Resourcefulness
Litter to Glitter
Cubmaster Section
Linda Black 801-943-1334
[email protected]
Shauna Pulley 801-508-7643
[email protected]
RESOURCEFULNESS Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Resourcefulness is using human and other resources to their fullest.
Why “Litter to Glitter” for Resourcefulness?
Part of being resourceful is learning not to be wasteful and to recycle items to make something new and
wonderful from something old. Used items can also be repurposed, or used for something other than their
original purpose. One example is using an empty tissue box to store recyclable plastic grocery bags that you can
then use as wastebasket liners. By being resourceful, we also help to take care of our planet by converting litter
into useful objects, thus turning “litter to glitter.”
Scout Law equivalent to Resourcefulness is “Thrifty.”
A Scout works to pay his own way and to help others. He saves for the future. He protects and conserves natural
resources. He carefully uses time and property.
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
BSA Monthly Pack Meeting Plans: February Litter to Glitter
The Cubmaster welcomes any new families to the pack and all special guests who are in attendance this
evening, and thanks all who have helped prepare for the blue and gold banquet or the pack meeting.
DUTY TO GOD (PRAYER) / DEVOTIONAL
Our Resources Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Thank you for the many beautiful things you have given us. Help us to understand our world. Watch over us as
we do our best to conserve our resources. Amen.
BSA Monthly Pack Meeting Plans: February Litter to Glitter
“Help us remember that being resourceful can be the difference in helping our planet and in saving our natural
resources. Help us understand that our resourcefulness can be the key to making a positive impact on the
world.”
SITED WORKS
BSA Pack Meeting Plans: Download Monthly Pack Meeting Plans [Character Connection and three supplemental plans for each month]
http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/Leaders/DenLeaderResources/DenandPackMeetingResourceGuide/PackMeetingPlans.aspx
Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
BSA Monthly Pack Meeting Plans: February Litter to Glitter http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/February_2014.pdf
BALOO'S BUGLE
http://usscouts.org/bbugle.asp
Mar 1999 Pollution Solution
Other themes:
Resourcefulness: Jan 2011 and Jan 2012
Turn Back the Clock: Jan 2000 and Jan 2013; Aug 2004 Time in a Capsule
Invention Convention: Feb 2005 and Jan 2014; Dec 1997 Genius Night; Dec 1998 and Feb 2006 Cubstruction
Litter to Glitter: Feb 2008; Mar 1999 Pollution Solution; Mar 2004 Cubservation; Mar 2001Save It for Us
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PACK IDEAS
BSA Monthly Pack Meeting Plans: February Litter to Glitter
Ask your state or local environmental services department for resources regarding recycling. Your state or city may have a booklet or
posters available for use at the pack meeting. They may even have enough items to give to each Scout. You also may want to review
the resources available at http://www.epa.gov.
BSA Monthly Pack Meeting Plans: February Litter to Glitter
Have dens make a “cubby” out of recyclable items. (See the Cub Scout Leader How-to Book, chapter 1, pages 4–5.) These can be used
as displays while pack members gather or as den table decorations for the blue and gold banquet. Cubbies then could be returned to
the dens’ meeting locations as reminders of the blue and gold banquet and of Cub Scouts turning what some might consider litter into
something that shines on and on—it glitters with Cub Scout spirit! Have a representative of each den tell about their “Cubby
Recycled.” The Cubmaster might ask, “What did you use when making him?” “Did the den give your Cubby Recycled a name?” If the
Cubmaster has a chance to see the cubbies before the meeting, he or she could create customized awards for each cubby. For example,
an award could be given to the “Most Glittery Cubby.” Plastic lids can be turned into gold medals with some spray paint and ribbon.
BSA Monthly Pack Meeting Plans: February Litter to Glitter
Decorate the room for the blue and gold banquet using table displays from previous pack meetings as centerpieces, as well as any
informational items obtained regarding recycling (posters, fliers, etc.).
Print place-mats with recycling information, puzzles, mazes, or word searches. Or have Scouts weave place-mats from newspapers
during their den meetings.
Blue and Gold Guest Speaker BSA Monthly Pack Meeting Plans: February Litter to Glitter
Arrange for guest speakers at the banquet or meeting. Also place a reminder call the week of the banquet or meeting. Someone who
deals with recycling in your city might make an excellent guest speaker. Or the school superintendent could talk about the recycling
program in your local school district.
As everyone is finishing the meal, have the guest speaker (if you’ve scheduled one) give a brief, informative, inspirational, and, most
important, fun talk. The Cubmaster thanks the speaker, recognizes Cub Scouts for their hard work, and begins the presentation of their
awards for the month.
Optional Blue and Gold Entertainment BSA Monthly Pack Meeting Plans: February Litter to Glitter
Cubmaster, assistant Cubmaster, or a parent volunteer could lead the following:
Recycling
Materials: 2-foot strip of paper about 2 inches wide (needs to be big enough to see), tape, marker, scissors, large picture
or drawing of recycling logo, several products with recycling labels on them
The Cubmaster talks while building a Möbius strip.
CUBMASTER (picking up the paper): I have with me today this long strip of paper. I’m going to connect the ends here with tape. (Put
the ends of the paper together to form a loop, but before taping, twist one of the ends. Now tape.) I now have a loop that has only one
side.
(Ask a Cub Scout from the audience to come up.) My Cub Scout volunteer will show us. He’s going to draw a line down the middle of
our loop and he won’t have to pick up his marker. (The Cub Scout begins to draw the line, with the Cubmaster helping if needed.
Thank the Cub Scout and ask him to sit down.)
This is a special loop that goes on and on and on and as you follow the side around, you just can’t figure out how that happened. (On a
hard surface, shape the loop into a triangle; doing so will crease parts of it, but that’s OK. Hold up the triangle.) How many of you
have seen something like this before? (Parents may answer, and some boys may, too, that it looks like the recycling logo. If no answer
comes immediately, hold up the picture of the recycling logo.)
Just as this loop, called a Möbius strip, has no end, the same is true of recycling. (Ask them if they know what “recycle” means.) The
symbol reminds us that the materials and resources that we use every day can be recycled. This means that rather than use them just
once and throw them away, we find other uses for these materials. Sometimes we are able to use them for something else at home.
Can anyone tell me about something you use again at home instead of throwing it away? If you can’t use it again at home, you can
recycle it by saving it in a particular container and giving it to a business that can use it again. Often they are able to use the recycled
material to make something else. Can anyone tell me an item that you save so it can be made into something else?
