dtdemarcus 10 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Any ideas? Did you just buy frames and give your kids paint? I am not creative and have not found anything online to help me with this! help! Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
tdk101 10 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 In my son's Wolf den, we got Home Depot or Lowes to donate a bunch of wooden kits they had left over and the boys built it. Then they wrapped it with newspaper (recycle) and tied it with a knot (another requirement but don't know which one) and then gave it as a gift to whomever they wanted.(This message has been edited by tdk101) Link to post Share on other sites
OwntheNight 10 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 We started this last year at Blue/ Gold and will continue the tradition this year and keep the spirit alive for years to come. Every boy brings a shoe box to a den meeting and we wrap the shoe box. We then fill the shoe boxes with toiletry items (Toothpaste, toothbrush, brush, etc.) These become our centerpieces for our tables at B/G. After B/G we give these to a local charity that takes them to homeless shelters and distributes them to kids. We usually ask the parents to contact their family dentist to donate sample toothbrushes and toothpaste to the cause. Here is the list of items we sent out to the parents, for what we can put in these boxes. Toiletry items: Combs/Brushes travel size shampoo soap Purell Tissues (purse packs) Washcloths Toothbrushes Fun Stuff: Yo-Yo Hot Wheels Playing Cards (These come 2 decks for $1) Can put one deck in each box. Colored Pencils/Crayons/Markers Pens/Pencils Drawing paper/plain paper/Small notepads Modeling clay type stuff Sidewalk chalk Flashlight Glow Sticks (Dollar Store) Marbles Tech decks Something I'm probably going to try for next year, but will take a little bit of planning, are the Christmas Jars project. You hand out pickle jars, peanut butter jars, whatever, and you collect your spare change throughout the year. At the end of the year, have the boys pick out somebody randomly who they feel could use some extra financial help at the end of the year. They could do this anonymously or however they want to do it. I plan on buying a copy of the book and giving it to all my den leaders, hopefully to inspire them. www.christmasjars.com(This message has been edited by OwnTheNight) Link to post Share on other sites
Austinole 43 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 We have done serveral things that count. We made a rooster recipe holder for Mother's Day and a key shaped key hanger for Father's Day. This year we will be making a picture frame for Mom. Not sure what we'll make for Dad this year.(This message has been edited by austinole) Link to post Share on other sites
dtdemarcus 10 Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Thanks for the GREAT ideas! YAY. I am excited to get started! Link to post Share on other sites
Scouting4Ever 11 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 OwntheNight that is a great idea, it might have to become a new tradition for our Pack. Link to post Share on other sites
OwntheNight 10 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Jz, Glad to help, our pack had a great time with this. Link to post Share on other sites
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