A piece of tagboard is cut in the shape of a pocket and covered with blue felt, including a pocket flap and button. The badges which are attached are available at the Scout office (#4648 ), or could easily be made out of cardboard.
They are attached with masking tape. The arrows are made of cardboard and covered with gold and gray felt.
This is a pocket - a very plain pocket - not very interesting, and it could belong to anyone. But wait, let's give this pocket to a Cub Scout.
(Cub Scout places Bobcat badge on pocket. ) Right away, our pocket is turning into something with meaning. It represents a sense of belonging and will soon bring our Cub Scout knowledge, skill, enjoyment and good fellowship.
(Cub Scout places Wolf & arrows on pocket. ) Before too long our pocket turns into something more special. It proudly displays the first symbol of new-found knowledge of the flag, of keeping strong, of tools, of knots, of safety, of books and reading. It means our Cub Scout has mastered feats of skill and has shown his willingness to help in his home and take part in family fun.
(Cub Scout places Bear & Arrows on pocket. ) Our pocket now has increased its meaning even more. It shows our Cub Scout is completing increasingly difficult achievements which show he is growing in knowledge and skill.
(Cub Scout places Webelos and Arrow of light on pocket. ) Our pocket is very special now. It is very rich in new possibilities. It opens up a whole new world of Challenges.
Cub Scouting has taken our plain pocket and turned it into a pocketful of adventure, fun and excitement.
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 you for dads who help us learn right,
For moms who sew on our badges at night.
For all this, thank you, dear Lord, up above,
For being in Scouting is something we love!
MATERIALS: A large American flag held by Scout, A small piece of light cloth on a stick held by Scout.
LEADER: (points to small cloth on stick) A flag is much more than just a light cloth floating in the breeze.
A flag is an sovereign symbol of a nation's unity, its hopes, achievements, glory and high resolve.
The flag of the United States is such a symbol. A symbol of freedoms bravely fought for the hardly won. A symbol of protection under the constitution of the rights and privileges of all Americans. It symbolizes the promises of fulfillment of all their hopes, principles and ideals. It is also a symbol of the duty each of its citizens has to serve in times of need, to speak out for what each considers right and to help correct under the law that which is honestly believed to be wrong. Throughout the ages, man has developed character, courage and strength in devotion to the symbols he believed in. That is the heritage symbolized by our flag.
HIKING CUP AWARD HOLDERS
Before the pack meeting, make several emergency cups (see below) for presenting your awards. Have the awards inside the cups. Tell your pack meeting audience you have been on a long hike and you are extremely thirsty. Ask them to wait just a moment before you give out awards. Start with a square piece of paper about 8 x 8, Fold the paper in half to make a triangle.
Lay the triangle flat with the longest side toward you and the point away. Fold the right side up as shown.
Then fold the left side. Separate the two top points and fold them down on opposite sides. Spread open your cup and pour a small bit of water into it and then drink it. Using the cups, give the boys their awards.
THE DOOR
(Welcome a new leader)
This door can let people in, or it can keep people out - this door.
This door could be a church, a school, a home, or it could be a dirty cellar, an abandoned building, or a reform school - this door. This door could be opened to more boys in existing units, or it could be slammed in their faces - this door.
This door could carry a welcome sign or be quarantined, or Full House, Keep Out-this door. This door can open into the warm light of a den or pack meeting, or it can be kept locked and dark.
This door, for a boy, could be opened to a great wide, wonderful world, or it could open to jail - this door. Watch the boys 8, 9, and 10 years of age as they come up to this door - the happy, the carefree, the trouble, the crippled, the halt, the lame, the blind, the deaf, the black, the white, the red, the yellow; every single boy. This door opens to only one of every three.
Two boys are turned away, away from the door that opens to adventure, to wholesome experiences, to an understanding of God, to an appreciation of and love for country. Doors must be opened before boys can enter. Boys will seldom go up and knock on the door. They do hang around outside and wait to be invited in. What boys do and think cannot be left to chance. Open that door for just one more. Then, open that door for just one more. And then, open that door for just one more.
