1000 Smiles
PERSONNEL: 8 CubsEQUIPMENT: Happy face signs with words written on the back.CUB 1: I think there were 1,000 smiles here tonight but did you know,CUB 2: A smile cost nothing,CUB 3: But creates much,CUB 4: It happens in a flash, but the memory sometimes lasts foreverCUB 5: It cannot ...
1000 Smiles
Have Cub Scouts make signs and carry them out as the vegetable are announced.Narrator: First plant five rows of peas.1. Preparedness 2. Promptness 3. Perseverance 4. Politeness 5. PraiseThen, plant five rows of lettuce:1. Let us be Faithful 2. Let us be Unselfish 3. Let us be Loyal 4. ...
2030 Closing
DENNER #1: (lights candle) What did it feel like, astronaut, as you flew into outer space? Did you mind being cooped up in such a tiny place?DENNER #2: (lights candle) Did the stars have points? Did the clouds race by? Did they bump into you as you sailed?DENNER 3: ...
A Beacon To Follow Closing Ceremony
PERSONNEL: Narrator, four adult leaders (one from each rank) EQUIPMENT: Four large candles or flashlights. ARRANGEMENT: Two leaders on each side of the narrator with candles or flashlights--house lights dimmed. NARRATOR: Before we set sail tonight, let ...
A Boy
He is a person who is going to carry on what you have started.He is to sit right where you are sitting and attend, when you are gone, to those things you think are so important.You may adopt all the policies you please, but how they will be carried ...
A Closing Ceremony for Fathers
Personnel: 7 Cubs, 3 Fathers Equipment: Game, Jackknife, book or pet, fishing pole1ST Cub: "What shall you give to one small boy? A glamorous game (holds up game), a tinseled toy," 2nd Cub: "A Barlow knife (holds up jackknife), a puzzle pack, a train that runs on curving tracks?" 3rd ...
A Creed
This is an impressive closing for the Blue and Gold Banquet or any other type of dinner.PERSONNEL: Cubmaster, Cub Scout poem reader, person to turn off lights.EQUIPMENT: Candles, one on each den's table.ARRANGEMENT: On each den's table a single lighted candle burns. All house lights are out.CUBMASTER: Cub Scouting is ...
A Creed Closing
This is an impressive closing for the Blue and Gold Banquet or any other type of dinner.Personnel: Cubmaster, Cub Scout poem reader, person to turn off lightsEquipment: Candles, one on each den's tableArrangement: On each den's table a single lighted candle burns. All house lights are out.Cubmaster: Cub Scouting is ...
A Crop of Smiles
Once upon a time, two brothers left the farm to move to a city to look for work. Just outside of the city, the first brother met an old man and asked him, “What are the people like in this city?” The Old man ...
A Cub Scout Pledge To Himself Closing
Arrangement: The Pack flag is placed in the center of the stage. Ten Cubs in uniform, in turn, come on stage, stand near the Pack flag and recite one of the statements below. Upon finishing, each Scout salutes the Pack flag and retires to the rear of the stage, where ...
A Cub Scout Prayer
Oh Lord, that I will do my bestI come to thee in prayer.Help me to help others every dayAnd teach me to be square.To honor Mother, Fatherand obey the Cub Laws, too.And this I ask, that I may bea loyal Cub Scout true. ...
A Diamond In The Rough
A diamond in the rough is a diamond sure enough,And before it ever sparkled it was made of diamond stuff.But someone had to find it or it never would be found,And someone had to grind it our it never would be ground.But it's found, and when it's ground And ...
A Family Is
A FAMILY IS people giving and receiving love.A FAMILY IS people getting angry, but still loving each other.A FAMILY IS people loving the differences about each other.A FAMILY IS people talking and listening to each other.A FAMILY IS people caring about what happens to each other and letting it show.A ...
A Good Sport
You hear a lot of talk about being a good sport, but just what does it mean? A good sport learns the rules so he will not break them. He competes with all his heart, striving to outclass his competitors. If he wins, he doesn't act smug but instead ...
A Good Thing Said About Newspapers
Gutenberg invented the movable type printing process. Reducing the "time to press" that documents had to endure. The Wolf, Bear, and Webelos books that you have are made from this method of print. Ideas and information can be given to many people at the same time.Imagine having to write ...
A Guiding Star Closing
PERSONNEL: Akela; 8 Cub ScoutsEQUIPMENT: Small campfire; blue paper or cardboard three feet square, with cutouts for stars in BigDipper and the North Star; 8 small or pen-type flashlights, one for each Cub Scout.ARRANGEMENT: Akela and 8 Cub Scouts stand near the campfire with the figure of the Big ...
A Heap Of Care And Patience
It takes a heap of working with a boy to make a man.A heap of care and patience, and you’ve got to understandThat he won’t be any better than you were as a lad,Unless a spark is kindled to show him what is bad.He looks to you for guidance, ...
A Naturalist Is
No matter where you live, there is a world of undiscovered secrets of nature still waiting to be explored.A naturalist is a student of natural history which includes the many things found in nature, such as plants and animals. This month, our dens have (briefly review some of the ...
A Nature Minute
Personnel: Cubmaster or Den LeaderI am part of Nature.I am part of everything that lives.I am bound together with all living things in the air, in land, and in water.My life depends upon Nature, upon its balance, upon its resources, and upon the continuity of both.To destroy them is ...
A Pledge
(make copies for everyone to read and follow along.)Cub Scouts: (Stand and read together) "As future citizens, we will do our best to be prepared in body and will, in spirit and skill. We accept our obligation to God and will show by our actions that we are willing ...
A Poem for Closing
Let's be quiet as we go In earnest thought of what we owe To those who all about us make The Scouting movement, let us take.With gratitude for what they bestow, And for the men who long ago Started this movement we help grow, Lest we their vision should ...
A Spark Of Genius
Each Cub is holding a large cardboard light bulb painted yellow with cardboard rays fastened around the edge or use yellow pipe cleaners for rays. The light bulbs are made that when the bottom is folded up and the light bulb is turned over it turns into a sun coming ...
A Talk About Our Flag
I have often stopped to look at our Flag rippling in the breeze from a flagstaff atop a tall building and marveled at its beauty, with its 13 stripes of Red and it's Stars of a field of Blue.I often wondered why these colors were chosen, and I find that ...
A Tree is a Good Scout
Personnel: 6 Cubs and a narrator Equipment: Each Cub hold a picture or drawing of a tree with his section of text on the back.Cub 1: Did you ever pause to think about how helpful a tree is? Cub 2: It provides a nesting place for birds, shade from ...
ACE CM Minute revised
In ancient Rome 'as', spelled A S, was a pound weight. In the markets, goods sold by merchants that weighed an 'as' were considered good for selling. Latin influenced the French language. When 'as' became a French word it no longer had anything to do with a pound, it ...
Acting Parts In Life
CUBMASTER: Fellows, our lives are made up of many different acts or parts. As young boys, you act the part of a Webelos or a Cub. In school, you act the part of a student. At home, you act the part of a son. Whatever part you act, do what ...
Adios
Boys hold cards spelling "ADIOS" which is Spanish for goodbye. Each boy read one of the parts and after the last one is read, all boys shout "Adios." A - We came together and had our fun. It seems as though we'd just begun. ...
Advance CM Minute
For Parents:A boy does what he knows. He is what he does, and what he is going to be, he is becoming.For Scouts:Life never stands still. If you do not advance, it will leave you behind. In Cub Scouting, you have many opportunities to learn, and to advance as you ...
Aim For The Stars
The words "Aim for the Stars" have important meaning to Cub Scouts. There have been many before us who have set their sites and lived their lives by Aiming for the Stars. And while they may not have made it on the first try, ...
Aim for the Stars 2
The words, "Aim for the Stars" have an important meaning to Cub Scouts. Think of Thomas Edison who tried and failed hundreds of times before he perfected the electric light bulb. He never quit trying. A Cub Scout, who tries to do his best and keeps trying, is preparing himself ...
Alaska Is Different
CUB #1: Alaska is different in a climate than (your state name), different in the food produced, and offers different ways of life. CUB #2: The beauty of Alaska is captured in silent snow and the glorious Northern Lights. CUB #3: One thing (Your state ...
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein has been quoted as having said "The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose curiosity." With our theme this month, we have ...
All One Boy Closing
Den Leader: We will try to show you the many sides to the boy we so proudly call our son, but remember, these are all one boy. 1st Cub: I’m the one full of dirt, so very sure that soap and water will hurt. ...
America The Beautiful
CUBMASTER: This evening we have shared our respect for our great country. We have seen some of the glory that is the United States. The most fitting end to our meeting is to sing "America the Beautiful". In this great song we sing of ...
America the Beautiful Closing
Arrangement: Play a recording of the song, “America the Beautiful†softly in the background. Cubmaster: I’m sure we are all familiar with this song, “America the Beautiful.†We thrill to see America’s spacious skies, its amber waves of grain, and purple mountains majesty. We ...
American Creed
EQUIPMENT: A red candle, white candle, blue candle.ARRANGEMENT: The room is dark except for the three candles.PERSONNEL: Four Scouts.SCOUT 1. As I put out this white candle representing purity, may we be ever mindful of this obligation that a Scout is clean. He is clean in body and thought, stands ...
American Folklore Heroes
CUB #1: All of our American Folklore heroes were hard-working people, You won't find a shirker in the bunch.CUB #2: Campfire stories about them tell us so.CUB #3: All were Americans trying to improve this young country of ours.CUB #4: As we leave here tonight, let us keep those ...
Americanism
Personnel: 11 CubsEquipment: Card with part on the back and large capitol letters on front to spell out Americanism.A is for Advantages We have so many more; Because we are American Let us give thanks therefore.M Is For Majority Decision by the most; That’s the rule we follow From coast ...
Americas Answer
America needs men with a concern for the common good -- men who have the understanding and insight to help solve her problems and those of the changing world around us. she needs citizens of integrity who value their great heritage and who are determined to pass on to ...
An Eagle Closing
There are 48 kinds of eagles in the world. Only the Bald Eagle and the Golden Eagle breed in the United States Many Bald Eagles have been killed by hunters and trappers. There are now only about 15,000 left in the United States. Many ...
An Indian Prayer Closing
“Great Spirit, whose teepee is the sky and whose hunting ground is the earth, Mighty and fearful are you called. Ruler over storms, over men and birds and beasts, Have your way over all -- Over earthways as over skyways. Find us this day our meat and corn, That ...
Anniversary Closing
EQUIPMENT: Candelabra with three candles; one larger candle. PERSONNEL: Cubmaster and all present and former Cub Scouts. CUBMASTER: Tonight we have had a lot of fun at the ____th birthday of Cub Scouting and the ______ birthday of our own pack. As Cub Scouts ...
Another Blue Gold Closing
Have a small birthday candle at each Cub Scout table setting and have a larger candle on all tables. At the proper time, the Cubmaster announces that each Webelos Scout should come forward and receive a lighted candle to take to his table. After ...
Another Chapter Of Our Scouting Tales
Place a chair and a small table in front of the group. Turn the lights out. Have the Cubmaster light a candle, walk across to the table, and light an oil lamp or another candle: "Let us close this evening by placing a bookmark in another chapter of our ...
Arrow of Light Ceremony 3
Cubmaster: Cub Scouts, Parents, and Leaders, we are here tonight to honor No. of our Webelos Scouts, who are to come before this Pack to be presented with the highest award in the Cub Scout program, the Arrow of Light. Akela: Akela was the Big Chief of the Webelos ...
As The Flames Point Upward
SETTING - This is perhaps the most compelling of the opening phrases. It calls for dignity and it sets the pattern. The campfire is brought to the alert, the Scoutmaster walks in and stands a few yards behind the fire which must be lit and burning well, otherwise the words ...
As The Wood Is Shaped
As the wood is shaped, assembled sanded, finished, and adorned with the final details of a finely finished piece of furniture, so our Cub Scouts grow through experiencing the many traits Cub Scouting has to offer. And soon, almost before we know it, the ...
BUGS AND THINGS
PERSONNEL: Leader and 10 boys.EQUIPMENT: Paint one block letter of words B-U-G-S & T-H-I-N-G-S (including "and" sign) on each of eleven cardboard squares. On the reverse side print recitation.B - is for beavers who work very hard,U - is for us, who must help them keep guard.G - is for ...
Back To Nature
PERSONNEL: Cubmaster EQUIPMENT: Nature pictures. Slides of nature. Film strip of nature. Pictures of endangered wildlife, badges for boys. ARRANGEMENT: Cubmaster in front of the audience. CUBMASTER: Nature is a beautiful thing, something we have enjoyed for many, many years. What would life be ...
Backyard Picnic
Cast: 7 Cub Scouts dressed in picnic clothes or outdoor clothes Cub#1: You've seen our picnic tonight in fun it did not lack. Cub#2: Because in teamwork we were not slack. Cub #3: To get each family involved, Cub Scouting has a knack. Cub#4: ...
BadenPowell
Baden-Powell had a vision which he made come true, So that we enjoy Scouting and have fun while we do. He wasn't an American But he's famous to us, He has earned in America our admiration and trust. May the spirit of Scouting be ...
BadenPowell Had A Vision
The following closing could be done by a Den of boys standing up front and reciting together the first eight lines or have one of them as narrator, take a few steps forward and say: Baden Powell had a vision, That he made come ...
Be A Happy Clown
A den of Cub Scouts come onto the stage dressed as clowns. One has a large sad mouth painted on.Others have large smiling mouths painted on or half of the boys with sad faces and a half with happy ones. Another way this could be done, if not dressed as ...
Be carefull Closing
Props: Apple; Pocketknife Cubmaster: Earth Day comes in April and it reminds us to be careful with our home planet. There is also an old song about “April showers bring May flowers.” Together, these remind me of how precious and valuable water is, and how important it is to use ...
Be More Than
This month's theme has been "Our Gifts and Talents." It has given us a chance to take stock of what we have and who we are. As we leave tonight, let's also think about what we should do and who we should be. We'll ...
Beautiful America
A America abounds in beautiful sights; M Making it beautiful is one of our rights. E Each of us is proud of our U.S.A. R Rolling hills and lakes in which we can play. I Instead of littering and spoiling our land C Crusade to keep America beautiful and grand, ...
Bedtime Story
Make a large, over-sized birthday book from poster board. Cut the poster board in half crosswise and punch holes along one side. String together with colorful yarn.Draw a birthday cake on the front cover. Page one starts out "Once upon a time..."The last page says, "The End."In the middle ...
Bird Watchers
NARRATOR: (Lines up all the Cubs who have pictures of birds, facing the audience.) Tonight our theme was "Bird Watchers". It is our duty as Cubs, as parents, as Americans, to appreciate the beauty in birds. Let us conduct ourselves so that we may pass on the beauty of ...
