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The magazine for Cub Scout Leaders
December 2009/January 2010
British forcesScouting in military bases
Outside in Ideas to bring
the outdoors in
£500 FOR YOUR PACK
WIN
Under siege at a Roman Cub camp Under siege at a Roman Cub camp Under siege at a Roman Cub camp Under siege at a Roman Cub camp THE MAIN STAGE
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Intro
4 Inside adventuresTaking the outside in
7 CompetitionWin £500 for your Pack
8 Courage under confl ictScouting in a military base
10 POPA winter-themed programme on
a plate
12 Friends, Romans, Cubs – welcome to camp
A colossal Cub camp
15 The appliance of scienceThe Scientist Badge activity
pack is upgraded
16 Happy new yearCrafts for 2010
Contents
Editors:Graeme Hamilton, UK Adviser for Cub ScoutsNicola Ashby, Programme and Development Adviser for Cub [email protected]
Published by: The Scout Association, Gilwell Park, Chingford, London E4 7QW
Contributions to:[email protected]
This issue’s contributors:Nicola Ashby Charlie DaleGraeme HamiltonRose WellsDave Wood
ADVERTISINGTom [email protected]: 020 8962 1258
Nine-year-old Katie is the youngest Cub Scout to achieve
all 33 activity badges. It took the
Hampshire Cub just 18 months to
complete and included 20 nights
away on camp. Congratulations Katie!
Graeme Hamilton introduces some updates to the Home Contact system and what it means for Cub Scouting
Everyone can be wary of change. Our surveys also tell us that Cub Scout
Leaders are busy people and often they struggle to manage all the
bureaucracy around running outdoor activities or events away from the
normal meeting place. However, the revised Home Contact system, called
InTouch, has been designed by leaders for leaders and offers the best of
both worlds – flexibility to adapt to the event and also holding on to the
primary requirement of keeping yourself and the young people safe and in
communication with their parents. I commend this welcome change to all.
What does this mean for Cub Scouting?There is no longer a specific requirement to appoint a third party Home
Contact to sit at home by the phone whenever you take Cubs away. Instead,
you will need to put in place the most appropriate system for any event,
activity or meeting you run. Although InTouch should make your life easier
through its flexibility, it is a requirement for all Cub activities, including
normal weekly meetings, and not something that can just be ignored.
InTouch will be implemented across the UK between now and 1
September 2010, and your District Commissioner will be able to let you
know when your District will be moving across from the Home
Contact system.
Full details can be found at www.scouts.org.uk/intouch and on page 64 of
the main magazine.
Staying in touch
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Inside adventures
4 Cubs December 2009/January 2010
Discover the great indoors, with Dave Wood
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IntroProgramme ideas
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Inside adventures
I remember some wise old sage of an Assistant
District Commissioner who kept telling us leaders
that if we ran meetings in our building we were
doing something wrong and that we should
always be putting the ‘OUT’ into ScOUTing, all year
round. Fine if it’s not rainy, dark and cold. He seemed
to object when I pointed out that the word ‘IN’ also
appears in the word ScoutINg and that we could run
equally excellent, challenging and fun activities for the
Cubs indoors as well as outside!
So, with the winter just about upon us, make the most
of the indoors as well as the great outdoors. Look
around to see how you can use your premises in a
different way. My old Scout building was built over an
old swimming pool which was a big empty space. A bit
of work one afternoon and it was transformed into a
cave system using groundsheets and blankets with eerie
lights and sounds.
Simply attaching ropes safely to rafters to make a rope
climb challenge, rigging up a volleyball net from wall to
wall; or even setting up basketball nets can inject some
adventure in the hall. Perhaps you have a long plain wall
that you could affix rock climbing holds to, to make a
safe horizontal wall climbing challenge course? Or, have
you an old store room that could be cleared out to
provide and extra meeting room or Sixers’ den for them
to decorate? Is there a kitchen that the Cubs could use in
small groups to cook things in? Are there windows that
could be decorated temporarily using windows chalks?
Here’s a few activities that might help you and your
Pack make the most of the wet evenings...
