Pack Resource Sheet September 2018

Scout Law: Trustworthy

A Scout tells the truth. He is honest, and he keeps his promises. People can depend on him.

Theme: A-Maze-ing Games

Remember that not only is it important to do your best when you play a game, but it is also important to be trustworthy when following the rules of the game. Winning at all costs is not part of a Scout’s code of conduct.

Gathering Activity: Find Your Puzzle

Materials: a few different pictures, glued to card stock, and cut into puzzle shapes.

Cut each picture into 6-8 pieces. As people arrive, give each person a puzzle piece. Explain that they are to go around the room and assemble the puzzles. When their puzzle is complete, encourage participants to get to know each other.

Opening Ceremony: A-Maze-Ing Games

Materials: Banner with 13 squares drawn in a horizontal row. 13 cards with words spelled vertically: DISPLAY, MOTTO, ADVANCEMENT, CITIZENS, WELCOME, FAMILIES, DENS, BADGES, SONGS, PACK, CUBMASTER, FRIENDS, CUBSCOUTS. Tape to hold cards in place. Use a different color for the underlined letters. Place the banner on a wall. As Cub Scouts read their lines, they place their cards vertically so at the end the 13 squares spell “AMAZEING GAMES.”

#1 & 2: WELCOME to our PACK meeting.

#3 & 4: We are so glad our FAMILIES and FRIENDS are here tonight.

#5 & 6: All the DENS and our CUBMASTER are ready to start.

#7: We are going to have SONGS, games, and all kinds of fun.

#8 & 9: We will also have ADVANCEMENT ceremonies and BADGES will be awarded.

#10: Please make sure to visit our DISPLAY tables for we did our best.

#11: “Do Your Best” - That's our MOTTO.

#12 & 13: So CUB SCOUTS will grow into good CITIZENS.

All: AMAZEING GAMES is our theme tonight!

Song: Play, Play, Play Some Games

Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Play, play, play some games

Play until we're done

Puzzles, riddles, mazes too

Let's all have some fun.

Learn, learn, learn new games

Akela help us there

We will follow all the rules

And learn to play them fair!

Song: The Games We Play

Tune: Clementine

There's Monopoly, and Chutes & Ladders,

Even board games with a twist.

But the games that are the most fun,

Are the games we can't resist.

We make them up and then we tell our friends,

Sometimes running, sometimes chase.

By using our imaginations

These cool games you can't replace.

Once we get started, we could play all day

Except for when we stop to eat,

We have fun with all the games we play,

but boy, at night, what sore, sore feet!

So let's get started with another game,

Tell me what you like to do.

Then we'll figure out just how to play,

And a new game will soon debut.

Advancement Ceremony: Board Game

Materials: On a large sheet of paper, draw a simple board game track with a few ladders. Write name of awards in an appropriate space. Write each recipient's name on colored paper shaped like a game piece and attach it with a piece of tape on the space indicating his current rank. Make game cards and separate them according to the rank.

(CM calls up a recipient and his family. The boy draws a game card and moves his piece to his new square. Proceed until all Scouts have moved their pieces.)

CM: You have reached your new rank (or adventure) not because of the lucky draw of your game card, but through hard work and help from your families and leaders. We are all proud of you. Congratulations!

Examples of game cards:

*Completed the Bobcat Trail. Move ahead 8 spaces.

*Succeeded in completing 6 Adventures. Move ahead to Wolf.

*Finished the requirements for the Bear Necessities Adventure. Climb the ladder.

Award Ideas:

*Attach awards to large puzzle shapes.

*Attach awards to sponge balls, and throw to recipients.

*Attach awards to large dice, and roll them to recipients.

*Have recipients walk through a maze drawn or taped on the floor to get to their award.

Cheers

Tic-tac-toe: Tic-tac-toe, Cub Scouts go!

Clue: It was the Cubmaster, at the pack meeting, with a cheer!

Checkers: King me!

Chess: Check mate!

Maze: You're a-maze-ing!

Audience Participation: Family Game Night

Divide audience into 6 groups. Assign each group one of the words listed below. When a group's item is mentioned in the story, the assigned group should shout the designated saying.

Game(s): Let's play!

Family: We have fun together!

Homemade: I made it myself!

