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This article is from the Scouting FAQ, by Bill Nelson nelsonb@nospam.aztec.asu.edu, Soaring Golden Eagle eagle@rangernet.org and Alan Houser troop24@emf.net with numerous contributions by others.

Scouting: Cub-A-Ree Ideas (USA)

Date: Thu, 28 May 1992 03:51:44 -0400
From: "Jack W. Weinmann" <bk233@CLEVELAND.FREENET.EDU>

One of the districts in my council is having its first Cub-A-Ree.
Here is a description of the stations:

Station 1: Citizenship
Part 1: Den conducts flag ceremony of its choice - up to 5 points
awarded for correct etiquette, originality & overall
performance.
Part 2: Den selects 5 questions to answer on citizenship & national
heritage from 10 sealed questions. (1 pt. per correct answer)
Beads: Gold 9-10 pts, Blue 6-8 pts, Red under 6 pts

Station 2: Knots
(square, bowline, clovehitch, sheet bend, & taughtline hitch)
Station leader asks 5 boys to tie one knot each. If a boy is
not assigned a knot, he may help Scouts who have been assigned.
Scoring: 2 pts for each knot completed in a 2 min. period
Beads: Gold 10 pts, Blue 6 or 8 pts, Red under 6 pts

Station 3: Rope Toss
The den has a 20 ft. rope and has 3 tosses to hit a graduated
bullseye.
Scoring: 10 pts (Gold bead) if best throw hits within 2-ft square
8 pts (Blue bead) if best throw hits within 4-ft square
6 pts (Blue bead) if best throw hits within 6-ft square
2 pts (Red bead) if best throw hits outside of square

Station 4: First Aid and Safety Message Game
Station leader presents 5 first aid and safety situations
to the den, in sequence. Den has 1 min. for each situation
to reply to each situation and/or demonstrate appropriate
technique to use. (2 pts per correct answer)
Beads: Gold 10 pts, Blue 6-8 pts, Red under 6 pts

Station 5: Obstacle Course
Entire den runs course consisting of a tire, rope swing, pylon
run, and ramp climb. Each Cub timed and the average for the
den determined.
Scoring: Average time up to 60 sec. 10 pts -- Gold Bead
Average time 60 - 90 sec. 8 pts -- Blue Bead
Average time over 90 sec. 6 pts -- Red Bead

Station 6: Nature Trail
Station leader presents den with a list of 10 items to point
out on the nature trail. When they find an item, they point
it out to the station leader. Max. time on trail -- 5 min.
Scoring: 1 pt per item. Gold 9 - 10 pts, Blue 5 - 8 pts, Red under 5 pts

Station 7: Rain Gutter Regatta
In relay fashion, 3 Scouts selected by their den blow a walnut
shell boat the length of a 10 ft. gutter.
Scoring: Based on how fast it takes to complete the task. Exact times
will be determined and be available at the station.

	    
            Ratings: "Hydroplane" ----- 10 pts. ---- Gold
                     "Motorboat"     5 - 8 pts. ---- Blue
                     "Rowboat"    under  5 pts. ---- Red

Station 8: Marble Shooting Contest
A range set up consisting of a 5-ft. diameter circle with 13
marbles placed in center-cross fashion. Rotating shots, each
den has 3 min. to shoot as many marbles out of the ring as
possible.

	    
   Scoring: 11 - 13 marbles knocked out = 10 pts ---- Gold bead
             6 - 10    "       "     "  =  7 pts ---- Blue bead
             0 -  5    "       "     "  =  5 pts ---- Red bead

Station 9: Uniforms
Points awarded to the den based on the uniforming of
participating den members.
Scoring: All Scouts wearing proper shirt & neckerchief -- 10 pts - Gold
1/2 or more wearing proper shirt & neckerchief - 6 pts - Blue
Less that 1/2 wearing proper shirt @ neckerchief 2 pts - Red

Station 10: Skit Competition
At 4:00, the dens should gather at the pavillion area to
present their skits. Each den has 3 min. to put on their skit.
Points awarded on originality, style, content & presentation.
Scoring: Up to 10 pts. as determined by the judge.
Gold Bead - 8 - 10 pts, Blue - 4 - 7 pts, Red - 0 - 3 pts

Note: Dens (2 or more boys). Games are a DEN effort. Stations are geared
so that it takes TEAM effort. All station activities taken from the
Wolf, Bear, & Webelos Handbooks. (Their statement - our ideas could
have other sources!)
Although there is no limit to the number of boys in a den, it is
recommended that dens be in the 8 boy range. Larger dens could
be split into two dens for the competition so all boys are able
to participate in the contests.

 

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