So recycling, and using recycling bins, means that we try to use something in some way so it never has to be destroyed or thrown
away. It can be kept and used again, and then it can be recycled. We hope that we can continue using it over and over again. It was a
Möbius strip that was the inspiration for the recycling logo that we have today and it is used all over the world. It is difficult to break
that unity of recycling (use scissors to cut the Möbius strip along the line the Cub Scout drew) because it just keeps getting bigger.
(After the Möbius strip is cut, there will be not two strips but one bigger strip.)
Recycling means we try to keep the cycle going. Let’s do our part to start recycling if you aren’t already, or to keep recycling all that
we can.
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PRE-OPENING ACTIVITIES
Recycle BINGO Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Trash Your Trash
- Remove any trash you bring with you. Make sure it is put in a
receptacle or take it with you.
- Even natural materials, like bits of fruit, should not be thrown
on the ground. They attract pests and detract from the natural
beauty of an area.
Recycling Scrambler Pow Wow Book
Unscramble the world of the products or materials that can be
recycled:
Sasgl _______________
Erapp _______________
Munalimu _____________
Mtael _______________
Oodf
_______________
Tpanls _______________
Wtera _______________
(answers: glass, paper, aluminum, metal, food, plants, water.)
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Print out the Leave No Trace guidelines and pledge from
http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/resources/LeavenoTrace.aspx.
to give to the families as they arrive or placed on the tables at the
blue and gold banquet.
Materials: BINGO Board for each participant.
• The purpose of the game is to meet people and learn about
them.
• The object is to make as many bingos as you can.
• Try to complete the board or make X bingos.
• How to play: Introduce yourself to someone you don’t know,
strike up a conversation, and then tell them, “Say, you look like
someone who might. …”
• A person can only sign once!
• The center square is free. Sign it now!
Boys’ Life Jigsaw Puzzles Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Materials: Covers from Boys’ Life mounted on thin (cereal box)
cardboard.
• Paste the Boys’ Life cover (or other picture) to a thin sheet of
cardboard (or poster stock).
• Cut up the picture into puzzle pieces.
• For a den meeting, have at least one puzzle per Cub Scout.
For roundtable, give a puzzle to two people to work together.
• As each Cub Scout arrives, hand him a puzzle to put together.
• If time permits, let them exchange puzzles.
• Have prizes for those who complete one or more puzzles.
BSA Monthly Pack Meeting Plans: February Litter to Glitter
Puzzles, games, and other activities can be downloaded from the
Recycle Rex website at
http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/RecycleRex/Activities/default.htm.
Have a preassigned den or volunteers help review the answers for
the Scouts when completed.
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Cub Scout Leave No Trace Pledge
I promise to practice the Leave No Trace Frontcountry guidelines
wherever I go:
1. Plan ahead
2. Stick to trails
3. Manage my pet
4. Leave what I find
5. Respect other visitors
6. Trash my trash
Signed: ___________________________
Date: _____________________________
http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/OutdoorProgram/OutdoorEthics/LeaveNoTrace.aspx
Leave No Trace Frontcountry Guidelines
Plan Ahead
- Know the local rules and regulations.
- Remember to bring food, water, and appropriate clothing.
- Bring a map so you don’t get lost.
- Bring a bag to pack out your trash.
- Don’t forget a leash for your pet.
- Take the time to learn about the area.
Stick to Trails
- Stay on the trails as they are marked if you can.
- Try not to disturb wildflowers and other plants. That way everyone can
enjoy them!
- Don’t trespass on private property.
Manage Your Pet
- Keep your pet on a leash at all times.
- Use a plastic bag to pack out your pet’s waste.
- Do not let your pet chase wildlife.
Leave What You Find
- Don’t pick wildflowers.
- Leave rocks and other objects where they are so others can see them
also.
- Do not mark or carve into living plants.
Respect Other Visitors
- Be courteous to others on trails when biking or running.
- Make room for others on trails and be cautious when passing.
- Don’t disturb others by making lots of noise or playing loud music.
- Respect “No Trespassing” and “Do Not Enter” signs.
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OPENING / FLAG CEREMONIES
Litter to Glitter Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Materials: 6 large cards with the letters to spell out LITTER on one side and the Cub Scouts’ lines on the other side in
large print; one large card with the capital letter G in glitter on one side, and Cub Scout #7’s lines on the other side.
The cards that spell LITTER can be decorated with litter-like materials (wadded up paper or tinfoil, bottle caps, torn
labels). The card with the letter G is decorated with glitter. The boys can draw pictures on the front of the cards as well.
Six Cub Scouts line up, holding the cards that spell LITTER.
Cub #1: L - Leaves can be turned into placemats.
Cub #2: I - Ice cube trays can be used to store beads.
Cub #3: T - Thread spools can be used for legs on animals.
Cub #4: T - Toilet paper rolls can be made into binoculars.
Cub #5: E - Egg cartons can be made into caterpillars.
Cub #6: R - Rope can be used to make a picture frame.
Cub Scout #7, holding the G card, enters and stands next to the L to spell GLITTER.
Cub #7: G - We just turned Litter into Glitter!
Alternate version 1
Cub #1 (holding L): Let’s all
Cub #2 (holding I): Invest our
Cub #3 (holding T): Time and
Cub #4 (holding T): Talents to
Cub #5 (holding E): Embellish, Enhance and
Cub #6 (holding R): Recycle and Re-use
Leader (from the side): And then what will happen?
Cub Scout #7, holding the G card, enters and stands next to the L to spell GLITTER.
Cub #7: We will turn Litter into Glitter.
Alternate Version 2
Cub #1 (holding L): L - LOOK all around you, there’s junk everywhere.
Cub #2 (holding I): I - IT’S all over the ground— a real nightmare.
Cub #3 (holding T): T - TRASH like newspapers, bottles, and cans.
Cub #4 (holding T): T - TRASH everywhere, we must have a plan!
Cub #5 (holding E): E - EVERYONE can pitch in to clean up a street.
Cub #6 (holding R): R - RE-USE and RECYCLE. It can’t be beat.
Cub Scout #7, holding the G card, enters and stands next to the L to spell GLITTER.
Cub #7: G - Turn litter to GLITTER and you will see: a good citizen and hero you will be.
