Here is a tri-fold with songs about Cubbing, set to familiar Christmas carol tunes. Print pages 1 and 2 back to back, then fold into a tri-fold brochure.
Also included is an optional insert. This is the reverse: Songs about Santa, put to tunes familiar in Cub Scouts. Print pages 3 and 4 back to back, then cut into 3 strips and insert a strip into the tri-fold.
I have updated these Silly Cub Carols to fit the new Scouting USA program as of November 2018.
This hilarious audience participation game was presented at Roundtable last night. I wish I had taken pictures, but hopefully my description will suffice. All of my measurements are only a guess to help you visualize, and the colors can be any you choose, so do what actually works.
Make 4 turkey tails, one of each color: brown, red, yellow, orange (or pink, blue, black, green ... whatever you already have around):
1. Cut a 6" circle out of stiff paper for the following colors: brown, red, yellow, orange,
2. From the same paper cut out feathers. The feathers we saw last night were just 6"x1.5" rectangles.
3. Attach the feathers to the top circumference of the circle.
4. Get material 6" wide by 6' long to fit around someone's bottom and hips and tied in the front. Sew the feathered circles to the middle of the material.
Make 4 turkey masks. Here's a picture of a simple one that I would probably make, but with paper.
THE GAME:
Teach the audience the following words to the tune "Have You Ever Seen A Lassie" or "Here We Are Together":
Have you ever seen a turkey, a turkey, a turkey
Have you ever seen a turkey with feathers like that.
There's brown ones and red ones and yellow ones and orange ones.
Have you ever seen a turkey with feathers like that.
Get 4 volunteers who wear the turkey masks and tail throughout pack meeting. Whenever a certain word is said, let's just pick "thank" for an example, the turkeys get up and start strutting around like a turkey would and the audience sings the above song. When the color of their tail is sung, the turkeys wag their tails to the audience.
I always thought it would be fun to have a pack theme song. Here's a pack from the UK whose pack song has gone global and said that we can make our own version of their song, with certain simple and friendly conditions. Catchy! Check them out! The Cobra Cub Pack Songmusic, lyrics, and copy conditions
Click above to watch this song sung at one pack meeting.
For word clarity:
Wite fwippuh (Right flipper)
Weft fwippuh (Left flipper)
Wite webby wokkuh (Right webby walker)
Weft webby wokkah (Left webby walker)
All around the country coast to coast,
people always say what do you like most,
I don't wanna brag i don't wanna boast,
I always tell 'em I like toast.
yeah TOAST yeah TOAST
I get up in the mornin' bout six AM,
have a little jelly have a little jam,
take a piece of bread put it in the slot,
push down the lever and the wires gets hot,
I get toast.
yeah TOAST yeah TOAST
Now there's no secret to toasting perfection,
there's a dial on the side and you make your selection,
push to the dark or the light and then,
if it pops too soon press down again,
make toast.
yeah TOAST yeah TOAST
When the first caveman drove in from the drags,
didn't know what would go with the bacon and the eggs,
must have been a genius got it in his head,
plug the toaster in the wall,
buy a bag of bread,
make toast.
yeah TOAST yeah TOAST
oh wee monsieur bonjour cool cat,
uh huh croissante du bagette,
maurice a vaulzey effeil tower,
o wee maria bagette vouze,
FRENCH TOAST FRENCH TOAST
Are you missing some song cards because you are new to Roundtable? Or, do you need some replacement cards? Or, do you just want to print some extras for you pack? Well, you are in luck!
Here are the songs (and a bonus song) typed up and ready for you to print a whole new set!
And another sheet of song cards (from Roundtable 2018)
Still another sheet of song cards (from University of Scouting 2018)
There are several Hakas. Originates from the Maori in New Zealand. Famous internationally because of the rugby team All Blacks. Several USA rugby and football teams have adopted this tradition. Meant to welcome, challenge, promise, intimidate, and honor.
