Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience.
CORE VALUES 1
Table of Contents 1
Send Your Ideas to Baloo! 3
Benjamin Franklin 4
COMMISSIONER’S CORNER 7
DEN MEETING TOPICS 8
PACK MEETING THEMES
AND PLANS 9
Pack Meeting Themes 10
UPCOMING MONTHS 10
Crazy Holidays 12
BSA SOCIAL NETWORKS 13
CUBCAST 14
TRAINING TOPICS 19
Will your pack attend
Camp this summer? 19
Some Tips Before Leaving for Camp 20
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES 21
Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award 21
PROGRAM UPDATES 22
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GATHERING ACTIVITIES 25
How Many Medals? 25
Olympics Challenge: 25
Jumping Rope 25
Olympic Word Search 26
SPORTS ANAGRAMS 26
Sports Talk 26
Card Match 27
SPORTS TEAMS QUIZ 27
OPENING CEREMONIES 27
GO FOR THE GOLD! 27
OLYMPIC FESTIVAL 28
OLYMPICS OATH OPENING 28
America 28
'I Made A Promise' 28
Olympic Style Opening 29
GOOD HEALTH 29
S-H-A-P-E Opening 29
Muscle Building 29
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATIONS 29
ADVANCEMENT CEREMONIES 30
THE ATHLETE 30
Advancement Ceremony 31
GOLD MEDAL WINNERS 31
PHYSICAL FITNESS ADVANCEMENT 32
BASEBALL ADVANCEMENT 32
A FEW MORE IDEAS… 33
Scoreboard 33
Den Promotion Ceremony 33
ARROW OF LIGHT CEREMONY
A PACK NEWS BROADCAST 33
SONGS 34
God Bless America 34
PLAY BALL 34
WILL YOU PLAY TOO? 34
WHEW‐W‐W‐W 34
BUILDING MUSCLES 34
CUB SCOUT SPORTS SONG 34
ROTTEN REEBOKS 35
TAKE ME OUT TO PACK MEETING 35
Stretching We Will Go 35
THE ATHLETE 35
KEEPING HEALTHY 35
STUNTS AND APPLAUSES 36
STRONG MAN CHEER 36
BALL CHEER 36
RUN-ONS 36
SHRINKING OIL 36
OLYMPIC DRAMA 37
JOKES & RIDDLES 37
Football Riddles 37
SKITS 37
CUB OLYMPICS 37
“One Step At A Time” 38
Muscle Building Champs 38
SPORTSMANSHIP SKIT 39
Gold is Where Ya Find It 39
CLOSING CEREMONIES 39
Sportsmanship 39
A Cub Scout Pledge to Himself 39
Closing Ceremony 40
Do More 40
MAY I CLOSING 40
MUSCLE BUILDERS 40
Step Over 40
It Matters Not 41
Cubmaster’s Minutes 41
Sports Minute 41
WE'RE ALL WINNERS 41
SPORTS CLOSING THOUGHT 41
Summertime Thought 41
Getting into Shape Thought 42
The Price Of Success 42
Keeping Fit 42
What Is Akela's Council? 42
THEME RELATED STUFF 42
Olympic Cities 42
Fun Facts About the Olympics 43
Random Fun Facts 43
PHYSICAL FITNESS TIPS 43
THOUGHTFUL ITEMS FOR SCOUTERS 44
Prayer 44
The Winning Spirit 44
Quotations 45
Sir Roger Bannister 46
Sir Roger Bannister Quotes 47
Thrifty Ideas 47
A Scout is Thrifty 47
Kum-Ba-Yah 48
A Scout is Thrifty Baden-Powell's OUTLOOK 48
A Scout is Thrifty 48
Go for the Gold Ideas 50
Claim Jumper Game 50
The Pot of Gold Game 50
'49er's Obstacle Course Game 50
Jump the River Game 51
California Gold Rush Game 51
Gold Nugget Relay Game 51
Gold Nugget Toss Game 51
Gold Nugget Toss II Game 51
Do Your Best Cubmaster Minute 52
Olympic Word Search 52
GO FOR THE GOLD! Opening Ceremony 52
OLYMPICS OATH OPENING Ceremony 53
Fur-Bearing Trout Story 53
GOLD MEDAL WINNERS Advancement Ceremony 53
ARROW OF LIGHT CEREMONY - A PACK NEWS BROADCAST 54
Olympics Cheer 54
“One Step At A Time” Skit 54
SPORTSMANSHIP SKIT 55
Gold is Where Ya Find It Skit 55
Physical Fitness Medals 55
OLYMPIC MEDAL 55
HOLD A SUMMER OLYMPICS 56
EDIBLE GOLD MEDALS 56
Note from the Editor 56
DEN ADVENTURES 57
TIGER 57
Backyard Jungle 57
Ways to Conduct a 1-Foot Hike 57
House Sparrows 58
10 Steps to Plant a New Tree and Shrubs 59
Flip the Bird Tag 61
Gourd Birdhouse 62
Cub Scouts Birdhouse Plans 62
Floats and Boats 64
Types of boats 64
How to Make a Floating Toy Boat 64
The Water Safety Chant: 65
Buddy Tag Game 65
Make Sure the Life Jacket is Properly Fastened 65
How to Save an Active Drowning Victim 65
WOLF 67
Howling at the Moon 67
Code of the Wolf 67
BEAR 68
Fur, Feathers, and Ferns 68
Make It Move 69
WEBELOS CORE 69
Cast Iron Chef 69
ARROW OF LIGHT CORE 69
Building a Better World 69
Camper 70
WEBELOS & AOL ELECTIVES 70
Art Explosion 70