Event: Winter sleepover
Base it at your meeting place, and start on a
Saturday afternoon and end on Sunday
morning. Go for a ramble in the local area,
possibly incorporating a treasure hunt. The
evening meal could be a four-course dinner,
with each course prepared by a separate Six.
Courses could include:
• Starter: egg mayonnaise
• Main: spaghetti bolognaise
• Dessert: fruity cheesecake
• Sweets: chocolates, marzipan fruits and
peppermint creams.
The evening could include an indoor campfire,
storytelling and a film, using a borrowed digital
projector and a double bed sheet for a huge
screen. After breakfast on day two, try some
survival activities, such as firelighting, shelter
building and backwoods cooking.
Game: Object story
Give each Cub and leader an object found at
random in the hall cupboards. The leader starts
to tell a story and must include their item,
before asking a Cub to continue.
This Cub must continue with the story as
logically as possible, and must include their
own object. The leader then asks another Cub
to continue. With a small group you could have
two items each.
Activity: Winter bubbles
you will need• 1 0 cups of water • 1 cup of concentrated dishwashing liquid • 1/4 cup glycerine• plastic bucket• bubble wand (from a bubble pot or you can
make your own using electrical wire).
1. Ensure it’s a very cold evening – it has to be
0 degrees or below. Mix everything in the
bucket and take it outside.
2. Each Cub is given a bubble wand (or they
make it themselves) and a cupful of the mixture.
3. They then gently blow bubbles – if it’s cold
enough the bubbles will quickly freeze and
they will be able to catch and hold the bubbles.
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Game: Spot the sticker
you will need• postage stamp-sized stickers each containing a
letter making up a simple word (eg ‘SAUSAGES’).
1. Before anyone arrives, secretly place the
stickers around the building in out-of-the-way
locations. They should be in places that aren’t
obvious but are not impossible to find – under
the top of a door frame; underneath a table;
on a leader’s shoe, and so on.
2. Cubs are given ten minutes or so to walk
quietly around the hall with a paper and pen
and write down each letter.
3. They should not draw attention to where
any letters are as they will want to be the first
to find them all.
4. When they have seen all the letters, can
they rearrange the letters to discover the
mystery word?
Winter specials
Here are a few other activities that are great
winter diversions:
• The Pack’s Got Talent – Cubs perform a
magic trick, musical item, soccer ball trick,
campfire sketch in turn in front of the Pack,
and possibly parents too.
• Winter beach party – Ice creams, sandcastle
building, water relays, all with the heating
turned up and the Cubs in beach gear. Don’t
forget the barbecue!
• Bowling night – Use two-litre soft drinks
bottles and sponge footballs to stage
an inter-Six ten pin bowling tournament.
Run this as a base or with two games
running alongside each other, to keep
everyone involved.
• Balloon modelling – A bumper bag of
modelling balloons plus a pump per Six will
keep the Cubs occupied for a surprisingly
long time! Internet auction sites sell kits with
instructions very cheaply and could form part
of a Cub’s Entertainer Activity Badge.
Game: Indoor fishing
you will need (per fishing rod)• a long bamboo cane • 6m length of string• a cork • velcro• cardboard shaped fish.
1. Make a fishing rod for each Six, using a
long bamboo cane, string and, on the end, a
cork with hooked Velcro attached to it.
2. Prepare a set of cardboard fish, enough for
six per team, which have furry Velcro attached
to the mouth end.
3. Working in relay form, Sixes stand behind a
line and take it in turns to carefully cast their
rod and try to catch a fish, which is placed
some distance away.
4. When a player has caught a fish and landed it,
they pass the rod to the next player in their team.
5. Which Six catches all their fish first?
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Competition
Win £500 for your Pack
First prize - £500Second Prize - £300Third Prize - £200
Three lucky prize winners will receive £50 each plus one
of the above prizes for the Cub Scout Pack. All your
Cubs have to do is fill in the answers to the quiz below.
The quiz is based around the Home Safety Badge
activity pack.
1. If you smell gas what service should you call and
what telephone number do you contact them on?