C-U-B-S BSA Monthly Pack Meeting Plans: February Litter to Glitter
Prepare posters with one letter on the front of each and the lines for the Cub Scouts to say on the back.
CUB SCOUT 1: C stands for “cut back.” Reduce the amount of trash and waste you make.
CUB SCOUT 2: U stands for “use.” Use things again instead of throwing them away.
CUB SCOUT 3: B stands for “be sure.” Be sure to recycle whatever you can instead of throwing it in the trash.
CUB SCOUT 4: S stands for “save.” Together we can save our planet from too much litter.
Opening and Flag Ceremonies Pow Wow Book
Cub 1: God created the earth and everything on it. (Hold up picture of the earth)
Cub 2: We will protect the earth and take good care of it. (Hold up picture of beautiful scenery)
Cub 3: We won’t litter the roads, fields, streams or meadows. (Hold up a piece of trash and put in a trash bag)
Cub 4: We will practice conservation and not be wasteful. (Hold up newspaper tied in a stack ready to recycle)
Cub 5: We will work together to make our environment more beautiful. (Hold up a potted plant)
Cub 6: As we give the Pledge of Allegiance, please remember the beauty of our country, the United States of America.
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ADVANCEMENT & RECOGNITION CEREMONIES
Litter to Glitter (or Reduce, Re-use, Recycle) Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Cubmaster: This month our Cub Scouts have been learning about their environment and how to be part of the solution to
pollution, rather than contributors to the problem. They have learned to re-use, reduce, and recycle products in their
homes by making “Litter to Glitter” projects. They have also learned to think about the “second life” of items we often
throw away. Tonight we honor some of those service-minded Cub Scouts who have completed requirements for their rank
advancements. The Bobcat Trail is the beginning of the Cub Scout adventure. The boys attaining this rank have just begun
to learn the meaning of service to others as they learned the Cub Scout Promise and Law of the Pack. (Calls new Bobcats
and their parents forward.) The Tiger is aided on his path by his adult partner. He must complete achievements. When he
does number 5, “Let’s Go Outdoors,” he begins to see and appreciate our beautiful world—and why we must work to
keep it so. (Calls new Tigers and their parents forward.) In attaining the rank of Wolf, boys learn about our “Living
World” and how to protect it. They have made observations about how their neighborhoods get dirty, and then they have
gone into action to help be part of the solution to the problem. (Calls new Wolf Cub Scouts and their parents forward.)
The Big Bear Trail is full of choices, and some of those choices deal with “Taking Care of Your Planet” and “Sharing
Your World With Wildlife.” Boys attaining this rank have learned something about the interdependence of life on Planet
Earth—that all living things need each other. (Calls new Bear Cub Scouts and their parents forward.) Learning the
Outdoor Code is one of the requirements for attaining the Webelos rank. In preparing for Boy Scouts, these boys will be
spending more and more time outdoors, and their conduct toward the environment could impact generations to come.
(Calls new Webelos Scouts and their parents forward.) The outdoor program is an important part of the Scouting
movement. Be a leader in your school, your home, and your neighborhood to preserve this precious environment for our
future. And always think, “Litter to Glitter,” before you throw something away.
The Litter to Glitter Machine Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Materials: large box with a sign that reads, “Cub Scout Recycle Machine” (box needs input and output slots and an
On/Off switch, and it should be large enough to have a person inside); sign that reads, “REJECT”; scrap pieces of plastic,
felt, wood, or other materials of appropriate color for awards (e.g., orange for Tiger badge, red for Wolf badge, blue for
Bear, red for Good Turn for America, yellow for World Conservation Award).
Personnel: Cubmaster (CM), and Assistant CM (CA).
CM: Hey, look, a Cub Scout Recycle Machine! It says to put in something worn out and you will get something useful for
Cub Scouts.
CA: Let’s try it out! (Turns on switch.)
CM: Let’s see what it does with this old, worn out can. (Drops can into machine. Machine makes noise and shakes, and
then out comes a new, shiny pocketknife.)
CA: Wow, it works. Fantastic!
CM: Maybe we can use it to help with our awards!
CA: That’s a really great idea! Here, machine, here’s some worn out red stuff. (Drops it in, the machine performs, and
gives out Wolf badges.)
(Cubmaster calls up the boys and presents badges. He then continues with other colors and awards. If advancements are
presented, present the award to the parent first, who then presents it to his or her son.)
Cub Scout (a boy from the last group receiving awards— selected and prepped in advance—as he looks at the
machine): I wonder how this thing works. (Peers inside, and the machine pulls him in.) Help! (The machine makes a very
loud noise and out pops the Cub Scout with the “REJECT” sign.)
CM: Look! He has a sign around his neck. It says “Reject.” I guess that proves a Cub Scout’s spirit is too strong and
durable ever to be worn out! (Cubmaster leads a cheer to celebrate Cub Scout spirit.)
Advancements
Recycle Pow Wow Book
Attach each award to a clean recyclable or reusable item (aluminum cans, plastic bottles, newspaper, grocery bags, egg
cartons, etc.) Call each boy and his parents forward. Ask them how to recycle or reuse the item with their award
attached. Praise them for their good ideas. Ask for help from the audience if they are stumped. Present them with the
award and the recyclable item and challenge them to go home and recycle or reuse that item.
PLANT Pow Wow Book
Attach each award to a small plant. Give a plant to each award recipient and challenge them to go home and plant it in
their yard. These plants help clean the air and will remind the boys of the awards they earned in Cub Scouts.
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BSA Monthly Pack Meeting Plans: February Litter to Glitter
CUBMASTER: When the founder of Scouting, Lord Baden-Powell, was in the military, he was an undercover agent. It
was his job to find out what the enemy was doing and report back to his commanders. He had to be resourceful or creative
in how he did this so that he didn’t get caught and anything that he did would not be revealed to the enemy. So he hid the
maps he was making in beautiful drawings of butterflies. He had a secret legend for everything within the drawing. If he
had not relied on his own talents and resourcefulness, he might not have been able to pass on this information. This is an
outstanding example to us on how to be resourceful.
Tonight, we have some very resourceful Scouts who have earned their rank. The first rank badge a Scout earns is the
Bobcat badge. The Bobcat, on the trail to Scouting, requires a keen sense of fun and adventure. Would those resourceful
Bobcats and their parents join us to receive the Bobcat rank. (The Cubmaster presents the Bobcat badges.)
