cubs

The magazine for Cub Scout Leaders

December 2009/January 2010

British forcesScouting in military bases

Outside in Ideas to bring

the outdoors in

£500 FOR YOUR PACK

WIN

Under siege at a Roman Cub camp Under siege at a Roman Cub camp Under siege at a Roman Cub camp Under siege at a Roman Cub camp THE MAIN STAGE

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Intro

4 Inside adventuresTaking the outside in

7 CompetitionWin £500 for your Pack

8 Courage under confl ictScouting in a military base

10 POPA winter-themed programme on

a plate

12 Friends, Romans, Cubs – welcome to camp

A colossal Cub camp

15 The appliance of scienceThe Scientist Badge activity

pack is upgraded

16 Happy new yearCrafts for 2010

Contents

Editors:Graeme Hamilton, UK Adviser for Cub ScoutsNicola Ashby, Programme and Development Adviser for Cub [email protected]

Published by: The Scout Association, Gilwell Park, Chingford, London E4 7QW

Contributions to:[email protected]

This issue’s contributors:Nicola Ashby Charlie DaleGraeme HamiltonRose WellsDave Wood

ADVERTISINGTom [email protected]: 020 8962 1258

Nine-year-old Katie is the youngest Cub Scout to achieve

all 33 activity badges. It took the

Hampshire Cub just 18 months to

complete and included 20 nights

away on camp. Congratulations Katie!

Graeme Hamilton introduces some updates to the Home Contact system and what it means for Cub Scouting

Everyone can be wary of change. Our surveys also tell us that Cub Scout

Leaders are busy people and often they struggle to manage all the

bureaucracy around running outdoor activities or events away from the

normal meeting place. However, the revised Home Contact system, called

InTouch, has been designed by leaders for leaders and offers the best of

both worlds – flexibility to adapt to the event and also holding on to the

primary requirement of keeping yourself and the young people safe and in

communication with their parents. I commend this welcome change to all.

What does this mean for Cub Scouting?There is no longer a specific requirement to appoint a third party Home

Contact to sit at home by the phone whenever you take Cubs away. Instead,

you will need to put in place the most appropriate system for any event,

activity or meeting you run. Although InTouch should make your life easier

through its flexibility, it is a requirement for all Cub activities, including

normal weekly meetings, and not something that can just be ignored.

InTouch will be implemented across the UK between now and 1

September 2010, and your District Commissioner will be able to let you

know when your District will be moving across from the Home

Contact system.

Full details can be found at www.scouts.org.uk/intouch and on page 64 of

the main magazine.

Staying in touch

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Inside adventures


Discover the great indoors, with Dave Wood

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IntroProgramme ideas

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Inside adventures

I remember some wise old sage of an Assistant

District Commissioner who kept telling us leaders

that if we ran meetings in our building we were

doing something wrong and that we should

always be putting the ‘OUT’ into ScOUTing, all year

round. Fine if it’s not rainy, dark and cold. He seemed

to object when I pointed out that the word ‘IN’ also

appears in the word ScoutINg and that we could run

equally excellent, challenging and fun activities for the

Cubs indoors as well as outside!

So, with the winter just about upon us, make the most

of the indoors as well as the great outdoors. Look

around to see how you can use your premises in a

different way. My old Scout building was built over an

old swimming pool which was a big empty space. A bit

of work one afternoon and it was transformed into a

cave system using groundsheets and blankets with eerie

lights and sounds.

Simply attaching ropes safely to rafters to make a rope

climb challenge, rigging up a volleyball net from wall to

wall; or even setting up basketball nets can inject some

adventure in the hall. Perhaps you have a long plain wall

that you could affix rock climbing holds to, to make a

safe horizontal wall climbing challenge course? Or, have

you an old store room that could be cleared out to

provide and extra meeting room or Sixers’ den for them

to decorate? Is there a kitchen that the Cubs could use in

small groups to cook things in? Are there windows that

could be decorated temporarily using windows chalks?

Here’s a few activities that might help you and your

Pack make the most of the wet evenings...

