Baloo’s Bugle – September 2009 (Cub Scout Pockets) Theme

Baloo’s Bugle is a cool monthly unofficial publication with games, activities, ceremonies, puzzles, crafts, and other ideas for den and pack meetings. This one covers the September “Cub Scout Pockets” theme.

For Webelos Scout den meetings, this Bugle also has activities for the Communicator and Citizen Webelos activity badges.

This issue also has suggestions by Bill Smith on involving families in Cub Scouting and information on the BSA Family Award.  

Click here (link) to download it in pdf format or here (link) to download it in Word format.

Communicator Resources

As with all the Webelos activity badges, the best resources for Communicator are the Webelos Handbook and the Webelos Leader Guide.

Here are some other Communicator resources that may be helpful:

Meritbadge.org Communicator Worksheet (pdf)

Buckeye Communicator Packet (pdf)

Hendra’s Communicator Packet [via MacScouter and scoutingthenet.com] (pdf)

Scouting the Net – Communicator

Yahoo Kids – Homework Help

SA Secret Code Collection

Communicator Requirements

One of the official suggested Webelos activity badges for September is Communicator.

Here are the requirements for the Communicator Webelos activity badge.

Do seven of these:
1. Play the Body Language Game with your den.
2. Prepare and give a three-minute talk to your den on a subject of your choice.
3. Invent a sign language or a picture writing language and use it to tell someone a story.
4. Identify and discuss with your den as many different methods of communication as you can (at least six different methods).
5. Invent your own den secret code and send one of your den members a secret message.
6. With your den or your family, visit a library and talk to a librarian. Learn how books are catalogued to make them easy to find. Sign up for a library card , if you don’t already have one.
7. Visit the newsroom of a newspaper or a radio or television station and find out how they receive information.
8. Write an article about a den activity for your pack newsletter or web site, your local newspaper, or your school newsletter, newspaper, or Web site.
9. Invite a person with a visual, speaking, or hearing impairment to visit your den. Ask about the special ways he or she communicates. Discover how well you can communicate with him or her.
10. With your parent or guardian, or your Webelos den leader, invite a person who speaks another language (such as Spanish, French, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.) as well as English to visit your den. Ask questions about the other language (its background, where it is spoken, etc.), discuss words in that language that den members are already familiar with, or ask about ways to learn another language.
11. Use a personal computer to write a letter to a friend or relative. Create your letter, check it for grammar and spelling, and save it to a disk. Print it.
12. Search the Internet and connect to five Web sites that interest you.
13. Under the supervision of a parent or other trusted adult, exchange e-mail with a friend or relative.
14. While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Academics belt loop for Computers.
15. While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Academics belt loop for Communicating.
16. Find out about jobs in communications. Tell your den what you learn.

Link [Photo via Meritbadge.org]

August 2008 Baloo’s Bugle (September “New Buddies” Theme)

The August 2008 Baloo’s Bugle (by Commissioner Dave) is now available for free download. It has games, activities, ceremonies, puzzles, crafts, and other ideas for den and pack meetings for the September 2008 monthly theme (“New Buddies”).

For Webelos Scout den meetings, it also has activities for the Citizen and Communicator Webelos activity badges.

And it also has ideas for fall Cub Scout recruiting.

Click here (link) to download it in pdf format or here (link) to download it in Word format.

Updated: 08-20-2008

Library Field Trip

Our Pack had our annual library field trip yesterday. It’s a good one to do during the winter. It helps with rank badge achievements or electives for Tigers, Wolfs, and Bears and helps Webelos with Communicator.

This is a pretty cool looking patch which is available from Advantage Emblem for $2.00 each (discounts for quantity) plus shipping. Link

Theme: Adventures in Books

Updated: 08-29-2008