CORE VALUES - Us Scouting Service Project Inc

CORE VALUES - Us Scouting Service Project Inc BALOO'S BUGLE Volume 20, Number 8 “Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work." — Daniel Hudson Burnham (1846-1912) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 2014 Cub Scout Roundtable May 2014 Core Value & Pack Meeting Ideas HEALTH & FITNESS / Destination: Parks Tiger Cub, Wolf, Bear, Webelos, & Arrow of Light Activities A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures CORE VALUES in the doctor's book. Cub Scout Roundtable Leaders’ Guide Irish Proverb The core value highlighted this month is: Possibly the best suggestion in condensed form, as Health and Fitness: to how to live, was given by my old Headmaster, Dr. , Being personally committed to keeping our Haig Brown, in 1904, when he wrote his Recipe for minds and bodies clean and fit. By participating Old Age. A diet moderate and spare, Freedom from in the Cub Scout Academics and Sports base financial care, Abundant work and little leisure, program, Cub Scouts and their families develop A love of duty more than pleasure, An even and an understanding of the benefits of being fit and contented mind In charity with all mankind, Some healthy thoughts too sacred for display In the broad light of Why Destination: Parks for the Core Value common day, A peaceful home, a loving wife, Health & Fitness? Children, who are a crown of life; These lengthen , Destination Parks is a natural theme partner to out the years of man Beyond the Psalmist's narrow health and fitness. May is a great time to get span. outdoors and explore nature while improving Sir Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden Powell our health by walking, hiking, bicycling, and playing games and sports. Scouts keep fit by doing outdoor activities that keep them Table of Contents physically active as they earn Scouting awards. Local parks provide that opportunity close to CORE VALUES ..................................................... 1 home. Table of Contents .................................................... 1 Scout Law equivalent to Faith is: DEN MEETING TOPICS....................................... 3 , A Scout keeps his body and mind fit and clean. PACK MEETING THEMES .................................. 4 He chooses the company of those who live by UPCOMING MONTHS ......................................... 5 high standards. He keeps his home and Connecting HEALTH & FITNESS with Outdoor community clean. Activities ................................................................. 6 HEALTH & FITNESS Character Connections ...... 7 The Scout Law equivalents are being presented as Kim's Games ....................................................... 7 part of the preparation for One Oath/One Law Cubmaster's Minutes ........................................... 8 when all scouts will be using the Scout Oath and Teach Healthy Eating Habits with ―There’s a Law be they Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers Rainbow on My Plate‖ ........................................ 8 or ... Cantaloupe Canoes.............................................. 8 Make Fruit and Cheese Kabobs .......................... 8 Tin Foil Dinner Applause: .................................. 9 BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 2 Shadow Stomp (Shadow Tag) ............................ 9 Picture Frames................................................... 28 Den Leader's Minute at end of a Den Meeting ... 9 Bath Salts .......................................................... 28 Crazy Holidays.................................................... 9 Wolves .................................................................. 29 THE BUZZ ........................................................... 12 Left-over Achievements.................................... 29 Program Updates............................................... 12 Electives ............................................................ 29 BSA SOCIAL NETWORKS ................................ 12 Supplemental Den Meetings ............................. 29 CGUBCAST ............................................................ 13 uess the Gargle ............................................... 29 New Cub Scout Training Courses at PTC ....... 13 Cub Grub........................................................... 29 SCOUTCAST ....................................................... 13 Sand Pudding .................................................... 30 Training Topics ..................................................... 13 ―Sand‖ Castle Cake:.......................................... 30 SCelf Esteem ....................................................... 13 up o' Fish ........................................................ 30 Roundtable Note ............................................... 13 Backyard Obstacle Course ................................ 30 And speaking of Training ................................. 15 Frisbee Games to help boys practice skills: ...... 30 PLhilmont Training Center ................................. 15 ickety-Split Frisbee......................................... 30 THOUGHTFUL ITEMS FOR SCOUTERS ........ 20 Double Disc Frisbee.......................................... 30 Prayer ................................................................ 20 Ultimate Disc Frisbee........................................ 31 The Bad, the Good, and the Amazing ............... 20 Semicircle Soccer (A Semi-cooperative Game) 31 Quotations ......................................................... 22 Paired Soccer..................................................... 31 John Muir .............................................................. 23 Kick Bowling .................................................... 31 TIGERS................................................................. 24 Kick Golf........................................................... 32 Electives ............................................................ 24 Crab Soccer ....................................................... 32 upplemental Den Meetings ............................. 24 occer Dodge Ball ............................................ 32 SS Mother’s Day Den Meeting Idea ...................... 24 Kick it through the Wicket (soccer-croquet)..... 32 Picnic Ideas ....................................................... 24 Soccer Field Dip: .............................................. 33 Inside-out Sandwiches ...................................... 24 Ball Tie Slide .................................................... 33 Snails ................................................................. 24 Sport Neckerchief Slide .................................... 33 Pistachio Pudding Salad.................................... 24 Sun Visors ......................................................... 33 Outdoor Games ................................................. 24 Wrist Band ........................................................ 34 Tacos & Bridges................................................ 24 Button Baseball Game ...................................... 34 Bike Ideas.......................................................... 24 Water Baseball .................................................. 34 Wheeling Into Summer Word Search ............... 25 Wackyball ......................................................... 34 Mouse on a Bike Maze...................................... 25 Frozen Yogonanas............................................. 34 Helmet Maze ..................................................... 25 Baseball Cupcakes: ........................................... 35 One Smart Cat Says .......................................... 26 Mother’s Day Recipe Holders........................... 35 Bike Check:....................................................... 26 Picture/Recipe Holder ....................................... 35 Which Wheel Am I?.......................................... 26 Butterfly Recipe Holder .................................... 35 What is it? ......................................................... 26 Mom Recipe ...................................................... 35 Tire Sprint ......................................................... 27 Bear ....................................................................... 36 Roll for Distance ............................................... 27 Rubber Pencil .................................................... 36 Roll for Accuracy.............................................. 27 Sugar Cube Trick .............................................. 36 Moving Target................................................... 27 Growing Rope ................................................... 37 Tire Wrestling ................................................... 27 Cut – Restored Rope ......................................... 37 Tire Bowling ..................................................... 27 One Handed Knot.............................................. 38 Tire Rolling Relay............................................. 27 WEBELOS DENS ................................................ 39 Through the Tire Relay ..................................... 27 The Brain Benefits of Exercise ......................... 40 Bike Bling ......................................................... 28 7 Benefits of Regular Physical Activity............ 40 SNAZZY HANDLEBARS ............................... 28 The bottom line on exercise: ............................. 41 FESTIVE FRINGE ........................................... 28 Nutrition ............................................................ 41 HIP HUBS......................................................... 28 Outdoor Activities............................................. 41 DESIGNER HELMETS ................................... 28 Soccer Golf ....................................................... 42 BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 3 Treat Your Body Right! .................................... 42 Picnic at the Park............................................... 62 One Step at a Time............................................ 43 A Naturalist Is... (Cubmaster Minute) .............. 62 Purposes of the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program ............................................................. 43 DEN MEETING TOPICS Physical Fitness Requirements ......................... 44 When a Den Meeting occurs depends on when you Roundtable Break Out....................................... 45 start your year and how often you meet. A Den Camping for Scouts—A Philosophy................. 46 that starts in August will be doing meetings 1 & 2 Meeting Planner ................................................ 46 then, and 3& 4 in September. A den that meets Flag Ceremony (Memorial Day)....................... 47 three times a month will do 1, 2, and 3 in Stage Directions ................................................ 47 September. The pace is up to you!! Build Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre .................. 48 Make Unusual Finger Puppets .......................... 48 Make a Movie ................................................... 49 Make a Paper Plate Guitar ................................ 49 How about a Soda Straw Harmonica!............... 50 Make a Puppet Theatre ..................................... 50 Health and Fitness Ideas ....................................... 51 HEATH CREED ............................................... 51 Roundtable Prayer............................................. 51 Teach Healthy Eating Habits with ―There’s a Rainbow on My Plate‖ ...................................... 51 en Leader's Minute at end of a Den Meeting . 51 D Salt and Sugar Information ............................... 52 Sizing Up Sugar ................................................ 53 The Pack Cooks Up Something Special ........... 53 Fitness Check Opening ..................................... 54 Exercise & Healthy Food .................................. 54 Baden-Powell on Health & Fitness CUBMASTER’S MINUTE .............................. 54 Nature Activities ............................................... 54 Campfires .......................................................... 54 Den Trips........................................................... 55 Cheese & Fruit Kabobs ..................................... 55 Physical Fitness Loop and Pin .......................... 57 Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award ................. 58 Fitness Song ...................................................... 59 Hula Hoops Ideas .............................................. 59 Musical Hoops .................................................. 59 Building a Healthy Attitude .............................. 59 Keeping Fit Cubmaster’s Minute ...................... 59 Destination: Parks Ideas........................................ 60 Prayer for our Parks .......................................... 60 National Parks Word Search ............................. 60 Animal Tracks Match........................................ 60 State Parks Symbols Match .............................. 60 Smokey the Bear Opening Ceremony............... 61 Memory Game .................................................. 61 National Parks Traveler .................................... 62 Snowfight at Denali National Park ................... 62 Yellowstone Park Stew-.................................... 62 BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 4 PACK MEETING THEMES Commissioner Dave (with help from Kim) All 36 Supplemental Pack Meeting plans are posted at: Here are the remaining themes presented in the current Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide to be featured during 2013-2014 Roundtables - Month Core Value Supplemental Theme , May Health and Fitness Destination Parks , June Perseverance Over the Horizon , July Courage Space - the New Frontier , August Honesty Heroes in History Kim, the chair of the task force, says "I do want to stress that the focus is still the Core Value and the theme is just there as an enhancement. The theme pack meeting plans are specifically crafted to bring out the important points of the Core Value in a fun way." On the next column is the complete list of all 36 Supplemental Themes. Any Pack/Cubmaster can use any theme any month. The year designation is to show you which themes will be featured at Roundtables each year. So, the 2012 - 2013 RT year kicked off in August with Cooperation and Hometown Heroes. Then Responsibility and Jungle of Fun. BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 5 UPCOMING MONTHS , May's Core Value, Health and Fitness, will use "Destination: Parks." 2 0 1 3 Month's that have themes that might help you - with , Health & Fitness and "Destination: 2Parks " are: 0 1Month Year Theme 4 Health & Fitness Month Year Theme October 1939 Health and Safety August 1944 Strength May 1946 Keeping Fit November 1949 Keeping Strong May 1952 Strength and Skills July 1962 Strength and Skill June 1967 Feats of Skill January 1969 Fit For America September 1974 Muscle Builders January 1976 Tournament June 1977 Muscle Builders June 1978 Physical Fitness August 1981 Physical Fitness January 1982 Adventure in Good Health March 1985 Step into Shape July 1986 Strength and Skill August 1988 Physical Fitness April 1994 Shape Up August 2000 Toughen Up November 2000 Turn On the Power Destination: Parks July 1977 Trails, Treks, Trips May 1986 Cub Scout Bird Watchers August 1987 Back to Nature April 1988 Cub Scout Bird Watchers July 1989 Trails, Treks, Trips Mountain Trails of April 1990 America BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 6 June 1993 Cub Scout Bird Watchers June 2009 A Camping We Will Go June 1999 Trails, Treks and Tracks Perseverance May 2001 Happy Trails September 1940 Exploring June 2005 Destination Parks September 1946 Cub Scout Engineers May 2007 Cubs and Bugs Galore April 1955 Cub Scout Foresters June 1958 Trails, Treks, Trips , June's Core Value, Perseverance, will use January 1965 American Trail Blazers "Over the Horizon." October 1972 Discovery of America June 2011 Perseverance June 2012 Perseverance Perseverance June 2013 (Head West Young Man) Connecting HEALTH & FITNESS with Outdoor Why Over the Horizon for Perseverance? Activities It is easy for a Cub Scout to become tired and want (Adapted from B.A.L.O.O. Appendix E) to quit while out on a hike, but looking forward to , Hikes - Go on an exercise hike with stations to seeing what is over the horizon is a goal that may do specific exercises. Many local parks already keep him from giving up. Perseverance is sticking have these set up. Learn to take your pulse when with something and not giving up, even if it is walking to see how your body is reacting to the difficult. Through participation in activities such as exercise. hiking, Cub Scouts learn the importance of , Nature Activities - Study what a certain species perseverance. This month we encourage every Cub eats and how it lives; discuss how eating right Scout to look ―Over the Horizon‖ to his goal as he relates to health. Harvest healthy food, with hikes along the Cub Scout trail. permission, at a pick-your-own farm or plant an edible crop. Month's that have themes that might help you , Service Projects - Make gifts using recycled with , Perseverance and "Over the Horizon" materials. Make exercise equipment for a local are: shelter. Over the Horizon , Games & Sports - Challenge each boy to compete against himself to become more fit. Month Year Theme Record initial abilities and record again at the January 1950 Crusade end of a specific time period to see October 1952 Doorway to Adventure improvement. Give a fit youth award to all who Cub Scouts in the improve. Most outdoor games and sports help March 1954 Land of OZ to make bodies more fit. , Ceremonies - Incorporate exercise equipment, April 1957 Swiss Family Robinson real or prop, into a ceremony. The Cubmaster July 1958 Outdooring could jump rope across the room or lift September 1968 Doorway to Adventure "barbells' to find awards for the boys. June 1971 Outdoor Fun , Campfires - Plan an entire campfire around this July 1975 Summer Adventure theme. Use songs with physical movements. September 1977 Doorways to Adventure The opening and closing ceremonies could all September 1981 Doorway to Adventure use health and fitness themes. May 1988 Outdoor Adventure , Den Trips - Visit a local water treatment July 2003 A Hiking We Will Go facility to see how this vital fluid is made safe August 2006 Scouting It Out for drinking by the population. Visit a farm or BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 7 other place where healthy food is processed. Bear Book Visit a sporting event. The Health & Fitness Character Connection is not , Pack Overnighter - Boys plan the meals part of an Achievement or Elective in this book. discussing good nutrition. Discuss the need for Webelos Book lots of water. Character Connection - Health & Fitness Fitness Activity Award (Page 246) , Know. - Tell why it is important to be healthy, clean, and fit. , Commit - Tell when it is difficult for you to stick with good health habits. Tell where you can go to be with others who encourage you to be healthy, clean and fit.. , Practice - Practice good health habits while doing the requirements for this activity badge. Cub Scout Roundtable Helps , What does it mean to be Healthy & Fit? If you make GORP trail mix– oat cereal, raisins, chocolate chips, nuts sesame sticks and pretzels do you think that the things we add will help keep you healthy? What does that mean? , What other things can you do to keep fit and healthy? , Are there places you can go to help you keep fit? , Is keeping fit and healthy something that you alone can do? , Can you think of other people who might need to do this in a more healthy way? , Can you think of ways to encourage them? , How do you feel when you do good things for your body (for example, eat healthy foods, take HEALTH & FITNESS a walk, etc.)