Bambanani TV

Today, we learnt about the invention of TV!

The children of today cannot understand what it was like to be without TV's

Let me apologise upfront for the poor quality photographs, but I have 2 teenage sons! .... need I say any more? when I got to cubs today and hauled out my camera - the memory card was not there - it was sitting in the laptop at home!

Just like when you can't find the TV station, we gave each Six a 'buzzer game' whereby they had to feed a loop along a wire. If the loop touched the wire, a bright light came on.

..... some could do this very easiy.....

.... and others took some time to get it right ....

but most importantly, they loved it and had fun!

We then raced outside, jucked the shoes in the middle of the circle and did the Baloo Dance.

Look at all those proud cubs!

.... and then it was time to scramble for their shoes, put them on and race back inside! ...

The Cheetahs today planted a bean in cottonwool.

We will watch this grow over the next coupld of weeks.

The Leaping Wolves learnt about the flag and sang the National Anthem.

.... and then it was time for the Bambanani Idols....

Each Six had to sing their song and plan their actions.

... and they all did extremely well ...

We invested 3 New Chums

.... and we know that they will have lots of fun with us ....

Till next Time

Keep Cubbing

Akela Joy

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District Sixer Council

On Saturday 23rd May, we held a District Sixer Council - and magic was the theme!

It was pure magic! .... and attendace was excellent.

A couple of the cubs having fun before the Sixer Council Meeting started!

A peaceful moment to reflect.

our beautiful Arrowe Park

As an ice-breaker and steam release we took playing cards and cut them in half. These could either be matched up in pairs (King of hearts with the other half of the King of hearts) but we did it in suits. So 6 x Kings got together to form a Six and the 2 of Diamonds all got together to form their Six.
but to start with, these cards were scattered around the playing field!

We opened with approximately 40 cubs from different packs in the district

all looking smart

We needed to explain to the Sixers and Seconds what their duties and responsibilities are - and there is no better way than in a game.

In relay formation, cubs were given a piece of paper with a statement on it.

Examples:

A Sixer must set a good example (true or false)

We must always fib to get our own way (true or false)

Bribery works best (true or false)

Help Akela at all times (true or false)

etc.etc.etc.

These are then put into the correct pile

Akela Jenny going over all the answers with the cubs - just to make sure everyone knows their duties.

At the end of the meeting we received some wonderful ideas for games, hikes, programme themes etc for the new term from the cubs, that hopefully we can implement as some stage.

This is Cameron the Magician.

He is 13 years old and a truly marvellous magician.

He entertained both cubs and leaders alike - a truly stunning show!

Well done!

A magic show would not be complete without balloon animals

What do you call a bunch of leaders?

Thank you Cameron - you wowed us with your wonder!

Sixers and Seconds then tucked into some magical eats and drinks before leaving at 12 noon after a very successful District Sixer Council Meeting.

Till next Time

Keep Cubbing

Akela Joy

Adventure with Huckleberry

Today it was time to learn all about Huckleberry and Tom! ... as well, of course, about darling Aunt Polly!

Aunt Polly was a stern 'old duck' who took no nonsense from anyone - especially from Tom and Huck!

The cubs dressed up as "Aunty Polly" and the cub with the wig had to chase and catch another cub who then became Aunty Polly.

The cubs loved this - wearing the wig!

Nobody - especially Tom and Huck - wanted Aunt Polly anywhere near.... and we knew that they had these special signs on their bedroom doors!

So we got to work making our very own.

Our 2 New Chums

Wow!

Keep Out

Tom and Huck had to be very strong to survive the life they led.

So we had to have a special 'pillow fight'

...where we too 3m poles that the cubs had to try and stand on ....

... whilst using their 'pillow' to push the other cub off.

The cubs enjoyed this game and we played it again!

It was time to learn - and here the Cheetahs are learning about the Outdoor Code

We had taken a picture of the Outdoor Code and cut it up into a puzzle.

.... nearly finished ......

..... completed .....

Leopards doing their Instruction

Tom and Huck were regular vistors to the Graveyard.

We read the cubs a wonderful 'graveyard' story (while they were blind-folded) about how they found eyeballs and brains etc. Whilst reading, the leaders passed around items that felt like the real thing!

This is always a hit with the cubs!

