Blue and Gold Banquet

Wow, all I can say is that I appreciate everybody's help and positive feedback. Everything went so smoothly. There were some, oh crap moments but we managed through each of them!

I can't say enough how much I appreciate everybody that helped! From cooking rolls, to setting up tables and chairs, to helping me color posters (even if the gray color kept coloring blue), to getting crayons and scissors, setting up the TV for the nursery, taking pictures, the girls for watching the children in the nursery, making sure food stayed stocked on the table, to clean up, and so much more of all those little things that help everything run smoothly. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

I wasn't sure how cooking for so many people was going to work, but overall I would call it successful! We had chicken, rice, veggie's, and rolls. The boys were to serve their moms first before serving themselves. The boys were so good that they ended up serving their moms, and dads before they got their own.

For those looking for the chicken recipe here you go: 4-6 chicken breasts, 2-3 cans cream of chicken soup, 1/2-1 cup sour cream, 1 small can green chillies. Throw it all in a crock pot cook 8 hours on low, 4 hours on high. Experiment with your soup/sour cream mix to get the consistency for your gravy the way you like it.

On the wall we had a Cub Scout wolf and bear poster. We were going to play pin the nose on the wolf and pin the neckerchief slide on the bear, but after dinner, our game, and cake it was late so we didn't end up playing, but they ended up being a nice decoration.

The boys and their families decorated cakes. It was so much fun to see the many ideas. My child didn't want to go into nursery because he thought if he was in there he wouldn't be able to have cake. Once he discovered that they would get cake in the nursery as well then he was more than happy to go in there.

Yummm, all that chocolate!

The watermelon cheer was the favorite of the night!

All the boys by their cakes.

The boys worked so hard this month! We awarded 3 Webelos badges, over 15 Webelos pins, over 16 cake segments, and over 30 belt loops.

I can't stress enough how much I appreciate everybody that helped clean things up. I turn around to pick something up, wipe something off, put away a chair and it had already been done. Thank you to the leaders that have helped the boys get excited about scouting, and do so much for planning their weekly den meetings. The primary leaders for their help and support. The parents for taking the time to help their boys, and make sure they are at their den meetings and pack meetings. There are so many people that help make this program so successful, and I can't say enough how thankful I am for all of them!

Until next month.... PINEWOOD DERBY here we come!!!!

Jurassic Pack

I think the night was a hit! The boys started out by playing bowling with two litter bottles. It was a great opener and was such a great hit that they continued to play after the meeting was over.

The "Wolf-osaurus" award...

The geologist disagreeing that my "dinosaur" eggs that I found were really "dinosaur" eggs. (Really they were easter eggs with the awards hidden in them.)

The greatest geologist and his son (the cutest geologist) I know, giving their presentation. The boys loved it and where so involved, they hung onto every word. I can't express how much I appreciate Adam coming and having such an amazing presentation for the boys.

After the awards and geological presentation the boys were able to examine the rocks, open their own "fossil", or play the bowling game. The fossils were just small dollar store dinosaurs hidden in plaster of paris (used disposable cupcake tins to form). Thanks again sis for such a great idea. I buried the fossils in a large box with shredded paper so the boys would have to dig for them. Then with safety goggles, hammers, and a paint brush they went to town to discover their dinosaur.

The night was so much fun and wouldn't have been possible with all the help from great leaders and great parents. I just can not thank my leaders enough for all of their help. The boys wouldn't be as successful as they are without their den leaders and parents.

Thanks again!

Works of Art

Sorry it has taken me a lot longer than expected to get this pictures up. December has been one crazy month!

This months theme was 'Works of Art', we displayed some art work that the boys had been working on, as well as made some art of our own.

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Below is the dream catcher station. Using paper plates, yard, beads and feathers the boys could create a dream catcher.

Bubble art.... Mix paint with dish soap, use a straw to make bubbles, lay paper on top of bubbles to get a print.

The last work of art they could create, was decorating your own cupcake. Note to self: next time buy more jelly beans. I thought the m&m's would go the quickest, but I was wrong.

November Pack Meeting

This month we did the jungle safari theme. It fit in nicely as we were giving out an arrow of light award. We hung stars (Christmas lights), and had a fire (a fan/light combo the Webelos had made) and blanket laid out on the other side of the room. When it was time to give out the arrow of light we dimmed the lights "lit" the fire and told the story of Chief Akela and his father Arrow of Light. (adapted from this website http://www.netwoods.com/cermonies/cub-aol.html)

We had monkeys and snakes (stuffed animals) around the room.

Singing our "Tarzan of the Apes" song.

The other boys that earned awards had to pull their awards out of the award box. They each picked their favorite animal sound (thanks sis for the idea) and whenever the box was open the audience had to cry out that animal sound. Once the lid was closed that queued the audience to stop the animal sound. It was a fun replacement for a cheer.

Just one of my WoNdErFuL leaders presenting the arrow of light pin.

One of the amazing neighbors makes this wooden plaque for the boys to display their arrows on.

All in all it was a great night. Thanks to everybody for their help and support! There is no way I could do this all my own. (And my photographer is finally done with soccer and is back to help, and is gradually getting better as well!)

Our Hero's

Tonight we celebrated "Our Hero's". We talked about what makes a hero, how a cub scout can be a hero. We also talked about cooperation and how that can help a cub scout be successful at home, in school, with friends, etc.
The local firefighters came and talked about how they have to cooperate with each other to be successful. They also talked about fire safety. After they showed the kids the truck, which of course is always the funniest part of the night.
To thank them for their help I got a big can of mixed nuts and attached a note saying, "We are NUTS about the service you provide to our community. Thank-You."

October Pack Meeting - Our Hero's