The Name Game

I have to admit, I'm not the best with names. (No surprises there). When I was suddenly confronted with a bunch of Cubs, (dressed alike), I felt pretty awkward trying to figure out their names.

As a result, we came up with a game that worked well. After our original run-through of names, I started filling my pocket with Taffy (or Tootsie rolls), for each den meeting. If I got their name wrong, (either didn't remember or used the wrong name), I had to give them a piece of candy.

Instead of the boys being frustrated when I forgot their names, they were delighted! And the constant, "what's my name" helped me get their names down faster than I would have otherwise.

Cost: 3 bags of taffy over a 2 month period.

Result: I know their names. Totally worth it!!!

Campfire and flags.

For Scouts this week I decided to go out on a limb and take the boys for a campfire. I'm technically in the Webelos, but we've been combining with the wolves recently, to achieve the 2 deep leadership. (We have 1 webelo, and his mother is the wolf leader).

We're building a campfire, (picking up sticks as a service project), and learning to fold a flag. Then this will be topped off with hot dogs and smores!

Backup plan ... indoor flag folding, fake smores (marshmallow creme instead of marshmallows), and homemade corn dogs. Since my husband is the corn dog maker, ... he is praying we don't have rain. Because hot dogs for the entire troop is much easier than corn dogs! (The bears are joining us for our first "real" outdoor of the summer.)

A new adventure

Recently I was called as a cub scout leader, (along with my husband, of course). And I'm figuring this out one day at a time. Also, as a result of being IN the cub scouts, I discovered a nearby Tiger cub den, which means my son can also enter cub scouts much earlier than I anticipated!

So: with any luck, I can chronicle my successes, and inevitable failures (I've already had a number), and hopefully, I will learn something through all this!!