Getting ready for Christmas

We started making some decorations for our headquarters this week as well as getting a tree dressed in blue and gold.

 

There's still a bit to do next week, but at least it will feel more like the big day is getting closer.





Well Done Mathilda & Molly

Mathilda & Molly were presented with their Chief Scout's Silver Award at our meeting on 11th October. The presentation was made by Wendy Williams, West Warwickshire District Commissioner. To achieve this award, both of them have had to completed and gain the six Challenge Awards. Not every Cub does this - Mathilda and Molly are only the third and fourth 1st Wilmcote Cubs to get this award and the first girls.

We are very proud of them!

Well done Molly

Well done Mathilda



11th November meeting

We meet on Monday this week - the first of two to suit Leader availability. It was a BIG night for badge presentations, but we also managed some Global Challenge work and some game:

 

The Cubs are actually going backwards in this hockey stick relay!

 

JUMP! Or, you lose a "life" (notice one or more sleeves rolled up).



5th November meeting - Guy Fawkes theme

We experimented a bit this week with some of the practical activities.

The sparkler chocolate fingers worked really well and were very tasty!



 

The paint rockets varied from the limp to the spectacular - the trouble was we didn't know which were explosive and which ones weren't. The one that hit the ceiling at speed was very spectacular!!

  

 

We ended up with flicking the paint on the black paper in a more "modern art" sort of way.

 

And finally, the glass jars with the water "fireworks" also varied from the fantastic to the "why did I bother?"

 

But, we finished the night with toasting marshmallows over the fire outdoors and safely enjoying Sparklers. No failures in either of those!



Pack Night on 22nd October.

Tonight we made edible camp fires. All it took was a biscuit base (the ground), chocolate spread (for the mud), mini-marshmallows (for the stones), chocolate matchmakers (the wood) and strawberry shoes laces (to create the flames). We had some really good efforts:

 Callum's

  Lucy's

 Jacob's



Funny Things Scouts say...

Reported in the October/November Scouting magazine;

Before a Scouts Own (Campsite Service) -
Leader: "How do you start a prayer?"
Beaver: "Capital letter?"

At District Camp -
Cub: "I've lost the rest of my Pack"
Leader: "Don't worry, we'll find them. Which Pack are you with?"
Cub (after some thought): "Er, can't remember. But the Leader is called Akela."

Meeting Scouting Ambassador Julia Bradbury -
Leader: "Has anyone got a question for Julia."
Beaver, putting up his hand: "Julia. How big is a daddy whale?"

First Aid Training -
Trainer, holding up a pair of latex medical gloves: "When should you wear these?"
Scout: "When you have to cut the body up?"

After a Canoe Expedition - 
Parent: "Did you have a good time?"
Scout: "It was good fun, but all the paddling was uphill on the way back."

Welcome two new Cubs

There are around 150,000 Cub Scouts in the United Kingdom and the latest to join us are Alfie and Lucy. Welcome!

 

Both of them collected badges at this week's meeting, so off to a great start.