THANKS EVENTSPLANNING YOUR SPECIAL EVENT

CONTENTS

The Wildest Birthday Ever! 3

Introduction 3

What is a ‘Thanks Event’? 5

When to hold a ‘Thanks Event? 5

How can Cubs get involved? 5

Who to invite? 6

Food and drinks ideas 7

Starters 7

Main Courses 9

Sweets 11

An evening at camp 12

Theming the tables and room 13

Theming the room 19

Entertainment ideas 20

First impressions 20

Quizzes Games and Templates 21

Bingo template 22

Pyramid gift box template 23

Skits, Songs and more 24

Act Up 24

Short Skit Ideas 25

Long Skit Ideas 27

Songs 31

The Wildest Birthday Ever! Introduction

2016 is Cubs 100! That’s 100 years of fun, 100 years of adventure and 100 years of trying something

new . . . that’s why we’re calling it the Wildest Birthday Ever.

To help you celebrate we’ve produced four resources packed full of programme ideas and activities to

help you make the most of this amazing year. They’re designed to support different events and

opportunities throughout 2016, as well as offering a whole year's worth of programme ideas that you can

use in your Pack.

Cubs themselves have a massive role to play in this special year. The resources will help you get them

involved in the planning so they can help choose and organise the activities. Cubs can gain badges and

awards by tackling the activities within these resources whilst supporting with their local community and

the A Million Hands project.

It’s all about giving Cubs the opportunity to shape and enjoy the excitement, fun and adventure of Cubs.

With your help we want as many leaders and Cubs as possible to take part in Cubs 100.

What Scouting mean to Cubs

When we asked, Cubs told us that Scouting is as a place they can have fun, make new friends, do

challenging activities and get muddy (without getting into trouble...!)

So why do Cubs stay in scouting?

Cubs have told us that they stay involved in Scouting because of the wide range of challenging

programme activities, such as nights away, spending time outside, earning badges, meeting new people

and making friends and trying adventurous activities. They also like it because it’s something different

from school. So what does this tell us? Cubs expect a programme that is fun, exciting, adventurous and

rewarding. That’s what keeps them in Scouting.

Making the most of Cubs 100

Cubs 100 is the perfect opportunity to attract new Cubs and keep existing ones. We can do this best by

being highly visible in our local communities and demonstrating that Cubs is a fun, exciting and

adventurous. We need to show that it’s a great place to meet and make new friends and offers a wide

range of challenging activities. As a leader you can encourage more young people and adults to get

involved, setting Cubs on course for a second amazing century.

Four simple ideas to grow Scouting during Cubs 100

As a leader, you can personalise your events during 2016 and provide opportunities to those outside

Scouting. You might:

1. Invite members of the local community along to a Thanks Event - a great time to thank

adults and leaders for their time in Scouting plus showcasing the Cubs achievements. Why not

invest a new leader or a Cub or present an award to young people or adults or both?

2. Allow young people to bring a friend along to the Adventure Camp, so they too can share in

the fun packed programme. They can experience the adventure of a night away, cooking on an

open fire and building their own shelter. You can also use this opportunity to invite parents/carers

of the friends to help, either at camp or in the planning.

3. Showcase Cubs’ skills and achievements in local schools, fetes or family event days.

4. Engage local people or parent/carers involved in teaching young people skills such as wood

craft, creative writing, photography etc.

There are plenty of exciting things you can do through the celebration of Cubs 100 to ensure we provide

opportunities to adults and young people to try something new, challenge themselves and get involved.

Sharing your experience

If you want to share the excitement of what you are doing at your Thanks Event, Adventure Camp

Promise Party or the other great things you are doing throughout the year, you can get support in the

following ways;

For support on how to publish content yourself on social media get your story covered by local

media outlets please see http://scouts.org.uk/cubs100comms

For possible publication on national Scout channels submit your pictures, words or video via

stories.scouts.org.uk

For local support for possible publication on local scout channels or local media submit your

pictures, words or video via stories.scouts.org.uk

We hope that you have a great time using these Cubs 100 resources and enjoy the Wildest Birthday

Ever!

What is a ‘Thanks Event’?

The Thanks Events are designed to recognise the people who have made the Cub section what it is

today, celebrating the living history of Cubs in your area.

The exact nature of the event is decided locally and it can be used to recognise past leaders who have

retired or thank existing leaders who are running Cubs a weekly basis.

When to hold a ‘Thanks Event?

We expect that the ‘Thanks Event’ will be organised between January and March 2016. The event could

provide some good media interest to help launch the celebration year in your local area.

