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LEADER IDEAS II
Cubinaplois
As you can imagine, it must have something to do
with cars, so--
1. Find a cardboard box for each boy that is large
enough to fit around his middle--he will be inside the box. The box
should be no more than 12" to 15" tall. Fold top and
bottom flaps inside, stand in the box and pull it up to where the
boy can put his arms over the outside of the box and hold it up with
his hands on the bottom edge. Optionally, you can rig some sort of
suspenders so the boy has his hands free and can "wear"
the box.
2. Use your resources and imagination and decorate the
box to look like a race car. Use solo cups for headlights, paper
plates for wheels, tuna cans for tail lights, tape for chrome,
whatever your imagination can come up with. Put on bumpers, windows,
etc. Make it safe in case the boy falls down while wearing the
car.
3. Choose a large grassy area (school yard, park, etc.) for
the race. Set up a race track, complete with pit areas on opposite
sides of the track. Whatever your markers are, be sure they are
safe.
4. Race your cars two at a time. Each race will consist of
7 laps around the track and three "pit stops". The pit
crew is made up of members of the boy's family. It goes like
this: - Run one lap - pit stop - Wash windshield (Family
washes the boy's face with "wet one", wash cloth,
etc.)
- Run two laps - stop - refuel (family provides small cup of
juice, lemonade, etc. with straw--boy drinks all)
- Run two laps -
stop - change tires (family puts large socks over boy's shoes and
sends him off again - in lieu of socks, paper hospital booties work
great.)
- Run two laps to finish line.
5. Pit crew should have
signs telling how many laps have been completed and when to
stop.
6. Do it just for fun, or time the boys and award funny
prizes for winners. Also give prizes for car designs (most unique,
funniest, etc.), best pit crew, anything you can think of to make
the boys feel good about their efforts. After the race, have
watermelon for everyone and have a watermelon seed spitting
contest.
Most importantly--have FUN!
Judy Yeager who is a good ole' Bobwhite, too, posted
the above idea on Scouts-L and we thought it would be great to share
it with Baloo Bugle readers. . She found it in Scouting Magazine
several years ago--She's guessing 6-7 years ago. This activity is
one to keep in mind when planning your Summertime
Activities.
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