Earning the Tiger badge is a great accomplishment for our youngest Scouts. The den leaders learned with you along the
trail how being resourceful can make for an awesome time. Those Scouts earning the rank of Tiger please join us with
your parents to receive your rank. (The Cubmaster presents the Tiger badges.)
The Wolf is possibly the most resourceful of all of our ranks. They have learned to use their resourcefulness to achieve
their feats of skill and perform their cooking and eating activities. They used their resourcefulness for playing games and
making new items. Join us, Wolf Scouts, with your parents to receive your new rank. (The Cubmaster presents the Wolf
badges.)
The Bear Scout is becoming more elusive and harder to track as he gains greater knowledge in Scouting. He has become
stronger in his skills while learning what makes America special, how to share his world with wildlife, and how to use a
pocketknife. (Note to Cubmaster: For the Bear rank, the Cub Scouts have advancement options that you can substitute
here.) Will our Scouts earning the rank of Bear join us with your parents to receive your new rank. (The Cubmaster
presents the Bear badges.)
The Webelos Scout will become a man cub very soon. He will move on to Boy Scouts and continue to depend on his
resourcefulness to have a positive impact on the world. Scouts who are ready to receive the Webelos rank, along with
your parents, please join us. (The Cubmaster presents the Webelos badges.)
The most resourceful of all Cub Scouts are those Scouts who have worked with great skill on eight activity badges to earn
the Arrow of Light. These Scouts have shown great leadership and a commitment to loyalty and courage. Those Scouts
ready to receive their Arrow of Light, please join us with your parents. We bestow upon you the rank of Arrow of Light,
the highest award in Cub Scouts. (The Cubmaster presents the Arrow of Light awards.)
Congratulations to all of our Scouts tonight! The things you’ve learned will be great resources for you not only as a young
man but also as an adult. If you can remember to always be resourceful and use this knowledge you learned, you will
honor our founder, Lord Baden-Powell.
This calls for a cheer. Let’s have the Ooooh Aaaaah Oooo cheer.
(Divide the attendees into three groups. As you point to each group, have each one shout its assigned word: Oooh, Aaaah,
or Oooooo. You can mix it up by pointing to the groups in a different order. You can speed it up or slow it down. Then at
the end, have the groups make their sounds all at once.)
Recycled Box Luminary
Take two medium tall brown boxes
(lightweight) and cut out windows on each
of the four sides. Print out the Cub Scout
ranks on vellum paper and tape to the
inside so that the rank is framed. Then
place a bright light inside (an LED light
works well) and close the lid. The four
sides of the box should each have a
different rank featured when you turn the
box. The light shining through the velum
illuminates the ranks. You could turn the
correct rank to face the audience as each
rank is presented. You could also let the
Cub Scouts make these with their rank to
put on their blue and gold table. In this case, a Tiger Scout would have the Tiger rank on all four sides of his box. Scouts
also can decorate the box with glitter, markers, paint, etc.
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CUBMASTER’S MINUTE
CLOSING / FLAG CEREMONIES
Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder
Make It Glitter Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Materials: globe held by Cub Scout #1.
Cub #1: There is only one world for all of us to share.
Cub #2: We all need to do our part to keep it clean and neat.
Cub #3: Let’s do our best to make it glitter with our Cub
Scout Spirit!
Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
An old proverb says, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
We have proven that tonight, with our gallery of art created
from recycled materials. Who would have thought that items
others would consider litter could be made into glitter like this
(hold up a sample project). Surely only a Cub Scout whose
imagination was properly nourished by his parents, and
allowed to run free by his leaders, could do that. Boys, keep
thinking up new things to create. Parents, keep your son’s
mind and imagination active. And leaders, keep encouraging
Cub Scouts to follow their dreams and do their best.
Conservation Thought Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
All of this great and beautiful America is ours to enjoy. Surely
we want to preserve it for the thousands of boys who will
come after us. Let us stand and repeat in unison a pledge that
will remind us to conserve these wonderful things for those
who follow us. Please repeat the Outdoor Code with me:
Outdoor Code
As an American, I will do my best to:
Be clean in my outdoor manners,
Be careful with fire,
Be considerate in the outdoors,
And be conservation minded.
Walt Disney Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
I’m sure all of you have heard of Walt Disney, the father of
Mickey Mouse and the creator of Disneyland and Disney
world. In 1955, Walt Disney wanted Disneyland to be a clean
place for families to visit. Whenever he saw any bit of trash at
the park, he picked it up and put it in the garbage. He thought
keeping the world clean was so important that he asked all of
his employees to follow his example and pick up trash
whenever they saw it. And they still do this today! This
month, let’s follow Walt Disney’s example and take the time
to pick up trash when we see it and dispose of it properly.
Cubmaster’s Minute BSA Monthly Pack Meeting Plans: February Litter to Glitter
Resourcefulness is a trait that we all have within us.
Sometimes it takes a little creativity, but we have learned
tonight that in doing so, we can make a difference in the
world and have fun while we are doing it. Using that
resourcefulness and applying it to our daily lives can make the
difference between enjoying what we are doing and just doing
it because we have to.
It is also very important that we as members of the Boy
Scouts of America understand and try to live by the “Leave
No Trace” pledge. This pledge reminds us to be aware of the
impact we have in keeping our world litter free. It reminds us
to plan ahead, stick to the trails already in place, manage our
pets when we are outdoors, respect other visitors who are in
the outdoors as well, and make sure we always take our trash
with us and find a trash can to put it in.
Will the Cubs Scouts please stand and take the “Leave No
Trace” pledge with me. (All recite the pledge together that is
on the Leave No Trace handout.)
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Garbage Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Personnel: 7 Cub Scouts, each holding a large card. The 7
cards spell out GARBAGE on the front, and the Cub Scouts’
lines are printed on the back in large print.
Cub #1: G - Great mounds of trash,
Cub #2: A - All heaped up high,
Cub #3: R - Ruin the beauty of Earth.
Cub #4: B - Be aware of recycling.
Cub #5: A - All of us count.
Cub #6: G - Get started today.
Cub #7: E - Earth is ours to care for.
Looking at Things Differently
BSA Monthly Pack Meeting Plans: February
Litter to Glitter
Materials: Cardboard tube, sheet of newspaper, paper plate,
sock
CUB SCOUT 1: This month we’ve tried to look at things
differently.
CUB SCOUT 2 (holds up cardboard tube): This may look
like just a cardboard tube, but I can use it to look at the stars.
