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Theme Helps for Cub & Webelos Scouts
Boy Scout Program Features
Commissioner Helps
Spring
& summer theme helps for Cub & Webelos
Scouts
Themes listed
are for Cub Scouts, but the site links will help leaders working with Webelos Scouts this summer on Outdoorsman,
Geologist, and Traveler activity badges as well.
My Home State
Coloring Activities - sheets of historical and
paleontological items to color.
Exhibit Handouts - information
from exhibits at the North Dakota Heritage Center. Sheets are in .PDF
format… http://www.state.nd.us/hist/kids.htm
North Dakota State Parks have so many things to
do, places to go and things to see for kids of all
ages! Join park interpreters, naturalists and rangers as they explore the
park world around you…
http://www.ndparks.com/kids.htm
And some fun facts on Lewis & Clark
from the ND Tourism site…
Cub Scout
Rock
 The Canadian Rockhound introduces beginners and children to the
world of rocks, minerals, fossils, gemstones and Canada's geology. It also serves as
a valuable online resource for collectors and other hobbyists.
http://www.canadianrockhound.com/junior/index.html
Rock Hound Collection
Safety
Find
out what you need to use to gather great rock specimens! Your geology
expert, Vic, will show you what equipment you should use, how to use it
safely, and how to carefully bring back the rocks that you find!
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/safety/index.html
Fin Fun
Kids Fishing Directory has a link to hundreds of websites
related directly to Kids Fishing. For articles, games, and tips on fishing
with kids, go to
 And…some fishing
events at Lake Sakakawea featured on our
state parks Web site…
July 10—Kids' Boat Safety, Lake Sakakawea State Park.
July 16-17—North Dakota Governor's
Cup Fishing Derby, Ft. Stevenson State Park. 252 teams compete for the Governor's Cup 29th
annual championship. Flights go out between 7-8:30 a.m. with weigh-ins beginning at 3 p.m.
Call 701-463-2452 for information.
July 17, 9 a.m.-12 noon—North Dakota Junior Governor's Cup Fishing Derby, Ft.
Stevenson State Park. Open to ages up to 17. Prizes awarded. The only
charge is the regular park entrance fee.
Scouting the Midway
 Step right up folks... for a
chance at some fun! This month is full of fun and games. Each den will
create a midway game to run at the Pack Midway. How about a ring toss, a
beanbag throw, a coin toss, a ball throw, or a card throw? Get those creative
juices flowing. The boys can design and build the
games at their den meetings, and then run their game at the Pack Midway, so
everyone gets in on the fun. What's a midway without prizes? Make sure you
have prizes for all age groups. And don't forget the popcorn!
Better yet – go to Day Camp! This year’s Space Daze Cub Scout Day Camp will feature a Space Odyssey
Family Midway Friday, August 6th after Day Camp hours along with
a “Star” Wars
campfire and “Mad Scientist’s Workshop.”
Boy
Scout Program Features
Leadership ~ Cooking ~ Backpacking
The following links are to helpful sites
that will help troops focus on all three of these merit badges as Boy
Scouts enjoy camp and outdoor adventures this summer…
Backpacker packing & camping
tips from Troop 876…
Other
Suggestions For Backpacking Equipment
http://www.troop876.org/resources/backpacker_packing_camping_tips.htm
 http://www.macscouter.com/Cooking/
SCOUTS CANADA
NORTHERN ONTARIO COUNCIL
Campfire Cooking Links
"It is the goal of every Scout Leader to
turn each Scout into a Chef...if for no other reason than to enjoy good
food while camping."1
http://my.tbaytel.net/scouts/campcook.htm
1One accepted method of scheduling Camp Duty is that each Scout in a Patrol cook the meals, on a rotational
basis, for that Patrol and at least one Leader. It is to that end that this
page of links may offer inspiration and some recipes to change a Scout from
a cook into a Chef! It only takes practice (and a food repair kit). A Cub
leader sends the Pack home with the words "Good Hunting". The
Scout Leader goes one step further. He prays "Good Cooking" will
follow the "Good Hunting"!
Good meals prepared and served in the outdoors
are a special treat, and a boost to any activity. Here are recipes
for activities ranging from light-weight backpacking to base and long-term
camps.
http://www.netwoods.com/d-cooking.html
What is Leadership without Followship?
“…what is the point of a movement full of leaders? Very few people are
by temperament, training, or inclination suited to be effective leaders. We
should be training young people to be good followers.” To read the rest of this article and
learn some qualities of “followship” go to…
http://www.netwoods.com/document/fol-lead.html
And for more leadership links
from Netwoods….
http://www.netwoods.com/d-leadership.html#workingscouts
Commissioner
Helps
The
Commissioner's Pledge:
On my honor I will do my best, by example in my daily life
to make the Scout Oath and Law a more vital force
for good character and citizenship in the lives
of the youth and leaders I serve.
I will do my best to help secure, and help to mae
effective
the finest possible leadership, for the units I serve.
I will do my best to help make the program of the units I serve,
the best that can be given, rich in wholesome fun and adventure.
In all that I do, I will strive to help my units
attract into membership, every possible youth
so that through their participation, that youth
can help make America a finer, greater nation
in a world community.
Need
help getting your ducks in a row? Go
to http://netcommish.com/index.asp
 
This website is dedicated to the thousands of dedicated Scouters who call themselves Commissioners and give of
their time and talents to help Scout Leaders deliver the best possible
Scouting Program to youth members and to the Scout leaders they serve.
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