ScoutLinks February-2010

“Adventure is worthwhile.”
– Aristotle

MARCH 2010 BSA Cub Scout Theme: TAKE FLIGHT
The Wright brothers had a lot of courage to accomplish their dream to fly. Air has power to push and pull objects so that they can fly. This month learn all about air, what it consists of, and why it is needed to fly. Learn about gravity. Make your own flying machines as you hear about the Wright Brothers and their invention. Explore different types of paper airplanes. Figure out which ones fly farther, higher, faster, longer, and why? Hold a pack-wide paper plane derby fun night! How many things can you name that can fly? Study birds and their flyways. Why do some fly in a V formation? Take flight outdoors with a den or pack kite derby this month and enjoy that air! Take a field trip to the airport, hobby shop, or a science museum. …

• USSSP Baloo’s Bugle : Volume 16 Issue 06 – Feb 2010 Take Flight [PDF]
• BSA Cub Scout Program Helps Take Flight March 2010 [PDF]
• Buckeye District Roundtable March 2010 [PDF]
• CubCast February 2010 – Part 1 Take Flight!
  CubCast DFebruary 2010 – Part 2 Cub Scout Retention
  [CubCastRSS feed]

Boy’s Life Magazine
Links found in February 2010 Boys’ Life magazine

Western Australian Scout eNews
Chief’s Corner – February 2010

Scouts Tasmaina
February Newsletter [PDF]

The Dump
This month my featured book from “The Dump” Resources For Scouting is; B.P.’s Outlook [PDF] A collection of articles written for “The Scouter”. Also available via the USSP in HTML.

The best principle to this end is to get the boys to learn for themselves by giving them a curriculum which appeals to them, rather than by hammering it into them in some form of dry-bones instruction. We have to remember that the mass of the boys are already tired with hours of school or workshop, and our training should, therefore, be in the form of recreation, and this should be out of doors as much as possible.

That is the object of our badges and games, our examples and standards.

If you would read through your Scouting for Boys once more, with the Great Aim always before you, you will see its meaning the more clearly.

AJ2010

22nd Australian Jamboree 2010 :: The summer of your life

The reason that I have been quiet for a few weeks is that I have been off with K at AJ2010 in Cataract Park, Sydney, NSW. I’ll write up a bit more during this week, but will link to a few interesting items to give you an idea of what happened. Starting of with my AJ2010 Photo set on Flickr.

7 News

JNN Sauce

Where In AJ2010 is Kobi?

A typical troop Troop 0404 from Blackwood, South Australia – Troop 0404, AJ2010 Then there was the geocaching Jamboree Scout Geocacher Get Together – AJ2010, and Scouts, Why Knot?.

Art vs Science played the closing ceremony resulting in many Scouts singing ‘Parlez-Vous Francais?’ for the next 24 hours!

And to follow AJ2010 – Be prepared for 2013 (2010-Jan-14) [Illawarra Mercury]
Which will be available via aj2013.scouts.com.au

LINKS:
* AJ2010 Jamboree Website
* JNN Daily JNN Daily is a newspaper circulated daily to all sub camps.
* AJ2010 – 22nd Australian Scout Jamboree [Facebook]
* ScoutsAJ2010’s Channel [YouTube]
* ScoutsAJ2010 [Flickr]
* Victorian Contingent to AJ2010 – Cataract Scout Park, NSW
* Victorian Contingent Pages [WikiSpaces]

Mafia Game

A circle game I saw being played at AJ2010 during the City Tour bus queuing process;

Photo Credit: Mafia by albertopveiga

Mafia
The more players the better!

All the Scouts sit in a circle. One person (Leader) is “the lookout” and stays out of the circle. The lookout now says “it’s night time!” and everyone shuts their eyes and puts their head down to their lap. All players are “asleep” with their heads down and eyes closed. The lookout then walks around the circle letting everyone selecting the following by tapping them on the head;

3 x Mafia
1 x Doctor
1 x Secret Agent

The lookout chooses the 3 Mafia first and says “Mafia wake up”. The Mafia players raise their head and the lookout confirms that they are who was chosen. The Mafia players can also see who else is Mafia. The lookout says “Mafia back to sleep”

The lookout chooses the a Doctor next and says “Doctor wake up”. The Doctor player raises their head and the lookout confirms that they are who was chosen. The lookout says “Doctor back to sleep”

The lookout chooses the a Secret Agent next and says “Secret Agent wake up”. The Secret Agent player raises their head and the lookout confirms that they are who was chosen. The lookout says “Secret Agent back to sleep”

It is important they don’t tell anyone who they are.

Everyone else in the circle is a villager.

The lookout now says, “wake up!” and everyone can raise their heads.

===repeat point===

Night Time
The lookout then says, “its night time!” and everyone lowers their heads again.