CUB SCOUT 3 (holds up sheet of newspaper): This may look
like just a sheet of newspaper, but I can use it to make a hat.
CUB SCOUT 4 (holds up paper plate): This may look like
just a paper plate, but I can use it to make a mask.
CUB SCOUT 5 (holds up sock): This may look like just a
sock, but I can use it to make a puppet.
CUB SCOUT 6: Try to look at things differently, and you’ll
be surprised what you can see.
CUB SCOUT 7: Remember, one person’s trash is another
person’s treasure that glitters and shines!
The preassigned den retires the colors.
CUBMASTER: Cub Scouts, let’s thank those who have
joined you tonight as a guest. Good night and have a safe
journey home.
I Will Use Pow Wow Book
This closing can be done in three ways. A Cub or leader can
read the entire narrative. Copies of the ceremony can be
handed out to the audience and they can read it in unison or
have five Scouts each read a line.
This is my country. I will use my eyes to see the beauty of
the land.
I will use my mind to think what I can do to make it more
beautiful.
I will use my ears to hear its sounds.
I will use my mind to think what I can do to make it more
beautiful.
I will use my hands to serve it and care for it.
And with my heart, I will honor it.
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AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
The Litter Bug Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Divide the audience into four groups. Assign each group to say the following lines when their word is spoken in the story.
Practice as you make the assignments.
PAPER: “Crackle, crackle!”
CANS: “Clatter, clatter!”
TRASH: “Dump, dump!”
LITTER BUG: “Toss and throw!”
God put bugs in this world for many reasons; he made them to live in every kind of season. But the pesky LITTER BUG,
with his PAPER and CANS, was made from TRASH tossed by foolish man. Because of this pest, we’re surrounded by
PAPER, TRASH, and CANS. To keep our land beautiful, get rid of that LITTER BUG—so beach goers can again lounge
on clean sand.
Just who is this LITTER BUG who messes up our land? Do you really ever see him toss that PAPER or CAN? In
dumping his TRASH, he is very sly; most of the time the TRASH just seems to appear, as if it had dropped right out of
thin air. Could it be we are so used to throwing things there, that we dump PAPER and CANS without being aware?
Without even thinking that we’re tossing TRASH and waste, we could be LITTER BUGS in all of our haste.
So when you unwrap that gum or candy, don’t throw the PAPER on the ground just because it’s handy. Next time, stop
and think when it’s pop CANS you toss, ’cause if you’re a LITTER BUG, it’s also your loss. If every single person would
take note of his habit, that pesky LITTER BUG, we could certainly nab it! Then that terrible bug we could surely stamp
out, with no more PAPER, CANS, or TRASH spread about. To keep our land beautiful we must all do our part, by
properly taking care of our TRASH from the start.
The Trash Monster BSA Monthly Pack Meeting Plans: February Litter to Glitter
CUBMASTER: The Scouts of Pack _ ________________ have shown what amazing things they can create as they reuse
items. What if no one ever thought about recycling or reusing items? That would no doubt turn everything into one big
Trash Monster! Let’s see what would happen then.
(Divide the audience into five groups. Assign each group a word. When that word is read, the group must respond with
the designated sound.)
MONSTER: Grrrrrrr!
PAPER: Crinkle, crinkle
CANS: Crunch, crunch
BOTTLES: Clink, clink
BOXES: Square, square
TRASH: All the groups respond together with their sound.
In my neighborhood, and maybe in yours, there is an empty lot. At first glance it looks like nothing is there. But look
carefully, and you’ll see the home of the TRASH MONSTER. He starts out as a little guy, but he keeps growing. Just add
a few sheets of PAPER. “Yum,” says the MONSTER as he slurps down the PAPER. Someone throws some empty soda
CANS into the lot, and the MONSTER is happy. CANS are one of his favorite snacks. He loves the taste of BOTTLES
and BOXES for breakfast. With every piece of TRASH that is added to the lot, the MONSTER grows bigger and bigger.
When the lot is totally filled with TRASH, the MONSTER has grown so big, he covers the whole lot.
Well, I don’t know about you, but I certainly don’t want a TRASH MONSTER living in my neighborhood. So I asked a
Cub Scout pack to help me defeat that MONSTER. One Saturday morning a bunch of Cub Scouts, armed with work
gloves and garbage sacks, met at the lot. The TRASH MONSTER was not happy to see them. The Cub Scouts picked up
the PAPER, the CANS, the BOTTLES, and the BOXES. The MONSTER became angry. He tried to hide some of the
CANS, but the smart Cub Scouts found them. He asked his friend the wind to blow the PAPERS all around, but the quick
Cub Scouts grabbed the PAPERS out of the air and stuffed them into garbage sacks. The MONSTER hid the BOTTLES
under the tall grass and tried to squash the BOXES. But those Cub Scouts had eagle eyes and found every BOTTLE and
BOX.
The Cubmaster looked around and said, “Well done, boys. Let’s get this stuff to the recycling center.” The TRASH
MONSTER looked around. All his beautiful TRASH was gone. He was shrinking, shrinking, shrinking, and soon he was
gone. The Cub Scouts promised to keep the lot clean from PAPER, CANS, BOTTLES, and BOXES, and any other
TRASH that might show up there. The TRASH MONSTER would never again come to my neighborhood. Three cheers
for the Cub Scouts!
In Baloo's Bugle Mar 1999 Pollution Solution there is Wouldn't And Shouldn't Audience Participation.
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SONGS
“This Litter Piece of Mine” Cub Scout Roundtable Planning
Guide 2014-2015
Tune: “This Little Light of Mine”
Throw it in the big trash can.
No! I’m gonna reduce waste!
Take it down to the landfill.
No! I’m gonna recycle!
Leave it on the road side.
No! I’m gonna re-use it!
Cubs reduce, recycle, and re-use
Chorus:
This little piece of litter, I’m gonna make it glitter.
This little piece of litter, I’m gonna make it glitter.
This little piece of litter, I’m gonna make it glitter.
Cubs reduce, recycle, and re-use.
Build hovercrafts from old CDs.
Yes! We’re gonna reduce waste!
Make spring flowers from egg crates.
Yes! We’re gonna recycle!
Make a game from detergent jugs.
Yes! We’re gonna re-use it!
Cubs reduce, recycle, and re-use.
(Repeat chorus.)
