Pack Pizzazz

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.
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Unfortunately accidents do happen.
At your meeting and activities have a first aid kit available. Make sure everyone knows its location should it be required.
Make sure Leaders get trained in first aid and that the kit is regularly restocked.
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Q. How do Penguins drink?
A. Using beak-ers.
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Well it doesn’t seem to be getting any cooler at the moment, but with Halloween this Friday and the start of the “Holiday” season here is a little humor.
Q: What do they sing at a snowman’’s birthday party?
A: Freeze a jolly good fellow.
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Ok, so meetings and activities don”t always go as planned.
For those times when a Plan B is required, have a Games Box with equipment and rules for games the boys can play.
You could include in it; balls, rope, frisbee, furry dice, cones, bats, paper, pencils, stop watch.
Use your imagination and have fun.
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My Pack is on a camp out this weekend and as I was going through my notes I came across this idea.
At your next Family camp out, plan on allowing the boys to cook for themselves, make tin foil meals. This will be a skill they will need when they join Boy Scouts.
This is what [...]

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Part of the Scouting method is to work as a team. Baden Powell said that “The patrol system is not one method in which Scouting for boys can be carried on. It is the only method.”. Well with Cub Scouts we have Dens and not Patrols. By the way, in the UK Dens are known [...]

Filed under: Cheers

A Scavenger Hunt would provide boys with a fun activity as the Pack is gathering before the Pack meeting. It requires little setup, however I would encourage sufficient adult supervision, a great way to get parents involved.
Give each boy as they arrive a container, e.g. a paper or plastic carrier bag. (Adult supervision). Instruct them [...]

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I wasn’t able to post last night as our Troop had its Court of Honor. With nearly 100 boys it takes time and for the first time in several years it overran.
Anyway during that time I was asked by the Cubmaster of my old Pack for help as he wants to build up the [...]

Filed under: Pow Wow, Training

I enjoyed running this game as a Leader. The boys would get very excited as the game got close to finishing.
Equipment

Ball (Soccer)
Large Dice

Number of Players : 20 and 2 Leaders
How it is played
1. Divide boys into two teams
2. Each team forms a circle around one of the leaders.
3. The Leader with the ball throws [...]

Filed under: Games