Skill: More points for me!

Active: My turn!

Ride/Riding: Zoom, zoom!

Chase/Chasing: Try to catch me!

If you ask the Link family what their favorite family activity is, they will certainly tell you; family game night. That's when they have the most fun together.

The Link family takes their game night very seriously. Everyone in the family gets to suggest their favorite games. Choosing games to play on game night is an important decision and this is how that decision is made.

Each person in the family chooses two games they would like to play. Dad usually suggests a homemade game like Box Hockey or the Putting game. Mom's favorite games are usually games of skill. She might suggest darts or ping pong. Sally likes active games like Red Light, Green Light and Potato Race. Mitch likes everyone to play games while riding on their bicycles. He chooses games like Hitting the Target or Snail Race. And little Charlie's favorite games are chase games like Body Tag or Catch the Dragon's Tail.

Dad writes each family member's game suggestion on strips of paper. This adds up to 10 strips of paper with game ideas. There are always two homemade games from Dad, two games of skill from Mom, two active games from Sally, two riding games from Mitch, and two chasing games from little Charlie. Dad puts all the suggestions in a hat. Every family game night, they take time to play four games. Tonight, little Charlie picks out four strips of paper.

The first strip reads Hitting the Target. This is a riding game, so Mitch is happy, but since it is also an active game, Sally is happy too. And it is a game of skill, so Mom is excited about this choice. The second strip reads Body Tag. This is a chasing game, so little Charlie is ready to run.. But it is also an active game, so Sally is on her toes too. The third strip of paper reads the Putting game. This is a homemade game from Dad, so he is all prepared with the supplies he has made. But it is also a game of skill, so Mom likes this game too. The fourth strip has Potato Race written on it. That is Sally's suggestion for an active game, but it is also a riding game, so Mitch is very excited to play. And Dad says it is also a homemade game, so he gets another favorite too.

There seems to be something for every member of the Link family to like about each of these game suggestions! Each person likes each game for a different reason. But no matter which game is chosen, the one thing that all the Links agree on is that because it is their family night, they choose to play together, and that is the best choice of all.

Cubmaster's Minute: A Maze of Possibilities

As leaders and parents, we often feel we are navigating a “maze” of possibilities- and hazards. By following the ideals of Scouting, and helping our boys learn to be good citizens, loyal friends, active learners and healthy young men, and by providing uplifting and fun Scouting activities and supporting each boy in his chosen goals, we can help our sons navigate through the possibilities and avoid the hazards all around them. As we leave tonight, let us commit to helping each of our scouts become young men of good character- to navigate the “maze” successfully.

Cubmaster's Minute: Honest Play

This month you have had fun playing games and solving puzzles in your den meetings, with your families, and here tonight. Each game and puzzle has rules, and you played by those rules. Playing by the rules is important because that means you are being honest. An honest person is a person worthy of trust. If you are not honest and don't play by the rules, you may win the game, but would that be fair for others? It's much more fun to have friends who trust you.

Closing Ceremony: The Games of Life

Materials: Box lids from Clue, Chutes & Ladders, Candy Land, Trouble, Sorry, and Life (or pictures of games)

#1 (holding Clue lid): Cub Scouting has given us many a clue as to what to expect as we go through life.

#2 (holding Chutes & Ladders lid): We learn there will be many ups and downs.

#3 (holding Candy Land lid): And not everything will be sweet and easy as we go through life.

#4 (holding Trouble lid): We learn how to overcome troubles in life.

#5 (holding Sorry lid): And how to apologize and say I'm sorry.

#6 (holding Life lid): Yes, Cub Scouting teaches us all about life!

Note: All ranks have the opportunity to work toward the Cub Scout Outdoor Activity award by creating an outside game and playing it outside with friends for 30 minutes. Provide several pieces of game equipment (frisbees, hoops, cones, ball, etc.) and give boys 10 minutes to design a game for the den or pack to play.

Game: Red-Yellow-Black

See Baloo's Bugle, December 2008 issue, page 28, for the details for this life-sized maze. You can draw the maze using colored chalk in the parking lot, or lay it out using colored duct tape or crepe paper.

