RESOURCES AND ADVENTURES FOR HOME
(Scouting during a health crisis)
Public Online Resources:
Virtual Farm Tours: http://origin.americandairy.com/news-and-events/dairy-diary/dairy-farming/virtual-farm-tours-while-y oure-stuck-at-home.stml?fbclid=IwAR002KVEGtnmJvsZIZd2eASYV5VyVLtjFVHN8U307bUf9vjVaOD9QDi m0m0
Ranger Rick Resources: https://rangerrick.org/stuck-indoors/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=RRaccess_RR_Webpage&u tm_content=RRaccess_RR_Webpage_FB_03172020&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1sHg62p8br9c qtcNYRHk0Kz44SC3OIaXVK25C-kzX2KfExH2ozS9npGZg
Good Deeds to be done at home: (Broken town by levels): https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2020/03/19/fun-projects-for-kids-that-you-can-do-from-home/?fbc lid=IwAR35SPcPo-PUn_OOwMmg0vkzGMmSkxC-4Poiznib3HPskfYNSaeJBmT-LuA
Beta of new DL experience: https://www.scouting.org/landing/den-leader-experience/?fbclid=IwAR0QyUyaEKLrPtY_XoqVo11zLK3X 1y-L8co49QXAB37O86GMNQCaZuZkqlY
Email from BSA reinforcing Guidelines: http://m.email.scouting.org/rest/head/mirrorPage/@DXCb0lSX2EWuGZsfBEspV-dAdgIeCluWiUjA_a5Xx GLNq7Th65sGugd3cH_fZfvG5iDcosI3VNESwuKvxxCwpytqZ1qXypt-LDYr0o-GZfxQOvx2.html?fbclid=IwAR 03uQ32Nm2u8R1ToHII_AUgNBev5ceeuGQT-sw4w9EkFe2tLTasySe0bY8
Smithsonian virtual resources, 8 digital resources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/eight-digital-education-resources-around-s mithsonian-180974430/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR1IzMYBrIi Y9zvh9588K5PtTj0TCDihycFNf8swHiz-BgNTztqHJTpfxqY
Good turn: https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2020/03/18/good-turns-during-the-coronavirus-acts-of-scouting-ser vice-you-can-do-from-home/?fbclid=IwAR24xN3-nP51TY1S3Fi_oNtGVZhaylZm3eSOQpkgXZgDe4WUJ4Ep JY0oswc
A reminder to stay home in your house: https://gripped.com/news/why-im-not-climbing-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/?fbclid=IwAR0fm9px 3SpW7RnJLnaHaU2reuKeQZFy5TgXOJXyj8HkIFIBVJ0SIUgBw9A https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1L1ye7btpD7OCEoZHu6R1nq0pp3BA87VX/mobilebasic
Downloadable books (NYPL): https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/you-can-now-download-over-300-000-books-from-the-nypl- for-free-031820?fbclid=IwAR1RxWXhyWnDkTx158kNhEbOCSDPUPuEO3AcLTPCnzhJciaFar2YH2pfsUU
Brookfield Zoo Tours (Chicago): https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/20/21188856/brookfield-zoo-lincoln-park-livestream -animals-coronavirus-covid-19
32 national parks you can explore from your couch, from the Grand Canyon to Yellowstone: https://www.insider.com/national-parks-america-virtual-tours-3d-visit-2020-3
Theatre Tours: https://artsandculture.google.com/theme/11-dramatic-virtual-tours-of-stages-around-the-world/1gJisz MqltReJA
Free lessons: https://www.education.com/resources/?cid=11.74&q=free
Scouting Show and Tell (Bryan’s Blog): https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2020/03/17/scouting-show-tell-scouting-remotely/
Broken Down by Ranks Scouting at Home March 2020 Round Table
Parents may be scrambling to figure out how to help their kids with remote learning, and how to keep kids occupied doing worthwhile activities. Scouting can support parent efforts.
Den leaders and parents should work together on how they want to handle adventure approvals: photos, phone call on speaker, video conference. Remember Youth Protection Training: leaders shouldn’t be alone with a kid on a phone or video conference – a parent needs to be present to keep two deep leadership
Especially Coronavirus Appropriate Thank you note or poster for community helpers (Team Tiger #4; Tiger Good Knights #6; Wolf Council Fire #3, partial). Lion King of the Jungle #2 Citizenship: our responsibilities to help prevent & reduce infections Team Tiger: working as a team to prevent & reduce infections Wolf Call of the Wild #4B preventing the spread of germs Wolf Germs Alive Wolf Hometown Heroes Webelos Building a Better World #2 Rights & Duties as a citizen (coronavirus restrictions) Webelos Build My Own Hero “Family” adventures listed near the bottom of the document.
Science & Math Many parents might be intimidated by trying to teach science. Cub Scouting has easy and fun science activities in the Cub Scout handbooks and NOVA program.
NOVA & Super NOVA Awards: http://www.scouting.org/stem/Awards.aspx STEM Counselor & NOVA Mentor Training: http://www.scouting.org/Training/Adult.aspx
LIONS Gizmos & Gadgets Ready, Set, Grow #3 Plant a container garden
TIGERS Curiosity, Intrigue, and Magical Mysteries #5 Magical science trick Sky is the Limit
WOLVES Adventures in Coins #4 Coin addition & subtraction; #6 Balance scale; #7 Weight investigation. Air of the Wolf Code of the Wolf Digging in the Past Motor Away
BEARS Bear Necessities #6 Barometer & Thermometer readings Forensics Make it Move Robotics Super Science
WEBELOS/ARROW OF LIGHT Adventures in Science Earth Rocks! Engineer Game Design (programming) Into the Wild Into the Woods
Nature
LIONS Mountain Lion #3 Learning hike
TIGERS Tiger Jungle Tigers in the Wild
WOLVES Call of the Wild Paws on the Path #6 Grow Something Spirit of the Water #1 Water pollution
BEARS Fur, Feathers, Ferns A Bear goes Fishing #1 Fish
WEBELOS/ARROW OF LIGHT Into the Wild Into the Woods
Social Studies & Humanities
LIONS Animal Kingdom #1 community helpers King of the Jungle #2 citizenship Coronavirus slant: citizen’s responsibility to help prevent & reduce infections
TIGERS Team Tiger #1 Community teams Coronavirus slant: working as a team to prevent & reduce infections Good Knights Tiger Tales. Share online with den. Tiger Theater
WOLVES Council Fire Cubs who Care Finding your Way Hometown Heroes
BEARS Paws for Action Beat of the Drum A World of Sound
WEBELOS/ARROW OF LIGHT Building a Better World Aware and Care My Own Hero Looking Back, Looking Forward Maestro! Movie Making
Art
TIGERS Stories in Shapes
BEARS Bear Claws #3A Whittling Beat of the Drum #3B Native American Craft
WEBELOS/ARROW OF LIGHT Art Explosion
Health & Fitness
LIONS Fun on the Run On Your Mark Ready, Set, Grow #2 Learn where the food we eat comes from
TIGERS Tiger Bites Games Tigers Play #2 Nutrition Good Knights #5: obstacle course
WOLVES Wolf Call of the Wild #4B preventing the spread of germs Wolf Germs Alive Running with the Pack Paws of Skill Spirit of the Water #3 Explain why swimming is good exercise
BEARS Bear Picnic Basket
WEBELOS/ARROW OF LIGHT Iron Chef First Responder Stronger, Faster, Higher
Outdoor Activities
LIONS Mountain Lion #1 outdoor items & buddy system; #2 what to do if lost; #3 Hike
TIGERS Tiger Jungle Games Tigers Play Tigers in the Wild Rolling Tigers Sky is the Limit #1 Look at the night sky
WOLVES Call of the Wild #6 Animal identification Paws on the Path Running with the Pack #1 Catch; #4 Sport or game Air of the Wolf #2A Outdoor sounds; #2D Kites Code of the Wolf #1A Rain gauge; #2A Nature shapes Finding your Way #3 Compass scavenger hunt; #4 hike Paws of Skill #4 Team sport
BEARS Fur, Feathers, Ferns Bear Necessities #6 Barometer & Thermometer readings
WEBELOS/ARROW OF LIGHT Webelos Walkabout Castaway #2C What to do if lost. Adventures in Science #3F Study the night sky Art Explosion #1 Art walk; #3A Draw or paint outdoors; #4 display art (online) Earth Rocks #2 Rock hunt
Family
LIONS Animal Kingdom #2 emergencies; #3 energy saving projects I’ll Do It Myself Pick My Path
TIGERS Duty to God Team Tiger #1 & #3 Family Team Earning Stripes: #3 chores; #4 good manners. Family Stories Tiger Safe & Smart
WOLVES Call of the Wild #4A Disaster preparedness Duty to God Footsteps Germs Alive #6 Chores Spirit of the Water #2 Water conservation
BEARS Fellowship & Duty to God Paws for Action #3B,C Emergencies Critter Care
WEBELOS/ARROW OF LIGHT Duty to God & You Duty to God in Action Fix It Project Family Sportsman
Fun
LIONS Build It Up, Knock It Down #3 Build structures On Your Mark Pick My Path #3 Teach a game Rumble in the Jungle
TIGERS Team Tiger #4 Create new game Curiosity, Intrigue, and Magical Mysteries Floats & Boats #6: boat made from recycled materials Tiger-iffic! (Most activities will need to be repeated with the den) Tiger Theater
WOLVES Call of the Wild #5 Knots Howling at the Moon Adventures in Coins Collections & Hobbies
BEARS Bear Claws Bear Necessities #4 Knots Baloo the Builder Grin & Bear It #1 Initiative or problem solving game (will need to be repeated with the den) Marble Madness Roaring Laughter
WEBELOS/ARROW OF LIGHT Iron Chef #2 Outdoor cooking Knots: Scouting Adventure #4 (option A) or #3 (option B); Scouting Adventure #5 Adventures in Science #3F Study the night sky Build It Castaway #1A Outdoor Cooking; #1B Light a fire; #2D Emergency charades. Game Design Movie Making
Cooperative & Teambuilding Games & Activities Parents may be looking for ways to bring more harmony in their homes. Cooperative and teambuilding activities may be useful for that.
