BALOO's BUGLE Volume 22, Number 7 ------The Only Way to Make Sense out of Change Is to Plunge Into It, Move with It, and Join the Dance
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BALOO'S BUGLE Volume 22, Number 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. Alan Watts --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 2016 Cub Scout Roundtable March 2016 Scout Law and Den & Pack Meeting Ideas THRIFTY / CUBSTRUCTION Tiger Cub, Bear, Wolf, Webelos, & Arrow of Light ADVENTURES COMMISSIONER'S CORNER When planning projects for this theme remember this from Bill Smith, the Roundtable Guy – We have received almost no responses to our Help Wanted Ad the last 2 months. We Wood is good. really need some help. You will be seeing Alice come Bigger is better. back soon to help, and a local Projects are activities where Cub Scouts make things Cubmaster by me who has had several great Lion that are useful: that is, the things fly, make a lot of Prides!! Thank you!! noise, explode or help the Cubs do other neat things. And if you replied and have not heard from us, please Do not confuse Projects with Crafts. Crafts are things write again. Judy and Dave have both had problems that are pretty or cute. with our computers. Cub Scouts are not into pretty and cute. And it is not too late – check out the list on page 2!!! So get out and have them do an Adventure this month where they build something worthwhile!! I know Bob Scott and the CAT (Cub Adventure Team) made sure there are some for each rank. It's not what the boy does to the board that matters, it's what the board does to the boy. Bud Bennett I used to teach Electricity Merit badge for Boy Scouts. Each of my students would make an eight (+/-) foot 12 gauge extension cord with heavy duty safety plugs on the end. Sure we could have done something less. Yes, we could have all taken off and put on the same plug. BUT I wanted them to have something Nothing tells your child you care worthwhile to take with them from the sessions. I wanted to have something they may keep and someday more than choosing to be with him. when they are moving into a new home and looking for Parent’s Little Book of Wisdom. an extension cord, find the one they made for Electricity Merit Badge and say, “I made this in Scouts!.” So my challenge to you is to have your Cubs make something this month that will keep for years. BALOO'S BUGLE - (2016 Feb RT / Mar 2016 Prog Ideas) Page 2 Judy and Dave need some help. If you would do one item for Baloo each month, it would help us greatly – FILES/ BOOKS/ LINKS TO Some ideas for you MATERIALS FROM UNIVERSITIES to consider – AND POW WOWs NEEDED – Biography – write a one page +/- biography of a person you select that If your council ran a University or a Pow Wow and exemplifies that month's emphasized point of the Scout published a book or posted files on the web or on a Law. cloud somewhere. Let us know. We are always Advancement – Choose a rank. Write a few hints looking for new material. You can write us at – and ideas for the Adventure to be discussed that month [email protected] and at the Roundtable. And, also, any that have a [email protected] Character Compass pointing to that months point of the Scout Law Social Media – check out National's Facebook pages, Bryan's Blog, Cubcast, and Scoutcast and prep the summaries for Baloo. Roundtable Hints – Prep some hints and ideas for your fellow Roundtable Commissioners each month. This would be easy for someone from a council like Sam Houston where they have an annual RT day where www.scouting.org/programupdates they review all 12 months in advance. The Program Updates page has been regrouped. Since Crazy Holidays – Jodi actually retired from that the CS Adventure is in full swing, the emphasis on position a few years ago. We can supply you files for getting ready for it has been reduced. The downloads each month. You only need to check for updates and are still all there. And great information about three additions. Feel free to use more websites if you have a new Cub Leader courses at Philmont Training Center favorite. next summer. Point of the Scout Law – Look for items that help get There is a lot of information now on etting ready and across the meaning of the point of the Scout Law implementing the changes to the Boy Scout program. emphasized that month in Roundtable. Check it all out – stay current!! Special Opportunities – write a brief article each month about one youth and one adult award other than rank advancement. Have another idea? Let us know how you feel you could help us to make Baloo's Bugle more of what RT Commissioners, Cubmasters, and Den Leaders want. Write us through the "Send Your Ideas to Baloo" link or directly – [email protected] and [email protected] BALOO'S BUGLE - (2016 Feb RT / Mar 2016 Prog Ideas) Page 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE ............................................. 