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Have the pack meeting
room set up as a "campfire", with the Cub Scouts seated on three-legged
stools, on the floor, or on “sit upons” (If you have a Girl Scout to
show you how to make them. My daughter taught me. CD) in a
three-quarter circle with their families behind them on chairs. Set up an
electric council fire In the center of the circle. The opening in the circle
will be the stage area. The Cubmaster (wearing a Johnny Appleseed costume(Pot
for hat, sling holding apple seeds)) declares the campfire open, whereupon the
council fire is lit. A Webelos honor guard presents the colors, leads the
Pledge of Allegiance, and posts the colors behind the stage area. The
Cubmaster leads the group in singing the Johnny Appleseed Prayer
American Folklore Opening
Viking Council
Cub # 1:
American Folklore is more than just heroes; real and make-believe.
Cub # 2:
It is
how the early settlers made clothing.
Cub # 3:
How
they trapped for food.
Cub # 4:
How
they worked.
Cub # 5:
How
they played.
Cub # 6:
Folklore is about America.
Cub # 7:
Let us
do an American thing.
Cub # 8:
Please
stand and join us in the Pledge of Allegiance
Across America
Santa Clara County Council
Cub # 1:
I
traveled across America and many legends I did meet.
Cub # 2:
I rode
the Pony Express from Missouri to California.
Cub # 3:
I saw
Daniel Boone in Kentucky.
Cub # 4:
Met
Davy Crockett at the Alamo.
Cub # 5:
Rode
with Pecos Bill in New Mexico.
Cub # 6:
Looked
for the Lost Dutchman in Nevada.
Cub # 7:
Walked
with Bigfoot in the Northwest.
Cub # 8:
And
rode Babe the Blue Ox across the Dakotas.
Cubmaster:
But tonight, I’m going to meet the legends of tomorrow. Those legends are the
Cub Scouts in Pack _____.
We Do Have
Imaginations
Circle Ten Council
Cub # 1:
Everyone can't be brilliant, everyone can't be smart, but we do have
imaginations and we have a great big heart!
Cub # 2:
I can
dam a stream with boulders, I can climb trees to the top, I can run for blocks
and blocks and never ever stop.
Cub # 3:
I can't
solve a chemical equation; I can't explain Newton's rule. but I can make a
peanut butter sandwich, that will really make you drool!
Cub # 4:
We can
do our best at home, we can do our best at play. We can treat each other
fairly, by watching what we do and say.
Cub # 5:
I don't
know much about flowers, but smelling them is a joy. We don't think we are
failures. Imagine That! we're boys!
Three Different Opening
Thoughts
Heart of America
Council
Here are three sayings to
use instead of simply saying, “Salute the Flag and Repeat the Pledge of
Allegiance” Remember, you should have a Pack SHOW not just a meeting.
A few years ago Scouting Magazine printed a list of 52 (one per week) ways to
respectfully say “Let’s Salute the Flag.” See the website list to find it. CD
1.
Growing up is
an adventure. Every day brings new and exciting things in our lives. Cub
Scouting providing many doorways to adventure for boys as they develop in
character, personal fitness and citizenship. As we salute the US Flag, let's
think about all the adventures which are ahead of us, and silently promise "to
do our best".
2.
Part of our
American heritage is learning how to care for our beautiful land so it will be
here for future generations to enjoy. In Cub Scouting we learn to prevent
those things which will destroy our land, such as fire. As we salute the
emblem of America, let's vow to keep our land beautiful and free from fire.
Please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.
3.
When Columbus
sailed for the New World nearly 500 years ago, he had a goal and was
determined to reach it. He ignored the pleas of his crew to turn back. His
words "Sail on, Sail on" became famous. As Cub Scouts, we must try to stick to
the things we know are right and ignore the pleas of others which might lead
us in the wrong direction. Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Face The Flag My Son
Adapted from John Wayne's
"Face the Flag My Son”
Heart of America
Council
The following may
be used for an opening flag ceremony for Scout meetings, courts of honor, PTA
meetings, or any flag ceremony where it would be appropriate.
Face the flag of stars
and bars .
Of red and white and
blue.
A flag that guarantees
the rights .
For a people like me and
you.
Face the flag friends,
read what's written there
The history, the
progress, the heritage we share.
Our flag reflects the
past, but stands for so much more.
And in this age of
Aquarius, it still flies in the fore.
It leads the forward
movement, shared by all mankind;
To learn, to love, to
live with peace of mind
To learn the mysteries of
space as well as those of Earth,
To love each person for
what they are regardless of birth,
To live without the fear
of reprisal for belief,
To ease the tensions of a
world that cries out for relief. .
Face the flag of stars
and bars.
Of red and white and
blue.
A flag that guarantees
the rights
For a people like me and
you.
Face the flag friends,
take a good long look,
What you see now can't be
found in a history book.
It's the present, the
future, friends, is being written now,
And you're the ones to
write it, and the flag can show you how.
Do you know what it
stands for? What its makers meant?
To think, to speak, the
privilege of dissent,
To think our leaders
might be wrong, to stand and tell them so,
These are the things that
people under other flags will never know.
But, responsibility,
that's the cross that freemen must bear.
If you don't accept that,
then freedom isn't there.
Face the flag of stars
and bars Of red and white and blue.
A flag that guarantees
the right for a people like me and you.
Face the flag friends and
face reality.
Our strength and our
freedoms are based in unity.
The flag is but a symbol
friends, of the world's greatest nation.
So do what "you got to
do", but always keep in mind
A lot of people believe
in peace, but there are the other kind.
If we want to keep the
freedoms we may have to fight again, God forbid.
But, if we do, let's
always fight to win.
The fate of a loser is
futile, it's bare;
No love, no peace, just
misery, despair.
Face the flag friends and
thank God it's still there.
