Free Word Search Generator Sites

January 28, 2009 5:25 am

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Word search puzzles are a lot of fun. To solve a word search puzzle, one must find hidden words from a given list in a grid of jumbled letters.  The letters of each word to be found will be arranged in order and in a straight line. The letters may be arranged forward or  backward, up or down, or diagonally.

Here are some websites you can use for free to create your own customized word search puzzles:

Shown above is a word search puzzle containing the following words:  keep, it, simple, make, fun, kismif, awesome, cub, scouting.

Theme: A-MAZE-ing Games

[Image: SoftSchools.com]

[Updated: 02-10-2009]

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Anagrams

January 17, 2009 5:53 am

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Anagrams are cool. An anagram is a rearrangement of the letters of a word or phrase to form a new word or phrase using each letter exactly once.

For example, you can rearrange the letters of “William Shakespeare” and get “I am a weakish speller.”

Here are other examples:

  • Apple Macintosh — Laptop machines
  • Old England — Golden land
  • Life insurance — I rule finances

And here are some anagram website links:

Theme: A-MAZE-ing Games

[Image: Wikipedia]

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January 2009 (A-MAZE-ing Games) Program Helps

January 5, 2009 1:18 pm

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The January 2009 (A-MAZE-ing Games) Program Helps pages from BSA National are now available (free) for download.

Program Helps is a great resource for crafts, games, activities and more for pack meetings and activities and Tiger, Wolf, and Bear den meetings.

This one also has ideas for outdoor winter activities and suggestions for this month’s pack leaders’ planning meeting.

Link (pdf)

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Palindromes

December 31, 2008 7:50 am

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Palindromes are a lot of fun. A palindrome is a word or phrase that has the same spelling backwards. (Variation in spacing and punctuation are permitted.)

Some examples of palindromic words are: radar, rotor, and level.

Here are a few palindromic phrases:

  • “Was it a rat I saw?”
  • “Sit on a potato pan, Otis.”
  • “Rats live on no evil star.”

And then there is my favorite: “A man, a plan, a canal: Panama!”

Here are some palindrome website links:

Theme: A-MAZE-ing Games

[Image: Wikipedia]

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Free Maze Generator Sites

December 17, 2008 5:09 am

maze

When I was a kid, I thought mazes (and puzzles in general) were really cool.  So January’s “A-MAZE-ing Games” theme brings back some fond memories for me.

If you would like to make some mazes for a January den meeting, here are some websites that allow you to create computer-generated mazes for free.

[Image: xefer.com]

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Dec. 2008 Cubcast (Jan. Theme: A-MAZE-ing Games)

December 5, 2008 5:14 am

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The December 2008 Cubcast from BSA National is available (free). It has ideas for den meetings and more utilizing the January “A-MAZE-ing Games” theme.

The program also has information about combating the problem of childhood obesity.

Link [Photo: Wikipedia]

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Buckeye January ‘09 Packet (A-MAZE-ing Games)

December 4, 2008 5:46 am

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Simon Kenton Council’s Buckeye District roundtable packet for January 2009 (A-MAZE-ing Games) is now on the SKC website.

The Buckeye District puts together a very good roundtable packet each month, and it is posted on their website. It has games, cooking ideas, crafts, songs, skits, ceremonies, and more.

Link (pdf)

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December 2008 Baloo’s Bugle – January (A-MAZE-ing Games) Theme

December 2, 2008 5:17 am

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The December 2008 Baloo’s Bugle (by Commissioner Dave) is now available for free download. It has games, activities, ceremonies, puzzles, crafts, and other ideas for den and pack meetings for the January 2009 monthly theme (A-MAZE-ing Games).

For Webelos Scout den meetings, it also has activities for the Fitness and Scientist Webelos activity badges.

And it also has information about portraying positive values in scouting activities.

Click here (link) to download it in pdf format or here (link) to download it in Word format.

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Indoor Game Night

November 28, 2008 5:22 am

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One of the sad realities of today’s world is that many kids seem to think the only way to have fun playing a game is with a computer or a video game controller.

Kids who never play board or card games miss out on a lot. I believe board and card games involve the brain more than video games.  And there is more social interaction with board and card games since the players are actually looking at each other rather than simply staring at a video screen.

Those are some of the reasons why I think it is a good idea for Cub Scout packs or dens to have at least one indoor game day each year.

Our pack had our indoor game night this past Tuesday, and it went very well. We had Chess, Trouble, Jenga, jigsaw puzzles, and lots of other fun games going on with all our dens.

(The above “Game Night” patch is available from Advantage Emblem for $2.00 (discounts for quantity) plus shipping.)

Link

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A-MAZE-ing Games – Official Theme Description

November 14, 2008 5:32 am

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The January 2009 Cub Scout Monthly Theme is “A-MAZE-ing Games.”

Here is the official BSA theme description:

“January is a good time for indoor fun. Make and solve puzzles. Stump your friends with riddles. Build a maze, do crossword puzzles, and word searches.

Have a pack games night in which your family joins in for relays, board games, and other cooperative games. Play Cub Scout Jeopardy; how much do you know about Cub Scouting?

Rediscover some of the games that your parents and your grandparents could have played and work on the Heritages belt loop and pin. Discuss why playing by the rules is important.

The pinewood derby is a good opportunity to learn about rules and good sportsmanship. Why not work on the Chess belt loop and pin.”  [bold added]

Link [Photo: Wikipedia]

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