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Sponge bucket relay games are a lot of fun to play outside when it is hot.

Over/under is one of my favorite outdoor games to do with kids. Here are the rules for the game (via Fun-Attic.com and Matthew Schlageter):

“Divide the group into two teams. Have them form a single file line facing the person’s head next to them.

At the head of each line put a bucket of water. At the other end put a pitcher with a line drawn on it.

Give a sponge to the person at the head of the line where the water bucket is. That person has to dip the sponge in the water to soak in as much water as they can. They have to then pass the soaking wet sponge over their head to the person behind who then passes the sponge to the person behind them through their legs.

The sponge makes its way back over the head of one person and between the legs of the next till it gets to the person standing next to the pitcher.

That person must squeeze whatever water is left into the pitcher and run the sponge back up to the head of the line. When this occurs, everybody moves back one position, and the person who was at the back of the line now is at the head of the line.

Continue process till the pitcher is filled to line.”

This and a lot of other outdoor water games can be found at the Fun-Attic.com link below.

Theme: Go for the Gold, H2Ohhh!

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(Sponge photo via Amazon.com)

The May 2008 Cubcast from BSA National is now available. It has ideas for den meetings and more utilizing the June “Go for the Gold” theme as well as information about the benefits of attending roundtable.

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Simon Kenton Council’s Buckeye District roundtable packet for June (”Go for the Gold“) is now available for download. They put together a great roundtable packet each month. This one has games, cooking ideas, crafts, songs, skits, and more.

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The June 2008 (”Go for the Gold“) 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.

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The May 2008 Baloo’s Bugle (by “Commissioner Dave”) is now available. It has lots of games, skits, ceremonies, puzzles, crafts, and other ideas for den and pack meetings for the June 2008 monthly theme (“Go for the Gold”).

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

June’s outdoor game focused “Go for the Gold” theme is great. In our pack, we have a number of outdoor games planned for June. All our boys who participate will be getting one of these monthly theme patches at an upcoming pack meeting.

The patches are $1.19 each from BSA National.

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Ultimate is a lot of fun, and it is not a difficult game to learn. It is a flying disc team sport that is sort of a cross between football and keep away. It is also a game that has its own Cub Scout belt loop. Link

The goal of the game is to score points by successfully passing the disc to a player on your team who is in the opponent’s end zone.

Wikipedia has a good overview of how the game is played. Link

The Ultimate Players Association website has a nice “Ten Simple Rules” nutshell of the game. Link

You can play Ultimate with a regular Frisbee-type disc, but it is a lot easier if you use one specially designed for the Ultimate game because they are larger and easier to catch. You can find Ultimate discs at most sporting goods stores. The disc in the photo above is one you can order via Amazon.com for $9.99 plus shipping. Link

Theme: Go for the Gold

It is quite helpful when leading a group of Cub Scouts playing a team sports game (e.g., soccer, flag football) to be able to tell which boys are on which team. Unless you have a very good memory, it can be easy to lose track of who is on what team.

One method of keeping it straight is to have the boys on one team wear sports pinnies. Then you know that all the boys not wearing pinnies are on the other team.

Or if you have two sets of pinnies, each a different color, each team will have its own color.

You can find pinnies at most sporting goods stores. The children’s pinnies shown above are available via Amazon.com for $18.99 plus shipping for a set of 12.

Theme: Go for the Gold

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From Disneyfamily.com, here is a nice set of outdoor games you can play with your Cub Scouts. The games include a shoebox relay game, a “drag the body” race, and a game where kids to try to avoid getting sprayed by sprinkers.

Theme: Go for the Gold

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These color-your-own clear flying discs look like a cool way to combine a game and a craft activity.

They cost $9.95 plus shipping for a set of 12 from Oriental Trading. Paint is not included. (You can probably find similar products from other craft suppliers as well.)

Theme: Go for the Gold

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The June 2008 (”Go for the Gold“) Den Meeting in a Box is now available from BSA National for Tiger, Wolf, or Bear den meetings. It is $27.49 and includes the Cub Scout skills game, the Let’s Go Camping game, ten Blank Noise kits, and ten monthly theme patches. (This DMIAB does not have a monthly theme booklet.)

The small photo above is the only one presently available from the website.

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This sports light switch cover craft from Oriental Trading could be a fun summer craft activity.  The cost is $3.49 plus shipping for a package of 12 kits.

(Theme: Go for the Gold)

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