? Character Connections , What are two things can do to stay healthy or Carol at www.cubroundtable.com get healthier? Tiger Book , What do you think it means to have a healthy body? What do you do to stay healthy? Character Connection - Health & Fitness Achievement 3D, “Keeping Myself Healthy & Safe” , How do you feel when you are sick? Do you (Page 50) feel different when you are healthy? , Practice- What foods are best for your health , What can you do to keep yourself healthy? How and growth? can you help others? , Know- With your adult partner, have a healthy Kim's Games snack. Cub Scout Program Helps 2002-2003 page 8 July , Commit- Practice good health habits while & 2003-2004 Page 6 October, doing the requirements for this activity badge. You‘ll find general directions for this game (along Wolf Book with several variations) in the Cub Scout Leader The Health & Fitness Character Connection is not How-To- Book. In preparation for a den hike, play part of an Achievement or Elective in this book. with times that should be taken on a hike, such as a BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 8 may, water, extra clothing, first id kit, compass, etc. This is a good game to start the Cub Scouts on their way to learning the Scout Outdoor Essentials found in the Boy Scout Handbook. Cubmaster's Minutes Cub Scout Program Helps 2003-2004 page 4 July Cub Scouts should always try to keep themselves strong and personally fit, not just for their own sakes, but so they may be useful citizens of our Cantaloupe Canoes great county. Keeping fit allows us to help the Cub Scout Program Helps 2004-2005 page 10 people around us. If our country is to remain strong, July its citizens must also be strong in mind, body, and Materials: Slices of cantaloupe (six slices per spirit. Please join me in singing, ―America‖ cantaloupe), strawberries, grapes, blueberries Cub Scout Program Helps 2004-2005 page 4 July Directions: Slice cantaloupe into wedges and A Cub Scout keeps himself strong and healthy, not hollow the middles somewhat. Place miscellaneous just for his own sake but so that he can be a more fruits inside. useful citizen. When you are fit physically, you can Make Fruit and Cheese Kabobs be more helpful to those around you. Cub Scouts, 2005 Pow Wow Book Cub Scouting Forever yo are all on the right path from what I saw tonight. by Great Salt Lake Council, Scouting It Out Keep up the great work on the trail to fitness on the Scouting is going outdoors this month. Scouting playing field. Being outdoors means picnics.. Cub Scout Program Helps 2005-2006 page 8 Ingredients: grapes, apples, bananas, oranges, February pineapple chunks, mild cheddar cheese, and How do you stay fit and healthy? How might an mozzarella cheese alien from another planet stay fit and health? Is it Directions: Slide the fruit and cheese chunks hard to stay fit and eat a healthy diet? What can you onto bamboo skewers. If you use banana or apple do this week to be sure you are doing something chunks, immerse them in pineapple juice to keep healthy for yourself? them from turning brown. Character Connection: Health and Fitness , Serve a healthy snack after the ultimate game – fruit, fruit juice, vegetable sticks, and dip are all possibilities. Teach Healthy Eating Habits with , Lead a discussion on healthy snacks: ―There’s a Rainbow on My Plate‖ , Did you like this snack? Is this healthy food? In partnership with Dole Food Company Inc. And Why do you think so? Crayola? brand, Produce for Better Health , Why is it important to eat fruit? Foundation is offering ―There‘s a Rainbow on My Plate,‖ , Do you notice a difference when you don‘t (www.pbhfoundation.org/pub_sec/edu/cur/rainbow/) eat healthy foods? a free nutrition education curriculum that , How can you make healthy choices in your own encourages kindergarten through sixth grade meals? How will that work at school? At home? students to develop healthy eating habits. It‘s being 2004 Pow Wow Book Cub Scouting Forever introduced into 12,000 elementary schools and by Great Salt Lake Council 4,000 participating supermarkets across the country Health and Fitness - Being personally committed in March during National Nutrition Month?. to caring for our minds and bodies. Check out www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov or Activity Form a circle and all face the same www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org hich has direction. Leader gives signals as Cubs follow doing replaced the "5 a Day" campaign BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 9 any or all of the following (or similar) in whatever , Open it up. order the leader chooses: , Leader asks, "How is it?" , Start walking (Walk between all other activities, , Boys answer, "Raw, raw, raw!". never stop completely.) Shadow Stomp (Shadow Tag) , Start hopping. , Have an open area for active play. , Make yourself as small as possible and continue , ―It‖ runs after the other players, but stomps walking. on the boy‘s shadow instead of tagging him. , Make yourself as tall as possible and continue , When ―It‖ tags a shadow, that boy becomes walking with hands stretched high over the head. a new ―It‖. , Bend knees slightly, grasp ankles and continue Den Leader's Minute at end of a Den walking. Meeting , Walk as if the heel on one foot and the toes of Cub Scout Program Helps 2007-2008, page 6 the other foot were sore. August , Walk with stiff knees. We did an active game today. I saw that you all got , Squat down and jump forward in that position. tired. Do you think that‘s a good thing? Do you , Walk on hands and one foot with the other leg know what good fitness means? When we do held high, imitating a dog with a lame foot. exercise, that‘s one way to keep our bodies healthy? , Take giant steps, walking forward and making How else do you keep fit and healthy? Let‘s all pay each step as long as possible. attention to ways that we can keep active and fit , Walk forward at a rapid pace, don't run, during the next few weeks. swinging arms. , Walk forward raising the bent knee of the For other HEALTH & FITNESS advancing leg as high as possible each step. Character Connection Activities go to ? , Run, lifting knees high. , Walk on all-fours, hands and feet, not knees. documents/2002-2010%20Character-Connections-, Assume a deep knee bend position with hands Packet.pdf on hips, then walk in this position, keeping back Crazy Holidays straight. (This is the duck walk.) Jodi, SNJC Webelos Resident Camp Director , Support body on hands and feet with legs extended backward, keeping hands in place Emeritus, , and knees stiff, walk on toes with short steps 2006-2011. Adapted from , then, without moving feet, walk forward on hands with short steps until the original position is attained. (This is May is: the measuring worm.) , ALS Awareness Month (Amyotrophic , Hold the weight on the hands and toes, keeping Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's Disease) the back flat, move forward by walking with , American Wetlands Month hands. (This is the seal walk.) , Arthritis Awareness Month , From a squat position, reach backward and put , Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage hands flat on floor without sitting down, Month , walk in the direction of feet. (This is the Crab , Better Hearing & Speech Month Walk) , Brain Tumor Awareness Month 2005 Pow Wow Book Cub Scouting Forever , Carrots and Cauliflower by Great Salt Lake Council , Celiac Awareness Month Tin Foil Dinner Applause: , Pretend to make a tin foil dinner. , Wrap it up and put it on the fire. , Wait impatiently and then take it off the flames. BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 10 , National Mediterranean Diet Month , Chip Your Pet Month , National Mental Health Month , Clean Air Month , National Military Appreciation Month , Community Living Month (Ontario, , National Moving Month Canada): , National Osteoporosis Prevention Month , Creative Beginnings Month , National Photo Month , Family Wellness Month , National Physical Fitness & Sports Month , Gardening for Wildlife Month , National Physiotherapy Month , National Preservation Month , National Salad Month , National Salsa Month (the food) , National Smile Month , National Stroke Awareness Month , Get Caught Reading Month , Gifts From The Garden Month , Global Civility Awareness Month , Go Fetch! Food Drive for Homeless Animals Month , Grapefruit and Kiwi Month , National Sweet Vidalia Onions Month , Heal the Children Month , National Tuberous Sclerosis Month , Healthy Vision Month , Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury , International Civility Awareness Month Awareness Month , Jewish-American Heritage Month , National Vinegar Month , Motorcycle Safety Month , National Youth Traffic Safety Month , National Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month , Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month , National Barbeque Month , Older Americans Month , National Better Hearing Month , Personal History Month , National Bike Month , Potatoes and Limes Month , National Blood Pressure Month , Prepare Tomorrow's Parents Month , National Egg Month , React Month , National Foster Care Month , Revise Your Work Schedule Month , National Good Car Keeping Month , Skin Cancer Awareness Month , National Hamburger Month , Strike Out Strokes Month , National Hepatitis Awareness Month , Teen CEO Month , National Inventors Month , Tennis Month , (World) Lyme Disease Awareness Month , Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month , National Meditation Month , Ultra-violet Awareness Month , Women's Health Care Month , Young Achievers of Tomorrow Month BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 11 , National Family Month (5/12 to 6/16) 2 Space Day - first Friday in May 3 Lumpy Rug Day Weekly Celebrations: 3 World Press Freedom Day , International Wildlife Film Week: 4-11 4 Bird Day , Be Kind To Animals Week: 4-10 4 National Candied Orange Peel Day , Children's Mental Health Week: 4-10 4 Renewal Day , Drinking Water Week: 4-10 4 Star Wars Day , Goodwill Industries Week: 4-10 5 Cinco de Mayo , Kids Win Week: 4-10 5 National Hoagie Day , National Family Week: 4-10 5 Oyster Day , National Hospital Week: 4-10 6 Beverage Day , National Hug Holiday Week: 4-10 6 National Tourist Appreciation Day , National Nurses Day and Week: 4-10 6 National Nurses Day , National Pet Week: 4-10 6 No Diet Day , National Raisin Week: 4-10 8 National Teachers Day (Tues of May's first , National Wildflower Week: 5-11 full week) , Teacher Appreciation Week: 6-10 7 National Tourism Day *Universal Family Week: 10-16 8 Iris Day , EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week: 9 National Receptionist Day the second Wed in 12-18 May , Food Allergy Awareness Week: 12-18 No Socks Day 8, National Dog Bite Prevention Week: 12-18 9 School Nurses Day the Wed during Nurse's , National Nursing Home Week: 12-18 Week (Starts Mother's Day to Saturday) 8 V-E Day , National Police Week: 12-18 8 World Red Cross Day / World Red Crescent , Reading is Fun Week: 12-18 (2nd Full Day Week) 9 Lost Sock Memorial Day , Salute to Moms 35+ Week: 12-18 9 National Train Day- date may vary , Children's Book Week: 13-19 10 Clean up Your Room Day , National Etiquette Week: 13-17 10 Military Spouses Day , National New Friends, Old Friends Week: 11 Birth Mother's Day - Saturday before Mother's 18-25 Day , National Safe Boating Week: 18-24 11 Eat What You Want Day , National Bike to Work Week: 19- 11 International Migratory Bird Day , National Medical Transcription Week: 19- 11 Twilight Zone Day , National Stationery Week: 19-22 12 Fatigue Syndrome Day , National Backyard Games Week: 20-26 (3rd 12 International Nurses Day Week) 12 Limerick Day May, 2013 Daily Holidays, 13 Frog Jumping Day Special and Wacky Days: 13 Leprechaun Day 1 May Day 12 Mother's Day - second Sunday 1 Loyalty Day 14 Dance Like a Chicken Day 1 Mother Goose Day 15 National Chocolate Chip Day 1 Save the Rhino Day 15 Police Officer's Memorial Day 2 Baby Day 16 Love a Tree Day 2 Brothers and Sisters Day 16 National Sea Monkey Day 2 International Tuba Day - first Friday in May 16 Wear Purple for Peace Day BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 12 18 National Bike to Work Day - third Friday of month 17 Pack Rat Day 19 Armed Forces Day - third Saturday of month 18 International Museum Day 18 No Dirty Dishes Day 18 Visit Your Relatives Day 19 Boy's Club Day 20 Be a Millionaire Day - now we all can go for that 20 Pick Strawberries Day 21 National Memo Day 21 National Waiters and Waitresses Day 22 Buy a Musical Instrument Day There has been a lot of "buzz" about upcoming 23 Lucky Penny Day program changes, particularly to the Cub Scout 24 National Escargot Day program. Here to give us the scoop about what is -- 25 International Jazz Day and what is NOT -- changing in the next couple of 25 National Missing Children's Day years is the chairman of the Program Innovation 25 Tap Dance Day Task Force, Russ Hunsaker. He has led a group of more than 75 volunteers from across the country 26 Sally Ride Day who have left no stone unturned in their quest to 27 Memorial Day make BSA programs more fun, more active, and 27 Sun Screen Day simpler for leaders to deliver. 28 Amnesty International Day Resources 29 Learn About Composting Day 30 Water a Flower Day View more episodes of The Buzz on BSA's 31 National Macaroon Day YouTube channel. 31 Save Your Hearing Day Click on the picture above or go to: 31 World No Tobacco Day mmunications/The%20Buzz.aspx THE BUZZ View the production schedule for The Buzz. BSA SOCIAL NETWORKS Note - The Buzz is a periodic video detailing recent changes and such in Boy Scouting. BSA Facebook page Program Updates America/113441755297 BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 13 SCOUTCAST Scouting magazine You Tube Channel CUBCAST Scout Widows (and Widowers) Jeff Kearney of Downington, Pennsylvania, has been very active in Scouting for over 10 years; Founder and Cubmaster of Pack 91, NYLT Course Director, Scoutmaster, and the list goes on. His lovely wife, Deborah, is left behind to take care of all the day-to-day family stuff. So how do you handle it when your spouse is not New Cub Scout Training around, spending most of his or her time helping the Courses at PTC youth of America build character? It‘s for Scouting, Imagine yourself in room with a dozen other Cub after all, so what can you do? Scout leaders from all over the country. You‘re Jeff and Deborah engage us in a fabulous discussion enjoying a breathtaking view of blue skies, in how to be deeply involved in Scouting and still mountains, and plenty of sunshine. Perhaps you be happily married. and the other Cub Scout leaders are actually outside in that sunshine as you take one of the many new Training Topics training courses at the training utopia that is the Philmont Training Center in Cimarron, New Self Esteem Mexico. Dennis Kampa, author of the BALOO Training Bill Smith, the Roundtable Guy Book and instructor at PTC, is here to give us a "The greatest gift you can give your child is sneak peek at the new courses coming up. He will good self esteem!" also give us a tantalizing preview of what awaits you when you get to Philmont. This theme comes up again and again in books about raising children. It caught my eye in the Listen Hear - opening chapter of the Cub Scout Leader Book some years ago and has been an important part of 201404_1/CC_April_411_at_PTC.mp3 my Scouting life ever since. It is possible that by the time you get Baloo's Bugle and click the link, there may be a new Cubcast Roundtable Note posted. Do not worry, all previous Cubcasts are available from the home page. For the RT article (or elsewhere, you can put this note BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 14 , Wood Badge , Advancement , Burnout , Outdoor Ethics Program , ADD/Autism , Role of the commissioner , Training , Plus all of this year's topics will be available if there is one you did not use or one you think needs to be done again!!! 2014-2015 Cub Scout Core Values & Themes 2014-2015 Month Core Value Supplemental Themes Sep Cooperation Under the Big Top Oct Responsibility Dollars and Sense Nov Citizenship Give Goodwill Dec Respect Stars and Stripes Jan Positive Attitude Yes, I Can Feb Resourcefulness Litter to Glitter The 2014-2015 Cub Scout and Boy Scout RT Mar Compassion Aware and Care Planning Guides are at the printers and coders The Apr Faith Soaring the Skies new Planning Guides will be available at the May Health & Fitness Backyard Fun National Meeting in May in Tennessee and at the Philmont Training Center this summer for Jun Perseverance Go for the Gold participants in the Effective Roundtables sessions. Jul Courage Under the Sea There will be a new cover picture, too!!! Look for Aug Honesty Play Ball it. 2014-2015 Cub Scout Special Interest Topics (It will be available everywhere , Join Scouting Night on line for FREE, too) , Bobcat Badge We are strengthening the Big Rock Topics, Cub , Blue & Gold Banquet Scout Interest Topics, adding discussion guides for , Flag Etiquette Monthly Pack Activities, and improving many other , Age appropriate activities features. This year there are six dedicated , Den Chief Program volunteers working on bringing you great , Cub Scout Leader Recognition Plan Roundtables. We are assisted by the many others , Outdoor Award on Dan Maxfield's Roundtable Task Force. , Summertime meetings – year round program , Getting Ready for 2015-2016 Big Rock Topics (for everyone) , Youth Development , Community Service , World Brotherhood of Scouting , Read the d@md'd manual , Parent engagement Boy Scout Special int. Topics , Role of the District Committee in Unit , Order of the Arrow (OA) Support , Badges beyond Ranks , Adult recognition , Eagle Projects , CyberChip Programs , Troop elections , Transitions in leadership , Adult Leader Knots BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 15 , Ideals will be my 13th trip there - the first on "Phil , Sustainability Phaculty!!" More Info Next Month!!! , Trailer Safety Philmont Training Center , Annual Plans & Budgets Commissioner Dave , Uniform This summer get the word on the new Suggestions and comments can be sent to Dan CUB SCOUT Maxfield. Dan is the RT member of Tico's National ADVENTURE PROGRAM!!! Support Staff. His E-mail is dmaxfil@yahoo.com Philmont Scout Ranch is the Boy Scouts of Commissioner Dave is the lead for the Cub Scout America's premier high-adventure base. It covers RT Planning Guide with 6 excellent volunteers more than 200 square miles of rugged New Mexico helping. His E-mail is wilderness from the Great Plains up into the davethecommish@gmail.com beautiful Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Philmont is High Adventure – Much of Philmont is used for backpacking treks, horseback cavalcades and other high adventure challenges for Scouts and And speaking of Training Venturers. Philmont is History – Philmont straddles the mountain branch of the Santa Fe Trail. See the world's only known T - Rex track and view June 15-21 is Commissioner's Week at PTC centuries old Anasazi rock art. There are Commissioner Conferences being offered include archeological sites and museums on site. The The Council Commissioner nearby town of Cimarron boasts several historical District Commissioner and Asst Dist Comm buildings from the old ―wild‖ west. Training Horses, cattle and Philmont is a Working Ranch – District Committee bison are all raised at Philmont. There are real Effective Roundtables cowboys, wranglers and ranch hands working there. How to Conduct a Commissioner College Philmont is Training - Adults have opportunities The Unit Commissioner of their own at the Philmont Training Center. Did you notice Effective Roundtables on the list?? World-class courses and seminars cover all aspects Well, I received a very humbling call this winter- of Scouting—all amid Philmont's dramatic scenery. Tim Acree, the Training Person on Tico's National If you want the best of Scout leadership training, Commissioner Staff called to ask me if I wanted to Philmont is for you and your family! work with George Costigan of National Cap Philmont Training Center (36?27‘30‖N, Council as the "Philmont Phaculty" members 104?57‘W) facilitating the Roundtable conference!! He said I had to talk with my wife, before I could tell him YES!!! So, if you are a RT Commissioner, an Asst RT Commissioner (formerly called Staff) or just interested in RTs - for a great experience, go to learn about the Philmont Training Center and sign up for Effective Of particular interest to Cub Scout Leaders, the Roundtables and then come on out and meet National Volunteer Training Center of the Boy George and I and learn a lot about Roundtables. We Scouts of America provides a unique environment will have the 2014-2015 CS and BS RT Planning for Scouting Conferences each summer and fall. In Guides for you!! Write PTC (or me) if you have addition to hosting these Conferences, the Training questions on the National Training Center - This Center also provides the opportunity for families to join their Scouters and enjoy a wide range of BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 16 Family Programs-making the Philmont Training , Wilderness First Aid Train the Trainer Center experience one of a kind. WEEK 2: JUNE 15-21 Attendance: Attendance is open to all Scouters. , Commissioner Service for Non-Traditional or You can just go to their website and sign up. Check Faith Based Units with your Scouting friends and see if any have , The Council Commissioner gone, or your local Council or District people to get , District Commissioner and Assistant District personal insight into the Philmont Training center Commissioner Training or tips for registration. Many District leaders work hard to encourage Scouters to attend. Scouters are , How to Conduct a Commissioner College encouraged to bring immediate family members , Increasing Advancement by Delivering with them. Excellence My wife and I are members of the Disney Vacation , Putting More Outing in Scouting Club but we say without equivocation - , The Unit Commissioner this is a better FAMILY vacation. CD , National Advanced Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE) SESSION FULL Conferences: Over 96 separate weeklong conferences are scheduled. Conferences will cover WEEK 3: JUNE 22-28 - SOUTHERN REGION almost every aspect of Scouting-from Cub Scouting , ―Leadership on the Trail to Excellence‖ and Boy Scouting to Council and District , Building Stronger Troops Operations, from Venturing and Professional , Council Key 3 Development to Scoutreach