Team Tiger #1 Teambuilding game (will need to be repeated with the den) Tiger-iffic #3 Initiative or problem solving game (will need to be repeated with the den) Grin & Bear It #1 Initiative or problem solving game (will need to be repeated with the den) Tiger: Scouting at Home Tiger Resources
Good online resource: https://scoutermom.com/cubscout/tiger-cub/
Tiger Bites #1 Good & not-so-good food choices Blind Taste Tests: compare healthy foods with unhealthy foods (low salt vs high salt; low fat vs. high fat; low sugar vs. higher sugar). Regular vanilla ice cream and low-fat vanilla. Regular lunch meat vs low sodium lunch meat, etc. The kids voted on which one they liked better and we talked about those results. You could have them compare 2 different kinds of apples (green vs red) or two different kinds of pears, etc. From Cubmaster/Den Leader Facebook page.
Curiosity, Intrigue, & Magical Mysteries #1A, #5 Scientific Magic Tricks 2001 How To Book, Section 5, p. 51-6. http://www.alamoareabsa.org/files/d/usr/612/Pubs/Cub%20Scout%20Leader%20How%20To%2 0Book%2033832%20(2007).pdf Library book: “It’s Not Magic, It’s Science!” by Hope Buttitta
Good Knights #3 personal & den shields: wrap aluminum foil around a cardboard shield. Decorate using permanent markers. Coat of arms information: http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm meanings of shield elements http://www.irishsurnames.com/heraldiccharges.htm meaning of shield elements http://www.allfamilycrests.com/ find your family coat of arms https://www.houseofnames.com/donald-family-crest find your family coat of arms http://www.myroots.com/ find your family coat of arms
Stories in Shapes #3 Art Piece: Spatter Painting (Tiger handbook p. 204) Use large sheets of cardboard from Costco. Neater version of Jackson Polluck: lay wrinkled tin foil in a cake pan. Roll marbles that have been dipped in paint over the foil. Marble painting: http://www.jumpstart.com/common/marble-art Metallic paint on black paper would look nifty. #5 Tangrams http://www.auntannie.com/Geometric/Tangrams/ http://www.tangram-channel.com/tangram-puzzles/ http://www.logicville.com/puzT13.htm
Tangram legend: http://www.tangram-channel.com/legend-of-the-tangram/
Snacks: Toast Paintings: http://www.food.com/recipe/painted-toast-217200?photo=362006 Edible Play Dough: http://www.familycorner.com/family/kids/crafts/edible_play_dough.shtml The chocolate doughs get soft and sticky from the warmth of the hands. Edible Art Supplies: http://www.create-kids-crafts.com/kids-food-crafts.html Art Cookies: http://artsmarts4kids.blogspot.com/2007/12/create-your-own-edible-painting.html Egg Yolk Paint: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/egg-paint/Detail.aspx Mondrian Jello (Wendy McBride): Create a Mondrian-like work of art using rectangle & square jello jigglers, separated by black licorice rope. Jello Art: http://www.intimateweddings.com/blog/art-you-can-eat/
Tiger Tales #3 Read a folk tale Iktomi stories (Humorous Native American folktale books available at libraries.)
Tortilla Snowflakes snack: http://www.makeandtakes.com/sweet-and-crunchy-tortilla-snowflakes To soften the flour tortillas, microwave them for 10 – 15 seconds before folding them and cutting them into snowflakes using regular scissors. Spray with cooking spray, then sprinkle with blue sugar, and bake at 400 degrees for 7-8 minutes. (Snowflake snack coordinates with Babe the Blue Ox and blue snow.)
Wolf Wolf Den Meeting Ideas
Good online resource: https://scoutermom.com/cubscout/wolf/
COUNCIL FIRE th #1 Flag ceremony & flag folding. Can use small flags (4 of July).
Why do we say “two” during a flag ceremony? “The salutes we use in Scouting are derived from the military salute, of course. They’re done in a "count" of two, from the previously instructed position of "attention." The first count is "hand, salute" ("hand" meaning get ready and "salute" meaning do it), sometimes also called off as “right hand, salute” and we often say, “Scout, salute.” The salute is then held until the second count, on which count the hand is dropped to the side. The second count is "two."” -- From the “Ask Andy” column at Macsouter.com, September 29, 2010.
Meaning for each fold of the flag: https://www.legion.org/flag/folding Much of it is religious or related to the military.
Opening Flag Ceremony Note: Color Guard and flag start at the back of the room. Will the audience please rise? (Wait for the audience to stand.) Salute. (Audience puts their hands over their hearts, or does the Cub Scout Salute.) Color Guard, advance. (Color Guard walks to the front of the room.) Color Guard, post the colors. (Flag is put in the flag stand.) Salute the flag. (Color Guard salutes the flag.) Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. (Say the Pledge of Allegiance. Audience says the Pledge, too.) Two. (Audience stops saluting.) Color Guard, dismissed. (Color Guard goes to their seats.) The audience may be seated. (Audience sits.)
Closing Flag Ceremony Note: Color Guard starts at the back of the room. Will the audience please rise? (Wait for the audience to stand.) Color Guard, Advance. (Color Guard walks to the front of the room.) Salute. (Audience puts their hands over their hearts, or does Cub Scout Salute.) Color Guard, retrieve the colors. (Color Guard picks up the flag.) Color Guard, retire the colors. (Flag is taken to the back of the room.) Two. (Audience stops saluting.) Color Guard, dismissed. (Color Guard goes to their seats.) The audience may be seated. (Audience sits.)
ADVENTURES IN COINS (Adventures in Coins) Resources: 2002 “Dollars & Sense” theme: http://www.scoutingthenet.com/Training/Roundtable/Handouts/02/02/
Could use a hanger instead of a ruler for the balance scale.
Coin Critters (gathering activity): Family Fun, Feb. 2013, p. 12. http://www.connectionsacademy.com/blog/posts/2013-04-11/Creating-Coin-Creatures-to-Practice-Counting-Money.aspx Make coin critters. Add the value of the coins in the critters.
Coin Games #4 play a coin game that involves subtracting & adding coin values #5 play a coin game
Money Pit Game From Family Fun Magazine Setup: Cut a circle about three feet in diameter from a large piece of cardboard; then cut a 12-inch round hole in its center. Scatter 12 pennies — the "mibs" — about halfway between the center hole and the outer circle. Mark three "shooter" pennies per player with bits of masking tape and distinguishing marks made with a marker. Playing the Game: Each player gets three shooter pennies. When it's his turn, a player flicks a shooter from the edge of the circle toward the center hole, aiming to hit one or more of the mibs into the hole and not have his shooter fall in. If the player succeeds, he can shoot again from the edge of the circle. If he misses, or his shooter ends up outside the circle or in the center hole, his turn is over, and his shooter becomes a mib. Each mib knocked into the center hole earns one point for the player who knocked it in. The game goes on until all the mibs or shooters are in the hole. The winner is the player with the most points. Variation: kids could use nickels, dimes, & pennies as mibs. After all the mibs or shooters are in the hole, players total their coin values. Player with the highest value wins.
Tub Toss Game (’02 Santa Clara Pow Wow Book) Partially fill a large plastic container with water. Float a variety of light saucers in the water and have the kids take turns throwing pennies into them. Or, float an aluminum pie plate in the water, but have the players guess how many pennies it will take to sink the “ship.” Then have the players – one by one – toss a penny into the pie plate until it drops to the depths. The winner is the player who guessed the closest.
Nickel Race (from a 1985 Pow Wow book) Line up 3 nickels at the table edge. Set a ruler at the other end of the table for a finish line. The object of the game is to push your front nickel to the finish line before the other racers do. Racers can only move the line of nickels by pushing the back nickel with 1 finger.