Birds A Part Of Nature
Birds are a very important part of nature, without them we would be overrun with insects, and we would surely miss watching them in flight and listening to them sing. To remind us of how important birds and nature are let's all repeat the outdoor code together, (have code ...
Blessings For The Children
CUBMASTER: Like the Cubs and Webelos of our pack have offered to you their gifts at Christmas, I think it also appropriate at this time of year to close with the Blessings for the Children.Please listen carefully with the awareness that the children of today are our hope for tomorrow.Blessed ...
Blood And Tears
CUBMASTER: Have you ever thought of the blood and tears that have been shed for our nation throughout the years? We have won all our wars, but we have not yet learned to conquer our fears and hates. No. it hasn't been easy to keep our land free. Now the ...
Blood And Tears 2
CUBMASTER: Have you ever thought of the blood and tears that have been shed for our nation throughout the years? We have won all our wars, but we have not yet learned to conquer our fears and hates. No. it hasn't been easy to keep our land free. Now ...
Blue Gold Boy Power
Have a small birthday candle at each Cub Scout table setting and have larger candles on all tables. At the proper time, the Cubmaster announces that each Webelos Scout should come forward and receive a lighted candle to take to his table. After he reaches his table all other ...
Blue Gold Cub Cake Closing
1 Cup enthusiasm 2 Cups of fun and laughter 1 Cup hunger 3 Cups excitement 1 Tablespoon spirit 1/2 teaspoon pride 1 teaspoon bluing Sprinkle of gold dustMix thoroughly. Mold into shape. Bake with tender loving care for 3 - 5 years, until gold 'n' blue. Makes a dozen ...
Blue Gold Dinner Closing
Setting: Have a single large candle at each Blue & Gold Banquet table, with a leader to light it. Extinguish the house lights and light table candles.Cubmaster: Cub Scouting is part of family life in more than 60 countries around the world. In all these countries, on an evening ...
Blue And Gold
Needed: 1 large blue candle, 3 gold candles, 1 small candle for each adult, Small squares of construction paper to catch the wax.Personnel: Three key people of the Pack (Cubmaster, Committee Chairman, Den Leader Coach, and Den Leaders.Cubmaster: "Today a lot of people put a great deal of effort into ...
Blue And Gold
PROPS: 4 blue or gold candles in a holder on the table; one candle for each boy in the den; one taller white candle in the middle on the table.LEADER: As we turn out the lights I want you to think about the darkness. (Pause, lights out) Now, I'm ...
Breaking Bread Together
Sharing a meal together is one of our greatest traditions. In most religions, the meal plays an important part in celebrating the faith. As Americans, we celebrate our bounty and our graces with the Thanksgiving meal. And yet, as important as breaking bread together is to us, there are ...
Bright Ideas Closing
A single light bulb is illuminated in the front of the darkened room.The Cubmaster speaks: this light bulb is pretty commonplace to people these days. But it is a fitting symbol for our theme, "Genius Night," because of how it represents Bight Ideas. It's inventor, Thomas Edison, was recognized ...
Bug Closing
Personnel: 8 Cub ScoutsEquipment: Each with a poster of a bug1st Cub There was a little bug who had the blues, And he cried because he had no shoes. 2nd Cub: He walked around with six bare feet, and hid them when other bugs he would meet.3rd Cub: Such ...
Bugs Things Closing
You can learn a lot about life by watching insects. Have you ever taken the time to watch a colony of ants? They are always busy, working together, doing what needs to be done without complaining. The Greek writer Aesop told a story about the ants and the grasshopper. All ...
Bugs and Things
You can learn a lot about life by watching insects. Have you ever taken the time to watch a colony of ants? They are always busy, working together, doing what needs to be done without complaining. The Greek writer, Aesop, told a story about the ants and the grasshopper. All ...
Bye Now
Props: signs with inscriptions belowPersonnel: 8 Cub ScoutsSetting: 7 Cub Scouts line up with a plain side of the card towards the audience. Each Cub turns his card over so the audience can read it as he speaks his line.Cub #1: "Bye now"Cub #2: "It's time to go."Cub #3: "Glad ...
CHARACTER
C - There is another kind, of course, that is even more important than that which was told to you in the opening of the pack meeting.H - That is the CHARACTER course.A - Your character is being formed right now.R - By what you do and what you ...
CHRISTMAS
Preparation: 9 Cubs enter each with a card with the appropriate letter on it. C - is for Christ, whose birthday we observe H - is for Happiness to those we serve R - is for Reverence and a prayer from above I - ...
COLLECTIONS
PERSONNEL: 11 Cubs and Den Leader or Den Chief. EQUIPMENT: Cards with letters spelling out C O L L E C T I O N S NARRATOR: We would like to tell you what we collect from Scouting. C: is for COURTESY. A Scout ...
COLLECTIONS 2
PERSONNEL: 11 Cubs and Den Leader or Den Chief.EQUIPMENT: Cards with letters spelling out COLLECTIONSNARRATOR: We would like to tell you what we collect from Scouting.C: is for COURTESY. A Scout learns to do good deeds and respect others.O: is for OUTING. The outing is one of the most ...
COMPUTER 1
Supplies:8 Cub Scouts with signs with the letter on the front and the saying on the back.C is for Cub Scouts Where we all learnO is for Outdoors That we take care of and don't bumM is for Men Which we are training to be.P is for Parents Who ...
Campfire
As the darkness creeps into our circle of light,Embers that glow and sighDraw our friendship circle closer,Whisper memories that will not die;God's magic danced in our fire's flames,And fills the gathering nightWith mystery and a wondrous peace,That bids safe sleep till morning's light. Source: Illowa Council ...
Campfire Closing
Wood and water, wind and tree,Wisdom, strength, and courtesy,Scouting favor go with thee. ...
Campfire Closing 2
(Give each person a sprig of dried cedar, pine, juniper, etc. If using an artificial campfire indoors, use toothpicks.)Cubmaster: The light from hundreds of campfires around the world has brightened the Cub Scout spirit for many years. Tonight, we have enjoyed the warmth and cheerfulness of our campfire as ...
Can You Imagine
Use a mirror (the kind with a handle) Put a neckerchief around the handle and a Cub Scout hat on the top.Try not to obscure the view too much. Call all of the Cub Scouts forward to look at themselves in the mirror. After they have all had a ...
Candlelight
NARRATOR: (Lights out) To a Cub Scout it looks very black when there is no Leader, no Den, no Pack. Wait, here's a leader - a Cubmaster!CUBMASTER: (Lights a candle)NARRATOR: But the job is more than one person can handle. He needs a Den Leader and Committeemen also, be ...
Captain Of All Scouts
Now may the great Captain of all ScoutsWho created the seas and all things that live thereinAnd Who gave us dominion over themBe with us till we meet again. ...
Cents and Sense
Tonight we’ve focused on dollars and sense—not cents as in pennies, and nickels, and dimes—but sense as in common sense—sense, as insensibility and sensitivity. Let’s think about that for a moment.We are all charged with the job of being good stewards—caretakers of what we are given. But let’s not ...
Cheerful Attitude Closing Thought
"Did you ever notice how pleasant it is to be around people who have a cheerful attitude? On the other hand, we sometimes avoid a person who is grumpy and looks on the dark side of things. Sometimes we can't avoid being sad or unhappy when things go wrong, but ...
Chinese Characters Closing
The Chinese language is both unique and beautiful. The Chinese writing system first appeared in China over 3200 years ago during the Shang Dynasty making it what is believed to be the oldest surviving writing system. The number of Chinese characters contained in the Kangxi dictionary is approximately 47,035. That’s ...
CHRISTMAS Closing
Arrangement.: Nine Cub Scouts come on stage, one by one; each carrying a large cardboard letter. As he speaks his lines, he holds up his letter, which ultimately spells out the word Christmas.C - C is for candles, we burn on Christmas night To gladden weary travelers with their ...
Christmas Closing 2
1st Boy: Our Pack Meeting is over2nd Boy: It is time to say goodnight3rd Boy: We trust our efforts please you,4th Boy: As your presence gave us delight.5th Boy: We take down our program and close it6th Boy: There is nothing further to say7th Boy: But to all a ...
Christmas Spelling
ARRANGEMENT: Nine Cub Scouts come on stage, one by one. Each carrying a large cardboard letter. As he speaks his lines, he holds up his letter, each ultimately spells out the word Christmas.C - C is for candles, we burn on Christmas night.To gladden weary travelers with their light ...
Closing Prayer from Apollo
Have the pack form a large brotherhood circle (arms over each other's shoulders) and then read the prayer that was broadcast from outer space by Frank Borman from the Apollo in March of 1968.Have the pack form a large brotherhood circle (arms over each other's shoulders) and then read ...
Closing I Can
PERSONNEL:4 CubsSETTING: Cubs stand at the front of the roomCUB 1:Everyone cannot be brilliant,everyone cannot be smart,I may not be a whiz at computers,but I can build a neat go-cart.CUB 2:I can dam a stream with boulders.I can climb a tree to the top.I can run for blocks and ...
Closing for Den Chief and Six Cub Scouts
Den Chief: What you are is God's gift to you. What you make of yourself is your gift to God. Make it a good gift.Cub #1: Work while you work.Cub #2: Pray while you pray.Cub #3: One thing at a time, that is the way.Cub #4: All that you ...
Closing Dominoes
Preparation: Hold up a box of dominoes. Narrator or Cubmaster: Does everyone know what these are? Right. This is a box of dominoes. Imagine that each one of them is a Cub Scout. Have you ever lined them ...
Closing Parents
Cub Scout 1: I would like to ask that families keep these things in mind. Cub Scout 2: Counsel your sons that they may have eyes to behold the red and purple sunsets, Cub Scout 3: and that they may have sharp ears to hear the voice of the Great ...
Closing Parents II
Cub Scout 1: I would like to ask that families keep these things in mind. Cub Scout 2: Counsel your sons that they may have eyes to behold the red and purple sunsets, Cub Scout 3: and that they may have sharp ears to hear the voice of the Great ...
Closing Value of a badge
Preparation: Hold a Wolf Badge in your hand. Cubmaster: A badge in Scouting is a piece of embroidered cloth. If you were trying to sell that badge, it wouldn’t sell for very much money. The real value of the badge is in what it represents—the things you learned to earn ...
Clues Closing
1 - We look in the sky each morning for clues about the weather to tell us what to wear. 2 - We look at our friends' faces and bodies to find clues about how they are feeling. 3 - And we also look very carefully at the stew served ...
Collections
Personnel: 11 Cubs and Den Leader or Den Chief.Equipment: Cards with letters spelling out C O L L E C T I O N SNarrator: We would like to tell you what we collect from Scouting.C: is for Courtesy. A Scout learns to do good deeds and respect others.O: is ...
Coming Together
Form a circle around the derby track.CUBMASTER: Coming together is a beginning. (Now cross arms and hold the hands of people beside you.)"Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." This is a quote from the famous car maker. Henry Ford.All of the dens come together to form the ...
Computer Closing
The theme for this month has focused on the computer. In these days, we can't imagine what life would be like without them. Computers are wonderful! But let's not forget they are only tools and they need good programming to be useful. Also, we need to know how to ...
Computer Closing Thought
The computer has changed our lives in more ways than we now know. It has opened up many new and exciting possibilities for all of us. It is in this way that the computer is like Cub Scouting. Cub Scouting allows boys to experience many new and exciting things, too. ...
Computer Games Must Come To An End
CUBMASTER OR CUB SCOUT: Like all good computer games must come to an end, so this meeting must end. Your score for the night is 100--that's 100% for being a Scout and doing your best. Just as you must exit or complete a program before turning off your computer, ...
Congratulations To All Us Winners
CUBMASTER: At the conclusion of our pinewood derby night, I would like to say that we were all winners here tonight. Dad has more respect for his son whether he was a humble winner or a graceful loser. Mom was proud of her son whether she gave him a ...
Conservation Closing
Cubmaster (holding picture of outdoor scene): All of this great and beautiful America is ours to enjoy. Surely we want to preserve it for the thousands of boys who will come after us. Let us stand and repeat in unison a pledge that will remind us to conserve these wonderful ...
Conserve
Using eight Cub Scouts holding cutouts of cars made from poster board and painted in different bright colors. As each boy speaks his line, the car is turned over to show the-large letter printed on the back of each one to spell out the word: CONSERVE.C - Cars and ...
Counsel Your Sons Closing
As you go back to your home, I would like to ask the parents to keep these thoughts in mind. Counsel your sons that they may have eyes to behold the red and purple sunsets; that they may have sharp ears to hear the voice of the Great Spirit. Guide ...
Cowboys Philosophy
Personnel: 5 Cub Scouts Setting: Boys upfront Cub 1: We, the cowboys of the western plains are bound by our desire to live free. Cub 2: We must, therefore, show respect for our fellow man. Cub 3: Respect for his beliefs, Respect for his ...
Cub Brothers Den Closing
(Props: Large blue candle and large gold candle; denner and assistant denner)DENNER: "For our closing today would you all please form a living circle around the table? (Denner and assistant should be at the head of the table inside the circle.) As you join hands you see before you ...
Cub Grub
Equipment: Signs with letters spelling CUB GRUB and dialogue for each letter taped to the back of the signPersonnel: Seven Cub Scouts to hold and read signsC is for the character- one of the main ingredients of the Cub Scout recipe.U is for understanding our world and others - ...
Cub Scout Benediction
And now may the GreatMaster of all Cub ScoutsGuide and guard our footstepsToday, tomorrow,And for the tomorrows to come. ...
Cub Scout Bird Watchers
PERSONNEL: Bobcat, Wolf, Bear, Webelos Scout, Arrow of Light recipient, Cubmaster or Den Leader. EQUIPMENT: Large poster with the picture of a hummingbird, a sparrow, a robin, a hawk, and an eagle. Parts may be read from the back of each. ARRANGEMENT: Cubs are off stage and enter one ...
Cub Scout Bird Watchers 2
PERSONNEL: Bobcat, Wolf, Bear, Webelos Scout, Arrow of Light recipient, Cubmaster or Den Leader.EQUIPMENT: Large poster with the picture of a hummingbird, a sparrow, a robin, a hawk, and an eagle. Parts may be read from back of each.ARRANGEMENT: Cubs are off stage and enter one at a time ...
Cub Scout Garden of Thoughts
Personnel: 7 Cubs dressed in farmer’s hats, shirts, levis, etc., with garden tools. Also need large cut-outs of vegetables as indicated.Cub 1: We’re Cub Scout farmers who’ve come your way to share with you, our garden of thoughts for the day.Cub 2: (holds up carrot) Take care at all ...