Monday 22nd February is Founders Day and may make a useful link to the theme.

How can Cubs get involved?

Young people should be encouraged to take a key role in the organisation of the events, something they

should be proud of. They could:

prepare the food and drinks

prepare the venue with homemade decorations made at weekly meetings

welcome and entertain guests

but most of all have fun

Who runs the event?

This event can be run at group, district or county level. It could be an ideal opportunity for Scout Active

Support Units to get involved, or for district teams to thank people. The scale of the event will determine

who organises it, for example:

a) A Group event to focus on their own history could be run by a group executive.

b) A District event to thank all existing Cub Leaders may be run by a District team or a Scout Active

Support unit.

c) A County/Area/Region may run an event to thank District teams.

Events could include:

1) An activity evening where guests are paired/grouped with Cubs who take them through some of their

favourite activities, both past and present, including cooking bases and making a scarf.

2) A campfire evening interspersed with Cubs doing sketches/presentations followed by sausages on

sticks, s’mores/marshmallows and hot chocolate.

3) A quiz evening with “tea” style food in the middle. Cubs could set some of the questions and ask

them.

Scout Shops Ltd will be offering a range of party supplies to help with theming events.

Who to invite?

This is an opportunity to thank past and present Cubs, leaders, managers and supporters. It is also a

chance to get your local community involved and show them what Scouting is about, the achievements

of their local Cubs and how much fun Scouting brings to everyone.

You might like to share your Thanks Event with some guests who may have some very special

memories of Cubs in your Pack/Group/District/ County or Region. Drawing up a guest list will take some

time and research. Of course the number of guests is dependent on the capacity of the venue that you

choose so make sure you have looked carefully at any venue limitations (and don’t forget the Cubs in the

numbers).

You could start by chatting to other leaders in the Group/District and asking them who they remember as

leaders, supporters and past members, and if anyone has any contacts. The place where you meet

might have some neighbours who have been there for a long time and may well be able to share their

memories with you of the people who have been involved with the Pack. Indeed your neighbours might

be very pleased to be invited too, to share in the celebrations.

Send a press release to the local paper about what you are doing and when, and ask people to get in

touch. Think about using social media such as Twitter and Facebook to spread the word quickly. If you

have a web site, use it to ask for stories and memories and people who can share their experiences with

the present Cubs.

Some Packs keep a weekly diary and it would be worth looking back over the years to old diaries to see

if there are names of leaders and Cubs mentioned that you could try and follow up. You may find that

there is a keen collector of scouting memorabilia in your Group/District/Area/County/region who might

bring along some items or chat to the Cubs about the last 100 years of Cubs.

What you can discover about your history might depend on the age of your Pack

Please note that throughout this resource reference will be made to Groups/Districts/County/Regions.

County where stated also reflects Area in Wales and Region in Scotland.

Food and drinks ideas Always remember to check for those with allergies/intolerances and cater accordingly

These are great activities for those Cubs working towards gaining their

Chef Activity badge, Teamwork and Team leader Challenge award.

Starters

Camp fire dips

Ingredients

■ breadsticks

■ twiglets

■ french fry crisps

■ carrot sticks

■ cheese

■ red peppers

■ cracker biscuits

■ Cheese strings

■ dip

Make an edible camp fire using a mixture of breadsticks, twiglets, french fry crisps, carrot sticks, cheese

and red peppers. Base the camp fire on a large cracker biscuit. For these examples we used

breadsticks for the main logs, twiglets and french fry crisps for the packing and carrot shavings/sticks

with red peppers for the flames. We added packets of cheese strings around as logs. The fire was

served with small bowls of the main ingredients and dips.

Pea and mint soup

Green has always been the colour associated with Cubs so why not serve a green starter. You can eat

this soup hot or cold, and it tastes great served around a camp fire.

Ingredients

You will need (for approximately. six portions):

■ 250g (9oz) frozen peas such as petit pois

■ 450ml (15floz) hot vegetable stock (you can use a cube)

■ pinch of nutmeg

■ handful of fresh mint leaves, chopped roughly, or use 1

tablespoon of dried mint if you haven’t got fresh

■ freshly ground black pepper

■ four slices of crusty bread to serve

1 Put the peas in a bowl. Pour over boiling water, cover and leave to stand for about five minutes. Tip

into a colander over a sink to drain off the water.

2 Using a blender, whizz the peas, stock, nutmeg and mint until smooth and all combined together.

Add more stock if you think the soup is too thick. Season well with black pepper.

