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balls or sticks.
• Acrobats—who do the Wolf Feats of
Skill or more difficult tricks.
• Clown acts—many possibilities:
Clown boxing match with charcoal-
blackened gloves; clown chasing an-
other with a water bucket (filled with
paper scraps) and finally throwing the
contents into the audience; tiny clown
picks up the "strong man's" 500-pound
weight with one hand and dashes out of
the ring; clown trying to get up courage
to dive from a ladder into a pan of water
finally sticks a toe in the water, an-
nounces that it's too cold, and leaves.
SWORD SWALLOWER. Wears a long
tube like a necktie into which he guides
wooden or cardboard sword.
WILD ANIMALS. Drape cloth over
frames of thin wooden laths or wire.
Cut heads from light wood or use Hal-
loween masks.
PEEP SHOW. Use shoe boxes with
peep holes at one end. Cut one-inch-
square slots in tops for light to enter and
string Christmas lights over them. Place
shelf at boy's-eye level. Put in and label
such exhibits as: Hairless Dog (frank-
furter); Toast of Paris (slice of French
toast): Invisible Fish (bowl of water);
Swimming Match (match floating in
water); Ruins of China (broken dish);
Big Foot (one-foot ruler); Ocean Liner
(sand): Ancient Instrument of Torture
(hairbrush); Knight of Bath (sign saying
"Saturday ").
DEN GAMES. CIRCUS MENAGERIE.
As boys arrive, they take turns imitating
animals by pacing, climbing, roaring,
scratching, growling, etc. First Cub
Scout to guess the animal gets an an-
imal cracker.
SWAT THE CLOWN. Give each boy a
small grocery bag to wear as a hat and a
newspaper he can roll for a swatter.
Boys pair off and try to knock off each
other's hat. Just before the opening of
the meeting, have a den battle royal.
JUGGLER TOSS. You need a rubber
ball or an orange for each player. Boys
pair off and. standing about five feet
apart, they toss their balls simultane-
ously. Score one point when both boys
catch the ball. After each catch, they
step back one pace and repeat. Winning
pair is the one with the most points after
a set time limit.
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PACK CIRCUS
The arrangements and properties
committees should arrive early to lay
out the circus, arrange seating, and put
up decorations. Use strings of crepe-
paper pennants, Blue and Gold Plastic
Display Pennants (Supply No. 4605),
and Bunting (No. 4601C), and balloons.
Preopening—Allow extra time because
this is part of the big show. Have a
midway for sideshows, with dens'
Strong Men, Fat Ladies, Siamese Twins,
snake charmers, wild men, etc. Also
have skill booths with such games as
Beanbag Toss. Ring the Bottle, Bounce
Ball, and Bull Board, all in the Den
Chief's Denbook. Play lively circus mu-
sic on a record player. Webelos Scouts
or adults may-hawk soda, peanuts,
candy, and popcorn.
Opening—Led by the ringmaster (Cub-
master) Cub Scouts in costume parade
around the center ring.
Den acts—In turn, Cub Scout dens per-
form their acts. Ringmaster should in-
troduce each with flowery circus
language—"death-defying," "stupen-
dous," "first appearance in this
country," "brought to you at staggering
expense," etc.
Webelos den performances—Webelos
dens present brief reports on their work
on the Scholar badge. They may also
have acts based on Showman activity
badge skills (puppetry, drama, and
music).
Bike Rodeo—Have bicycle contests
and skill tests on the track around the
center ring. (See Cub Scout Bicycle
Safety Program Leader's Guide and
Cub Scout Activities.)
Recognitions—The Bike Rodeo chair-
man announces den and individual
winners and awards small trophies or
ribbons. For advancement awards, use
"Circus Advancement Ceremony"
(page CUB 5 AUG).
Closing—The ringmaster announces
the date, time, and place of the June
pack activity. He then calls for the band
to strike up (start recorded circus mu-
sic), and all the performers circle the
ring and parade out in the traditional
"blowoff" or finale.
MAY PACK LEADERS' MEETING. The
adult pack leaders meet about a week
before the circus to check final details
and outline den and pack activities for
June.
Purpose of Cub Scouting
This theme helps Cub Scouts by:
• Encouraging good sportsmanship
and pride in growing strong in mind and
body.
• Improving family understanding.
• Strengthening boys' ability to get
along with others.
• Fostering a sense of personal
achievement by developing new inter-
ests and skills.
• Showing how to be helpful and do
one's best.
• Providing fun and exciting new
things to do.
THIS THEME HELPS CUB SCOUTS
EARN CREDIT IN:
Book Achievements Electives
Wolf 1,2.8,10 2,3,7,10,12,
14
Bear 3.8 7, 8, 9, 10. 13,
17
CUB SCOUTING LITERATURE FOR
THIS THEME:
Den Leader's Book, No. 3212
Cubmaster's Packbook, No. 3210
Den Chief's Denbook, No. 3211
Games for Cub Scouts, No. 3844
Cub Scout Activities, No. 3837
Crafts for Cub Scouts, No. 3843
Cub Scout Bicycle Safety Program
Leader's Guide (available from local
Scout council)
BSA SUPPLY DIVISION MATERIALS
IN SUPPORT OF THIS THEME:
Neckerchief Slide Mold,
Cub Scout Bicycle Safety program,
Supply No. 1895
CUB 4 MAY 81
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