September Round Table part ONE- Native American activities

Here are some great ideas that Cynthia shared with us to use to pass off the Native American section in the books. Wolf Elective 10 and Bear Elective 24.

 Make an ice cream cone teepee treat the boys are sure to love. Step by step directions can be found HERE

 Weave baskets out of newspaper by following the tutorial HERE

How fun are these drums. HERE is the link on how to make these.

Here is what Cynthia says:
"Here is a cool website that shows how to make all kinds of musical instruments out of stuff you can find around the house. I made my drums with an empty container and a balloon. Cut off the end of the balloon where you blow it up.Then stretch the balloon over the empty container. Use a pencil or a stick to strike the top and make noise. Decorate the container any way you like. I found that decorative duck take is easy and fun. But use whatever you have on hand. I made drumsticks with a pencil. I put a cotton ball over the eraser and taped the whole end with duck tape. This is not necessary, but it just made it more fun."

And of course we can not forget her money game that she made to help the bears pass off Achievement 13f.

May Round Table and Father's Day gift Ideas

Journal Jar

Bear A8f-Start your own history keep a journal for 2 weeks

Materials needed:

•  Clean empty jar; peanut butter jar, crystal light container, mason jar etc
•  Journal prompts
•  Note book
• Label (optional)
• Paper to decorate notebook(optional)

Have the boys cover their jar and decorate it, add the label. Print and cut the journal prompts and add to jar.

Optional- You can have the boys cover and decorate their notebook as well using scrapbook paper.

Family Scrapbook:

Tiger A1d-Make a family scrapbook

You can change the page about brother and sister, mom and dad to one about each boy in the den and the my family page into my den then use it to pass off Bear A8c-Start or add to a den scrapbook.

Father’s Day Gift Ideas:

When I grow up photo:

Take a photo of the boys wearing some of “dad's” clothes; shirt tie, shoes etc. Use a photo editing software to add “when I grow up, I want to be like you). You can add a name and date to it as well. I used photoshop to add the text, but if you don't have photoshop you can use Picmonkey to add the text. 

Print desired size and frame.

“Tie”ny Key Chain:

You will need:

•         An old tie
•         Key ring
•         Scissors
•         Glue

Visit THIS LINK for a step by step tutorial.

Your wolves will be able to pass off WOLF E17-Learn to tie a tie, by making this fun key chain.

Dad’s Stache Jar: You could use this as a savings jar, or fill it up with candy or both (use a smaller jar if you are filling with candy to cut down on cost)

You will need:

•         A jar
•         Vinyl mustache or you could cut one out of cardstock
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Homemade BBQ Sauce and Brush:

Get wooden handled paint brushes and have the boys paint or decorate them.

1 ½ c ketchup

¼ c brown sugar

¼ tsp. garlic salt

½ tsp. onion salt

2 tsp. chili powder

4 TBSP. Worcestershire sauce

Combine all ingredients in saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes. Place in small mason jar.

Shirt and Tie Candy Bar Holder (using an envelope)

You will need:

•         Regular envelope
•         Tie shape cut from printed paper
•         Hershey’s Chocolate bar.
•         Scissors
•         Glue

    Seal the envelope then cut off one of the short ends (it doesn't have to be much just enough that the envelope will open. 

    

    Cut a slit in the middle of the envelope from the new opening down about an inch. 

     

    fold both sides down to form the shirt collar. 

    

     Make a tie using scrapbook paper, or use plain white paper and have the boys decorate it. Glue the tie under the collar then tack down the collar corners using some glue. 

    Add a cute label that says You're "Tie-rrific" Happy Father's day! Now place your Hershey's candy bar inside the shirt for a simple fun gift for dad.

Candy Tie:

You will need:

•         Clear bags(I found the pretzel rod bags work best)
•         Candy
•         Scraps of scrapbook paper
•         Label(not pictured)

     Notice in the picture that the bags are not the pretzel rod bags? Well that is because I took the pictures and then realized that no matter how many times I tried I could not make these bags work and I didn't want to take pictures again. But the directions are the same either way. 

     

      On the back of the back fold each corner to the center of the bag to form a point at the bottom and tape

Fill with candy, and add a "knot" to the top. I folded the extra bag back behind the knot and taped it down.

Visit Little Lds Ideas to find the cute printable tag to go with this fun candy tie.

Wolf Achievement 7 Lapbook lesson

I found several ideas for covering Wolf Achievement 7-Your Living World, the problem however was that it was a little overwhelming so I decided to use the ideas and make similar things and put them in a lapbook lesson. My cubs do well with lapbook lessons, and they make it easy to contain all the information you need to pass off the achievement.

Here is a quick tip that I have learned, if you are making lapbooks with your cub scouts, pre-cut all the pieces. I have had them cut their own pieces out and assemble the book, which works, but they complained more and some times we had to finish our books the following week.. So if you cut them all out beforehand, there will be less complaining and you will be more likely to finish the book in one den meeting.

