The October 2008 (”Adventures in Books“) 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 Tiger, Wolf, and Bear den meetings.
Link (pdf)
Title corrected: 09-26-2008
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The September 2008 Cubcast from BSA National is available (free). It has ideas for den meetings and more utilizing the October “Adventures in Books” theme.
It also has suggestions for how your pack can implement peer-to-peer recruiting.
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The September 2008 issue of Scouting Magazine is now available at the magazine website. Link
This issue has articles of interest to Cub Scouters on the following subjects:
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Simon Kenton Council’s Buckeye District roundtable packet for October 2008 (Adventures in Books) is now on the SKC website.
Buckeye District makes a great roundtable packet which is posted monthly on their website. This one has games, cooking ideas, crafts, songs, skits, ceremonies, and more.
Link (pdf)
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The October 2008 (Adventures in Books) Den Meeting in a Box is now available from BSA Supply Group for Tiger, Wolf, or Bear den meetings.
It is $37.49 and includes ten “The Written Word” booklets, a kit that makes ten Cub Scout bookmarks, ten monthly theme patches, and more.
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The September 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 October 2008 monthly theme (Adventures in Books).
For Webelos Scout den meetings, it also has activities for the Citizen and Showman Webelos activity badges.
And it also has tips and suggestions on working with boys.
Click here (link) to download it in pdf format or here (link) to download it in Word format.
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These Journal Craft Kits (“The Book About Me!”) from Oriental Trading would probably be a fun activity for Tiger, Wolf, or Bear den meetings in October. The kits are $8.29 plus shipping for a set of twelve.
Theme: Adventures in Books
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With October’s Adventures in Books theme, it may be a good month for your den or pack to make a field trip to your local library.
Here is the October monthly theme patch. It is $1.19 from BSA National.
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All Cub Scouts are eligible to enter the 2008 “Say Yes to Reading!” contest from Boys’ Life magazine.
There are three categories for boys entering:
- 8 years old and younger
- 9 and 10 years old
- 11 years old and older
To enter, the boy needs to write a one-page report of up to 500 words about “The Best Book I Read This Year”.
There are prizes in each age category, and all boys who enter will receive a free “Say Yes to Reading” patch.
The deadline is December 31, 2008. Details at the link below.
Theme: Adventures in Books
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The October 2008 Cub Scout Monthly Theme is “Adventures in Books.”
Here is the official BSA theme description:
“What great adventures come in books? Let’s discover some this month.
Visit the library and learn to navigate your way through the “card catalog computer,” down the aisles of many adventures, and to an adventure of your own choice. Sign up for your library card while on your visit.
Create your own outdoor epic adventure on a hike, campout, or maybe at a ball field or park. Make a costume for one of the characters from your favorite story.
At the pack meeting the boys can perform some of their favorite stories and share some of their adventures with the pack.
Take part in Pedro’s “Say Yes to Reading” program in Boy’s Life. This might also be a good month to work on the Communication or Computer belt loop and pin. Encourage the boys to have the courage to search for, discover, and share adventure this month.” [bold added]
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Our Pack had our annual library field trip yesterday. It’s a good one to do during the winter. It helps with rank badge achievements or electives for Tigers, Wolfs, and Bears and helps Webelos with Communicator.
This is a pretty cool looking patch which is available from Advantage Emblem for $2.00 each (discounts for quantity) plus shipping. Link
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Updated: 08-29-2008
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