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  1. I have found the cub grub cook book to have some good stuff in them my dutch oven came with a cook book. I have used this in the past also http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/dinner/planning/foil-pack-dinners.aspx
  2. Since I am new to scouting and not sure what the Patrol Method was I bought a book that really seemed to open my eyes to how well the Patrol method can work and there are some leadership yarns in it that seem to help you learn from other peoples mistakes and a really good quote from Will Rodgers "There are three kinds of men; the ones that learn by reading: The few who learn by observation; The rest of us have to pee on the electric fence and find out for ourselves" I told this to my Webelos parents as we were starting to implement the patrol method with them to help the transition and
  3. guys thanks for all the input I talked to cub master his son is also in my den and he up for it. I am thinking I am going to let the kids divide them selves in to patrols and have them elect a patrol leader who will tell me what they want to work on I am going to suggest that they work on webelos and aol requirements first then go for the fun stuff I even want to give the kids a chance to lead some of the den meetings I think this is ether going to be fun or blow up in my face not sure witch thanks for your help
  4. Stosh thanks for the input I so I should let them pick there patrols I am new to this pack I am thinking will just try it and see if it does not work
  5. I have and idea I want to run by you guys please feel free to call me crazy or tell me I am just wrong or a nut job that is what I love about these forms nobody is within arms reach. This year I am taking over the WEBLOS Den both one and two and I am thinking of using the patrol method. and this how I am going to implement it Divide the kids up in to two patrols making sure to distribute the WEBLOS 2 guys I only have two. Have them elect a patrol leader Have the patrol leader pic and assistant patrol leader The Patrol leader is going to work with his patrol to tell me w
  6. The Girl scouts in my area do not want male leaders or god for bid a male to go on the camping trip unless they are fully registered and background checked. And then they complain that Dad's do not spend any time with there daughters drives me nuts
  7. DenLeaderScouter thanks for being a Den Leader your son will love it. As for combining dens it sounds like a great idea to me yes you put a lot time and energy in to making your den work. it sounds like you have two issues your house is not big enuff and you have too much stuff to carry. I personally use a den box a cheep plastic box that I put all that stuff in to that way I can just throw what I need in the box and pic up the box to go were the den meeting is. I would also break the kids in to smaller groups for the activities portion. I would also see if your CO has a space fo
  8. Lenea welcome to the Tiger den I was a Tiger den leader last year with my son and it was a blast I had more fun then they did. The best thing I did was got the Tiger cub Den meeting Plans you can get them here http://www.scouting.org/Home/CubScouts/Leaders/DenLeaderResources/DenandPackMeetingResourceGuide/TigerDenPlans.aspx another really good resource for games is the den chiefs handbook witch you can get here https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxgyGhfwmpSpWlp6VUJwaTBZRk0/edit?pli=1 On for my first den meeting and all den meetings was a simple plan boring stuff followed buy fun stuff
  9. For my First Weboles only camping trip I am going to work on team building skills trust falls playing light as a feather stiff as a board with a different name I want them to start working together as a team and those games are always fun. We are even going to do Cross the Alligator river they kids have to build and a frame out of sticks and ropes then get there friend across but also let them play in the mud that is always fun
  10. Well I came back from the trip and it was nice to know that I was eating every day and sure that it was something I would like. I did miss the family atmosphere of trying to choke down a meal together. Some of the younger kids did not eat that much because there friends had hot dogs and were playing and there parents were serving something complicated. So it looks like I might offer to cook for the camp on the next trip to get what I like never complain or you get a new job lol
  11. yea i am with you on the bed wetting and parents not preparing the scout to handle that himself. I am always shocked by the amount of parents that think scouts are day car or paid professionals that are equipped to handle anything that gets thrown at us. My son is cub with special needs and I try to let him explore and be on his own to learn to be independent and handle situations but I am always around the corner to rescue the leader if things get harry
  12. I have a question regarding food for camping trips. The last pack I was in they supplied all the food and the dens prepared the meals. My new pack I am responsible for feeding my family. I have mixed feelings on both. With the pack supplied food there was always a chance that I would not like what they served it was mostly over cooked chicken. This trip I know I will like the food. but I think I am going to miss everybody sitting around the campfire sharing a meal. So my question is how does your pack handle food on camping trips ? What works for you ? What really did not work ?
  13. This topic hits me right at home at a young age about 13 or 14 I went to a boarding school for high school and homesickness was very tough for me. I had spent a lot of time away from my parents as a kid but this was for three months at at time with a bunch of strangers and this is what the school did for me and all the other kids there as well. they worked our butts off the first few weeks we were doing something just about every minute of the day. They kept our minds off of home. This scout does sound like he has more issues then are normal and he does need help a lot of it is way above yo
  14. It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst,
  15. It this was in the Program manual there would be a waiting list for camp
  16. MattR OMG what a great response number one I like the fact that you are asking the son to stand on his own two feet and call you. I like the fact that you are willing to work with him and turn this in to a chance for learning to making good decisions. and that you are giving him a second chance. Now as a recovering alcoholic and yes I did dabble in drugs a little bit. I think it is really important to help this kid emotionally my issues were a result of Depression I was trying to escape from my problems. It turns out there was a lot of stuff I was not taking care of em
  17. This is a tuff one really. He does need to admin it openly to you. I would start with tell me what happened at camp ? and how do you think you can make it better ?
  18. Randy you are sacrificing the others they will adjust good idea having mom come along
  19. I was just reading and Story on scoutingmagazine.org the link to the story is hear (http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2014/02/25/tuesday-talkback-how-do-you-get-more-dads-involved-in-cub-scouting/) As I was reading the comments a very smart person by the name of Mr Don posted this " How do you identify talent to be a leader. Simple. So simple I will share you the most successful trick into finding the right people to help you. I should trademark this…but I can’t. So here it goes… I call it the Oreo Test. Pre-Step: I am the COR. I speak with the Cubmaster, Scoutmast
  20. King Ding Dong I want to go on your campouts that sounds like a lot of fun
  21. Randy, I agree with DeanRx my son has HFA and I or his mother go on all outings just in case I think the kids parents should be in charge of the kids food and cooking if you charge of camp outs charge him less and let him and his parents deal with the food prep and cooking it is a great life skill that helps you get women. I find it hard to believe that these parents are putting such and important role in your hands in the fist place. That just seems so wrong to me. If you child has needs that are that serous it is so wrong to ask untrained volunteer(not counting Scout tr
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