BALOO's BUGLE Volume 19, Number 8 “Make No Little Plans; They Have No Magic to Stir Men's Blood and Probably Themselves Will Not Be Realized
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BALOO'S BUGLE Volume 19, Number 8 “Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work." — Daniel Hudson Burnham (1846-1912) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 2013 Cub Scout Roundtable May 2013Core Value & Pack Meeting Ideas HEALTH & FITNESS / CUB CAFE Tiger Cub, Wolf, Bear, Webelos, & Arrow of Light Activities So, if you are a RT Commissioner, an Asst RT CORE VALUES Commissioner (formerly called Staff) or just The core value highlighted this month is: interested in RTs - for a great experience, go to Health and Fitness: Being personally committed to http://philmontscoutranch.org learn about the keeping our minds and bodies clean and fit. By participating in the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Philmont Training Center and sign up for Effective program, Cub Scouts and their families develop an Roundtables and then come on out and meet understanding of the benefits of being fit and healthy. George and I and learn a lot about Roundtables. We will have the 2013-2014 CS and BS RT Planning Guides for you!! Write PTC (or me) if you have questions on the National Training Center - This COMMISSIONER’S CORNER will be my 13th trip there - the first on "Phil Phaculty!!" June 23-29 is Commissioner's Week at PTC Commissioner Conferences being offered include The Council Commissioner Table of Contents District Commissioner and Asst Dist Commissioner CORE VALUES ..................................................... 1 Training COMMISSIONER’S CORNER ............................. 1 District Committee Table of Contents .................................................... 1 Effective Roundtables THOUGHTFUL ITEMS FOR SCOUTERS .......... 2 How to Conduct a Commissioner College Prayer .................................................................. 2 The Unit Commissioner A Can in the Hand ............................................... 3 Quotations ........................................................... 3 Did you notice Effective Roundtables on the list?? Bearly Camping .................................................. 4 Well, I received a very humbling call this month - Colonel Harland David Sanders .......................... 5 Tim Acree, the Training Person on Tico's National PACK ADMIN HELPS .......................................... 8 Commissioner Staff called to ask me if I wanted to ROUNDTABLES ................................................. 10 work with George Costigan of National Cap Linking District Committee Resources to Unit Council as the "Philmont Phaculty" members Program via the Roundtable .............................. 10 facilitating the Roundtable conference!! He said I Suggested Roundtable Agenda: ........................ 11 had to talk with my wife, before I could tell him CUBCAST ............................................................ 11 YES!!! Connecting HEALTH & FITNESS with Outdoor Activities ............................................................... 12 BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2013 Ideas) Page 2 PACK MEETING THEMES ................................ 12 Swimming Loop and Pin .................................. 49 DEN MEETING TOPICS ..................................... 14 Leave No Trace Awareness Award .................. 51 THE BUZZ ........................................................... 15 Boys’ Life Reading Contest for 2013 ............... 52 Preopening Activity .............................................. 19 Knot of the Month ............................................. 53 Ceremonies ........................................................... 20 Cub Scout Leader's Training Award ................. 53 Audience Participation Stories & Skits ................. 21 LEADER RECOGNITION & INSTALLATION 54 Games ................................................................... 22 SLIDES ................................................................. 55 Songs ..................................................................... 23 Slides of the Month ............................................... 55 Crafts ..................................................................... 24 Small Space/Indoor Physical Fitness Activities for Fun Recipes ........................................................... 25 Dens ...................................................................... 58 Cubs in the Kitchen ............................................... 26 Limbo ................................................................ 58 CUBMASTER’S CORNER ................................. 26 Indoor Activities ................................................... 59 2013 Health & Fitness .......................................... 26 Bear Achievements: .............................................. 61 Cub Cafe from Alice ............................................. 26 WEBELOS DENS ................................................ 65 OPENING CEREMONIES .................................. 28 7 Benefits of Regular Physical Activity ............ 66 AUDIENCE PARTICIPATIONS ......................... 28 Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award. ................ 66 ADVANCEMENT CEREMONIES ..................... 29 Outdoor Activities ........................................... 66 SONGS ................................................................. 30 Book Corner ...................................................... 68 STUNTS AND APPLAUSES .............................. 31 Meeting Planner ................................................ 69 APPLAUSES & CHEERS ................................ 31 Den Meeting Helpers ...................................... 70 RUN-ONS ......................................................... 31 Webelos ............................................................ 70 JOKES & RIDDLES......................................... 31 SHOWMAN IDEAS ............................................. 70 SKITS ................................................................... 32 OUTDOOR COOKING........................................ 75 CLOSING CEREMONIES ................................... 33 Crazy Holidays...................................................... 78 CUBMASTER’S MINUTE .................................. 33 WEB SITES .......................................................... 80 CORE VALUE RELATED STUFF .................... 33 ONE LAST THING .............................................. 81 May – a Month for Fitness & Health ................ 33 WHY DOGS LIVE LESS THAN HUMAN .... 81 DEN MEETING IDEAS ....................................... 35 HEALTH & FITNESS Character Connection .. 35 Tiger Den Meeting A ........................................ 38 Wolf Den Meeting A ........................................ 38 THOUGHTFUL ITEMS FOR Wolf Den Meeting B ......................................... 38 SCOUTERS Bear Den Meeting A ......................................... 38 Thanks to Scouter Jim from Bountiful, Utah, who DEN & PACK ACTIVITIES ................................ 41 prepares this section of Baloo for us each month. ADVANCEMENT IDEAS ................................... 42 You can reach him at [email protected] or Tiger Achievements .......................................... 42 through the link to write Baloo on Wolf Achievements .......................................... 43 www.usscouts.org. CD Wolf Electives ................................................... 43 Prayer Bear Achievements ........................................... 44 Oh great Father, keeper of all earth and men, Bear Electives ................................................... 44 we thank thee for the bounty from thy hand. We Webelos Activity Pins....................................... 44 thank thee for the bodies which thou hast given us, GAMES................................................................. 45 and ask thee to bless us to keep them fit and strong. Healthy Snacks for Cubs ....................................... 46 Bless also our hearts that they may turn to others as Cinco de Mayo Recipes ........................................ 47 we stretch forth our hand to those in need. Help us Mother’s Day Ideas ............................................... 48 to understand the blessings we have been given and SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES .............................. 48 share those with others of thy children. Amen. Nutrition Loop and Pin ..................................... 48 BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2013 Ideas) Page 3 there may be some among us that are also among the hunger. 27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love Let us fight hunger, one box, one bag, or one the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with can at a time. all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as To a man with an empty stomach, food is god. thyself. Luke 10:27 Mahatma Gandhi A Can in the Hand Scouter Jim, Great Salt Lake Council Quotations Quotations contain the wisdom of the ages, and are In 1795 the French military offered a cash a great source of inspiration for Cubmaster’s prize of 12,000 francs for a new method of minutes, material for an advancement ceremony or preserving food. Before this time, the only way to an insightful addition to a Pack Meeting program preserve foods was with sugar, salt, or drying. This cover left preserved foods high in sugar and salt. (Not He who does not mind his belly will hardly will much has changed, has it?) Refrigeration was still primitive and long storage freezing was not hardly mind anything else. Samuel Johnson