Event: Winter sleepover

Base it at your meeting place, and start on a

Saturday afternoon and end on Sunday

morning. Go for a ramble in the local area,

possibly incorporating a treasure hunt. The

evening meal could be a four-course dinner,

with each course prepared by a separate Six.

Courses could include:

• Starter: egg mayonnaise

• Main: spaghetti bolognaise

• Dessert: fruity cheesecake

• Sweets: chocolates, marzipan fruits and

peppermint creams.

The evening could include an indoor campfire,

storytelling and a film, using a borrowed digital

projector and a double bed sheet for a huge

screen. After breakfast on day two, try some

survival activities, such as firelighting, shelter

building and backwoods cooking.

Game: Object story

Give each Cub and leader an object found at

random in the hall cupboards. The leader starts

to tell a story and must include their item,

before asking a Cub to continue.

This Cub must continue with the story as

logically as possible, and must include their

own object. The leader then asks another Cub

to continue. With a small group you could have

two items each.

Activity: Winter bubbles

you will need• 1 0 cups of water • 1 cup of concentrated dishwashing liquid • 1/4 cup glycerine• plastic bucket• bubble wand (from a bubble pot or you can

make your own using electrical wire).

1. Ensure it’s a very cold evening – it has to be

0 degrees or below. Mix everything in the

bucket and take it outside.

2. Each Cub is given a bubble wand (or they

make it themselves) and a cupful of the mixture.

3. They then gently blow bubbles – if it’s cold

enough the bubbles will quickly freeze and

they will be able to catch and hold the bubbles.

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Game: Spot the sticker

you will need• postage stamp-sized stickers each containing a

letter making up a simple word (eg ‘SAUSAGES’).

1. Before anyone arrives, secretly place the

stickers around the building in out-of-the-way

locations. They should be in places that aren’t

obvious but are not impossible to find – under

the top of a door frame; underneath a table;

on a leader’s shoe, and so on.

2. Cubs are given ten minutes or so to walk

quietly around the hall with a paper and pen

and write down each letter.

3. They should not draw attention to where

any letters are as they will want to be the first

to find them all.

4. When they have seen all the letters, can

they rearrange the letters to discover the

mystery word?

Winter specials

Here are a few other activities that are great

winter diversions:

• The Pack’s Got Talent – Cubs perform a

magic trick, musical item, soccer ball trick,

campfire sketch in turn in front of the Pack,

and possibly parents too.

• Winter beach party – Ice creams, sandcastle

building, water relays, all with the heating

turned up and the Cubs in beach gear. Don’t

forget the barbecue!

• Bowling night – Use two-litre soft drinks

bottles and sponge footballs to stage

an inter-Six ten pin bowling tournament.

Run this as a base or with two games

running alongside each other, to keep

everyone involved.

• Balloon modelling – A bumper bag of

modelling balloons plus a pump per Six will

keep the Cubs occupied for a surprisingly

long time! Internet auction sites sell kits with

instructions very cheaply and could form part

of a Cub’s Entertainer Activity Badge.

Game: Indoor fishing

you will need (per fishing rod)• a long bamboo cane • 6m length of string• a cork • velcro• cardboard shaped fish.

1. Make a fishing rod for each Six, using a

long bamboo cane, string and, on the end, a

cork with hooked Velcro attached to it.

2. Prepare a set of cardboard fish, enough for

six per team, which have furry Velcro attached

to the mouth end.

3. Working in relay form, Sixes stand behind a

line and take it in turns to carefully cast their

rod and try to catch a fish, which is placed

some distance away.

4. When a player has caught a fish and landed it,

they pass the rod to the next player in their team.

5. Which Six catches all their fish first?

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Competition

Win £500 for your Pack

First prize - £500Second Prize - £300Third Prize - £200

Three lucky prize winners will receive £50 each plus one

of the above prizes for the Cub Scout Pack. All your

Cubs have to do is fill in the answers to the quiz below.

The quiz is based around the Home Safety Badge

activity pack.

1. If you smell gas what service should you call and

what telephone number do you contact them on?