3 Stir well and serve in bowls or mugs.

To make it a bit different you can:

■ add one tablespoon of crème fraiche to each portion of soup to make it nice and creamy

■ add a slice of cut up cooked streaky bacon

Cubs’ favourite canapés

Remind leaders of the food which Cubs have enjoyed over the years, and give your starters a Cub

theme:

■ sausages on sticks

■ twists

■ hot dogs

■ baked beans

■ fish fingers

■ chicken nuggets

■ cheese burgers

The trick is to make these ideas a little more sophisticated by serving them in small portions as canapés.

Main Courses

Savoury pancakes

Making pancakes has always been a favourite Cub activity. You could serve savoury pancakes with

fillings of:

■ cheese

■ bacon

■ onion

■ mushroom

■ peppers

■ sweet corn

Pizzas

Make pizza designs to develop the theme of the event. You

could base your design on the centenary badge or choose

some other iconic Cub images such as the Membership

Award and backwoods cooking badge.

Bangers and mash hedgehogs

Ingredients

■ mash potato

■ baked beans

■ sausages

■ cherry tomato

Take a spoonful of mash potato and place in the middle of the plate. Make a well in the middle of the

mash and add a spoon of Baked Beans or Spaghetti Hoops. Add more mash potato to cover baked

beans and shape into a hedgehog oval.

Cut the sausages in half. These will become the hedgehog’s legs. Add the sausage to the potato and

use a fork to make the prickle coat.

Use a half cherry tomato for the nose. Hey Presto! You have a bangers and mash hedgehog.

Snake open sandwich

Ingredients

■ pizza base/bagels/bread/wraps

■ variety of sandwich fillings

Shape the base as a snake (Kaa) and then add different toppings

along the length, such as egg mayo, tuna mayo, egg and cress. Each

Six could design a section.

Pinwheel sandwiches

Pinwheel sandwiches are cute and they make fabulous finger foods.

Ingredients

■ bread

■ variety of sandwich fillings

■ cling film

Remove the crusts from the bread. Flatten the bread with a rolling pin. Put your topping onto the bread.

Roll up each slice, wrap in cling film and put in the fridge. Cut into 1cm thick pinwheels before serving.

Sweets

Iced badge biscuits and cup cakes

Make or use shop bought biscuits or cakes. Badge designs can be

printed onto sweetened rice paper using edible inks. Alternatively you

can ice various designs straight on to the cakes.

Campfire Biscuits

Ingredients

■ biscuits

■ icing sugar

■ chocolate fingers

■ strawberry ribbon

Cover the base of your biscuit with icing.

Break the chocolate fingers into halves and press the first two onto the icing to make the base of your

campfire

To make the second layer, dab a small amount of icing onto the bottom side of the next two pieces and

place them across the first pieces you laid. Build up the last layer in the same way. You now have the

structure of your campfire. Allow the icing to set a little for a few minutes.

Tear a strawberry ribbon into long thin pieces and weave them in and around the structure to give the

impression of flames licking the wood.

An evening at camp

Chocolate tents

Ingredients

■ mint chocolate After Eights

■ bar of chocolate

■ biscuits

■ chocolate drops

■ matchmakers

■ icing sugar

Finish your celebration meal by serving cups of drinking chocolate with marshmallows around a

campfire. Use After Eight mints to make tents, melting chocolate to join them together. Use sweet

biscuits, chocolate drops, matchmakers and icing sugar for campfires.

Dirt Puddings

Ingredients

■ 1 packet (3.9 oz.) Angel Delight or similar

■ 2 cups cold milk

■ 15 OREO Cookies, finely crushed

■ 10 worm-shaped chewy sweets

Beat Angel Delight mix and milk in a large bowl with a whisk for

two minutes. Let it stand for five minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup of the cookie crumbs. Spoon into 10 (6 to 7oz)

paper or plastic cups and top with remaining cookie crumbs. Refrigerate for one hour. Top with worm

sweets just before serving.

Theming the tables and room Get the Cubs creative juices flowing with some of these great creative ideas

These are great activities for Cubs who are working towards gaining their Artist, Pioneer activity

badge or Teamwork challenge award.

Pioneering table decorations

Make a mini pioneering structure for the centre of the table. Use small

garden canes with string or cotton for lashings. Around the structure you

could have a few twiglet/ breadstick pioneering poles available to eat along

with some dips.

Egg shell place names

1 Hard boil the number of eggs required or use soft boiled egg

shells if the tops have been cut off evenly or the broken edge

could be hidden in the egg box.

2 Cut the egg boxes into individual egg cases and trim to fit the

cooked eggs. Colour the outside and all cut edges green to

match Cub jumpers.