Cub Scout Indian Prayer
For that solemn moment towards the end of Den or Pack meeting, try this Cub Scout Indian Prayer:Morning Star wake us, filled with joy.To new days of growing to a man from a boy.Sun, with your power, give us light.That we can tell wrong and do what is right.South ...
Cub Scout Native American Prayer
For that solemn moment towards the end of Den or Pack meeting, try this Cub Scout Native American Prayer: Morning Star wake us, filled with joy. To new days of growing to a man from a boy.Sun, with your power, give us light. That we can tell wrong and ...
Cub Scout Safari Closing
Cubmaster (returning to jeep):We made it through our Cub Scout Safari. The road was a little bumpy along the way. So be careful on your way home. You never know what wild animals lurk around. You may have a Tiger or Wolf in your car. Or a Bobcat or ...
Cub Scout Spirit Closing
Arrangement. Head table holds candelabra with three candles and one larger candle in a separate holder.NARRATOR: Tonight we have had a lot of fun at the (number) birthday party of Cub Scouting and the (number) birthday of our own pack. As Cub Scouts and leaders, we are following the trail ...
Cub Scout Thanksgiving
O' Heavenly Father, we ask for your blessing For loved ones and friends that are near.We thank you for food and for love and for life And the spirit of scouting that's here.We thank you for leaders who care about boys, Who give us their time...that's better than toys.We thank ...
Cub Scouts Have Their Own Guiding Stars
We have had lots of fun with water at this activity. As we've played in the water, we can also think about the sailors who sail on the water. How do they do it, and not get lost? How did the big ships of long ago, sail across the ...
Cubbing Is A Business Too
Cubbing is a business, too. The business of dealing with that squirming, jumping, eager, active, unpredictable, stubborn, inquisitive, laughing, quarreling, wrestling, fighting, dirty smelly loveably, small edition of manhood known as a boy. He has are affinity for whooping cough, measles, mumps, chickenpox, freckles, and missing teeth.He is a ...
Custom Coasters
Personalize your drink coasters with this excellent themed craft. Your kids can customize them for special occasions like New Year, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and more. What you'll need: Graphics software (Avery Kids Printertainment works well) Color printer duplicate checker Avery Kids #03111 Square Stickers Photos, ...
Days End
1st CUB: Often when the day is done and in my bed, I lay, (put palms together, place hands to cheek.. and tilt head to the side as if asleep).2nd CUB: I ask myself a question, did I do my best today? (Make a big question mark in the ...
Declaration of Dependence
Cubmaster: I am part of Nature. I am part of everything that lives. I am bound together with all living things in the air, in the land, in water. My life depends upon Nature, upon its balance, upon its resources, and upon the continuity of both. To destroy them is ...
Den Candle
Boys are seated in a semi-circle around the den ceremonial board.Den leader begins by reminding the boys that we use a candle to symbolize Akela, the good leader.She then lights a candle.DEN LEADER: Boys of Den ____, this light means we will follow a good leader. It even means ...
Detective Closing
"Detective" enters the room and addresses the audience.This was a difficult case to solve, but the clues are all around you. And I am proud to admit that the case is solved. Once you see these clues, you will understand. The first clue was several boys and adults dressed ...
Did You Know
Did you know that millions of boys and men have been part of the Boy Scout movement since its beginning In 1916? Many of you dads were Scouts (let's see your hands), and today your sons are Cub Scouts. What a vast force to be working each day at ...
Dinner Closing
EQUIPMENT: Have a large single candle on each Blue and Gold banquet table, with a leader prepared to light it. Extinguish the house lights and ask leaders to light their candies.PERSONAL: Cubmaster, other leaders, Cub ScoutsCUBMASTER: Cub Scouting is part of family life in many countries around the world. ...
Do Your Best 1
Boys with key words hold up cards saying "DO YOUR BEST"CUB 1: DO unto others as they should do to you.CUB 2: That's called the Golden Rule.CUB 3: YOU'RE all Cub Scouts of Gold and Blue,CUB 4: The Pack Law is your special tool,CUB 5: the BEST way we know ...
Do Your Best 2
Boys with key words hold up cards saying "DO" "YOUR" "BEST". 1st Cub: DO unto others as they should do to you.2nd Cub: That's called the Golden Rule3rd Cub: YOU'RE all Cubs Scouts of gold and blue.4th Cub: The Pack Law is your special tool5th Cub: the BEST way ...
Do Your Best modified
Boys with key words hold up cards saying "Do Your Best"1st Cub: Do unto others as they should do unto you.2nd Cub: That's called the Golden Rule.3rd Cub: You're all Cub Scouts of Gold and Blue,4th Cub: The Pack Law is your special tool,5th Cub: Best way we know ...
Do Your Best Future
Narrator: Whatever we want to be in the future, keep in mind:1st Cub: “D” stands for a doctor. I’ll try to help sick people. 2nd Cub: “O” stands for an operator. I want to operate a big crane.3rd Cub: “Y” stands for youth. When I grow up I want ...
Do Your Best Holiday Closing
Arrangement: Boys with key words hold up cards saying: Do Your Best.Cub 1: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.Cub 2: That's called the Golden Rule.Cub3: You're all Cub Scouts of Gold and BlueCub 4: The Pack Lay is your special tool.Cub 5: The best ...
Dog Rules
Personnel: 10 Cubs and NarratorSetting: Cub stands in a line holding large cards with the rules on the back and pictures of dogs on the front.Narrator: Dogs are an important part of our lives but as with any member of the family there are rules to be followed. Here are ...
Dog Skills Closing Ceremony
With all the wonderful skills dogs can learn, there is one thing they cannot do. Dogs cannot see colors. As a matter of fact, monkeys and apes are the only animals that can see colors.Do you ever feel like you cannot do something because you are too small, too ...
Doing Things For Others
Most of us are happiest when we are doing things for others. Think for a moment of a time when you were helpful to someone. Chances are it made you feel pretty good. Of course, we feel best when we do something for others without being found out. When ...
Dont Give Up
To be good at anything, you have to believe that you can do it, and then practice it until you can.There's no easy way to become an expert. You just have to keep at it, over and over. There will be times you'll think you just can't make it. ...
Each Day
Each day is a new beginning. Another chance to learn more about ourselves. To care more about others. To laugh more than we did. To accomplish more than we thought we could. To be more than we were before. ...
Essence Of LifeLong Memories
Our campfire grows dim. Our songs and our laughter have joined the smoke of our fire to forever drift with the winds.HEAR the gentle breeze in the trees, echoing the Sounds of campfires past.FEEL the fresh evening breeze and the cool moist grand of our woodland.SMELL the lingering smoke ...
Everyone Is Essential Closing
Arrangements: Three broomsticks, staves, PVC pipes, etc., a large rubber band. A Cub Scout, his parent, and the Cubmaster each hold one stick.Cubmaster: "Our pack program has three elements, each of which is essential for its success. First, of course, is the boy (Scout brings Stick forward). This stick ...
Except In July And August
Our Pack, it meets regular and boy, we have fun except in July and August.And many a contest our den has won except in July and August.We do our achievements and pay up our dues and building we do whenever we chose.A little hot weather doesn't give us the ...
Explore Your Neighborhood
CUBMASTER: In those times of gas shortages and economic problems, our neighborhood has become more important to us than ever before. We've all heard stories from our grandparents about the good old days when people sat in their yards and visited and got to know each other better. There ...
Extend Thy Hand
During a hike in the woods, a troop of Boy Scouts came across an abandoned section of railroad track. Each, in turn, tried walking the rails but eventually lost his balance and tumbled off.Suddenly, two of the boys, after considerable whispering, offered to bet they could both walk the ...
Famous Pioneer Closing
Cubmaster: "We've heard of many famous men - men with curious minds, strong purposes, courage, determination, stick-to-itiveness, and a proud, fierce loyalty for their country. For you as Cub Scouts, America is still a land of expanding opportunity. It could well be that someday, one of you will become a ...
Farmers Garden Of Thoughts
Personnel: Seven Cub Scouts with straw hats., garden tools, and large cut-outs of vegetables as indicated.CUB #1 - We're Cub Scout farmers who've come your way to share with you, our garden of thoughts for the day.CUB #2 - (Holds up carrot) Take care at all times, remembering to ...
Feed The Fire
(Everyone should be given a small twig (toothpicks) prior to the ceremony. The sound of a tom-tom is heard. Akela the Indian Chief is sitting at a campfire. Medicine Man enters slowly and majestically carrying a peace pipe and stands beside the fire. He raises his hand in the ...
Fiesta Closing
In Spanish, fiesta means a party with music, wonderful food, dancing, laughter and fireworks. In any language, it means fun. Let us take a moment to reflect on the fun and fellowship we share whenever we’re together, and resolve to continue to do everything we can to give our scouts ...
Fire Detectives
CUBMASTER: Cub Scouts, all during our meeting the candle representing the spirit of Cub Scouting has continued to burn. Now we'll blow it out, reminding ourselves that a flame must never be left burning when no one is around. But let us keep the light of Cub Scouting burning ...
Fire Safety Closing
Cub Scouts, all during our meeting the candle representing the spirit of Cub Scouting has continued to burn. Now we'll blow it out, reminding ourselves that a flame must never be left burning when no one is around. But let us keep the light of Cub Scouting burning in our ...
FireWorks
BOOM!! SIZZLE!! Oooh! Aaah! Don’t you just love a good fireworks display on the Fourth of July? The colors are so beautiful, lighting up the night sky. But did you ever stop to think how boring it would be if all the fireworks were exactly the same? You’d have to ...
Flag Closing
We watch the flag as it passes by A flash of color against the sky; Its fifty stars are a dazzling white As those few that shone by the dawn's first light.The brave, bright red that will never fade By the blood of men's sacrifice was made. The white, ...
Flag Recipe
EQUIPMENT: 6 Cub Scouts, 1 cup blue crepe paper bits, Stars (glitter), American flag, 1 cup red crepe paper bits, 1 cup white crepe paper bits, Large pot, spotlight (optional).ARRANGEMENT: Cub Scouts form a semi-circle around a large pot. The American flag is folded and hidden in the pot. Each ...
Flag Retirement Ceremony 1
SETTING: This is a very solemn ceremony that should be held at the end of an outdoor pack activity so that the members of the pack will leave thinking about what our flag really stands for.PREPARATION: 1 Flag - worn, tattered, and soiled one medium fire. Take the flag and ...
Folk Tales
This idea could provide closing ceremonies for the whole month, and help the boys pass their American Folklore achievement.The Den Leader could provide for the boys to choose stories from or she could copy certain stories and let each boy choose one to take home and prepare for the ...
Folklore Characters
PERSONNEL: 5 Cubs and 2 Den LeadersEQUIPMENT: Costumes for Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, Pecos Bill, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Charlie Parkhurst, and Molly BrownCUB 1: I'm Paul Bunyan, the lumberman who leveled a forest in one swing of my ax. My constant companion was Babe the Blue Ox.CUB 2: I'm ...
Four Winds
Oh, Winds of the South, blow upon us tonight. Come to us, Spirit of Akela, Help us to do our best At everything we do.Oh, Winds of the West, warm winds Blow upon us tonight. Come to us, Spirit of the Wolf Help us to do our duty to ...
Freedom CM Closing
Boys, I want to tell you a story that has meaning. When I was a boy I had three turtles. They had a beautiful terrarium with rather low sides. They had everything they needed except one thing . . . FREEDOM. Every chance they had, they would climb out.People ...
Friendship Circle
Set-Up: Each Cub has a 3-foot section of rope joined with a square knot to that of the boy on his left. The Ceremony: The boys form a circle Then they tie the knots Then the boys hold the rope with their left hands and pull back to form a ...
From Sea To Shining Sea Closing
BOOM!! SIZZLE!! Oooh! Aaah! Don’t you just love a good fireworks display on the Fourth of July? The colors are so beautiful, lighting up the night sky. But did you ever stop to think how boring it would be if all the fireworks were exactly the same? You’d have to ...
Fun In The Sun
The founder said, "The Wolf Cub Pack is designed to be a junior branch of the Scout movement in order to meet the eagerness of a large number of small boys who want to be Scouts and who are yet too young." It is important that Wolf Cub leaders ...
Fun On Wheels
PERSONNEL: Cub ScoutsEQUIPMENT: A picture of a bicycle, car, trainSETTING: Boys holding pictures as they recite or read lines.CUB #1: I have fun riding my bicycle.CUB #2: I always enjoy traveling in the car.CUB #3: Trains are my thing.CUB #4: As you can see, there are many ways to ...
GIVES
EQUIPMENT: 5 Cub Scouts with 5 large cards each with a letter forming the word G I V E S with sayings written on the back.ARRANGEMENT: Each Cub holds his card and says the following:G - Stands for Giving. It's always good to give.I - Stands for Intentions. May ...
GOODWILL
PERSONNEL: - 8 Cub ScoutsEQUIPMENT: 8 Signs with the letters G O O D W I L L on them.ARRANGEMENT: The Cub Scouts enter one at a time, holding up a sign with a letter on it. Each speaks his line and the next Cub Scout enters. When the final ...
Garbage In Garbage Out
Cub Master minute: With all the information we receive today, it is possible to get a lot of "garbage in".We need to be careful that we are not taking in so much garbage that we give "garbage out". We need to watch that we don’t stop up our systems ...
Garden Closing
Preparation: Each Cub Scout carries a poster with a picture of each vegetable mentioned, or real vegetables. For younger boys who have trouble with the words, have an adult read the entire script and let the boys walk on with the items. Cub Scout 1: Here is how to plant ...
Genius At Being A Boy Closing
1st Cub: Everyone cannot be brilliant, everyone cannot be smart. I may not be a genius, but I can build a neat go-cart.2nd Cub: I can dam a stream with boulders, I can climb trees to the top. I can run for blocks and blocks and never even stop.3rd Cub: ...
Getting To Know Others
CUBMASTER: In those times of gas shortages and economic problems, our neighborhood has become more important to us than ever before. We've all heard stories from our grandparents about the good old days when people sat in their yards and visited and got to know each other better. There ...
Gifts
Why not pick something from this list of Christmas gifts which are NOT advertised n television?Give your parents the words, "I love you."Give your children a full day of your time.Give an ear to someone who needs a listener.Give a hand to someone less strong.Give an old friend a ...
Gifts Which Are Not Advertised On Television
PERSONNEL: Cubmaster or Den LeaderCUBMASTER: Why not pick something from this list of Christmas gifts which are not advertised on television?Give your parents the words "I love You".Give your children a full day of your time.Give an ear to someone who needs a listener.Give a hand to someone less ...
