So the theme for January 2009 is A-mazing Games. Some how I got to thinking about songs for this theme, what could the boys sing? Just the first seven letters got me thinking about Amazing Grace. For me it is associated with Scotland, yet from a little bit of research it was written by an [...]
One of the great things about Scouting is that there is so much material available. Blogs, articles, ideas, web sites, books, magazines and training courses just to name a few. Its enough to give a Cub Master a headache or panic attack.
To help leaders with planning meetings BSA suggests themes each month that can be [...]
What a choice. The day after the big meal what do you do. Tackle the sales getting up at O dark hundred. Or have a family hike.
Here in the Valley of the Sun there is a great event for Cub Scouts and their families, The 10 Commandments Hike. Each year it is different. The hike [...]
This week in the US its Thanksgiving. How much time will be spent preparing for the big feast, eating and then sitting in front of the television. How much of this time is spent for ourselves.
This evening I had a parent come up to me and say thank you. My time as a Leader was [...]
Ok, this is a bit of a soapbox for me. There are many different cheers for thanking people, congratulating people and those quite times between activies in meeting. For me some of them don’t cut it and don’t deserve to be cheers. One of them is the Betty Boop cheer. Fortunately at the moment I [...]
A lot of time and effort goes into organizing booths at Scout-O-Rama. Some units do the same thing each year. Others look to do something different. Going around the various booths talking to Packs I came across this idea which would make an excellent demonstration or even a gathering activity.
Make a Sundial
Please note this link [...]
Well since its Halloween, here is another addition to the Canned Laughter.
Q. Why did the skelleton not go to the party?
A. Because he had no body to go with.
Social Bookmarking
Pack Pizzazz has been in existence for several years now. In the beginning the mission was to supplement the enthusiasm and ideas generated at a Pow Wow class and inspire leaders to be creative with their meetings. Over the years the time needed to maintain the site has been getting less so a new look [...]