and Finance. , District and Council Operations The Conferences are conducted by divisions and , District Key 3 committees of the National Council and are led by a faculty of outstanding volunteer and professional Scouters. Each Conference is designed to discuss , Order of the Arrow Adviser Conference specific Scouting issues, share information from all , Professional Development Level 2 (by over the B.S.A., and train using the "best methods" invitation only) that will enhance the Scouting program for youth and adults. , Scouting in the United Methodist Church , National Advanced Youth Leadership Why Should You Go? Because Philmont training Experience (NAYLE) SESSION FULL has consistently been the most popular and most effective training for Cub Scouting in the last half WEEK 4: JUNE 28-JULY 4 century. The best improvements in packs, districts , LDS Scouting Leadership Conference (by and council Cub Scouting I have seen has come invitation only) from PTC trained people. Philmont Training is WEEK 5: JULY 5-11 family oriented, program directed and fun. What , LDS Scouting Leadership Conference (by more could you ask for? invitation only) Here is the 2012 conference schedule. , National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE) SESSION FULL WEEK 6: JULY 13-19 - WESTERN REGION WEEK 1: JUNE 8-14 , ―Strengthening Units Through Strong Districts‖ , Delivering Training To Unit Leaders , Creating Strong Units, Great Districts and Gold , International Representatives (by invitation only) Councils conference which will include: , Marketing Scouting , Orienteering and Scouting , Council Planning Session Workshop , Creating Strong Units Workshop , Safari Club International (by invitation only) , Gold Council is the Ultimate Prize Workshop , Good to Great District Operations Workshop , Venturing: The New Vision BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 17 , Unit Service Plan Workshop , Training Your Troop Leaders , National Advanced Youth Leadership , Training Your Venturing Crew Leaders , Visual Storytelling Photography Workshop Experience (NAYLE) SESSION FULL , National Advanced Youth Leadership WEEK 7: JULY 20-26 - NORTHEAST Experience (NAYLE) SESSION FULL REGION , WEEK 10: AUGUST 10-16 ―Forging a Future of Excellence‖ , Advancement Issues and Solutions , Building Engaged and Effective Council Executive Board Members , Building Stronger Troops , Building Youth Led Units - Training Youth and , Dynamic Program Planning dult Leaders A , Council Key 3 , District Key 3 , Philmont Ambassador Seminar , Fiscal Management 1 , Reconnecting Scouting‘s Alumni , William T. Hornaday Adviser Training WEEK 11: SEPTEMBER 14-20 FALL , Philmont Leadership Challenge (PLC) CONFERENCE , The Role of the Area Key 3 and Committee in , Be Prepared For High Adventure Supporting Local Councils , Climbing Instructor Level II Course , Conservation USA Conference , COPE and Climbing Program Manager WEEK 8: JULY 27-AUGUST 2 - CENTRAL , COPE Instructor Level II Course REGION , Facilities Management Conference , ―Continuous Improvement on the Journey to , National Camp Accreditation Program (NCAP) Excellence‖ Seminar , Philmont Leadership Challenge (PLC) , Council Key 3 , Delivering Training to Unit Leaders , District Key 3 , Shooting Sports Programs , Shooting Sports Director Recertification , Professional Development Level 2 (by , Trek Leader Planning and Advanced Outdoor invitation only) Leader Skills Conference titles are subject to change For a full schedule of 2014 Conferences with descriptions of each course, go to: While Conference time is important, ample , STEM Outdoor Expeditions – Down and Dirty, opportunity for a Scouter to enjoy the majesty of Nitty-Gritty and Sky High (14-20 age youth) Philmont with his or her family is part of the , National Advanced Youth Leadership schedule of most Conferences. There is also plenty Experience (NAYLE) SESSION FULL of time to meet and socialize with other Scouters WEEK 9: AUGUST 3-9 from all parts of the country. Making life-long , Enterprise Risk Management friendships is a regular occurrence at Philmont. , FBI: Faith Based Initiative Membership Plan , Fundamentals of Fundraising , Scouting in the Catholic Church , Scouting in the Church of Christ , Scouting in the Lutheran Church BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 18 Mustangs (11-13 year old girls) - Mustangs have fun enjoying horse rides, archery and air rifles, hiking, handicraft projects, nature activities, outdoor cooking, games, Villa and Museum tours, and an overnight camping trip in Philmont's backcountry. Trailblazers (11-13 year old boys) - This group participates in day hikes, nature activities and games, horse rides, archery and air rifles, handicrafts, and an overnight camping trip in Philmont's backcountry. Broncos (14-21 year olds) - The Broncos program Family Program: One of the great joys of is designed to accommodate those teenagers who attending a Philmont Conference is that your whole choose not to participate in the mountain trek family can share in the experience. You can think of program. Broncos will stay at PTC with their it as a Scouting Family vacation. The schedule is families, but enjoy a week of activities built around relaxed and the pace is comfortable. participation in Philmont's C.O.P.E. course, day The Philmont Training Center offers a full, hikes, and horse rides. organized program for every member of the family-Mountain Trek (14-20 year olds) - Mountain Men from infants to spouses. Family members are joined and Mountain Women treks are backpacking by others in their age group and participate in expeditions that provide the opportunity to carefully designed, age-appropriate programs under experience the rugged challenges of Philmont's the leadership of trained and experienced Philmont mountains. Mountain Trek crews travel staff. approximately 20-30 miles in Philmont's Family Program Groups backcountry. Nursery (2 months to 2 year olds) - A fully I have been told that teen-age girls are the most equipped nursery is available for the youngest enthusiastic participants at Philmont. Bill family members. Parents may leave their children I must concur, my daughter went as a participant during family program times. They may be left for three times as a teenager - 2 Mountain Treks and an hour or two, or for the entire morning or an 11 day trek, and then worked five years on afternoon as determined by your group or staff. CD conference schedule. Care is provided according to your instructions. Silverados (spouses and other adults not attending Conference) - Silverados find that a Small Fry (3-5 year olds) - The Small Fry Center wide-range of exciting activities are available is located next to the Handicraft Lodge. Philmont throughout the week. Activities include museum staff provides activities, games, pony rides, and visits, day hikes, a pottery-making demonstration, supervised play during each program session. Villa tours, COPE, horse rides, and trips to nearby Cowgirls, Cowpokes (6-7 year olds) - These resort towns. individual groups participate in nature hikes, pony Facilities: Tent cities accommodate Training rides, games, songs and skits, crafts, museum tours, Center participants and their families. Tents are and an all day hike. large, two person wall tents with wooden or Ropers, Deputies (8-9 year olds) - Ropers and concrete floors, electric lights, an electrical outlet, Deputies individual programs include hiking, Villa wardrobe, and two twin sized beds with mattresses. and Museum tours, archery and air rifles, pony Each tent city has restrooms and hot showers. Cots rides, games, crafts and an all day hike. and cribs are available for use during the week. Sidewinders (10 year old boys) - Sidewinders enjoy hiking, sports, crafts, archery and air rifles, Villa and Museum tours, and a Sidewinder/Parent overnighter. BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 19 A FANTASTIC recent addition has been the special people. family and handicap restrooms. Each Tent City has Bill Smith, the RT Guy four family restrooms with showers. Mom and Dad I have been at more than a dozen courses and can take all the kids into the big room and have agree most heartily with Bill's statement. I will be them use the toilet, shower and clean up in privacy. there this summer as a facilitator for the No more dealing with others in the main shower EFFECTIVE ROUNDTABLES session beginning house. No more sneaking sonny into the Ladies June 15, 2014. CD Room or daughter into the Men's Room. Links – Memories from Scouters who were there: Barb & Stan Pope Star Scout Cody Welch – his experience Parking, Trading Post, Others PTC Program for little guys and gals Photos by Joan -2007 Philmont Hymn Meals are served in the cafeterias at the Center. Troop 227 2006 Photo Gallery Family member who are in camp eat together. What are YOU going to do now? Camp meals are provided for those on the trail or in the back country. REGISTER NOW for PTC Conferences are conducted in fully equipped in 2014!!! conference rooms or at various locations in Philmont's backcountry. Family Program facilities The best gift for a Cub Scout....... include the Small Fry Center, the Handicraft ......get his parents involved! building, and our Pony Ring. However, most of the The greatest gift you can give your child time family members will be enjoying the best ..... good self respect! facility of all-Philmont's 137,493 acres of "Scouting , Be sure to visit Bill Smith’s website at Paradise." To find more ideas on everything Cub Scouting. Reach Bill Smith at wt492@wtsmith.com. I have attended four different Conferences at Philmont. At each one, I learned a lot, had a great time, met wonderful people and had my Scouting spirit lifted to new heights. Every family member who was with me still talks about their experiences in glowing terms. I am continually impressed with the quality of the staff members who run the family programs. They are BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 20 The Bad, the Good, and the Amazing Scouter Jim, Great Salt Lake Council As most readers know, I am from Utah. THOUGHTFUL ITEMS FOR Some of the important facts about Utah are that the Federal Government owns nearly ? of all the land SCOUTERS with-in the boundaries of the state. Utah is home to Thanks to Scouter Jim from Bountiful, Utah, who five national parks, known as the ―Mighty 5‖; Bryce, prepares this section of Baloo for us each month. Canyon, Zion, Capital Reef, Arches, Canyonlands; You can reach him at bobwhitejonz@juno.com or as well as five national monuments, Grand through the link to write Baloo on Staircase-Escalante, Rainbow Bridge, Natural www.usscouts.org. CD Bridges, and Hovenweep. Utah also has 43 State Parks and thousands of acres of national forest, Prayer wilderness area, and other pristine public lands. Great Creator of heaven and earth, we come to Thee in joy and thanksgiving. We are thankful The Bad: for the creations of Thy hand. We are thankful for Last October 2013, a Boy Scout Troop from the wonders we enjoy. We are thankful for the the National Parks Council was camping in Goblin bodies you created that allow us to run, play, think, Valley State Park in Utah. Two of their leaders and pray among the beauties of this earth. Bless us pushed over a rock formation, believing it posed a to protect our world as we protect our bodies and risk to other hikers. They infamously filmed bless us with health, strength and Thy love. Amen. themselves and posted it to the internet. The National Parks Council of the Boy Scouts of The parks do not belong to one state or to America removed the two leaders from their one section.... The Yosemite, the leadership positions and the Scouting program. Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon are national properties in which every citizen has a vested interest; they belong as much The Good: to the man of Massachusetts, of Michigan, Members of Boy Scout Troop 544, from the of Florida, as they do to the people of National Parks Council, in cooperation with the U.S. California, of Wyoming, and of Arizona. Bureau of Land Management, spent part of their Stephen T. Mather, National Parks Director 1917- 1929 BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 21 campout, November 16, 2013, scrubbing charcoal graffiti with the scrub brushes and graffiti off Moonshine Arch, a natural sandstone soapy water recommended by the arch, north of Utah‘s Steinaker State Park. BLM. When Scoutmaster Brent Taylor, heard "It just doesn't make sense," about the arch, he knew it was the perfect place for Boy Scout Nick Willoughby said. a weekend campout. When he learned it had been "Why would people put graffiti on a vandalized, he knew his Scouts could clean it up. nice, wonderful landform like this?" This story was reported in the Deseret News, "We're lucky it was only November 19, 2013: charcoal," Taylor said Saturday. "If it had been paint, we'd have had a much bigger job to do." Of course, the public image of scoutmasters like Taylor has taken a hit in the past couple of weeks, thanks to the actions two Utah men. The Amazing: Tropic, Utah is a small country town, near the entrance to Bryce Canyon National Park in south-central Utah. In 2011, brothers Dawson and Payton Johnson went a doctor‘s appointment "I thought this would be a together. The doctor discussed his concerns about good service project for the boys," he Payton who has Down‘s Syndrome. He had some said. concerns about his heart. Both boys heard the Taylor just didn't know how to doctor‘s concerns. remove the names that had been After they left the doctor‘s office, Dawson, scrawled in charcoal at the base of came up with a plan, not only to help his younger the natural arch, located north of brother, but spread a healthier lifestyle to others in Steinaker State Park on land their small community. administered by the Bureau of Land Dawson, a student athlete teamed up with Management. brothers Payton and Jacob. They recruited other "I thought, I'm not going to student athletes and contacted Jeff Sheen at the take it on my own to go clean it up," Center for Persons with Disabilities part of Utah‘s he said, "because I didn't know if it Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities would destroy the sandstone." at Utah State University. Jeff gave them training So Taylor asked the experts. materials about healthy lifestyles. During the "He came and talked to us spring they gave presentations to Bryce Canyon ahead of time, met with our Elementary and Bryce Valley High schools. They archaeologist and found out a way to encouraged their audiences to set a goal to improve do it right," said Jason West, outdoor their health. When the students reported their goals recreation planner for the BLM's back to the training team, they were given field office in Vernal. wristbands. "Sandstone is a very sensitive and brittle rock," West said. "It's very easy to mess it up." After camping out Friday a few hundred feet from Moonshine Arch, Taylor and his Scouts spent Saturday morning cleaning away the BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 22 Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have. Winston Churchill When was the last time you spent a quiet moment just doing nothing - just sitting and looking at the sea, or watching the wind blowing the tree limbs, or waves rippling on a pond, a flickering candle or children playing in the park? Ralph Marston I believe that if you‘re healthy, you‘re capable of doing everything. There‘s no one else who can give Fast-forward to February 2014. Payton you health but God, and by being healthy, I believe now a Junior and an active member of the Wrestling that God is listening to me. Pedro Martinez team at Bryce Valley High School competed in an exhibition match at this year‘s Wrestling State A healthy outside starts from the inside. Robert Championships at the Maverick Center in West Urich Valley Utah. Walker Lewis of small Escalante High The National Park System also provides, through School was asked by his principal, Eugene King to areas that are significant in history and prehistory, a wrestle Payton one more time. physical as well as spiritual linking of present-day ―I think we‘ve all just seen how much fun Americans with the past of their country. Newton B. Payton makes everything,‖ Walker says. ―It‘s Drury, National Parks Director 1940-1951 always enjoyable to wrestle with him so everybody wants to try it. I guess I‘ve been lucky enough to try it a few times.‖ To keep the body in good health is a duty … Payton pinned his opponent to win the otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind match and the crowd erupted in cheers. Even the strong and clear. Buddha referee had tears in his eyes as 17-year-old Payton Johnson celebrated his win. We‘ve got to get people out of their cars, out of those drive-thru window, get them walking, get Quotations them in parks, and get them more active. Mick There is nothing so American as our Cornett national parks.... The fundamental idea behind the parks...is that the country A healthy attitude is contagious but don‘t wait to belongs to the people, that it is in process catch it from others. Be a carrier. Tom Stoppard of making for the enrichment of the lives of all of us. President Franklin D. Roosevelt Nature surrounds us, from parks and backyards to Quotations contain the wisdom of the ages, and are streets and alleyways. Next time you go out for a a great source of inspiration for Cubmaster’s walk, tread gently and remember that we are both minutes, material for an advancement ceremony or inhabitants and stewards of nature in our an insightful addition to a Pack Meeting program neighborhoods. Davis Suzuki cover The ingredients of health and long life, are Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, place to temperance, open air, easy labor, and little care. Sir play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give Philip Sidney strength to body and soul. John Muir BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 23 The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, experience changed his life. Later he was wrote, and of all the exercises walking is best. Thomas "This affliction has driven me to the sweet fields. Jefferson God has to nearly kill us sometimes, to teach us lessons." In September 1867, John Muir began a walk of The only way to keep your health is to eat what you 1000 miles from Indiana to Florida. He had no don‘t want, drink what you don‘t like, and do what specific route, except to go by the ―wildest, leafiest, you‘d rather not. Mark Twain and least trodden way I could find.‖ John Muir moved to California where he lived off To insure good health, Eat lightly, breathe deeply, the land for several years. In 1871 he met and live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and befriended Ralph Waldo Emerson. maintain an interest in life. William Londen In 1892, John Muir with Professor Henry Senger of the University of Berkeley created what is now known as the Sierra Club. Muir became a writer Youth is the spirit of adventure and awakening. It is and advocate for wilderness and was instrumental in a time of physical emerging when the body attains the creation of Yosemite National Park. the vigor and good health that may ignore the John Muir died in Los Angeles, California on caution of temperance. Youth is a period of December 24, 1914. timelessness when the horizons of age seem too distant to be noticed. Ezra Taft Benson John Muir Quotes The clearest way into the Universe is through a John Muir forest wilderness. Take a course in good water and air; and in the I know that our bodies were made to thrive in eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. pure air, and the scenes in which pure air is Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you. found. John Muir Keep close to Nature‘s heart … and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or John Muir was born in Dunbar, East Lothian spend a week in the woods. Was your spirit clean. Scotland to Daniel and Ann Gilrye Muir on April None of Nature‘s landscapes are ugly so long as 21, 1838. He was the third of eight children. In they are wild. 1849 the family immigrated to the United States on When one is alone at night in the depths of these the Fountain Lake Farm, near Portage Wisconsin. woods, the stillness is at once awful and sublime. At the age of 22, John Muir enrolled at the Every leaf seems to speak. University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 1864, Muir How hard to realize that every camp of men or beast left Wisconsin and moved to Canada to avoid being has this glorious starry firmament for a roof! In caught up in the American Civil War. He spent the such places standing alone on the mountain-top it is spring and summer, wandering the woods and easy to realize that whatever special nests we make swamps around Lake Huron, collecting plants. As - leaves and moss like the marmots and birds, or fall approached, he joined his brother Dan in tents or piled stone - we all dwell in a house of one Ontario, where the two worked at a sawmill on the room - the world with the firmament for its roof - shore of Lake Huron until the summer of 1865. and are sailing the celestial spaces without leaving John Muir returned to the United States in March any track. 