S F T I A N R I T S H
Crafts:
Quarter Keeper: http://www.makingfriends.com/quarterkeeper_pokeball.htm
AIR OF THE WOLF #1A Paper airplane tests: see Wolf Motor Away #1
Air tests on different objects Resource: http://www.scoutingthenet.com/scouting/Training/Roundtable/Handouts/10/02/
Marshmallow blow gun: try using different things as ammunition: marshmallows, legos, pet food, etc. What flies farthest?
Paper & straw rockets: https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/153413main_Rockets_3_2_1_Puff.pdf Or, tape the end of a straw closed. Insert a smaller diameter straw into the closed straw, and blow. Add fins to straw rocket if desired. Larger diameter straws work better (bubble tea straw & McDonald’s straw).
Straw & paper ring glider: http://www.instructables.com/id/Straw-Glider/?ALLSTEPS
#1B Balloon Boat: http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/toys/Simpleballoonboat.html Use Styrofoam food tray instead of Styrofoam sheet. Wedge isn’t necessary (boat goes better w/out it). Using a rubber band to attach balloon to straw makes it easy to change to a different size balloon. For balloon powered car (sled), see Wolf Motor Away.
#2B Musical Wind Instrument Straw Slide Whistle: https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/water-whistle-sick-science/ Blowing across the top of a bubble tea straw also works – no need to cut slit and bend straw.
Jumbo Craftstick Noisemaker: http://vloggest.com/watch/buzzing-noise-maker-sick-science-044-1069641167/ Thick rubber band makes more noise than thin rubber band. Use duct tape instead of foam tape; 2 feet of string.
#2D Kite http://www.bigwindkites.com/20kids/20kidsmatlist.html Kite is easy to make and flies well.
COLLECTIONS #1 Coin Collection: collect a coin for each year (Baloo’s Bugle Aug. 2015 p. 105)
DIGGING IN THE PAST
Dino-roar: Draw eyes, mouth, and nostrils on plastic cup using permanent markers. Poke a hole in the bottom of the cup using a nail. Tie a string around half a toothpick. Put the toothpick in the cup, and slide the string through the hole. Tie a knot in the end of the string so it doesn’t go back through the hole. To make the dino roar, fold a wet sponge or paper towel around the string, and pull the sponge down the string. The cup vibrates, and amplifies the sound of the vibrating string.
Dino Dig: bury the pieces of a wood dinosaur skeleton puzzle in sand, sawdust, or packing peanuts. The kids can use spoons to dig up the bones, and then assemble the skeleton.
#2 Imaginary dinosaur (edible): make dinosaur snack using bagels, pitas for body; carrot sticks, pepper strips, snap peas, cucumber slices, olives, etc. for body parts & details. (Laurie Bateman)
#3A Make a fossil cast Sand dough recipe: http://www.makingfriends.com/educational/dino_fossils.htm Fossil Cookies (sugar cookies with plastic dinosaur foot imprints) Oreo Fossils: Unscrew Oreo cookies, and make imprints with an assortment of (very clean) small plastic dinosaurs or shells. Put them back together so that they look normal. During snack-time, have the kids twist off the Oreos carefully to discover and compare their “fossils.” (from 2009 “Be a Sport Baloo’s Bugle, p.47.) Edible play dough for fossil casts: http://www.familycorner.com/family/kids/crafts/edible_play_dough.shtml The chocolate doughs get soft and sticky from the warmth of the hands.
#3B Dinosaur Dig: freeze dinosaurs in ice. Use hammer & nails, and squirt bottle to excavate dinosaurs.
Resources: 2009 “Jurassic Pack” theme: http://www.scoutingthenet.com/scouting/Training/Roundtable/Handouts/09/03/
Tacosaurus: October 2014 Family Fun magazine http://www.parents.com/recipes/familyrecipes/snacks/treat-of-the-month/view-all/
FINDING YOUR WAY Hurkle Game (from Math & Logic Games booklet) Played with 2 players or teams. Materials: 2 playing pieces; 2 two 10 x 10 game board grids (like Battleship). Label the edges of the game board north, south, east, and west. Or show a compass rose. Directions: Player 1 hides his Hurkle (playing piece) somewhere on the game board. Player 2 calls out coordinates, trying to guess where Hurkle is. Player 1 responds by telling the direction from the guessed point to the Hurkle. (Example: southwest.) Player 2 moves his playing piece to the new coordinate each time he guesses, to track his progress. Goal: for player 2 to find Hurkle in 6 guesses or less.
GERMS ALIVE! #5 Mold Culture: “What’s Growing On…?” http://tradingideas.orientaltrading.com/educators/k-6/lesson-plans/human-body-lesson-plan Give each child a piece of white bread and ask them to cough on it, sneeze on it, rub their hands with it, or wipe it on different areas of the room (the bathroom, pet cages, etc). Then put each slice in a sealed baggie with the child's name on it and a description of where the germs came from. Lay each of them out to examine over the next couple of weeks (put magnifying glasses on the table so students can see what is growing).
Germ Tag: Give each kid a set amount of clothespins (germs). Kids run/crawl/hop around trying to tag each other. Once a child is tagged the tagger gives the tagged child one of his clothespins to wear. The winner is the person who gets rid of all their clothespins. Variation of Mosquito Tag: http://tradingideas.orientaltrading.com/educators/k-6/lesson-plans/bugs-lesson-plan
GROW SOMETHING Resources: 2010 How To Book, 4-8 2006 theme “Digging in the Dirt” http://www.scoutingthenet.com/Training/Roundtable/Handouts/06/04/
#1 Grow a plant for 30 days
Plant Pals: Grow grass in a cup. Kids can cut the grass “hair” if it gets too tall. From Family Fun Magazine.
#4A Terrarium
Terrariums Alapaha Area Council Terrariums are easy to make from plastic soda or water bottles. Clean off the entire label, then cut the bottle in half. Put pebbles and potting soil in the bottom half. Plant some small plants and water sparingly. Use the top half with the cap on as a lid. Cut four 1” slits on the cut edge of the lid so it will fit over the bottom planted part. The plants will then water themselves from condensation on the inside of the bottle. They last a long time without care. You can add a ceramic or toy rainforest animal.
Dirt Cup Treat A classic, from Barb at Pack 114 Crush 16 Oreo cookies and set aside. Pour 2 cups milk into medium bowl, and add 1 package instant Chocolate Pudding mix. Beat until well blended, 1-2 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir in cool whip and half of cookies. To assemble, place 1 T crushed cookies in bottom of an 8-oz cup. Fill cups about 3/4 full with pudding mixture. Top with remaining crumbs. Optional garnish: place plastic flower in middle and put gummy worm halfway out of "dirt".
HOMETOWN HEROES Resources: “Hometown Hero,” 2001 theme: http://www.scoutingthenet.com/Training/Roundtable/Handouts/01/10/ “Cub Scout Salute,” Baloo’s Bugle, Oct. 2009: http://usscouts.org/usscouts/bbugle/bb0910.pdf
#1 Hero definition LDS church leader Howard W. Hunter quote about everyday heroes (February 2016 Ensign, p. 80): “Surely we need not look far to see the unnoticed and forgotten heroes of daily life. I am speaking of those you know and those I know who quietly and consistently do the things they ought to do. I am talking about those who are always there and always willing. I am referring to the uncommon valor of the mother who—hour after hour, day and night—will stay with and care for a sick child, or the invalid who struggles and suffers without complaint. I’m including those who always volunteer to give blood. … I am also talking about teachers and nurses and farmers and others who do the good work of the world, who teach and feed and clothe… I am referring to those who are honest and kind and hardworking in their daily work…”
#4B Service animals. Service dog information: 2015 “Supercub” Baloo’s Bugle, p. 91-93. http://usscouts.org/bbugle2015-2016.asp
MOTOR AWAY #1B Paper Airplane Catapult https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmK6tsAedUo
#2 Sail 2 different Boats. Combines with Air of Wolf #2E Rain gutter Regatta; Webelos Engineer #4.
Make boats from small milk cartons (school lunch) -- Viking, Pirate ships.
Make boats from Styrofoam cups, straws, aluminum foil, wax paper, and skewers.
For balloon powered boats, see Air of Wolf #1B.
Pool Noodle Boats: Construct boats from pool noodles. Let kids use steak knives, skewers, tape, etc. to make different shaped pool noodle boats (May 2019 pack meeting). Notes: Each kid starts with a 6”-7” piece that they can cut into other shapes using a fine-tooth hack saw blade or steak knife. Attach pieces together using toothpicks or tape. Cut sails from plastic folders (paper gets wet). Use nails to poke holes in folder sail for skewer mast. Hold regatta outside (water splashes out of gutters).
#3 Make a self-propelled car. Combines with Air of the Wolf #1B Make a balloon powered sled.
Jet Car from Baloo’s Bugle, Capital Area Council Materials: 2” x 2” x 5” box, 9” balloon, 2 straws 1 ½” long, 1 straw 4” long, 2 wooden bamboo skewers, 3” long and 1/8” in diameter, 4 milk bottle caps or other lightweight wheels, 2 rubber bands, masking tape, duct tape, hammer and small nail.
