to others means picking up something someone has dropped without being asked.

#2: Being helpful to others means playing with a younger brother or sister while Mom is busy.

#3: Being helpful to others means telling a friend he did a great job when he did his best.

#4: Being helpful to others means shoveling snow or sweeping leaves off a walkway for someone who is not able.

#5: Being helpful to others means doing simple everyday things like smiling, or difficult things like fighting for our country.

#6: The people throughout history who have kept our country free were helpful to others like you and me. As we pledge our allegiance to the flag let us be glad that Americans are always helpful to others.

Song: When You're Helping And You Know It

Tune: If You're Happy And You Know It

When you're helping and you know it lend a hand

When you're giving and you show it things are grand.

If you're helping and you're giving

Then you help make life worth living.

Keep on helping, keep on giving, take a stand.

Song: Out in Scouting

Tune: Scotland the Brave or Old Spice

We put the out in Scouting.

We put the flight to Eagles.

We lift the light of Scouting, over the world.

We’ll never be hiked under.

Listen to our Scouting thunder!

We lift the light of Scouting, over the world.

All Scouts will work together

No matter what the weather.

We light the light of Scouting over the world.

We leave a sign that will say

To all who pass this way

We light the light of Scouting over the world.

We’ll blaze the trail from here to

Wherever duty calls us.

We light the light of Scouting over the world. Scouts, standing row by row,

We’re building for tomorrow.

We light the light of Scouting over the World.

Rank Advancement Ceremony: To Help Other People at all Times

Materials: 1 large candle, small candles for each scout earning a rank advancement.

CM: “To help other people at all times.” That's part of the Scout Oath. Helping other people is part of what it means to be a good neighbor. We have to help and look out for each other.

Asst. CM: To open our ceremony, I am going to light the large, single candle that represents the spirit of Scouting that is present in this room tonight.

CM: Tonight, we are recognizing several Scouts who, with the help of their mothers, fathers, den leaders, and others have met the requirements for advancement to the next rank.

Asst. CM: Will the following Cub Scouts please come forward with their parents? Will each parent please share in lighting the Cub Scout light with their son? This candle represents the Scout spirit in each of you, your willingness to always be helpful, and your desire to have that spirit light your way as you continue on your Scouting journey.

CM: The third point of the Scout Law is Helpful. Being helpful is one of the ways we do our duty to others. As a Cub Scout, you should always do your best to help others. I will now present each boy's badge of rank for parents to present to their sons. As you blow out your candles, remember that each of you is filled with the Scout spirit, and each of you can make a difference by being helpful at all times.

Cheers:

Do a Good Turn: Have the group stand up. Everyone claps once, then moves a quarter turn and claps again. Repeat until they have completed a full turn.

Grand Applause: While sitting, stomp feet 3 times, slap legs 3 times, then stand and shout “Hurrah!”

Big Hand: Hold up hand in the air, like you're giving a high five.

Big Hand with Feeling: Hold up hand in the air, like you're giving a high five, then tickle the palm with the other hand.

Heart & Sole: Clap your chest with one hand and the sole of your shoe with the other.

Arrow Applause: Notch your arrow, pull back the string and let the arrow fly.

Audience Participation: Helping Others

Lights: “Blink, blink, blink”

Cub Scout: "Do Your Best"

Helping Other People: "Warm Fuzzy"

Pack: Yell the Pack Number

Old Lady: "No, I Don't Want To Go"

Tree: "Ahhhhhhhhh"

Once upon a time, in a CUB SCOUT PACK a CUB SCOUT was learning about HELPING OTHER PEOPLE. The CUB SCOUT helped an OLD LADY across the street. But the OLD LADY did not want the CUB SCOUT to help her. The OLD LADY did not care that the CUB SCOUT had been learning about HELPING OTHER PEOPLE or that the CUB SCOUT and his PACK had set out to do good deeds. The OLD LADY just wanted to get a TREE. But the CUB SCOUT and his PACK were learning about HELPING OTHER PEOPLE and really wanted to HELP OTHER PEOPLE and so the CUB SCOUT helped the OLD LADY across the street. The OLD LADY thought what kind of a PACK is this? The OLD LADY just wanted her TREE and pretty LIGHTS. The CUB SCOUT said, "Nice OLD LADY, my CUB SCOUT PACK and I are learning about HELPING OTHER PEOPLE. I'll help you get your TREE and put your pretty LIGHTS on, if you will just let me learn about HELPING OTHER PEOPLE by getting you across this busy street". The OLD LADY sighed and smiled and said "Thank you".

Cubmaster's Minute: Do More

We can do more by our actions to show a Scout is Kind.

Do more than belong. Participate.

Do more than care. Help.

Do more than believe. Practice.

Do more than be fair. Be kind.

Do more than forgive. Forget.

Do more than dream. Work.

Do more than teach. Inspire.

Do more than live. Grow.

Do more than be friendly. Be a friend.

Do more than give. Serve.

Closing Ceremony: Being Helpful has no Limits

Five Cub Scouts hold posters with these images on the front: a clock, a calendar, a globe or map, an elephant, a picture showing Scouts of all ranks.

