Cub Scout Camp: To the Beach

With Cubs well fed, it is now time to get serious. The Cub Scouts are sent to get ready for the beach.

Once ready a short hike to the Burleigh Heads beach is all that it takes to excite the cubs once more. Here we have a chance to get ready for the next activity. The activity is to build a sandcastle, with a moat, bridge, gate and flagpole.

To the sand they head and begin the task. As they come to life those with more adventureous tastes build great castles. However, they seem to be having trouble not keeping dry when fetching water for their moats! Not only that they are struggling to keep the moat full and try many ways to keep the water in. However, when you build so far from the water and the sand is dry nothing will make it stay.

After assessing the designs, we settle that everyone did a great job and delivered to the requirements. So to pack up we have to return the beach to normal by destroying the things we built. Oh did they not like that! ;-).

Once done we head off down the beach to look for shells. On the journey we see different types of shells which are collected for the craft activity later that afternoon. But I think most just want to swim, alas we will have to wait to this afternoon. What makes it worse is a sandbar is exposed and they all want head out to it.

After the tip along the beach and not being able to look at the rock pools due to tide not out far enough, we begin the walk back to camp for lunch. Along the way we stop for visit at the war memorial to look for the marker for the 'Unknown Soldier'. This completes the 'Our heritage, our service' badge for those that attended ANZAC services.

Onward to the camp and food, we earned it. Pizza stacks and sandwiches all around. The morning tea earlier was long burnt off as the Cub Scouts feed well.

Board Game Night

Last night we asked the Cb Scouts to bring in Board Games that were quick and easy to play. We had Jenga, UNO Stack, Air Hockey, Battleship, Guess Who, and checkers.

The idea of a night like this is to get Cub Scouts to play together, learn the art of how to win or lose, and be able to change and move on in a quick timeframe and be able to start something new.

The Cub Scouts had a load of fun and close out a busy term of getting Boomerang work completed.

On final parade there was one more game to play! With Easter coming up, the Cub Scouts were asked to turn around, close there eyes with hands cupped behind back. Once done Bagheera called Quokka to bring out the live cochroaches ;-). Have you ever seen so man Cub Scout squirm at the thought of having them placed in their hands. In the end we were not that cruel and handed out Easter Eggs and snakes.

It was a great way to end the term.

Congratulations to Kori for earning her Cooking level 1, and to Luke for earning his Weather level 2 badges.

Cuboree 2012 Update

Cuboree 2012 is only 13.5 months out. The event will be June 29 to July 3, 2012 and will be held at Rockhampton. The theme is 'Magical Mystery Tour'. For your cub to attend they must be:

<ul>
<li>9 years to 11 years at time of Cuboree starting</li>
<li>Have completed Silver Boomerang</li>
<li>Attend 2 camps with a minimum of 2 nights away from home.</li></ul>
Based on this, 90% of the cubs in Beenleigh will be eligible to attend, but it is up to them to ensure they acheive their Silver Boomerang Badge.

I have been advised that the price will be around $350 per cub to attend. This will include transport to the event and home again. The bus trip is one of the many activities they will participate in, as they will have set tasks to do for every pick up they do along the way. The trip is estimated to take 10 hours.

At Cuboree 2010 we had 13 cubs attend and 5 helpers. We expect that again for Cuboree 2012 based on the numbers we have, and the cubs that can qualify for Silver Boomerang status. Our programs are centered on Boomerang work, but we expect the cubs to bring along their Yellow Books each week to ensure they get things signed off. No book, means reduced chances of getting to Cuboree. We do however register who attended but the Cubs have to take ownership of getting badge work signed off.

As a result of the costs, we need to fundraise to help bring down the impact for everyone. This event is one the Leaders have to pay for as well, there are no exceptions. Fundraising last Cuboree saw most cubs get some discount off the event. For Cuboree 2012, we have to complete with Scout Jamboree Fundraising, as a result it has been decided Cubs will fundraise from now until End of Year, to ensure we do not cut into each others fundraising needs. The following Cuboree Fundraising events will take place, I encourage you all to get as many people to come along as the money raised will benefit your cub.

Events:

<ul>
<li>July 10 - Beenleigh Sunday Markets </li>
<ul>
<li>Bring along your unwanted bits from home so we can take to the markets to sell. Deadline for goods will be End of Term 2.</li></ul>

<li>July 23 - Family Trivia &amp; Bingo Night
<ul>
<li>Come along for some serious fun. $10 a head or $50 a table of 6 - extras on a table will be $10 a head (12 on a table $100)</li>
<li>Sausage Sizzle and Drinks available</li></ul>
Oct 29 - Family Halloween Trivia Night

<ul>
<li>Get dressed up for another fun filled night. Same price structure as pervious event</li></ul>
Dec 4 - Family Car Rally

<ul>
<li>$20 a car </li>
<li>Start at Den, end - who knows where.</li></ul></li></ul>Outside of this I we would like to put on Movie Sessions at the Loganholme Cinemas. We are looing at CARS 2 or KUNG FU PANDA 2 in 3D on July 3. Cost is $20 per adult and $17 per child. Includes Small popcorn and Drink. This saves around $5 per person if you went as a family of 4. We will be passing this to schools to see if we can get them to attend also. I hope we can run a couple of others in the next 6 months with a family theme.

To add your family and numbers to the Movie Session, send an email to register and once I have numbers to move forward I will advise on how to pay and redeem tickets for the session.

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