3 Put the egg into the jumper and lightly mark on the egg where

it sits in the case so that you know where to place the face

markings.

4 Draw a face on the egg, add hair and also arms and mitt hands on the jumper. For the face and hair

you could use any suitable materials such as wool-pop eyes.

5 Make the scarf from tissue paper in the colours of the Scout Group and place around the egg at

jumper level.

6 Fasten with tape to make a woggle effect.

7 Make a flag/marker using a long match and sticky label to either indicate a place name or food items.

Treat trees

Get each six to make and decorate a treat tree for the table.

To make a table top tree you need:

■ empty jam jar or other container

■ paint or paper to cover plaster of Paris or Plasticine (beware, as plaster of Paris can crack glass)

■ piece of dowel between 15cm and 25cm long

■ small polystyrene ball (available in craft shops)

■ cocktail sticks

■ aluminium foil

■ Maltesers, marshmallows or flying saucers

1 Paint or cover your container to suit your colour scheme.

2 Put enough plaster or Plasticine in the base to secure the piece of dowel in it and make sure it

doesn’t topple over.

3 Cover the polystyrene ball with foil.

4 Put the polystyrene ball onto the piece of dowel.

5 Very gently put one end of a cocktail stick onto a Malteser and push into the ball.

6 Now cover as much of the ball as you want to with your chosen sweets.

You could make a cheese tree, cutting up small lumps of different kinds of cheese, or a fruit tree from

well-drained pineapple pieces and cherries. Try wrapped lollies too which can be taken home.

Origami napkins

Napkins are essential for any party and you might like to get your Cubs napkin folding. Detailed

instructions for each of the designs below are available at – www.napkinfoldingguide.com

The Fleur De Lis napkin fold Ppyramid napkin fold

Fold a fabric candle Fold a fabric napkin into a fan

Thanks Crackers

You will need:

■ joke and a thank you message written by the Cubs for each

cracker

■ kitchen roll cardboard tube cut in two (makes two crackers)

■ ribbon, tinsel or parcel ribbon to tie the ends

■ small gift or sweet

■ wrapping paper wide enough to cover the tube, leaving at

least 10 cm of paper at each end

■ glue

■ Optional - snap you can buy them in craft shops

1 Cover the tube with the paper and glue it down.

2 Insert the gift and message into the tube.

3 Insert the snap if you are using one.

4 Cut lengths of ribbon or tinsel or both and tie these around the paper at each end of the tube.

5 Knot them into place and tie in a bow.

Gift Boxes

These boxes are ideal for some homemade sweets or a small

gift for your party guests to take home. Easy to make and

everyone will be different. Use the template found on page 21 of

this resource.

You need to print the template on A4 160g paper (80g paper is

a little flimsy).

Decorate the pyramid sides with felt pens or stick on pictures of

Cub activities.

Table confetti

Print tiny copies of the old Cub Badges and use them as table confetti.

Camping snow globes

You will need:

■ clean jam jar with lid

■ small ornaments, such as cake decorations, a Lego Minifig or

something made out of Fimo

■ modeling clay

■ tube of glitter

■ three teaspoons of liquid glycerin

■ water

■ material and elastic band to cover the lid

1. Put enough modeling clay in the jar to cover the bottom and fix the ornaments into it.

2. Put two teaspoons of glitter into the jar.

3. Fill the jar to ¾ with warm water.

4. Put in the glycerin

5. Top the jar up, allowing a small space to enable the liquid to be shaken.

6. Screw the lid on tight.

7. Cut out a circle of material about 6cm larger than the lid. Put it on the lid and use an elastic band to

secure it.

Night lights holders

Cubs can make these jam jar night light holders using glass paints or

transparent stickers. Put battery night lights in them and place them on the

tables.

Sandwich markers

If you have to make a lot of these, prepare all the cut elements in

one go so that the Cubs can make them quickly and see a good

result.

■ Make the face by drawing a circle around the bottom of a

suitably sized glass or cup, and then trim slightly to make a

shaped face.

■ For the ears, draw around a 2p piece coin. Attach the ears to

the head either by glue or double sided tape.

■ The hair piece is made by using the same glass or cup to get the right size and then stuck on.

■ Make the face either using “google eyes” pom poms or just felt tip pens.

■ The green jumper is made from cardboard and is used to attach the scarf and also hide the wooden

skewer. Attach the cardboard jumper to the face by glue or double sided tape.

■ Make the scarf in your own group colours either from thin paper or tissue paper and staple onto the

green jumper.