1866 working in a factory that made wagon wheels The snow is melting into music. in Indianapolis, Indiana for $22 a week. He was given this high wage for his day, due to his inventiveness improving the machines and the processes. In early March 1867, a tool he was using slipped and struck him in the eye. He was confined to a darkened room for six weeks, worried whether he would ever regain his sight. This BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 24 Pistachio Pudding Salad 1 3oz. box instant pistachio pudding 1 9 oz. container of Cool Whip 1 13 oz. can crushed pineapple with juice 1 banana, cut Mix ingredients, and chill. Other canned fruits TIGERS (mandarin oranges, fruit cocktail), and miniature Wendy, Chief Seattle Council marshmallows can also be used. Tigers Electives that go with the Health & Fitness Outdoor Games Value: How To Book section 3, p. 3-11; 14-22. 23 Milk Some of the games in the Wolf picnic section might 25 Healthy snack also be fun. 35 Outdoor Game 37 Bike Hike 40 Swimming 45 Bakery Visit 46 Healthy Teeth & Gums Tacos & Bridges Supplemental Den Meetings that go from familyfun.go.com with the Health & Fitness Value: Choose one person to be the caller. At "Go," D: Bakery field trip (E45) the whole group (number larger than 7, but not G: Picnic (E22), Snacks(E25), Sunscreen (E29), and divisible by 3) mills about the play area, until the Outdoor Game (E35). caller yells out "Tacos" or "Bridges." All players, J: Bike repair shop and bike ride (E27). including the caller, must then scramble to get into a O: Dentist or Dental Hygenist field trip (E46) three-person taco or bridge formation (see illustrations). Whichever player is not in a trio Mother’s Day Den Meeting Idea: becomes the new caller. Supplemental Den Meeting N: Picture Frame (E4) Taco: Two players hold hands to be the taco shell, and a third player stands between them as the Picnic Ideas filling. Family Picnic: How To Book section 6, p.22-23. Bridge: Two players make an arch for the bridge, and a third player crouches beneath them as Food the water. Variations: Inside-out Sandwiches Make spaghetti -- two players are noodles, sitting Start with a soft bread stick. Wrap lunchmeat, with legs outstretched, feet touching; the third sits cheese, and lettuce around the bread stick, and in the middle as the meatball. secure with a tooth pick. Serve condiments (mustard, ketchup, spaghetti sauce) as a dip for the Bike Ideas inside-out sandwiches. Cub Scout Sports Snails Spread cream cheese on tortillas, and top with sliced tomatoes. Roll up the tortillas, and slice into 1‖ mini-rolls. These were a big hit at our Feb. Round Table. – W.. BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 25 Bicycling 10. Help set up a bike rodeo or bike competition for your pack. The requirements listed below are taken from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program GATHERING ACTIVITIES Guide (34299) 2009 Printing. Wheeling Into Summer Word Search Alice, CS RT Commissioner Pioneer District, Golden Empire Council Webelos Scouts that earn the Bicycling Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout Find the words below that have to do with Wheels – they may be up or down or on the diagonal. also satisfy part of requirement 3 for the Sportsman Activity Badge. Requirements Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts may complete requirements in a family, den, pack, school, or community environment. Tiger Cubs must work with their parents or adult partners. Parents and partners do not earn loops or pins. Belt Loop Complete these three requirements: 1. Explain the rules of safe bicycling to your den leader or adult partner. 2. Demonstrate how to wear the proper safety equipment for bicycling. 3. Show how to ride a bike safely. Ride for at least half an hour with an adult partner, your family, or den. BICYCLE BRAKES CHAIN FORK HELMET KNEE Sports Pin LISTEN LOOK PADS Earn the Bicycling belt loop, and complete requirement 1 below, and do four more of the PUNCTURE SADDLE SAFETY following requirements: SCOOTER SIGNALS SIGNS 1. Make a chart to record at least 10 hours of SKATES SPARE SPOKE SPROCKET SUMMER TIRE bicycling. (Required) 2. Participate in a pack, den, or community TRAFFIC WHEELS bike rodeo. 3. Demonstrate how to repair a flat tire on a Mouse on a Bike Maze bicycle. Alice, CS RT Commissioner 4. Make a poster illustrating different types of Pioneer District, Golden Empire Council early bikes and show it to your den. Check out the last pages of Baloo‘s Bugle for this 5. Give a demonstration to your den or pack on maze the proper use of safety equipment and gear. Helmet Maze 6. With the help of a parent or adult partner, register or reregister your bicycle. : 7. Go on a "bicycle hike" with your family or Find your way through this maze to connect the den. Obey traffic rules related to bicycling. helmet with the bicycle. 8. Repair or restore a nonfunctioning bicycle to a safe condition. Include the installation of all proper safety devices. 9. Visit a bicycle race or exhibition. BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 26 group by asking only Yes or No questions – or by making a noise that represents the wheel group they‘re in. What is it? Alice, CS RT Commissioner Pioneer District, Golden Empire Council Mount an unlabeled picture of a bike on the wall – number each part of the bike, or block out the labels on a labeled picture. As they enter, each person or family gets a sheet with a list of the parts of a bike. They must decide which number goes with the part on their list. Winner is the one with the most correct answers when the meeting starts. One Smart Cat Says www.bhsi.org Bicycle Games Connect the dots to see what O.S. Cat wears every time he rides a bike The next seven game ideas are from Utah National Parks Council, and are definitely Fun with A Purpose – each game helps develop bicycle skills! 1. Use Your Beanie: Use chalk to draw a racetrack with a lane for each contestant. The course can be straight, wavy, circular or any combination, as long as the lanes are at least 6 feet wide and run parallel to each other. (School yards and church parking lots are ideal for this!) But staying on course is just part of the challenge in this contest. Riders must also balance a beanbag (or substitute a zip-top bag filled with rice in a pinch) on top of their helmets! First person across the finish line without losing his beanbag wins. For a greater challenge, see who can balance the tallest stack of beanbags. Bike Check: 2. Toe The Line: Use the same course as above Alice, CS RT Commissioner – but the twist is that each contestant must keep Pioneer District, Golden Empire Council their front and back wheels on their own chalk Have everyone bring their bikes and check for lines at all times. Whoever gets the farthest first proper size, good brakes; make adjustments and while staying on their lines wins – even if they repairs. (This is a great way to start off a Bike don‘t get to the finish line! Rodeo) 3. Can It: Set up a bunch of empty soda cans or 2-liter bottles to form a large circle on the ground. One at a time, boys take a turn pedaling Which Wheel Am I? around the circle. Anyone who knocks over a Alice, CS RT Commissioner ―marker‖ bottle or can is disqualified. Whoever Pioneer District, Golden Empire Council finishes ―clean‖ in the shortest time wins. As people arrive at the Pack Meeting, tape one of 4. Tortoise Tango: This is another variation the following on their back, without them seeing the of the slow race – the key to winning is to make name: Bicycle, Skateboard, Scooter, Inline Skates. like a tortoise and take it slow and steady. The Each person must locate others in the same name BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 27 aim is to finish LAST – a lot harder than it the potatoes, one at a time, to the circles. sounds! Use chalk to draw 3 foot wide parallel Continue until every member of the team has lanes spaced 10 feet apart on a paved surface. had a turn. Length can vary, but 50 feet makes a good Tire Games distance. Mark starting and finishing lines in Santa Clara County Council both lanes. Riders must travel down their Tire Sprint: Racers line up with forward edge of assigned path as slowly as possible, keeping tire at the starting line. On signal, they push tire their feet on the pedals at all times. Last one to forward and continue to push it across finish line. If cross the finish line without putting down their necessary, establish lanes. feet is the winner. Roll for Distance: Each player rolls his tire 5. Pursuit Race: This is a speed race. All riders separately and is entitled to run to gain speed and line up around a circular course about three momentum but must stop at the stopping line while yards apart. On signal, they all ride in the same the tire rolls forward by itself. direction around the circle. The idea is for a Roll for Accuracy; Same as above, except tire rider to pass the rider in front of him. As a rider is rolled at a target of 2 sticks set 3-4 feet apart and is passed, he is eliminated. The race continues approximately 20 feet away. until there is only one left. Warning: Use this Moving Target: Players take two turns rolling only if the boys are all about the same size tire parallel to other players 15 – 20 feet away who and skill level, and if the race can be done try to throw balls or beanbags or broomsticks without injury or argument! through the tire as it rolls by. Tire Wrestling: Place two tires on the ground Obedience Test: All players except one 6. form a large circle at least 30 feet across, 6 feet so they touch each other. One contestant stands in each tire. As the signal, they wrestle to throw or from each other. The remaining player mounts push their opponent out of his tire. The winner is his bike inside the circle and slowly rides toward one of the other boys. When he is about the first to cause the other to fall or step out of his tire, provided he himself remains on his feet in his halfway across, the player he is riding towards calls out a command, such as ―Turn right‖ or tire. ―Stop‖ The rider must give the proper signal and Tire Bowling: Bowl, using discarded tires in carry out the command. He continues to ride, place of balls, with milk cartons or tin cans for carrying out commands given him by other boys, bowling pins. Arrange ―alley‖ on the ground with until he has had five commands. Then he the bowling line 20 – 30 feet from the pins. Each switches places with a boy in the circle. When bowler rolls two tires. Score as in bowling. everyone has had a chance to ride, total scores – Tire Rolling Relay: Form teams and give the the one with the fewest penalty points wins. first player of each team a tire. Place a stake or chair Scores: one point against each time a rider who opposite each team on the turning line. At the signal, fails to signal, gives the wrong signal, or does the first player rolls his tire to the turning line, rolls the wrong action. it around the stake and back to the next player in line. 7. Potato Race: Teams line up with their bikes Through the Tire Relay: Establish a rolling in relay style. A box is placed on the starting line in front of the lines of dens. The first player of line in front of each team. At 5 yard intervals or each team goes up to the rolling line with a tire. At more in front of each team, mark four circles signal he rolls his tire forward toward his team by into which a potato or beanbag is placed before giving it one shove. The players in turn then the game begins. On signal, the first player in straddle-jump the tire. If the roller did not steer the each team rides out and picks up the potato in tire exactly straight, the line must shift in order to the first circle, returns to the starting line and be in line with their tire. If a player knocks the tire puts it in the box. He then rides out for the down in attempting to jump it, or if it falls over second, third and fourth in the same way. When before he can jump it, he must recover the tire and he has put each of the potatoes in the box, he give it to the player in front of him who rolls it for passes off to the second player, who must return BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 28 him and the rest of the team. The original roller then takes place at the front of the line. When the last man has jumped the tire, he rolls it to the starting line, and the action is repeated until the original Lots of frame ideas: roller has rolled the tire MakingFriends.Com Bath Salts Materials Bike Bling from familyfun.go.com: Small decorative jar Materials: Coffee can lids, Red, white, and blue Sea salt or table salt plastic tape, Paper towel tubes, Straws, Scissors Fragrance Crepe paper Food coloring Closeable plastic bag SNAZZY HANDLEBARS: With scissors, Ribbon, flowers, etc scallop the outer edge of a lid, then make a single, Poem straight cut from the edge to the center. Next, cut a Bubble Wrap circle from the center of the lid and fit the cutout Directions onto the handlebars. Tie on a helium balloon for Pour ? cup salt into several bags. Add 6 drops of good measure. glycerin, 3-4 drops of food coloring, and 3 drops of essential oil. Close bags and knead them until colors FESTIVE FRINGE: For a row of slip-on fringe, are mixed. Spoon layers of different colors until jar wrap colored plastic tape around a cardboard paper is full. Poke with a long object (like a skewer) to towel tube. Add individual streamers by sticking form a design on outside. Seal and decorate. Wrap one end of a 10-inch piece of tape to the tube. Then, in bubble wrap tied with ribbon. Give to mom with fold the hanging portion of the tape in half, pressing a handmade card with ―poem‖(below). Use ? cup the sticky sides together. Finally, use scissors to salt per bath. make a cut the length of the tube so that the cylinder can be slipped onto the frame. When Motherhood gets difficult HIP HUBS: Use a craft knife (adults only) to And you‘d like to slip into a coma- make a cut down the length of each straw. Slip a Don‘t! Instead, slip into a bathtub straw onto each spoke of the rear wheel. Weave And be renewed by the aroma crepe paper through the spokes of the front tire. Of this gift for Mother‘s Day Lovingly made by your child. DESIGNER HELMETS: Just use strips of Just soak away those tensions colored plastic tape to create stick-on lightning bolts, until you feel mellow and mild. initials, or racing stripes. Happy Mother‘s Day!! Mother’s Day Projects Another bath salt recipe: Picture Frames _bath_salt.htm Rolled Paper Frame: More Mother’s Day ideas at: Disney Family Fun 663819/ BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 29 , July 2010 issue of Baloo‘s Bugle, ―Waves of Fun.‖ , July 2008 issue of Baloo‘s Bugle, ―H2OHHHhhhh‖ , July 2004 issue of Baloo‘s Bugle, ―Fin Fun‖ May 2001 issue of Baloo‘s Bugle ―Wet & Wild 2001 Santa Clara Pow Wow Book: ―Wet & Wild‖ Wolves ; Fitness Value: 1 Feats of Skill: do some of the activities not done Swimming Belt Loop: by the Cub when earning his Wolf badge. Electives that go with the Health & Fitness Value: Gathering Games 4f Wide Area or Group Game with Den or Pack ‘10 Baloo‘s Bugle ―Waves of Fun‖ p. 15-18. 18 a,d,e Obstacle Race, Game Trail ‘03 Baloo‘s Bugle ―Fun in the Sun‖ p. 17. 20 Sports Games Supplemental Den Meetings that go How To Book section 3, p. 42-44. with the Health & Fitness Value: ‘08 H2O Baloo‘s Bugle p. 31, 41-48, 51. ‘04 Fin D: Swimming (Ach. #1h, 1i) and Boating Rules Fun Baloo‘s Bugle p. 5. ‘01 Wet & Wild Santa (E20b), Swimming Belt Loop Clara p. 15-19. G: Picnic & Games (E18a, E4) Family Fun Water & Pool Games: N: Baseball or Softball (E20l) games/cool-pool-games-710462/2/ Mother’s Day: : Recipe Holder (E3a) summer-706587/ Swimming Ideas games/water-pool-games/ Safe Swim Defense (mandatory for swimming) & Safety Afloat (mandatory for boating): Guess the Gargle ‘10 Baloo‘s Bugle ―Waves of Fun‖ p. 5: from ’03 Santa Clara “Fun in the Sun” (required for non-council, non-district well-known song or tune. It can be anything -- chart sponsored aquatic activities) song, nursery rhyme etc. Get them to take a sip of Baloo’s Bugle Issues for Water Themes Cub Grub BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 30 ‘08 H2O Baloo‘s Bugle p.48-50. ‘01 Wet & Wild Santa Clara p. 30. Fruit canoes. ‘01 Wet & Wild Baloo‘s Bugle p. 10. Sand Pudding from ’01 Wet & Wild Baloo’s Bugle Make vanilla pudding. Have the scouts crush up vanilla wafers in a plastic bag and then put on the pudding. Add a gummy fish or worm or any beachy thing. Directions: Set up a backyard obstacle course using boxes, boards, ropes or other available materials. Time each Wolf Cub as he maneuvers through the course. ―Sand‖ Castle Cake: Challenge him to go again to try to beat his previous 50157 Cup o' Fish Frisbee Games from ’01 Wet & Wild Baloo’s Bugle Make an edible aquarium in a cup! Ultimate Belt Loop & Pin: Ingredients: , gummy fish, and clear plastic cups. .asp Directions: Make blue Jell-O according to the directions on the Frisbee Games to help boys practice skills: box. Pour into clear plastic cups. Let them cool in the refrigerator until partially set - about an hour. Lickety-Split Frisbee hen they're partially set, place a few gummy fish W familyfun.go.com in each cup. Put them in the refrigerator until they're Equipment: completely set. Eat and enjoy! , One frisbee for each team Variations: Instructions Frozen fish-Popsicle's (just freeze the Jell-O in 1. Kids pair up and stand a certain Popsicle molds - add the gummy fish when they are number of feet apart (determined by partially set - unmold very gently when entirely the team's skill level). The object is frozen). These are really messy to eat and are best to sail the disc back and forth as eaten outside. many times as possible in one minute. Aquarium: An entire punch bowl of fish Jell-O 2. Each successful pass scores one (made like the cup o' fish)! point. Catching the disc under a leg, behind the head, or on the tip of a Picnic Ideas finger earns two points. More ideas are in the Tiger section above. Games Double Disc Frisbee familyfun.go.com Backyard Obstacle Course Equipment: , Two or more Frisbees Oregon Trail Council , Chalk or rope BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 31 Instructions 1. Mark a 20-foot line on the ground Semicircle Soccer (A Semi-cooperative with chalk or a piece or rope and Game) position two players or teams facing Bay Area Council each other on opposite sides of the The idea for this game came from a game called line. Konta Wai in Papua, New Guinea. In Konta Wai, 2. Pass the discs back and forth two semicircles of about five players each stand simultaneously. The object is to facing each other about 12 feet (3-1/2 meters) apart. avoid having both discs on one side The fruit of a local tree is thrown, lifted like a of the line at the same time. hockey puck, or batted back and forth between the semicircles with the use of sticks. The main object Ultimate Disc Frisbee of the game is to try to prevent the fruit from passing through one's own semicircle of players. familyfun.go.com Semicircle Soccer takes off from here and adds a Equipment: few new wrinkles. , Frisbee To play: Instructions ? Two separate semicircles, of four or five players 1. Begin with each group standing each, are formed by linking arms around the next behind its goal line. One team throws person's waist. the disc into the other's end zone. ? Semicircles begin by facing each other and The receiving team must try to move kicking a sponge soccer ball back and forth. the disc up field using a series of The objective of each team is to prevent the other ? passes. team from kicking the ball through its semicircle. 2. Each time a player catches the disc, ? However, both semicircles are mobile. They can she must stop in her tracks and throw move at will and can kick the ball from anywhere it to a teammate before taking on the play space. another step. The player may pivot ? They can even attempt to get around behind the on one foot. To keep the game other semicircle in order to kick the ball through moving, put a time limit (10-15 their unit in a rear attack. seconds) on how long a player may ? Additional Semicircles and balls can be added for hold the Frisbee before passing. more action. 3. The defending team (not passing) is awarded the disc following a score, an incomplete pass, an out-of-bounds Paired Soccer pass, or an interception. Santa Clara Council 4. To score a point, the receiving team Equipment: 2 soccer balls, 2 goals must complete a pass to a player Players form into two teams. Two goalies are positioned behind the opponents' selected while the rest of the players divide into goal line. The first team to score 21 pairs, holding hands or shoulders. One pair from points wins the game (or whatever each team puts the two balls that will be used in the point goal you set). game. The pairs of boys will try to score into the goal of the opposing team. Before shooting the goal, Soccer Ideas (E20k) both players in one pair must touch the ball. If one pair advances with the ball and someone else touches it, the two must touch it again before shooting at the goal. If they don‘t do this, the goal is Soccer Belt Loop & pin: scored for the other team. Kick Bowling Games for practicing kicking skills Santa Clara Council BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 32 Equipment: 10 bowling pins (plastic, quart milk from Familyfun.com cartons, or Pringle‘s potato chip canisters), 2 balls Equipment (softballs, large Whiffle-balls, small playground , Soccer ball balls), chalk. , 4 to 6 players Mark spots for the tenpins on the ground with chalk. Instructions Space the pins according to the size of the ball –1. the Have the kids form a ring with one larger the ball used, the farther apart the pins should kid in the center. be spaced. Each bowler gets two balls per frame. 