Cub Scout subway Art

I thought I would share with you a subway art I made for our blue and gold banquet last year, since I have had several people ask me about it.

If you are interested in a copy with your pack number on it leave me a comment with your email address and pack number or email me at runningwithpack4292@gmail.com 

***Please remember this is for personal use only and can not be sold or shared in any form digital, printed, original or altered.You may not sell my design as your own Please link back to my original post if you use/share.

Law Enforcement is a big job.

Here is a fun activity and game to help the boys pass off part of Bear Achievement 7-Law enforcement is a big job. 

 I took a small spiral bound notebook and made the cover for it.  Inside the book you can have the boys do their fingerprints and an adults fingerprints to pass off Bear achievement 7a. Also have them write numbers of neighbors down to pass off 7d, and emergency numbers to pass off 7e. I found the idea for this HERE

 Inside I put a picture of the different types of fingerprints. After they finish their prints have them use a magnifying glass to examine their prints and figure out what type of fingerprints they have (tent,loops,whorls).

Use Ed Emberly's Fingerprint Drawing Book and let the boys turn their prints into animals. 

 How cute are these animal fingerprints.


You can also play the Who ate What? game. Sorry I do not have pictures on mine, but I think you can figure it out.

Ahead of time take pictures (you need 4 or you could do more) of people from your neighborhood/pack that each boy knows and would recognize (cub master, den leader, parent etc.).  Take two sets of finger prints from each person.  Tape one set of prints along with their picture to a poster board or wall along with the words, "Who Ate What?"  On a second poster tape the other set of prints with the location where they were found (ice cream carton, candy bar wrapper, etc with one being on the cookie jar).  The boys then have to match up the finger prints to figure out who ate what.  

Clucking Chicken

I am sure you have seen these clucking/squawking chickens before, but if you haven't today is your lucky day. I was in charge of a pre-opener for round table this week and the theme was Down On the Farm, so I decided to give them instructions on how to make them.  

 They are so easy and fun and the boys LOVE them. The yellow one is actually one that my son made at Philmont when we were there. The white ones are ones I just made up as examples.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Take one disposable plastic cup and poke a small hole in the bottom.

2. Tie a large knot in a piece of nylon string and thread it through the hole, leaving the knot on the outside so that the string won't go through when it's tugged on.

3. Decorate your cup so that it somewhat resembles a chicken/rooster. Stick on some feathers, use paper, fun foam, or felt for the beak.Use google eyes or just draw eyes on with a sharpie

4. Cut a small rectangular piece of kitchen sponge and tie to the end of the string inside the cup.

5. To make the chicken cluck: slightly dampen the sponge, fold the sponge over the string (at the top) and run the sponge down the string holding it firmly with quick, short tugs and it makes a loud clucking sound.

 This little guy turned out so cute. I made him into a neckerchief slide. To make him use the 3oz bathroom cups, then follow the directions above, and add on a piece of pvc pipe on the back.

 He makes me giggle every time I look at him and he sounds super cute.