Cub Grub: Edible Maze

Ingredients: Graham cracker for each boy, frosting, plastic knives, toothpicks, various candies

Directions: Each boy frosts his graham cracker. Then he “lays out” a maze by drawing with a toothpick on the frosting. Candies such as M&M's can be used to show the pathway through the maze.

Pack Resource Sheet July 2017

Scout Law: Trustworthy

A Scout tells the truth. As the athletes of the world strive to do their personal best in international competition, Cub Scouts have the opportunity to “Let the Games Begin” by doing their best in feats of skill and sport. Remember that not only is it important to do your best when you play a sport, but it is also important to be trustworthy when following the rules of the game. Winning at all costs is not part of a Scout's code of conduct.

Theme: Let the Games Begin

As the athletes of the world strive to do their best in local, national, or international competition, Cub Scouts have the opportunity to Let the Games Begin by doing their best in feats of skill and prowess. This month Cub Scouts learn about exercise and sports and put that knowledge to use by playing a sport they haven't played before. Remember, it is not only important to do your best when you play a sport, but also to understand the rules of being a good sport no matter the outcome of the game.

Gathering Activity: Olympic Torches

Materials: toilet paper/paper towel tubes or gray card stock; red, yellow, and orange tissue paper

Give each boy 1 tube or a piece of card stock (roll it the long way to create a tube and tape it) and 1 sheet each of red, yellow, and orange tissue paper. Stuff the tissue paper in one end of the tube to create the “flames”.

Opening Ceremony: All Star Flag Team

Materials: Long piece of paper for the boys to “burst” through.

CM: Let me introduce you to some of the members of our all-star team! They are part of our all-star team because of their attitude and determination, and because they practice the Cub Scout motto- Do Your Best.

(Boys come bursting through the paper banner as they are introduced, then line up by the flag)

CM: Please repeat the Pledge of Allegiance with our all-star team!

Song: Cub Olympics

Tune: Home on the Range

By: Shanae Ames

Oh, give me a bow,

Or a boat I can row,

Or a ball to hit over the net.

I'll surf or I'll swim,

Lift the weights at the gym.

I'll take any sport I can get.

Chorus:

At the Cub Olympics

There are so many sports I can choose.

I will do my best,

Put myself to the test.

And I'll cheer if I win or I lose.

Advancement Ceremony: The Athlete

Props: CM can select any sport and use appropriate equipment as props throughout the ceremony.

CM: The first thing an athlete learns is the basic rules of his chosen sport. When a Cub first enters the Pack, he learns the Bobcat Trail, which gives him the first knowledge he must know to move up the Cub Scout path.

Will the following boys and their parents please come forward? (Present the Bobcat awards to parents to present to their sons. Lead cheer.)

When a boy has learned the basic rules of his game, he then begins to practice the skills needed to play. He becomes familiar with the sports equipment. Our Wolves have worked on adventures as they continue to develop their Cub Scout skills. Will the following boys please come forward? (repeat)

The athlete is now ready to concentrate on improving his athletic skills. Our Bears are like the athlete who increases his knowledge to become more proficient in his game. Will the following boys and their parents please come forward? (repeat)

Once the rules have been well learned and the skills have been mastered, the athlete is now ready to advance to a higher level of sill, which involves the mental strategy used to fine tune their playing skills. Both physical and mental skills are part of the learning experience of the boys in the Webelos rank. Will the following boys and their parents please come forward? (repeat)

As our ceremony concludes, we recognize the progress our Cubs have made this past month. The dedicated athlete recognizes the many accomplishments he made this past month and the many abilities he has developed within himself. He has learned the basic rules and he is dedicated to the practices that develop his ability. The mature athlete has become confident in his ability to play the game, and becomes a leader who shares his knowledge and skills with other on his team. All these traits belong to the boys in our Pack as we see them progress from month to month and year to year. We are proud of these boys and the leaders who guide them along the Cub Scout Trail.

Cheers

Olympics Cheer: Join hands, raise them over head and shout, “Go for the Gold!”

Pole Vault Cheer: Stand two fingers of one hand on other arm like legs. Have them run down the arm to the wrist and then leap into the air. As the hand come down, CLAP!

Iron Man: Flex muscles. Take out iron and ironing board and iron your shirt.

