January 6, 20206 yr December went by quick and I lost track of time. What is a good easy to get together Pack meeting idea we could do?
January 6, 20206 yr About now is pine-wood derby building season. So find some older scouts who made some nice cars. Bring in a local athlete or coach to talk about sportsmanship. A race car driver would be optimal (even better with car).
January 6, 20206 yr 17 minutes ago, qwazse said: About now is pine-wood derby building season. So find some older scouts who made some nice cars. Bring in a local athlete or coach to talk about sportsmanship. A race car driver would be optimal (even better with car). Our ACM and I did a skit of Pinewood Derby Building Techniques Scouts Shouldn't Use. It was all in fun. I can't remember most of the techniques, but one was using a chainsaw. I revved the chainsaw behind a curtain while the ACM throw sawdust up in the air. Cub Mastering was a great outlet of my inner child. I missed those days. As for January, we typically did a fun AOL ceremony. Which saved us from having to do it at the Blue and Gold. Barry
January 7, 20206 yr Paper Airplane Derby is an easy one that we do around this time of year. Grab a stack of paper, come up with some basic rules and awards, and have fun! Categories for awards: Longest distance flight, highest flight, best trick, most creative airplane design.
January 7, 20206 yr Tallest tower: Spaghetti, marshmallows/jelly babies. Or 20 sheets of paper and sticky tape. Strongest bridge: Dried pasta lasagna sheets and cannelloni, sticky tape. Lego building communication game: Instructions at one end of the den, pieces at the other, one cub is builder, the rest of the cubs relay instructions to them. Jambowlree: Go ten pin bowling with them. Take part in an international competition (http://www.jambowlree.org)
January 7, 20206 yr A precursor to the pinewood derby could be a "hotwheel" derby where each scout brings in a hotwheel car and races it or just uses a track. Many households have hotwheels and tracks, so set up and use is pretty easy and less time consuming.
January 12, 20206 yr Since winter in Michigan can be tricky, we used to schedule a swim night at our local rec center in place of our January pack night. This was a family event and this got kids and families out of the house doing something together. The pack would pay for the registered youth to attend. Often we invited a local troop to attend with us and had one of their leaders work with our kids on swimming requirements. ccjj
January 13, 20206 yr Cold weather might be a good motivator for one of those myriad "sleep over" events, like a Night at the Museum (if your local museum offers such things). In our area, there are multiple opportunities, including a zoo sleepover, a sleepover on a de-commissioned aircraft carrier, etc.
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