There's a whole story behind the words, which you can listen to HERE. THIS is a rugby team performing the Haka that is closest to what we learned at Roundtable Jan. 2012.( Start at the middle of the video.... 0:31.)
Here is a TUTORIAL, which brings the speed down quite a bit for learning.
The Haka is generally performed by men, but both women and children perform it as well, and they look just as intimidating, especially when they widen their eyes, jerk their movements, and lay out their tongue down to their chin!
To honor this ceremony, perform the Haka strong, fierce, intimidating. This actually is a message that communicates, "We promise to respect you by playing our very best game!" Here are a couple boys who give tips how to DO IT WITHOUT A SMILE!
The words we learned, and their meaning:
Ka Mate! Ka Mate! Ka Ora! Ka Ora! I die! I die! I live! I live!
Ka Mate! Ka Mate! Ka Ora! Ka Ora!
I die! I die! I live! I live!
Teneite tangata puru puhuru This is the hairy man
Nana nei tiki mai Who fetched the Sun
Whakawhiti te ra And caused it to shine again
Aupane, Aupane One upward step, One upward step,
Aupana K’aupane An upward step, Another upward step
Whiti te ra The Sun shines!
Hi
This very manly chant song starts with a beat:
stomp, stomp, clap (hold) ;
stomp, stomp, clap (hold) ;
stomp, stomp, clap (hold) ;
stomp, stomp, clap (hold) ...
Keep the beat going throughout the song.
This version on Youtube is a Repeat After Me, which is fantastic for learning. There are other versions on Youtube with cub scouts having a blast, but there's a lot of wasted space on the video, and the version I picked shows just how manly it is. You can also sing the whole song to the tune of "We Will Rock You", but in this version only the chorus is sung, while the verse is chanted.
Our focus for Pack Meetings is the Core Value of the month. While we need to be careful the Core Value isn't replaced or lost by a theme, a theme can demonstrate and punctuate a Core Value. Themes can be used for decoration, games, and especially award ceremonies. Here are some ideas, mostly compiled by Charlene Rowley, to help our imaginations get started:
COMPASSION: Pilgrims, Pioneers, Firemen, Medical First Aid, Wizard of Oz, Disability Awareness
COOPERATION: Carnival, Circus, Rodeo, Mountaineers, Trailblazers, Circle the Wagons, Showbiz, Music Makers, Derbies, Sports Extravaganza, Genius Kits, Communication, Tied Up in Knots
COURAGE: Wright Brothers, The World of Tomorrow, Vikings, Pirates, Pilgrims, Pioneers, Tall Tales, Legends, Knights, Robin Hood, Wizard of Oz
FAITH: Patriots, Pilgrims, Pioneers
HEALTH & FITNESS: Blast Off, Down on the Farm, Knights, Grecians Olympics, Sports Carnival, Fire Detective, Field Day, Survival
RESPECT: Great Events in Scouting, Circle the Wagons, Pioneers, Trailblazers, Wild West Rodeo, Pilgrims, Historic Flags, Akela's Council, It's A Small World
RESPONSIBILITY: Wright Brothers, The World of Tomorrow, Discoverers, Patriots, Pilgrims, Pioneers, Trailblazers, Fire, Detectives
A few of my new friends from Akela's Council 26 (2010) got together and made videos of some of the songs we learned there. I have introduced a few of those songs at Roundtable, or am planning to introduce them in the near future.
I am ENTHUSIASTICALLY going to give a shout out for Akela's Council. Go! Really! Whether you are brand new as a leader in any capacity with Cub Scouting or have been involved with it for years you will learn something new -no, tons of things - to improve your program. It's AWESOME, fun, and in all honesty - invaluable! Really, it truly is! Go! Click HERE for more info.
The Pizza Hut Song
The Itsy-Bitsy Spider Chant
The Beaver Song (Chant) (Working on getting audio fixed)
Here's a link to the lyrics, in the meantime: Beaver Song
