Here is a link to 24 games with a Christmas theme for your December pack meeting.
Another game I enjoy is Building Frosty. Divide into teams. Each team is given a roll of white toilet paper, a broom, scarf, hat, three 3" black paper circles, and 3 rolled-up tape pieces. The teams race to see who can transform one person from their group into Frosty, using ALL the toilet paper and all the items. You can have a winner for the first to be completed and a winner for the best job. Remember to bring your camera for pictures!
Click HERE for silly cub scout Christmas songs I have compiled, including 6 Carols about Cub Scouting, 2 just really silly songs to Christmas tunes, 5 songs about Santa with familiar tunes, and 4 sweet holiday songs.
THIS is a link for traditional Christmas songs compiled by one pack in PDF for an attractive 11-page Caroling booklet.
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Showing posts with label Bling and Pizazz. Show all posts
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Turkey Song Game
Make 4 turkey tails, one of each color: brown, red, yellow, orange (or pink, blue, black, green ... whatever you already have around):
1. Cut a 6" circle out of stiff paper for the following colors: brown, red, yellow, orange,
2. From the same paper cut out feathers. The feathers we saw last night were just 6"x1.5" rectangles.
3. Attach the feathers to the top circumference of the circle.
4. Get material 6" wide by 6' long to fit around someone's bottom and hips and tied in the front. Sew the feathered circles to the middle of the material.
Make 4 turkey masks. Here's a picture of a simple one that I would probably make, but with paper.
Teach the audience the following words to the tune "Have You Ever Seen A Lassie" or "Here We Are Together":
Have you ever seen a turkey, a turkey, a turkey
Have you ever seen a turkey with feathers like that.
There's brown ones and red ones and yellow ones and orange ones.
Have you ever seen a turkey with feathers like that.
Get 4 volunteers who wear the turkey masks and tail throughout pack meeting. Whenever a certain word is said, let's just pick "thank" for an example, the turkeys get up and start strutting around like a turkey would and the audience sings the above song. When the color of their tail is sung, the turkeys wag their tails to the audience.
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Artificial Campfire
I found this in a handout from UNPC Aug 2012 Pow Wow Handouts.
Supplies
From Lowes or other hardware store: Cost - just under $10
ceramic light fixture
plastic electric box (25-30 cents - usually blue or gray & is set behind drywall to house the wiring)
15 foot extension cord (or you can use a cord cut off from an old appliance, like a vacuum)
40/60 watt cfl (twisty) bulb
From Central Utah Electrical Supply, 735 S. State St., Provo: Cost - $14
dimmer switch (one that you can plug into - see step 3, below)
Optional, from Radio Shack:
small speakers to attach to iPod for fire sound effects
Logs
Fire sound effects - CD can be found online from several sources or individual sound tracks can be purchased from sources like iTunes.
Red, orange, yellow cellophane or tissue paper or other item to create flames (usually found at an office supply store or craft store)
Directions
1. Using wire cutters, cut off the end of the extension cord that receives plugs. DO NOT cut off the end that plugs into the wall. Strip insulation cover from wires to expose about 1 inch of wire. Split enough of cord to make it easy to wire to light fixture.
2. Feed end of exposed wire into the bottom wire opening in the electrical box. Attach wires to the screws on the bottom of the light fixture following enclosed package directions. Attach light fixture to the electrical box with screws in the fixture package. Add light bulb.
3. Plug end of extension cord into the dimmer switch. Plug dimmer switch into another extension cord and plug into the wall. Turn on dimmer switch to test.
4. Shape flames into a tube or cone shape and place around and above bulb.
Build your artificial fire by placing your light and speakers on the floor where you will be building your fire. Tape cords to the floor if needed to prevent tripping. Stake logs around the light and speakers to hide the mechanics of your fire. Enjoy.
*I don't know how this is done, but I've heard about putting small fans from old computers in the fire to make the "flames" dance. That would be cool. I've also heard of artificial smoke machines and smoke smells. I'll let you find it, though ;)
Artificial Campfire
Supplies
From Lowes or other hardware store: Cost - just under $10
ceramic light fixture
plastic electric box (25-30 cents - usually blue or gray & is set behind drywall to house the wiring)
15 foot extension cord (or you can use a cord cut off from an old appliance, like a vacuum)
40/60 watt cfl (twisty) bulb
From Central Utah Electrical Supply, 735 S. State St., Provo: Cost - $14
dimmer switch (one that you can plug into - see step 3, below)
Optional, from Radio Shack:
small speakers to attach to iPod for fire sound effects
Logs
Fire sound effects - CD can be found online from several sources or individual sound tracks can be purchased from sources like iTunes.