2. Gas appliances should be serviced at least once a
year. This should be done by an engineer registered
with? (Tick one box only)
The fire service
Gas Safe (formerly known as CORGI)
National Grid
3. Why should you never play near or climb on an
electricity pylon?
4. Where is your water stop cock located? (This is the
tap used to turn on and off the water supply as it enters
your home?
5. The word search below contains five things that can
be classed as a fire hazard in the home – where are they?
D O R R C A N I S O B E L R O S D
G R H A H M S G E M M A B Q C F G
S M O K I N G M A T E R I A L S P
Z X Q W P B H J L I H C N V M I O
H A R Q P T Y J V B I D I F O X B
E H G K A K L A S F L P O A I Q S
A Q W T N E R U I E O A S P D F G
T H J K L Z X C S V B N M Q W T Y
E F G J U K D F P M H O E J I R G
R E P B L O C K E D C H I M N E Y
The hazards – CHIP PAN, HEATER, BLOCKED CHIMNEY, SMOKING MATERIALS, CANDLES.
6. If you have a fire in your home and there is a lot of
smoke why is it best to crawl along the floor?
7. If you go on holiday name one thing you should to
keep your home safe?
Entries should be sent by email to [email protected]
or by post to Sally Hilton, Home Safety Competition, The
Scout Association, Gilwell Park, Chingford, London E4 7QW.
Entries must contain:
Name and address of the entering Cub Scout
Name of the Cub Scout Pack
Contact no. of Cub Scout Leader
Signature of parent/guardian allowing photograph of
winner to be used for promotional purposes
For terms and conditions visit www.scouts.org.uk/homesafety
Enter National Grid’s Home Safety competition and your Cubs can win cash for your Pack
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Jess Kelly grew up in a military family and spent her
childhood moving around the world. Here, she recalls her nomadic early years and
looks at methods to ensure Scouting is a stabilising force
N ot a decade goes by without conflict and
war occurring somewhere in the world.
It’s hard enough for adults to understand
what, how and why this happens, but it is
even harder for our young people to comprehend.
Growing up, my dad was in the Royal Air Force, and I
spent my entire childhood moving around both the UK
and the world. Although exciting, this is also extremely
unsettling. I remember as a child wondering where my
dad was and being upset by the reports on the news.
One thing that did remain with me was my
involvement in activities outside of school, where I was
a Guide and this remained the case throughout my
childhood, regardless of where I was living. I’ve taken
some time to revisit some old haunts and share some
thoughts on how to introduce these subjects into your
programme.
There are hundreds of Scout Groups based at many of
Courage under conflict
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our British Forces bases, inside and outside the UK. These
groups will often consist of a mixture of military and
civilian children and leaders. This mix provides both
opportunities and challenges to those working with them.
Being awareAt times of conflict we need to be especially aware of
the pressures on young people today, parents away on
detachment, being posted away from friends and
familiarity. All of this is very unsettling for young
people and some find it harder than others to adjust
to the change.
This continuous pattern of change means that the
leaders need to be flexible with their programme,
adapting to suit the needs of the young people as well as
the issues and situations surrounding them. They also may
find themselves having to be flexible about the way of
working, with leaders being unavailable at short notice.
It is important that Scouting provides stability, no
matter where in the world. The environment of a Cub
Pack should be welcoming, comforting and familiar to
its members.
Setting the programmeThere are a variety of ways of dealing with issues arising
from conflict, best spread out within the programme
and not crammed into one meeting. Before you
introduce these subjects inform parents so that they can
let you know if there are any issues you should be
aware of.
When friends and family are awayEveryone has someone in their life who lives or works
away, and this can fit into the programme by giving the
Cubs some time to write, draw or make something for
those they miss.
It is equally important to remember that those who
are not with us miss us too, and often miss crucial parts
of our lives. I now joke with my dad that he still thinks
I’m three; in reality he’s probably only seen me for three
years out of my life and can sometimes find it hard to
relate to me.
