[Moo] Cub Scout demo, Thursday, June 28

[TheWolfhou at aol.com]

OOO.... June 28 is a bad date for me. We are right in the midst of Vacation  
Bible School, and I have all the preschool program. I will see if I can get  
others to cover for me that day though....
 
It seems the Cub Scout demo is thier summer Day Camp. Am I guessing right?  
that would be all ages from Tigers (1st grade) through Webelos II (5th grade).  
They typically will be arrranged in dens of about 10 boys plus 2 adults and  
sometimes an older Boy Scout, and travel between stations 2 dens together. 
What  is the theme for this year? You mentioned wearing Elizabethan. Does that 
mean  their theme could be about the time of Jamestown? The after lunch time and 
for  that many boys lends for a show rather than activities... How much time 
do you  have? Heavy or Rapier fighting is good if we can get the fighters and 
marshals.  Would probably also need some list fences. If it has to be a show, 
what are you  thinking of that would hold their attentions? It would be funny 
coming forth  before the young lords and seeing if they are learning their 
gentlemanly skills.  Ask for music and lets all dance a small galiard, but since 
they don't know it,  turn into an impromptu "dance lesson" and teaching some 
Galliard...   We need to keep in mind that after lunch, they are tired. Also 
that a purely  lecture is hard for the boys in the back to hear, so they stray 
off and get  noisy. As a thought, is Eric (Dexter) available with his 
barber/surgeon kit?  Surely some boy has gotten a cut and need some medical attention 
;) But the boys  would really love it... remember the facination at Stafford Co 
Days....
 
Archery may best as an activity all day long at the archery range and  our 
folks "inspect the archers in training" You would have to ask the camp  
directors and their archery master. Usuallly on thursday, camps are haveing the  bb 
and archery competition shoots for award the next day (other camps do that on  
friday). This would also depend on if we have any archers able to come for the  
day.
 
2 summers ago Sudentorre did 2 cub scout camps with a medival theme. One of  
the camps we were a station that the boys rotated through. We did a "program" 
of  clothing and weapons through the ages. We had outfits of different 6 time  
periods in boy sizes. The boys (20 +/-) entered our shade, got comfortable. 
We  introduced selves, and chose 5 boys and one adult to step behind our 
curtain.  Talk proceeded with calling the first boy, now dressed in viking up. Yes  
giggles. but in explanation of the culture and the armament of the vikings,  
giggles turned to jelousy when that boy got to stand and hold the viking  
sword... same for the other times. The houpland and flouncy hat was even  popular. 
The adult got to wear Allen's whisby plate and helmet and shield.  Chain mail 
and helmet were passed around later. Then the boys had some time for  
questions and answers. We had 45 min. Comments after the program were positive,  with 
one boy asking if he could buy the houpland, and adults amazed the boys sat  
in such rapt attention. For the 2nd day camp, we ran a game board station  
(taught the boys to play 9 man morris, then some other games), and Allen was at  
the archery station where he "inspected the training of the King's Archers" and 
 gave a short discussion of medieval archery with various arrow heads, bows 
and  crossbows. If any boy or leader could draw and cock the crossbow, they 
were able  to shoot it downrange. After lunch, in the shade of trees we did the 
"program"  of clothing and weapons through the ages. We had to cut it down a 
bit to a half  hour. We did not have any marshals for heavy or rapier available. 
And we were  few in number due to it beeing in the middle of a work day. But, 
it was all  well recieved... something like this may be workable for this 
group of Cubs. 
 
Keep me updated on what you are planning. I don't know yet if I can make  it, 
but I will see what I can do. I know who here has different items that may  
be useful to you in display and show also... If it is Elizabethan era theme, I  
have an asortment of garb for those able to come, but don't have Elizabethan. 
 Don't forget something like pamphlets or business cards for the youth and 
adults  who want more info on who we are!!! 
 
--YIS
--Blitha



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