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Baloo's Bugle

 

November 2004 Cub Scout Roundtable Issue

Volume 11, Issue 4
December 2004 Theme

Theme: Holiday Food Fare
Webelos: Craftsman & Scientist
  Tiger Cub:
Achievement 2 & Activities

 

 

TRAINING TIP

 

Gathering Activity

Southern NJ Council

GOOD GATHERING ACTIVITIES

  1. Are age appropriate
  2. Keep the boys' interest
  3. Are not complicated
  4. Are not mandatory
  5. Can be terminated at any point
  6. Tested at home first!

RESOURCES

• Roundtable

• Program Helps

• Cub Scout Leaders How-To Book

• Cub Scout Magic

• Scouting Magazine

• Boys’ Life Magazine

• Roundtable

• Pow Wow Books

• Den Chief's Handbook

• Children's magazines

• Coloring Books

• Public Library

• Puzzle Books

• School "Fun" sheets

• Other Cub Scout Leader training:

      Cub Scout Leader Basic

      Powwow

      Outdoor Webelos Leader (OWL) Training  (NOT just for Webelos Leaders)

 • The Internet! 

SAMPLE GATHERING ACTIVITIES

FUN PAGES
Fun pages can include mazes, color pages, crosswords, word searches, school pages and short answer pages. These are great if you don't have a lot of space in your meeting room, and they generally require only a pencil or colors. They can serve a dual purpose if they touch on one of the topics that will be covered in more detail later on in the meeting. It's actually fun to make some pages yourself!

MEMORY TRAY (also known as Kim’s Game)
Make up a Memory Tray with 12 simple items spaced out on a tray with a cloth to cover it all. As each scout arrives, give him a piece of paper and a pencil. Then uncover the tray for him (and him alone) for one full minute (be sure to time it). He has four minutes to write down what he can remember was on the tray. Talking is not allowed until ALL scouts have turned in their paper. Spelling is not an issue. Some suggested items: clothespin, pencil, button, fork, dime, key, postage stamp, nail, shoelace, ball, bottle cap, lipstick.

JIGSAW PUZZLES
Cut up full-page color pictures from magazines. Have at least one puzzle per scout. As each scout arrives, hand him one to put together. If time permits, let the scouts exchange puzzles.

HELPS OTHER PEOPLE GAME
As the Tigers and their partners or Cub and Parents arrive, the name of a famous person, organization that "HELPS OTHER PEOPLE" is pinned on the back of each person without them seeing the name (or you can use pictures if available). They must go around the room asking questions of other people to try to guess who they are. They can only as one-person three questions before they have to go to another person. Questions must have yes or no for answers. Some ideas for names include:

Superman                                                          Mother Theresa

Santa                                                                  Salvation Army

Batman                                                                        Red Cross

Mighty Mouse                                           Martin Luther King

Lassie                                                                      Lone Ranger

Wonder Woman                                                           Rudolph

Jerry Lewis                                                     Abraham Lincoln

Wizard Of Oz

I am sure you could think of other ideas for other themes. 

 

 

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