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.

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.  

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)