The lookout calls “Mafia wake up!”. When the Mafia’s heads are up, the mafia can point to one person (traget), the person they point to is automatically “Dead” and out of the game. The lookout calls “Mafia go to sleep!”.

The lookout calls “Doctor wake up!”. When the Doctor’s head is up, the lookout asks “Who are you going to save tonight?” The Doctor can point to one person and that person is safe from the Mafia for this round. The lookout calls “Doctor go to sleep!”.

The lookout calls “Secret Agent wake up!”. When the Secret Agent’s head is up, the lookout asks “Who do you think is Mafia?” The Secret Agent can point to one person, if they have pointed out a Mafia that Mafia is eliminated from the game (dead). If not the lookout says no they are not Mafia. The lookout calls “Secret Agent go to sleep!”.

Morning
The lookout now says, “Morning breaks!”

If the Doctor saved a person that Mafia wanted to kill then the lookout says “It’s a nice day”. If not, the lookout says to whoever the Mafia pointed at: “You’re dead” {Having a narrator who makes up good death stories is plus.}

TRIAL: The lookout then goes around the circle and asks each person accuse someone of being in the Mafia. The three people with the most accusations go on trial. First off the accused can speak in their defence “I didn’t do it!”. Everyone who is still alive votes and the person with the most votes is out (killed). The lookout then asks “were you villager of Mafia?” and the eliminated person answers.

The lookout then says, “its night time!” {back to the repeat point}

The objective is to have the Secret Agent or villagers to identify all 3 of the Mafia, if this happens the Mafia has lost. If the Mafia kill everyone, the Mafia has won.

ScoutLinks January-2010

“Leave this world a little better than you found it.”
– Baden-Powell’s Last Message (1945)

FEB 2010 BSA Cub Scout Theme: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BSA
It’s time to celebrate with a big birthday bash. Boy Scouts of America is 100 years old this year. Learn the history of how Scouting came to the United States. Find out about those who have given us this great Scouting legacy such as Daniel Carter Beard, James E. West, Ernest Thompson Seton, Waite Phillips, and W. D. Boyce. Let’s play birthday games, make party decorations, and have birthday cake for our blue and gold banquet.

• USSSP Baloo’s Bugle : Volume 16 Issue 05 – Jan 2009 Happy Birthday BSA! [PDF]
• BSA Cub Scout Program Helps Happy Birthday BSA! February 2010 [PDF]
• Buckeye District Roundtable February 2010 [PDF]
• CubCast January 2010 – Part 1 Happy Birthday, BSA!
  CubCast January 2010 – Part 2 Graduation/Crossover Ceremony
  [CubCastRSS feed]

Scouting magazine
January-February 2010 issue of Scouting magazine

Boy’s Life Magazine
Links found in January 2010 Boys’ Life magazine

UK Scouting Magazine
UK Scouting Magazine

• Scouting Magazine December/January 2009[PDF]
• Beaver Scout Supplement [PDF]
• Cub Scout Supplement [PDF]
• Scout Supplement [PDF]

Western Australian Scout eNews
Chief’s Corner – January 2010

AJ2010
22nd Australian Jamboree 2010 :: The summer of your life
* AJ2010 Jamboree Website
* AJ2010 – 22nd Australian Scout Jamboree is on Facebook
* ScoutsAJ2010’s Channel [YouTube]
* Victorian Contingent to AJ2010 – Cataract Scout Park, NSW

The Dump
This month my featured book from “The Dump” Resources For Scouting is; tbc

Hallmark Beagle Scout ornaments (2009)

We started collecting the Hallmark Beagle Scout ornaments last year to add some Scout flavour to our Christmas tree. I have just ordered our 2009 version via eBay! (Hopefully it will arrive over here before Christmas).

The Peanuts® Gang
The fresh air. The bright stars. A spooky story shared among friends. What’s not to love about camping?

Thanks to A Scoutmaster’s Blog for the link to this year’s ornament description.

ScoutLinks December-2009

“Energy and persistence conquer all things.”
– Benjamin Franklin

United Nations Climate Change Conference
WOSM has sent a delegation to Copenhagen with a clear message: ‘Climate Change – Scouts are part of the solution!’ — Scout.org

JAN 2010 BSA Cub Scout Theme: POWER UP!
Boys explore the science of energy through solar, electrical, and wind power and how this energy is used in their everyday lives. They can explore different ways to conserve energy and protect the world we live in. Work on the Science or Weather belt loop and pin. Boys can invite friends to join in the pinewood derby and discover the power behind those little cars. What types of things are powered up by the flip of a switch? …

• USSSP Baloo’s Bugle : Volume 16 Issue 05 – Dec 2009 POWER UP [PDF]
• BSA Cub Scout Program Helps Power Up January 2010 [PDF]
• Buckeye District Roundtable January 2010 [PDF]
• CubCast December 2009 – Part 1 Power Up
  CubCast December 2009 – Part 2 100th Anniversary
  [CubCastRSS feed]