Make puppets from old paper bags.
Yes! We’re gonna reduce waste!
Build bird houses from scraps of wood.
Yes! We’re gonna recycle!
Whirligigs from soda bottles.
Yes! We’re gonna re-use it!
Cubs reduce, recycle, and re-use.
(Repeat chorus.)
Pick Up Litter Pow Wow Book
(Are You Sleeping)
Pick up litter, as you’re walking
Down the street, down the street
Put it in the trash can
That’s one way that we can
Keep things neat, keep things neat.
If You Reduce, Reuse Recycle Pow Wow Book
(If You’re Happy and You Know It)
If you reduce, reuse, recycle, clap your hands,
If you reduce, reuse, recycle clap your hands,
If you reduce reuse, recycle then the earth will really sparkle. If
you reduce, reuse, recycle, clap your hands.
“Recycle Song” Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 20142015
Tune: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.”
Pick, pick, pick it up.
Put it in a can.
Please don’t litter, it makes us bitter.
Don’t dirty up our land.
Re, re, recycle
Paper, plastic, and glass.
We’re the solution, to stop pollution.
It will be a blast!
Recycle Song BSA Monthly Pack Meeting Plans: February
Litter to Glitter
(Sung to the tune “This Old Man”)
Newspaper, magazine,
Make recycling your routine.
Chorus
We should all recycle
To give the earth a chance.
We want to save this great expanse.
Plastics, lids, milk jugs, too,
Recycle bin’s the place for you.
Chorus
No soda cans in the trash,
You can turn them in for cash.
CLEAN THE WORLD Pow Wow Book
(Yankee Doodle)
You’ve heard your mom say clean your room…it looks like a
pigpen
We’ll now the cry is clean the world so it stays nice to live in.
Keep the air and the water clean
The air and the trees so high
Then we’ll save the earth’s many beauties
For the children, too.
CHEERS / RUN-ONS / JOKES
Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Litter to Glitter: Divide the participants into two groups. One group yells, “There’s some Litter!” The second group responds, “Make
it Glitter!” Repeat three times, getting louder each time.
Recycle Cheer: “Use it up, wear it out! Make it do, or do without!”
BSA Monthly Pack Meeting Plans: February Litter to Glitter
Recycled Cheer We’re going to recycle our cheer! (Repeat cheer.)
Clean Air Cheer Take a big sniff of air, exhale, and say, “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”
Noise Pollution Cheer Raise hands and have everyone yell as loud as they can. Lower hands to lower the volume of yells. When
hands are on the floor, everyone must be extremely quiet. Do this several times to “raise” and “lower” the volume. Then, with hands
on the floor, ask the pack to listen to absolute quiet.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Cheer Divide the audience into three sections. The first section yells, “Reduce!”; the second section yells,
“Reuse!”; and the third section yells, “Recycle!” Alternate which section you point to.
In Baloo's Bugle Mar 1999 Pollution Solution there are some applauses and cheers from Quapaw Area Council.
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SKITS
Turn Litter to Glitter Contest Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Materials: pieces of litter, as chosen by the Cub Scouts; a comb and mirror; a large box marked “TRASH.”
Personnel: 6 Cub Scouts in uniform. Five of them are on the floor playing when Cub Scout #1 rushes in.
Cub #1 (very excited): Hey, you guys! Did you hear about the big contest?
Cub #2: What contest? What’s it about?
Cub #1: The “Keep America Beautiful—Turn Litter to Glitter” Contest, that’s what!
Cub #3: Are there prizes? A contest is no good without prizes.
Cub #1: Sure, lots of prizes. Neat ones like bicycles and CD players, and lots of other good stuff!
Cub #4 (gloomily): I bet it’s hard. Contests with neat prizes are always hard.
Cub #1: Nope! It’s easy. Even the rules say it’s SIMPLE—in big letters. The winner is the person who picks the easiest way.
Cub #5: The easiest way to do what?
Cub #1: The easiest way to Keep America Beautiful using litter. That’s what I’ve been talking about!
Cub #2: I’m going to turn this soda bottle into a whirligig!
Cub #3: I’m going to make a paper-mâché statue out of these newspapers.
Cub #4: I’ll turn these old CDs into an aquarium of fish!
Cub #5: I can create a whole army from this cardboard!
Cub #6 (with a swagger): Ha! I’m a cinch to win!
Cub #1: Why’s it so cinchy for you? What’s your great way to Keep America Beautiful using litter?
Cub #6: See this mirror I found on our cleanup? (Takes a comb out of his pocket, holds up the mirror, and combs his hair.) See!
That’s the easiest way I know to keep America beautiful using litter!
The other Cub Scouts look at him and at each other. Quickly, they surround and drag Cub Scout #6 to a large box marked “TRASH,”
and dump him in. They exit, laughing, while Cub #6 stands up in the trash box with a disgusted look on his face.
The Raisin Pow Wow Book
Cub 1: (Comes out and gets down on all fours, pretending to be a table.)
Cub 2: (Comes out and looks at the table). Ahhh, a fly! I think I’ll pull its wings off. (picks up the imaginary fly, plucks off wings.
Puts fly back on the table and exits.
Cub 3: (Enters and looks at the fly on the table.) Oh, a fly with no wings! I think I’ll pull its legs off. (With great precision and
animation, he picks up the fly, removes its legs and puts it back on the table and exits)
Cub 4: (Enters and looks at the fly.) Say, a fly with no wings and no legs. I think I’ll pull its head off. (Picks up imaginary fly and
plucks off his dead.
Cub 5: (Enters, looks at the table and carefully inspects the object without picking it up.) A RAISIN! (He quickly picks it up and
puts it in his mouth!
GAMES & ACTIVITIES
Litter Sweep Relay Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Materials: a broom for each team and a small pile of dry trash: soda cans, paper, small plastic bottles, etc.
Object: to be the first team to make a clean sweep of all the litter. Divide the Cub Scouts into two teams, giving each team a
broom and a small pile of dry trash (see above). At the start signal, the first boy on each team sweeps the trash over to a certain
spot and then back again. The next team member then takes over, and so on until all have run. The first team to finish wins. If
one of the Cub Scouts loses any trash along the way, he must sweep back and pick it up.
Tumbling Towers Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Materials: a recycle bin full of clean aluminum cans (for example, soda pop cans) for each team. If you’re short on cans, this
activity can be done one team at a time.