While people are away it is handy to keep a note of
things that the Cubs are doing. This could quite simply
be a diary which they fill in or a box which they put
items in which they have done or a photo montage. This
will enable the Cubs to update the parent / friend of what
they have been up to. It is also important to remember this
at key times such as promise and award ceremonies.
Where possible, plan to hold these when parents are
available, if not, make a video diary, take photos etc which
can be shared with those who are not around.
Activity idea - Thought box A simple idea to allow the Cubs to share their thoughts
and feelings without having to stand out from the
crowd. Make a simple ballot box and ask the Cubs to
write or draw their feelings. The notes placed in the box
may help influence the programme or raise issues which
need to be addressed.
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more info
The environment of a Cub Pack should be welcoming, comforting
and familiar to its members
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Programmes on a platePOPThis issue’s theme is Winter Wildlife
Opening ceremony 10 mins Beliefs and Attitudes Themes Discuss the theme for the meeting
Patai 15 mins Global Outdoor and Adventure
Activities with others;Games;Outdoors
You will need (per pair):- An old bicycle tyre or plastic hoop - Two short sticks.
What you do:- Split the Pack into pairs. - Two players stand opposite each other, each holding a stick. - The fi rst player twirls the hoop on their stick and throws it into the middle ground between him/her and the
other player. The hoop should bounce. - The second player tries to catch it with their stick as it bounces up. - The second player returns the hoop the the fi rst player in the same way. - Points are scored each time a player manages to catch the hoop on their stick. A little practise may be required - younger players will need some supervision. For safety reason, this game should be played in an open space where there is no risk of injuring other people or property.
Activity taken from A World of Ideas, published by GirlGuiding UK.
Make a Bird Feeder 30 mins Community Make things You will need:- Bird seed - Breadcrumbs - Washing up bottle (one for each feeder) - Photograph of a bird feeder- Scissors - Knitting needle - Margarine tub - Piece of cord about 50cm long - Two pieces of dowel about 20cm long each.
What you do:- Mix together some bird seed and breadcrumbs. - Show the Cub Scouts the picture of the bird feeder. - Cut the top off a clean washing up liquid bottle. - Pierce two holes in the bottom and thread cord into the bottle to hang it from. - Make two holes in the margarine tub about 5cm apart and thread the cord through these and tie it off – this
forms a lid for the feeder that slides up and down. - Cut four holes in the bottle and push the dowel through to form two perches. - Cut four further holes above the perches through which the birds can feed. - Put some stones in the bottom of the feeder then fi ll it with bird seed and breadcrumbs. - Either hang it somewhere close to your meeting place or if the Cub Scouts have made individual ones they can
take them home to hang up and watch.
Wildlife Diary 30 mins Creative Outdoor and Adventure
Activities with others;
Make things; Outdoors; Themes
You will need:- Colouring pencils- Felt-tipped pens- Marker pens- Pencils- Pens- White paper.
What you do:- Note down the different creatures that visit a patch of land throughout the year, and Cubs will begin to notice
the changes – from day to day, season to season and year to year. Ask the young people to write down and draw what they see, especially unusual behaviour, such as male robins fi ghting, or the fi rst swifts returning in the spring.
- Look under logs and rocks for insects, as well as looking to the sky for birds. - This is an excellent way to get Cubs interested in the world around them.
Closing ceremony 10 mins Beliefs and Attitudes
Themes; Prayer, worship and refl ection
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Adventure
Test it outWe would love you to let us know what you
think of this programme on a plate. If you
are trying it out, please spare 10 minutes to
email us your thoughts. Provide your name,
role, Group and number of Cubs and of
course what worked and if anything didn’t.
Email [email protected]
Activity/Game Time Zone Method Instructions
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Opening ceremony 10 mins Beliefs and Attitudes Themes Discuss the theme for the meeting
Patai 15 mins Global Outdoor and Adventure
Activities with others; Games; Outdoors
You will need (per pair):- An old bicycle tyre or plastic hoop - Two short sticks.
