Camp ideas for Cubs

Let's share some fun theme camp ideas..

We have for a couple of years started our camps with a Jungle book camp.

Mowgli had to learn the law of the jungle and how to run with the Pack. His mentors varied form many creature and animals in the Jungle.
This what we did:

Challenge of the Bat - Mang
Night game, Its a glow stick game, teaches sonar and how to play int eh dark.

Challenge of the Bear - Baloo
Shelter building

Challenge of the Mother Wolf - Raksha
Make Grill cheese on Buddy Burner stoves.

Challenge of the Python - Kaa
Knotting challenge

Challenge of the Panther - Bagheera
Trail signs .. Path of the hunter

Challenge of the Old Wolf - Akela
Game called Predator and Prey. (Check attachment.)

I did attach an old schedule of the camp it will explain most of the games and activities , though many are straight forward.

Your camp program plan is really good.

I have a collection of detailed Cub camp plans on our website, both the product of my own work and ones I have collected. There are not categorised or anything, you have to check out the the links for each year listed.

http://www.1stmerrickville.ca/cubs/docs/


Allan.

Marc - I ran my first Camp as an Akela this past weekend and would like to thank you for sharing. While we did many of the things we did in the past, the Cubs loved the structure and the idea of having this overall theme.

We adapted the list you provided and had these challenges:

* Challenge of the Bat (Mang) – echo location night game
* Challenge of the Panther (Bagheera) – Observer Badge on hike
* Challenge of the Python (Kaa) – knots
* Challenge of the Bear (Baloo) – shelter
* Challenge of the Porcupine (Ikki) – night sky

During the weekend, we kept the Cubs in their Sixes where they competed in these challenges. Nothing complicated... just something to get the best out of them.

For example, on the hike (Challenge of the Panther ) the leaders noted some things that were seen and talked about. At the end we asked the Cubs questions about these things. The Sixes would talk amongts themselves and write down their answer and once every Six was done we would see who had it right. We had 10 or so questions. For example, "what was the first animal track we saw?". It was deer tracks... "What shape are dear tracks?" We gave them a hint... round, oval, or heart shape. The Six with the most correct answers received 5 points, the second 4, etc. In our case we had 2 Sixes tied for 1st place with 5 points and two Sixes tied for second place with 4 points.

We announced the winner at the closing of Camp.

Thanks again.

Thats awesome, thanks for sharing also!

I i will try to get some other camps items that we made and encourages others also to post.. fun to share.. Love the competition part..

Could we share instructions on how to make buddy burners.

Thanks

David

Buddy Burners.
Found these directions on a site..

Materials: Plain corrugated cardboard (not printed with bright inks or coated with wax or plastic) flat tuna cans, flat pet food cans, and/or flat pineapple cans, and their lids #10 can (the large institutional size) candle wax or paraffin.

Tools: punch-type can opener tin snips

Procedure:

One:

Cut the cardboard in strips whose width is the height of the can -- across the corrugations, so that the holes show. Roll the strips until the cardboard roll fits snugly into the can.

Two:

Melt the wax. It is best to use a double boiler, as if the wax gets too hot, it can burst into flame. You can improvise a double boiler by putting water in a large pan, and then setting a smaller pan into the water. Each tuna can will take about 4 ounces of wax.

Three:

When the wax is melted, slowly pour it into the buddy burner so that it runs down into the holes and saturates the corrugated cardboard and fill the can to the rim. You can put a small piece of cardboard sticking up or a candle wick in the middle to help start it, but this isn't required. Let it cool and harden. To light it, set it on a brick or concrete block. Put a lighted match in the middle of the can or light the wick. The flame will spread across the top of the can; that's OK, that's what it's supposed do.

To use for cooking: Cut out one end of the #10 can. Use the tin snips to cut a 3" high and 4" wide "door" on one side of the can at the open end. Leave the top of the door uncut. Bend this flap of metal up so the door is "open". Take the punch-type can opener, and make 3 or 4 holes on the other side of the can at the top (this is your chimney). Light the tuna can as described above, and place the #10 can over the Buddy Burner and place a pan with whatever you want to cook on top of the #10 can. This "#10 can stove" can be adapted to fuels like twigs, charcoal or charcoal briquets, but these shouldn't be used indoors. Charcoal briquets shouldnever be used indoors under any circumstances. The fumes will kill you before the cold does.

Thanks.