Pack Action
The Summer allows us to introduce new and exciting activities and outdoor meeting that are sometimes not possible at other times of the year. We want our Packs to be active full of interested and enthusiasic Cubs Scouts and Macaoimh. The attendance may be low or erractic as members go on family holidays but if the constant of your meeting exists then members will only be missing for one or two meetings in the period. Here are some ideas for summer evening activities which involve little preparation Wide Games - ask Patrol Leaders and Venturers to lend a hand Fire Lighting and backwoods cooking Making a video BMX racing Conservation Projects Local visits Bar-b-que Nature walks Sports Centre visits Joint meeting with another Pack Proficency badge courses
Summer Fun
Trails often provide an opportunity to present a number of different activities on a piece of rough ground , woodland or park. These activities are then done in a rotation fashion starting at one event and moving clockwise to other events on the blow of whistle. Some items to consider… Yoghurt carton or similar plastic container can be used for launcher
Make a ballista using bamboo canes and elastic bands
Rolling for a pig A game like skittles was played, the winner of which would receive a pig as their prize. Provide a skille alley and give out a sausage to any Cub who can knock all the skittles over with three balls. Have a roasting fire going so winners can cook their prize.
Apple bobbing
Hold a midsummer fair one evening ask Cub Scouts and Macaoimh to dress up a s peasants or noblemen and to come ready for anything. A medieval fair would involve games and challenges for those attending as well as dancing and feasting. Provide each Cub Scout/ Macaoimh with a currency for the fair. Paper ‘groats’ can quickly be made up and printed on a photocopier. Here are a few suggestions for activities to include in your evening.
Stocks Village criminals were strapped in stocks and rotten vegetables were thrown at them. Fix one of your leaders in a pair of stocks and throw wet sponges at him/her.
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Chariot races and sedan chair races Each team makes a simple chariot from three poles lashed together in an ‘A’ shape or in the case of a sedan chair two poles lashed to a chair.
Making a thimble of tea Finding the correct key for a treasure chest from a selection of keys hidden in a tree. Raising a flagpole and flying a flag Building a tower or a tree platform Tracking signs Compass directions Blindfold trail Blood trail (use tomato ketchup) Wool trails Cook a sausage Make a human pyramid Break a code Fire an arrow into a target Fressbe golf Inititive tests
National Cub Scout/Macaoimh Advisory Team Aims.
Medieval Fair
Every fair has its own jester who could not only make people laugh but was often an accomplished gymnast and juggler. See which Cubs/Macaoimh can keep three tennis balls going for the longest or can stand on their heads
then spray them with a jet of cold water .
Eating apples are placed in a basin of water. Apples are retrived using you mouth only. Apples can also be hung from strings
For the more adventurious.....
Jesters
Trails
It is my intention as the newly appointed National Commissioner for Cub Scouts/ Macaoimh to structure the department in the following fashion, thus allowing my team to provide a service to all leaders involved in my area. By doing this, it is my hope that it will enable leaders to provide a good and active programme for their members. The Cub Scout/Macaoimh Advisory Team will be available every Tuesday between 7p.m. and 9p.m. A full team will be appointed to look after all areas participating in my department, i.e. Adult Leaders, Programme Support, Events, Young Members, Resources, Training, Seminars and Conferences.
Cock Fighting Mark out a cicular play area with chalk or string. Two Cub Scouts/Macaoimh sit down on their haunches and fold their arms. The idea is to knock your opponent over by barging into them. The game is lost by falling over, unfolding arms or standing up.
I will have representatives in the South (based in Cork), in the North (based in Belfast), in the West (based in Galway) and myself for Dublin and Leinster. There will be at least two Leaders’ Conferences/Seminars organised yearly in each of the represented areas. Events other than the established ones such as “The National Quiz , The National Fun Day” etc. will be organised on a field bases as required. Looking forward to your support and friendship in the years ahead
Fortune teller
Yours in Scouting,
Dress up a leader or parent as a fortune teller and use an old goldfish bowl as a crystal ball. Tell the Cubs/Macaoimh that they are about to have a surprise
Anna Davy National Commissioner for Cub Scouts/Macaoimh.