May 2005 Cub Scout Roundtable Issue Volume 11, Issue 10 June 2005 Theme Theme: Destination Parks Webelos: Traveler & Artist   Tiger Cub Activities SKITS Picnic at the Park Greater St. Louis Area Council You will need 6-8 Cub Scouts with paper sacks. Setting: Skit opens with boys standing together at the park. Cardboard cutout trees and bushes could be used. CUB 1: Gee, there’s nothing to do. CUB 2: Yeah, I know. CUB 3: Hey, let’s have a backyard picnic. ALL:     Yeah! CUB 4: But it’s going to rain. Cub 1:   I don’t think so. If it does, we can eat in the house. CUB 2: I’ll bring the potato chips. CUB 3: I’ll bring the hot dogs. CUB 4: I’ll bring the hot dog buns. CUB 5: I’ll bring the drinks. CUB 6: And I’ll bring something special! (All walk off stage and come back carrying sacks) CUB 2: Here are the chips. CUB 3: Here are the hot dogs. CUB 4: Here are the hot dog buns. CUB 5: Here are the drinks. CUB 6: (Drops his sack) Oh No! CUB 5: What’s wrong? CUB 6: I brought the ants!!! Hiking - The Scouting Way Piedmont Council Boys are on stage. They don’t look ready for anything. Den Chief:          Okay, guys. Is everybody ready to go hiking? (Boys start hiking up their socks.) Den Chief: What are you doing? I said HIKING! Are you ready to go HIKING? Boys:        Yes, we're hiking up our socks, our shorts, you know.... Den Chief:          NO, NO, NO! Hiking, Hiking, don't you know HIKING! Boys:        Oh, yes. 1st Boy:    (Takes football from behind his back; boys line up to begin to play.)                 Hike one...hike two...hike three. Den Chief:          NO, NO, NO, HI-KING, HI-KING. Come on guys. Get with it! 2nd Boy:   (Walks with crown on head) Boys:        Hi, King! Den Chief:          NO, NO, NO!, Hiking, walking, Scout stuff - You know - hiking! Boys:        Oh why didn't you say so? (Walk off stage hiking.) All Boys: sing – “A Hiking we will go. A Hiking we will go.” Then lots of conversation about fresh air, color of trees, blue sky, what a great time they will have hiking, etc. Dad comes along in car, stops and leans out window Boys:        Oh hi, Mr. _____. What are you doing out here? Dad:         Any one for ice cream? All boys pile into the car acting wildly excited. How Far ?? Piedmont Council Personnel:         Any number of boys Equipment:      Pedometer (can be an oversized prop for effect) Setting:             Boys are heaped in a pile - looking worn out after a long hike. Cub # 1:        Wow, that was a long hike. Cub # 2:        We sure walked a long time!! Cub # 3:        Did you see all those trees? Cub # 4:        The bear sure was neat!! Continue on until all boys have added an experience until you get to the last boy. Last Cub:   How far did we walk? Den Chief: (checks pedometer) It looks like about 2 blocks! Tracks Greater St. Louis Area Council Setting:    A Cub Scout happens across a set of tracks on the ground and tries to identify them. Cub 1 enters and notices a set of tracks on the ground. He scratches his head. CUB 1:    Hmmm, a set of tracks. I wonder what kind of tracks these are. (Cub 2 enters and looks down at the ground.) CUB 2:    What are you looking at? CUB 1:    I found this set of tracks here and I am trying to figure out what kind they are. I think they are wolf tracks. CUB 2:    Nope, you’re wrong. They look like bear tracks to me. CUB 1:    No, they’re wolf tracks! CUB 2:    No, they’re bear tracks! If you have more Scouts – add Webelos Tracks, Tiger tracks, maybe Lion Tracks for us old timers CD Have the Scouts begin to argue about what kind of tracks they are. A train enters (use 3 or more scouts to be the train) and runs over the two scouts.) All:         Hmph! I guess they were railroad tracks! Return to Top of Page - Click Here Materials found in Baloo's Bugle may be used by Scouters for Scouting activities provided that Baloo's Bugle and the original contributors are cited as the source of the material. Materials found at the U. S. Scouting Service Project, Inc. Website ©1997-2005 may be reproduced and used locally by Scouting volunteers for training purposes consistent with the programs of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) or other Scouting and Guiding Organizations. No material found here may be used or reproduced for electronic redistribution or for commercial or other non-Scouting purposes without the express permission of the U. S. Scouting Service Project, Inc. (USSSP) or other copyright holders. USSSP is not affiliated with BSA and does not speak on behalf of BSA. Opinions expressed on these web pages are those of the web authors.