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Ceremony 1--Neal Armstrong:
Neal Armstrong was the first man on the moon. When Neal Armstrong
stepped on the moon he said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant step
for mankind." Each Cub Scout in our pack also makes small steps through
the Scouting program and through life. The ‘small steps’ are earning
awards. (Possibly hand out awards here.) These ‘small
steps’ add up to a ‘giant step’ as a Cub Scout earns his
rank advancement. Tonight we would like to honor
(name) as he earns his _______ rank.
Ceremony 2 -- Rocket Across the Solar System
Across one wall, have cutouts of all the planets in the Solar System. Each boy gets a rocket
cutout. As they receive their awards, they get to try to reach the sun. For eg., Tigers could start
at Pluto, and move to Neptune or Uranus. Wolf scouts could move to Neptune, and with Arrow
Points move to Saturn or Jupiter. Bears could move to Mars, and Earth or Venus for Gold and
Silver Arrow Points. Webelos would move to Mercury. Arrow of Light recipients would move
to the Sun.
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MUSICÂ CEREMONYÂ Â
(Play a part of a rousing marching song.) As you listen
to this marching song, what do you hear? What instrument is
playing? (Respond positively to all answers.) Can you hear a
trumpet? A drum? Etc. That is right, and there are many different
instruments playing. The variety of instruments makes this song sound so good. One instrument
is not more important than the other; they are all important and needed. It is the same in our
lives. There are many different people who work together to make our pack run well. And every
person is different and special. If one person were missing, it would not be as fun or as
successful. Tonight we would like to celebrate our diversity and our unity.
BEARÂ AWARDÂ Â
Make copies of the bear
tracks and give one to the
boy with his award and
arrow points stapled to it.
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PUZZLE CEREMONY
Cut a large silhouette of Lincoln, Washington an eagle, or another national icon. Cut this into puzzle
pieces, enough for each award being presented at the pack meeting this month. As awards are
presented, add a piece of the puzzle to a large cardboard. At the end of the awards, your puzzle
will be put together.
LIBERTY
From the sun-kissed shores of the Pacific
Golden Gate to the rock-bound coast of the
Atlantic, we, the Cub Scouts are proud of
our freedom. Our forefathers fought for free
speech. We’re so grateful to those men. We
are taught honesty in a free country and
educated to realize our blessings.
EAGLE
My beak kisses the north boundaries of the
Great Lakes; my shadow falls on the water
of the Gulf of Mexico. I sharpen my beak on
the Rocky Mountains. I trim my talons in
the snows of Alaska. I fly the highest and fly
longer because I am the king of birds.
Clam cheer: Ask everyone to roll up his Oscar Meyer cheer: “Hot dog!”
sleeves in preparation for this strenuous stunt. George Washington cheer: “That was
Double up your fists with your left arm in great, I cannot tell a lie.”
front of your face and right arm overhead.
Silently open and close your right fist. Abraham Lincoln: “That was great,
Honest!”
Pizza: Flip a pretend pizza in the air while
saying, “Mama mia!”
Equipment needed: 1 potato and several straws
Cubmaster: (to boy receiving his award) (boy ‘s name) I understand that you have worked
hard to receive the (award name). We are all very proud of you tonight. I want to
see if you have done your best. Why did you want to receive this award? Was it
hard?
Because you have worked so hard and accomplished this, I am going to show you
a strange phenomenon.
TAKE A POTATO: Take a potato and a straw. Tell the boy you are going to push the straw
into the potato. Try 1 or 2 times without making it work
Put your finger over the end of the straw and push it into the potato. Explain to the boy this
works because you have tried and worked on it, just like he has tried and worked on his Cub
Scout program. Congratulate him and give him the award.