Give a Hoot Dont Pollute
Equipment: Flashlights, fan, American Flag, and cards or 7 small pieces of cardboard. On the first 6, the letters, N,A,T,U,R,E, and on the last, Give A Hoot, Do Not Pollute! If you have access to music, Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA”, “America ...
Give Him A Day
What is the gift you give to you?A glamorous game, a tinseled toy?A whittling knife, a puzzle pack?A train that runs on a curving track?A Boy Scout book, a real live pet?No, there's plenty of time for such things yet.GIVE HIM A DAY for his very own.Just your boy and ...
Giving Thanks
CUB #1: In 1621, after the first harvest was completed by the Plymouth colonists, Governor James Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving and prayer.CUB #2: During the American Revolution, a yearly day of national thanksgiving was suggested by the Continental Congress. In 1817, New York State adopted Thanksgiving Day ...
Goals Realized In Scouting
Cub Scouts keep themselves strong and personally fit, both for their own sake, and so they can become useful citizens of our great country. Keeping fit allows us to help the people around us. If our country is to remain strong, its citizens must also be strong in mind, ...
God Gives Us the World
Leader: The founder of Scouting, Lord Baden-Powell, once said, "God has given us a world to live in that is full of beauties and wonders and He has given us not only eyes to see them but minds to understand them if we only have the sense to look at ...
Gods Handiwork Closing
Props: Posters of scenes in nature for each Cub Scout to hold as he reads. C.S.#1: We’ve learned a lot about taking care of this wondrous planet of ours. C.S.#2: We will protect and clean up the air so we all can enjoy the stars. C.S.#3: We won’t litter our ...
Gold In One Of The Cub Scout Colors
Gold is one of the Cub Scout colors, the color of warm sunlight, good cheer and happiness Gold is Golden opportunity the program provides for the boys and families Gold is Golden Rule we practice--Treat others as you would have them treat you Gold is Golden Age of childhood ...
Gold In Yourself
Gold prospectors dug for gold in the hills. They may or may not have found gold in "them thar hills" no matter how hard they worked. But there's another kind of gold that you will always find with hard work. That's gold in yourself--kindness, love, understanding, and consideration. Just ...
Gold Mining Was Hard Work
Gold mining was very hard work. Miners just didn't go to the hill and dig up gold. Very often they spent days or weeks with little result. They worked from dawn to dusk, six or even seven days a week.For hours at a time, they waded in cold, snow-fed ...
Gold Rush Party Good Night
CUB #1: Thank you for coming to our Gold Rush partyCUB #2: Aren't you glad that you weren't tardy?CUB #3: We've played some games and had great fun.CUB #4: Gold was found by everyone.CUB #5: We've advanced in rank and received our awardsCUB #6: From Bobcat to Webelos--our golden ...
Golden Rule
(Show an ordinary ruler) What do I have here? Right, it's a ruler. Some people call it a rule. This one isn't golden but it does remind me of the Golden Rule. Do you know what the Golden Rule is?"Do unto others as you would have them do unto ...
Good Deeds Closing Ceremony
Personnel: 6 Cub Scouts Equipment: Stars of different sizes for the boys to hold Cub #1: Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, said to Scouts everywhere: Cub #2: “I often think when the sun goes down, the world is hidden by a big ...
Good Deeds Of Old
CUBMASTER: Tonight we have enjoyed recalling the days of old when brave men went forth doing good deeds. They carried their banners high, proud to show who they were. Tonight we would like one member from each den to come forward. (Either with the den flag or use the ...
Good Night And Good Scouting
Den Leaders all have candles lighted.CUBMASTER: As we close tonight and the candles go out, our spirit does not go out, but is inside us burning even brighter as we do our Good Turn daily and just grow in the spirit of Scouting. (The Leaders are blowing out their ...
Good Night Friends
Put candles on three of the four corners of a table. A different Cub lights each candle and REPEATS part of the Cub Scout Promise. Akela or Den Chief stands at the fourth corner. He says the last part of the Promise and closes the meeting by saying "GOODNIGHT ...
Good Turn CM Minute
Most of us are happiest when we are doing something for others. Think for a moment of a time when you were helpful to someone. Chances are, it made you feel pretty good. Of course, we feel best when we do something for others without being found out. When we ...
Great Master We Give Thanks
Boys in an inner circle, hands across the chest. Adults in an outer circle behind the boys, hands across the chest.1st Den: For all the food that the Great Master provides for us - we give thanks.2nd Den: For all the beauty that the Great Master surrounds us, we ...
Great Movement
Tonight the Birthday of Cub ScoutingWe are here to celebrate.This great movement's been going,_______ years to date.So let us all now join togetherAnd pledge ourselves anew,To always strive for the thingsSignified by the Gold and Blue.May you strive for Truth and SpiritualityIn the Warm Sunlight under the sky aboveAs you ...
Guide Us In Every Way
Our Leader, guide us in every way.Keep us happy through the day.God, who fills our night with light,Guard us all throughout the night. ...
Guiding Star
Personnel: Akela, 8 Cub Scouts Equipment: Small campfire; blue paper or cardboard, three-foot square, with cutouts for stars in the Big Dipper and the North Star; 8 small or pen-type flashlights, one for each Cub Scout. Arrangement: Akela and 8 Cub Scouts stand near the campfire with the figure ...
Halloween GoodBye
PERSONNEL: 8 Cub ScoutsCUB 1: Thank you for coming to our Halloween party.CUB 2: Aren't you glad that you weren't tardy?CUB 3: We've played some games and had some fun.CUB 4: We didn't play tricks on anyone.CUB 5: We've advanced in rank and received our awards.CUB 6: From Bobcat ...
Halloween Stew Closing Ceremony
The Den Leader "witches" are standing at their cauldron. One of them recites:We've put a lot into this stew, And we came out with a pretty good brew. The parents have had a chance to learn The ranks attained and badges earned. Everyone will return a month from now ...
Halloween Witches Brew
The Den leader witches are back at their pot of brew. One of them recites:We've put a lot into this stew,And we came out with a pretty good brew.The parents have had a chance to learn,The ranks attained and badges earned.Everyone will return a month from now,To attend our ...
Hanukkah The Temple Is Asleep
SCENE: As you extinguish the Hanukkah candles, read the following poem:The Temple is asleep.The lamp burns bright;Judan, the LeaderHas started the light.The sun shines by dayAnd dark is the night;But always and alwaysThe lamp burns bright. ...
Happy Faces
1st Cub: I think there were 1,000 smiles here tonight, but did you know... 2nd Cub: A smile costs nothing, 3rd Cub: But creates much. 4th Cub: It happens in a flash, but the memory sometimes lasts forever. 5th Cub: It cannot be bought, begged, borrowed or stolen, 6th Cub: ...
Happy Trails
Personnel: 4 Cubs and a narratorNarrator: Our pioneer forefathers found and followed many trails. The Native Americans explored the country first. European settlers followed. With each new person came new experiences and new challenges.Cub 1: Our trail is the Cubbing trail!Cub 2: Our experience is the fun and adventure ...
Heading To Your Homes
SETTING: Boys in the den line up in a diamond formation, one boy kneels holding an "S" sign, one boy stands behind him holding an "N" sign, boys holding "E" and "W" sit at either side. Each boy speaks his piece in turn.NARRATIVE:N - The time has come to ...
Helpful to Others
Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting said this to Scouts everywhere:"I think that when the sun goes down, the world is hidden by a big blanket from the light of heaven, but the stars are little holes pierced in that blanket by those who have done good deeds in ...
Here Soon
PERSONNEL: The CubmasterThanksgiving will be here pretty soon. It is a great time of the year. It opens the door to the holiday season. Think about that turkey dinner, the football games, visits with friends and family. Just about everybody likes Thanksgiving. This year let's think a bit about ...
Holiday Lights Closing Thought
This is the season of lights. It is a time when the days are shorter so the nights are longer, yet somehow things are brighter. Stores and homes are bright with holiday lights. Thousands of homes have a single light to show the way for the Christ child, others have ...
Honoring The Flag
PERSONNEL: Cubmaster, two Cub Scouts who know the proper way to fold the U.S. flag.EQUIPMENT: U.S. flag.CUBMASTER: Today, and at most of our pack meetings, we post the U.S. flag when we begin and leave it standing until the meeting is over. Why do we do that? I think ...
Horizons Closing
Personnel: Cubmaster or Den LeaderCubmaster: We often speak of horizons, .not one, but plural, horizons. Did it ever occur to you that there is more than one? When you have worked and planned to reach your horizon, you stop to rest and look up to see before you still ...
How Big Is Your Jar
Here's an interesting science fair experiment I read about. The student took a baby food jar, a peanut butter jar, a gallon jar, & a big five-gallon bucket and filled each one with the dirt. Then he planted a bean seed in each and tried to raise it. Well, ...
I Asked Myself A Question
I asked myself a question today: What does it mean to be an American? There were several answers ... and they all were good. Being an American, means I have a multitude of freedoms:Freedom to think and say what I think;Freedom to worship;Freedom to move about;Freedom to try, and ...
I Know The Uniform
To end this evening, I'd like to tell you a story. A crowded bus stopped to pick up a bent old woman.With great difficulty, she struggled up the steps of the bus with a large basket of freshly-washed laundry."You'll have to put your laundry in the rear of the ...
I Made A Promise
Five boys are needed for this ceremony. Each should have his part printed on a small card he can conceal in his hand or have the part memorized. Cub #1: I made a promise... I said that whatever I did I would do the best I could. Cub #2: I ...
I Promise
(One boy steps forward and recites each line of the Cub Scout Promise. Another boy recites the accompanying verse)I promise: An assurance I make, a pledge to do right. I keep it before me, a bright shining light.To do my best: I promise to try, then folks will believe in ...
I Will Use
Cub Scout 1: This my country. I will use my eyes to see the beauty of this land.Cub Scout 2: I will use my ears to hear its sounds.Cub Scout 3: I will use my mind to think about what I can do to make it more beautiful.Cub Scout ...
I will Use Closing
This closing can be done in three ways. A Cub Scout or leader can read the entire narrative. Copies of the ceremony can be handed out to the audience and they can read it in union. Or, have five Cub Scouts each read a line. This is my country. I ...
Ideals
(Cubs hold up cards with slogans)Cub#1: DO YOUR BEST in everything you do on life's way.Cub#2: ALWAYS BE FRIENDLY to brighten other people's day.Cub#3: GIVE AWAY YOUR SMILES for 'tis rewarding indeed.Cub#4: BE PREPARED to help others in their daily need.Cub#5: BE HONEST AND SINCERE towards others you meet.Cub#6: BE ...
Imagine Closing
Use a mirror (the kind with a handle) Put a neckerchief around the handle and a Cub Scout hat on the top. Try not to obscure the view too much. Call all Cub Scouts forward to look at themselves in the mirror. After they have all had a look, have ...
Indian Closing
Ask everyone to stand. The Cubmaster gives the words and demonstrates the signs used in the ceremony. Then everyone joins in.May the Spirit of Scouting.....(Boy Scout sign)And the Light of Akela..........(Cub Scout sign)Be with you and me.............(Point index finger)Until our paths....................(Both arms out to sides)Cross................................(Arms crossed)Again................................(Cub sign on the ...
Indian Moccasin Prayer
Great Spirit, grant that I may not criticize my neighbor until I have walked a mile in his moccasins. ...
Indian Prayer
Oh, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the winds and whose breath gives life to all the world. Hear me.I come before you, one of your many children. I am weak and small. I need your strength and wisdom. Let me walk in the beauty and make my ...
Indian Prayer Oh Great Spirit
Oh, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the winds and whose breath gives life to all the world; hear me.I come before you, one of your many children. I am weak and small. I need your strength and wisdom.Let me walk in beauty and make my eyes ever ...
Indian Sign Benediction
"May the Great Spirit (point to sky) who has been with you in the past (point back over shoulder) and who will be with you in the future (point forward) bring (hands together in shape of cup) you (point to someone else) great joy." (Group does benediction together again ...
Indian Sign Language
Have Den Chief gave each Cub an Indian name and teach him how to say it in Indian Sign Language.For the closing, the boys sit in a circle around the "Campfire". Then they take turns telling their name and showing how they are said in sign language. Then the ...
Indian Version Of The TwentyThird Psalm
The Great Father above a shepherd chief is. I am His and with Him, I want not. He throws out to me a rope and the name of the rope is love, and He draws me to where the grass is green and the water not dangerous; and I ...
International Closing
Props: Cue cards' with the Cubs' lines printed on the back. It can also be useful to display a world map showing which countries have Scouting organizations.Announcer: "We close our meeting tonight as we opened it, by visiting the many places around the world which are served by the ...
Investment Closing
Cub 1: We would like to thank you for spending the evening with us.Cub 2: The time you spend with us is time well spent.Cub 3: You show us your value or program.Cub 4: Through your action, you set the example.Cub 5: The return on your investment will be ...
It Doesnt Take A Detective
It doesn't take a detective to figure out a thing or two.Why do we get a tear in the eye, when we see the red, white, and blue?Why do we get a lump in our throat, when we stand and sing, "Oh Say can you see?"And why are people ...
It Has To Start Somewhere
When you repeat the Cub Scout Promise, the words "Do My Best" are often lost among other important words. Let's stop for a minute and really consider these words. "BEST" describes actions and effort well above our usual performance. You are the only person who can possibly know whether ...
Its Up to You
Personnel: 5 Cub Scouts Cub 1: God gave you this day To do just what you would, You can throw it away; Or do some good, Cub 2: You can make someone happy; Or make someone sad. What have you done With the ...
Jimmy
He's just eight years oldHe's made of the following ingredients:Noise, energy, imagination, curiosity, and hunger.He's the "cute little fellow down the street",That "spoiled imp next door," or"My son,"... depending on who you are.He's something to be kept fed, clothed, healthy,happy and, out of trouble.But..................He's something else, too..........He's tomorrow.He's the ...
Johnny Appleseed And The Star
The ceremony may be read by several boys or adults. Cubmaster says the last paragraph.Johnny Appleseed was a pioneer, one of the very best. He didn't look much like one. He was small and not very strong. He wore a tin pot for a hat and a coffee sack ...
Join The Club
(Sing to the tune of the Mickey Mouse Club)If you want to join a clubThat's fun for you and me.C-U-B S-C-O-U-T-I-N-GTigers, Wolves, and Bears are thereAs well as Webelos.C-U-B S-C-O-U-T-I-N-GCub Scouting, Cub Scouting,Forever let us hold our Cub signs highHigh, High, HighCome along and join the funAnd bring your ...
Jungle Closing
You have wandered through the Jungle and your eyes have been opened to see many wonderful things. Now you go forward on your journey into the greater land of Scouting, and Akela and the pack speed you on your way with a cheery call of 'good hunting." You will ...
