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.

Stick Dice

I recently had the AMAZING opportunity of attending a den leader conference at Philmont (if you are not familiar with Philmont check it out HERE). One of the things we talked about were game boxes and the importance of them. If you do not have a game box I strongly suggest you start one. Start with a box of any size and start gathering supplies that could be used for games. Some suggestions are 

• 4 bean bags
• package of balloons
• pie pans
• clothes pins
• washers
• marbles
• ping pong balls

Here is a great game to get you started on your game box. You can have each boy make a set to take home and play with his family and you can keep a few sets in your box. 

Stick dice

·         You will need 6  craft sticks for each boy

·         Sharpies or markers

·         On one side of each stick draw symbols or shapes using one color. On the other side draw symbols or shapes using a different color. The symbols/shapes do not need to match.

o   If you use symbols from wolf book and have them tell a story on their sticks you can pass off wolf E10f.

o   Making and playing this game will pass off PART  of Bear E24b

 This is side one.

Side two

To play the game: Put boys in teams of two. Each player gets three sticks and take turns throwing the dice(sticks). The first player tosses the dice on the floor; the score depends on how the dice fall. (see chart below). Players continue taking turns until one has twenty points.

            Three black sides up= 3 points

            Three red sides up= 2 points

            Two black and one red = 1 point

            Two red and one black = no point

Second option of playing the game: give each player 3 sticks have them throw their dice they get 1 point for each red side up. Players continue throwing their dice and adding up their points. The first player to reach 10 points wins. 

Have fun and be creative.

Round Table New Leader Handout

Not only am I a den leader I also teach round table and this month I was in charge of the new leader handouts. We tare taking off next month so we are covering two core values...honesty and courage.So here is what I did.

Father's Day gift

I wanted to do something simple that the boys could make for their dads this year, but I also wanted it to be something that their dad would use. So I decided to do a pen holder for them to put on their desks. 

I had originally planned another idea but decided it would be a little more work. I will share it with you in case you want to make it.

 I made these boxes using the printable set from Parties and Patterns

 Then I filled them with different candy.

 Bought root beer in a glass bottle, cause the glass bottle looks so much cooler than just a can of soda.

Here it is all done. The printable even has instructions on how to make the box, I made mine a bit bigger because I used different wood then it calls for.

Since I didn't end up using this, I took the box and am going to paint it black adding felt to the bottom(so it doesn't scratch up my table) and will put it on the bottom shelf of my end table to hold all the charging cords for cameras and i pods.

Pinewood Derby Neckerchief Slides

We are making neckerchief slides as participation awards for our boys for our pinewood derby. I found the idea HERE

Materials needed:

• baseboard (we got 75ish from a 5ft section)
• spray paint in whatever colors you would like plus black
• thumb tacks
• pvc pipe and cutters.
• silver sharpie
• hot glue gun

Cut 1 inch pieces from baseboard


Poke thumb tacks into piece of cardboard or cardboard box

Spray paint black...I did two coats.

Spray paint your "cars" the colors you want them, in my case I did them green

red and

blue.

place painted thumbtacks in sides of  "cars"

Use a hot glue gun to attach PVC pipe piece(about 1/2" wide) to back of "car".

Use a silver sharpie, or white paint to add headlights. You can also add stickers to it.

PVC pipe Ring toss

Last year when I was at Scout-O-Rama I found the coolest idea, for a ring toss game. I wish I knew whose idea it was so I can give credit where it is due, but the paper I have has no information on that just the instructions on how to make it.

Isn't this so cool. You can take it apart to store it and then re-assemble it when it is needed. If you take it apart and let the boys take turns building it, it will pass off Wolf E4c and Bear E18b(part)

Here is what you need to make one of these:

5 - 6"x 3/4" pvc pipe pieces (4 for base one for post)
1- 4"x 3/4" pvc pipe piece(post)
1- 8x 3/4" pvc pipe piece(post)
1- 10" x 3/4"(post)
1- 4 way 3/4" pvc connector (base center)
4- 90 degree 3/4" PVC elbows(connects base to posts)
4- 3/4" PVC end cap(top of posts)

RINGS

3- 16" x 3/16" inside dimension vinyl tubing (rings)
3- 1"x 3/16" diameter dowel (connects tubing ends)
4- different  colors duct tape (secures rings and color codes caps)

I was able to get 4 rings out of the tubing, but one was a little bit smaller, you really only need 3 rings.

All about mom coasters

Here is a simple, inexpensive,usable, but cute project you can have your scouts make for mom, or grandma for Mother's Day

Materials need

• 4-8-4.5" x 4.5" tiles(you can use any amount you prefer. these can be found at any hardware store for between .16-.25cents
• Windex
• paper towel
• Modge Podge
• foam brush
• felt(which I forgot in the picture)
• Printable from  HERE or you can make your own. 

Step 1: Start by cleaning/drying each tile with windex

Step 2: Have your child answer the questions on each square and or draw a picture, use the blank one for a picture of the child. (I would have had them color their pictures or use markers to write their answers so there is a little more color to them)

Step 3:Cut out each of the squares

Step 4: apply a thin coat of modge podge on the back of one of the papers(it is kind of hard to see in the picture) and apply to the center of the tile(picture below), I had the after thought of adding a piece of scrapbook paper to the tile first before adding the question(I would cut mine as a 4x4 square).

Step 5: Once tile is completely dry apply a thin coat of modge podge on top of the tile over the paper, then let dry. 

Step 6: Repeat step 5 

Repeat this process with each tile until you are done

Step 6: Cut a 4"x4" square out of felt and hot glue onto the bottom of each tile this way there is no worries of the tiles scratching the surface.(Using white felt makes it hard to see, sorry)

Tie all of the tiles together with a cute ribbon and you have a cute mother's day gift.

This could pass off  Wolf E17a,c if you wrap them  or E17d if you do not wrap them. Also part of Bear 22b(square knot)