PACK
AND DEN ACTIVITIES
Activity Book
Circle Ten
Council
An idea for the Blue and Gold Banquet is to
put together an activity book to put at each of the children’s place settings.
Then get some boxes of four crayons – available from Constructive Playthings or
Oriental Trading Company. This provides entertainment during the “down” times
of the banquet.
We have done this for years at my Pack’s Blue and
Gold. It really works!!! CD
Diamond Crystal
Great Salt Lake Council
This is a pattern for a diamond crystal. When put together you can make a
neckerchief slide for the 75th anniversary of Cub Scouting.
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Enlarge to appropriate size then make a copy of this
page onto cardstock.
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Cut out pattern and a 75 years diamond logo.
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Now, be sure to cut down to the dotted line on the
tabs. Folding over on each dotted line, crease up. This way all the lines will
be inside your diamond at the end.
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Next, with a glue stick, glue the tabs H to H, J to
J, K to K, L to L, M to M, N to N, and P to P. This finishes the bottom. Next,
glue A to A, B to B, C to C, D to D, E to E, F to F, G to G, I to I, and O to O.
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With last three points, glue each on top over the
other to form a flat top.
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Now glue the 75th logo on one of the rectangles and
on the opposite rectangle on the back. Hot glue a slide, which can be made out
of pipe cleaners or PVC pipe.
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You can also enlarge this and make large diamonds to
decorate your tables. Put a dowel the height of your diamond through the tip for
support. You can then glue the last three tabs to the dowel.
Marbleized Stationary for Invitations
Baltimore Area
Council
Materials:
Newspapers bucket
water
white paper
envelopes
stick, dowel or chopstick blue and gold spray paint
Directions:
1.
Cover
the work area thickly with newspapers.
2.
Fill
a bucket ¾ full of water.
3.
Spray
blue, gold, or both spray paints onto the surface of the water in the bucket.
Spray lightly, but cover the entire surface of the water.
4.
Take
a piece of the white paper and dip one corner into the water and immediately
pull it out again.
5.
Repeat with other three corners.
6.
Decorate the comers of an envelope to match.
7.
Place
paper and envelope on newspaper to dry.
8.
When
the paint in the bucket coagulates and dries it must be removed. Do this by
putting the stick into the water and slowly moving it through the paint, which
will stick to it until all the paint is on the stick. Put the stick onto the
newspaper to dry.
9.
Spray
fresh paint onto the water.
10.
You
can then dip the sides and top and bottom of the white paper into the paint and
marbleize it on all edges.
11.
Let
dry.
12.
The
center of the paper is still white, so you can now write your Blue and Gold
Banquet Invitation in the middle and it will be easy to read.
Accordion Table Runner
Baltimore Area
Council
Use 5” x 7” cards that can be colored. Each
boy makes drawing of a certain achievement or even a rank advancement. When all
are done, then tape together to form an accordion look for the center of the
tables.
Placemats
Baltimore Area
Council
Even if you use paper tablecloths, placemats make the table look more festive.
Here are some ideas for easy, fun placemats.
Marbleized
Equipment: White legal size paper, blue and gold paint, all
equipment shown above. You can marbleize your placemats to match your
invitations following the directions above and then have them laminated for the
boys to take home and use again and again.
Waxed Paper Placemats
Equipment: Waxed paper, blue and yellow crayons, fruit
peeler, iron Give each boy two pieces of waxed paper the size of a placemat.
Shave pieces off blue and yellow crayons with a fruit peeler on one of the
pieces of waxed paper and cover it with the other piece. Seal the paper and melt
the crayon with a warm iron. Press slowly and uniformly.
Paw Prints Placemats
Equipment: Blue construction paper, potato, knife for
carving, yellow poster paint Using a potato stencil (see Wolf - Elective 12)
carved into a paw shape, cover a piece of deep blue construction paper with
yellow paw prints.
Blue and Gold Twirlers
Santa Clara County Council
One way to show your Cub Scout colors is
to hang an array of blue and gold twirlers at your Blue and Gold Banquet.
Supplies: Plastic coffee can lids, Marker, Scissors, String, Nail
Directions:
1.
Use a nail to poke a hole in the center of a
plastic coffee can lid.
2.
With a marker, draw a spiral that starts 3/8
inch from the hole and gradually extends to the rim,
3.
Cut along the line with scissors.
4.
Knot an end of a piece of string, thread the
other end up through the hole in the center, and the twirler is ready to hang up
and spin.
5.
To spin, grasp each one at the bottom, twirl it
around and around until the string is wound tight, let go and enjoy the show.
Blue and Gold Pin
Santa Clara County Council
This is an easy to make craft, and the Moms will be proud to wear it. Adult
supervision is recommended for ironing.
Supplies:
About 60 Blue Perler Beads,
About 60 Yellow Perler Beads,
Perler heart-shaped form,
Special ironing sheet (comes with the
Perler beads),
Iron and
ironing board, Hot glue gun, Pin backing
Directions:
1.
