Sleep Over and Winter Camp

Our sleepover at the Clarence Creek arena last Saturday went pretty well. We had 11 cubs and one scout and I think everyone had a good time.

The kids arrived around 6-6:30pm put their stuff aside and played around for a bit. At about 7pm we went down to the arena for some free ice skating. We did this until about 7:45 and then headed back upstairs.

The kids then setup (with a bit of help) 5 or 6 dome tents. They then setup their sleeping bag and other stuff. I have the admit that the kids did pretty good. One has to remember that these are kids aged 8 to 10 years old. Gee, some adults have difficulty setting up tents. Mind you these ones were pretty easy but still I think they did pretty good.

After the tents were all setup, we did some target practice with wooden guns and elastics (home made by Akela). I think this activity was a success. Not only did they seem to have fun but there were no injuries ... (ha ha) :o)

That night they also watched a movie and had a snack. The sixers and seconders had a meeting with Akela to plan some things for our up and coming Winter Camp.

The next day we had pancakes and sausages for breakfast, the kids played with the guns again and they were all gone by about 10am. All in all a fun night. I'll try to post some pictures (visit our website )

Winter Camp

Our winter camp is coming up this weekend. It starts on Friday and ends on Sunday. It will be held at Tucker house in Clarence Rockland. For more details (address, etc...) see our hand out.

Winter Camp is a yearly tradition for our Cub Pack. It's a great time. The past 2 years it was held at Lac Corbeau near Notre Dame du Laus, Quebec. See some pics on our website. They will spend alot of times outdoors so they must dress warmly. There's nothing worse than being 30 minutes walking distance and have two leaders come back with a cub because his feet are wet and cold.

They will do some compass work, hiking, crafts and of course tobogganing.
Anyhow, I hope we have some nice weather but no matter what I'm sure we will have fun.

YIS
Shere Khan.