At a signal, Cub Scouts have 2 minutes to stack the cans one atop another.
Individual: Each Cub Scout on a team takes a turn at building a tower by stacking the cans. The boy who builds the tallest
tower then represents his team in a final team-against-team stacking competition.
Team: Each den/team builds a tower by stacking cans one atop the other. The den/team with the tallest stack wins.
Paper, Plastic, Aluminum Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Materials: 1 beanbag.
Cub Scouts stand in a circle with one of them in the center. He holds a beanbag and tosses it to one of the boys standing in the
circle. While the beanbag is in the air, the Cub Scout in the center shouts either “PAPER,” “PLASTIC,” or “ALUMINUM.”
The boy who catches the beanbag must name an object made from paper, plastic, or aluminum in 5 seconds while the others
count out loud. If one of them can’t think of an object or if he repeats an object already named by another player, he’s out of the
circle. When only one Cub Scout is left, he wins and takes the place of the boy in the middle.
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Recycled Bottle Bowling Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Materials: 6 or more 2-liter bottles; water; a volleyball-size ball.
Have the Cub Scouts fill each bottle with a few inches of water, and then recap the bottles. If playing outside, mark off spots for
the bottles with chalk to make it easier to set up the pins. If playing inside, make small Xs with masking tape on the floor where
the bowling pins will go. Have the boys take turns setting up the “pins” and bowling with the ball. They can keep individual
scores or team scores after a determined number of rounds.
Laundry Toss Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Materials: 1 large, empty plastic container per player (juice, laundry soap, or milk jug, about gallon size); several clean old
socks.
Preparation: Cut the bottom off of the plastic containers. Clean and dry them. Decorate them with permanent markers, if
desired. Roll up two socks to make a ball.
Players form a circle and toss the sock ball back and forth, using the jugs to catch and throw. The throwing pattern could be
random, or a player can be directed to throw to the same person each time. A player cannot throw to a person next to him. Add
more balls as players gain skill. This game can be played as a team competition as well.
Wilderness Survival Pow Wow Book
This game show how animals in the wild that are weaker or slower will lose to those who are stronger. Each player needs a
three-inch bolt with two nuts screwed onto it…and 20 pieces of candy. Let the boys challenge each other to a race. To start, the
nuts must be screwed to the top of the bolt. On a signal, the boys must unscrew the nuts all the way until they come off the bolt.
The boy who gets the nuts off first gets two pieces of the other Cubs candy.
Ping-Pong Ball Shoot Out Pow Wow Book
Fill several 2-liter bottles with water to weight them down. Place them on a flat surface. Put a ping-pong ball on top of each
bottle. Have a contest to see how fast each Cub can shoot the ball off the bottle with a squirt gun.
Activity: Glove-A-Phone Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Materials: cardboard tube (any tube will do, as long as the edge is smooth); latex or rubber
glove; a straw cut to 3 inches or longer; a rubber band or duct tape.
To build: Poke a small hole in the tip of one of the fingers of the glove (I like to use the
thumb). Push the straw piece through the hole and tape the glove fingertip to the straw. Make
sure it is airtight. Slide the glove over one end of the tube. Secure the glove to the tube using the
rubber band or duct tape.
To Play: Gently pull the glove down so that the palm of the glove is stretched over the opening
of the tube. Blow into the straw. The glove will inflate and make a deep sound! (As the air from
the inflated glove passes through the narrow opening between the tube and the glove
membrane, the membrane vibrates, causing the sound.) Experiment with different tensions.
What happens if you touch the glove membrane while you are blowing? Experiment with
different sized tubes.
Project: Recycling Neckerchief Slide Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 20142015
Materials: craft foam sheets; paper for drawing designs; 1-inch pieces of PVC pipe, ¾inch in diameter.
Cub Scouts draw their own recycling symbols or pictures, or reproduce the pictures
shown here on 2-inch squares of white paper. Cut out the drawings and glue them onto
2-inch squares of craft foam. Glue a piece of PVC pipe to the back.
The Game of Charades Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Many leaders find it increasingly difficult to play charades with Cub Scouts and their parents, because fewer people today are familiar
with the game and how to give hints and clues. So here are some ideas for speeding up your game. If you Google “charade hints,” you
can find more.
Charades is a game of pantomimes: You have to “act out” a phrase without speaking, while the other members of your team try to
guess what the phrase is. The objective is for your team to guess the phrase as quickly as possible.
Materials: a stopwatch or other timing device; a notepad and pencil for score keeping; blank slips of paper; 1 or 2 baskets or other
containers for the slips.
Preparation: Divide the players into two teams, preferably of equal size. Divide the slips of paper between the two teams. Select a
neutral timekeeper/scorekeeper, or pick members from each team to take turns. Agree on how many rounds to play. Review the
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gestures and hand signals and invent any others you deem appropriate.
Option 1: The den leader, assistants, and parents have created slips of paper with the phrases to be pantomimed on them. If this is the
case, only one basket is needed, and both teams may draw from it. This method will make for a smoother game at the den meeting, as
all phrases will be acceptable and den time will not be needed for set-up.
Option 2: The teams temporarily adjourn to separate rooms, to come up with phrases and write them on the slips of paper. These
phrases may either be quotations or titles of books, movies, plays, television shows, and songs. Here are some suggested rules to
prevent the phrases from being too hard to guess:
• No team should write down any phrase unless at least three people on the team have heard of it.
• No phrase should be longer than seven words.
• No phrase should consist solely of a proper name (i.e., it should also contain other words).
• No foreign phrases are allowed.
Once everyone has finished writing their phrases, the teams come back to the same room.
Play each round of the game as follows:
• A player from Team A draws a phrase slip from Team B’s basket. After he/she has had a short time to review the slip, the
timekeeper (an adult) notes the time and tells the player to start. Team A then has 3 minutes (or any length of time you choose) to
guess the phrase. If they figure it out, the timekeeper records how long it took. If they do not figure it out in 3 minutes, the timekeeper
announces that the time is up, and records a time of 3 minutes.
• A player from Team B draws a phrase slip from Team A’s basket, and the game proceeds as above. Normally, the game continues
until every player has had a chance to “act out” a phrase. The score for each team is the total time that the team needed for all of the
rounds. The team with the lowest score wins the game.
