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Spicing Up Den Meetings

Spicing Up Den Meetings. By Tracy Smith Pack 677. How to Start. Ask the boys for ideas Look in the Den Book Ask other Leaders Ask Parents Look at Parent/Guardian Talent Surveys. Where to Look. Your local Library Craft Stores like Jo- Anns Hobby Stores Blogs Pinterest.com

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Spicing Up Den Meetings

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  1. Spicing Up Den Meetings By Tracy Smith Pack 677

  2. How to Start • Ask the boys for ideas • Look in the Den Book • Ask other Leaders • Ask Parents • Look at Parent/Guardian Talent Surveys

  3. Where to Look • Your local Library • Craft Stores like Jo-Anns • Hobby Stores • Blogs • Pinterest.com • Online Search Engines

  4. Put on a show • Have the boys create a show • Puppets • Skit • Play • The boys design the props • The boys write the script • The boys do set design as well

  5. Puzzle Battle • Gather age appropriate puzzles • Have each boy pick out a puzzle • Do a count down to start • The first boy to complete his puzzle wins • Then as the boys complete their puzzle they can then go and help another boy who could use some help

  6. Games Party Show & Tell Bring in something that is outside of Scouts and School • Board Games • Card Games • Dominos

  7. Research Project • History of Scouting • History of the American Flag • Community Service • Scouting in other Countries

  8. Paper Airplanes • Design Contest • Distance Contest • Precision Contest

  9. Leather Working • Leather Necklaces • Leather Bracelets • Leather Key Chains • Other ideas

  10. Knot Tying • Create useful projects with different types of knots • Have a knot tying station that the boys can reuse

  11. Nature • Create paper bag books to display items found in nature • Make Scrapbooks about animals in the local area

  12. Nature continued • Go to the Pfeiffer Nature Center • Make Nature Impressions

  13. Duct Tape

  14. Birds • Discuss what are local birds • What they eat • Have a bird watcher come in to talk to the boys • Make birdfeeders

  15. Science • Do an experiment • Have someone from a Crime Lab come in to talk about what they do • Let the boys see their fingerprints

  16. Bobcat Fun

  17. Time/Direction • Show the boys how to use a compass correctly • Explain how time is different in other parts of the world

  18. Communication • Have someone who knows sign language give a small demonstration • Create secret codes

  19. Useful Projects

  20. Parachute Cord

  21. Crafts • Pegboard Bead Projects • Paint Wooden Magnets • Origami • Paper Mache • Yarn Pictures • Whittling Project

  22. Community Service • Let the boys create a project to help out their community • Make useful gifts for area shut-ins • Do something for your Chartered Organization

  23. Life Skills • Teach them to sew a button/patches • How to tie a Tie • How to use basic tools properly • How to fix a hole in a wall • How to plan for an outing • How to be thrifty • Basic First Aid • For Bears & above pocket knife safety

  24. Camping • Set up a tent as a den • Explain types of equipment • Discuss gear needed for different type of camping (winter/summer)

  25. Camping continued • Make Camp Gear Storage containers • Make first aid kits • Survival kits

  26. Field Trip

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