Cub Scout Pack 137 Albuquerque Christian School 7201 Montgomery Blvd., Albuquerque, NM 87109   Home Tiger Wolf Bear  Webelos 1 Webelos 2 Pack Calendar | Pack Meeting Plans | Pack Newsletter   Leadership Corner | Contact Us   Pack Meeting Overview | Committee Task Details | Pack Meeting Outline | Pack Meeting Details | Miscellaneous Items   Pack Meeting Overview <Top> Month: December 2007 Theme: Celebrations Around The World  Date: December 18, 2007 Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm Location: Albuquerque Christian School Gymnasium Uniform: Full Uniform for Cub Scouts that have them. Costumes: Anything related to the Christmas, Hanukka (Chanuka), etc. Committee Summary Committee Task Details <Top> Introduction: The pack meeting this month will allow boys and their familes  Assignment Details DecorationsCommittee (by 6:00pm) - Webelos 1 (Den 6) Setup two or three tables end-to-end near the kitchen in the gynasium for refreshments.  Decorate tables approapriately. Holiday Decorations around the refreshments area Setup Chairs (about 100) facing the kitchen area, but back about 25 feet from the refreshment tables. Bring down the American and Pack flags from the Seminar Room closet and place them behind the chair section for the flag ceremony. Setup up two tables for Den Display Tables - these are for the boys to showcase the different items they've worked on since the last pack meeting. Recognition Committee (by 6:00pm) - Webelos 2 (Den 7) Santa will give out awards this year - bundle the awards by Rank and Den.  Santa will hand out the awards to the Den Leader and the Den Leader will give to the boys. Games Committee (by 6:00pm) - Tiger (Dens 1 & 2) Mark off one area for each rank (Tiger/Beavers, Wolf, Bear, Webelos) as a game area.  Assume that the chairs will be picked up and moved from the floor before the games begin. Refreshments Committee - Bear (Den 5) See refreshment ideas below Literature - Stan Beck Pack Newsletter/Upcoming Events Agenda Cleanup Committee - Wolf (Dens 3 & 4) Everyone will be encouraged to clean up, however, the final responsibility falls on this group. We need to leave the room as we found it or better Pack Meeting Activities Flag Ceremony (Opening) - Wolf Den 1 Cub Scout Promise (Opening) - Wof Den 2 "Celebrate" Prayer (Prayer) - Tiger Scout Welcome & Introductions - Pam Smith "House Where Santa Lives" (Icebreaker) - Arba Smith Santa (Recognition) - Bear Parent Beads (Recognition) - Stan Beck, Pam Smith, Arba Smith Announcements - Webelos 1 Parent Games - 2 Parents from each Rank (Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos) Tomahawk Snatch - Tiger Balloon Stampede - Tiger Popstick Slapshot - Wolf Rooster Fight - Wolf Octopus Race - Bear RATTLESNAKE! - Bear The Rattler - Webelos Target Bounce - Webelos Cleanup - Wolf Pack Meeting Outline <Top> Minutes Category Activity Person(s) 5 Opening Flag Ceremony Wolf, Den 1 Flag Ceremony Wolf, Den 2 Cub Scout Promise 1 Prayer "Celebrate" Prayer Tiger Scout 1 Welcome & Introductions Welcome families, special guests Explain program for the evening and how the rotation will work Thanks committees for efforts in planning a great meeting Assistant Cubmaster, Pam Smith 10 Icebreaker "House Where Santa Claus Lives" Arba Smith 8 Recognition Awards and Beads Santa (Bear Parent) and Den Leaders Beads - Stan Beck 5 Announcements Pack Newsletter Announce date/time for January's Pack Meeting - "Cub Scout Car Show" Webelos 1 Parent Game and Refreshments Game and Refreshments 2 Parents from each Rank (Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos) to man the game stations   Cleanup   Wolf Total Minutes: 120 Pack Meeting Detail <Top> Opening <Pack Meeting Outline> <Top> Flag Ceremony Prayer <Pack Meeting Outline> <Top> "Celebrate" Prayer CUB SCOUT: We give thanks for this free country, where we can celebrate as we wish with out families.  Amen. Welcome and Introductions <Pack Meeting Outline> <Top> The Cubmaster says "Harambee (hah-RAHM-bay)!" which is Swahili for "pulling together." Raise your right hand.  Open your fingers.  Bring your hand down to your side and make a fist.  