Covid 19 and Scouting - Things to Do - Cub Scouts
Cubs - there is plenty to do!
Advancement
Just because you are stuck at home doesn't mean that you can't work on advancement.
Cub Scout Advancement during Covid19
Great Outdoors
The Chief Ambassador of World Scouting Bear Grylls and the UK Scout
Association have a ‘Great Indoors’ survival kit online. Tons of activities
kids can do.
Bear says "a week stuck at home with the family can be as tough as a week
in the mountains"
“Whether you're climbing Everest, or just trying to make it through to
bedtime, a little planning and positive spirit will make all the
difference."
Adding: “It's not often you'll find me talking about the great indoors -
but this is the exception. Try them out, look after each other, and most
of all, make this challenging time a safe and positive time - it's all
state of mind."
www.scouts.org.uk/the-great-indoors/
Boys' Life App access
Since you may have extra time on your hands, you and your Scout will have access to an entire year’s worth of Boys’ Life issues for free on the Boys’ Life app for a limited time. From this month’s issue on back, you can read about all the Scouting adventures, comics, jokes, how-to’s and witticisms from Pedro the Mailburro on the app for iOS or Android.
More on BoysLife.org
For more ideas on fun stuff to do at home, check out these 25 activities on the Boys’ Life website. Also available on the site are online games, stories, podcasts, quizzes and more.
This might be a great time to encourage your Scout to enter BL’s 2020 “Say Yes to Reading!” Contest. Scouts can read a fiction or nonfiction book, write a report and turn it in for a chance to win an Amazon gift card. Everyone who enters will get a cool free patch.
Fun projects for kids that you can do from home
Per blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2020/03/19/fun-projects-for-kids-that-you-can-do-from-home (21Mar20):
As public places, including many parks and campgrounds, are closing to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, you might be left scratching your head on what you and your kids can do.
Plenty!
As we’ve highlighted this week, Scouts can still meet virtually and serve others. They can also go on nature hikes around your neighborhood, develop a hobby (and share them with Boys’ Life!), camp in the backyard, try out a new recipe, work in the garden or help with a home project.
Let’s take a look at a few activities that would be perfect during this time we should limit group activities:
For Lions (Kindergarteners)
Kindergarten-age youth do best when they have structure and schedules. Keep it simple and routine. Here are a few fun activities to add to their schedule:
For Tigers (First-graders)
Structure and schedules are best for first-graders, too. Ideally, this schedule is as close to what they would experience at school.
For Wolves (Second-graders)
Second-graders are natural explorers. Create a list of home rules or expectations; allowing them to be part of the process can help chances they’ll follow them.
For Bears (Third-graders)
As with all elementary-aged youth, a schedule and routine can help maintain normalcy and give them confidence to try new things. Here are a few activities they can do:
For Webelos and Arrow of Light (Fourth- and fifth-graders)
Fourth- and fifth-graders are starting to become more independent and like to be part of making plans. At this age, you can have a discussion with them about the schedule and specific times things should happen and how much time should be allotted.