#1 (clock): Being Helpful is the right choice no matter what time of day or night it is.

#2 (calendar): And it doesn't matter what month it is. Our actions should always show that Scouts are Helpful!

#3 (globe or map): It also doesn't matter where you are. Scouts are Helpful around the world!

#4 (elephant): The Dr. Seuss story “Horton Hears a Who” shows that it doesn't matter what size you are. You can be Helpful to others.

#5 (Scouts): No matter what rank you are in Scouts, always remember that a Scout is Helpful and his actions show kindness and compassion!

Game: Tug-of-Peace

Materials: rope

This game emphasizes the importance of working together to solve a problem. Cub Scouts sit in a circle holding on to a rope placed inside the circle in front of their feet. The ends of the rope are tied together to make a huge loop. If everyone pulls at the same time, the entire group should be able to come to a standing position.

Activity: Give Goodwill

Materials: You will need a small box wrapped in 10 or more layers of wrapping paper (or tissue paper or newspaper). On each layer, write the word GOODWILL.

The players sit or stand on the floor in a circle with one player holding the box, ready to give GOODWILL. When the leader starts the music, the players keep giving GOODWILL by passing the box around the circle as quickly as possible. When the music stops, the player holding it unwraps one layer of paper. Continue in this way until the box has been completely unwrapped. If desired, place a small prize or treat for the fortunate player who removes the last layer to share.

Pack Resource Sheet for March

Core Value: Compassion

To have compassion means being kind and considerate, and showing concern for the well-being of others.

Supplemental Theme: Aware & Care

A compassionate Scout imagines himself in the situation of others and feels sympathetic to their distress. As we become aware of the needs of all creatures on Earth, we gain compassion for everything that inhabits our world and the importance of understanding that we are all liked together. This is the reason Scouts are conservation-minded and understand the need to recycle, conserve energy, and follow the principles of Leave No Trace.

Scout Law Equivalent: Friendly and Kind

A Scout is a friend to all. He is a brother to other Scouts. He offers his friendship to people of all races and nations, and respects them even if their beliefs and customs are different from his own. A Scout knows the strength in being gentle. He treats others as he wants to be treated. Without good reason, he does not harm or kill any living thing.

Preopening Activity: Nature Bingo

Give each participant a bingo card with nature item words in each square (i.e. tree, blue flower, robin, rock, etc.). Participants try to fill in all the squares on their card by finding all the objects.

If played indoors, have pictures or samples of nature items scattered around the room.

Opening Ceremony: Flag Hike

Materials: backpacks for each participant, 1 pair of binoculars

#1: It sure is nice to be here in the outdoors. All these trees, animals, and fresh air.

#2 (looking through binoculars): Hey, I think I see a big red bird up there!

#3 (taking binoculars): Here, let me see. Naw, it's a huge white bird of some sort.

#4 (looking through binoculars): You don't know what you're talking about. Come on you guys. It's not a red bird or a white bird. What you're looking at is our nation's flag!

#5: Will the audience please rise and join us in the Pledge of Allegiance?

Song: Take Me Out to the Forest

Tune: Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Take me out to the forest.

Let me hike in the wild.

Show me a skunk and a few bear tracks.

I won't care if I never come back.

But it's look, look, look at your compass.

If it rains then it pours.

And it's ouch; slap; sting and you're bit

In the great outdoors.

Advancement Ceremony: Let the Compass Guide You

Materials: large compass made of heavy cardboard, placed in the front of the room on the advancement table.

CM: We look to the compass for our guide. To the north, we find a Cub Scout ready for his Bobcat Badge. Will (name) and his parents please come forward? (Present award) He brings his eagerness like the dawn of a new day. To the east is the Wolf and his spirit of adventure. Will (name) and his parents please come forward? (Present award) To the west is the Bear hunting on the trail of Scouting. Will (name) and his parents please come forward? (present award) Looking to the South, we see the Webelos Scout, about to realize his boyhood dreams, rushing toward Boy Scouting like the setting sun. Will (name) and his parents please come forward? (present award) Let the compass guide you on your trails, and may you all carry into your adult lives the ideals of Scouting.

Cheers:

Anti-litter: “Every litter bit hurts!”

Welcome Spring: Jump up and down and say “boing, boing, boing”

Tin Foil Dinner: “Raw, raw, raw!”

Hiking Cheer: March in place saying, “Hut, 1-2-3-4, boy, are my feet sore!”

Mosquito: With one hand, slap yourself on the neck, arms, and legs while saying, “Ooo, aah, ahh!”

Skit: Hiking- the Scouting Way

Materials: 1 football, a cardboard crown

Den Chief: Ok, guys. Is everybody ready to go hiking?

(The boys start hiking up their socks and pants)

Den Chief: What are you doing? I said HIKING! Are you reading to go HIKING?

#1: Yes, we're hiking up our socks and pants.

Den Chief: No, no, no! Hiking, HIKING. Don't you know HIKING?

#2: Oh, sure. (Takes football from behind back as the boys line up, beginning to play) Hike one... hike two... hike three.