Look at the picture above for an idea on how to
lay out your beads on the heart-shaped form.
2.
Iron the beads per the manufacturer's
instructions.
3.
Let cool completely.
4.
Carefully peel off the heart from the form.
5.
Hot glue the pin back to the side of the heart
that has been ironed on.
6.
Give to the Moms to wear to the Blue and Gold
Banquet, or any Pack Meetings.
Mini Music Shakers
Santa Clara County Council
These are
easy to make from empty film canisters and craft 
sticks.
Supplies:
2 empty film canisters;
2 Craft sticks;
Colored vinyl tape;
Black marker or paint;
Rice, beans or beads;
Scissors
Directions:
1.
Paint the craft sticks black.
2.
Decorate the sticks and the containers using
colored vinyl tape.
3.
Cut a slit in the tops to hold the craft sticks
securely.
4.
Fill containers half full with rice, beans or
beads.
5.
Replace the tops.
6.
Push in the crafts sticks.
3-Dimensional Star Centerpiece
Santa Clara County Council
This 3-dimensional star decoration is made from 2 paper stars that are
interlaced. These stars stand by themselves on a table, and make a great Blue
and Gold Banquet table centerpiece.
Supplies:
Stiff paper (like card stock, oaktag
or thin cardboard) or Styrofoam meat trays;
Scissors;
Crayons or markers (optional)
Directions:
1.
Two paper
stars are needed to make one 3-dimensional star. Either draw two identical stars
on a piece of stiff paper or print out a star template.
2.
Decorate the
two stars (if you like) on both sides, and then cut them out.
3.
Make one slit
in each star. On one star, the slit goes from an inner corner to the center
point of the star; on the other star, the slit goes from an outer corner to the
center point.
4.
Slip the two stars
together through the slits you just cut. For stability, you may have to tape the
stars a bit where they meet at the slits.
Clothespin Cub
Baltimore Area
Council
Paint a clothespin to resemble a Cub Scout. Cut out two paper arms, and glue
them to the sides, facing outward. On a small piece of paper, print the boy’s
name and glue the paper in the Cub’s hands. Glue the Cub to a cardboard circle
securely, so that the Cub will stand erect. For a favor, you can tape the Cub to
a nut cup with one leg in and one leg out of the cup. Serves as a nut cup and
nametag. Make sure there are enough for parents and guest.
Egg Cup Corsages
Baltimore Area Council
Use colored egg cartons if available, or otherwise use regular pulp cartons and
paint with acrylic paint. Each flower is a section of an egg carton with the
sides cut into rounded petals. Knot the end of a gold pipe cleaner and insert
the other end through the center of the flower. This makes the flower center and
also a stem. Combine several flowers by twisting stems, Finish with ribbon tied
into a bow. Use a safety pin to pin to Mom.
Flag Placecard
Baltimore Area
Council
QUICK PAPER FLAGS can be made by folding a
rectangular piece of construction paper in half. Crease then unfold. Cut out a
section from one end. Decorate “flag area.” Roll the other end of the
rectangle to form a flag pole. Next roll the base part to form a stand. Glue
is applied to the last roll of the pole and to the end of the base. Use various
of these quick flags to display historic flags or Den flag.
Write person’s name on the flag base.
Foam Ball
Great Salt Lake Council
Material: 1 square foot of foam carpet padding, Permanent markers, 1
nylon zip tie, Pliers
Directions:
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To make your ball more colorful, draw some squiggly
lines on the coated side of the foam and let dry.
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Use scissors to cut the foam into 24 strips, each a
foot long by a ½ inch wide,
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Then cut each strip in half to make forty-eight
6-inch strips.
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Stack all the strips together and hold them tightly
while another person wraps a nylon zip tie around the center of the stack.
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Use the pliers to pull the tie tight, and then snip
off excess.
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If the ball is not spherical, use the scissors to
trim
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it to your liking.
Tennis Ball Buddy
Great Salt Lake Council
Material:
Tennis ball any
color Screw eye hook
2 pipe
cleaners Craft foam any color
Fake
fur 2 wiggle
eyes
String Permanent
marker
Tacky glue or hot glue
gun Push pin
Directions:
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Use a push pin to make 4 starter holes in the ball
for limbs,
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Then twist in a screw eye and remove it to enlarge
each hole. Make another hole in the top of the ball but leave in the screw eye
for the hanger.
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Cut 2 pipe cleaners in half and push the ends into
the holes for the arms and legs.
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Cut hands and feet from the craft foam, poke the
ends of the pipe cleaners through the shapes, and twist the pipe cleaners back
on themselves to secure.
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Decorate using tacky glue or hot glue to attach
wiggle eyes, fake fur, and other stuff. Draw with a permanent marker. Tie a
string to the screw eye and hang where you want.
Patterns for Placemats or Masks
Baltimore Area
Council
Enlarge this pattern to approximately
7 inches for masks
Even larger for Placemats