Construction: Tape the two short straws on the bottom of the box to house the dowel axles. Make a small hold in the center of each bottle cap wheel with the hammer and nail. Force one wheel onto each axle. Wheels should fit tightly. Put each axle through a straw on the box bottom and attach the other two wheels. Insert the long straw section into the neck of the balloon about ¾”. Duct tape balloon to straw. Poke holes in the box so that the straw can mounted at an angle, aiming at the floor. Secure with a rubber band.
Use: Blow through the straw to inflate the balloon, Pinch off the straw to trap the air. Set the car on the floor and let it go.
Alternative Balloon Car Construction: https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/balloon-powered-race-car / Lighter cardboard base and shorter straw made my car go further. Not sure how the diameter of the straw affects things. Note: kids can’t cut round cardboard circles that roll well.
Rubber Band Chariot http://www.pinkstripeysocks.com/2014/05/build-toy-car-that-moves.html Notes: make sure skewers are thick enough to stick in corrugations. Can press cardboard edges down to flatten them slightly so skewers stay in. Need 6” wide cardboard so there are enough corrugations on sides to hold skewers and leave space between can and skewers to reduce friction. Add pony bead spacers between wheels and cardboard to reduce friction. Straws ends need to be even with cardboard so beads don’t slide under cardboard. Use 8” skewer for axel; 10” -12” skewers for sides. Wheels made from foam marshmallow halves work well. They spin most freely with bead spacers. Straws that extend past cardboard slow wheels a little. (Have kids compare: put wheeled skewer in straw held vertically; spin the wheel. Then have them add the bead and spin it.) Marshmallow wheels rolled fairly well on living room carpet. Dowels don’t spin as freely as skewers. Tried a bigger diameter straw, but it didn’t help.
SPIRIT OF THE WATER #1 Water pollution Oil spill clean-up: https://www.homesciencetools.com/a/oil-spill-cleanup-science-projects https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sorbent-science-cleaning-oil-spills/ Time & volume elements. Materials: pie pans and/or clear plastic cups, oil, cotton balls, car wash sponge pieces, shop towels pieces. Fur (pet grooming) & feathers (show how animals are affected by oil). Use chenille stems and poly rope? (Try to contain oil spill. Test by blowing on oil spill.) Have leader demo diaper absorbency? Cotton balls, sponge, and dog hair were all equally absorbent. Need to add things that are not so absorbent. Messy. Poly rope and chenille stem didn’t contain spill. I used ¾ cup water and ¼ cup oil. The materials absorbed 1/8 c oil each.
Bear Scouting at Home Bear Resources
Good online Resource: https://scoutermom.com/cubscout/bear/
BEAR CLAWS #3A: use pocket knife to carve soap, potato stamps, pumpkins, or shrunken apple head Low Relief Soap Carving: https://labschool56starlabranson.wordpress.com/lesson-2-soap-carving/soap-carving-day-2/ Carving Tips: http://usscouts.org/bbugle/BB1401.pdf p. 36 Apple Heads: http://sciencecafe.org/content/how-to-make-a-shrunken-head/ http://pnwtravels.hubpages.com/hub/halloween-shrunken-apple-heads-2 Potato stamps (How to Book, p. 2-15) http://www.alamoareabsa.org/files/d/usr/612/Pubs/Cub%20Scout%20Leader%20How%20To%2 0Book%2033832%20(2007).pdf Pumpkins (Halloween)
FUR, FEATHERS, FERNS #3 Extinct, endangered Animals Endangered salmon species: http://www.rco.wa.gov/salmon_recovery/listed_species.shtml, http://www.fws.gov/species/species_accounts/bio_salm.html
Dirt Cup Treat (coordinates with composting, #6) A classic, from Barb at Pack 114 Crush 16 Oreo cookies and set aside. Pour 2 cups milk into medium bowl, and add 1 package instant Chocolate Pudding mix. Beat until well blended, 1-2 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir in cool whip and half of cookies. To assemble, place 1 T crushed cookies in bottom of an 8-oz cup. Fill cups about 3/4 full with pudding mixture. Top with remaining crumbs. Optional garnish: place plastic flower in middle and put gummy worm halfway out of "dirt".
PAWS FOR ACTION #2A Famous Americans: T/F game show: Divide kids into teams. Ask teams questions (interesting facts) about 2 Americans. Teams decide if facts are true or not. After game, kids can share what facts impressed them most, and what else they know about the famous American.
#4A Clean up project: divide into teams to collect trash. Assign point values for trash – most common items are worth 1 point; moderately common items are 3 points; rare items are worth 5.
A BEAR GOES FISHING: Fun Fishing Den Meeting: Baloo’s Bugle Aug. 2011 p. 34 http://usscouts.org/usscouts/bbugle2010-2011.asp
BEAR PICNIC BASKET #1 Outdoor cooking recipe book: https://makingfriends.com/camping_recipe_book/
BEAT OF THE DRUM Resources: “Our Native Peoples” February 2002: http://www.scoutingthenet.com/Training/Roundtable/Handouts/02/01/ “Indian Nations” November 2007: http://www.scoutingthenet.com/Training/Roundtable/Handouts/07/10/
#2 Write a legend Sample folktales: Iktomi series (Humorous Native American Folktale books available at the library)
#3A Dream Catcher: Geometric Plastic Plate Dream Catcher
Cut the center out of a plastic plate. Using a hammer and nail, punch holes around the rim of the plate. Using a needle and embroidery thread, create a string art geometric pattern. (For my th pattern I counted over 7 holes, including the hole I just came through, going through the 7 .) Add beads and feathers to the dream catcher, if desired. http://4crazykings.blogspot.com/2010/03/kids-craft-dream-catcher.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/Dreamcatcher.shtml
#3B Craft: pony bead animals; bag (Bear Marbles #4); Rainstick (Bear World of Sound #3); Sand art; paper mache rattle; coup stick (2001 How To Book, p. 1-14)
#3C Drums: plastic flowerpot drum
Duct tape a plastic plate to the top of the can or pot. Decorate the sides of the drum with paint or more duct tape. (Picture on right is an example of how to decorate a drum top.)
GAMES: Pokean (from 2010 Bear Book). Use strips of brown paper bag instead of corn husks; a rubber band instead of twine, & feather(s). 2 person games from 2010 Bear Book: 1 legged hand wrestle; elbow wrestle. 2 person games from 2001 How To Book, section 3, p. 30-31. Hand Wrestle, Leg Wrestle.
Stick Dice: (Havasupai, Southwest tribe) From http://moa.wfu.edu/files/2012/04/Fun-and-Games-Teachers-Guide.pdf Equipment: 3 flat sticks, 3 inches long, white on one side, red on the other. Play: Players take turns tossing the dice. Sticks are tossed up to land on flat surface. All three white sides equal 10 points or counters, 2 white and 1 red equals 2 counters, 2 reds and one white equals 3 counters, and 3 red equals 5 counters. Toothpicks or corn kernels may be used as counters. Highest score wins.
Peach Pit/Bean Toss (Cherokee game) From http://moa.wfu.edu/files/2012/04/Fun-and-Games-Teachers-Guide.pdf Equipment: A shallow basket (paper plate), seven flat sided beans or peach pits marked with paint or marker on one side only. Play: Object of game is to toss and catch beans flipping then from unmarked side up to marked side up. Before play, decide how many turns each player will take. Players alternate turns, but scores for each turn are totaled. All 7 beans are placed plain side up on the bottom of the basket. Holding sides of basket, carefully toss beans up and catch them trying to flip beans over to marked side during the toss. Count the number of beans landing marked side up for your score. If any beans fall out of the basket player loses that turn and gets no score. After all players have taken the designated number of turns add the individual scores. Highest score wins. Tooth picks or corn kernels can be given to children as scoring pieces.
CRITTER CARE Resources: “Man’s Best Friend” March 2001: http://www.scoutingthenet.com/scouting/Training/Roundtable/Handouts/01/02/ “Cub Pet Pals” May 2005: http://www.scoutingthenet.com/scouting/Training/Roundtable/Handouts/05/04/
#1 Pet care
Feeding reminder poster (enlarge photos for more detail) Make dog biscuits.
#5 Helpful animals. Service dog information: 2015 “Supercub” Baloo’s Bugle, p. 91-93. http://usscouts.org/bbugle2015-2016.asp
FORENSICS Resources: “Kids Against Crime” 2002 theme: http://www.scoutingthenet.com/Training/Roundtable/Handouts/02/10/
CSI investigation: “Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?” 2010 Citizenship Baloo’s Bugle, p. 12-13. http://usscouts.org/bbugle/bb1010-D.pdf Who Dunnit? (worm in apple): 2002 “Kids against Crime” Baloo’s Bugle, p. 5-6. http://usscouts.org/usscouts/bbugle/bb0210.pdf Lip Prints: put lipstick on lips, and press against paper. Compare with lipstick print on cup. Dusting for lip print on cup didn’t work well. Haven’t tried lipstick. Bite marks: analyze gum sample. Suspects bite doubled layer of Styrofoam. Footprints: use palm of hand to lightly rub oil on bottom of shoe, and step on kitchen compost bag. Use make-up brush or cotton ball to apply baking soda. Shake excess powder off, and analyze. Make master prints for comparison by stepping on paper. Oily prints will show up well on paper. Dust with cocoa powder if desired. Blood analysis: use a dropper to apply a drop of hydrogen peroxide to blood and ketchup stains. Blood stain bubbles. Peroxide reacts with catalase enzyme in blood, changing the peroxide into water and oxygen bubbles (2 H2O2 to 2 H2O and O2). (From “Forensic Science Experiments” by Pamela Walker and Elaine Wood.)
