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BALOO'S BUGLE Volume 20, 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 2015 Cub Scout Roundtable May 2015 Core Value & Pack Meeting Ideas HEALTH & FITNESS / Backyard Fun Tiger Cub, Wolf, Bear, Webelos, & Arrow of Light Activities CORE VALUES lengthen out the years of man Beyond the Psalmist's Cub Scout Roundtable Leaders’ Guide narrow span. Sir Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden Powell The core value highlighted this month is: Health and Fitness: Being personally committed to keeping our minds and Table of Contents bodies clean and fit. By participating in the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program, Cub Scouts and their CORE VALUES ..................................................... 1 families develop an understanding of the benefits of being fit and healthy Table of Contents .................................................... 1 THOUGHTFUL ITEMS FOR SCOUTERS .......... 3 Why Backyard Fun for the Core Value Health & Prayer .................................................................. 3 Fitness? Dragging Myself into This New Era ................... 3 Through Cub Scouting, we encourage families to be more physically fit and to enjoy the outdoors at the same time Quotations ........................................................... 4 in their own backyards. By staging this month’s pack President Theodore Roosevelt ............................ 5 meeting outside, we encourage our Scouts to turn off the Theodore Roosevelt Quotes ................................ 5 television, computer, and video game and help keep the Theodore Roosevelt ............................................ 6 “Outing” in “Scouting”. HEATH CREED ................................................. 6 Scout Law equivalent to Health & Fitness is: Colonel Harland David Sanders,......................... 6 A Scout keeps his body and mind fit and clean. He DEN MEETING TOPICS....................................... 9 chooses the company of those who live by high standards. He keeps his home and community clean. PACK MEETING THEMES ................................ 10 15-16 Pack Meeting Themes ................................ 10 UPCOMING MONTHS ....................................... 10 A good laugh and a long sleep are the best Connecting HEALTH & FITNESS with Outdoor cures in the doctor's book. Activities ............................................................... 12 Irish Proverb HEALTH & FITNESS Character Connections .... 12 Crazy Holidays...................................................... 15 Possibly the best suggestion in condensed form, as BSA SOCIAL NETWORKS ................................ 18 to how to live, was given by my old Headmaster, CUBCAST ............................................................ 18 Dr. Haig Brown, in 1904, when he wrote his Recipe SCOUTCAST ....................................................... 19 for Old Age. A diet moderate and spare, Freedom Bryans Blog .......................................................... 19 from base financial care, Abundant work and little Philmont Training Center ..................................... 23 leisure, A love of duty more than pleasure, An even The SCOUTStrong PALA Challenge ................... 26 and contented mind In charity with all mankind, TIGERS................................................................. 28 Some thoughts too sacred for display In the broad Electives ............................................................ 28 light of common day, A peaceful home, a loving Supplemental Den Meetings ............................. 28 wife, Children, who are a crown of life; These Mother’s Day Den Meeting Idea ...................... 28 BALOO'S BUGLE - (April 2015 Ideas) Page 2 Picnic Ideas ....................................................... 28 Ball Tie Slide .................................................... 37 Inside-out Sandwiches ...................................... 28 Sport Neckerchief Slide .................................... 37 Snails ................................................................. 28 Sun Visors ......................................................... 37 Pistachio Pudding Salad .................................... 28 Wrist Band ........................................................ 38 Outdoor Games ................................................. 28 Button Baseball Game ...................................... 38 Tacos & Bridges ............................................... 28 Water Baseball .................................................. 38 Bike Ideas.......................................................... 28 Wackyball ......................................................... 38 Wheeling Into Summer Word Search ............... 29 Frozen Yogonanas ............................................ 38 Mouse on a Bike Maze ..................................... 29 Baseball Cupcakes: ........................................... 39 Helmet Maze ..................................................... 29 Mother’s Day Recipe Holders .......................... 39 One Smart Cat Says .......................................... 30 Picture/Recipe Holder ....................................... 39 Bike Check: ....................................................... 30 Butterfly Recipe Holder .................................... 39 Which Wheel Am I? .......................................... 30 Mom Recipe ...................................................... 39 What is it? ......................................................... 30 Bear ....................................................................... 40 Tire Sprint ......................................................... 31 Rubber Pencil .................................................... 40 Roll for Distance ............................................... 31 Sugar Cube Trick .............................................. 40 Roll for Accuracy .............................................. 31 Growing Rope ................................................... 41 Moving Target .................................................. 31 Cut – Restored Rope ......................................... 41 Tire Wrestling ................................................... 31 One Handed Knot ............................................. 42 Tire Bowling ..................................................... 31 WEBELOS DENS ................................................ 44 Tire Rolling Relay............................................. 31 The Brain Benefits of Exercise ......................... 44 Through the Tire Relay ..................................... 31 7 Benefits of Regular Physical Activity............ 45 Bike Bling ......................................................... 32 The bottom line on exercise: ............................. 45 SNAZZY HANDLEBARS ............................... 32 Nutrition ............................................................ 45 FESTIVE FRINGE ........................................... 32 Outdoor Activities ............................................. 46 HIP HUBS ........................................................ 32 Soccer Golf ....................................................... 46 DESIGNER HELMETS ................................... 32 Treat Your Body Right! .................................... 46 Picture Frames .................................................. 32 One Step at a Time ............................................ 47 Bath Salts .......................................................... 32 Purposes of the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Wolves .................................................................. 33 Program ............................................................. 48 Left-over Achievements.................................... 33 Physical Fitness Requirements ......................... 48 Electives ............................................................ 33 Roundtable Break Out....................................... 49 Supplemental Den Meetings ............................. 33 Camping for Scouts—A Philosophy ................. 50 Guess the Gargle ............................................... 33 Meeting Planner ................................................ 51 Cub Grub ........................................................... 33 Flag Ceremony (Memorial Day) ....................... 51 Sand Pudding .................................................... 34 Stage Directions ................................................ 52 “Sand” Castle Cake: .......................................... 34 Build Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre .................. 52 Cup o' Fish ........................................................ 34 Make Unusual Finger Puppets .......................... 52 Backyard Obstacle Course ................................ 34 Make a Movie ................................................... 53 Lickety-Split Frisbee ......................................... 34 Make a Paper Plate Guitar ................................ 53 Double Disc Frisbee .......................................... 34 How about a Soda Straw Harmonica! ............... 54 Ultimate Disc Frisbee ....................................... 35 Make a Puppet Theatre ..................................... 54 Semicircle Soccer (A Semi-cooperative Game) 35 Health and Fitness Ideas ......................................