Do this seven times and yell "Harambee", Let's Pull Together! The Cubmaster that is one of the traditions of Kwanzaa. Welcome all families, special guests, and new pack members. Explain the program for the evening and how the rotation will work. Thank the committees for their efforts in planning a great pack meeting. Icebreaker <Pack Meeting Outline> <Top> House Where Santa Claus Lives (Audience Participation) Game <Pack Meeting Outline> <Top> Tomahawk Snatch Materials needed: Something to represent a tomahawk (beanbag will do) Instructions: Scouts form two straight lines, 6 feet apart, with a tomahawk in the middle. Number the scouts so that the highest number on one team is opposite the lowest number on the other team. Leader calls a number and the two players of that number run forward, try to snatch the tomahawk and return to their place without being touched by their opponent. If a player succeeds he scores a point. If the opponent tags him, then the opponents team gets the point. Pair the boys by age to make it fair (Tiger vs Tiger, Wolf vs Wolf, etc). Balloon Stampede Equipment: Balloon for each player Each player has a balloon tied to his ankle. The objective is to tread on and burst the other players' balloons, while trying to keep his own intact. Popstick slapshot Equipment: Per team: 1 miniature hockey net or facsimile; 1 ping pong ball; 1 tongue depressor per player. Formation: relay. Divide the group into two teams. Place each net at the same end of the playing area. Each team lines up about six feet in front of its net. The first member of each team puts his tongue depressor in his mouth, gets down on his hands and knees and attempts to slap shoot the ball into the net, using the tongue depressor. When he has scored, he takes the ball back to the starting line, tags the next person, who proceeds to attempt to score. The first team to complete the relay wins. Rooster Fight Each Cub Scout hops on one leg, holding the other. To win, he must make opponent lose balance or step out of circle by bumping shoulders. Octopus Race Divide the den into two teams of three or four boys each. Team members line up back to back with elbows linked. On signal they race to a turning line and back. RATTLESNAKE! The Rattlesnake is paper or plastic milk carton or a grocery bag. Stand it on the floor. Cub Scouts form a circle around it and grasp neighbors hands. On signal, they try to force neighbors to touch the Rattlesnake while avoiding it themselves. When a boy touches the Rattlesnake, a point is scored against him. The Rattler Group forms circle around two blindfolded boys, each holding a can containing several pebbles. One is the hunter, the other the hunted. Each must shake his can every 10 seconds. The hunter has 2 minutes to catch his opponent. Variation: 1 blindfold 1 set of keys or tin filled with pebbles TARGET BOUNCE Equipment: egg carton, ping pong balls How To Play: Place an egg carton on the floor. Stand the players about six feet away and give them ping pong balls to bounce off the floor and into one of the egg compartments. Points may be assigned to each of the compartments for scoring. Whoever reaches a predetermined score first may be the winner. TRIBE OF THE BLIND Blindfold the boys and stand them in a circle with their arms outstretched so that they can just touch the fingers of each other. In the middle have two Prisoners who are chained together with a neckerchief around the right legs. The prisoners are not blindfolded. The two prisoners try to escape without being caught. The blindfolded boys can not bend their knees and can only try to tag the prisoners when they hear a sound coming toward theme. Sleeping Sentry A blindfolded "sentry" sits in the center of the campfire area. In front of him lies a sheathed ax. The players try to creep up and steal the ax without being heard. The sentry points at thieves if he hears them. If a player gets pointed at, he must  return to his starting place. The first person to steal the ax is the next sentry. (Can also be played with ax stuck in a log or with other objects.) Recognition <Pack Meeting Outline> <Top> Santa Giving Out Awards Santa will present the awards to the Den Leader and the Den Leader will present the awards to the boys. Beads Beads will be given out for a number of categories.  2 assistants will help to quickly distribute beads. Announcements <Pack Meeting Outline> <Top> Highlight the monthly pack newsletter. Announce the date, time, and location for next month's Indian Nations pack meeting.   Cubmaster's Minute <Pack Meeting Outline> <Top> Respect for Other Living Things The Arapaho tribe has a saying, "When we show respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us."  This is not just an Arapaho way, but also a Cub Scout way.  In your daily life, remember to treat all living things - people, animals and plants - with respect and kindness as a good Cub Scout should.   Closing <Pack Meeting Outline> <Top>  Indian Blessing Ask everyone to stand. The leader 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" (Index and middle finger on right hand together.  Touch back of left wrist, then left elbow, the left shoulder) Miscellaneous Items <Top> Refreshment Options & Ideas Cake from Costco Cookies from Costco Misc. Holiday Treats Lemonade in the Large A.C.S. Drink dispensers. Water in the Large A.C.S. Drink dispensers.  Costume Ideas Shepherd Santa Elves Snowman Jack Frost Decorations Ideas Snowflakes Stockings Christmas Tree Ornaments