2. The outside players take turns Balls are kicked with the feet instead of being shooting at the player on the inside, who's scrambling to avoid the ball. thrown by hand. 3. Whoever hits the target player gets to take his or her place. Watch to make Kick Golf sure players keep their kicks low. Santa Clara Council Equipment: 18 #10 tin cans, tennis ball for each player, paper and pencil for scorekeeping Set up a 18-hole golf course by placing #10 cans on their sides at various spots around the selected area of play. Vary the distances between the holes. Kick it through the Wicket (soccer-croquet) Number the cans to keep the order straight. The from Familyfun.com usual course has two 3-kick holes, two 5-kick holes, Equipment: and the rest are 4-kick holes. Trash cans, trees, etc., , Pliers can be used as hazards and cannot be moved or , 9 wire clothes hangers removed by the players. A player may drop his ball , Colored tape one yard from such a hazard, but not closer to the , Scissors next hole, by scoring an extra penalty stroke. Balls , Card stock are advanced by being kicked. A can may be turned , Marker with the open end toward each player in turn, , 1 playground or soccer ball per though it may not be moved from its spot. Lowest player scorer for each hole plays first on the following hole, Instructions second low plays second, etc. One player keeps 1. Setting up: Use pliers to untwist the record of strokes taken on each hole by each player, hangers, then bend each into a square and totals all individual scores at the end of the 18 wicket big enough for the balls to fit holes. Low total is winner. through. Cover the wire with colored tape. Cut circles from card stock, use Crab Soccer a marker to number them 1 through 9, Sam Houston Area Council then tape them to the wickets. Set up Materials – 1 ball and 4 chairs the wickets in the formation of your This version of soccer can be played indoors using choice, spacing them at least 6 feet chairs as goal posts. apart. The rules are much the same as normal football 2. Playing the game: Each player gets with the exception that Scouts must be in the crab 1 kick per turn, trying to send his position - that is, on hands and feet/heels with back ball through the wickets in order. toward the ground. When he gets it through a wicket or You may want to make additional rules to prevent if he hits another ball, he gets a the goalkeeper from throwing the ball too far across bonus kick. The first player to get his the hall. For example, the ball must bounce at least ball through all 9 wickets wins. once on his side of the hall. Treats Soccer Dodge Ball BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 33 Sport Neckerchief Slide Oregon Trail Council Materials: Round, football-shaped, or mitt-shaped pieces of Soccer Field Dip: craft foam; Polystyrene foam balls, Wooden balls, or Plastic 923687/ balls, ?09 Baloo‘s Bugle ―Be a Sport‖ p. 39-40. Miniature helmets, or other sports equipment miniatures; ?05 Baloo‘s Bugle ―Play Ball‖ p. 19-20. Paint & Paintbrushes, Markers ?-inch-long pieces of PVC pipe, epoxy-type glue Baseball/Softball Ideas Directions ? Paint balls as necessary ahead of time so they Softball Belt Loop: will dry. , if they need it. ? The boys can use markers, ballpoint pens (for craft foam), or paints to decorate the balls and craft Baseball Belt Loop: foam. : ? Inserting a toothpick into a foam ball before you Crafts paint it makes the ball easier to work with; the toothpick‘s other Ball Tie Slide end can be stuck into a foam box (like empty Trace ball pattern onto craft foam. Cut out, and takeout food container) to keep the ball from decorate with permanent markers. Sand the top of a touching anything as it dries. milk bottle cap. Punch 2 holes in the left and right sides of the cap. Tacky glue the foam ball to the milk bottle cap. Thread ? a chenille stem through the holes. Twist the ends around each other to create the loop for the tie slide. Alternatively, glue the foam ball to a circle of corrugated cardboard Sun Visors that is cut a little smaller than the ball. Push a ? a Oregon Trail Council chenille stem through the corrugation channel going Materials: across the middle of the ball. Fold the ends of the Craft foam (heavier is better), stem over, so they are behind the ball. Leaving a Hole punch, little space between the cardboard and the stem (so ?-inch elastic, the neckerchief can fit), twist the chenille stem ends Scissors, around each other, and flatten to create the loop. Ballpoint pens Boys could make baseball, football, basketball, Directions tennis, soccer, or golf ball tie slides. –W. ? Before the meeting, the den leader cuts out the visors, following the illustration. ? The boys draw pictures on the craft foam using ballpoints, not felt pens). Or have foamy cutouts available for them to glue on. BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 34 ? Reinforce the area to be punched with a small • 1 fat wiffle ball bat round of foam; it will reduce the tearing when boys Rules pull on the ? Pitch water balloons to the player. elastic. ? The player hits it. ? Punch holes in both small ends of the visors ? It pops, and he runs to first base to be safe. about ?- inch in from the edges. ? He must make it to the base and have one foot in ? Cut a piece of elastic about 8 inches long. the base tub with water in it. ? Thread the elastic through the holes and tie a knot ? Players in the field run to the nearest bucket filled in each end. with water and try to splash or dump the water on ? Adjust knots so the visor fits loosely but stays on the player the boy‘s head. ? running to the base, to get the player out. Wackyball Materials Bats: big plastic baseball bat, regular baseball bat, cricket bat, golf club, broom, pool Wrist Band: noodle, tennis racquet, etc. Balls: wiffle ball, football, golf ball, tennis ball, wristband-673998/ beach ball, sponge balls, etc. Could use craft foam instead of leather. Catching Equipment: baseball gloves, kitchen pots, oven mitts, buckets, re-usable grocery Games bags. etc. Bases: paper or plastic plates. Button Baseball Game Rules Baltimore Area Council Game is played like baseball, except players use the Find a box lid that measures about twelve by ten equipment above. You could have the player inches. Draw a baseball diamond on top of the lid. choose which bat to use, and the pitcher (adult) Cut out circles in the lid so that small nut, cups or choose the best ball for the player‘s ability and bat. paper muffin-pan liners will fit in them. Each player Or you could specify that each team must use all the has three buttons for each turn ―at bat.‖ Standing balls and bats when they are batting, and the players about six feet away, he tosses them at the holes. If can figure out who uses which ball and bat. The he misses all the holes, it is a strike. If the game is outfielders try to catch the balls using the assorted played as a team game, ―base runners‖ advance the catching equipment. You could also have the appropriate number of bases for each hit. If the players run the bases in a different ―wacky‖ order. game is played by individuals, a player scores 1 for Basemen can squirt runners with squirt bottles. a single (infield holes), 2 for a double (midfield , From Benton holes), 3 for a triple (outfield holes), and 4 for a District Cub Scout home run (far outfield holes). Day Camp, Oregon Water Baseball Great Salt Lake Council Treats Played the same way as baseball, adding water! Equipment needed: Frozen Yogonanas • 10 + buckets (Add buckets depending on players. Trapper Trails Council Buckets are to be placed around pitcher area and in Tools needed: Waxed paper dinner plate plastic bag, the outfield.) rolling pin measuring cup knife cutting board, • 1 slip-n-slide or tarp to slide into home shallow bowl, 4 flat wooden ice-cream sticks • 3 water tubs or basins for 1st ,2nd ,and 3rd bases Put piece of waxed paper on dinner plate. • 50 to 100 water balloons for balls Put 1cup honey graham cereal in zip top bag; press BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 35 air out of plastic bag, then seal. Roll cereal with create antennae. Tacky glue the butterfly to a rolling pin or jar until crushed. Peel, then cut clothespin. Using an epoxy-like glue, attach the crosswise in half 2 large bananas. Carefully poke a clothespin to a rock or piece of 2‖x 4‖. wooden stick into the cut end of each banana half. Put 1/2-cup plain or flavored yogurt in Mom Recipe shallow bowl. Roll each banana half in the yogurt Have the boys write the ingredients in the ―recipe‖ then, in the crushed cereal. Put ―yogonanas on the for their Mom on a recipe card, and put it in the plate. Freeze about 2 hours or until ―yogonanas‖ are recipe holder. hard. Keep frozen until served. Dipping the Example: What ingredients are mothers made of? bananas in chocolate pudding, and then the graham ―God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair crumbs might also be good. –W and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.‖ ―They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.‖ (from : ml) ;s Day Projects Home improvement stores sometimes have good More treats: ‘09 Baloo‘s Bugle ―Fun in the Sun‖ p. wood projects for Mother‘s Day at their free kids -40. 38clinic. Here is what they have this month: : Mother’s Day Recipe Holders spx (Wolf Ach. #3a, E9b,c) Home Depot: aspx?month=apr&site=microsite-_- homeimproverclub-_-kids/apr Picture/Recipe Holder Cut a 2‖x 2‖ into cubes. Sand or file any rough For more Mother‘s Day ideas, go to: edges smooth. Using pliers, coil one end of a 9‖ ://familyfun.go.com/mothersday/ hole. Dip the straight end of the wire into tacky glue, and push it into the hole in the cube. Paint or decorate cube as desired. Place picture or recipe in the spiral. From the Cub Scout Leader How-To Book – Butterfly Recipe Holder , IF YOU GET A GOOD ITEM FROM BOOK Decorate a round coffee filter. (Paint it, or color PUT IT HERE. I KIND OF FEEL IT IS OUR with marker and spritz with water. Let dry.) DUTY TO PROMOTE USE OF THE HOW TO Accordion pleat the filter, so that the filter is narrow BOOK. in the center, and has 2 wings. Wrap a chenille stem around the middle hold it together, and to BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 36 El. 13 a Learn & Show 3 Magic Tricks Bear In the Cub Scout Leader How-to Book there are over 40 tricks. Disappearing Coin (5-50) is a neat one. Pretend to drop a coin into a clear glass cup, but really drop the coin behind the glass & into your palm while clinking the glass with your ring. Slide the glass over the coin & it looks like it is in the glass when you show your audience. Cover the glass with a cloth, say some magic words & hand Core Value - Health & Fitness the glass to someone else to uncover – the coin is gone. Bear Achievements: Mtg Plan #: E Magic Elective 13 Mtg #: F Jot it Down Achievement 18 a, d, e, g, & h Rubber Pencil. Hold a pencil loosely Mtg #: G Nature Crafts Elective 12 a horizontally and jiggle it up and down so it looks like it is made out of rubber. With Mothers Day this month – why not have This site has several neat tricks – including this the boys make their moms these pretty paper following. www.kidzone.ws/magic/ flowers. Directions can be found at the following link. If the cubs write a little thank you message on the bch of their flower it will satisfy Ach. 18e. If your scout makes an original art project (does his own flower design) you can give him credit for . elective 9a. Sugar Cube Trick The magician asks for a volunteer from the audience. The volunteer picks a # between 1 & 10. The magician writes the # on a sugar cube. The magician drops the cube into a cup of water & holds the volunteer's hand over the water. He/she turns the volunteer's hand over & Poof! the # is on the volunteer's hand Supplies: a pencil a sugar cube a glass of water Write the # on the sugar cube w/ a pencil pressing hard. Then, hold the cube between your thumb & finger. # transfers onto your thumb & say," ldingpaperflowers/foldingpaperflowers.html Now I will put this cube into the cup". Press the cube as hard as possible so the # is on Meeting E, Elective 13, Magic your thumb. Put the cube into the water & hold the volunteer's hand above the water, make sure your thumb is in BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 37 their palm so the # from your finger transfers onto El 13 d Learn & Show 3 Rope Tricks the volunteer's hand. Growing Rope On this site magician Wayne Kawamoto gives his In this trick, 1’ of rope seems to magically get ideas on how to satisfy the magic electives. longer & longer as it is pulled out of your hand. ; of thin, smooth rope. Stuff the middle part of the rope up your sleeve. The rope needs to be relatively straight & untangled in your sleeve so it comes out smoothly as it is pulled on during the trick. Leave about 6‖ of both ends of the rope out in your hand. Move one end of the rope to hang over the top of your hand by your thumb & the other end to hang out of the bottom of your hand. Close your Make a magic wand snack with pretzel rods, hand, hold it upright, & try to position & grip the chocolate & candy sprinkles ends of the rope so they seem like just 1 small piece of rope to the audience. rods/ Practice the trick. Pull the top end of the rope out El. 13 c Learn & Show 4 Puzzles of your hand without allowing the bottom end of the Here is an online tanagram puzzle. rope to move. It needs to appear that the rope is magically getting longer as they pull it. That illusions.com/articles/russian_puzzle/ means the rope needs to come smoothly out of your hand & sleeve without anyone being able to see To satisfy this you could use a Rubik's cube, anything. This will take practice. wooden peg puzzles, Chinese puzzle boxes, , which you may have trick-kids.html around your house (or be able to borrow them from someone, if you ask around). Riddles can also fulfill this elective. Such as the following from . Cut – Restored Rope Why not use licorice ropes to practice tying tasty In this trick you take a rope & join its 2 ends w/ a snacks? square knot. Then you cut the rope near the knot & while wrapping the rope around your hand you pull off the now disconnected knot. You hide the knot in your hand & pick up the scissors wave them over the rope wrapped around your hand & put the scissors & the knot into your pocket. Then you show the rope in 1 piece. See magician Malik Haddidi demonstrate this trick at the following site. BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 38 , Write about the activities in your den. half-magic-trick.html Ach 18 h Complete the character connection for honesty. One Handed Knot Mtg G Nature Crafts Put your hand out like you are going to do a karate Elective 12 a Make Solar Prints of 3 kinds of leaves. chop (thumb up). Put rope over your hand so 8‖ is El. 12 c Collect, press, & label 10 leaves down the back of your hand & considerably more down your palm. Use your pinky to pin the longer rope end, on palm side, to your ring finger. While holding that end tight bend your hand towards the ground on your palm side & use your pointer finger to catch & pin the 8‖ end of the rope to your middle finger. Now hold the rope tightly between your pointer & middle fingers & drop the other end of the rope & shake the loop over your hand onto the rope, making a knot. See magician Paul Weatherbee do this trick at: one_handed-knot-magic-trick.html El. 12 b Make a display of 8 different animal tracks . Mtg F Jot it Down Ach 18 a, Make a list of things you want to do today. Check them off when they are done. Ach 18 b Write 2 letters to relatives or friends. Ach 18 c Keep a daily record of your activities for 2 weeks Activity chart Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Got up a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. Brushed teeth a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. Ate breakfast a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. Ate lunch .m. .m. .m. .m. .m. .m. .m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Ate supper p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Went to sleep p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. El. 12 d Make a waterscope & id 5 types of water Ach 18 d, Write an invitation to someone. life Ach 18 e, Write a thank you note. Ach 18 f, Write a story about something you have El. 12 e Collect 8 kinds of seeds & label them done with your family. BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 39 El. 12 f Collect, mount, & label 10 kinds of rocks or minerals Directions for this stick – rubber band bird call can be found at the following site. Band-Bird-Call/ WEBELOS DENS El. 12 g Collect, mount, & label 5 kinds of shells Joe Trovato, El. 12 h Build & use a bird caller WEBELOS RT Break Out Coordinator Westchester-Putnam Council Have a question or comment for Joe?? Write him at webelos_willie@yahoo.com There is an underscore between Webelos and Willie BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 40 council unquestionably became President Kennedy's council. History/Physical-Fitness.aspx?p=2 The Brain Benefits of Exercise Core Value for May Health and Fitness Health and Fitness: Being personally committed to keeping our minds and bodies clean and fit. ―Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body; it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.‖ – John F. Physical exercise increases blood flow throughout Kennedy your body. This increased blood flow also benefits the brain. Immediately, the brain cells will start John F. Kennedy showed his commitment to functioning at a higher level, making you feel more improving the nation's fitness even before he took alert and awake during exercise and afterward: the oath of office. After the election, he published "The Soft American" in Sports Illustrated. The , Improves Focus article established four points as the basis of his , Improves memory proposed program, including a "White House , Boosts Decision-making Skills Committee on Health and Fitness"; direct oversight , Prompts new brain cell growth by the Department of Health, Education, and , Improves ability to Multi-task Welfare; an annual Youth Fitness Congress to be attended by state governors; and the assertion that physical fitness was very much the business of the federal government. 7 Benefits of Regular Physical Activity By Mayo Clinic staff You know exercise is good for you, but do you know how good? From boosting your mood to improving your sex life, find out how exercise can improve your life. Want to feel better, have more energy and perhaps even live longer? Look no further than exercise. The health benefits of regular exercise and physical activity are hard to ignore. And the benefits of Only a month after the inauguration, the new exercise are yours for the taking, regardless of your administration convened a conference on physical age, sex or physical ability. Need more convincing fitness, reorganized the President's Council on to exercise? Check out these seven ways exercise Youth Fitness, and chose a new director, Charles can improve your life. "Bud" Wilkinson, a highly successful University of No. 1: Exercise controls weight Oklahoma football coach. True to Kennedy's style, No. 2: Exercise combats health conditions and the new executive for the council was named a diseases special consultant to the president. The president's No. 3: Exercise improves mood No. 4: Exercise boosts energy BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 41 No. 5: Exercise promotes better sleep Milk and milk products; Cheese; Cottage cheese; No. 6: Exercise puts the spark back into your sex Ice cream life FRUIT-VEGETABLE GROUP: Builds energy and No. 7: Exercise can be fun helps your body defend against disease. All kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables The bottom line on exercise: PROTEIN GROUP: Builds muscles, bones and Exercise and physical activity are a great way to blood. Beans; Meat; Fish; Peanut butter; Eggs feel better, gain health benefits and have fun. As a BREAD-CEREAL GROUP: Quick energy builders, general goal, aim for at least 30 minutes of physical helps to make your body work better. activity every day. If you want to lose weight or Rice; Cereal and grits; Bread; Flour products; meet specific fitness goals, you may need to Spaghetti exercise more. Remember to check with your doctor SLEEP before starting a new exercise program, especially if Most people need between seven and ten hours of you have any health concerns. sleep a night, but some people need as little as three hours or as much as twelve hours of sleep. After two or three days of no sleep, a person can hallucinate just as if they had taken drugs. People have stayed awake for as much as eleven days...but they thought their food was poison and The core value of Health and Fitness is duplicated people were trying to kill them. in the Scout Law in that a Scout is ―Clean‖ and the People who sleep enough live longer. Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program is the Sleep is one of your body‘s ways to renewing its energy. It is important for growing bodies to have a facilitator (along with the Health and Fitness Activity badge and a number of Webelos Badges) to plenty of sleep. Most boys need 9 to 10 hours of accomplish this Core Value, as well as addressing sleep every night. the third aim of Scouting: the development of physical, mental and emotional fitness. Fitness includes the body (well-tuned and healthy), the mind (able to think and solve problems), and the emotions (self-control, courage, and self-respect). Nutrition No program concerning fitness and health should Outdoor Activities leave out the subject of nutrition. While working on the Fitness Activity Badge, in addition to discussing the danger posed by smoking Camping is a cornerstone of the Webelos Scout and abuse of alcohol and drugs, den leaders should program. Boys are eager to camp with their den in plan to have some discussion on the importance of the great outdoors. After the Webelos leader has good nutrition. taken Outdoor Leaders Skills training, combining Have the boys make a poster or collage showing camping with physical fitness and good nutrition is foods that belong in each food group. Use easy: magazines and advertisements from the Sunday papers for these. 1. Participate in a nature hike in your local area. Let each boy make up a menu for a meal and let the This can be on an organized, marked trail, or other den members check it for balance. This would just a hike to observe nature in your area. be good to do for a campout menu. They need to be 2. Attend a pack overnighter. Be responsible balanced also. by being prepared for the event. 3. Complete an outdoor service project in your MILK GROUP: Builds teeth and bone. community. BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 42 4. Complete a nature/conservation project in T F 2. Smoking can cause lung cancer and heart your area. This project should involve disease. improving, beautifying, or supporting T F 3. Athletes who smoke always play as long and natural habitats. Discuss how this project as hard as athletes who don‘t smoke. helped you to respect nature. T F 4. Smoking will not affect your eyes at all. 5. Participate in a nature observation activity. T F 5. Smoking stains teeth and fingers. Describe or illustrate and display your T F 6. Chewing tobacco is OK because it doesn‘t observations at a den or pack meeting. get into your body‘s organs. 6. Participate in an outdoor aquatic activity. T F 7. Alcohol doesn‘t slow down the brain and This can be an organized swim meet or just body. a den or pack swim. T F 8. Alcohol can make a person see double. 7. Participate in an outdoor campfire program. T F 9. Alcohol can make people do bad things that Perform in a skit, sing a song, or take part in they would never consider doing when sober. a ceremony. T F 10. Drunk drivers kill thousands of people each 8. Explore a local city, county, state, or year. national park. Discuss with your den how a T F 11. All drugs, even prescription drugs, are good citizen obeys the park rules. dangerous. T F 12. It‘s OK to take someone else‘s medicine if Soccer Golf you‘re sure you have the same illness. T F 13. Sniffing glue is OK to do once in a while. Utah National Parks Pow Wow Book 2010-2011 T F 14. Toxins from certain sniffing substances can affect the liver, kidneys and muscles. T F 15. Marijuana is OK in small amounts, but cocaine, heroin and LSD are not. T F 16. Eating a cheeseburger, French fries and a soda for every lunch would be a balanced diet. T F 17. There are five food groups. T F 18. You should have two or more servings Set up a golf course around a yard or field using from each food group every day. empty trash cans, traffic cones, boxes and other T F 19. Your body needs vitamins, minerals, targets. Just as in real golf, players must try to kick carbohydrates, fat and protein to operate smoothly. the ball to each hole in the lowest number of shots. T F 20. Rushing meals or skipping meals can be harmful to your body. 1 F, 2 T, 3 F, 4 F, 5 T, 6 F, 7 F, 8 T, 9 T, 10 T, 11 T, Treat Your Body Right! 12 F, 13 F, 14 T, 15 F (all are bad for you), 16 F, 17 T, 18 T, 19 T, 20 T. True or False? After boys take this test, discuss each item with them. (answers below) Skits Jokes and Run-Ons: Utah National Parks Pow Wow Book 2012-2013 T F 1. Smoking or chewing tobacco makes you cool. BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 43 One Step at a Time Directions: Boys are lined up and the Den Chief comes walking by and asks questions of each Cub Scout. Den Chief: What do you want to be when you grow up? Cub #1: I want to be a famous high jumper and win a gold medal like this (he jumps and falls down) Den Chief: Oh, just one step at a time. (He picks up Cub #1 and moves on to Cub #2) Now what do you want to be? The Cub Scout Sports program provides Cub Scouts Cub #2: I want to be the world‘s greatest slam with the opportunity to become acquainted with and dunker! (He dribbles an imaginary basketball and participate in all kinds of sports--summer and slam dunks it and falls down.) winter sports, indoor and outdoor sports, active and Den Chief: Oh, just take one step at a time. (He less-active sports, and team and individual sports. picks up Cub #2 and moves on to Cub #3) What do When implemented properly, the program is an you want to be when you grow up? active physical fitness program for Cub Scouts. Cub #3, #4, and so on each say they want to be a A Cub Scout may participate in Sports activities in supper sport figure all fall down when they show his unit, in his community, or by himself. However what they want to be. You can use as many boys as the boy participates, he will have fun learning a new you have in this skit. When the Den Chief reaches sport, developing new skills, competing with his the last one, he starts to walk away and he trips and peers, and being recognized. Throughout his falls down. experience in the program, the Cub Scout is All of the boys: (come to pick him up and say encouraged to learn and practice good together) Just one step at a time, take one step at a sportsmanship, and to do his best. time. Cub Scout Sports emphasizes participation of the Q: Why are Cub Scouts so chubby? family by involving an adult partner. A: Because scouting rounds a kid out. Sports programs include both individual and team sports Q: What letters in the alphabet can you drink? A: OJ (orange juice) and T (tea) Q: Why didn‘t the man with a fever go to college? A: Because he already had over a hundred degrees . Book Corner Purposes of the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program By taking part in the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program, boys will • Learn new physical skills and techniques • Increase their scholarship skills BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 44 • Develop an understanding of sportsmanship • Enjoy teamwork • Develop physical fitness • Discover new and build on old talents • Have fun Sports Pin • Do their best Earn the Physical Fitness belt loop and complete Information on the requirements for the various five of the following requirements: sports belt loops and pins can be found in the 1. Choose a form of exercise, bring your heart Academic and Sports Program Resource Guide which may be found on-line at rate up to target, and keep it there for 15 and on the US Scouting Service website (along 2. Set up a four-step exercise program. Chart with workbooks and other resources) at your progress for five days a week for two 3. Explain the reason for warming up and Don’t Forget: If you plan on using a belt loop to satisfy a Webelos Activity Badge requirement, the cooling down before and after each exercise belt loop must be earned WHILE a Webelos session. Scout, even if they had already been earned by the Cub Scout while a Tiger Cub, Wolf, or Bear. -JT Visit a local gym and talk to a trainer about 4. exercises and programs for young people. Physical Fitness Requirements 5. Participate in some aerobic exercises at least Webelos Scouts may complete requirements in a three times a week for four weeks. family, den, pack, school, or community environment. 6. Build an obstacle course that could include some exercises with jumping, crawling, and hurdles. Time yourself three times to see whether you can improve your time. 7. Swim for a total of an hour over several practice periods, charting your time as you Belt Loop go. Complete these three requirements: 1. Give a short report to your den or family on 8. Participate for at least three months in an the dangers of drugs and alcohol. organized team sport or organized athletic 2. Practice finding your pulse and counting activity. your heartbeats per minute. Determine your From the Cub Scout Leader Book (page 4-4): target heart rate. Practical Applications for Health and Fitness • Eat and drink things that are good for you. 3. Practice five physical fitness skills regularly. • Limit the amount of ―junk food‖ in your diet. Improve performance in each skill over a • Maintain personal cleanliness. month. Skills could include pull-ups, sit-ups, • Make exercise a regular part of your life. the standing long jump, the 50-yard dash, • Don‘t smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol. and the softball throw. • Never use illegal drugs. BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 45 • Go on a hike. No. 16 for the directions for puppets.) • Ride a bike, skateboard, or scooter (always with appropriate safety gear!). This month‘s Webelos Leader breakout highlights • Play on a sports team, such as one for basketball, building den spirit. There are multiple activities in baseball, football, or soccer. the Cub Scout leader book than can help with • Practice an individual sport, such as swimming, building spirit! Fun is the KEY to building den gymnastics, skating, or tennis. spirit! • Learn about mental fitness. Discuss how personal habits and media influences can affect mental Fun is an important element of Scouting. But we alertness. must remember that everything we do with our More from the Cub Scout Leader Book: Scouts should be positive and meaningful. Check out: page 13-1 for more on teaching Health Activities should build self-esteem, be age-and Fitness; page 14-1 and 14-3 on the role of appropriate, and should not offend participants or Physical Fitness in Safe Swim Defense and Safety the audience. Afloat. , it is our 3221_WEB.pdf responsibility to model the values of the The How-To Book is a great resource for Health and organization and set a high standard for Fitness Activities, as well as this month‘s Showman appropriateness in all Scouting activities. When badge (see Razzle Dazzle in chapter 5). Check out making decisions, resolve to follow the high road— page 6-22 for a sample schedule for a Troop Picnic ―If in doubt, take it out.‖ with rules for picnic-friendly sports activities. There also many Fitness and Health-related crafts in As an activity during breakout, practice making chapter 2 and games in chapter 3. puppets as set out in Meeting #16. 3832_WEB.pdf Roundtable Break Out Webelos den leader These can be simple, with the bag completely open Discussion topic: Building den spirit—Review den and the face done on one side. They could be more and pack complex, with the face using the ―bottom fold-over‖ activities in the Cub Scout Leader Book. as a ―flap‖ so if you open that flap, you can draw a Activity: Make paper bag puppets as shown in mouth in/under there. Or it could have eyes that Webelos Den open and close. Meeting No. 16 found in the Den and Pack Meeting Resource Your puppet‘s features may be drawn directly on Guide. (Webelos Den Meeting No. 18 sends you to the paper bag, but a more interesting puppet results Den Meeting BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 46 when features are made with bits of colored felt, •Camping contributes to good health through construction paper, or other materials. Use bright supervised activity, sufficient rest, good fun, and colors. whole some companionship. •Camping helps develop self-reliance and To give the impression of speaking to your puppet, resourcefulness by providing learning experiences put the top of the mouth at the bottom of the flap, in which campers acquire knowledge, skills, and and put the bottom lip directly underneath on the attitudes essential to their well-being. front of the bag. This will cause the lips to meet. •Camping enhances spiritual growth by helping Open the flap and finish the mouth so that it will be campers recognize and appreciate nature and the continuous. (See top illustration.) handiwork of God in nature. •Camping contributes to social development by For a puppet that will open its eyes and then close providing experiences in which campers learn to them, locate the tops of the eyes at the bottom of the deal practically and effectively with living flap and directly under the flap front of the bag. situations. Under the flap, make the eyes open. •Camping is an experience in citizenship training, providing campers with the medium for democratic participation in making decisions, planning, and HAVE FUN!!! carrying out activities at their own level, while improving understanding within the family. •Camping at the Cub Scout level introduces boys to Webelos Resident Camp and helps them develop skills to be applied and learned more thoroughly as a Boy Scout. Now is the time to make plans to take your Webelos den to summer camp. Besides doing long term camping (perhaps for the first time without a parent Camping for Scouts—A Philosophy present), the activities will make the week a ! Themes for the week make for some interesting activities! Often, A common thread of purpose and method runs shooting sports like archery and bb shooting will through every part of the Scout camping program. only be available at resident camp. Webelos I‘s (current Bears until June 1) usually will work on Our aim is to clearly define that thread in each part those activity badges that will help them to achieve of our camping program so that the purposes of the Webelos rank. Webelos II‘s will work on those Scouting will be made clear and the common requirements to help them achieve the Arrow of methods that are followed will unify our units as Light as well as skills they will need when they teams dedicated to the highest ideals of camping cross over into a troop and service. Organized camping is a creative, educational Meeting Planner experience in cooperative group living in the outdoors. It uses the natural surroundings to contribute significantly to physical, mental, spiritual, and social growth. BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 47 This month‘s meeting plans for First Year Webelos soldiers of the American Civil War, it was extended work on the Scholar, Artist and Showman badges. after World War I to honor Americans who have Meeting 17: Showman (music) Do: Showman 6, 8–died in all wars. 15 Reader 4: Please bow your heads in a moment of (Wait 10 seconds.) Please join me in reciting the Meeting 18 Showman (Drama) Do: Showman 3, 11, Pledge of Allegiance (Scouts salute). 16–18, 20–23 These activities can be used for the gathering or to Consider visiting the Troop where your reinforce/satisfy badge requirements. formally second-year Webelos (Now Boy Webelos Scouts) have bridged to. They’ll love to see you! -JT Flag Ceremony for May SHOWMAN Although May provides a number of observances that may be incorporated into your Flag ceremonies, Memorial Day is, perhaps the most significant. You can find Memorial Day information on the web: The Showman Activity Badge can be used to build Flag Ceremony (Memorial Day) up a Webelos confidence in getting up in front of Follow your standard Color Guard process (for Den his peers or at school. Articulation can also be or Pack meeting. After the Cub Scout promise (or taught with this badge. Boy Scout Law, and Oath, if this is a Webelos Den There are three areas a Webelos can choose from to meeting) and before posting the U.S. Flag you may work on his Showman badge: puppetry, music, and insert the following: drama. Reader 1: During May, we celebrate many Related Boy Scout merit badges: There are important holidays. Perhaps one of the most requirements for the following Boy Scout Merit important is Memorial Day. Badges that can be adapted for Webelos. You can Reader 2: This year, Memorial Day falls on borrow the books from a local Troop‘s library. Monday, May 28. Although we often think of Art, Cinematography, Graphic Arts, Music, Memorial Day as the start of summer, as Americans, Photography and Theater. we should remember the real purpose of Memorial Stage Directions Day. : Memorial Day is a United States federal ns holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. soldiers who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 48 Stage directions are directions given to the actor(s) by the director. They involve the physical movement of the actors on stage. The actors are supposed to note the directions in their scripts. The Stage Manager is also supposed to write down all stage directions in their master book, known as the "Prompt Book". If there is any disagreement about where an actor is supposed to move, or how, the prompt book is the final word. If the director does not like the movement, or changes his mind, the prompt book is revised. Terms: Upstage: moving away from the audience, towards Make Unusual Finger Puppets the back of the stage. Downstage: Moving towards the audience, towards the front of the stage. Stage Right: Moving towards the Right (facing the audience) Stage Left: Moving towards the Left (facing audience). Cross: Crossing the stage to a predetermined position. An example in a prompt book might look like: "X (cross) DSL down stage left) to DSC (down stage center), X US (upstage), and out (exit) SR Materials: (stage right). Build Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre , STYROFOAM Brand Products: Copy the graphic and expand to 8 ? x 11 paper, o 2- 1" or 1-1/2" balls then copy to mid-weight card stock before cutting o 1- block (optional) and folding. , 1- 3" piece of chenille stem , 1- pair wiggle eyes , Craft paint stiff paint brush , Felt scraps , Craft materials such as eyelash curls, pom- poms, yarn , General Tools and Supplies: , Scissors , Craft glue or glue gun and glue sticks , Wooden skewers or toothpicks BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 49 Instructions: characters and objects in the photographs seemed to move. These photographs, once called stills, came 1. If desired, paint balls of STYROFOAM. to be called moving or motion pictures when shown Push a skewer into the balls to hold while together on a strip of film. These first motion pictures were silent films. You can make a silent painting; place skewers in a block of foam to hold while balls dry. motion picture just like the first ones that were seen so many years ago. Here's how: 2. Shape 3" piece of chenille stem into a "U". 1. Choose a comic strip from the Sunday funnies Dip ends in glue and insert U shape into 2 that has at least eight pictures (frames). 2. Cut out each picture and glue it to the unlined balls so U shape will slip under the wearer's middle finger while the two balls sit on top side of a 3" x 5" index card. of the hand to form the puppet's eyes. (1" 3. Number each card in the same order that the picture appeared in the comic strip. Arrange the balls work best for smaller hands.) cards so that number one is on the bottom, number two on top of that and so on. 3. Cut felt shapes for eyes; glue wiggle eyes to felt or attach wiggle eyes directly on plastic 4. Staple the cards together along the top edge of foam balls. Glue on other features such as the cards. 5. Put the cards on a flat surface with the number pom-poms and eyelash curls, or felt ears and eyelids. one card on the bottom. Flip the cards between your thumb and forefinger and watch the show! 4. Dab glue onto foam and use a skewer to push materials such as yarn into the foam for hair. Insert chenille stems into foam for antennae or eye lashes. For antennae, gently curve chenille stems and glue pom-poms onto the tips of shaped chenille stems; dip in Make a Paper Plate Guitar glue and insert into foam. 5. Modify the finger puppet instructions to create a finger friend that resembles your school mascot, favorite pet or other character. Buttons, sequins or glitter are other objects that might inspire your creativity. What You‘ll Need: Make a Movie , Paper plates , Rubber bands , Colored pens , Stickers , Elmer‘s glue , Round beads (any color) , Stapler , Paint stick (you can find this at your nearest hardware store) Movies began in 1891 when Thomas Edison invented a camera, called a kinetograph that could take hundreds of individual photographs on a single strip of film. When these photographs were seen on How to Make It: another of Edison's inventions, a kinescope, the BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 50 1. Stack two thick-weight paper plates and Make it from a large cardboard box or an staple them together for durability. inexpensive Foam display board from an office 2. Let your kids paint the stacked plates their supply store. favorite colors and decorate them with stickers. Items needed: 3. Attach a paint stick to the back of the stacked plates and glue beads to the end as , Large box or Foam Display board (foldable) the pegs. , Wood dowel or old broom handle (32" long) 4. Finally, add strings by stretching rubber , X-acto knife (only to be used by Adult) bands around the stacked plates. , Pencil and Ruler , Scissors , Craft Foam , 2 pillowcase for curtains (optional - use How about a Soda Straw Harmonica! only one) , Craft glue (tacky white) Instructions: 1. We used a foam display board, available at office supply stores for about $10-$12. It measured 36" tall and 24" wide in the front (sides are 12" wide). You may also cut Cut a strip of corrugated cardboard with large apart a large box that is roughly this same corrugations, 8" long and 1 1/2" wide. Cut 8 straws size, so that you will have a front and two into the following lengths-one of each length. 