Scouting Anniversary Week Ideas by Chris Sears

November/December is the time to plan...  Scouting Week!

Some Anniversary Week Ideas

1. If possible, have the Blue and Gold Banquet during Anniversary Week, the week of BSA’s birthday: Feb 8.
2. In Den Meeting that week have a birthday cake and talk about the history of Cub Scouting.
3. Consider having an annual Parent Meeting during that week. It is an excellent time to both honor the parents who support the pack and to inform them of how Scouting works. Perhaps give a little thank you gift to the parents.
4. Have the boys wear their uniforms to school that week, or particularly on February 8th.
5. Offer to the local City Council for the boys to perform the flag ceremony at the city council meeting that week. Then bring a “Scout Birthday” birthday cake to share with the Council as a thank you for their service.
6. Suggest to the pastor of your church that for the Sunday of Anniversary Week the scouts offer the opening and closing prayers and be a youth speaker.  The scout leaders could be the main speakers.
7. Prepare a photo spread on posterboard of your pack or troop, and have the pictures on display as members enter the church so that they can see what the Cub Scouts or Boy Scouts have done during the year. Then take that same poster to the local grocery store and request that it be put on display there.  If possible, coordinate with other units in the area to do the same and create a larger effect.
8. Conduct a service project work day that week.

1. There are often many projects that need help at a church, library, club, school, or other meeting place for your unit, and Anniversary Week Saturday morning may be a great time to do some of these as a thank you.
2. There may be a service project that could benefit the city or the community.
3. Consider the Cub Scouts and/or Boy Scouts clean the church that week.

9. Consider using BSA clipart on your Sunday Service program cover that week, and quote from a religious leader regarding Scouting.
10. Look into creating a store window display of Cub Scouting, or at school, or in a leader’s front window.

Eagle can

Okay, many people have been asking questions about the Eagle Can. So here is the idea.

Take a #10, which can be purchased at the LDS Lindon Cannery for about 90cents and then

10 cents for the lid. Then you can rent the sealer from the cannery, Free rental.

Decorate the can and put the CubScout Name on the lid. Inside the can, well at least inside this can, is a letter from the CubScout's parent, bishop, den leader, and cub master. There is a poem and a small token/trinket.

The idea is that the Cub Scout receives this can but can not open it. There are only two conditions where the boy can open it; 1. if the Boy receives his Eagle or 2. if the Boy graduates from High school.

On the top of the can it says: " I CAN! I CAN! I CAN get my Eagle and when I do I CAN open my CAN."

Then at your Blue and Gold EVERY boy receives his can.

And that way you recognize EVERY boy.

Blue and Gold Table Decor. Ideas

This is something very simple to make and you don't need to be a expert cake decorator to make this. Made out of cupcakes (regular or mini). This can be made and used for Blue & Gold Banquet or when a young man earns his Arrow of Light.

Here are some Blue and Gold Table Decoration Ideas

Pocket Knife Invitations click here

To make the lantern click here for instructions. To make the fire centerpiece click here for instructions.

Here is one version to make a space shuttle

Click here for instructions

click here for instructions

Neckerchief slides

How can you go from this:

To this:

Wanna know? I’ll show you how.

Step one: drink a LOT of milk.

Step two: cut the handle off of the milk container.

Step three: cut the handle into smaller chunks.

Step four: find anything that looks like it would make a fun neckerchief slide.

Step five: GLUE!!! Hot glue will work in a pinch but tends to just snap off once it has hardened. I’ve had great success with E-6000. It’s a craft glue found in the craft section at most stores. I got mine at Walmart.

Step six: wear them. Look cool. Admire your huge collection. Have others jealous of how cool your slides are.

November Blue & Gold Meal Planning Handout

Last night at Roundtable we ran out of handouts for the Blue & Gold Meal Planning. I will bring more to hand out at December's Roundtable. However, for those who want to view it now (which is why you are here, because you were told it would be posted on this blog), click this: Blue & Gold Meal Planning