Just Imagine Closing Ceremony
1 - Rudyard Kipling, the famous English author, who wrote the story of the Jungle Book, wrote a little poem. It begins like this: I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew)_; Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who. 2 ...
Keeping Fit
Cub Scouts, I hold in my hand a pocketknife. This is a valuable tool because it can be used for many useful things. It is a dependable tool as long as the blade is kept sharp and free from rust and the working parts are in good condition. But, if ...
Kitchen Chemistry
We've all seen a pot of water boiling on the stove. We've seen the water vapor (which many of us mistakenly call steam) rising above the pan. If we allow the process to continue, we see that eventually there's no more water left. The H20, in its gaseous state, ...
Knocks And Scratches
(Have the boys on stage wearing cardboard feet that have scratches, cuts, band-aids, etc. on them.)NARRATOR: Our Shape Up meeting has come to an end.We now have a message to leave with you, dear friend.Our many achievements in life make feet tired and weary.But if there was nothing to ...
Leadership Candles
EQUIPMENT: One large candle, five smaller candles.PERSONNEL: Cubmaster, assistant to snuff out candles.SETUP: Light all candles and extinguish room lights.CUBMASTER: Cub Scouting is growing all around the country.Why do boys join? To have fun, of course.But Cub Scouting is more than just a good time. It is a program that ...
Leadership Closing
Setting: 6 candles, a flashlight, and 7 adults. Room darkened. All leaders stand with narrator.Narrator: To a Cub Scout it looks so very black, when there is no leader, no den, or pack. Wait, here is a leader with a lighted candle. (First leader lights candle.) But the job ...
Leaders Soliloquy
That no household task was left undoneIn my home, I will not say.Dust feathers are under the bed,But I was building tomorrow today.I went with my boys on a nature hikeIn a woodland beside a stream.We saw spring stretch and yawn and grow,Awakening from winter's dream.We talked together and laughed ...
Lets Remember
Let's remember the food we've shared,The games we've played, the songs we've sung,Let's remember all of these things.Let's remember the skits we've played,The hikes we've hiked, the problems we've shared,Let's remember all of these things.Let's remember the games we've played,The friends we've made, the fires we've burned,Let's remember these things.Yes, ...
Liberty Closing
Personnel: Narrator and seven Cub Scouts.Equipment: Seven large card , each with a letter to form the word Liberty.Setting: In order, each Cub Scout steps forward turning his card so that the letter maybe seen by the audience and recites the phrases given below.Narrator: The word “Liberty” is held so ...
Life On Other Planets
Form the pack in a large circle. Cubmaster says:"We've had lots of fun this month imagining what life may be like on other planets. We've looked into the night sky and enjoyed its beauty. Some of you may have learned, too, that the North Star, Polaris, is fixed overhead ...
Like His Dad
Well, what are you going to be, my boy,When you've reached your manhood years?A doctor or lawyer or actor whoGives laughter or gives tears?But he shook his head as he repliedIn a serious way, he had,I don't think I'd care to be any of them,I want to be like ...
Listen Communication
(Six Cub Scouts line up each holding a card with a letter on it.)CUBMASTER: We will close our pack meeting tonight by giving you the secret to successful communication.L - Let's all take a minute before we hurry on our way.I - If you remember this message, it can help ...
Look For The Best CM Minute
Detectives are trained to look for things that the average person might notice. They need to practice the skills they learn. They are always noticing the smallest details.We can be detectives, too. We can start noticing the little things about people. The good things about them. The longer you ...
Lord BadenPowells Farewell Message
(This letter was found among Baden-Powell's papers after his death on January 8, 1941.)Dear Scouts,If you have ever seen the play, "Peter Pan", you will remember how the pirate chief was always making his dying speech, because he was afraid that possibly when the time came for him to die, ...
Lost Election Closing
A merchant in a small town ran for an office and was overwhelmingly defeated. He polled so few votes that he appeared ridiculous in the eyes of his neighbors, and both his social and business standing were in danger. It’s hard to be laughed at and still hold your ground. ...
Love Is
Doing something for others even when you don't have the time.Making others happy when you would rather be alone.Not being irritable when others get in your way or interrupt you.Being kind and patient regardless of the circumstances.Looking for ways to make others happy no matter who they are.Honest and ...
Ludwig Von Beethoven
CUBMASTER: Ludwig von Beethoven was a great composer. Music was his life. So, when he found he was going deaf, it seemed so cruel a fate to him that he nearly ended his life.But an inner voice told him that the Lord knows what he does. He began to ...
Magic Of The World
As parents, we want to show our sons the wonders of the world. In the eyes of a child, there are not just eight wonders of the world but eight million. We want him to be able to look at the stars, sunrise, sunset, and feel their beauty.We want ...
Make It A Good Gift
SCENE: Den Leader and 6 Cubs in a line in front of the room.DEN LEADER: Everyone will be gifted with the ability to be a computer whiz, but remember these words and you will make a good gift. What you are is God’s gift to you. What you make ...
Making That Leap
We have all heard the words of Neil Armstrong as he stepped on the surface of the Moon for the first time, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." What is remarkable about these words is that even when performing an incredible personal achievement, he also ...
Many A Cub Scout Im Sure
Many a Cub Scout I'm sureHas dreamed of becoming an astronaut,And we should always rememberThat these dreams are not for naught,Most of our present astronautsWere Scouts when they were young.The Training that this program givesHas praises to be sung.Just as the men in space explorationTackle their jobs with a courageous, ...
May I Closing
Cub 1: May I grow in character and ability as I grow in size.Cub 2: May I be honest with myself and others in what I do and say.Cub 3: May I learn and practice my religion.Cub 4: May I always honor my parents, my elders, and my leaders.Cub ...
Means of Transportation
Personnel: 7 CubsEquipment: Cardboard props of different modes of transportation, have you boys make these at den meetings - a horse, wagon, car, train, plane, boat, and spaceship.Setting: Have each boy hold his prop and talk about it. Keep them in order of appearance in history.Horse: The horse was the ...
Misc Den Closing Ceremonies
The Living Circle-May be used alone as a ceremony or it may be used as part of one. It reminds a Cub Scout of the fine friendships he is making in Cub Scouting.-It is made by a den and its leaders in a close circle, facing inward. They turn slightly ...
More Den Closings
1) Den Chief retires U.S. flag while boys salute. Den Chief says, "Do Your Best," and the boys respond by shouting "We'll do our best!"2) Form den in a circle. Den Chief leads in the Law of the Pack.3) Form the den into a circle. Den Chief passes the ...
Morning Star Indian Prayer
Morning star; wake us, filled with joy to new days of growing to a man from a boy.Sun; with your power, give us light that we can tell wrong and do what's right.South Wind; we ask in your gentle way blow us the willingness to obey.North Wind; we ask, live ...
Muscle Builders
ARRANGEMENT: The following closing ceremony leaves the audience with some good closing thoughts. Seven boys line up across the stage holding barbells which have letters printed on each end spelling out MUSCLE BUILDERS.1st Cub: Muscles some think are really a must.Unless you want to be a bust.2nd Cub: So flex ...
My Backyard
Cub 1: My backyard is a wondrous place I can stake a claim for a thinking space.Cub 2: I can pitch a tent and sleep in the rain, Or listen to the whistle of a faraway train.Cub 3: I can throw a ball to Mother of Dad, Or just ...
My Creed
My creed is to love justice, to long for the right, to love mercy, to pity the unfortunate and assist the weak, to forget wrongs and remember benefits--to love the truth, to be sincere, to utter honest words, to love liberty, towage relentless war against slavery in all its ...
My Cub Scouting Light
EQUIPMENT: 3 candlesPERSONNEL: Narrator (an older Cub Scout) and two assistant Cub Scouts.This is my Scouting Light ...it is all I know and it is all I can do. If I pass this knowledge on to another (lights 1st assistant's candle with his) what you will have is a ...
My Pocketknife
CUBMASTER: Cub Scouts, I hold in my hand a pocketknife. This is a valuable tool because it can be used for many useful things. It is a dependable tool as long as the blade is kept sharp and free from rust, and the working parts are in good condition. ...
NEIGHBORS
PROPS: Cards with the letter "NEIGHBORS" written on the front and description of the word on the back for the Cubs to read.NARRATOR: What are the qualities you can find in your neighborhood? We will spell them out for you.N - Nice. A neighborhood is made up of nice people.E ...
National Treasures
Of all the National Treasures in our country, some of the most important are our families and friends. They are what make life fun. Our Pack is a great treasure also. Remember this as we leave and go back to our homes. Please stand as we retire our colors. Colorguard ...
Native American Flag Ceremony
Setting: U.S. Flag is posted on stage. Four cubs in Indian costume, if possible, say the following lines, with another boy to act as narrator.Narrator: We, the first Americans, call your attention to this flag—the symbol of our country’s beginning. Let us go back to a time before our ...
Nature And The Good Visitor
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: Our pack meeting tonight brought us all together to think about nature.We can enjoy the great outdoors but we must think of others who will follow us. Wherever you go in the great wide world of nature, try to be a "good" visitor who will leave the ...
Nature and the Good Visitor
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: Our pack meeting tonight brought us all together to think about nature. We can enjoy the great outdoors but we must think of others who will follow us. Wherever you go in the great wide world of nature, try to be a “good” visitor who will leave the ...
Nature and The Good Visitor
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: Our pack meeting tonight brought us all together to think about nature. We can enjoy the great outdoors but we must think of others who will follow us. Wherever you go in the great wide world of nature, try to be a “good” visitor who will leave the ...
Nature and the Good Visitor Closing
Committee Chairman: Our Pack meeting tonight brought us all together to think about nature. We can enjoy the great outdoors but we think of others who will follow us. Wherever you go in the great wide world of nature, try to be a "good" visitor who will leave the ...
Nature Closing
Wood and water, wind and tree,Wisdom, strength, and courtesy,Scouting favor goes with thee. ...
Nature Is Everywhere All The Time
It is exciting to learn about animals, birds and insects, flowers, and trees, rocks, soil, weather, water, and stars!Nature is everywhere all the time---in cities, in the woods and fields, in the winter, spring, summer, and fall.Nature is not confined by time and place--- it is everywhere.But where to ...
No Knights About Today
EQUIPMENT: NonePERSONNEL: Eight Cub Scouts in costume. In turn, each recites one line of this verse.If I had been a knight of yore,I would have opened up the door.For queens and ladies to pass through:I would have been trustworthy, true.I would have ridden giant steeds,Accomplishing noteworthy deeds!Today there are ...
No Matter Where You Live
"No matter where you live, there is a world of undiscovered secrets of nature still waiting to be explored. A naturalist is a student of natural history which includes the many things found in nature, such as plants and animals. There are many more interesting activities to help your ...
Novembers Most Important Holiday
Form Cub Scouts and leaders in a large circle with parents and other children behind their Cub Scout. A leader stands in the center and asks all to bow their heads in personal prayer, and after pausing for a moment says, "Let us all pause now after a night of ...
Now It Is Time For Us To Go
SETTING: Have one boy read each line, and when they are done you can retire the colors for the meeting.CUB #1: Now it's time for us to go.CUB #2: Taking with us a friendly glow.CUB #3: From joining together in teamwork.CUB #4: Our responsibilities never to shirk.CUB #5: May ...
NSEW Closing
North, South, East or West: Remember as you leave this pack meeting to keep your scouting spirit strong and live by the motto: Do your Best! ...
Ohio State Motto
Have two scrolls ready - one with the Cub Scout Motto and one with the State Motto. Make scrolls with shelf paper or tape typing paper together. Roll from both ends to the center. It will take two boys to hold and unroll the ends of the scroll.LEADER: A ...
One Drop Of Blue Closing Ceremony
Equipment: One clear gallon glass jar, full of water and blue food coloring. The Cubmaster drops one drop of blue food coloring into the gallon of water. Watch as one drop of blue becomes a larger and larger circle until it becomes so diluted that it no longer is visible. ...
One Hundred Lights
(Give each person a sprig of dried cedar, pine, juniper, etc. If using an artificial campfire indoors, use toothpicks.Cubmaster: The light from hundreds of campfires around the world has brightened the Cub Scout Spirit for many years. Tonight, we have enjoyed the warmth and cheerfulness of our campfires as ...
One Hundred Scouts
ARRANGEMENT: The following should be read by a few adults.Of anyone hundred boys who become Scouts, it must be confessed that thirty will drop out in their first year. Perhaps this may be regarded as a failure, but in later life, all of these will remember that they had ...
OPENING CLOSING AND FLAG CEREMONIES 10406
“DINOSAUR” FLAG CEREMONY Back in the time of the Dinosaurs, there were no people. The reason they became extinct was that they just were not good citizens. A good citizen learns about the issues and votes, not like the lazy APATOSAURUS who was too comfortable in his swamp to go ...
Our American Heritage
Personnel: 8 Cub Scouts Equipment: Small American flags, cue cards Arrangement: Cub Scouts in uniform stand in a straight line with each holding a small American flag. Cub #1: I am the symbol of the living America, the badge of its greatness, the emblem of its destiny. Cub #2: I ...
Our Flag
Today, as we gather, let's all keep in mind,Our flag and the meaning therein we can find,The red is for the blood of Americans so true,Who gladly would give up their lives for you.The white is for purity, of both thought and deed,A rule of conduct, we all might well ...
Our Gifts And Talents
Do you like to put together jigsaw puzzles? Some families find a lot of pleasure putting together a big jigsaw puzzle on a cold autumn night, with cups of steaming hot cocoa and fresh cookies nearby. The most important thing about a jigsaw puzzle is that all of the puzzle ...
Our Lives
Can you say today in partingWith the day that's slipping fastThat you've helped a single personOf the many, you have passed?Did you waste the day, or lose it,Was it well, or poorly spent?Did you leave a trail of kindness?Or a tear of discontent?As you close your eyes in slumberDo you ...
Outdoor Closing
Let's remember the food we've shared, The games we've played, the songs we've sung, Let's remember all of these things.Let's remember the skits we've played, The hikes we've hiked, the problems we've shared, Let's remember all of these things.Let's remember the games we've played, The friends we've made, the ...
Outdoor Closing Ceremony
Personnel: Leader in uniform, song leader, Pack Equipment: U.S. Flag, a copy of the Outdoor code, and the song, "God Bless America", for everyone to read and sing from. Setting: The leader emphasizes the importance of the right attitude toward the natural resources of our country. The leader then uses ...
Outdoor Code Closing
Leader: As a citizen of the United States, I will do my best to be clean in my outdoor manners.Pack: I will treat the outdoors as a heritage to be improved for our greater enjoyment. I will keep trash and garbage out of my country's waters, fields, woods, and ...