What you do:- Split the Pack into pairs. - Two players stand opposite each other, each holding a stick. - The first player twirls the hoop on their stick and throws it into the middle ground between him/her and the
other player. The hoop should bounce. - The second player tries to catch it with their stick as it bounces up. - The second player returns the hoop the the first player in the same way. - Points are scored each time a player manages to catch the hoop on their stick. A little practise may be required - younger players will need some supervision. For safety reason, this game should be played in an open space where there is no risk of injuring other people or property.
Activity taken from A World of Ideas, published by GirlGuiding UK.
Make a Bird Feeder 30 mins Community Make things You will need:- Bird seed - Breadcrumbs - Washing up bottle (one for each feeder) - Photograph of a bird feeder- Scissors - Knitting needle - Margarine tub - Piece of cord about 50cm long - Two pieces of dowel about 20cm long each.
What you do:- Mix together some bird seed and breadcrumbs. - Show the Cub Scouts the picture of the bird feeder. - Cut the top off a clean washing up liquid bottle. - Pierce two holes in the bottom and thread cord into the bottle to hang it from. - Make two holes in the margarine tub about 5cm apart and thread the cord through these and tie it off – this
forms a lid for the feeder that slides up and down. - Cut four holes in the bottle and push the dowel through to form two perches. - Cut four further holes above the perches through which the birds can feed. - Put some stones in the bottom of the feeder then fill it with bird seed and breadcrumbs. - Either hang it somewhere close to your meeting place or if the Cub Scouts have made individual ones they can
take them home to hang up and watch.
Wildlife Diary 30 mins Creative Outdoor and Adventure
Activities with others;
Make things; Outdoors; Themes
You will need:- Colouring pencils- Felt-tipped pens- Marker pens- Pencils- Pens- White paper.
What you do:- Note down the different creatures that visit a patch of land throughout the year, and Cubs will begin to notice
the changes – from day to day, season to season and year to year. Ask the young people to write down and draw what they see, especially unusual behaviour, such as male robins fighting, or the first swifts returning in the spring.
- Look under logs and rocks for insects, as well as looking to the sky for birds. - This is an excellent way to get Cubs interested in the world around them.
Closing ceremony 10 mins Beliefs and Attitudes
Themes; Prayer, worship and reflection
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Activity/Game Time Zone Method Instructions
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The first troops arrived on a warm summer’s evening and assembled
before the Coliseum. Centurian Akela read a greeting from a crisp
unfurled scroll and officially started the Wike Scout Camp Roman
weekend, writes Rose Wells
Friends, Romans, Cubs - welcome to camp
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Friends, Romans, Cubs - welcome to camp
H olding an annual themed camp presents a
challenge Cub Scout Leader Patrick Tivey
is pleased to take on. This year’s Roman
camp was a colossal success due to the
dedication and hard work of the Scouts, leaders and
parents of the 24th North Leeds Scout Group.
Just as Rome wasn’t built in a day, it took three
months from the initial planning to build, paint and
make the scenery and costumes. Calling for reserves
from an army of around 60 parents, Patrick and his
team created an exciting and totally adventurous
weekend for over 80 Beavers, Cubs and Scouts.
Props and costumesThe group relies on the ready supply of extra hands. As
Patrick proudly says, ‘We’re lucky we have parents who
are willing to help us throughout the year, not just
preparing for camp.’
The main stage was framed by securing a 20-metre
roll of lino and turning it into the Coliseum. The crowd
of spectators was brought to life by photocopying a
sheet of paper with Roman figures several times. A local
market provided the bright red fabric which became the
costumes and toy plastic police helmets were cut down
and painted for the centurians’ headgear. To swell the
ranks, a photo was enlarged and copied to make 30
life-sized soldiers.
Let the training commenceFully equipped with swords and shields, the legionnaires
were put into training. Siege catapults were built to fire
water balloons and the Cubs practised archery and the
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classical Roman Testudo (tortoise) formation. Patrick
and Beaver Scout Leader, Mike Boam, gave a
spectacular gladiatorial display. Battle commenced as
weapons were cast aside and hundreds of wet
sponges flew through the air, raining down on the
opposing side.
