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THE STORY OF THE BLUE AND GOLD
DEN MEETINGS
DENS MAY MEET AFTER SCHOOL, IN THE EVENING, OR ON SATURDAY.
REVIEW THEME PAGES BEFORE PLANNING DEN MEETINGS.
FIRST WEEK SECOND WEEK THIRD WEEK
FOURTH WEEK
BEFORE
THE
MEETING
STARTS
Den leader, den chief, and denner review plans before each meeting and check equipment needed.
Have U.S. flag, materials for
blue and gold banquet invita-
tions, flashlight.
Have copies of Corral the
Horses Puzzle (page 3 FEB);
materials for table decorations
or skit props.
Have Spool Tractor (page 4 Have Go-Zin-Ta (page 3 FEB).
FEB), Nose Ring Game (page
4 FEB), materials for table
decorations or skit props.
WHILE Pair off boys by size for
CUB two-person contests (pages
SCOUTS 108-110, Bear Cub Scout
GATHER Book).
Den leader collects dues.
Have boys try to Corral the Boys play with Spool Tractor. Boys play with Go-Zin-Ta.
Horses.
OPENING Form den in straight line fac-
ing U.S. flag. In turn, boys
take one step forward, give
Cub Scout salute, and step
back. Denner leads Pledge of
Allegiance.
Form living circle. Denner
leads Cub Scout promise.
Sing "John Jacob Jingleheimer Den chief conducts informal
Schmidt" (page 3 FEB). uniform inspection. Urge boys
to wear full, correct uniform at
blue and gold banquet
Den leader checks boys' books for passed achievements and electives and records them
on Den Advancement Charts. Boys record own advancement on den doodle, if den has one.
BUSINESS Discuss Story of the Blue and
ITEMS Gold theme and tell plans for
blue and gold banquet
Discuss ideas for den skit or
demonstration at banquet See
ideas on page 1 FEB. Say that
den will decide on one next
week.
Decide on den skit or demon-
stration for blue and gold ban-
quet and begin planning it.
Check den's preparations for
banquet program.
ACTIVITY Play Bear in the Pit (page 1
FEB). Have boys make ban-
quet invitations to take home
to families. See Cub Scout
Badge Invitations on page 5
FEB and others on pages 9-53
to 9-62 in the Cub Scout
Leader How-To Book.
Divide den into two teams and
play Mowgli Skins the Snake
(page 1 FEB). Begin work on
table decorations or on props
for den skit or demonstration.
For table decorations, see
ideas on these pages and on
pages 9-53 to 9-62, Cub Scout
Leader How-To Book.
Boys play with Nose Ring
Game. Continue work on table
decorations or props for skit
or demonstration.
Play Crocodile (page 1 FEB).
Hold dress rehearsal of den
skit or demonstration.
CLOSING Remind boys to give banquet
invitations to their families.
Extinguish room lights, shine
flashlight on U.S. flag, and
sing first verse of "America"
(page 158, Wolf Cub Scout
Book).
Form living circle. Denner
leads Law of the Pack. Sing
Closing Song (page 6 FEB).
Ask boys to give Cub Scout
salute to den chief, hand-
shake to den leader, and leave
quietly.
Form brotherhood circle with
arms around each other's
shoulders and lead Scout
benediction: "May the great
Master of all Scouts be with us
until we meet again."
Denner supervises putting away equipment Den leader, den chief, and denner review the meeting
and check details for next meeting.
AFTER If blue and gold banquet will
THE be potluck, ask a den parent to
MEETING coordinate the den's dishes.
Den leader fills out advance-
ment report for pack leaders'
meeting.
If you have to send a boy
home for misbehavior, call his
parents first
CHECK YOUR CUBMASTER FOR DATES OF DEN LEADER BASIC TRAINING AND DISTRICT ROUNDTABLES.
CUB 2 FEB 97
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