POCKETS
EQUIPMENT: 7 lettered cards spelling P O C K E T S1st Cub: P Pockets are a wonderful thing. Inside them you may find most anything.2nd Cub: O Open a pocket and you may find the start of a great collection.3rd Cub: C Collections are important for a boy4th ...
Pack Meeting Closing
A narrator hides behind the stage to do all the speaking. One Cub Scout dials a payphone or a large cardboard cutout phone and holds the receiver up as if for the audience to hear. Seven other Cub Scouts hold up large traffic signs at appropriate times as the narrator ...
Pair Of Binoculars
PERSONNEL: Cubmaster and denners. The denners remain in the audience with their respective dens.EQUIPMENT: A pair of binoculars A flashlight for each denner.SETTING: Dim the lights in the auditorium. Cubmaster on stage.CUBMASTER: Did you know that you can look through either end of a pair of binoculars? (Look through ...
Parade Of Stars
Den Leader will read as boys wave stars and later the boys will help lead the audience in song.In closing tonight I'd like to remind you that we have learned about some other countries and their customs, St. Nicholas, and the Yule log. Now I'd like to tell you ...
Passports To Other Lands Closing
When people travel to foreign countries, they have to ask their governments to issue them what’s called a passport. A passport is a little booklet with your name and picture in it, along with several blank pages on which foreign border officials stamp the seal of their country when you ...
Patriotic Closing
Boys are holding up cards with flags of different countries. Boys are wearing costumes from other countries. As each card is turned around, the word America is spelled out.Narrator: Here is a recipe that we all should live by--Cub 1: 1 cup of friendly words Cub 2: 2 heaping ...
Patriotic Closing 1
This closing thought can be read by Cubmaster or another pack leader.What can we learn from the past?What lesson will last?.Faith in God, the honor of the country,To these truths, we hold fast.Our forefathers made us free;Stood for truth and liberty;Made inventions and ImprovementsAnd legacies for all to see.As ...
Peace Pipe Closing
The peace pipe as used in this ceremony is wooden, painted in bright colors, and decorated with feathers. It is not smoked. Chief may wear a headdress.CHIEF: (Cubmaster) (Steps forward, holding peace pipe in both hands, arms straight in front of him.)To our Father, the Great Spirit (holds pipe ...
Pebbles
Personnel: Cubmaster, Cub Scouts (enough to make a circle around the pool)Equipment: Small wading pool filled with water, 1 Pool candle meant for floating (purchase at a pool supply store)Setting: Make a circle around the wading poolCubmaster: Have you ever taken pebbles and thrown them in a quiet stream ...
Pebbles Closing Ceremony
Equipment: Small wading pool filled with water. Cubmaster and Cubs make a circle around the pool. Cubmaster: Have you ever dropped a pebble into a quiet lake or pool? If you have, you probably noticed how each wave started by each pebble influenced the waves started by other pebbles. Through ...
Perception Of Time
CUBMASTER: We have talked this evening about what life will be like in the future. Let’s take a few minutes for the present time. A person’s perception of time keeps shifting. As the very old can tell you, time goes more swiftly the longer you live. An old man ...
Piercing Stars Baden Powell Closing
NARRATOR: Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, said: "I often think that when the sun goes down, the world is hidden by a big blanket from the light of heaven, but the stars are little holes pierced in that blanket by those who have done good deeds in this world. ...
Pinewood Closing
Form a circle around the derby trackCubmaster: "Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success" This is a quote from the famous carmaker, Henry Ford. All of the dens come together to form the beginning of our pack. Keeping together at our monthly pack ...
Pinewood Derby Conclusion
Cubmaster: At the conclusion of our Pinewood Derby, we would like to say that we were all winners here tonight. Cub 1: Dad has more respect for his son whether he was a humble winner or a graceful loser. Cub 2: Mom was proud of her son whether she gave ...
Pirate Closing Ceremony
To the men of the sea, three things were essential: a compass, a sextant, and a flag to tell which way the wind blew. To Cub Scouts, these three things are important: (show) a Wolf badge, a handbook, and a candle. The badge tells who you are and where you ...
Pirate Theme
The boys form a large circle around the Admiral (Cubmaster) with their parents behind them. Turn out the lights and light a single candle. The Admiral says, "Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts, this candle represents the spirit of Cub Scouting, which we talk about in the Cub Scout Promise ...
Pirates Till Next We Meet
ARRANGEMENT: 8 boys dressed in pirate costumes speak the line below.PIRATE #1: Captain Woods Rogers' the name. I'm the scourge of the Spanish Main.PIRATE #2: When they speak of Sir Francis Drake, the good people quiver and quake.PIRATE #3: Sir Henry Morgan, I be, I'm the terror of every ...
Pirates Pirates You Have Seen
ARRANGEMENT: Letters may be printed on pirate flags. Hold the flags high until the end of the last line, Pirates flags are then lowered and the American and Pack flags are then retired.P- Pirates, Pirates, you have seenI- Like Blackbeard, they can be mean!R- Rough waters we have sailed aboutA- ...
Pizza Quiche Supreme
2 Pre-made deep dish pastry shell 3 oz pepperoni quarter sliced 1 cup shredded ...
Pocket Closing
Have Cubmaster pull out what is in his pockets and explain why he carries it and how he is prepared for emergencies with it.Cubmaster: Everything a boy puts in his pockets is important to him, just as he and his family are important to our pack. We have to ...
Pocketknife
Cub Scouts, I hold in my hand a pocketknife. This is a valuable tool because it can be used for many useful things. It is a dependable tool as long as the blade is kept sharp and free from rust, and the working parts are in good condition. But ...
Pockets
Personnel: 7 CubsEquipment: Cards with letters spelling out P O C K E T S and pictures of collections.P: is for POSTAGE stamps, something people have collected for many years.O: is OLD-FASHIONED, what some call antiques.C: is for CARDS, baseball, football, basketball, or hockey. There are so many kinds ...
Pockets Are For Collections
PERSONNEL: 7 CubsEQUIPMENT: Cards with letters spelling out P O C K E T S and pictures of collections.P: is for POSTAGE STAMPS, something people have collected for many years.O: is OLD-FASHIONED, what some call antiques.C: is for CARDS, baseball, football, basketball or hockey. There are so many kinds ...
Pockets Closing Thought
Many people of all ages have discovered the fun of collecting things. Whether you collect rocks or stamps or model cars, it’s exciting to be on the watch for a new item to add to your collection and to see that collection grow. Some collections, such as rare sports cards, ...
Power Of Scouting
Props: Large cardboard cutouts or drawings of sources of energy/power against the back wallCubmaster and boys form a circle. Cubmaster: (pointing to props). Just like all of these things, there is power in us all. If we all join together (have everyone in the circle join hands) our power ...
Purposes Of Cub Scouting
This is a good ceremony to be performed by the Webelos Den, with the Webelos Leader acting as narrator.ARRANGEMENT: 9 boys holding large cards lettered with these words - INFLUENCING, DEVELOPING, ENCOURAGING, IMPROVING, STRENGTHENING, FOSTERING, SHOWING, PROVIDING, PREPARING. At the appropriate place in the narration, each boy raises his card ...
Recipe For A Wonderful Day
1 cup of friendly words1 dash of gentle humor2 heaping cups understanding1 pinch spice of life2 cups milk of human kindness1 drop of warm personality3 heaping Tbls time and patienceMeasure words carefully. Add cups of understanding to the milk of human kindness. Sift together three times to make a ...
Recognizing The Change In Leadership
The seven-team members from the opening ceremony stand in front with flashlights held waist-high. All other lights are out.COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: Tonight signifies the celebration of our past year in helping our pack grow. Before you stand the seven representative team members who contributed, each in their own way, to ...
Rodeo Closing
Cubmaster: (show two strands of cord in different colors like blue and yellow.) By itself, neither of these strands is very strong. I think a couple of strong Cub Scouts could break either one. (Call forward two Cub Scouts and ask them to wind cord into a single rope.) Together ...
Rodeo Competition
CUBMASTER: Rodeos started with cowboys competing in their everyday work to see who was the best at a particular job. Later, prizes were gathered to make it more interesting. It has now grown into a huge national sport, and some of the contestants are still working as cowboys. They ...
Roots
The giant sequoias in California have a lesson to teach us. The sequoia tree's roots just barely grow below the surface of the ground. You may think that’s impossible. If a tree's roots don't grow deep into the earth, won't it fall over in the wind? Not so, for ...
Rope Closing
Equipment: 2 strands of cord in different colorsCubmaster: (show two strands of cord in different colors like blue and yellow.) By itself, neither of these strands is very strong. I think a couple of strong Cub Scouts could break either one. (Call forward two Cub Scouts and ask them ...
SOSs
Many messages are sent and received every day. But there is one that is a challenge to each of you. In times past, the message was simply “S-O-S.” Today, it comes in many forms, but it still means the same thing—always be willing to reach out and help someone else. ...
Save It For Us
The next time you’re outside, pause a moment to look at the old trees. They have sheltered countless generations of wildlife and have withstood years of extreme weather and the abuses of man. They’ve seen children playing at their roots and climbing in their branches. They’ve heard the conversations ...
Save it for Us
The next time you’re outside, pause a moment to look at the old trees. They have sheltered countless generations of wildlife and have withstood years of extreme weather and the abuses of man. They’ve seen children playing at their roots and climbing in their branches. They’ve heard the conversations of ...
Say Thank You In Other Languages
In Vietnamese, It's "Cam on new"In Korean, It's "Kamsahamnida"In Japanese, It's "Arigato"In Chinese, It's "Xiexie"In English, It's "Thank you"Thank you for coming tonight. Goodnight everyone! ...
Scout Uniforms Reputation
To end this evening, I’d like to tell you a story. A crowded bus stopped to pick up a bent old woman. With great difficulty, she struggled up the steps with a large basket of freshly washed laundry. “You’ll have to put your basket ...
Scout Uniforms Reputation Closing
To end this evening, I’d like to tell you a story. A crowded bus stopped to pick up a bent old woman. With great difficulty she struggled up the steps with a large basket of freshly washed laundry. “You’ll have to put your basket ...
Scouter Such As I
Dear Lord, from your judgment seat of high,Look down on a Scouter as I.Search me through and find me whole,Then help me, Lord, to reach my goal.Help me, Lord, to work for thee,Guard my homeland, keep it free,Help me work with others and be kind,Helpful with my hands and mind.Keep ...
Scouting Around The World
(Maybe adapted for opening, closing, or advancement ceremony.)EQUIPMENT: Globe of the world.CUBMASTER: (Pointing toward your location in the United States) This evening we are holding our Blue and Gold banquet here. But did you know that all over this world (spin the globe) Cub Scouts just like us are ...
Scouting Spirit
Personnel: 6 Cubs, with strong voices; and one in charge of lightsEquipment: 8 small candles, 1 large candle, in holders and matchesSetting: Lights dim with Scouting spirit candlelit Speakers come forward one at a time, light the small candles from the Scouting spirit candle and read After all small ...
Scoutings Birthday
Cubmaster: This month we celebrate Scouting's (formula is CURRENT YEAR minus 1930) birthday in the United States. Everywhere Scouts are taking time to listen to the story of Scouting and to rededicate themselves to the aims and purposes of our movement. Scouting was started in England by Lt. General ...
See The Forest For The Trees
The Giant Sequoia trees that grow in the California Sierra Nevada Mountains are the largest living things on earth. They are also the oldest, some of them as much as 2,000 years old. What is the secret to their great age? One of their secrets is their strong, yet soft, ...
Setting The Example
Adult or Den Chief: What Indian boys learned was very important. It prepared them to take care of themselves and their families. They grew up to be responsible, contributing members of their communities. Everything they needed to know they could observe being done by adults around them. They learned ...
Shield And Wooden Swords
SETTING: Cubmaster and cubs are dressed as knights and carry shields and wooden swords. Cubs form a circle around Cubmaster, holding shields in front of them and facing out.CUBMASTER: We, the knights of the roundtable, are bound in a circle of steel. Let this steel wall remind us to keep ...
Sign Language Closing
Ask everyone to stand. Cubmaster gives the words and demonstrated the signs used in the ceremony. Then everyone joins in. Boy Scout Sign May the spirit of Scouting Cub Scout Sign and the light of Akela Point finger be with you and me Both arms out. until our paths Arms ...
Signs Of America
EQUIPMENT: Small flag, Wolf Badge, Webelos Handbook, and lighted candle on table Cub Scouts, these four things have been significant of Cub Scouting since it began in 1930. The badge is a symbol of Cub Scouting all over America. There are many books that are important to Cub Scouts.The ...
Simple Den Closings
SETTING:The room is in darkness. Flags are still in place at the front of the room from the opening ceremony. At the front is a table with one lighted candle representing the light of Scouting. In front of this candle, one each, red, white, and blue, unlighted. Behind the lighted ...
Six Million Scouts
So we end this evening by celebrating our Gifts and Talents. But before we go, let us take in this thought…Today in our country there are over six million boys and adults in Scouting. That's a good thing to know, a good thing to think about when we start ...
Smooth Sailing Closing
Just as ships need to follow a course to get to their destination, so do we as people. We need to have a course for our lives, too. We don’t want to just sail around aimlessly, getting nowhere. We need to know where we are going. Think of yourself as ...
Snowflake Closing Ceremony
Have Cub Scouts and family members cut out snowflakes when they enter the pack meeting, and put their names on them. (Six-sided snowflakes can be made by folding a square sheet of paper in half, and then into thirds.) Tape or fasten to a wall, curtain, blackboard, or window.Have ...
Some Dogs Are So DogGone Cheerful
Have you ever stopped to wonder why some dogs are so dog-gone cheerful? It's kind of pleasant, isn't it, to be around a happy dog? On the other hand, we usually try to steer clear of dogs who appear to be kind of grumpy. That's the way it is ...
Somebody Else Recruiting For Leaders
During the meeting have distributed to all adults small birthday type candlesGroup of Scouts to one side - (They will repeat the Cub Scout Promise later)Boy with a lit candle and parents come forward to Cubmaster.LEADER: (name), I see you enjoyed your first pack meeting tonight. You carry with ...
Something Worthwhile
CUBMASTER: Every Cub Scout should accomplish something worthwhile every day.Each day’s accomplishments should be a little better than the last. Stand by a window with your room dark and look out into the night. Ask yourself the simple question: "Have I done my best today?" Then each day, vow ...
Something Worthwhile 2
Every Cub Scout should accomplish something worthwhile every day. And each day's accomplishments should be a little better than the previous day. Tonight, stand at your window and look out into the darkness of night, and ask yourself, "Have I done my best today?" Then each day, promise to ...