Forensics #2 Fingerprints Ink pad fingerprints: press finger hard against paper, and roll finger. May want to use other hand to press fingertip against paper. Making fingerprints for dusting: rub finger on forehead to collect oil. Don’t press finger hard against surface – creates blurred image. Don’t try to roll finger. Just apply regular pressure. Dusting for fingerprints: hold the cup by rim so you don’t contaminate the cup with your own fingerprints. No need to lift the fingerprint using tape. Just sprinkle the fingerprint with powder to make it more visible and analyze it. Baking soda and baking powder work well. Sprinkle powder onto print, then shake and blow off. Applying powder with make-up brush or cotton ball blurs print. Lifting fingerprints: be careful to hold tape by edge, so you don’t get a fingerprint in the middle where you’re going to pick up the powdered print.
Ed Emberly Fingerprint art: (Forensics #2)
#3A Chromatography: Clip a binder clip to the top of a coffee filter strip. Slide the clip loops over a pencil, and lay the pencil across the top of the glass with water in the bottom. The binder clip will keep the coffee filter strip from falling into the water. To test regular paper, cut 2 slits in coffee filter strip, and slide paper sample into slit. Put filter strip in water as above.
An older method of DNA analysis is like chromatography. Pieces of DNA are put at one end of a layer of gel in a flat tray. An electrical field is generated in the gel. Negatively charged DNA particles are attracted to the opposite end of the tray, which is positively charged. Smaller particles travel faster and farther than heavier particles. So the different weight particles separate from each other, creating lines like bar codes. The smaller particle lines are thinner and lighter colored; heavier particles create thicker, darker lines. The lines resemble bar codes. (From “Forensic Science Experiments” by Pamela Walker and Elaine Wood)
#3B Powder identification: Salt & Sugar react the same to water and vinegar. Baking Soda: water puddles; vinegar fizzes & bubbles. rd Baking Powder: water and vinegar fizz & bubble. (Has acid, soda, and 3 powder to keep them from combining until wet.) Cornstarch: water and vinegar both puddle, then are absorbed (5 minutes). Create hard spot (Ooblek). Tapioca Flour: same results as cornstarch. All-purpose bleached wheat flour: water & vinegar puddle, then are absorbed. Sticky. Slightly darker colored powder that cornstarch, baking powder, or rice flour. Rice Flour: water and vinegar are quickly absorbed. Somewhat soft spot. Not sticky. Unflavored Gelatin: looks like tiny tan crystals. Water & vinegar are absorbed, then create cohesive flexible spot (like Jell-o). Xanthan Gum: slight tan colored powder. Water & vinegar are absorbed; create cohesive spot that can be removed. Feels slimy, gel-like. Talcum Powder (Johnson’s baby powder): water sinks into powder, making a pool. Vinegar makes slow tiny bubbles that create a dome.
Thumbprint Cookies
Detectives Game 2 kids are chosen to be the detectives, and sent out of the room. The others choose an object that the detectives will try to discover. The detectives are called back to try to solve the mystery by asking questions. Each detective can only ask 3 questions. Suggest they try to find the location first, and then identify the object. (From 2010 How To Book, section 3, p. 36.)
Look Sharp: nd 1st team observes 2nd team for 1 minute. Then players on 2 team turn around, and make one change to their appearance. Team 2 turns around, and team 1 tries to figure out the changes. Then teams switch roles. (From 2010 How To Book, section 3, p. 37.)
Who am I Game: 1 kid stands in the center of the circle of kids and closes his eyes. Another kid makes and animal sound. The kid in the center guesses who it is. From ultimatecampresouce.com
Alarm Bell Co-op Game: Set the alarms on phones, clocks, timers, etc. to go off at different times, and hide them. The kids try to find the hidden alarms (bombs) before they go off. From the Co-op Game Manual, p. 24.
Mystery Memory Use 2 suits of playing cards. Remove 2-3 of them. Make sure they aren’t the same number/royalty card (both kings, both 6’s, etc.). Mix up the cards and lay them face down. Kids take turns turning 2 over, trying to find matches (7 of hearts, 7 of diamonds). They’re also trying to figure out which cards have been “stolen.” Set a timer for 7-10 minutes? (not sure how long the game takes). See if they can solve the case before time’s up, and the thief gets away with the loot (missing cards).
Can You See Them? or Hidden in Plain Sight York Adams Area Council; yellow “Games for Youth Groups”, p. 133. Equipment: Twenty small objects, and lists of them for all players The objects should be placed in a room so that they are in full view, but difficult to see. E.G. piece of black wool tied round the poker; a red stamp on red curtains; cellophane on glass. A list should be kept of where the objects are hidden. Game: Each player is given a list of the objects he has to find, with space opposite so that he can write down where he has seen them. None of the "hidden" objects must be removed, and it should be stressed that there is no need to move anything, as all objects are in full view. About 20 minutes can be allowed for the search.
More games: ’05 Baloo’s Bugle “To the Rescue” p. 19. http://usscouts.org/usscouts/bbugle/bb0509.pdf
MARBLE MADNESS #4A Marble Mini Golf Holes
Castles Windmill Paper Arch Castle #1 is made from painted toilet paper tubes and cardboard. Castle #2 is made from plastic cups and poster board. The windmill is made from a large yogurt tub. The spinning sails are cut from another large yogurt tub, and glued into slits cut in a thin piece cut from a pool noodle. A bamboo skewer is pushed through a wine cork glued into the pool noodle piece. The paper arch is made from a paper loop that has a flattened bottom. The golf club is made from a craft stick.
#4C Marble Race Track
Cardboard Tube Marble Track (Marble Madness #7) Great Salt Lake Council From 2008 “Litter to Glitter” Baloo’s Bugle I saw it done at our White Horse District RT and they had a contest to see which group could design the best raceway. Everyone had fun laying out, building, and then using their raceways.
You will need: Lots of cardboard tubes (toilet paper tubes, paper towel tubes, etc.), Scissors, Craft glue and tape, A large piece of corrugated cardboard, Marbles, Stickers, Markers or crayons.
Directions: 1. Cut the tubes into different sizes and shapes. 2. Lay the tubes on the large cardboard so that they are all slanted slightly downward. Each tube should empty into the next tube. 3. Glue the tubes in place. Allow the glue to dry. 4. Prop the maze against a wall and test it with a marble. If a marble jumps out of the maze, glue or tape on pieces of tubes to fix it. 5. Decorate. http://frugalfun4kids.com/2014/10/16/changeable-magnetic-marble-run/ Alternative: attach magnets to cardboard tubes. Stick tubes to fridge door, metal door, magnetic chalkboard, or whiteboard.
Paper plate marble track. (Made from the rims of paper plates.) http://frugalfun4kids.com/2012/09/05/paper-plate-marble-track/
Pool noodles taped to ladder. http://innerchildfun.com/2011/08/boredom-buster-marble-run.html
#4D Marble Maze Have den make maze in pallet-size Costco box. Kids hold box on all sides, and tilt the box to get the marble, wiffle golf ball or ping pong ball through the maze.
Paper plate marble maze: http://buggyandbuddy.com/paper-plate-marble-maze/ Make tracks w/pipe cleaners; arches from paper.
#5 Marble Bag: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/411446115926885416/
SUPER SCIENCE #2 Static electricity experiment: spin a straw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjd7sx1P9v4 roll a pop can: https://sciencebob.com/roll-a-can-with-static-electricity/ bend water stream: https://sciencebob.com/bend-water-with-static-electricity/
#4 Color Morphing: http://www.icanteachmychild.com/fireworks-in-a-jar/
#5 Liquid Layers & #3 Sink or Float https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/density-tower-magic-with-science/ Liquids with a higher sugar content are heavier.
WEBELOS Scouting at Home Webelos Resources
Old Webelos Leader Guide: http://www.buckskin.org/BlankSite/media/Global/Documents/Webelos-Leader-Guide-33853.pdf
Good online Resource: https://scoutermom.com/cubscout/webelos-and-aol/
BUILDING A BETTER WORLD #1 Flag
Why do we say “two” during a flag ceremony? The salutes we use in Scouting are derived from the military salute, of course. They’re done in a "count" of two, from the previously instructed position of "attention." The first count is "hand, salute" ("hand" meaning get ready and "salute" meaning do it), sometimes also called off as “right hand, salute” and we often say, “Scout, salute.” The salute is then held until the second count, on which count the hand is dropped to the side. The second count is "two." -- From the “Ask Andy” column at Macsouter.com, September 29, 2010.