■ Slide a wood skewer through the back of the scarf and jumper. Secure it in place with tape and put a

label at the top of the skewer showing the name of the sandwiches.

Placemats and table cloths

You can make your own special place mats by laminating photos to help the memories flow. Use

pictures of your favourite camp sites or events from the past. Drinks coasters could be made using

faces of Cubs. Digital images can be added onto napkins, balloons or bunting as well.

Table cloths could be produced in your group colours or try making your own using the hand prints of all

the Cubs in the pack.

Table centre piece

Set up a centre piece for the table such as a model of Akela the wolf at the council rock surrounded by

the other wolves, Bagheera the panther, Baloo the bear and Mowgli. Models of the jungle characters

could be on each of the guest tables.

Theming the room

Bunting

Cubs can use any paper or old material to cut into triangles. They can personalise each one. You could

use scarves from your district /county/area/region.

Piñatas

Make your own Piñatas by wrapping papier-mâché on a balloon then popping the balloon when set.

Paint in bright colours and fill with sweets.

Another idea is to use helium balloons. Before filling them with the helium, add some glitter and some

small thank you messages written to the leaders by the Cub. Place them on the tables. At a given

moment in the event, pop the balloons and the messages will come falling down onto the tables.

Messages could also include what Cubs promise to achieve by the time they have left Cubs. They could

each predict one way in which they think Cubs would be like in the next 100 years.

Entertainment ideas First impressions

Get the party started by making a great impression on arriving guests.

■ Make Pop up banners which include pictures of Cub Activities from across the years in your area.

■ Put items of scouting memorabilia on tables to generate conversation. Display badges, annuals, event

programmes and handbooks. Add any old photos of previous Cubs and activities you can find or

borrow.

■ Sign in Bingo is a good icebreaker. Each person has to find other guests to sign their bingo card. You

will find a template on page 20 of this resource.

Puppet Show

The Cubs might love putting on a puppet show for their guests to see. The puppets can tell any story you

choose, such as the history of Cubs; or a News show, with headlines relating to the Cub Centenary and

facts about Cubs.

There are all sorts of different styles you can try; here are some examples:

■ shadow puppets

■ finger puppets

■ stick puppets

■ glove puppets

■ sock puppets

Some examples of puppet shows that have worked well include:

■ There was an old lady who swallowed a fly. Have puppets for the old lady and each of the different

things she swallows.

■ Old McDonald’s farm. Have puppets for each animal.

■ News at Ten format to introduce reports on what you have done.

■ Perform the song ‘Manamana’ from the Muppets.

■ Use Mr Men stories. The characters are easy to create as stick puppets and the stories are short.

■ Use Aesop’s fables as examples of stories with a message.

■ Try telling the story of Scouting’s history using shadow puppets.

Quizzes Games and Templates Try some of these quiz ideas to help entertain your guests:

Missing vowels

Provide a number of phrases linked with Cubs but with the vowels missing and with the letters squashed

up, for example, which activity badges are shown here?

Answers: Swimmer, Collector, Sports Enthusiast, Entertainer, My Faith, Athletics, communicator,

Personal Safety

Going for a song

Put out a number of items of scouting memorabilia. Ask your guests to guess their value. Then

compare this with an actual valuation from an antique’s expert. If you cannot get actual valuations, ask

your guests to guess where the items have come from.

Observation quiz

Make a film or a presentation of Cub activities. Having shown it to the audience, try asking observation

quiz questions based on what they have just seen.

Scouting quiz

Use a general scouting knowledge quiz to welcome your guests to the Thanks event. For a PowerPoint

quiz resource which you can project or print and stick as individual slides around the room, visit

www.scouts.org.uk/Cubs100

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Bingo template

Someone who was once a Cub

Someone who has been to the

summit of Snowden

Someone who enjoys photography

Someone who has a pet

Someone who is a parent of a

Beaver or Cub

Someone who works in a school

Someone who can speak another

language

Someone who enjoys Sudoku

Someone who has been to a district

event

Someone who can whistle a tune

Someone who enjoys

gardening

Someone who rides a bicycle

Someone who uses a computer at

work

Someone who has swum in the

Mediterranean sea

Someone who plays a musical

instrument

Someone who has had chicken

pox

Someone who can bake a cake

Someone who can juggle

Pyramid gift box template

Skits, Songs and more Act Up

In this section we have provided you with some example Skits and songs that you can undertake with the Cubs. However whilst there are many great skits (videos and scripts) available, some of the creativity is just bubbling away within the Cubs. Some young people really enjoy putting together a performance piece whilst some may find it scary. Giving the Cubs some boundaries and challenges can make the task feel less daunting. Try some of the suggestions below, you can give them the challenges, or have them choose some for themselves. Make up a skit to tell us…