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We had a very special event as well. A 'going-up' for one of our Cubs.

We are going to miss Devin but we know that he will have lots and lots of fun in the Troop.

Good Luck Devin!

I thought I would just add these 2 beautiful pictures that the twins did for Nature Craft. They collected all the items and completed it at home. Thanks Mom for all your dedicated assistance - you have beautiful boys!

Till next Time

Keep Cubbing

Akela Joy

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Northern Lights - 15th May 2009

This week at Cubs we took a trip to Alaska to see the Northern Lights!

But first we opened with the Grand Howl and did inspection.

On arriving at the harbour to board ship we noticed that there were millions of people. Luckily we had all been given pictures of flags so that we could easily find our partner!

Cubs ran around and on the blow of the whistle had to quickly look for their partner by shouting out the country they came from.

On embarking we knew we would need our passport.

Cubs were given a preprinted polar bear and a photo of themselves. They pasted this together to form a passport.

One complete passport ready for stamping

Passport Control was happy with all Cubs

The seas were choppy and the waves were high! and we knew the Captain was a very capable sailor but we wondered if he knew how to navigate icebergs!

Here the cubs are helping to navigate!

In relay formation, cubs are blindfolded and the first cubs proceeds with the help of his Six. An obstacle course is set up with items that have to be collected along the way.
So if the cub can hear properly what the rest of his Six is telling him (go left, on the floor etc) he will navigate the icebergs well!

By this this we were all starving!

..... and a bit of fishing was in order.

Cubs were in a circle, each one with a fishing rod.

They caught their fish and ran and put it into the 'bucket'.

The winner was the one with the most fish in the bucket.

At last we arrived in Alaska and we saw the most beautiful sight.

The Northern Lights.

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Even Akela had beautiful painted hands!

The Northern Lights danced across the skies.

and everyone had a chance to make some for themselves.

Till next Time

Keep Cubbing

Akela Joy

Bambanani Survivor - 8th May

After a week's break, we are back in full force!

Our programme this week was Survivor...... and all 'survivors' need to be extremely fit.

Our steam release game was 'open gates' - a game that the cubs love!

The cubs then were put into their Six's and each Six given a name
Red Six - Rotu - red and strong
Yellow Six - Yaxha - yellow water
Green - Gatji - green forest
White - Basiki - air

We then divided the cubs into pairs, and they had the delightful opportunity to paint each others face!
Can you see that naughty grin on the face of the painter? ..... and the worried look on the cub being painted!

Boys being boys!

We had all the Six's line up to see who was the winner!

This is Basiki..

This is Rotu

This is Gatji

...... and the winners were Yaxha!
Being the winners they received a special card in the "survivor voting box"

We then moved on to making our Mother's Day Craft

A beautiful butterfly.

That can be used in many different ways!

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Survivor would not be 'survivor' if the contestants didn't have to eat something 'yuggy'.

In their Six's (relay formation), cub ran up with hands behind their backs and had to take 1 sweet off the plate and run back.

They continued doing this until all the sweets on the plate were eaten.

We have 1 little chap who does not eat gelatin, so special sweets were put out for him.

Of course, the cubs enjoy this type of game - running about and best of all, eating sweets!

Instruction time and our Leopards did Compass Work

(Apologies that the photo is lopsided)

Rikki brought these along to show the cubs.

All these artifacts he has collected.

They are from the HMS Birkenhead that sank in 1852.

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Handing out the prize to the winners of our Survivor Programme.

Most of our cubs did their Pet's Badge recently. We are so proud of all of them.

They finished their badge off at home and then went to visit Dr Hall to be examined.

Here Akela is handing a cub her badge.

Another pet badge being handed out.

Well done!

We have the most precious twins in our pack.

They are both Afrikaans and could not speak English when they started.

But they are so diligent and clever and we went through all the requirements with them and they picked up the English language so quickly.

I cannot tell them apart! .... and they love this!
This is Rick with mom!

.... and this is Eric.

They both told me the Cub Law in English - absolutely perfectly!

Akela pinning on the badges.

Dad with Eric

Both invested!

Akela, the Group Scouter with Rick and Eric.

What a pleasure it is to invest New Chums.

Till next Time

Keep Cubbing

Akela Joy

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