Den Chief: No, no, no! Hi-king. HI-KING. Come on guys, get with it!

(#3 puts the crown on his head and walks around)

Cub Scouts (looking at #3): Hi, king!

Den Chief: No, no, no! Hiking, walking, Scout stuff. You know- HIKING!

Cub Scouts: Oh, why didn't you say so?

(They walk away, hiking)

Skit: Getting Ready for a Hike

Materials: An easel with paper and a few markers. Draw an oval in the center. This will be the start of a face.

#1: I think we nee a smile right here! (draws a smile on the face)

#2: The ears need to be pretty big. (draws ears on the head)

#3: I think it needs eyebrows. (draws eyebrows on face)

#4: No, no, they need to be bushier.

CM: What in the world are you guys doing?

#5: We're getting ready for a hike.

CM: But what does this have to do with going on a hike?

#6: You told us this was the most important part.

CM: I don't think so.

All: You told us to plan a head!

Cubmaster's Minute: LNT

This month we talked about LNT, or Leave No Trace. LNT could also mean Love Nature Thoroughly. We all love our nature and we want to keep it from things that can destroy it. We take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints. This way we can ensure that future Cub Scouts and their families will be able to enjoy the great outdoors. Boys, remember to love nature thoroughly and leave no trace!

Closing Ceremony: The Good Hiker

Materials: camera, hiking boots, stuffed animal, matches

Com. Chair: Our Pack meeting tonight brought us all together to think about nature. We can enjoy the great outdoors, but we think of others who will follow us.

CM: Wherever you go in the great wide world of nature, try to be a “good” visitor who will leave the plants and the creatures for others to enjoy after you leave.

#1 (hold up camera): The only shots I took were snapshots.

#2 (hold up hiking boots): I tried to walk on pathways to keep off plants.

#3 (hold up stuffed animal): When I see animals or birds, I try to remember that I am a guest in their living place and I don't do anything to them but look at them.

#4 (hold up matches): The one big thing I always do when I am ready to go home is to look and see that all fires are out in nature's backyard.

CM: With Cubs and Webelos like you, I'm sure that the beauties of nature will be around for years to come.

Game: Through the Forest

Materials: step stool, blindfold

Have the Cub Scouts spread out over the playing area to become “trees.” A blindfolded “hiker” starts at one end of the playing area, while a “guide”- who stands elevated on the step stool at the other end- talks the hiker through the Cub Scout forest. The trees are not allowed to move. If the hiker collides with a tree, he becomes that tree, the tree becomes the guide, and the guide becomes the hiker. The the trees rearrange themselves for the new hiker.

Project: “Medicine” or “Possibles” Bag

Materials: soft leather (chamois, buckskin, etc.) or a sturdy fabric such as denim or canvas; leather lacing or yarn or heavy twine; darning needles; eyelet or paper punch

Trace a circle about 6 inches in diameter on leather or fabric. Cut out. Using the needle and lacing or yarn, thread in a and out of holes punctured around edge of circle, about ½ to ¾ inches in. Knot the ends of the lacing so they won't pull out of the bag, pull up tight to close bag. You may want to shorten the length of the lacing and knot off a little closer to the bag so that it won't open all the way, allowing items to fall out.

The bag can be tied to a walking staff to collect small items found on hikes or carry trail food.

Project: Make a Compass

Materials: magnet, straight pin or needle, piece of cork 1 inch wide by ¼ inch thick, saucer of water

Stroke one end of the pin along the magnet about 12 times. Stroke in one direction only. Don't stroke back and forth; lift the pin up each time. Place the pin on the cork, and then gently place the cork in the saucer of water. At first, the pin will swing around, and then it will point steadily toward magnetic north.

Cub Grub: Edible Campfires

Materials: pretzel sticks, graham crackers, chocolate frosting, candy corn

Cover the graham cracker with a thick layer of frosting. Use the pretzel sticks as logs to create your campfire. Place the candy corns to represent the flames.

Starfish Story Gathering Activity

This is a fitting story for the very first post on the new Elkhorn Cubs Blog.  It's all about making a difference, even if it's just to one person.  We hope this blog will make a difference in the lives of you and your cubs!

Here's the Starfish Story...

Make a Difference to One

A man was walking along a beach with a friend. There had been a storm the night before and thousands of starfish were stranded on the beach, unable to get back to the water.

The man began picking up starfish and throwing them back into the ocean.

His friend said, “What are you doing? There are thousands of starfish on the beach. You can’t possibly get them all back in the water. Why waste your time? You won’t make a difference.”

The man looked at his friend, picked up a starfish, and threw it back into the ocean. All he said was, “I made a difference to that one.”

In our lives, we encounter many other people and have many chances to impact their lives. Don’t wait for opportunities to make a huge impact on the world. Do what you can in your own community, and you might make an difference on someone who really needs it.

Here's the idea...

Pass out copies of this story to your cubs and their families as they arrive a den/pack meeting.  Direct them to the poster of the "beach/ocean", where they will find cut out paper starfish.  Have each person write down a GOOD TURN on a starfish, then place it in the ocean.  They commit to performing that task in the next week.