■ Why it’s great to be a Cub

■ How Cubs have changed in the last 100 years

■ Why your leaders are the best

■ About your ideal birthday party

Make up a skit that has…

■ No talking/words

■ No props

■ Lots of sound effects

Make up a skit that is…

■ 30 seconds/1 minute long

■ Written and rehearsed in 10 minutes

■ Able to be filmed in one take

Instead of skit create…

■ A short film/animation

■ A radio play/pod cast

■ A series of images/photographs to display

■ A dance

Shy participants can take on roles like:

■ Narrator (recorded or live)

■ Props and sets manager

■ Writer/Director

■ Small but important parts

Within this section why not link these activities to the following badges – Musician staged activity badge, Communicator badge, Entertainer badge, Teamwork and Team Leader Challenge awards

Quick Fix ‘Theatre sports’ can provide short warm ups for young people to get their creativity flowing. Googling theatre sports will give you a long list of activities such as ‘freeze frame’ or ‘mirrors’. Sing Aloud Your young people will have their own favourite songs and musical genres that they can share. You can encourage them to do so by asking them to bring along some music that they think represents themselves, Cubs, or birthdays, but in most cases this requires a licence from the MLPC. If you can’t obtain a licence in time try:

■ Asking young people to create sounds with their bodies and props which represent happiness, joy,

pride or other birthday-related feelings

Getting young people to make up rap/rhyme lyrics to a beat (clapping and tapping words)

Short Skit Ideas

Something’s brewing

In the middle of the stage is a camp fire with a large Dixie pan on it.

The first Cub saunters past, notices the fire and the pan. They look around in all directions to see if

anyone is looking, then bend down and tastes the drink. “Hmm Tea.” They go off stage.

The second Cub enters and repeats the actions, saying, “Hmm Coffee.”

This continues with several Cubs thinking that the drink is something different. Finally the last Cub

comes onto stage, fishes around in the pan and pulls out a pair of socks.

“Ah good, my washing’s done!”

Brains for Sale

Cub 1: (yelling) Brains for sale. Brains for sale

Cub 2: What kind do you have?

Cub 1: Well, this one is £100. It is the brain of a doctor.

Cub 2: That's not good enough. What else do you have?

Cub 1: Well, this one is £250. It is the brain of Albert Einstein, the great scientist.

Cub 2: That is neat. You have anymore?

Cub 1: Yeah, this one is for £1 million.

Cub 2: Wow, why so expensive?

Cub 1: It is the brain of Akela,

Cub 2: Akela! Why is it so expensive?

Cub 1: It’s never been used!

Snot sketch

This is a mimed sketch. No props required.

A Cub enters the stage area and begins to play with an imaginary substance. It is bouncy and stretchy,

but we don’t know what it is meant to be.

A second Cub enters and watches for a few seconds. “That’s good .Can I have some?”

Now we have two Cubs playing with the substance. The routine continues with Cub after Cub until we

have a line of Cubs all playing with their bit of the original substance.

The last Cub enters. “That’s good. Can I have some?”

“Yes”

“Where did you get this from?”

Original Cub “I don’t know. I just sneezed and there it was!”

Cubs run off in disgust.

The invisible bench

Cub enters and crouches as though sitting on a bench.

Second cub enters. “What are you doing?”

“Sitting on the invisible bench. Do you want to join me?”

“OK”

Now two Cubs crouch as if on the invisible bench. Continue through the sequence until four or five

Cubs are perched on the invisible bench.

Enter Akela.. “What are you lot doing?”

Cubs all together: “We are sitting on the invisible bench.”

Akela: “Funny, I moved it over here last week.”

Cubs look at each other and then all fall over backwards.

Long Skit Ideas

The Ideal Cub Leader

Cub enters with a box of spare parts. There is

an adult robot standing on stage. Second Cub

comes on

Cub 2 What have you got there?

Cub 1 This is my prototype Cub Leader We

always seem to be short of leaders so

I’ve invented this robot to come and help

out at Cubs.

Cub 2 Sounds great – what can it do?

Cub 1 Well you can programme it to run some

games and it knows how to put up a tent.

It will be able to teach all sorts of things.

Cub 2 Hmm – have you tried it with any real

Cubs yet?

Cub 1 Not yet.

Cub 2 Well I think you’ve got a few things

missing.

Cub 1 Such as?

Cub 2 Well everyone knows, a Cub leader

needs bags of patience.