Go Team Cheer: Stand and yell, “Go team!”

Olympic Motto Cheer: “Citius, Altius, Fortius!”

Relay Applause: Have one person in each row or section start this one. They will clap twice and then clap the hand of the person next to them. They continue to clap in unison in this manner until everyone in the room is clapping.

Skit: One Step at a Time

Note: Add extra sports as needed.

#1: When I grow up, I'm going to be the world's greatest broad jumper and jump like this... (jumps about 1 foot and falls down)

Den Chief (helping him up): Well, you have to remember to take it one step at a time.

#2: When I grow up, I'm going to be high jumper and win a gold medal like this... (jumps and falls flat)

Den Chief (helping him up): But you have to remember to take it one step at a time.

#3: When I grow up, I'm going to be a world famous baseball player and hit home runs like this... (swings and falls)

Den Chief (helping him up): Fine, fine, but remember to take it one step at a time.

#4: When I grow up, I'm going to be the world's greatest slam dunker... (dribbles imaginary basketball and slam dunks it, falling)

Den Chief (helping him up): Sure, sure, but remember to take it one step at a time.

#5: Say, what are you going to be when you grow up?

Den Chief: Why I'm going to be the greatest marathon runner that ever lived! (turns and starts to jog away but trips and falls)

#5: One step at a time! (helps Den Chief up, all exit)

Cubmaster's Minute: Sports

Just as all sports played in the great outdoors are a challenge to each individual competitor, so also the Cub Scout trail is a challenge to each individual Scout. Professional athletes and Olympic competitors don't just become great overnight. It takes years of practice and dedication to achieve success. This is also true in Cub Scouting. A boy who joins the pack does not immediately earn the Wolf, Bear, or Webelos badge. He joins the pack to grow and be challenged. He must earn the ranks as he grows. The challenges become more difficult as each boy grows older, but through dedication and hard work he will reach the top, just like the Olympic champions. Let us vow tonight as we leave this place to always do our best- in sports, in work, in school, in life!

Closing Ceremony: Sportsmanship

#1: I will be a good sport in all I do.

#2: I will follow the rules.

#3: I will trust my teammates.

#4: I will keep my temper.

#5: I will keep myself physically fit.

#6: I will keep my head up in defeat.

#7: I will keep my pride under control in victory.

#8: I will play hard and have fun.

#9: I will always do my best.

ALL: We will be good sports in all that we do!

Good Sport Code

As a group, repeat each rule:

1. Obey the rules.
2. Never brag when you win.
3. Don't quit when you're losing.
4. Take turns.
5. Help others enjoy the game.

Give each boy a copy of the Good Sport Code and encourage them to live by it.

Activity: Mini Indoor Olympics

*Javelin: Use straws or pool noodles

*Shot Put: Use a cotton ball

*Discus: Use a paper plate

*Low Low Hurdles: Pile up a few books and have runners sprint back and forth 10 times, jumping the hurdle each time while someone times them. Or, have them crawl under chairs, while timing the event.

*High Jump: Tack a yardstick to a wall. See who can make the highest mark with chalk.

*Standing Long Jump: Use a yardstick to measure distance jumped.

*Broad Jump Relay: Divide the group into teams. The first member of the team jumps as far as he can from a starting line. Place a ruler in front of his toes. The next player on the team stands behind the ruler and jumps as far as he can. The jump continues until each team member has had a turn. Which team goes the farthest? Scramble teams and try again.

*25 Yard Dash: Mark off 25 yards (or other distance). All teams will do a crawling relay. The first member of each team crawls to a designated point then crawls back to the team. The next member does the same, and so on until all team members finish. Record times for each team.

*Marathon: Olympians run for 26 miles. Run yours for 26 yards. Divide each team into 2 groups, 26 yards apart. Give each team a baton. On signal, first boy races to other line and hands off the baton to 2^nd boy. He races back to first line, then hands off baton to next boy. Continue until all boys have raced.

*Flyswatter Tennis: Center line is a row of chairs. Use flyswatters for the rackets and balloons for the balls.

Cub Grub: Edible Olympic Torch

Give each scout a sugar cone filled with lemon, orange or raspberry sherbet. Have them sprinkle their cone with yellow, orange and red sugar sprinkles.