2. Gas appliances should be serviced at least once a

year. This should be done by an engineer registered

with? (Tick one box only)

The fire service

Gas Safe (formerly known as CORGI)

National Grid

3. Why should you never play near or climb on an

electricity pylon?

4. Where is your water stop cock located? (This is the

tap used to turn on and off the water supply as it enters

your home?

5. The word search below contains five things that can

be classed as a fire hazard in the home – where are they?

D O R R C A N I S O B E L R O S D

G R H A H M S G E M M A B Q C F G

S M O K I N G M A T E R I A L S P

Z X Q W P B H J L I H C N V M I O

H A R Q P T Y J V B I D I F O X B

E H G K A K L A S F L P O A I Q S

A Q W T N E R U I E O A S P D F G

T H J K L Z X C S V B N M Q W T Y

E F G J U K D F P M H O E J I R G

R E P B L O C K E D C H I M N E Y

The hazards – CHIP PAN, HEATER, BLOCKED CHIMNEY, SMOKING MATERIALS, CANDLES.

6. If you have a fire in your home and there is a lot of

smoke why is it best to crawl along the floor?

7. If you go on holiday name one thing you should to

keep your home safe?

Entries should be sent by email to [email protected]

or by post to Sally Hilton, Home Safety Competition, The

Scout Association, Gilwell Park, Chingford, London E4 7QW.

Entries must contain:

Name and address of the entering Cub Scout

Name of the Cub Scout Pack

Contact no. of Cub Scout Leader

Signature of parent/guardian allowing photograph of

winner to be used for promotional purposes

For terms and conditions visit www.scouts.org.uk/homesafety

Enter National Grid’s Home Safety competition and your Cubs can win cash for your Pack

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Jess Kelly grew up in a military family and spent her

childhood moving around the world. Here, she recalls her nomadic early years and

looks at methods to ensure Scouting is a stabilising force

N ot a decade goes by without conflict and

war occurring somewhere in the world.

It’s hard enough for adults to understand

what, how and why this happens, but it is

even harder for our young people to comprehend.

Growing up, my dad was in the Royal Air Force, and I

spent my entire childhood moving around both the UK

and the world. Although exciting, this is also extremely

unsettling. I remember as a child wondering where my

dad was and being upset by the reports on the news.

One thing that did remain with me was my

involvement in activities outside of school, where I was

a Guide and this remained the case throughout my

childhood, regardless of where I was living. I’ve taken

some time to revisit some old haunts and share some

thoughts on how to introduce these subjects into your

programme.

There are hundreds of Scout Groups based at many of

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our British Forces bases, inside and outside the UK. These

groups will often consist of a mixture of military and

civilian children and leaders. This mix provides both

opportunities and challenges to those working with them.

Being awareAt times of conflict we need to be especially aware of

the pressures on young people today, parents away on

detachment, being posted away from friends and

familiarity. All of this is very unsettling for young

people and some find it harder than others to adjust

to the change.

This continuous pattern of change means that the

leaders need to be flexible with their programme,

adapting to suit the needs of the young people as well as

the issues and situations surrounding them. They also may

find themselves having to be flexible about the way of

working, with leaders being unavailable at short notice.

It is important that Scouting provides stability, no

matter where in the world. The environment of a Cub

Pack should be welcoming, comforting and familiar to

its members.

Setting the programmeThere are a variety of ways of dealing with issues arising

from conflict, best spread out within the programme

and not crammed into one meeting. Before you

introduce these subjects inform parents so that they can

let you know if there are any issues you should be

aware of.

When friends and family are awayEveryone has someone in their life who lives or works

away, and this can fit into the programme by giving the

Cubs some time to write, draw or make something for

those they miss.

It is equally important to remember that those who

are not with us miss us too, and often miss crucial parts

of our lives. I now joke with my dad that he still thinks

I’m three; in reality he’s probably only seen me for three

years out of my life and can sometimes find it hard to

relate to me.