BAFFLE THE BOYSÂ Â
Call forward the boys receiving awards. Explain to them that sometimes we have to work very
hard to earn an award. Sometimes things are easy, but more often they are difficult and take
quite a bit of time. Ask them, “Why do you suppose that is?â€
Tell them to watch you (Make a big production of this). Put a big glass 1/2 full of water on a
table.
Place a regular (not foil) pie tin (facing up) on top of that -
a glass of water so you could place something in the pie tin.
Put the cardboard roll from a toilet tissue roll in the center of
the pie tin. Put a boiled egg on top of the toilet tissue roll.
Place a broom with the bristles touching the floor tightly
against the table. Put your foot on the bristles to hold them
down. Pull the broom handle toward you and flip the broom
handle so it hits the table fairly strongly (remember your foot
is holding down the bristles). The egg will fall into the water.
Ask the boys, “What makes it do that?†Present awards.
Eskimo cheer: Wrap arms around yourself             Seal of approval: Place arms together
and say, “B, r, r, r.â€Â                                  from elbows to wrists, then slap hands
                                                 together while barking like a seal.
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Bird symbols are often found in ancient Egyptian ruins.
This theme offers a great time for the Cubmaster to
“show off.” Use puppets, stuffed animals, or even a...
“PEPITO”
(or use an Egyptian name, such as 'Ramses', or
'Cleopatra')
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Materials:
1. lightweight cardboard
2. pennies tape glue pattern crayons or markers
Directions:
Cut out 2 from lightweight cardboard. Color. Tape 2
pennies to the inside of his tail. Glue sides together.
Balance on your finger or a pencil or stick. He will
rock back and forth.
As you present awards you might say:
“Pepito, did (name) do something special? (Pepito
nods) Is (name) getting an award tonight? (Pepito
nods) Do you know what it is? Tell me okay? (Put
Pepito by your ear. Pretend he talks to you and you
nod) Okay…let’s give him his ( name the award)."
Continue giving awards in the same manner. Boys have
great imaginations and love NEW THINGS!
CUB SCOUT MAGIC--Introduction to Theme & Â
Awards Ceremony Idea
Cubmaster dresses like a magician, in a top hat, cape, with a wand, and rabbit.
CUBMASTER:
Hello, hello, I am the Cubmaster Magician tonight. I have practiced many, many, many
minutes to bring you some magic tricks. First, I need a wand. Do any of you have a wand I
can borrow? Anyone? I will just have
to get myself a wand. Now, I need a
hat. Does anyone have a hat? I have
one right here. Oh, Great. I'll just use
that one OK, now I will pull a rabbit,
yes, a rabbit, out of this magic
Cubmaster’s hat. See… see… nothing
in my hat, but when I say the magic
word…hey I forgot the magic word.
What is the magic word?
Abracadabra? OK, I will use that.
Abracadabra…and nothing happened.
Ah OH. What next? Does anyone
else know a magic word? (Try any words the audience comes up with.) Let's Try Cub
Scouting is Fun. “Cub Scouting is Fun.â€Â Wha-la, a rabbit out my magic Cubmaster’s hat!
Tonight we have ( # ) Cub Scouts who have earned awards as if by magic. Each month we
gather here at the pack meeting and some of our Cub Scouts receive awards. But, this is not done
by magic. Each Scout earns awards through hard work and the help of our faithful leaders and
fearless parents. And tonight for our awards ceremony, we are going to do some magic. I will
need some volunteer help. (Name of the boy), please come forward. (Have each Cub Scout help
perform a prepared magic trick. See Cub Scout Magic Book and/or a local toy store for magic
trick ideas and props.)
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Spark up your pack meetings with fun and thought-provoking theme-related
award ceremonies for boys, Scouter’s minutes, recognition for parents and leaders,
and even fun ways to make announcements.
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SUMMERTIME ADVANCEMENT CEREMONY
Read the following poem, then give each boy a seed to plant. Have a pot for each boy, and have
the awards attached to a string. As he drops his seed in his pot, the wards will 'grow''.
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