Cub 1 Oh I can remedy that. (Gets out Bags of

patience from box and attaches it to the robot).

Cub 2 And eyes in the back of the head are

vital.

Cub 1 Right! (Turns robot round and attaches

eyes on back of helmet).

Cub 2 The shoulders will have to bigger – Good

leaders need broad shoulders.

Cub 1 What about this – (adds shoulder pads).

Cub 2 That’s better – but what happens when

things don’t go according to plan. You

always have to something up your

sleeve.

Cub 1 (Searches though the box and stuffs

various things up the robot’s sleeves). How’s

that!

Cub 2 It will help – Oh and extra pair of hands

would be useful.

Cub 1 No problem - (adds an extra pair of

hands).

Cub 2 That’s a big improvement. Just one

more thing - he’ll need a big heart.

Cub 1 I’ve got just the thing (Cub gets our heart

shaped card labelled ‘Caring Heart Circuit’

Cub 2 Can I see it in action now?

Cub 1 OK I’ll turn the power on. All you have

to do is press the control button on its woggle.

More Cubs enter.

Cub 2 Here’s your chance to try your robot

leader out.

Cub 1 OK you lot – tell the robot what you want

it to do.

Cubs whisper in the robot’s ear. Robot

shakes, acts confused and blows a fuse.

Cub 1 Whatever did you ask it to do?

Cubs Sing Ging Gang Goolie at the campfire

Radio Mix Up

Three Cubs in separate areas of the stage who are each presenting a programme. If you have lighting,

good effect can be achieved by lighting each cub only when they are speaking. In the script:

Presenter 1 (P1) is talking about baby care.

Presenter 2 (P2) is talking about gardening.

Presenter 3 (P3) is talking about cooking.

Announcer: We apologise for any inconvenience during this evening’s broadcast. It is entirely due to

the bad weather in the local area. We hope that it does not spoil your evening’s listening.

Music introduction

P1 Welcome to the second in our series on baby care ….

P2 Tonight’s guest gardening expert answering listeners’ questions is Iona Spade ….

P3 And this evening’s recipe is chicken a la king.

P1 Most people are very nervous of bathing a new baby for the first time ….

P3 Place on a board ready for stuffing. Cut an apple up into slices. Chop an onion and mix with

minced ….

P2 Worms. Remember worms are a gardener’s best friend. They speed up the breakdown of fallen

leaves and make air spaces in the soil. This helps the drainage of …

P1 The bath water. It should be tepid and the temperature can be tested by dipping your elbow into

the water. Instead of using soap add …

P2 Butter and herbs. Sew up the neck and secure tightly using …

P3 Garden twine. Barbed wire can also be used. Tie in two or three places to a garden cane. Now

hold the stem …

P1 Firmly under the shoulders allowing the baby’s head to rest on your arm. Your other hand is then

free to wash the body and the legs. Don’t forget the ….

P3 Wings which should be tucked in. Wrap the whole thing in foil and cook at 350 degrees for …

P2 One to two weeks. After two more weeks another dose of weed killer can be used. If weeds

persist, dandelions can be ….

P1 Rubbed firmly into the baby’s bottom... Remember to dry all the creases and between the toes.

Baby powder …

P3 makes a good sauce. Stir slowly and add a tablespoon of tomato puree and two teaspoons of

Worcester sauce …

P2 Which attracts the slugs from miles around. They often hide in piles of damp leaves that collect

along the flower bed edges. Clear the leaves regularly and put them in …..

P1 A nappy to prevent soreness. Nappy rash can be avoided by regular use of petroleum jelly or …

P3 Salt and pepper. Finally put the sauce over the carved chicken before adding the …

P2 Roses and marigolds. And for the autumn months look after your plants by …

P1 Dressing them warmly in a vest and sleep suit. Avoid tight clothing that might restrict movement

or the flow of ….

P3 The meat juices. This dish is best served with a salad and …

P2 Lots of manure. Use a garden fork to spread a thick layer of manure over the …

P1 Cot with a sheet and two blankets. These should be sufficient except at the coldest times of year.

If the baby is bathed in the morning then …

P3 eat it slowly, savouring the flavour of the stuffing and sauce. To accompany the meal I would

choose a glass of white wine or …

P2 A large tub of rain water. Lack of water is worse for seedling and …

P1 Babies. They love the water and soon having a bath will be a time which you will both enjoy.

Don’t forget; always check that the baby is well …

P3 Cooked especially if a frozen one is used straight from the freezer. Next week’s recipe will be

pork chops with …

P2 Ladybirds and aphids. Well that is all for this programme. Next week’s guest will be Moses Lorne.

