Den Meeting - Power Up

Great meeting tonight.  We got a lot done.   The theme for the month is Power-up and the cubs did seem to be powered up tonight.  They each used a power drill to help polish the axles for their pinewood derby cars and to drill holes in their neckerchief slide. 

 

After our normal opening (pledge of allegiance) We talked about how they power up by eating the right foods, and how engines power up with fuel, and power tools power up with electricity.  They each made a neck slide by taking a wood plate, painted it, colored a car, cut it out, glued it on.  Then they drilled holes in the wood plate which they pushed pipe cleaners (don't remember the correct craft name for them) through to tie on to the neckerchief.   The boys (wearing safety glasses of course) used power drills to polish their pinewood derby axles, and when they were not doing those items, they helped cut out numbers for their den flag.

 

Next week - no meeting, the following meeting, we will plan to spend some time working on pinewood derby cars.  The Derby is the 31st. 

 

We will work on our Citizenship belt loop.  There are 3 requirements, the first is Develop a list of jobs you can do around the home. Chart your progress for one week. Please try to help your cub to get this requirement (just make a simple list of jobs and then each day for a week record getting them done). When we have our Firehouse tour we will be doing the second requirement: Make a poster showing things that you can do to be a good citizen. The last requirement we did with the food drive, park clean-up, and the christmas wish (Participate in a family, den, or school service project).

 

Also, before the firehouse tour - probably February 2nd - the cubs should have a firedrill at their house.

 

Thanks Dads and Moms for great participation.

 

Fred Zilz

Tiger Den 12