Jeopardy game show: https://cubscoutideas.com/7104/building-a-better-world-jeopardy-game/ For requirements #1, #2, #3
FIRST RESPONDER Resources: ’15 Baloo’s Bugle, “Brave” edition, p. 98-103. First Aid games & activities. http://usscouts.org/bbugle/BB1509.pdf https://www.parentingpress.com/activity/kidstotherescueplan.pdf
#2, #3: Practice CPR, rescue breathing, choking skills on a large stuffed animal. Songs for CPR (100 beats per minute): http://www.kisw.com/SIS-10-Songs-you-can-do-CPR-to-/11281397?pid=338327
Re-usable fake wounds (#2, #5) Cut socks, women’s flesh colored nylons, or nylon knee high’s into 2”- 6” sections. Slide a piece of cardboard into a section. Using permanent markers or paint, color wounds on the sections. When dry the kids can pull the wound sections over their arms, legs, etc. for first aid practice.
#5D blister. Use bubble from bubble wrap for blister.
#5 First Aid Skills What’s Wrong with Me? (2014 Respect Baloo’s Bugle) Write down several different accidents or afflictions. (Example: a broken leg, a nose bleed, choking, shock, etc...) Place these in a hat and have the kids draw them out one at a time. The kid that drew will have to act out that particular problem. The first kid to identify the problem must show how to treat it, he now gets to pick and act out an accident.
Demonstrate on damaged fruit: http://gerbsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/02/fun-first-aid-101.html http://www.sugardoodle.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=108&Itemid=5
#2, #5 First aid skills Practice during Zombie Event?
#7 Readiness plan Emergency Preparedness activity: Zombie Invasion: https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/zombie/educate-kit.htm Good way to review items needed in an emergency preparedness kit: flashlight, batteries, food, water, etc. (See printout in Day Camp general ideas.)
Wall of Death Game http://dragon.sleepdeprived.ca/games/first_aid/first_aid.htm You will need approx. 12 cards on string to hang around necks. Make pairs of cards for each first aid situation - e.g. nose bleed, cut or grazed finger, bandage knee, etc., and appropriate action. Hang a card around the necks of two kids, one from each team. On word "go", each "injured" kid holds his hands out as if riding a motor bike, makes appropriate noise, and runs around the hall and touches each wall. When whistle goes, each first responder finds their "injured" kid, and treats accordingly.
First Aid Game: “What’s Missing?” (Kim’s Game) Put about 10 first aid items on the table. Let the kids see them for a minute. Have the kids turn around and close their eyes. Leader removes one object. Kids turn around and open their eyes. The first kid to figure out what is missing wins. Put the missing object back on the first aid table. Re-arrange objects if desired, to make it a little more challenging. Kids close their eyes and turn around again. Winner from last round removes the object for this round.
Band aid Treat Break a large rectangular graham cracker into 4 small rectangles. Put a small marshmallow in the center of the small rectangles. Microwave 10-15 seconds. (Wendy McBride)
Mini First Aid Kit Using a nail, punch a hole in the lid of a pill bottle. Fold a 6” lace in half. Push the ends through the hole in the lid, and knot. Put a band aid, antiseptic wipe, and small piece of moleskin in the bottle.
STRONGER, FASTER, HIGHER #3 Exercise Plan PALA/ScoutStrong: http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BSAFit/ScoutStrong.aspx
WEBELOS WALKABOUT #4 Walkabout hike could also pass off Earth Rocks #2, and Into the Wild #5.
ADVENTURES IN SCIENCE #3C toilet paper solar system: http://www.astrosociety.org/edu/family/materials/toiletpaper.pdf
#3D Rocket experiment coordinates with Engineer #4 stomp or pop bottle rockets Easy pop bottle rocket: http://www.e-scoutcraft.com/activities/bottle_rocket.html Juice Pouch Stomp Rocket: http://www.piikeastreet.com/2012/06/mini-rockets-launch-pad/ https://www.parents.com/kids/education/math-and-science/5-fun-stem-crafts-for-kids/
#3G Chemical reaction could combine with Engineer #4 and Earth Rocks #8 Baking soda & vinegar experiment: https://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/bubblebomb.html Slime/flubber: https://sciencebob.com/make_slime_with_borax/
ART EXPLOSION #1 Art exhibit Art Scavenger Hunt: give kids a list describing outdoor works of art, or photos of part of the art. Challenge kids to find all the art while out walking. Seattle Public Art Scavenger hunt: free app called STQRY. http://www.seattle.gov/arts/experience/maps-and-apps Bellevue Art Walk map: http://www.visitbellevuewashington.com/things-to-do/walking-tours/ Issaquah descriptions & locations of outdoor art: http://discoverissaquah.com/public-art/ Murals downtown: near Rainier on Sunset Blvd; by Darigold on Front Street Aztec/Mayan mural, carved wood: Las Margaritas Restaurant on Front St. Blue Moroccan door by City Hall, Sunset Blvd. “Valiant Effort” bronze eagle & salmon statue by City Hall, Sunset Blvd. Fingerprint bike rack by Police Station, Sunset Blvd. Statue on bench across from police station on Sunset Blvd. st “Forest Carvings”: 3 carved wood pillars between 1 Ave SE & Rainier Blvd SE. st Funky anemometer/weathervane (The Zephyr) between 1 Ave SE & Rainier Blvd SE, near Bush St. Harvey Manning bronze statue on Rainier Blvd. SE and Bush St. “Pinnacle” spire on Rainier Blvd. SE, near Bush St. Chinese Dragons by restaurant on corner of Sunset & Front St. Meaning of dragons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_guardian_lions “Paper Mountains” art on mechanical box on corner of Sunset & Front St. (near dragons) Salmon bench by library. Bronze raven reading book, by library. Bronze salmon statues at fish hatchery; Watershed tower mural. Horse statue (assorted metal pieces), Dogwood & Front Street “The Dig” symbolic granite sculpture representing mining, with assorted carvings. Dogwood & Front Street.
Could combine art trip with Geology building materials identification (Earth Rocks #6B).
#2 Self portraits Collages: fill in outline of body or head with pictures cut from magazines, catalogs, ads, etc. Pictures represent things about the kid: qualities or traits; favorite activities, food, color, etc. Kids could also use the pictures to make facial features: cut photo of blueberries for eyes; cut lip shapes from strawberry ad, etc. Have kids start saving stuff for collage 1 month before den meeting. Save Scout magazines, applications, etc. for Scout images.
Graffiti or pop art style portrait: Draw portraits using a highly a stylized method, like graffiti or pop art. Use crayon or pastels.
#3A Outdoor Art Sidewalk chalk mural.
Use a pocket knife to carve potato stamps, then use them (Scouting Adventure #8)
Something large scale and messy: Set up butcher paper or sheet. Have kids squirt paint on it using squirt bottles; fling paint onto paper using paint brushes (spatter paint); drop tennis balls or sponges dipped in paint onto paper; stamp designs using disposable plastic water bottles, cup rims, potato mashers, spring whisk, etc.; roll paint covered ping pong balls on the paper. (Think Jackson Pollock.)
Balloon & Dart painting: http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/BALLOON-DART-PAINTING-WITH-KIDS#_a5y_p=4028 529
#3B Clay sculpture coordinates with Movie Making #2 animated movie
Clay recipes in 2001 How To Book, section 2 p. 20-21.
#3D Sculpture or mobile Make large scale mobile outside.
Balanced rock sculptures: https://www.gravityglue.com/ https://www.pinterest.com/groves0412/michael-grab/ https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/01/precarious-bridges-and-towers-of-balanced-rocks-by-michael-grab/
Cardboard sculptures (Family Fun, May 2016, p.22) https://www.hellowonderful.co/post/geometric-cardboard-shape-sculptures-with-free-printable/ Slot fit sculptures by Jean Dubuffet: https://img.ssww.com/cs_srgb/q_90/v1559330677/47/87/Instruction254787.pdf
Balance Sculptures (Family Fun, April/May 2018, p. 17-18) https://www.parents.com/kids/education/math-and-science/5-fun-stem-crafts-for-kids/
Owl mobile: http://madebyjoel.com/category/craftsbyage/schoolage/page/5
#3E Origami or Kirigami Star Wars Origami: https://www.google.com/search?q=star+wars+origami&biw=1057&bih=633&tbm=isch&tbo=u &source=univ&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiR0bf56LbJAhWGMogKHYsCCZAQsAQISA#i mgrc=_
BUILD MY OWN HERO Resources: “Hometown Hero,” 2001 theme: http://www.scoutingthenet.com/Training/Roundtable/Handouts/01/10/ “Cub Scout Salute,” Baloo’s Bugle, Oct. 2009: http://usscouts.org/usscouts/bbugle/bb0910.pdf “Supercub” Baloo’s Bugle, Oct. 2015: http://usscouts.org/bbugle2015-2016.asp “Supercub” pack meeting theme 2015 Superhero Blue & Gold Ideas 2018 PTC Blue & Gold lunch
Could be fun to combine Build Hero (especially Superhero) with Movie Making Adventure
#2 Everyday heroes BSA Powerpack pamphlet on bullying
LDS church leader Howard W. Hunter quote about everyday heroes (February 2016 Ensign, p. 80): “Surely we need not look far to see the unnoticed and forgotten heroes of daily life. I am speaking of those you know and those I know who quietly and consistently do the things they ought to do. I am talking about those who are always there and always willing. I am referring to the uncommon valor of the mother who—hour after hour, day and night—will stay with and care for a sick child, or the invalid who struggles and suffers without complaint. I’m including those who always volunteer to give blood. … I am also talking about teachers and nurses and farmers and others who do the good work of the world, who teach and feed and clothe… I am referring to those who are honest and kind and hardworking in their daily work…”
Make a mini book from 1 piece of paper: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/155585362101541359/ Write everyday hero observations in the mini book.
