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Last month we had the pleasure of bringing in the BC Wheelchair Sports Association. Part of their program is educating youth who may not have disabilities, through fun learn-by-doing activities. This lines up with how we present our program in Scouts Canada and is important for the youth to…
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I was a shy kid growing up. There wasn’t anything super unique about me aside from being able to do math that was 2 years above my grade with ease (which kind of made me a bigger outcast than I already was). I didn’t have any friends, if any….
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Teamwork. Communication. Accuracy. Math. Googy-grossness. Coordination. Critical Thinking. Fun. What better way to wrap all that up into one package than to bake something?
I’ll tell you, none. Every other year with my Cub Scouts, I love to do some baking with them. Specifically, Irish Soda bread for St. Patricks…
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For Chinese New Year, I love making up Cub Scout Fortune Cookies. Writing simple passages of inspiration and personalizing them to the youth. This is a great treat to make ahead and bring in.(I colour code a small dot on them when handing them out so only I know…
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Duct tape. Electrical tape. PVC. Pipe insulation Foam.
These make for one heck of a fun night. These materials make for homemade boffing swords, which is simply great for Cub Scouts. Inspired by St. Georges Day this year, the Highlander Cub Scouts had a Boffing tournament to celebrate the defeat…
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This morning was the donation drop for the Cub Scouts. I had Green Eyes, Yellow Fur, R3 and Kim join myself and another Scouter in donating the Toys collected from our Toy Drive in November.
It was an early morning for us (if you call 9:30am early on a Sunday)…