I found clip art for the front of our folder on line . The reduce, recycle, reuse wheel I found from HERE. I think if I do this again I shrink it down just a bit. 

*Note: Depending on how your folder is folded you may have to rearrange the items on the front to make them fit. 

I made the label and know, commit, practice labels. 

I found the idea for the no dumping accordion book HERE and then made my own. the maze was also found on the same site, HERE is the link. I took it and re-sized it using Photoshop.

I found the chart for how land air and water get dirty and ways to save energy in this pack from HERE and used it for my boys, but I have since made my own using the same idea.

I made the what is recycling book and the achievement labels.

 On the right flap I did this list so they can discuss and write what things they can recycle.

We had the boys make these one week and we discussed several things and the following week we went on a field trip to the Transjordan Land Fill HERE is a link to the information on the tour. We had the boys bring their folders and fill in anything that didn't get filled in the week before.

Water Jug Neckerchief Slide

If you know little man you know that he LOVES neckerchief slides. He has this goal of wearing a new neckerchief slide every week to Cub Scouts.

Here is a quick one you can make using things you most likely have around the house.

Isn't this the cutest neckerchief slide? Little man is so excited to wear this one to scouts. It is pretty easy to make too.

Here is what you will need to make one:

• 4 milk caps.It doesn't matter what color they are as long as two of them are the same color
• Plastic bodndoggle lace to match your same color milk caps
• Duct tape or electrical tape to match you milk caps
• small pony bead.
• Glue gun ( I am showing how to make it with out a glue gun so the cubs can make them, but you will need it for the bead and pvc pipe ring). 
• clear packing tape
• pvc pipe ring

Tape two milk caps together using small pieces of tape

 Next place the two matching colored milk caps on either side of the two you just taped together and lay on a long piece of tape as seen above.

Place a piece of plastic lace on the duct tape under your milk caps.

 Start rolling your milk caps along the tape, taping them altogether. As you can tell, I forgot to add my string and had to go back and undo my tape.

Continue taping until you reach the opposite side of your plastic lace. When you get to this point add your lace and tape in place.

 Finish off your tape. Now cut your plastic lace off if you have excess.

 After cutting off excess lace.

Now glue your bead on using a hot glue gun. Make a label for your cute new jug and use clear packing tape to tape it on. Place a pvc pipe ring on the back and you are ready to wear your new slide.

Easy Mother's day gift

Here is a super simple, fairly inexpensive gift idea you can use for a mother's day idea with your cubs.

You will need to take a picture of each of your boys (I think it would be fun to take them in their uniform) Then ask each of your boys to answer these simple questions...

My mom loves...

She is good at...

My favorite thing to do with my mom is...

I love my mom because...

Or you can use your own questions.

Then use a photo editing software to add the questions and answers to the picture. I used photoshop, but if you don't have photoshop or any other photo editing program you can use a free service called PicMonkey, you can find it HERE. There is no software you have to download and you can edit and add text to your photos and it is pretty simple to use.

Have your pictures printed in your desired size-I chose 4x6 because it was cheapest to print at Walgreens and I was on a time schedule. If I was not short on time, I would have done a 5x7 and had them done at Costco...They are .72 cents for a 5x7 versus 2.49 at Walgreens.

Find a frame from the dollar store, add your picture and have the boys wrap it up or just tie a bow around it and you have a personalized keepsake for mom.

Mother's Day Thumb Print Key Chain

Here's a quick tutorial on how to make these fun thumbprint key chains. 

You will need the following items:

• parchment or wax paper
• rolling pin
• sculpey clay
• skewer or sucker stick
• key ring
• exacto knife or cookie cutter(not pictured)
• ink pad(optional and also not pictured.)

Gather all of your supplies

 Start out by laying out your parchment paper and breaking off a section of clay. Fold paper over top of clay and use rolling pin to roll out.

Roll to desired thickness, you do not want it to thin as it will break, but also not to thick or you will have a hard time putting the ring on it.

I forgot to take pictures of the next few steps, but they don't really require a picture.

Next cut clay into shape of choice using a cookie cutter or exacto knife.

Once you have your shape cut, press the child's thumb print down into the center of your shape.

 Once you have your shape cut, press the child's thumb print down into the center of your shape

Or if you want you can ink their thumb and then press it into the clay

Next make a hole in the corner of your shape by using your skewer or sucker stick.

Bake on paper for 15 minutes on 275° when done let cool and add your key ring. You can use a sharpie on the back and add a name and date on it.

Round table New leader and on time Awards

Each month at round table we are given assignments. This month I had the on time awards and Dale was in charge of the new leader awards, the core value is Resourcefulness, so here is what I came up with.

Here is the new on time award.

and here is what I made for the new leader prizes.