th Moth Radio Story: Juggling for Jesus. Colin Ryan is outed in 6 grade as a member of a bible clown group. A girl in his class defends him from teasing, becoming a hero in his eyes. th On the first day of school his 6 grade year, Colin quickly realizes there are two ways to survive middle school: be cool, or be invisible. He’s doing pretty well at being invisible, until his third class. The teacher passes out a getting-to-know you questionnaire. Colin assumes that only the teacher will see the answers. But to his horror, the teacher passes out the papers randomly. One by one the kids say the name on the paper they have, and read out loud their 3 favorite questions and answers from the paper. The coolest, meanest kid in the class reads Colin’s paper. What is your favorite movie? All the other kids named assorted R–rated movies. Colin’s answer: “Beauty & the Beast.” Next question: Where would you like to travel? The other kids answered cool places like Australia, Japan, Paris, etc. Colin answered “Wherever a book takes me.” Final question: What do you like to do on weekends? Other kids answered hang out with friends, go to the mall, etc. Colin answered: “Performing with Clowns for Christ.” (His church youth group dressed up like clowns and juggled.) Each of Colin’s answers was greeted with explosive laughter, which got louder and louder with each successive answer. Colin’s cheeks got redder and redder. He says “I remember that I felt about an inch tall. I remember staring at my Trapper-Keeper, and trying to figure out if I could somehow disappear inside of it… But right then something amazing happened. A voice from the back of the room said “Guys! Cut it out!” And the room went silent. The voice belonged to Michelle Seever. And Michelle Seever was popular, and cool. Michelle Seever had sway. And the room was quiet. But Michelle wasn’t done. She turned to the teacher and said “Why are you letting this happen? What is the point of this if we’re just going to make fun of each other?” And to this day, I don’t remember the teacher, the class, the names of any of the kids in that class. But I remember Michelle Seever’s first and last name. I remember how it felt when she spoke up for me, because on that day, she showed me that we actually have 3 options. You can be cool, and you might be remembered for a little while. You can be invisible, and you won’t be remembered at all. But if you stand up for somebody when they need you most, then you will be remembered as their hero for the rest of their life.” (From Moth GrandSlam “Life & Death” episode, “Juggling for Jesus” story. Aired in January 2016. 5 minutes. http://themoth.org/posts/episodes/1609)
#4 Real life hero from another country Mahatma Gandhi Discovery box & discussion: http://southasiaoutreach.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/gandhiDiscovery.htm Ghandi’s possessions at his death: 2 spoons (another source says a wooden fork & spoon); 2 pots; 3 monkeys (hear, see, speak no evil); 3 books -- Bhagavad-Gita, Koran, Bible (another source says diary & prayer book); 1 pocket watch; 1 pair of eyeglasses; 1 tin bowl, which was a prison souvenir (another source says 2 bowls); 1 desk set; 2 pairs of sandals; and khadi - white homespun clothing. (Another source adds a spittoon.)
Short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWhCniD9VkI Gandhi Jayanti – Indian celebration of Gandhi’s birth. International day of non-violence. Snack: Indian vegetarian food (Ghandi was vegetarian) Indian Games: Cricket, Chess, Snakes & Ladders, Pachisi. Pachisi: http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/pachisi, http://www.crayola.com/crafts/portable-pachisi-craft Craft: could make 3 Monkeys (hear, see, speak no evil).
Florence Nightingale Learn about her through objects: http://www.tulliehouse.co.uk/sites/default/files/inline-images/florence_nightingale_teacher_note s.pdf
Mother Theresa: Short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzH13X88kbM
#5 Scout Heroes Lost in the fog story: how Scouting came to America Scouting for Food: Scouts collect food for needy families
#6 Create own Superhero
Use toilet paper tubes, milk cartons, construction paper, butcher paper, felt, glitter foam, stickers, etc. (See PTC Superheroes 2018.)
Rescue Game (Fireman, Save my Child): Put 25-50 two inch paper squares on a table and give each Scout a drinking straw. Have the kids stand beside the table. On the signal word “rescue,” the kids pick up a paper square by sucking it against the end of his straw. Then they rush over to a paper labeled with their name, and drop the circle on it—delivering the “rescued person” to safety. See how many can be saved by this very fine rescue brigade during the timed rescue drill! (From the Wolf Hometown Heroes Den Meeting #1) Note: this one is challenging for the kids.
Heroes Matching Game: nd On one set of cards write names, or print off pictures of heroes. On 2 set of card, write reasons st people on 1 set of cards are famous, or quotes from the heroes. Turn the cards over. Kids choose 2, and look at their front side of the card. Kids must match the heroes to their heroic deeds/quote to make a match. If the cards don’t match, flip the cards back over. If the cards match, the kid keeps the pair. Kid/team with the most matches wins.
Bomb Squad Game: Set the alarms on phones, clocks, timers, etc. to go off at different times, and hide them. The kids try to find the hidden alarms (bombs) before they go off. From the Co-op Game Manual, p. 24.
EARTH ROCKS (geology) Resources: http://www.scoutingthenet.com/scouting/Training/Roundtable/Handouts/04/05/ 2004 “Cub Rocks” theme; 2009 “Jurassic Pack” theme. http://www.scoutingthenet.com/Webelos/Geologist/ (ideas for old Geologist pin) http://www.gatorgirlrocks.com/state-by-state/washington.html Washington State geology. Could combine with NOVA Down & Dirty #3B
Landslide Game: Shape sand like a mountain. Place a stick (tree) in the middle. Using a spoon, each player in turn must remove some sand. (Spoon must be full.) The object of the game is to not cause a landslide and topple the tree. From the 2002 Program Helps, Forces of Nature. Notes: to make the game go faster, use a taller, thicker tree, and 2 ½-3 cups sand corralled in a 6” plastic container. Put a newspaper under the container to catch the sand.
Rock Type Identification Game: Have a variety of rocks, and 3 labels: igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic. Kids guess which type the rocks are, and put them in their appropriate place. They can also look at the rocks using magnifying glasses.
Kimo (Picking Up Stones, Hawaiian game) Equipment: About 50 pebbles or small stones The Game is similar to jacks. Players sit on the floor with a pile of pebbles in the middle. Each player chooses one pebble for tossing. This is his kimo stone. The first player tosses his kimo up in the air and picks up a pebble from the pile and catches the kimo stone as it comes down, using the same hand. The pebble he picked up is his. The player continues until he misses the kimo stone. From the ’06-’07 Program Helps, “Aloha” theme
#2 Rock collecting Geology hike coordinates with Into the Wild #5 and Webelos Walkabout #4.
Coal Mine Trail Loop Map, Issaquah Highlands: http://your.kingcounty.gov/ftp/gis/Web/VMC/recreation/BCT_GrandRidge_brochure.pdf Video about Grand Ridge coal mine: http://legacy.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/10/08/issaquah-hiking-tour-reveals-dangers-histor y-coal-mining/73578576/ Photos & information about Grand Ridge mine, + geocache: https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC1VVCY_grand-ridge-coal-mine?guid=58d156ed-884 4-4570-9c22-6b1e3735315c
Talus Rocks (Tiger Mountain): http://www.bodyresults.com/e2tiger-talus-rocks.asp http://www.weekendhike.com/2011/05/tiger-mountain-talus-rocks.html https://bythedarkofthemoon.wordpress.com/tag/talus-rocks/ The huge rocks were left behind by glaciers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacial_erratic_boulders_of_King_County,_Washington
Coal mining: Cougar Mountain Regional Wildlife Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cougar_Mountain_Regional_Wildland_Park http://www.seattleoutdoorsinfo.com/hiking-and-biking/seattle-hiking/seattle-area-hikes/c ougar-mountain-trails http://your.kingcounty.gov/ftp/gis/Web/VMC/recreation/BCT_CougarMtn_brochure.pdf
There were also local clay mines that mined red, gray, and white clay to be used in ceramic and porcelain products. (Clay Pit Road, Cougar Mtn.)
#4 Moh Hardness Test: Tiles: can be ceramic or porcelain; should be white so streaks show up better. Glass: Could use a bottle or jar. The dumpster by I-Sushi often has broken frames with broken glass from Michael’s.