While people are away it is handy to keep a note of

things that the Cubs are doing. This could quite simply

be a diary which they fill in or a box which they put

items in which they have done or a photo montage. This

will enable the Cubs to update the parent / friend of what

they have been up to. It is also important to remember this

at key times such as promise and award ceremonies.

Where possible, plan to hold these when parents are

available, if not, make a video diary, take photos etc which

can be shared with those who are not around.

Activity idea - Thought box A simple idea to allow the Cubs to share their thoughts

and feelings without having to stand out from the

crowd. Make a simple ballot box and ask the Cubs to

write or draw their feelings. The notes placed in the box

may help influence the programme or raise issues which

need to be addressed.

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more info

The environment of a Cub Pack should be welcoming, comforting

and familiar to its members

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Programmes on a platePOPThis issue’s theme is Winter Wildlife

Opening ceremony 10 mins Beliefs and Attitudes Themes Discuss the theme for the meeting

Patai 15 mins Global Outdoor and Adventure

Activities with others;Games;Outdoors

You will need (per pair):- An old bicycle tyre or plastic hoop - Two short sticks.

What you do:- Split the Pack into pairs. - Two players stand opposite each other, each holding a stick. - The fi rst player twirls the hoop on their stick and throws it into the middle ground between him/her and the

other player. The hoop should bounce. - The second player tries to catch it with their stick as it bounces up. - The second player returns the hoop the the fi rst player in the same way. - Points are scored each time a player manages to catch the hoop on their stick. A little practise may be required - younger players will need some supervision. For safety reason, this game should be played in an open space where there is no risk of injuring other people or property.

Activity taken from A World of Ideas, published by GirlGuiding UK.

Make a Bird Feeder 30 mins Community Make things You will need:- Bird seed - Breadcrumbs - Washing up bottle (one for each feeder) - Photograph of a bird feeder- Scissors - Knitting needle - Margarine tub - Piece of cord about 50cm long - Two pieces of dowel about 20cm long each.

What you do:- Mix together some bird seed and breadcrumbs. - Show the Cub Scouts the picture of the bird feeder. - Cut the top off a clean washing up liquid bottle. - Pierce two holes in the bottom and thread cord into the bottle to hang it from. - Make two holes in the margarine tub about 5cm apart and thread the cord through these and tie it off – this

forms a lid for the feeder that slides up and down. - Cut four holes in the bottle and push the dowel through to form two perches. - Cut four further holes above the perches through which the birds can feed. - Put some stones in the bottom of the feeder then fi ll it with bird seed and breadcrumbs. - Either hang it somewhere close to your meeting place or if the Cub Scouts have made individual ones they can

take them home to hang up and watch.

Wildlife Diary 30 mins Creative Outdoor and Adventure

Activities with others;

Make things; Outdoors; Themes

You will need:- Colouring pencils- Felt-tipped pens- Marker pens- Pencils- Pens- White paper.

What you do:- Note down the different creatures that visit a patch of land throughout the year, and Cubs will begin to notice

the changes – from day to day, season to season and year to year. Ask the young people to write down and draw what they see, especially unusual behaviour, such as male robins fi ghting, or the fi rst swifts returning in the spring.

- Look under logs and rocks for insects, as well as looking to the sky for birds. - This is an excellent way to get Cubs interested in the world around them.

Closing ceremony 10 mins Beliefs and Attitudes

Themes; Prayer, worship and refl ection

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Test it outWe would love you to let us know what you

think of this programme on a plate. If you

are trying it out, please spare 10 minutes to

email us your thoughts. Provide your name,

role, Group and number of Cubs and of

course what worked and if anything didn’t.

Email [email protected]

Activity/Game Time Zone Method Instructions

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Opening ceremony 10 mins Beliefs and Attitudes Themes Discuss the theme for the meeting

Patai 15 mins Global Outdoor and Adventure

Activities with others; Games; Outdoors

You will need (per pair):- An old bicycle tyre or plastic hoop - Two short sticks.