Space Shuttle
PROPS: Large cardboard box made to look like the space shuttle; projector and film. Chairs for each Cub in the skit. The chairs are placed behind the shuttle with the astronauts sitting in the chairs.COSTUMES: Den Chief dressed to look like ground control. All other Cubs dressed as astronauts.DEN ...
Space The New Frontier
In the movie “Toy Story,” an action figure named Buzz Lightyear became a hero. But at the beginning of the movie, Buzz did not act much like a hero. He acted more like a show-off, always thinking he was better than all the other toys because he could fly. It ...
Spirit Of Scouting
Cubmaster:(Light a candle or use one if it is already lit.) Throughout this meeting this evening this candle, which represents the Spirit of Scouting has burned (if lit) OR I light this candle to represent the Spirit of Scouting. Look steadily at the flame for a moment. (Pause) Now ...
Splish Splash
PERSONNEL: 6 Cub ScoutsCUB 1: We've had plenty of fun in the water today but as we leave let's take a moment to remember how precious this resource is in our state.CUB 2: We play in the water, we bathe in it and we drink it.CUB 3: We eat ...
Sport Heroes
CUBMASTER: Someday a member of our Pack maybe a football starLike Elway, Marino, or Dickinson, and known both near and far.Or maybe we’ll play basketball or hockey on the iceAnd have our picture in the news, and see our name in lights.Or maybe we’ll do something else Outside the sporting ...
Star Wars
Cub Scouts have large cards spelling out STAR WARS. As each one steps forward, he holds up his card and says his line:S stands for seek. Seek the mysteries of the future.T stands for Top. Top the obstacles of youth.A stands for Advance. Advance in the Cub Scouting program.R ...
Starfish CM Minute
"I'm throwing these starfish back into the ocean. You see, it's low tide right now and all of these starfish have been washed up onto the shore. If I don't throw them back into the sea, they'll die up here from lack of oxygen.""I understand," my friend replied, "but ...
Stars War Closing
Cub Scouts have large cards spelling out STAR WARS. As each one steps forward, he holds up his card and says his line:S stands for seek. Seek the mysteries of the future. T stands for Top. Top the obstacles of youth. A stands for Advance. Advance in the Cub Scouting ...
Stop The Presses Closing Ceremony
Narrator: Stop those presses. Some of the stories we've been hearing for years aren't quite right. Did you know…? 1 - An apple did not fall on Newton's head, he saw one fall from the corner of his eye. 2 - In old England, coins were saved in "pygg" banks ...
Strength In Unity
This ceremony can be used just before returning the colors or by itself to emphasize patriotism.PERSONNEL: Cubmaster, Cub Scout color guard, and bearer.EQUIPMENT: A single wooden match and a bundle of five wooden matches, US flag.ARRANGEMENT: Advance the flag to a prominent place beside the Cubmaster. As he speaks ...
Summer Closing
S - is for summer, which is already here U - is for Us boys who need scouting all year. M - is for the many outings which Cub Scouting does bring M - is for more fun, cause that's our thing E - is for every parent who ...
Take Time
Take time to worship--it is the highway of reverence that cleanses and restores the soulTake time to work--it is the price of successTake time to think--it is the source of powerTake time to read-- it is the source of wisdomTake time to help and enjoy friends--this is the source ...
Taps
Have den form a living circle and sing "Taps"Day is done, Gone the sun, From the lake, From the hills, From the sky;All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.Fading light, Dims the sight, And a star, Gems the sky, Gleaming bright;From afar, drawing nigh, Falls the night. ...
Thank You Closing
Let the Cub Scouts prepare eight large placards, each with a large letter painted on it to match the initial letter of each verse. As each verse is recited by a Cub, the proper letters are displayed so that at the end of the eight verses, the words "Thank ...
Thank You Mom
Remember the day your son came home, a smile was on his face. He couldn't hold still and talked so fast, it seemed he was at a race. "Guess what mom, in school today, the Cubmaster gave a show." "He wants everyone to join tomorrow." "Can I go, mom, please ...
Thank You Parents
Personnel: 8 Cub Scouts Equipment: Large poster divided into 8, when put together has a heart on it with the words THANK YOU in it. Setting: Each boy has a piece of the heart. After all lines have been read, the first four stand in a line and hold ...
Thankful
Personnel: Den Chief and 6 Cub ScoutsDen Chief: We have a lot to be thankful for at this time of year. We work and for this, we see all the good things that come of it. Let us all share something good with each other at this time. Cub ...
Thanks for Coming
Personnel: 6 Cub Scouts Equipment: 6 cards spelling out the word THANKSCub 1: We hope you liked our show tonight. Cub 2: We tried real hard to do things right. Cub 3: It's easy to do good, you see, Cub 4: When you have the help of your family. ...
Thanksgiving Closing
Personnel: Cubmaster"Thanksgiving will be here pretty soon. It is a great time of the year. It opens the door to the holiday season. Think about that turkey dinner, the football games, visits with friends and family. Just about everybody likes Thanksgiving. This year let's think a bit about what ...
Thanksgiving Closing Thought
This Thanksgiving as you bow your head to express your gratitude for your personal blessings, remember to give thanks for the one you share with over 160 million people - the blessing of living in America. Nowhere else in the world are your personal rights so well guarded and your ...
Thanksgiving Poem Closing
I would give thanks for many things On this Thanksgiving Day. Thanks for all the blessings Life brings each day along the way. I would give thanks for life and health, For home, for food, and you, All that I count my greatest wealth - Family and friendship true. I ...
The Antique Map
While browsing in an Antique Store, a beautiful Map of the World caught the eye of a young father. He purchased the map and all the way home wondered as to where it would most enhance his den. Upon arrival at home, he laid the map on the dining ...
The Basket Closing Ceremony
To end this evening, I’d like to tell you a story. A crowded bus stopped to pick up a bent old woman. With great difficulty, she struggled up the steps with a large basket of freshly-washed laundry. “You’ll have to put your basket in the rear of the bus,” said ...
The Computer World Is Changing
While the world is changing by leaps and bounds, let's not get too caught up in the change to leave behind the positive values of the past and present. Here's a reminder of the kinds of values that Cub Scouts hold dear.C - Courtesy. Being polite, like holding the door ...
The Cubmasters Pocket
Have Cub Master pull out what is in his pockets and explain why he carries it and how he is prepared for emergencies with it.CUBMASTER: Everything a boy puts in his pockets is important to him, just as he and his family are important to our pack. We have ...
The Day The USA Was Made
Once a long time ago, before you were born,God set out to make a new land, one early morn.He thought and thought for half a day.Then said, "I know what I'll do. I'll make the U.S.A."First He used a glacier-like a giant broomAnd swept the Midwest till it was ...
The Disgusted Firemen
Make some "to do" about lighting a large candle at the pack meeting. It burns all the way through your meeting. When it's time to close, have boys imitating a fire brigade come running in and circle the room toward the candle. One or two boys make siren noises, ...
The Double Circle
PERSONNEL: Entire pack - Cub Scouts, parents, and visitors.EQUIPMENT: United States flag, four spotlights or four large flashlightsARRANGEMENT: Have all present stand in a double circle, with Cub Scouts and other boys on the inside, and parents and visitors on the outside. Focus spotlights or flashlights on the flag ...
The FiftySix Men
CUBMASTER: As we come to the end of our pack meeting, I would ask that you stop for a moment and think with me about the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence over 200 years ago.Five were captured or imprisoned in the war that followed. Nine died ...
The First American Warship
CUBMASTER: The colonial Navy was born in 1632 when the English Colonists of Massachusetts built the first American warship, the 30 long ton Blessing of the Bay. They used it to fight pirates off the Atlantic Coast. By the late 1700s, the colonists have built hundreds of ships including ...
The Flag On The Moon
CUBMASTER: The Pledge of Allegiance is always a good way to begin or end a Pack meeting or activity. If it is at night and you forgot to bring your flag, remember there is a U.S. flag standing on the moon, planted there by a former Boy Scout. It ...
The Golden Rule
The golden rule, treating other people as you would like to be treated...Easy to do except for those that are not like us the mentally or physically handicapped. We laugh, point, and turn the other way. But wait! Have you ever heard a person say "I can't see without ...
The Greatest Show
CUBMASTER: Ladies and gentlemen, you have just witnessed the greatest of all shows in the world today. the Circus is for children of all ages, from eight to eighty. For your pleasure, we have presented the most wonderful and remarkable living animals, daring feats of skill and intelligence, a ...
The Growing Wonders of Nature
Personnel: 5 Cubs and narratorSetting: Cub Scouts line up on stage holding large posters upon which are appropriate pictures. As each boy speaks his line he turns over his poster to show large letter which when they are all done will spell out the word GROWING. After the last ...
The High Country
Why are there Mountains for you and mePlaced here and there across our country?For hiking - Leaders climb and youth just runThe scent of pine, wildlife, cool weather, and funAwait all who will do their bestViews forever from North and South, East and West.Mountains make outings special, too.God made ...
The Keel
SETTING: This may be read by a Cub Scout or leader just before the retrieving of the colors.NARRATOR: One of the most important discoveries of the Vikings, was the invention of the "keel." A keel is a long narrow piece of wood, attached to the underside of a ship. ...
The Last Closing Ceremony Of The Year
STAGING: House lights are dimmed. Four posters with the four Cub Scouts ranks, eight candles (two by each poster).CUBMASTER: This last ceremony of 19__ is a fine time to reconfirm our beliefs in ourselves and the Scouting program. (Lights two candles by the Bobcat poster) Will all Bobcat Cub ...
The Legend Of The Christmas Scout
SETTING: Have a leader in the front of the room. Turn off all lights possible. The leader reads the Legend with the aid of a small flashlight.NARRATOR: This is the legend of the Christmas Scout. It was told to me by a small boy whose faith in the story was ...
The Light Of Day Has Left Us
The light of day has left us. Our campfire burns low. A good day of Scouting done, we can sit back and consider our rewards. The whole of nature surrounds us: towering trees, running water, green grass, hills and valleys, the animals of the fields and forest, the stars, ...
The Lights Of A Hundred Campfires
(Give each person a sprig of dried cedar, pine, juniper, etc. If using an artificial campfire indoors, use toothpicks. )CUBMASTER: The light from hundreds of campfires around the world has brightened the Cub Scout Spirit for many years. Tonight, we have enjoyed the warmth and cheerfulness of our campfires ...
The Little Bug Who Had The Blues
MATERIALS: Cut Scouts could make bug posters to hold up with the words written on the back.1ST CUB: There was a little bug who had the blues, And cried because he had no shoes.2ND CUB: He walked around with six bare feet, And hid them when other bugs he ...
The Little Chap Who Follows
CUBMASTER: This poem I'm going to read, is a great reminder to myself, Scout leaders, parents, and all adults that what we do and how we do it, oftentimes greatly influences our children. Give this some thought as you go home tonight.A careful man I want to be. A ...
The Many Sides Of A Cub Scout
DEN LEADER: We will try to show you the many sides to the little boys we so proudly call son, but remember, these are all one boy.1st CUB: I'm the one all full of dirt, so very sure that soap & water will hurt.2ND CUB: I'm the one who ...
The Metronome
EQUIPMENT: A metronome, a microphone Setting: The metronome is placed near the microphone so that the sound will be amplified. The narrator speaks into the microphone off stage. NARRATOR: (As metronome begins ticking) Oh, no. Don't turn around. There aren't any actors here...just a ...
The Outdoor Closing
Let's remember the food we've shared, The games we've played, the songs we've sung, Let's remember all of these things. Let's remember the skits we've played, The hikes we've hiked, the problems we've shared, Let's remember all of these things. Let's remember the games ...
The Penetrating Light
PERSONNEL: Cub Scouts, Den LeaderEQUIPMENT: A Cub Scout badge, a Wolf book, and a candle on a tableARRANGEMENT: Cubs stand in front of table Den Leader: These three things have been significant in Cub Scouting since it began in 1930. this badge is a symbol of Cub Scouting all ...
The Pledge Of The Tribe
CUBMASTER: Braves of the tribe of Akela, our council fire is lit, but the time grows late. Let all braves stand now and raise their right hands toward the Great Spirit in the sky. Now let us give the pledge of our tribe of Akela - the Cub Scout ...
The Rabbi The Soap Maker
A Rabbi and a soap maker were walking along and the soap maker questioned the Rabbi by asking, "What good is religion? There's been a religion for a long time, but people are still bad to each other" The Rabbi was silent until they saw a boy who was dirty ...
The Rings Of A Tree
Cub Master needs a large slice of tree.CUB MASTER: Look at the rings on this piece of tree. You can tell the age of the tree by the number of rings. You can also tell how much water the tree received each year by how far apart the rings ...
The Rope Circle
MATERIALS: A 2-3 foot length of rope or heavy cord for each Cub Scout.CUBMASTER: We have seen tonight that we are all geniuses in our own right.It makes you mighty proud, doesn't it? We should all be proud of our accomplishments and abilities.We should never forget, though, that we ...
The Scout Benediction
Form brotherhood circle with arms around each other's shoulders and repeat Scout benediction: "And now, may the great Master of all Scouts be with us till we meet again." ...
The Scoutmasters Benediction
For your closing, you may want to borrow this traditional Boy Scout closing, which has an Indian flavor.The boys stand at attention, with their right hands in the "un-uniformed salute" position, that is, with the elbow bent and the right arm straight across the chest, the right hand over ...
The Six Ships Of Scouting
Personnel: Six Cub ScoutsEquipment: Large cardboard cutouts of ships, on which has been printed the following words: SCHOLAR-SHIP, FELLOW-SHIP, SPORTSMAN-SHIP, WORKMAN-SHIP, STATESMAN-SHIP, and FRIEND-SHIP.Arrangement: The Cub Scouts hold their ships and repeat their lines (which are written on the backs of the ship cutouts.)Cubmaster: Tonight we would like to tell ...
The Sky Has No Limit Closing
Cub Scouts, it wasn’t long ago that we heard some people say: “The sky is the limit.” That meant that a man could make anything of himself that he wanted ... at least on earth. Well, that limit is now off. There is almost no limit to what you ...
The Sky Is The Limit
Cub Scouts, it wasn't long ago that we heard some people say: "The sky is the limit." That meant that a man could make anything of himself that he wanted... at least on earth. Well, that limit is now off. There is almost no limit to what you can ...
The Spirit Lives
By: G.K. SammyThe Spirit lives, there is no doubt, Within the heart of every Scout,The hope lives on, the dreams survive, The Scouting spirit is alive!In England, many years ago, There lived a man who sought to sowThe seeds of the brotherhood of man, And there the spirit first ...
The Sportsman Prayer
Live in peace and harmony with nature be not in conflict with her, for her beauty and her pleasures are many. Poison not her waters, for they are the home of our fishes and the drink of our game, as well as ourselves.Poison not her atmosphere, for it is ...