Red, orange, yellow cellophane or tissue paper or other item to create flames (usually found at an office supply store or craft store)
Directions
1. Using wire cutters, cut off the end of the extension cord that receives plugs. DO NOT cut off the end that plugs into the wall. Strip insulation cover from wires to expose about 1 inch of wire. Split enough of cord to make it easy to wire to light fixture.
2. Feed end of exposed wire into the bottom wire opening in the electrical box. Attach wires to the screws on the bottom of the light fixture following enclosed package directions. Attach light fixture to the electrical box with screws in the fixture package. Add light bulb.
3. Plug end of extension cord into the dimmer switch. Plug dimmer switch into another extension cord and plug into the wall. Turn on dimmer switch to test.
4. Shape flames into a tube or cone shape and place around and above bulb.
Build your artificial fire by placing your light and speakers on the floor where you will be building your fire. Tape cords to the floor if needed to prevent tripping. Stake logs around the light and speakers to hide the mechanics of your fire. Enjoy.
*I don't know how this is done, but I've heard about putting small fans from old computers in the fire to make the "flames" dance. That would be cool. I've also heard of artificial smoke machines and smoke smells. I'll let you find it, though ;)
Friday, October 3, 2014
Stock Up In October
Halloween offers up items to use all year for decorations and award ceremonies. Stock up now on:
FANGS for Bobcat, Wolf, or Bear teeth to "catch their prey": Find this ceremony Here
FACE PAINT for your Painted Face Ceremonies: Webelos Painted Face Ceremony
CAULDRON for Arrow of Light Ceremony with colored water and dry ice: Mesmerize them Here
MINI CAULDRONS to put awards in for March St. Patty's theme or October Halloween theme, or other.
CHEAP, UNIQUE ITEMS for appreciation awards: Silly Award examples ... so you can make up your own, or den doodle treasure box items.
CHARACTER HATS / COSTUMES / PIRATE EYE PATCHES to wear as Class C Uniform to Pack Meeting or for a ceremony.
CHOCOLATE GOLD COINS for themes: Pirate, St. Patty's, Rainbow (Faith/Compassion), Treasure Hunts, Circus or Carnival, etc.
CANDY and TINY TOYS for carnival prizes, pinatas, relay prizes, den doodle treasure box, or emergency den/pack treats.
FANGS for Bobcat, Wolf, or Bear teeth to "catch their prey": Find this ceremony Here
FACE PAINT for your Painted Face Ceremonies: Webelos Painted Face Ceremony
CAULDRON for Arrow of Light Ceremony with colored water and dry ice: Mesmerize them Here
MINI CAULDRONS to put awards in for March St. Patty's theme or October Halloween theme, or other.
CHEAP, UNIQUE ITEMS for appreciation awards: Silly Award examples ... so you can make up your own, or den doodle treasure box items.
CHARACTER HATS / COSTUMES / PIRATE EYE PATCHES to wear as Class C Uniform to Pack Meeting or for a ceremony.
CHOCOLATE GOLD COINS for themes: Pirate, St. Patty's, Rainbow (Faith/Compassion), Treasure Hunts, Circus or Carnival, etc.
CANDY and TINY TOYS for carnival prizes, pinatas, relay prizes, den doodle treasure box, or emergency den/pack treats.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Power Point Games
These classroom games were created in PowerPoint and LOOK very attractive and user-friendly.
Download the templates and modify the games to fit your curriculum needs here.
Lots
of whole class participation games similar to Jeopardy,Wheel of
Fortune, Pyramid, Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?, Password, Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?, and more.
Friday, September 12, 2014
Neckerchief Slides
You
can never have too many neckerchief slides! Anything can be a neckerchief slide in an emergancy: a metal washer, a wire twist tie, a rubber band, a large metal nut. However, it's fun to have fun neckerchief slides.
A leader can give them out to only those who are on time, a door prize, to introduce a theme, an activity for the boys to do, a gift for a job well done or birthday, or as an award for earning 20 beads on the den doodle.
Woggle World and The Slide Show are two very helpful sites about neckerchief slides in general. Woggle World has many pictures. The Slide Show has many ideas and tips, and even tells how to keep even heavy slides from falling off. imsuperbored tells how to shrink snack chip bags, but instead of making it into a keychain, attach a piece of flexible tubing to the back for a neckerchief slide.
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