Past successesPatrick and the team have a great record of putting
on a variety of camps. ‘The year 2007 prompted a
James Bond theme when we enlisted the help of the
local police and fire brigade. Another success was the
Knights of the Round Table camp complete with a
banquet.’ The Apache Fort camp cost almost nothing
to put together, as Patrick recalls ‘We collected 350
carpet roll tubes over the year and mounted them on
a frame to form a fort half the size of a football pitch.
The only real cost was for the pots of wood stain.’
Plans are already forming for the 2012 Olympic
camp, and Patrick has ideas for building an Acropolis
with their own Olympic flame.
What did it cost?Example: Roll of lino - £70; toy police helmets
- £50; material for armour - £20. With a little
imagination and a raid on pound shops and
markets, costs can be kept to a minimum while
providing a great event.
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Scientist Badge
The Scientist Badge Activity Pack can be downloaded from www.scouts.org.uk/rollsroyce
Order your pack today
The appliance of science
What happens if you take one hugely successful activity pack and try and make it even better? The new and improved Scientist Badge pack. Badge sponsors Rolls Royce set the experiment
W hen the Rolls-Royce sponsored
Scientist Badge Activity Pack was
launched more than two years ago, we
hoped it would inspire leaders and
Cubs alike to attempt the Scientist Badge. We wanted
to make the badge even more accessible by creating
some simple science investigations with easy-to-follow
instructions that were fun to try. Our ambition was to
encourage more Cubs and leaders to have a go at the
badge, particularly those with no experience of these
kinds of activities.
We were delighted when the packs flew off the
shelves, and absolutely astounded when we had to
order more copies within weeks! Two years later,
110,000 printed copies have been sent out. But we felt
it was looking a little tired and in need of an update.
Step 1: Do your research The Scout Association carried out a programmes survey
in May 2009, to find out what you liked about the
Scientist Badge Activity Pack and how it was being used
with Cubs.
You told us it was simple to use and easy to build a
programme around. You liked the practical workbook
style and found the activities included relevant to the
badge. Many leaders said the activity pack made doing
the badge easier and helped to involve parents since it
could be sent home too. We were especially pleased
that the pack had encouraged some of you to do the
Scientist Badge for the very first time.
Step 2: Set the experiment Armed with your feedback, we set out to refresh the
activity pack, include a few new activities and improve
the design.
The format has been changed to make it easier to
download. What we have not changed is the basic
concept; the new-look pack still includes easy-to-follow
instructions to complete a selection of the badge
requirements, which can be used by individuals or as a
Pack activity.
Step 3: Start testing Download the new pack. We hope you like it as much
as the old one, and we look forward to hearing what
you think of it.
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Happy new year
Tree of life
you will need• paintbrushes• paint• pens• lots of different sized sheets of paper.
1. Paint the trunk and branches of a tree on a
large piece of paper.
2. Cub Scouts write on leaf-shaped pieces of
paper things that they felt were enjoyable, or
difficult, or special, or good about the last year.
They could also write apologies for things they
did wrong.
3. Leaders arrange and stick these leaves at the
foot of the trunk on the left of the tree, like a pile
of fallen winter leaves.
4. Cub Scouts write their wishes, hopes,
promises, resolutions and expectations for next
year on more leaf-shaped pieces of paper, and
the leaders can stick these in the branches at
the right hand-side of the tree. These are the
spring leaves of hope and promise for 2010.
How will your tree look? Will you live up to
its expectations?
Future fantasy challenge
you will need• scraps of material• paper• clean recyclable household waste (cartons,
cardboard, plastic bottles, plastic bottle-tops, etc)• PVA glue• sticky tape• string• paint and/or coloured pens. 1. What inventions would help people, especially children? Using scrap materials, glue, string, paper, coloured pens and anything else to hand, ask the Cub Scouts to come up with a design and a description for an invention that would be the ultimate in cool for Cub Scouts. Put a time limit on it. 2. They can work in Sixes or pairs to produce their idea first and then their model. The description of what their invention does is as important as the model, so don’t forget the written description. 3. When the allocated time period is up, each
group needs to explain and display their idea to
the other Cubs so that they can understand it.