What you do:- Split the Pack into pairs. - Two players stand opposite each other, each holding a stick. - The first player twirls the hoop on their stick and throws it into the middle ground between him/her and the

other player. The hoop should bounce. - The second player tries to catch it with their stick as it bounces up. - The second player returns the hoop the the first player in the same way. - Points are scored each time a player manages to catch the hoop on their stick. A little practise may be required - younger players will need some supervision. For safety reason, this game should be played in an open space where there is no risk of injuring other people or property.

Activity taken from A World of Ideas, published by GirlGuiding UK.

Make a Bird Feeder 30 mins Community Make things You will need:- Bird seed - Breadcrumbs - Washing up bottle (one for each feeder) - Photograph of a bird feeder- Scissors - Knitting needle - Margarine tub - Piece of cord about 50cm long - Two pieces of dowel about 20cm long each.

What you do:- Mix together some bird seed and breadcrumbs. - Show the Cub Scouts the picture of the bird feeder. - Cut the top off a clean washing up liquid bottle. - Pierce two holes in the bottom and thread cord into the bottle to hang it from. - Make two holes in the margarine tub about 5cm apart and thread the cord through these and tie it off – this

forms a lid for the feeder that slides up and down. - Cut four holes in the bottle and push the dowel through to form two perches. - Cut four further holes above the perches through which the birds can feed. - Put some stones in the bottom of the feeder then fill it with bird seed and breadcrumbs. - Either hang it somewhere close to your meeting place or if the Cub Scouts have made individual ones they can

take them home to hang up and watch.

Wildlife Diary 30 mins Creative Outdoor and Adventure

Activities with others;

Make things; Outdoors; Themes

You will need:- Colouring pencils- Felt-tipped pens- Marker pens- Pencils- Pens- White paper.

What you do:- Note down the different creatures that visit a patch of land throughout the year, and Cubs will begin to notice

the changes – from day to day, season to season and year to year. Ask the young people to write down and draw what they see, especially unusual behaviour, such as male robins fighting, or the first swifts returning in the spring.

- Look under logs and rocks for insects, as well as looking to the sky for birds. - This is an excellent way to get Cubs interested in the world around them.

Closing ceremony 10 mins Beliefs and Attitudes

Themes; Prayer, worship and reflection

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The first troops arrived on a warm summer’s evening and assembled

before the Coliseum. Centurian Akela read a greeting from a crisp

unfurled scroll and officially started the Wike Scout Camp Roman

weekend, writes Rose Wells

Friends, Romans, Cubs - welcome to camp

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Friends, Romans, Cubs - welcome to camp

H olding an annual themed camp presents a

challenge Cub Scout Leader Patrick Tivey

is pleased to take on. This year’s Roman

camp was a colossal success due to the

dedication and hard work of the Scouts, leaders and

parents of the 24th North Leeds Scout Group.

Just as Rome wasn’t built in a day, it took three

months from the initial planning to build, paint and

make the scenery and costumes. Calling for reserves

from an army of around 60 parents, Patrick and his

team created an exciting and totally adventurous

weekend for over 80 Beavers, Cubs and Scouts.

Props and costumesThe group relies on the ready supply of extra hands. As

Patrick proudly says, ‘We’re lucky we have parents who

are willing to help us throughout the year, not just

preparing for camp.’

The main stage was framed by securing a 20-metre

roll of lino and turning it into the Coliseum. The crowd

of spectators was brought to life by photocopying a

sheet of paper with Roman figures several times. A local

market provided the bright red fabric which became the

costumes and toy plastic police helmets were cut down

and painted for the centurians’ headgear. To swell the

ranks, a photo was enlarged and copied to make 30

life-sized soldiers.

Let the training commenceFully equipped with swords and shields, the legionnaires

were put into training. Siege catapults were built to fire

water balloons and the Cubs practised archery and the

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classical Roman Testudo (tortoise) formation. Patrick

and Beaver Scout Leader, Mike Boam, gave a

spectacular gladiatorial display. Battle commenced as

weapons were cast aside and hundreds of wet

sponges flew through the air, raining down on the

opposing side.