The Wheel barrow sketch

Manager and a new gatekeeper at the gates of a factory.

Manager: I am giving you this very responsible position of gatekeeper at this factory. Due to the lack of

attention by your predecessor, the work people have stolen so many finished articles that the firm is

facing bankruptcy. Your primary duty is to ensure that this is brought to an end. Do you understand?

Gatekeeper: Yes. I am to stop anybody stealing.

Manager: That’s right. You can search people if

necessary. Now it’s up to you – and let’s see

some results.

Gatekeeper: Ok.

The manager leaves and the gatekeeper takes

up their post. After a few moments, a workman

approaches with a wheelbarrow.

Gatekeeper: Just a moment. What have you

got in that wheelbarrow?

Workman 1: Wotcha mean?

Gatekeeper: What have you got in that

wheelbarrow? It’s my duty to see that no one

takes stuff out of the factory.

Workman 1: Why didn’t you say? Look there’s

nothing in the wheelbarrow. Look.

Gatekeeper: OK that’s alright then.

First workman exits, and second workman

enters with a wheelbarrow.

Gatekeeper: Excuse me, do you mind if I take a

look in that wheelbarrow?

Workman 2: says nothing, just sighs and shows

the gatekeeper

Gatekeeper: OK you can go.

Workman 2 exits, and workman 3 enters with

a wheelbarrow.

Gatekeeper: Are you taking anything out in

that wheelbarrow?

Workman 3: Yes, fresh air.

Gatekeeper: Smart Alec, eh. Let’s have a

look.

Workman 3: Certainly, see, one wheelbarrow

full of fresh air.

Gatekeeper: Just let me catch you taking

something out and you’ll be a bit less clever.

Hop it.

Enter enraged manager again.

Manager: What’s going on, I thought I hired

you to stop the pilfering. You’ve only been

here half an hour and we’re losing things

already.

Gatekeeper: But the only people who went out

were the workmen with wheelbarrows. I

stopped them all and they had nothing in them.

Manager: Don’t you realise we make

wheelbarrows!

Songs

Cubs look out!

Cubs look out, this year’s our birthday

Bring out the fun, let’s have a party

Hundred years and we’re still going strong

With success like that we’ll go on and on

Let’s hear it for fun, it’s our desire

Let’s light up the fire

Join with us and share the fun

It’s a great time to be young!

Scouting’s a game for life improvement

It’s here to stay, a world-wide movement

Shout it out that our aims are true

And on the way we will entertain you

Friendship and fun is our desire

Let’s light up the fire

Shout it out in every tongue

It’s a great time to be young!

It’s wonderful, it’s marvellous

Be happy today

Step out with pride, cast cares away

Just listen when we say

Cubs look out, this year’s our birthday

Bring out the fun, let’s have a party

Hundred years and we’re still going strong

With success like that we’ll go on and on

Let’s hear it for fun, it’s our desire

Let’s light up the fire

Join with us and share the fun

It’s a great time to be young!

Here on my own

Here on my own, I stand in the darkness

I think of all the hopes and the troubles that

surround us

Alone I feel so small

Of little use

I need to tell you

The world needs putting right, so what can I do?

But I’m not alone, I’m in Scouting

A member of a world-wide family

With friends in their thousands

I feel their presence here with me

We all made a Promise

To help one another with no in between

To work for a future that’s peaceful and free

And our Promise is the key

We all say thanks to our founder

For making our foundations out of stone

And through him we’re not alone

But we’re not alone, we’re in Scouting

A member of a world-wide family

We’ve got friends in their thousands

We feel their presence here with us

To help one another with no in between

To work for a future that’s peaceful and free

And our Promise is the key

We all say thanks to our founder

For making our foundations out of stone

And through him we’re not alone

Be Prepared

Chorus Be prepared do your best And think of all the rest

There’s hiking, climbing, camping and canoeing

Though Akela and our Skip

Will never let us kip

We really do enjoy what we are doing At the first of the rehearsals I was told that it was tough

To take part in a Cub Show

And learn all kinds of stuff

I’ve actions to remember

And words to think about

But I’ve learned my lines and done my best

For I’m a good Cub When I am playing football For my local Cub team

I play at centre forward

Which has always been my dream

I almost scored the winner

When I gave the ball a clout

But I told the ref I was off-side

For I’m a good Cub Our leader took us camping One weekend some weeks ago

My mother rang my leader up to say

That I was feeling low

She said “She’s rather poorly

And she really can’t go out”

But I made it there the following day

For I’m a good Cub