• “Past tense”: Wave your hand over your shoulder toward your
Gestures: To act out a phrase, one usually starts by indicating
back.
what category the phrase is in, and how many words are in the
• A letter of the alphabet: Move your hand in a chopping motion
phrase. From then on, the usual procedure is to act out the words
toward your arm (near the top of your forearm if the letter is near
one at a time (although not necessarily in the order that they
the beginning of the alphabet, and near the bottom of your arm if
appear in the phrase). In some cases, however, it may make more
the letter is near the end of the alphabet).
sense to act out the “entire concept” of the phrase at once.
To indicate categories:
Standard signals:
• Book title: Unfold your hands as if they were a book.
• Proper Name : Tap the top of your head with an open palm.
• Movie title: Pretend to crank an old-fashioned movie camera.
• A color: Point to your tongue, then point to an object of the
• Play title: Pretend to pull a rope that opens the stage curtain.
color you’re trying to convey. If no objects are available, then
• Song title: Pretend to sing.
pantomime an object that typically possesses the color in
• TV show: Draw a rectangle to outline the TV screen.
question.
• Quote or Phrase: Make quotation marks in the air with your
• Close, keep guessing: Frantically wave your hands about to
fingers.
keep the guesses coming, or pretend to fan yourself, as if to say,
• Person: Stand with hands on hips.
“Getting hotter.”
• Poem: Pretend to hold a paper and read the poem.
• Not even close, I’ll start over: Wave hand in a wide sweep, as if
• Animal: Pound your fists on your chest (gorilla–like); cup your
to say “Go away!” Alternatively, pretend to shiver, as if to say,
hands next your head, and hop up and down several times (like a
“Getting colder.”
bunny rabbit); or move very slowly so as to imitate a sloth.
Signals for common words:
• Location: Make a circle with one hand and then point to it, as if
• “A” is signed by bringing your index fingers together in the
form of a steeple. Follow this with either a stretching rubber band
pointing to a dot on a map.
To indicate other details:
sign or a “Close, keep guessing!” sign, which will often elicit
• Number of words in the title: Hold up the number of fingers.
“an” or “and” (sometimes “and” is signed by pointing at one’s
• Which word you’re working on: Hold up the number of fingers
palm with the index finger).
again.
• “I” is signed by pointing at one’s eye, or one’s chest.
• Number of syllables in the word: Lay the number of fingers on
• “The” is signed by making a “T” sign with the index fingers.
your arm.
The “Close, keep guessing!” sign will then usually elicit a
• Which syllable you’re working on: Lay the number of fingers
rigmarole of other very common words starting with “th.”
on your arm again.
• “That” is signed by the same “T” signal with the index fingers,
• Length of word: Make a “little” or “big” sign as if you were
immediately followed by one flattened hand tapping the head for
measuring a fish.
a “hat.” Following this with the “opposite” sign (moving one
• “The entire concept”: Sweep your arms through the air.
hand completely across the other hand) indicates the word,
• “On the nose” (i.e., someone has made a correct guess): Point at “This.”
your nose with one hand, while pointing at the person with your
• “Or” is signed by pretending to paddle a canoe.
other hand.
• For “on,” make your index finger leap onto the palm of your
• “Sounds like”: Cup one hand behind an ear or tug an ear lobe.
other hand. Reverse this gesture to indicate “off.” The off motion
• “Longer version of”: Pretend to stretch a piece of elastic.
plus a scissor-snipping action indicates “of.”
• “Shorter version of”: Do a “karate chop” with your hand.
• Other common small words are signed by holding the index
• “Plural”: Link your little fingers.
finger and thumb close together, but not touching.
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SNACKS
NOTE: Be aware of food allergies and diet restrictions.
In Baloo's Bugle Mar 1999 Pollution Solution there are some great snack ideas: Ants on a Log ; Ants on a [Doughnut] ;
Gorp; and Dirt Dessert
RESOURCES
HOW LONG WILL LITTER LAST? Pow Wow Book
The answers are given. You can use this as a quiz form without giving the answers…or fill in the blanks from the answers
mixed up.)
1. Cigarette butts
1-5 years
2. Aluminum cans and tabs
500 years
3. Glass bottles
1,000 years
4. Plastic bags
10-20 years
5. Plastic coated paper
5 years
6. Plastic film containers
20-30 years
7. Nylon fabric
30-40 years
8. Leather
up to 50 years
9. Orange and banana peels
up to 2 years
10. Wool socks
1-5 years
11. Tin cans
50 years
12. Plastic six-pack holders
100 years
13. Plastic bottles and styrofoam
indefinitely
Trash To Collect And How To Use IT Pow Wow Book
Milk jugs:
Bird feeders, skeletons, games, masks, duster and milk jug towns
Milk Cartons:
Bird feeders, birdhouses, paddle boats and rockets
Light bulbs:
Maracas and characters
Small jars:
Sand jars, snow scenes, shakers, terrariums, wave machines and floral knick-knacks
Cardboard tubes:
Rockets, binoculars, putter, castles, kazoos, paper trees, sponge gardens, masks, airplane and soapbox derby.
Film canisters:
First aid kits, toothpick holders and neckerchief slides
Brown paper bags:
Pinatas, puppets, masks, kites and wrapping paper
Wood:
Recipe holders, small projects, rubber band guns and boats
Paperclips:
Weights for paper projects
Rubber bands:
Rubber band guns and rubber band boats
TRAINING
Training Topic: Pack Pizzazz Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide 2014-2015
Invite an experienced Cubmaster or a district Cubmaster trainer to conduct this session. Have your guest talk about the
importance of keeping the pack meeting moving with no downtime. Some of the “tricks” a Cubmaster could use include
applause stunts, magic tricks, and audience participation stories. Also mention resource publications that are available to add
“pack pizzazz”: Cub Scout Magic Book, Cub Scout Leader How-To Book, Group Meeting Sparklers, Cub Scout Songbook, and
Boys’ Life magazine. Discuss using cheers for recognition and jobs that were well done.
Discuss the song leading guidelines in the Cub Scout Songbook. Ask the group where they usually get their ideas. Remind them
to be careful when using the Internet, as not everything that is posted complies with “gray area” guidelines and some online
suggestions may have been acceptable a few years ago but not today. They need to keep on their toes.
Activity: Pair up the Cubmasters (or triple up, whatever works for you). Give each team one of the resource books. Make
assignments. Those with the songbook can lead a song using hints from the book. Those with the Group Meeting Sparklers do a
stunt or cheer. Someone else can tell jokes from Boys’ Life.
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