cub pack 18
Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Day--Cub Scouts Learn New Skills
Nine Cubs from our Pack 18 signed up to spend a morning at a nearby Scout camp in order to learn some outdoor skills. A total of about 260 Cubs and parents arrived at 8:30 AM and were divided into 8 groups. There were 8 stations, and groups rotated from one station to the next, spending about 20 minutes at each. They learned some basic first aid as well as CPR, how to build a safe campfire, how to use a compass and read map symbols, how to tie some useful knots, and how to pitch a tent. One station was called "Camping Technology," and Cubs and parents learned about the best kind of gear to buy for the outdoors, and some pointers on the best way to use it.
A really cool station was the "Civil War Encampment," where a Union soldier showed off his canvas tent, his rifle, and all the other gear that members of his platoon had to carry with them. His wife was there too, wearing an apron that was bloodied from when she assisted surgeons tending the wounded. She also had her own campfire going, and showed the Cubs how soldiers cooked their own meals. For lunch, Cubs lined up to get a square of aluminum foil, a burger patty, some veggies, and barbecue sauce. After each foil "hobo pack" was securely wrapped, it went onto a 50-foot long bed of hot coals until cooked through.
Civil War Encampment
Making "hobo packs"
What is a Cub Pack? How can my son join?
Cub Pack 18 at the United Synagogue of Hoboken is open to any boy in grades 1 through 5. They meet almost every Sunday in the Social Hall of the Synagogue, from 5:00-6:00 PM. They go to Nature Centers and on day hikes. They also learn great skills, like cleaning their rooms and helping around the house... Mostly they have fun!
Cub Pack 18 calendar for 2011-2012
For more information, contact the Cubmaster at scouts@HobokenSynagogue.org
or call 201-792-4055.
If your son is at least 11 years old, there's a great Boy Scout troop, too!