The Thankful Bug
CUB SCOUT 1: There was a little bug who had the blues, And cried because he had no shoes.CUB SCOUT 2: He walked around with six bare feet, And hid them when another bug he'd meet.CUB SCOUT 3: Such a small, sad bug, always was he, Until one day ...
The Unknown Bugle Boy
There's a battlefield at Gettysburgwhere swords and sabers rust.And brothers who were flesh and bloodare scattered in the dust.But every night at Gettysburgwhen everything is still.They say a golden bugle blowson Cemetery Hill.Who was the unknown bugle boyat Gettysburg that day.And was he wearing Yankee blueor wearing Southern gray?Why ...
The USA
This poem might be read by the Cubmaster as the closing for a program or banquet, in which there have been characterizations of various famous Americans.So we march into the presentAnd it's always rather pleasantTo speculate on what the years ahead of us will see,For our words and thoughts ...
The World Is Changing
While the world is changing by leaps and bounds, let's not get too caught up in the change to leave behind the positive values of the past and present. Here's a reminder of the kinds of values that Cub Scouts hold dear.C - Courtesy. Being polite, like holding the door ...
The Yardstick Closing
The importance of the ages 7 - 11, the Cub Scout years. You will need a standard yardstick with colored marks at the 3", 5" 9" and 11" distances from one end. These correspond to the ages of 7, 11, 18, 22. Look at ...
These Are Gifts The Cub Scouts Give
PERSONNEL: Leader and 8 CubsEQUIPMENT: Gift-wrapped box or pieces of gift-decorated construction paper with Cubs’ lines written on it. Individual candles or flashlights.SETTING: The Den of Cubs line up across the front of the room with their leader on their right. As each boy speaks his part he places his ...
Things That Grow
Personnel: 1 Cub ScoutSetting: Boy comes forward on signal and reads the script.Cub Scout: The theme this month was ‘Down on the Farm’, I too, am a thing that grows. I need nourishment and love, and attention to grow. But most of all to grow. I need my sleep. ...
This Apple Is The Whole World
*This ceremony involves the use of a pocketknife, so an adult should handle this.PROPS: Apple, Pocketknife, TableCUBMASTER: Earth Day comes in April and it reminds us to be careful with our home planet. There is also an old song about April showers bring May flowers. Together, these remind me ...
This Is Cub Scouting
PERSONNEL: Six Cub Scouts parents, CubmasterEQUIPMENT: Candle holder made from cedar post or other wood, three blue and yellow candles, table.ARRANGEMENT: Lights out, Cubmaster with six candles, three blue and three yellow, on a table. The six parents each light a candle and give their part of the ceremony.PARENT ...
This Is My Country
BOY 1: This is my country. I will use my eyes to see the beauty of this land.BOY 2: I will use my ears to hear its sounds.BOY 3: I will use my mind to think about what I can do to make it more beautiful.BOY 4: I will ...
This Is The Season Of Lights
SETTING: The room is darkened, each participant lights a candle with each purposeNARRATOR: This is the season of lights. It is a time when days are shorter and nights are long. But somehow the world seems brighter during the Hanukkah and Christmas season. Thousands at home have candles to light ...
This Moment
I may never see tomorrow; there's no written guarantee, And things that happened yesterday belong to history.I cannot predict the future, and I cannot change the past, I have just the present moment; I must treat it as my last.I must use this moment wisely for it soon will ...
This Set Of Wings
PERSONNEL: 6 Cub ScoutsEQUIPMENT: One set of large cardboard wingsSETTING: Boys holding wings facing the audienceCUB #1: Tonight we have visited many different places and met some very important people.CUB #2: Our whole trip was made possible by this set of wings.CUB #3: To some of us these wings ...
Thoughts for Life
Do your best in everything you do on life's wayAlways be friendly to brighten another's dayGive away your smiles for it is rewarding indeedBe prepared to help others, for goodness - not for greedBe honest and sincere toward others that you meetBe loyal and true - a most commendable ...
Thoughts For Your Whole Life Through
ARRANGEMENT: Cub Scouts hold up cards with slogans as they read their lines.1st CUB: Do Your Best - in everything you do on life's way.2nd Cub: Always Be Friendly - to brighten others' day.3rd CUB: Give Away Your Smiles - for it is rewarding indeed.4th CUB: Be Prepared - ...
Three Important Things Closing
To the sailor, three things were essential - a compass, a sextant, and a flag to tell which way the wind blew. To Cub Scouts, these three things are important - (show items) a badge, a handbook, and a candle. The badge tells who you are and where you are ...
Time
CUB #1: We have talked this evening about the world of computers. In our busy world today, even with the help of computers, one of the most important needs we have is that of time.CUB #2: Our perception of time keeps changing. The older you are, the quicker time ...
Tired Dog Sled
Cubmaster rides sled to the front for last time, tired from all that work, announces the end of deliveries for the day, that the dogs are tired and hungry. Thanks to all "Eskimos" and others for enduring the cold and snow to get there, announces den to retire the colors ...
To The Sailor
To the sailor, three things were essential - a compass, a sextant, and a flag to tell which way the wind blew. To Cub Scouts, these three things are important -- (show) a Wolf badge, a handbook, and a candle. The badge tells who you are and where you ...
Togetherness
Summer is a good time for the family to do many things together and enjoy the beauty about them. A family that shares a lot of experiences is one that will always be a "together" family, even in later years when you are miles apart. Think about it! There's no ...
TomTom Benediction
Form a group into a large circle and do the friendship dance, everyone faces in and holds arms around neighbor's shoulders or waist while doing a slow side step dance to a one, two-beat of the tom-tom.Close by repeating this benediction. "May the Good Spirit be with you till ...
Tomorrows World
Tonight I would like to tell you a story about a boy, his father, and the paper. The boy's father is sitting in his easy chair after a hard day's work, with his feet propped up enjoying reading the evening's paper.The boy, who we shall call Johnny, enters the ...
Touch
There are times when a man gropes for words and nothing seems to come. We get a little flustered taking tests, reciting poetry, thanking our leaders, etc. But, if we take our time the words for all those things soon come just as these words will come to help complete ...
Traditions Closing Thought
Each of us has some traditions that are only practiced by our own families. Let’s remember to enjoy those traditions and our families at this time of year. Remember it is better to give than to get. See if you can find the joy in giving this year! ...
Travel By Train Canoe Wagon And Plane
ARRANGEMENT: This can be a closing ceremony performed by Cub Scouts holding large cardboard cutouts as they read their lines off the back of the cutouts. Or, large posters with the lines printed on them can be displayed around the room instead of the closing ceremony.CUB 1: (Holding train engine)When ...
Turn On The Power
What is the most powerful thing you can think of? Is it a locomotive that can pull a hundred railroad cars? Or is it a mighty rocket with giant engines that roar and belch fire? Is it a nuclear energy plant with enough power to light up a whole city? ...
Undiscovered Secrets
No matter where you live, there is a world of undiscovered secrets of nature waiting to be explored. Farmers and naturalists are students of nature. During this month, Pack __ has studied farms and farming life and learned more about the nature of our world.A naturalist stands like Columbus ...
Unusual Gifts
PERSONNEL: 8 Cubs (May be divided into more or fewer parts depending upon the number of Cubs in the Den.)EQUIPMENT: 3 large, brightly colored envelopes SETTING: Cubs come on stage with coats and hats on, chattering. Each steps forward to say their line; emphasis on the BOLD word.CUB 1: We’ve ...
Use This Strength Wisely
All Cubs and Webelos form a circle. With the right sleeve rolled up, have boys place their right foot into the circle and raise their right arms to show their muscles.CUBMASTER: May the Great Master who gives us our bodies and our strength give us the wisdom to use ...
Vikings Were Very Much Like Cub Scouts
CUB #1: Vikings were very much like Cub Scouts. They were fierce and brave, but they were also very loyal and generous.CUB #2: If Viking boys had a promise; it would be something like this...CUB #3: I promise to do my best...CUB #4: To do my duty to our ...
Vision
Baden-Powell had a vision which he made come true, So that we enjoy Scouting and have fun while we do. He wasn't an American But he's famous to us He has earned in America our admiration and trust. May the spirit of Scouting be with both young and old, As ...
Walk Through The Woods
When you walk through the woods, I want you to see, The floating gold of a bumblebee Rivers of sunlight, pools of shade Toadstools sleeping in a mossy jade. A cobweb net with a catch of dew. Treetop cones against an azure blue. Dancing flowers, bright green flies Birds ...
Water Closing
Cub 1: Well, we sure had fun getting you wet.Cub 2: We had the best time ever yet.Cub 3: Thanks for helping in our little party,Cub 4: And joining us asCub 5: The water fun was, oh, so grand,Cub 6: But now we change from sea to landCub 7: ...
Water Fun
Have the boys make signs with the letters spelling WATER FUN. Write the appropriate verse on the back of each letter. At the proper time, the boys come forward, standing in order, and read each verse.W - We've had fun with water here.A - And we hope that you ...
Water Fun College 101
CUBMASTER resumes position in front of the pack meeting audience, rubs his plastic water pistol fondly before setting it down, lays down his beach towel after wiping away the same imaginary drops of water.CUBMASTER: Well we've come to the end of another deliciously delightful pack meeting. In planning a ...
We Are America Today
CUBMASTER:We are America today! As we look down the road Americans have traveled, we see that many of their dreams have come true. We see the towns they have built, the bridges they have crossed, the mountains they have climbed. We feel the hardships they endured. We see places ...
We Need
PERSONNEL: Leader, 10 Cub ScoutsLEADER: We, the Cub Scouts, need you.CUB 1: (Enter with a sign that spells S_PPORT.)We cannot spell SUPPORT without you.CUB 2: (Enter with a sign that spells OPPORT_NITY.)We cannot spell OPPORTUNITY without you.CUB 3: (Enter with a sign that spells _NITY.)We cannot spell UNITY without ...
Wear That Uniform
A uniform is like a smile.When wearing it your right in style.Don't put it on for special timesFor saving it is just a crimeA funny smile is not a shame,And neither is a patch or a stain.So wear that smile and uniformFor that is how a Cub is formed. ...
What Do You Do At Holiday Time
In the November-December issue of Scouting magazine, there is a story about a Webelos Scout named Daniel Simon of Pack 381, Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Daniel earned a $750 gift certificate, and instead of spending the money on himself, he filled seven shopping carts with toys for other children who might ...
What Does It Mean To Be An American
I asked myself a question today; "What does it mean to be an American?" There were several answers…and they were all good. Being an American means I have a multitude of freedom:Freedom to think and say what I think… Freedom to worship… Freedom to move about… Freedom to try, ...
What Is Life
Personnel: Cubmaster or narrator Arrangement: Darkened room, campfire if available Equipment: FlashlightCM: What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow, which runs across the grass and loses itself in ...
What You Put In CM Minute
Recently I heard a story of a family on vacation. They were traveling by car on a grand tour across the country. At one point, they stopped at a scenic overlook, which stood at the edge of a steep-walled canyon. Some people at the overlook were having fun, yelling into ...
When God Made The Oyster
PERSONNEL: 3 CubsEQUIPMENT: The narrator and 2 Cub Scouts hold each poster with a script written on the back of the poster. One poster with a picture of an oyster and the other poster with a picture of an eagle.CUB 1: When God made the oyster, he guaranteed him ...
When I Grow Up
In the popular movie “Big,” actor Tom Hanks plays the part of Josh, a boy who gets catapulted into the future after making a wish at a carnival. That night, Josh went to bed as a boy but he woke up the next morning as a full-grown man! At first, ...
Which One Of These Are You CM Minute
One of the most important things about people is what they eat. Every culture in the world has different kinds of food. To some people, raw fish is a delicacy. Others love to snack on snails. Still, other people consume insects such as locusts and ants, and they enjoy every ...
Who Else
Have all the Cub Scouts and Webelos line up at the front of the room with a spotlight and the adults reading the following parts from the back of the room.ASST. CUBMASTER: Boys, are the nicest things that ever happened to me... those arrogant, self-assured, little men-children who assume ...
Wildlife Pledge
(Provide copies of the Wildlife Pledge below to each person in the audience, and ask them to repeat it together.)I pledge to use my eyes to see the beauty of all the outdoors.I pledge to train my mind to learn the importance of nature.I pledge to use my hands ...
Witchs Closing
We've put a lot into this stew; And we came out with a very good brew.The parents have had a chance to learn, The ranks attained and badges earned.Everyone will return a month from now, To attend our meeting and find out howEach boy has fared, advancements made; For on ...
Within My Power
I am not a very important man, as importance is commonly rated. I do not have great wealth, control a big business, or occupy a position of great honor or authority.Yet, I may someday mold destiny. For it is within my power to become the most important man in ...
Wonderful Fiesta
CUBMASTER: Tonight, we've had a wonderful fiesta. Fireworks are part of many fiestas. Fireworks also help us to remember our flag.Fireworks remind us of a time when our country was at war and Francis Scott Key waited through the night watching the "rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in ...
World Peace
Personnel: 8 CubsSetting: The Cubs are dressed in white. Each Cub carries a card of stiff sky-blue paper tacked to a wand. On the card is pasted a dove with outspread wings cut from white paper.All: Oh, may the dove of peace ascend to Earth today.Cub 1: And may the ...
World Take My Son By The Hand
World, my son is growing up. He is starting on great adventures that will include wars, tragedy, and sorrow.To live his life in the world he has to live in will require faith and love, and courage.So, world, I wish you would sort of take him by his young ...
Years End
ARRANGEMENTS: House lights are dimmed. Ceremony board or a log containing 7 small candles and 1 tall candle representing the Spirit of Scouting.CUBMASTER: (Lights candles) This last ceremony for 20__ is one of re-dedication. Tonight 4 candles represent the Cub Scout Ranks--Bobcat, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos. Will all Bobcat ...
Your Family
EQUIPMENT: 15 to 20 child's building blocks.CUBMASTER: (Begins to build a pyramid with the blocks) No, Cub Scouts, I'm not really losing my mind. I'm building something that has a lesson for all of us.There! Let's say this pyramid stands for our country. If this is the whole country, ...
Your Personal Blessings
This Thanksgiving as you bow your head to express your gratitude for your personal blessings, remember to give thanks for the one you share with over 160 million people – the blessing of living in America. Nowhere else in the world are your personal rights so well guarded and ...
Youre Not Getting Older Youre Getting Better
There used to be a TV commercial that said, "You're not getting older, you're getting better." That's the way it is with Cub Scouting. It's getting better all the time. Cub Scouting is improved and updated to keep pace with a changing world and to make it relevant to ...