39 COMMISSIONER'S CORNER ................................... 1 THEME RELATED STUFF ..................................... 40 www.scouting.org/programupdates .............................. 2 CUBSTRUCTION RELATED ADVENTURES .. 40 TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................. 3 CUBSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES .............................. 41 CORE VALUES........................................................... 5 THEME & PACK MEETING IDEAS ............ 46 BIOGRAPHY ........................................................... 6 GATHERING ACTIVITIES ..................................... 46 VINCENT KARTHEISER ....................................... 6 OPENING CEREMONIES ....................................... 49 FRUGALITY HALL OF FAME .............................. 7 AUDIENCE PARTICIPATIONS ............................. 51 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ......................................... 7 ADVANCEMENT CEREMONIES .......................... 52 CUB SCOUT LEARNING LIBRARY ............ 10 LEADER RECOGNITION.................................... 54 ADVENTURE PLAN TRACKERS .......................... 13 SONGS ...................................................................... 55 CUB SCOUT LEADER TRAINING ........................ 14 STUNTS AND APPLAUSES ................................... 57 IN-PERSON TRAINING ....................................... 14 APPLAUSES & CHEERS ..................................... 57 ON-LINE TRAINING ............................................ 14 RUN-ONS .............................................................. 58 SCOUTING ACRONYMS ........................................ 15 JOKES & RIDDLES .............................................. 58 25 CUB SCOUT TERMS YOU NEED TO KNOW . 15 SKITS ........................................................................ 59 ROUNDTABLE HINTS...................................... 16 CLOSING CEREMONIES ....................................... 61 REBUILDING YOUR ROUNDTABLE © ............. 16 CUBMASTER’S MINUTES ................................. 62 DEN MEETING TOPICS .......................................... 20 CUB GRUB ............................................................... 62 CHARACTER COMPASS ........................................ 20 GAMES ..................................................................... 64 PACK MEETING THEMES AND PLANS .............. 21 DEN ADVENTURES ............................................... 67 PACK MEETING THEMES .................................. 22 TIGER ....................................................................... 67 UPCOMING MONTHS ............................................. 22 Tiger Adventure: Backyard Jungle ........................ 67 WEBELOS ................................................................. 23 Ways to Conduct a 1-Foot Hike ......................... 67 WEBELOS TRIVIA ............................................... 23 American Robins ................................................ 68 MARCH CRAZY HOLIDAYS ................................. 25 House Sparrows .................................................. 69 BSA SOCIAL NETWORKS ...................................... 28 10 Steps to Plant a New Tree and Shrubs ........... 69 SCOUTING MAGAZINE ON YOU TUBE .......... 28 Flip the Bird Tag ................................................ 71 BSA FACEBOOK PAGE ....................................... 28 Gourd Birdhouse ................................................ 72 CUBCAST .............................................................. 29 Cub Scouts Birdhouse Plans ............................... 73 SCOUTCAST ......................................................... 29 BRYAN'S BLOG, ...................................................... 30 Tiger Elective Adventure: Floats and Boats .......... 74 Types of boats .................................................... 74 TRAINING TOPICS .................................................. 32 How to Make a Floating Toy Boat ..................... 74 CUB SCOUTING COMMUNICATION ............... 32 DEN AND PACK NEWSLETTERS ..................... 34 The Water Safety Chant: .................................... 75 GOOD BEHAVIOR MARBLE JAR ..................... 35 Buddy Tag Game .......................................... 75 SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES .................................... 35 Make Sure the Life Jacket is Properly Fastened 76 INTERPRETERS STRIPS ..................................... 35 How to Save an Active Drowning Victim .......... 76 KNOT OF THE MONTH .......................................... 38 WOLF .......................................................................