08Jun05

Boomerang 5 -

Our Cub Scout Traditions

Hall / Courtyard / Grounds

Leader: Rama

Duty Six: Tawny

18h00 - 18h10

Opening parade, inspection

18h10 - 18h15

Introduce Scouting traditions - Jungle Book, handshake, salute, World Scouting badge, WOSM, etc.

18h15 - 18h30

Game - Skin the Snake - Form into sixes, standing behind each other, legs apart. Players hold the left hand of the player behind them by passing their right hand back between their legs. On "Go!", the last player lies down and the rest move backwards, passing over him/her. As players reach the next player lying down, they lie down too. When the last player lays down, he/she gets up and moves forward over the others, pulling them up after him/her. Players hold hands the whole time. The first team up wins.

Bronze (Bagheera)

Silver (Raksha)

Gold (Rama)

18h30 - 18h40

Story - How Mowgli came to the jungle

- Need story

Story without Mowgli

Role and values of Baloo and Bagheera

- Need story

What are the values in the Jungle Book - the Law of the Jungle, and how do they apply to Cubs?

18h40 - 18h50

Game - Names Relay - In relay formation run up, turn over a name and try to place it next to the animal it represents, or move one already turned over. If wrong leader removes it and turns it back over. Continue until all the matches are correct.

- Need names/animals

18h50 - 19h15

Game - Jungle Names Treasure Hunt - find the answers to a series of questions: multiple choice answers. The questions are posted throughout the hall. Find way through to the end. Watch out for dead ends, etc.

- Need questions, masking tape

19h15 - 19h20

Review history of B-P/Scouting

Scouting in Australia, LBG

What and when is BP Day?

- Need notes

History of LBG

Story of LBG scarf

- Need notes

Review history of Scouting, draw World Scouting Badge, next Australian Jamboree

- Need notes

19h20 - 19h30

Closing parade, badges