Comings and goings...

We had our last night of term on Monday night. We started off with different groups of cubs rambling to different parts of The Gap. We welcomed (invested) Sara, Will and Sol to the Pack, but sadly said goodbye to Ana, Nuno and Pedro who were taken away in a scout abduction, although some of the scouts looked a little like Easter Bunnies.

Grey Wolf

After the Cub Scout Leadership Course we went straight into the Grey Wolf Sleepover and hike for those cubs working on completing the highest cubs scout award. Cubs went through bush safety, first-aid and navigation. They prepared and cooked their own dinner over the fire and slept in the den. They cooked breakfast the next morning on the BBQ before setting off for a 2+ hour hike, where we then split into groups of three. We had "Rama's Rabble", "Chil-ies Beans", and "Bagheera's Bunch (of Bones)". The route taken by Bagheera's Bunch is below.

Cub Scout Leadership Course

Fine weather on Saturday saw a number of our cubs (and one St Johns Wood cub!) do their Cub Scout Leadership training, where we go through roles and responsibilities of being a a Sixer or Second within the pack.

Senses

This week the cubs were put through a number of bases to challenge their senses (I wonder how many they can remember...ps there are five) and we also invested Josh to the pack. Welcome Josh.

Handcraft Part 2

Even though the rain put a hold on our ramble, we still had a great time completing the second round of our Handcraft badge.

As they say...

...the 'best-laid plans of mice and men oft go astray'. As a result of the wet weather we've had to make some changes to the order of the program for the rest of term. Even though the sun is shining a little today the ground is still to sodden to go on our ramble, so this week will be Part 2 of Handcraft, followed by our Senses program next week, then a joint pack night on the Monday of the last week of term for the Ramble. See the Calendar for the updated timetable.

Handcraft Part 1

Last week both packs got right into our Handcraft activities, with origami, woggle-making, fabric painting and boat building.

Clean Up Australia Day

Sadly we had to cancel our involvement in Clean up Australia Day this year. The continuing wet weather made it just to dangerous given the area we were due to work in. Fingers crossed for next year. If you are interested here is some footage I took of the amount of water going down Enoggera Creek under Walton Bridge this morning. We'll see everyone for Part 1 of Handcraft Mon/Tue.