January Cub Scout Lockin – We Need Parent Volunteers!

Hello Everyone,

Please find a message below from Brad Wood, who is leading the Cub Scout Lock-in for January.  The boys always love this event.

Parents:

The Lock-In Planning Committee is looking ahead to our annual Cub Scout Lock-In scheduled for Friday night, January 9-10 2015.

For those of you who are new to the Pack or have otherwise not yet been able to participate in this fun event, the Lock-In involves a round-robin of activities in which the boys can earn up to three Cub Scout Belt Loops of their choice.  After the Belt Loop activities are completed, we go upstairs to the Fellowship Hall to enjoy some pizza and drinks (intended to be an evening snack, rather than a full meal).   After eating, the boys will play kickball in the Family Life Center (the gym).   After playing kickball, we (parents and Scouts) will  set up our sleeping bags, cots, air mattresses etc. in the Family Life Center and settle down to watch a movie (to be determined) on a big screen with the lights out before going to sleep.   In the morning, we get up, pack up and leave.

 

The success of this event relies heavily upon parent volunteers.   We will need volunteers to teach the Belt Loop activities, to help usher boys to the various activities, to serve pizza and drinks, to referee/facilitate kickball, and to clean up as we go along.

 

The Lock-In Planning Committee has determined that the following Belt-Loop Activities best lend themselves to being able to be conducted indoors during the roughly  45-minute blocks of instruction:

  1. Chess     http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/CubScouts/UniformsAndAwards/sanda/chess.aspx
  2. Marbles  http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/CubScouts/UniformsAndAwards/sanda/marbles.aspx
  3. Map/Compass http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/CubScouts/UniformsAndAwards/sanda/map_compass.aspx
  4. Geography         http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/CubScouts/UniformsAndAwards/sanda/geography.aspx
  5. Photography http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/CubScouts/UniformsAndAwards/sanda/photography.aspx
  6. Music    http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/CubScouts/UniformsAndAwards/sanda/music.aspx
  7. Language http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/CubScouts/UniformsAndAwards/sanda/language_culture.aspx
  8. Astronomy http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/CubScouts/UniformsAndAwards/sanda/astronomy.aspx
  9. Wildlife Conservation http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/CubScouts/UniformsAndAwards/sanda/wildlife_conservation.aspx
  10. Good manners http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/CubScouts/UniformsAndAwards/sanda/good_manners.aspx
  11. Art          http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/CubScouts/UniformsAndAwards/sanda/art.aspx
  12. Readyman [This is a First Aid course intended  for Webelos only, as this activity will last the entire 3-class period]  http://www.boyscouttrail.com/webelos/webelos_activity_badge_requirements.asp#Readyman

 

Ideally, we would like to have sufficient parental and leadership involvement to be able to teach at least seven of the above Belt Loop activities (including Readyman for the Webelos), with at least two adults serving as instructors for each activity.   (Each round will last approximately 45 minutes before the boys would rotate to their next activity, for a total of three rounds.)

Please look over these activities and let a member of the Lock-In Committee (composed of Shannon Settlemire, Amanda Treadway, Liza Wearn and Brad Wood) know if you would be willing to teach one of them or otherwise assist in the Lock-In in some other capacity.   The Pack can help you obtain supplies for Belt Loop activities if you need them.   The Belt Loop requirements are not necessarily etched in stone.  If you can think of a more creative and effective way to teach or convey the subject/life skill involved, you are certainly welcome and encouraged to do so.

More to follow on this event in the upcoming weeks, with a final sign-in/preference sheet to be handed out for turn-in by the Skating Party at Skate Haven on December 2.

Please let us know if you are available to help out with this fun night!

Take care-
Shannon