Past successesPatrick and the team have a great record of putting

on a variety of camps. ‘The year 2007 prompted a

James Bond theme when we enlisted the help of the

local police and fire brigade. Another success was the

Knights of the Round Table camp complete with a

banquet.’ The Apache Fort camp cost almost nothing

to put together, as Patrick recalls ‘We collected 350

carpet roll tubes over the year and mounted them on

a frame to form a fort half the size of a football pitch.

The only real cost was for the pots of wood stain.’

Plans are already forming for the 2012 Olympic

camp, and Patrick has ideas for building an Acropolis

with their own Olympic flame.

What did it cost?Example: Roll of lino - £70; toy police helmets

- £50; material for armour - £20. With a little

imagination and a raid on pound shops and

markets, costs can be kept to a minimum while

providing a great event.

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Scientist Badge

The Scientist Badge Activity Pack can be downloaded from www.scouts.org.uk/rollsroyce

Order your pack today

The appliance of science

What happens if you take one hugely successful activity pack and try and make it even better? The new and improved Scientist Badge pack. Badge sponsors Rolls Royce set the experiment

W hen the Rolls-Royce sponsored

Scientist Badge Activity Pack was

launched more than two years ago, we

hoped it would inspire leaders and

Cubs alike to attempt the Scientist Badge. We wanted

to make the badge even more accessible by creating

some simple science investigations with easy-to-follow

instructions that were fun to try. Our ambition was to

encourage more Cubs and leaders to have a go at the

badge, particularly those with no experience of these

kinds of activities.

We were delighted when the packs flew off the

shelves, and absolutely astounded when we had to

order more copies within weeks! Two years later,

110,000 printed copies have been sent out. But we felt

it was looking a little tired and in need of an update.

Step 1: Do your research The Scout Association carried out a programmes survey

in May 2009, to find out what you liked about the

Scientist Badge Activity Pack and how it was being used

with Cubs.

You told us it was simple to use and easy to build a

programme around. You liked the practical workbook

style and found the activities included relevant to the

badge. Many leaders said the activity pack made doing

the badge easier and helped to involve parents since it

could be sent home too. We were especially pleased

that the pack had encouraged some of you to do the

Scientist Badge for the very first time.

Step 2: Set the experiment Armed with your feedback, we set out to refresh the

activity pack, include a few new activities and improve

the design.

The format has been changed to make it easier to

download. What we have not changed is the basic

concept; the new-look pack still includes easy-to-follow

instructions to complete a selection of the badge

requirements, which can be used by individuals or as a

Pack activity.

Step 3: Start testing Download the new pack. We hope you like it as much

as the old one, and we look forward to hearing what

you think of it.

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Happy new year

Tree of life

you will need• paintbrushes• paint• pens• lots of different sized sheets of paper.

1. Paint the trunk and branches of a tree on a

large piece of paper.

2. Cub Scouts write on leaf-shaped pieces of

paper things that they felt were enjoyable, or

difficult, or special, or good about the last year.

They could also write apologies for things they

did wrong.

3. Leaders arrange and stick these leaves at the

foot of the trunk on the left of the tree, like a pile

of fallen winter leaves.

4. Cub Scouts write their wishes, hopes,

promises, resolutions and expectations for next

year on more leaf-shaped pieces of paper, and

the leaders can stick these in the branches at

the right hand-side of the tree. These are the

spring leaves of hope and promise for 2010.

How will your tree look? Will you live up to

its expectations?

Future fantasy challenge

you will need• scraps of material• paper• clean recyclable household waste (cartons,

cardboard, plastic bottles, plastic bottle-tops, etc)• PVA glue• sticky tape• string• paint and/or coloured pens. 1. What inventions would help people, especially children? Using scrap materials, glue, string, paper, coloured pens and anything else to hand, ask the Cub Scouts to come up with a design and a description for an invention that would be the ultimate in cool for Cub Scouts. Put a time limit on it. 2. They can work in Sixes or pairs to produce their idea first and then their model. The description of what their invention does is as important as the model, so don’t forget the written description. 3. When the allocated time period is up, each

group needs to explain and display their idea to

the other Cubs so that they can understand it.