#5: State geology: Mt. St. Helens, Mount Rainier; Columbia River, Olympic Mountain Range; Cascade Mountain range, Lake Sammamish. Ginko Petrified Wood state park: http://www.stateparks.com/ginkgo_petrified_forest_state_park_in_washington.html
#6 Mineral Scavenger Hunt: https://people.creighton.edu/~bjs74318/bluejay/pack114/funpages/web-geo5.html
Could combine #6B geological minerals used in community with Art Trip (Art Explosion #1).
Earth Science Experiments and demonstrations: Some earth science experiments could combine with Engineer #4 chemistry and Adventures in Science #3G.
Plate tectonics model using an orange: http://www.perkinselearning.org/accessible-science/plate-tectonics
Oreo Cookie plate tectonics: https://redcrosstalks.wordpress.com/2010/04/27/understanding-earthquakes-and-volcanoes-with- snack-foods-part-1/
Blanket geology: https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/GEOSOCIETY/a2a49183-ba2a-469c-9d 3b-68daf22c94bd/UploadedImages/TAP%20Photos/Lesson%20Plans/Plate%20Tectonics /TowelGeology_K-12.pdf Pile several towels on top of each other. Push the towels against a wall to demonstrate how mountains are created when tectonic plates collide. Provo Canyon geology photos: http://www.provocanyon.us/provo-canyon-geology.html
Volcanoes: heat and pressure from the mantle squeeze water out of the Pacific plate, the escaping water helps partially melt the nearby mantle, creating magma that rises to the surface, forming volcanoes. Augustine Volcano, Alaska: https://www.avo.alaska.edu/images/image.php?id=9099 http://www.perkinselearning.org/accessible-science/plate-tectonics
Make your own geodes: http://www.education.com/activity/article/geodes-for-kids/ Look at crystals using 15x magnifying glass.
Quick crystals: Make a supersaturated solution of baking soda. (Add baking soda to hot water and stir in. Keep stirring in baking soda until the hot water won’t absorb any more baking soda.) Twist & fold half a pipe cleaner into a shape. Drop the pipe cleaner into the solution. Crystals take a half hour or so to form, and grow best at the top and bottom of the solution. Alum from the spice section of the grocery store is also supposed to work. Look at crystals using 15x magnifying glass. (From Super Science Concoctions” by Jill Hauser)
Edible Earth: http://www.ehow.com/info_8351186_ideas-make-edible-earth-layers.html Could also make model earth from edible play dough.
Limestone cave formation: https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/GEOSOCIETY/a2a49183-ba2a-469c-9d3b-68d af22c94bd/UploadedImages/TAP%20Photos/Lesson%20Plans/Rocks,%20Minerals%20and%20 Mining/SugarCube_Karst_k-12.pdf
River bed formation: Create a sloped sand or dirt “plain” in a plastic tub. Pour water slowly onto the head of the slope, and watch how the water carves a river into the sand. Repeat, and watch how the river channels get deeper and wider, and deposit the sand at the end of the river (alluvial fan). (Michael McBride idea)
Starburst candy rock type demonstration: http://lemonlimeadventures.com/edible-rock-cycle-for-kids/#_a5y_p=1341452
Flubber Glacier: http://usscouts.org/bbugle/bb1012-D.pdf p. 25-26. (2011 Positive Att.)
Weathering processes — such as wind, rain and freezing/thawing cycles — break down rocks and minerals into smaller grains. Black & red sand beach photos:
Treats: Rocky Road Cookies: http://www.instructables.com/id/Chewy-Chocolate-Rocky-Road-Cookies/ Fossil Cookies (sugar cookies with plastic dinosaur foot imprints) Oreo Fossils: Unscrew Oreo cookies, and make imprints with an assortment of (very clean) small plastic bugs or shells. Put them back together so that they look normal. During snack- time, have the kids twist off the Oreos carefully to discover and compare their “fossils.” (from 2009 “Be a Sport Baloo’s Bugle, p.47.) Rock Candy: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/24056/rock-candy/ Useful reviews to prevent mold. Geode Cookies (Buried Treasure Cookies): http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/hidden-treasure-cookies/9a3c5271-9c07-49fe-8f57-bd731e b38ce3 Use Kisses instead of caramels. Microwave Popcorn Radioactive Dating Experiment: https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/education/exercises/PopcornDating/home.html http://www.earthsciweek.org/classroom-activities/dating-popcorn
ENGINEER #4 stomp or bottle rockets: combines with Adventures in Science #3D Rocket experiment http://www.instructables.com/id/Paper-Stomp-Rockets-Easy-and-Fun/ Use a balloon pump to re-inflate pop bottle. Juice Pouch Stomp Rocket: Family Fun April/May 2018, p. 14 & 18. https://www.parents.com/kids/education/math-and-science/5-fun-stem-crafts-for-kids/
#4 Chemical engineer could combine with Adventures in Science #3G Flubber bouncy ball: https://sciencebob.com/make-your-own-bouncy-ball/ Copper-plated nail: http://weirdsciencekids.com/CopperPlatedNail.html, http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/9057/chemistry-fun-copper-plate-a-nail Works best if nail sits several hours or overnight.
#4 Defense Engineer Catapult: http://www.devincollier.com/how-to-build-a-simple-small-marshmallow-catapult/
#4 Project: engineering a strong structure from flimsy materials (paper & string) at the Space Place: file:///C:/Users/Wendy/Downloads/st8_sailmast_web%20(1).pdf
#4 Pinewood Derby Car experiments for distance (instead of speed): Roll cars down cardboard ramp. Record distance cars roll. (Masking tape labels on floor). Experiment with adding weight to car, putting weight different places, steepness of the ramp. Materials: pinewood derby car, weights, masking tape, cardboard ramp, markers, plastic or tarp (protect floor from graphite dust). May want to mark starting rectangle for car placement on cardboard.
#4 Pool noodle boats for rain gutter regatta: Construct boats from pool noodles. Let kids use steak knives, skewers, tape, etc. to make different shaped pool noodle boats (May 2019 pack meeting). Notes: Each kid starts with a 6”-7” piece that they can cut into other shapes using a fine-tooth hack saw blade or steak knife. Attach pieces together using toothpicks or tape. Cut sails from plastic folders (paper gets wet). Use nails to poke holes in folder sail for skewer mast. Hold regatta outside (water splashes out of gutters). Can also make boats from Styrofoam cups, straws, aluminum foil, wax paper, and skewers.
Combine with Air of Wolf #2E Rain gutter Regatta; Wolf Motor Away #2.
GAME DESIGN Game piece idea: put clip art, photos of kids in upside down binder clips. http://abcsofcrazy.blogspot.com/2011/09/people-for-block-centerdollhouses.html
INTO THE WILD #1 Insect, reptile, or amphibian zoo How to Book “Fun with Insects” (2001 How To Book, section 4, p. 17-19.) http://www.alamoareabsa.org/files/d/usr/612/Pubs/Cub%20Scout%20Leader%20How%20To%2 0Book%2033832%20(2007).pdf
INTO THE WOODS #5 animal observation coordinates with Webelos Walkabout #6 and Earth Rocks #2, #7A
Meet a Tree 2008 Cub Scout Program Helps Work in pairs. Blindfold your partner and lead him through the forest to any tree. Ask the blindfolded Cub Scout to feel the tree so that he can identify it later without his blindfold. After several minutes, walk him back to the starting place and remove the blindfold. Now the Cub Scout must find the tree he explored.
Leaf Blower Game Sam Houston Area Council • Have the Cub Scouts get into two teams. • Each Cub Scout will need a leaf and will need his own straw. • As a relay, each kid will blow their leaf across a table. • The first team that has all of its players successfully blow their leaves to the other side of the table wins.
Leaf Creatures Materials: A variety of leaves, paper, clear drying glue. Directions: Collect different types of leaves. (The more shapes and sizes of leaves you collect, the more fun you will have making different types of creatures.) Put the leaves in a book (a thick telephone book works best), and let dry for about a week. Glue leaves to paper. Draw legs, eyes, etc.
MAESTRO #2 Musical instrument Straw Slide Whistle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP2O9O7xOio http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/water-whistle-sick-science/ PVC pipe slide whistle w/cork plug Boomwhackers
MOVIE MAKING Could be fun to combine Movie Making with Build my own Hero (especially Superhero part) #2 Animated movie coordinates with Art Explosion #3B clay sculpture Show finished movie at pack night or special den meeting with parents, complete with popcorn, and academy awards.
PROJECT FAMILY #6B Community service or conservation project Litter collection. Trash pick-up contest: see who can pick up the most trash, find the most unusual object. Be sure to wear protective gloves.
Craft idea: make a family crest. Coat of arms information: http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm meanings of shield elements http://www.irishsurnames.com/heraldiccharges.htm meaning of shield elements http://www.allfamilycrests.com/ find your family coat of arms https://www.houseofnames.com/donald-family-crest find your family coat of arms http://www.myroots.com/ find your family coat of arms