Star Pack Evaluation - 3rd Impala Boksburg

Today I had the pleasure of going to 3rd Impala Cub Scouts in Boksburg to do a Star Pack Evaluation.

The theme was yummy "chocolate" ..... they could not have had a nicer programme for Akela Joy as chocolate is my favourite vegetable ... (please don't tell me chocolate is not a vegetable!)

This is such a good idea.
Take lots of different sweet wrappers and paste them onto cardboard - making sure there is 2 of everything. Play the memory game whereby a cub turns over 2 cards and if they match, he gets another turn. If not, someone else has a turn to match wrappers.

Next was a Kim's Game where the cubs were blindfolded and had to smell a number of wonderous items.

Mmmm... could that be peanut butter?

Tastes good!

Another good idea was to take a box and cut a small hole in it. Place something inside the box and let the cubs "peep" inside to see what is hidden.

Can you guess what is inside the box?

Now just look at this !!!!

Yummy stuff...

Take some marshmallows...

some melted chocolate...

and some coloured sugar sticks....

place the marshmallow on the stick and dip in chocolate and let set.

Some singing to keep the spirits up..

and then onto throwing the dice to get a 6.

Please take a look at the dice.

The cubs had to throw a 6

Race to put a scarf and cap on

and then cut a piece of chocolate with a knife and fork and then only eat it!

Everyone had a turn to throw this huge dice and eat a tiny piece of chocolate.

All in all this was a lovely programme.

Thanks to Akela Kate and all the Leaders for making it such fun for the cubs.

Till next Time

Keep Cubbing

Akela Joy

On a Jumbo Jet - 16th October

Today we took a Jumbo Jet ride - with the cubs as pilots!

Whew! .... what a ride it was!

We invited Mr P to join us and he brought along his trusted friend Virtsim , the friendly, Flight Simulator.

Each cub had a chance to fly the plane....

and be a fighter pilot.

Virtsim may be contacted on the Johannesburg Code (011) 916-3005.

The costs are very reasonable.

Whilst each cub was having his turn in the flight simulator, the other cubs played a few games and made paper aeroplanes which we flew.

Of course we had to see whose plane would go the furtherest, highest, fastest etc.

All in all, a great pack meeting.

Till next Time

Keep Cubbing

Akela Joy

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All Aboard! - 9th October 2009

Our theme this term is TRANSPORTATION..

and in order to see where our boat was destined for, we started off with a quick Steam Release of NSEW

The cubs made their own little boat - very cute, quick and easy.

A new chum.

Completed boats - ready for sailing

All that is needed is:

Cork

Toothpick

Paper Sail

Paper clip

Small Sinker

We have started our new cub programme, so here we have the Caracals doing instruction. They learnt their Promise today.

The Leopards learnt how to re-wire a plug.

while the Cheethas coloured in the South African flag.

Cubs just being cubs!

We finished off with a relay game after explaining the concept of "imagination" to the cubs. They needed to imagine that these coloured pieces of wood were actually cut out in the shapes of boats and not frogs!

The cubs had great fun with this game and raced the boats from one side to the other.

This is a lovely game and a nice "filler" as well.

Shapes are cut out - in this case the frog - and a tiny hole is drilled at the top for a piece of string to be threaded through.

One end of the string is tied to an immovable object and the cub holds the other end of the string and "walks" the frog to him.

Our first meeting back was a huge success with cubs bursting with energy.

Till next Time

Keep Cubbing

Akela Joy

AGM and Annual Prizegiving 2009

We held our Annual Prize Giving and AGM tonight.

This is our Group Scouter with a few of my cubs sitting on the floor waiting their turn.

After my speech our cubs did their little talk, telling all the parents about what we have been up to during the year.

It just gives the parents a perspective on what we actually do achieve.

It was then on to our awards and here Mark is receivng a certificate and cup for Excellent Attendance.

Erin received the cup for "Best Cubbing Spirit"

The Cub of the Year went to Luke Turner.

The Six of the Year went to GREEN SIX

Well done to all my cubs.

Below are some photos of the Scout awards handed out.

Well done to everyone who received awards - we are very proud of you!

Till next Time

Keept Cubbing

Akela Joy