What do the other Cubs think? Thumbs up or

thumbs down?

Finish 2009 and start 2010 on a high,

with Charlie Dale’s timely make and do

T his is the time of year when we look back

over the things we’ve done, wonder how a

year could go so quickly, and look forward

to what the next year has to bring.

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Make and do


Backwards and forwards

you will need• 14 small blank cards per Six• marker pen• floor markers (rope, sports cones, etc).

1. Divide your floor space in half across the

middle, either with a rope or by marking the

half-way point at either end in some way

(indoor sports cones or chairs work well). It

should be obvious to the players where the

halfway point is.

2. Write each letter from D E C 2 0 0 9 on an

individual card. Do the same for J A N 2 0 1 0

and put a coloured dot on the two ‘0’ cards in

the JAN 2010 set to make sure there’s no

cheating later. You should now have 14 cards,

each with a single letter or number on it.

3. Repeat step 2 to produce a set for each Six.

4. Divide the Cub Scouts into their Sixes and

stand in relay at one end of the meeting place.

5. Give each Cub Scout in each Six one card from

their DEC 2009 set, the Sixer should get two.

6. Place all the JAN 2010 cards in a pile opposite

the team at the other end of the meeting place,

ready for them to collect one at a time.

7. The aim of the game is for each Cub Scout in

turn to run backwards to the halfway point,

turn and then run forwards to their team’s end

point, where they swap their DEC 2009 card

for a new JAN 2010 card.

8. They then run backwards to the halfway

point, turn, and run forwards to rejoin their

team at the back of the line. The Sixer should

start the game, swap one DEC 2009 card and

hold on to the second until all the other Cub

Scouts in the Six have run.

9. Once all Cubs have taken their turn, the Sixer

runs again with the last card, and returns to base

to finish the game. It’s all over when the cards are

down on the floor spelling out JAN 2010!

Photography courtesy of Mill End Cubs and Thrive Homes and United House

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Naturalist Badge

Nuts about nature Turn detective and join in with the third national Great Nut Hunt

Cub Scout Naturalist Activity Badge

sponsors, Natural England are looking

for Cub Scouts to explore their local

woodlands to find evidence of the sleepy

Hazel Dormouse.

Get outdoors!Hundreds of people are already out

searching for nuts - the tell-tale signs that

the secretive creatures are around. Find out

how to identify them with a resource pack

from the People’s Trust for Endangered

Species www.ptes.org/greatnuthunt

Searching out the hazel dormouse is just

one of lots of activities offered to Cub

Scouts by Natural England. Explore farms,

discover England’s undersea landscape,

join an online wildlife gardening site,

attend a music festival, visit your very own

national nature reserve... there’s loads to

do, check out www.naturalengland.org.

uk/millionchildren for more ideas of how

you can join in the One Million Children

Outdoors initiative. Go on, get outdoors

and be a part of it!

Arrowhead Flashing LED

Adult ScarfItem code: 1027389

£12

Scout Tartan Lambswool

ScarfItem code: 1025810

was £12.23 £11

With the Scout Arrowhead logo, the necker is perfect for wearing

on a campsite, day or night.Batteries are replaceable ref:1027403 at two for £1

Simple on/off switch.

A 136x30CM Lambswool Scarf woven in the offi cial

Scout Tartan (this is not a Scout Necker).

Each Scarf has a label sewn on to it stating it is the offi cial Scout tartan.

Ideal for wearing on cold days or as a gift.

A Waterman Pen in a gift box, in the popular rollerball style.

Printed with the Scouts ‘be prepared’ logo. Ideal for

your own use or as a gift.

Suitable for laptops with a 15” screen size, with three

separate compartments, the middle one being padded.

Handle or shoulder strap for easy carrying

Be Prepared Waterman

Rollerball PenItem code: 1024579

£22

Be Prepared Laptop Bag

Item code: 1027383

£1501903 766 921

All profi ts go back into Scouting. The Scout Association Registered Charity number 306101 (England and Wales) and SC038437 (Scotland).

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