Boy’s Life Magazine
Links found in December 2009 Boys’ Life magazine

Western Australian Scout eNews
Chief’s Corner – December 2009

The Dump
This month my featured book from “The Dump” Resources For Scouting is; Outdoor Treasure Hunt: 120 Things for Cubs to look for. (Wolf Cub Books, No.7) 36 pages, 1953

2010 Nillumbik District Dates

2010 Nillumbik District Cub Scout Dates
26th Jan :: Australia Day – Government House Open Day
3rd-14th Jan :: Jamboree (AJ2010)
5th-8th Mar :: “The Big Camp” Banyule District has invited us to this long weekend camp
26th Apr :: Anzac Day Holiday (Mon)
8th May :: JOTT (Jamboree of the Trail)
9th May :: Mothers Day
24th Jun :: Roller Skating with Joey Scouts
?? Jul :: Flying Day (replaces Billy Cart Derby)
23rd Jul :: Disco @ 1st Eltham (Fri)
22nd Aug :: Pre Cuboree Camp (tbc)
29th Aug :: Hurstbridge Wattle Festival
5th Sep :: Fathers Day
27th Sep – 1st Oct :: Cuboree (Cubs going to Cuboree need their Camp Out Badge)
?? Sep :: Diamond Creek Town Fair
15th-17th Oct :: Eltham District Activity Camp (EDAC 10 y.o. linking camp)
15th-17th Oct :: JOTI / JOTA
24th? Oct :: Bike Safety Ride District Event (normally 1st Sun in Oct moved because of Cuboree)
2nd Nov :: Cup Day
?? Nov :: Eltham Town Fair
25th Nov :: All Leaders Meeting
26th Nov :: City Walk (or Try Something different?)
17th Dec :: Term 4 Ends

Other District Activities to Try
* Flying Day combined with Kite making and flying (Lilydale?)
* Leadership Course
* Tooronga Centre visit

Topics for Seeonee Meetings
* Laughter
* Pack Council
* Resources
* Jungle Book
* Dealing with Disabilities eg ADHD autism etc
* communication
* programming

We will be inviting Banyule District to our activities and more than likely receive invitations in return including a joint Seeonee

ScoutLinks November-2009

“Try not be become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.”
– Albert Einstein.

“… I would like to take some time tonight to discuss modern day scouting”
On Monday, 23rd November 2009, Senator Jacinta Collins (Senator for Victoria) delivered a speech to Federal Parliament in support of Scouts Australia and its current child safety practices.
Read the full transcript (2009-Nov-23) [Hansard]
via Scouts Australia

DEC 2009 BSA Cub Scout Theme: WORKS OF ART
December is a time of celebration and giving. This is a perfect month for involving friends in doing good deeds and creating holiday magic through art. Cub Scouts use their artistic abilities to create holiday decorations, gifts, or cards. This artwork might be put on display in nursing homes, in churches, schools, or homes, and at the pack meeting or at a meeting of the chartered organization. Boys can make cards and ornaments and share them with residents of a local nursing or retirement home, children’s hospital, or community center and do a “Good Turn for America.” Boys can discover different forms of art, write poems, attend a musical or performing art show, or visit a local art museum. Works of art can become gifts for family members. …

• USSSP Baloo’s Bugle : Volume 16 Issue 04 – Nov 2009 WORKS OF ART [PDF]
• BSA Cub Scout Program Helps Works of Art December 2009 [PDF]
• Buckeye District Roundtable December 2009 [PDF]
• CubCast November 2009 – Part 1 Works of Art
  CubCast November 2009 – Part 2 Chartered Organization Good Turn
  [CubCastRSS feed]

Boy’s Life Magazine
Links found in November 2009 Boys’ Life magazine

Western Australian Scout eNews
Chief’s Corner – November 2009

The Dump
This month my featured book from “The Dump” Resources For Scouting is; The Cub How-to-do-it Book (The Wolf Cub Series, No.1)

The Cub How-To-Do-It Book. CONTENTS. Paper Craft. Paper Masks. Milk Carton Fun. Display Lamp. Games. Paper Pulp Work. Boomerangs. Java Jeep Airplane …

UK Scout Association “Everyday Adventure”

The UK Scout Association have a series of “Everyday Adventure” episodes up on their YouTube channel Scouts TV, there are 6 x 20 minute episodes.

An introduction to what Scouting is and how it works, showing how the movement can help make life an Everyday Adventure. This includes some things you might know about Scouting, and some you might not.

1. An introduction to what Scouting is and how it works, showing how the movement can help make life an Everyday Adventure. This includes some things you might know about Scouting, and some you might not.

Close the Lid!

Close the Lid!

Wondering how to make the ice last a bit longer on your Scout camp?
How about including a subtle reminder inside the lid.