8 1/2", sides that will fold. 7 3/4", 7", 6 3/4", 6", 5 1/4", 4 1/2", 4 1/4". Tape 2. Draw an opening that is (23 inches from the these straws to the cardnoard (see picture) or bottom) 9 inches high and 18 inches between the corrugations of the cardboard wide. This opening can either be squared beginning about 1 1/2" from one end and leaving off at the top or arched like ours. With a four empty corrugations between straws. The piece of board underneath the area to be cut shorter the vibrations, the higher the pitch. To play, out, carefully cut the opening with an X-acto blow over the straws. knife. ADULTS SHOULD DO ALL CUTTING. Children should be a distance Make a Puppet Theatre away while this is being done. 3. You will also have to cut a small hole (about the size of a cork) on each side piece, about an inch from the top. This is to slide the dowel through to hold the curtain. The hole should be about 5 inches back from the front edge. 4. Using the craft foam, cut out pieces to decorate the theatre and attach with glue. This is a really simple-to-make Puppet Theatre I got 5. For curtains, cut a two inch, skinny slit (at from . the closed end) on each side of the pillowcases. This will allow you to slide the Adults need to be involved. Cutting involves pillowcases onto the dowel and then position using a sharp blade so that I suggest Adults do the dowel into the side openings. If you the cutting BEFORE the den meeting. Have prefer to only use one pillow case, you can scouts do the final construction and decorating of cut the side and top of the case and then fold the theatre. BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 51 fabric out flat to make a larger piece of Den Leader's Minute at end of a Den fabric. About an inch from the top, and Meeting about 4-5 inches apart, make holes just big Cub Scout Program Helps 2007-2008, page 6 enough so that the dowel will slide August through. Cut a few slits to accommodate We did an active game today. I saw that you all got rms of puppeteer. atired. Do you think that‘s a good thing? Do you know what good fitness means? When we do exercise, that‘s one way to keep our bodies healthy? Health and Fitness Ideas How else do you keep fit and healthy? Let‘s all pay HEATH CREED attention to ways that we can keep active and fit Massachusetts State Board of Health during the next few weeks. My body is the temple of my soul; therefore, Ideas for a stations at an indoor or outdoor I will keep my body clean within and without. Health and Fitness Pack Meeting. I will breathe pure air and I will live in the sunlight. ―Healthy‖ Cracker Barrel: Have I will do no act that might endanger the health of Scouts prepare a healthy snack. others. Dare to Compare: Have one snack made I will try to learn and practice the rule of healthy the traditional way and the new way. Chart out the living. difference in calories, sodium (salt), and sugar I will work and rest and play at the right time and in intake so they can see the difference. Perhaps have the right way, so that my mind will be strong and the Scouts read the ingredients of a favorite snack, my frozen meal, or soda. Find out how much sugar or body healthy, and so that I will lead a useful life and salt is in each and fill a clear bottle with that much be an honor to my parents, to my friends, and to my dry sugar or salt (or both) so they can see how much country. —From Scoutmaster‘s Handbook. sugar or salt that really is. Compare to what the Roundtable Prayer daily intake should be. Scouter Jim, Bountiful UT Exercise Hike: Have sites along the way to Father in Heaven, we thank thee for the blessing of diversify the hike, make sure there are water health and fitness, and the bounty of the earth that stations for short rests. During the time perhaps blesses and gives us strength. Help us to remember have a 10 min talk that includes health or fitness. others and share with them through service and Example How many calories they just burned, how good will. Amen. exercise builds muscles and improves the mind, Teach Healthy Eating Habits with encourage sugar free snacks and encourage healthy ―There’s a Rainbow on My Plate‖ snacks like trail mix they may make on site or In partnership with Dole Food Company Inc. And before the hike. Crayola? brand, Produce for Better Health Relay Station: Boys are spilt into teams and Foundation is offering ―There‘s a Rainbow on My perhaps have a short sprint, use a bat and place head Plate,‖ on end of bat and walk around 3 times, sprint to (www.pbhfoundation.org/pub_sec/edu/cur/rainbow/) next place and walk though hula hoops or tires, a free nutrition education curriculum that pick up a ball and place in a box a bit farther and etc. encourages kindergarten through sixth grade Be mindful of your Scouts in crutches, wheel chairs, students to develop healthy eating habits. It‘s being and their abilities. You want to make sure all Scouts introduced into 12,000 elementary schools and can participate. Blind scouts will naturally need a 4,000 participating supermarkets across the country buddy. Those in wheel chairs you can ask privately in March during National Nutrition Month?. if that Scout wants a buddy as well. Talk to your www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov or Check out den leaders and parents of Scouts privately before www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org hich has deciding on activities so all the Scouts can replaced the "5 a Day" campaign participate. This is a vital discussion at your monthly Pack Committee meetings for any event. Do not let adults compete with Scouts. If you want BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 52 you can have a relay for just adults. (the Scout cotton ball, safety pen, a sanitize wipe, Q tip, etc) Master and his den leaders is always a nice one to You can also make these in a plastic film canister if have dens cheer them on at the end) Do not forget you can still find them. to cheer all Scouts on and commend them for For the Pack Health and Fitness Camp Out you finishing or Doing Their Best. (Notice: I did not say may also want to consider: your best or any Scouts in their dens best but THEIR Best.) Skits with your Musical Campfire Water Slides are a great event in a grassy ( all dens perform skits or songs at the camp fire area. Be sure all Scouts know this will be an event Saturday night) and parents know as well ahead of time. Plant healthy foods garden Swimming: is a great aerobic activity. Make Make crafts out of recyclable sure you refer to the Guide to Safe Scouting before materials: This also goes along with any water event. conservation. Healthy Dutch Oven Cooking Scavenger hunt for items about the camp Nutrition Game: Its no longer the Food that relate to fitness or health. These can be printed Pyramid but the Food Plate. on numbered paper plates or just paper around the camping area where the Pack has camped. You can even have papers taped to the back of a leader as a station to find ( or perhaps the forest ranger if he‘s willing to play along ) Each site paper should be color coated for den ability ( Ie. Orange for Tiger, Yellow for Wolf, Blue for Wolf and Green for Webelos) then have the leader or den chief note the dens answers on the back that the boys ( not adults) give. Questions like: How many cups of fruit should I eat per day? ( the answers vary by age and are on the web site: www.choosemyplate.gov) Perhaps on another paper at a new site the den is asked to run in place for one minute. Choose items for the level of your Scouts so they are able to Notice Fruits and Vegetables are half the accomplish them. At the end bring all the papers to food intake. For most Cubs the intake of Fruit is 1 their site and talk about the answers they gave. Note ? to 2 Cups and Vegetables are 1 ? to 2 cups which den had the most correct answers and be depending on age each day. Proteins for boys is prepared with the correct answers. Ribbons for the about 4 to 5 ounces which is close to what men den flag are always a nice reward for participation. should have as well. Check www.choosemyplate.gov for information, what Salt and Sugar Information: foods fill these spots, and free downloads for your Salt Information: How much salt do I need? meetings. According to the Food Standards Agency, United Set up a Jeopardy like game or have Kingdom, the human Guideline Daily Amount Scouts guess how many of each portion they need. (GDA) should be: They can also guess the calories of a meal , Age 11 years and over, 6g per day presented. One who guesses the closest at the end of , Age 7-10 years, 5g per day the Pack meeting gets a passes to a pool or bowling , Age 4-6 years, 3g per day alley that relates to fitness. (Family passes would be , Age 1-3 years, 2g per day great prize so the whole family all can participate) , Infants under 1 year should not be given Outdoor Sports Games : Ultimate salt because their kidneys are not matured. Frisbee is a great game. (And belt loop!) Make personal First Aid Kits in a zip lock bag. These would include a couple bandaides, BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 53 How much is 6g of salt? This is about one One way to cut down on added sugar is to eliminate teaspoonful - not much. About three-quarters of the soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages, which salt we eat is already in the food we buy. It is can cause erosion of tooth enamel from the acidity impossible to work out exactly how much salt you and dental cavities (or caries) from the high sugar eat in one day without knowing the precise salt content. And consider these statistics: content of each food and measuring the exact Each 12-ounce (355-milliliter) serving of a quantities you eat. However, knowing that a carbonated, sweetened soft drink contains the recommended daily maximum is 6g is useful, equivalent of 10 teaspoons (49 milliliters) of because you can then find out how much salt there sugar and 150 calories. Sweetened drinks are the is in some of the foods you normally eat. Most largest source of added sugar in the daily diets of people are surprised at how much salt they eat when U.S. children. they sit down and work it out from the foods they Consuming one 12-ounce (355-milliliter) sweetened are consuming. soft drink per day increases a child's risk of obesity. What is the difference between sodium and salt? Instead of soda or juice drinks (which often Salt is sodium chloride (sodium plus chlorine). The contain as much added sugar as soft drinks), serve sodium in the salt is what you have to look out for. low-fat milk, water, or 100% fruit juice. Although 40% of salt is sodium. If sodium is listed on the there's no added sugar in 100% fruit juice, the label's nutritional information instead of salt you calories from the natural sugars found in fruit juice have to multiply the amount by 2.5 to get the can add up. The American Academy of Pediatrics equivalent salt content. For example, if a portion of (AAP) recommends limiting juice intake to 4-6 food contains 1g of sodium per 100g, you will know ounces (118-177 milliliters) for kids under 7 it contains 2.5g of salt per 100g. years old, and no more than 8-12 ounces (237-How do I know how much salt a portion of food 355 milliliters) of juice for older kids and teens. has? Also listed under Total Carbohydrate on food labels, Look at the label. If it says, for example, 1g of salt sugars are found in most foods. However, the per 100g, and you consume 500g, you will get 5g. If Nutrition Facts label doesn't make the the label specifies sodium, multiply the amount by distinction between natural sugars and added 2.5. sugars. Natural sugars are found in many foods, , php candy, and soda often have large amounts of added sugars. To find out if a food has added sugar, you Sizing Up Sugar need to look at the ingredient list for sugar, corn Foods that are high in added sugar (soda, cookies, syrup or sweetener, dextrose, fructose, honey, or cake, candy, frozen desserts, and some fruit drinks) molasses, to name just a few. Avoid products that tend to also be high in calories and low in other have sugar or other sweeteners high on the valuable nutrients. As a result, a high-sugar diet is ingredient list. often linked with obesity. Eating too many sugary # keeping sugar consumption in check is moderation. The Pack Cooks Up Something Special Added sugar can enhance the taste of some foods, and a little sugar, particularly if it's in a food that Cascade Pacific Council provides other important nutrients, such as cereal or yogurt, isn't going to tip the scale or send your child (Cubmaster is wearing a chef’s hat, apron, and to the dentist. oven mitts. The awards are in a large pot.) Instead of serving foods that are low in nutrients and high in added sugar, offer healthier choices, This month our Cub Scouts have been learning such as fruit — a naturally sweet carbohydrate-some special things about keeping healthy, and the containing snack that also provides fiber and way different foods fit into our lives and our culture. vitamins that kids need. They have learned to identify foods that are good for a healthy lifestyle. BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 54 Exercise is moving, but it also can be fun – Tonight we see that learning these important things Some may find a sport to play, has allowed them to complete requirements for their And some will walk or run rank advancements. (Call each Den up one at a time But any way that you might choose and hand out awards to the boys and their parents.) Is sure to be for you Some exercise that you enjoy – Fitness Check Opening Some action you will DO! Materials: Before the meeting, prepare a list of Health & Fitness Essentials – Either as wall-Don‘t forget to eat good foods, mounted list in LARGE letters, or as separate strips Give vegetables a try, that the scout can add to the wall. Have ready a Go easy on the sugar, Marker, Chalk or Whiteboard marker to make a And the salt – and stuff that‘s fried! checkmark, depending on your backdrop. Lots of healthy foods are there, Narrator or Cubmaster: Health and Fitness has been Just waiting to be tried – our goal this month. (Point to the Sign or the Title The Pyramid can help you – of Health & Fitness) Let‘s see how we did. And you‘ll choose your meals with Pride! Oh…. Cub #1: (Either reading from the list or adding his word strip under the title) Strive for Five servings (repeat first verse) of fruits and vegetables each day. Health & Fitness Applause: Repeat three times – (Makes a check mark by the phrase) ―CHECK!‖ ―Eat Healthy! Stay Fit! Cub #2: (Reading from list or adding his strip) Am I Healthy? Applause: Everyone sticks out their Drink plenty of water each day! (Makes a check tongue and points to it while saying ―Aaaah.‖ Then mark by the phrase) ―CHECK!‖ say ―Am I Healthy?‖ Cub #3: (Following same procedure) Get eight You will have a HEALTHY fate hours sleep each night! (Makes a check mark) Sound Off…1,2,3 ―CHECK!‖ Sound Off …4 and 5 Cub #4: (Following same procedure) Take a Sound Off…. Strive for Five! regular bath or shower and Brush your teeth! (Makes a check mark) ―CHECK!‖ Baden-Powell on Health & Fitness (Following same procedure) Enjoy the Cub #5: CUBMASTER’S MINUTE Outdoors – But Keep Safe in the Sun! (Makes a check mark) ―CHECK!‖ Baden-Powell thought it important to help boys Cub #6 - (Following same procedure) Get lots of become strong and fit young men of good character. Exercise. (Makes a check mark) ―CHECK!‖ He once said, ―A boy is not a sitting-down animal.‖ Narrator or Cubmaster: Well boys, I see you And he also felt that games should be ―Fun with a know how to be Healthy and Strong. Now I want Purpose.‖ Many of the games he introduced were you to EXERCISE your right as a citizen of our physically very active, but he also felt ―It is important to arrange games and competition so that great country, and prepare to present the Flag! all Scouts of the troop take part.‖ So as we include Exercise & Healthy Food fitness activities in our program, let‘s remember to Tune:Supercalifragilisticexpiallidocious help every boy ―Do His Best‖ and give everyone a chance to shine! Exercise and Healthy Food Will make you very strong, Nature Activities - Study what a certain species If you eat just as you should, eats and how it lives; discuss how eating right Your life can be quite long relates to health. Harvest healthy food, with When you feel like sitting, permission, at a pick-your-own farm or plant an You should really get in gear edible crop. And find a way to exercise Campfires - Plan an entire campfire around this Each day, throughout the year! theme. Use songs with physical movements. The BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 55 opening and closing ceremonies could all use health , PALA is designed to motivate participants to be and fitness themes. physically active on a regular basis by allowing Den Trips - Visit a local water treatment facility to them to participate in activities they enjoy. see how this vital fluid is made safe for drinking by Earning a PALA is definitely doable by the population. Visit a farm or other place where ANYONE at ANY fitness level. healthy food is processed. Visit a sporting event. Healthy Snacks for Cubs What is the SCOUTStrong PALA Challenge? Cheese & Fruit Kabobs , In 2011 the BSA aligned with the PCFSN with Ingredients: the shared goal of together promoting good , Various fruits in season – berries, grapes, health for America‘s youth; the SCOUTStrong sliced bananas, kiwi fruit chunks, pineapple PALA Challenge is one of the results of this chunks, melon chunks alliance. , Cheese cut into chunks or cut into small , The SCOUTStrong PALA Challenge is a Scout- shapes with canapé cutters – jack cheese, specific PALA challenge. Each BSA local cheddar, swiss cheese, or this a great way to council will have its own PALA group. introduce kids to some different cheeses Members of these groups will be able to: , Yogurt – strawberry, vanilla, or any choice , Compare their progress relative to the that would fit with fruits and cheese group , Wooden skewers , Send messages to group members Directions: Who can participate in the SCOUTStrong PALA , Prepare fruit ahead of time so it is in small Challenge? pieces ready for the skewer – (for light fruits The entire BSA organization is being encouraged to such as pears or banana, prevent discoloring earn their SCOUTStrong PALA Challenge award; by slicing into Fruit Fresh or pineapple juice) this includes the following: , Cut cheese into slices or chunks Scouts of all ages Venturers , Put ingredients into individual bowls or containers – Let each boy make his own Parents/Guardians choice of cheese and fruit for the skewers. BSA Volunteers Local Council Staff , Have yogurt in bowls to use as a dip. National Council Staff Friends of Scouting BSA Alumni Council Board Members How does the SCOUTStrong PALA Challenge work? , To earn the SCOUTStrong PALA Challenge What is “PALA”? award, a participant is required to meet a daily , PALA stands for the Presidential Active activity goal of 30 minutes a day for adults and Lifestyle Award, an activity challenge of the 60 minutes a day for kids under 18 for at least President‘s Challenge program. The President‘s five days a week, for a total of six weeks. Challenge is a program of the President‘s Participants can take up to eight weeks to Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition complete the program. (PCFSN). BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 56 , The participant picks their activities as they , Upon completion of the six-week program, the strive to reach their goal, logging their physical participant will receive a congratulatory email from the President's Challenge. Participants activity along the way. should print and submit this email to their Scout , Over 100 indoor and outdoor activities count toward the daily requirement, including walking, leader. running, aerobics, gardening, and canoeing, as ON PAPER: long as major muscle groups are engaged at a , Participants will need to have an Active moderate to vigorous activity level. Lifestyle Activity