What do the other Cubs think? Thumbs up or
thumbs down?
Finish 2009 and start 2010 on a high,
with Charlie Dale’s timely make and do
T his is the time of year when we look back
over the things we’ve done, wonder how a
year could go so quickly, and look forward
to what the next year has to bring.
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Backwards and forwards
you will need• 14 small blank cards per Six• marker pen• floor markers (rope, sports cones, etc).
1. Divide your floor space in half across the
middle, either with a rope or by marking the
half-way point at either end in some way
(indoor sports cones or chairs work well). It
should be obvious to the players where the
halfway point is.
2. Write each letter from D E C 2 0 0 9 on an
individual card. Do the same for J A N 2 0 1 0
and put a coloured dot on the two ‘0’ cards in
the JAN 2010 set to make sure there’s no
cheating later. You should now have 14 cards,
each with a single letter or number on it.
3. Repeat step 2 to produce a set for each Six.
4. Divide the Cub Scouts into their Sixes and
stand in relay at one end of the meeting place.
5. Give each Cub Scout in each Six one card from
their DEC 2009 set, the Sixer should get two.
6. Place all the JAN 2010 cards in a pile opposite
the team at the other end of the meeting place,
ready for them to collect one at a time.
7. The aim of the game is for each Cub Scout in
turn to run backwards to the halfway point,
turn and then run forwards to their team’s end
point, where they swap their DEC 2009 card
for a new JAN 2010 card.
8. They then run backwards to the halfway
point, turn, and run forwards to rejoin their
team at the back of the line. The Sixer should
start the game, swap one DEC 2009 card and
hold on to the second until all the other Cub
Scouts in the Six have run.
9. Once all Cubs have taken their turn, the Sixer
runs again with the last card, and returns to base
to finish the game. It’s all over when the cards are
down on the floor spelling out JAN 2010!
Photography courtesy of Mill End Cubs and Thrive Homes and United House
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Naturalist Badge
Nuts about nature Turn detective and join in with the third national Great Nut Hunt
Cub Scout Naturalist Activity Badge
sponsors, Natural England are looking
for Cub Scouts to explore their local
woodlands to find evidence of the sleepy
Hazel Dormouse.
Get outdoors!Hundreds of people are already out
searching for nuts - the tell-tale signs that
the secretive creatures are around. Find out
how to identify them with a resource pack
from the People’s Trust for Endangered
Species www.ptes.org/greatnuthunt
Searching out the hazel dormouse is just
one of lots of activities offered to Cub
Scouts by Natural England. Explore farms,
discover England’s undersea landscape,
join an online wildlife gardening site,
attend a music festival, visit your very own
national nature reserve... there’s loads to
do, check out www.naturalengland.org.
uk/millionchildren for more ideas of how
you can join in the One Million Children
Outdoors initiative. Go on, get outdoors
and be a part of it!
Arrowhead Flashing LED
Adult ScarfItem code: 1027389
£12
Scout Tartan Lambswool
ScarfItem code: 1025810
was £12.23 £11
With the Scout Arrowhead logo, the necker is perfect for wearing
on a campsite, day or night.Batteries are replaceable ref:1027403 at two for £1
Simple on/off switch.
A 136x30CM Lambswool Scarf woven in the offi cial
Scout Tartan (this is not a Scout Necker).
Each Scarf has a label sewn on to it stating it is the offi cial Scout tartan.
Ideal for wearing on cold days or as a gift.
A Waterman Pen in a gift box, in the popular rollerball style.
Printed with the Scouts ‘be prepared’ logo. Ideal for
your own use or as a gift.
Suitable for laptops with a 15” screen size, with three
separate compartments, the middle one being padded.
Handle or shoulder strap for easy carrying
Be Prepared Waterman
Rollerball PenItem code: 1024579
£22
Be Prepared Laptop Bag
Item code: 1027383
£1501903 766 921
All profi ts go back into Scouting. The Scout Association Registered Charity number 306101 (England and Wales) and SC038437 (Scotland).
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