Fun with Themes

Using Themes to make Things Fun
by Chris Sears


KISMIF - Keep It Simple, Make It Fun
    *  One of the purposes of scouting: Fun And Adventure

    *  One of the methods of scouting: Activities

Themes allow you to give greater emphasis to ideas, values, and themes

Example -Perseverance - use a theme of Pioneers or Sports

Resources
     *  Old Pow Wow Books

     *  http://scouterbooks.com/search.php

     *  How To Book

                                                                 * Online ideas -- Baloo's Bugle   usscouts.org/bbugle.asp

         Perseverance:

               Talents - develop talents takes perseverance

               Hiking - hiking takes perseverance

               Trees/Forrester - trees take perseverance

Best resource - your own creative minds in your pack

Example - We wanted to do something for Blue and Gold that gave every boy recognition. We wanted to give each boy a star.  Suddenly it occurred to us to make each boy a deputy in our western town, and the cowboy theme was decided on. It was easy from there, with western gear galore!