Friday Camp Recap

It's FRIDAY! TGIF! Check out these great activities the Scouts did to finish off their first ever Day Camp experience. We closed our camp this year with a great campfire and awards ceremony, attended by Mayor Stothert herself! Mayor Stothert presented the campers their NOVA awards and said some really great words that we hope motivates the Scouts to stay in the program.

Amy teaching them about how the complex cleans and maintains the ice

Attempt at building their own space colony! Too bad the wind and humidity didn't cooperate. 

Bulls-eye! 

Mayor Stothert presenting the campers with their NOVA Award. 

A HUGE thank you to our fantastic volunteer staff! 

Here is a recap of ALL the awards the Cub Scouts earned this week:
-Belt Loops for Astronomy, Mathematics (and their pin), Baseball, Map and Compass, Ice Skating, Wildlife Conservation, Science (and pin), Chess, BB Guns, Ultimate (Frisbee)
-The Webelos earned their Handyman, Science, and Engineering Activity Pins as well
-All Scouts earned their NOVA patch PLUS all three "pi" pieces
*See your Cubmaster for receiving the awards.

And so ends a fantastic trip into the great beyond of Cub Scouting. Yet we are far away from the final frontier, as we've only just begun. We hope to see you back next year for NIGHTS OF THE ROUNDTABLE!

Thursday Camp Recap

Today was a really fun and different day. The Scouts got to enjoy a field trip to Heron Haven and learn about conservation, nature preservation, and had fun with Wildlife Encounters (see pictures below, some brave volunteers even got a tarantula on their heads!) 

Get ready! Tomorrow is the last leg of our Galactic Trek.We'll have BB guns, building their own space colony, ice skating, and then a camp fire and awards ceremony.

Heron Haven group shot with Naturalist Rodger. 

Tired scouts sitting by the lake. 

Wildlife Encounters with Rick and Darth Gator 

Say hello to Tony the Tortoise

Den Leader Sam holding Darth Gator 

Charlotte the spider and her new friends! Scroll down for some brave volunteers. 

Thank you Wildlife Encounters! 

Tuesday Camp Recap

Day two into the great Galactic Trek, and things are just getting started. The Scouts were energetic and had a lot of fun. Here are some great photos demonstrating what went on today at camp.

Bug suckers!

There is a big cricket in this one. How did it fit through the straw?!

Looking for bugs.

Minute to win it games. Using a banana on a string to get the orange to the other side.

Cupcake challenge!

Baseball belt loop in practice. Also applying what they learned about levers to everyday life.

Watching Bill Nye the Science Guy. Kids had a blast.

Building space ships, again applying levers to a fun activity.

Getting ready to launch bottle rockets!

Making land rovers, powered by wind.

Rover races!

Again, it was a great day for camp. Tomorrow the Scouts are learning about codes, playing ultimate Frisbee, learning about circuits and electricity, and they will learn all about chess (and earn their belt loop!). Stay tuned for more Cub Camp news.