Log; these can be downloaded , Starting the SCOUTStrong PALA Challenge for free at will help participants: www.presidentschallenge.org/tools-1. Commit to daily physical activity— resources/docs/PALA_log.pdf and stick with it. , Participants should track their daily activity 2. Set realistic goals to encourage fitness using the Active Lifestyle Activity Log. for a lifetime. , Upon completion of the six-week program, participants should self-certify the results at the bottom of the Active Lifestyle Activity Log and submit it to their Scout leader. How do I get started with the SCOUTStrong PALA Challenge? What will participants who complete the Participants can enroll and track their progress SCOUTStrong PALA challenge earn? either online with a free Online Activity Tracker or After successfully completing the SCOUTStrong on a paper Active Lifestyle Activity Log. PALA Challenge, participants will be eligible to ONLINE: acquire all of the awards listed below: , Participant begins by visiting , Participants may purchase a Joint BSA/PALA www.scouting.org/SCOUTStrongPALA. SCOUTStrong PALA Challenge award patch. , Participant uses the appropriate dropdown menu These will be available in Scout shops after to pick the state that the council/organization October 1, 2011. they want to be affiliated with is located in. , Participants may download for free a Joint , Participant use the appropriate dropdown menu BSA/PALA SCOUTStrong PALA Challenge to pick the council/organization with which they achievement certificate at: want to be affiliated with. www.scouting.org/SCOUTStrongPALA. , Participant clicks [START THE SCOUTStrong , Participants may purchase a President‘s PALA CHALLENGE]. Challenge PALA patch, an achievement , The participant should be at the PALA page of certificate, and other products by visiting their affiliated council/organization. They www.presidentschallenge.org/challenge/active/ should click [CREATE AN ACCOUNT]. and clicking on [SHOP]. , The participant should complete the required Links For More Information fields and click [REGISTER]. About SCOUTSTRONG: , They‘ll arrive on their activity tracker home www.scouting.org/SCOUTStrongPALA page, which they will see each time they log List of SCOUTSTRONG PALA Challenge into their account. From this screen they can Activities: track their activities, join a group, see their www.presidentschallenge.org/challenge/activitieaward progress, and adjust their account s.shtml preferences. BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 57 About PALA: 1. Choose a form of exercise, bring your heart rate www.presidentschallenge.org/challenge/active up to target, and keep it there for 15 minutes. About The President‘s Challenge: Don't forget to warm up and cool down. www.presidentschallenge.org/about/ 2. Set up a four-step exercise program. Chart your About the PCFSN: progress for five days a week for two weeks. www.fitness.gov/about-us/ 3. Explain the reason for warming up and cooling Physical Fitness Loop and Pin down before and after each exercise session. The requirements listed below are taken from the 4. Visit a local gym and talk to a trainer about Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program Guide exercises and programs for young people. (34299) 2009 Printing. Requirements were revised 5. Participate in some aerobic exercises at least since the previous edition - (34299B - 2006 three times a week for four weeks. Revision). 6. Build an obstacle course that could include Webelos Scouts that earn the Physical Fitness Belt some exercises with jumping, crawling, and Loop while a Webelos Scout also satisfy hurdles. Time yourself three times to see requirement 10 for the Athlete Activity Badge and whether you can improve your time. part of requirement 3 for the Sportsman Activity Badge. 7. Swim for a total of an hour, charting your time Requirements as you go. Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts may 8. Participate for at least three months in an complete requirements in a family, den, pack, organized team sport or organized athletic school, or community environment. Tiger Cubs activity. must work with their parents or adult partners. Additional Resources: Parents and partners do not earn loops or pins. ―food plate‖ diagram that replaced the food pyramid. For worksheets to help with earning these awards go to asp Complete these three requirements: Health and Fitness: Being personally committed 1. Give a short report to your den or family on the to keeping our minds and bodies clean and fit. dangers of drugs and alcohol. 2. Practice finding your pulse and counting your ―I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. heartbeats per minute. Determine your target I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been heart rate. trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. 3. Practice five physical fitness skills regularly. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. Improve performance in each skill over a month. And that is why I succeed.‖ -Michael Jordan Skills could include pull-ups, curl-ups, the standing long jump, the 50-yard dash, and the Michael Jordan was a star player for the NBA's softball throw. Chicago Bulls for many years and is often Sports Pin considered the greatest basketball player in the league's history One of the most well-known stories about Michael Jordan is that he was cut from the varsity team as a Earn the Physical Fitness belt loop, and complete sophomore in high school. However, Jordan five of the following requirements: excelled on Laney High School's junior varsity team, BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 58 averaging 25 points per game. Before his junior year began, Jordan grew from 5 feet 11 inches to 6 feet 3 inches and was chosen for the McDonald's All-American Team as a senior. Webelos Scouts must attend Cub Scout day camp or Michael Jordan earned a scholarship to the Webelos Scout resident camp (See below), earn the University of North Carolina and hit the game-Outdoorsman Activity Badge (Webelos Handbook) winning shot in the NCAA championship as a and complete six of the outdoor activities listed freshman. "The Sporting News" named Jordan below. college player of the year during his sophomore and junior years. Jordan helped the Chicago Bulls win six NBA championships from 1991 to 1993 and Outdoor Activities With your den, pack, or family: 1996 to 1998. Jordan was named rookie of the year in his first season and earned three all-star game 9. Participate in a nature hike in your local area. MVP awards, five regular season MVP awards and This can be on an organized, marked trail, or six NBA Finals MVP awards. Jordan retired in just a hike to observe nature in your area. 1993 and 1999, but came back to the NBA both 10. Participate in an outdoor activity such as a times, first to the Bulls and then, in 1999, to the picnic or park fun day. Washington Wizards. Jordan finally retired permanently in 2001. 11. Explain the buddy system and tell what to do if lost. Explain the importance of cooperation. Read more: 12. Attend a pack overnighter. Be responsible #ixzz1pOGiz4tP 13. Complete an outdoor service project in your community. The core value of Health and Fitness is duplicated 14. Complete a nature/conservation project in in the Scout Law in that a Scout is ―Clean‖ and the your area. This project should involve Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program is the improving, beautifying, or supporting facilitator (along with the Health and Fitness natural habitats. Discuss how this project Activity badge and a number of Webelos Badges) to helped you to respect nature. accomplish this Core Value, as well as addressing 15. Earn the Summertime Pack Award. the third aim of Scouting: the development of 16. Participate in a nature observation activity. physical, mental and emotional fitness. Fitness Describe or illustrate and display your includes the body (well-tuned and healthy), the observations at a den or pack meeting. mind (able to think and solve problems), and the 17. Participate in an outdoor aquatic activity. emotions (self-control, courage, and self-respect). This can be an organized swim meet or just With springtime here, combine fun and fitness. a den or pack swim. Doing outdoor activities with healthy snacks is an 18. Participate in an outdoor campfire program. easy way to foster Health and Fitness. Perform in a skit, sing a song, or take part in a ceremony. Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award. 19. Participate in an outdoor sporting event. 20. Participate in an outdoor Scout's Own or other worship service. BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 59 21. Explore a local city, county, state, or Materials: CD player, music, index cards with exercises on them, and a pair of dice. national park. Discuss with your den how a Scatter hoops around gym with index fitness cards good citizen obeys the park rules. inside hoops. Students move freely from one hoop to another. When music stops, each student goes to The award requirements are detailed in the Cub a hoop and reads the fitness card. One student is Scout Outdoor Activity Award brochure, No. 13-selected to roll the dice. Whatever the math 228. problem comes up on the dice students will perform the activity listed on the fitness card. If there are Fitness Song two sixes rolled for example: 6+6=12, students will Catalina Council perform twelve of that particular activity. Some examples of fitness cards include: jumping jacks, (Tune: On Wisconsin) crunches, mountain climbers, sit ups, push-ups, Hurry Cub Scouts, build your muscles, Get in shape for play. running in place, skipping in place, and free choice. Choose the activities from the boy’s manual When we feel our very best, We‘ll do our best each day. depending on their rank and age. Make sure the math portion doesn‘t become a problem for any of Keep on running keep on jumping. the boys – everyone can guess the answer, or an Trying to improve When we've grown little older adult can help decide on math answers. This game teaches coordination, agility and following We'll still be on the move directions. Hula Hoops Ideas Building a Healthy Attitude Catalina Council Alice, Golden Empire Council Use Hula Hoops to practice fitness and fun Have seven boys come on stage carrying various There is a book and DVD called 101 Hula Hoop kinds of muscle building equipment. They use the equipment and in turn speak these lines: Fitness Games for Kids. But you can also find games in this Baloo – and don’t forget the Cub #1: To keep your body strong and healthy is more valuable than being wealthy. imagination – create your own routines! Organize a Hula Hoop contest in your pack or your Cub #2: When you are fit, you feel good school. Share the information about World Hoop and try to do the things you should. Day and how hula hoops are used to encourage Cub #3: It helps to lend a helping hand exercise. to needy folks around our land. Have a Hula Hoop Game day – use these wonderful Cub #4: Eating the right foods is always wise, hoops to play a whole host of games. and we all need some exercise. Play ―Just Passing Through‖ with two Hula Hoops Cub #5: Stand on tiptoes, one, two, three, – See Gathering Activities. touch your toes and don't bend a knee. Challenge the boys to come up with as many ways to use a hula hoop as they can – share their ideas at Cub #6: Run a while, then slow your pace, the pack meeting. practice will help you win the race. Challenge each family or den to come up with a Cub #7: Scouting builds young boys into men. costume using Hula Hoops This is where it all begins. Celebrate World Hoop Day (a little early), or plan Keeping Fit Cubmaster’s Minute now to celebrate on Oct. 10, 2010 – find out more Grand Teton Council about how hoops are being used to provide fun, Cub Scouts, I hold in my hand a pocketknife. This exercise and positive interactions to those living in is a valuable tool because it can be used for many extreme poverty and devastation. useful things. It is a dependable tool as long as the The player with the most points wins! blade is kept sharp and free from rust and the Musical Hoops working parts are in good condition. But, if it is Alice, Golden Empire Council BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 60 neglected and becomes dull and rusty, it can be a YELLOWSTONEYOSEMITE YUKON dangerous tool. ZION. The same principle can be applied to ourselves. We Animal Tracks Match have a body, which when kept in good condition, San Gabriel Valley, Long Beach & Verdugo Hills will serve us well. If we get plenty of exercise, eat Councils the proper foods, and have good health habits, we Each animal that lives in our state parks has a will be able to enjoy to the fullest the things we do. unique set of tracks all its own. As you hike or But if we fail to take care of ourselves, we can camp with your family and friends, you might come become rusty and dull like the neglected knife. Do across some of these tracks. Would you be able to your best to keep fit! tell which belong to the animals listed? Destination: Parks Ideas Prayer for our Parks Cub Scout Roundtable Leaders’ Guide May our land be blessed and protected May our park rangers be blessed and protected May our wildlife be blessed and protected May all who enter our parks be blessed and protected May our land be blessed and protected AMEN National Parks Word Search San Gabriel Valley, Long Beach & Verdugo Hills Councils Find the names of some of our National Parks printed in the word search below. They can be upside down, backwards, forwards or diagonal. Draw a line from the animal name to the print. (Answer last page) State Parks Symbols Match San Gabriel Valley, Long Beach & Verdugo Hills Councils Because we don't all speak the same language, symbols or pictures are a way to communicate with each other. Using symbols to communicate ideas is considered a "universal language" - we all know how to read pictures! Great idea, don't you think? Take a look around your world and see how many symbols you can find! In your State Parks, they may use their own special symbols to communicate with the visitors. See how well you do reading and matching up these symbols. (Answer last page) ACADIA BIG BEND CAPE COD GETTYSBURG GLACIER ICE AGE MT RAINIER PRESIDIO NATCHEZ SHILOH TUZIGOOT WUPATKI, BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 61 involved quickly called him Smokey Bear and he became the living symbol for the poster. Cub # 4: (Holds up a map of Washington DC) Once healed he was flown to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. where he quickly became a ―star.‖ In July of 1950, New Mexico, presented Smokey Bear to the school children of America. Cub # 5: (Holds up a card with the number 20252) By 1964, Smokey Bear was given his own ZIP code because of the large amount of mail he was receiving. It is said that Smokey received more mail at that time than anyone living in Washington D.C., including the president. Cub # 6: (Holds up a picture of a stamped envelope) In 1984, Smokey was honored with a postage stamp that pictured a baby bear hanging onto a burned tree. This is the only time in history that the U.S. postal Smokey the Bear Opening Ceremony service created a stamp in honor of a real Baltimore Area Council individual animal. Cub # 7: (Holds up a picture of a birthday cake) So, Happy 60th Birthday, Smokey! This summer, as we travel to parks and forests all across this great land of ours, please remember, that, ALL: “Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires!” Props: Signs for the Cub Scouts to hold. Their Leader Please join us in the Pledge of Allegiance speaking part should be on the back in LARGE to our flag. print. Memory Game Cub # 1: (Holds up picture of Smokey the Bear) In San Gabriel Valley, Long Beach & Verdugo Hills 1944, the National Forest Service, in Councils conjunction with the Advertising Council, Have boys gather in a circle. originated and authorized a poster, by This game begins with the first Cub Scout Rudolph Wendelin, of Smokey Bear as the describing something that he would experience in symbol for fire prevention. the park or forest. Cub # 2: (Holds up picture of fire) In May of 1950, I went to the park and …. during a large New Mexico forest fire, a I saw … or tiny bear cub found his way up a tree. I did …. or With badly burned feet and back, the cub I heard… or clung tenaciously to the side of that pine I noticed… or tree. I felt…. Cub # 3: (Holds up picture of a fireman’s hat) He The game continues with the person to the right, was found by one of the fire crews who repeating the response of the first Scout and then had been fighting the fire. The cub was adding: ―I went to the park and ….I saw , heard, briefly named ―Hotfoot‖ but those noticed, felt BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 62 The next Scout repeats the first two responses and After the game is over, provide plastic garbage bags adds his own, continuing around the circle until the and have a race to see which side can stuff the snow list becomes too long to remember. into the bags first. The game provides a good opportunity to reinforce Yellowstone Park Stew- values about what can be done at a park, both Greater St. Louis Area Council positive and negative, and to stimulate discussion Ingredients: about our responsibilities 2 Boxes of Macaroni and Cheese to the environment. 1 can of chunky ham National Parks Traveler Directions: Greater St. Louis Area Council Heat water to boiling. Boys walk along in single file (or stand in a circle). Add macaroni and cook until soft. The lead boy (or the one in the middle) is ―It‖ He Follow directions on box. stops and points at another player, and announces, Crumble can of chunky ham into mixture, ―I am going to Meramec State Park.(Parvin State Mix thoroughly. This is very easy. Park)‖ (Use the name of any federal, state, or local Feeds 2 Scouts per box of macaroni and cheese, 1 park). The player he pointed to must call the names can of ham will be sufficient for 2 boxes of of three things before ―it‖ can count to ten. All three macaroni. of these things must begin with the first letter of the Picnic at the Park announced park name of the traveler, such as Greater St. Louis Area Council ―money, milk, and music‖ (paint, pickles, petunias). You will need 6-8 Cub Scouts with paper sacks. If he fails to do so, he takes the traveler‘s place. Setting: Skit opens with boys standing together at Centipede the park. Cardboard cutout trees and bushes could be used. Snowfight at Denali National Park CUB 1: Gee, there‘s nothing to do. (Denali is the National Park in Alaska that has Mt. CUB 2: Yeah, I know. McKinley, the tallest peak in North America. CUB 3: Hey, let‘s have a backyard picnic. Denali is the native name for the area.) ALL: Yeah! Greater St. Louis Area Council CUB 4: But it‘s going to rain. This one creates quite a mess, but it‘s worth it. Cub 1: I don‘t think so. If it does, we can eat in the Divide into two teams and put a divider down the house. center of the room (like a couple of rows of chairs, CUB 2: I‘ll bring the potato chips. back-to-back). CUB 3: I‘ll bring the hot dogs. The two teams are on opposite sides of the divider. CUB 4: I‘ll bring the hot dog buns. Give each team a large stack of old newspapers, CUB 5: I‘ll bring the drinks. then give them five to ten minutes to prepare their CUB 6: And I‘ll bring something special! ―snow‖ by wadding the paper into balls – the more, (All walk off stage and come back carrying sacks) the better. CUB 2: Here are the chips. When the signal to begin is given, players start CUB 3: Here are the hot dogs. tossing their snow at the opposing team (which CUB 4: Here are the hot dog buns. really does look like a snowstorm). CUB 5: Here are the drinks. When the whistle blows a second time, everyone CUB 6: (Drops his sack) Oh No! must stop throwing. Judges determine the winner by CUB 5: What‘s wrong? deciding which team has the least amount of snow CUB 6: I brought the ants!!! on its side of the divider. A Naturalist Is... (Cubmaster Minute) With larger groups, watch out for players who lose San Gabriel Valley, Long Beach & Verdugo Hills their eyeglasses or other personal belongings in the Councils snow, which gets pretty deep. BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2014 Ideas) Page 63 No matter where you live, there is a world of undiscovered secrets of nature still waiting to be explored. A naturalist is a student of natural history, which includes the many things found in nature such as plants and animals. This month, our dens have (briefly review some of the den activities and the theme)... There are many more interesting activities to help you Cub Scouts learn more about the world of nature and to develop an appreciation of it. A naturalist stands like Columbus on the bow of his ship with a vast continent before him... except that the naturalist's world can be at his very feet... a world to be investigated and discovered. It is as near as your own backyard - a nearby park, the woods and fields or even a country road. These places are inhabited by many kinds of insects, birds, plants, animals, trees and other forms of life. Continue exploring the world of nature and you will find many wonderful things that God has given us to enjoy.