The Newbury Town Library Lantern Festival and Concert is a month away! Wow! I have provided a step-by-step guide for those who might want to get started on their lanterns, or who may want to make some additional lanterns for the event. They are so, so fun to make and super easy too! Okay . . . Are you ready? Materials Needed: Plastic bottles (we like 1 or 2 liter soda/water bottles, but any plastic jar will do) Scissors White School Glue (like Elmer's) Water Soft bristle paint brush Hole punch String or ribbon for handle Tissue paper of various colors Glow stick or LED (The library will be handing out glow sticks to those with lanterns at the event, but feel free to bring your own!) 1. Take your emptied, clean and dry plastic bottle and cut of the top at the widest part of the bottle. We pinched the plastic to make a small cut. Then the scissor easily cut around the entire top. You will have a wide-mouth cylinder, with the bottle's bottom intact. 2. Chose a design for your lantern. Get creative! You can tear tissue paper or make detailed designs. Work with scissors, and cut out your shapes. Sometimes it helps to double or triple-up your paper, since it is very thin, depending on how transparent you would like your design. 3. Make your glue mixture. 1 to 1 ratio of glue and water works great and a little can go a long way! Start with a small amount of each in a small cup or bowl. 4. Apply the glue mixture to your bottle, covering the entire outer surface. Begin to add your tissue paper. Paint the mixture over the tissue paper. Add more paper and then more glue. Repeat all over as you build on your design and adhere it to the bottle. 5. When the bottle is dry, use your hole punch to add two holes to the top of the bottle, one across from the other. Tie on your string for a secure handle. 6. Add your light source (we recommend an LED tea light or glow stick) and enjoy your beautiful, unique glowing lantern!
Here’s a list of Cub Scout activities that you can use for den meetings, pack meetings, and pretty much any other Cub Scout get together.
Hello fellow Scouters, One game that my two dens used to enjoy playing was a game we called “Sweep Potato”. It was a fairly easy game to play, and the boys always enjoyed it. I picked u…
All adult leaders are first required to take Youth Protection Training. When that is completed, training for each position in Cub Scouting is available on-line. There are additional training courses available in your local area. Visit www.scouting.org/training/ for more details. Three Steps to Becoming a Trained Leader STEP ONE: SET UP A MY.SCOUTING ACCOUNT Visit My.Scouting and create […]
I have been so very busy this week, but haven't been able to finish a single thing. Ever have one of those weeks? This is definitely mine. We did get to go to pack meeting Wed. night and had a blast. Eli earned his Webelos Readyman Activity Badge and was recognized for his acheivement. The topic for our Pack meeting was compassion. Our fabulous Cub Master planned several activities above and beyond. I thought some of you out there might be interested. There was the blindfolded puzzle competition. A scout and their dad (this isn't Eli's dad-we found a substitute since Scott was working) tried to put a puzzle together blindfolded with the supportive shouts of instruction from fellow scouts. This activity taught that we need to help each other, and when we have shortcomings, we can accept help from others to overcome. Next was the hand-less face painting. Eli got to paint his Webelos leader's face, lucky guy :0) The only rule was they couldn't use their hands. You can imagine how crazy the scouts were for this activity, also a lesson in compassion. Here is Eli getting his ReadyMan... And here is Eli getting the pin that comes with the ReadyMan. Our Cub Master put all the pins and beltloops inside of balloons and had the boys throw this... "The Death Star" at the balloons to pop them. That's my boy! Popped it on the first try!!! See, here's the pin :0) Don't you just love the glop of paint on his forehead? What a fun night. The kids love it so much when their leaders take their job to the next level. We really have been so lucky to have so many wonderful scout leaders.
2011.11.13 KE 11, exhibition at "Den Frie" Artist: Nana Rosenørn Holland Bastrup sunday afternoon autumn outside - long shadows behind the the sun More info: denfrie.dk/index.php/en/exhibitions/current-exhbition.html www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Kultur/Kunstklub/Artikler/2011102810170... cataloque: www.ke11.dk/assets/7802/ke11_katalog_111003.pdf
Yesterday we went up to Oklahoma City so my daughter could receive a Poetry Award (she won 1st place in the 2015 Oklahoma Lore Youth Poetry Contest for 10th grade). Afterwards we decided to stop at the zoo for an hour. Last time we were there, Sullivan was all about the animals. In fact, he spent 20 minutes jabbering to the gorillas. In a dramatic turn of events, he went into hysterics when we entered the ape building this time. He started screaming "No monkey!" No monkey!" when the orangutan got close to the window. So...we headed for the gift store. After placating him with a new giraffe rubber duck (he has a rubber duck obsession, at last count he had 50+, all unique and much loved, they are his go-to distraction and as toys go, relatively cheap!) I got to peruse the books and found this gem, 10 Little Hermit Crabs, for our upcoming Ocean Theme: It's a super cute counting book with a happy ending (all 10 hermit crabs show back up on the last page!) We've been finishing up our Spring theme in class - although our butterfly and chicken eggs arrived late this year so we'll be doing our Life Cycle unit in conjunction with Ocean and Farm instead of during the Spring theme as planned. One of our favorite Spring activities was our Pattern Worms. These are super simple and a great quick patterning assessment! I cut pipe cleaners in 1/2 and then twisted one end to form a loop. I had both clear and opaque pony beads, so the kids could choose whatever colors they wanted. Once the beads were in place, I made a small loop at the opposite end and hit it with the glue gun to ensure the beads stayed on.When the wiggle eyes were attached, the kids were thrilled with our "worms" and loved playing with them! The best thing is that everyone can be successful - whether they're still working on AB patterns or have moved on to more complicated patterns (I had a sweetie do an ABCDEFG pattern correctly!) each child was able to create a pattern worm. And, its great fine motor practice to get those slippery beads onto the pipe cleaner! Our Sand & Water Table also got a fun Spring theme activity! I took chenille chickens and baby chick (both from Hobby Lobby's Easter aisle) and added mini eggs (also Easter) and mini birds' nests (from over by the artificial flowers and birds). Then I added some plain white paper litter (from PetSmart - it's meant for small animal cages, but its dye free & dust free so its great for the sensory table!) and some lima beans. The lima beans had upper case letters, lower case letters and the #s 0-20 on them. After the kids had fun playing with the chicks, invariably they wanted something to do with the lima beans! We did everything from sorting them by upper/lower case, sorting by letter/number, finding specific letters, spelling out names etc. This was a super quick bin to put together and the kids had a lot of fun with it. They did wish I had created a sorting mat for them like I did for St. Patrick's Day, so that's on my to-do list for next time I change the materials!
By Sara Katherine Staheli Hanks. Sara is a writer, Mormon feminist, and soon-to-be-mom of a baby boy, living in Bothell, Washington. Elizabeth Smart -- kidnapping victim and survivor, children's advocate, and completely amazing Mormon woman -- gave an address at Johns Hopkins University a few days ago. Her audience was…
Finding your perfect hairstyle at any age can feel daunting, but it doesn't have to be a compromise on style or personality. This selection of hairstyles for
The Project Planning feature helps youth leaders learn how to accomplish their goals, whether that be a service project or a troop campout or planning other activities together. The troop does a group exercise of planning and carrying out a recycle regatta.
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout 1621-1674, Seated Youth in a Hat, with His Chin Cupped in His Left Hand, 2006.49
A little journal for my family and friends sharing life's little moments....Sometimes a bushel and sometimes a peck.
Michael Johnson, the BSA’s Youth Protection director, talks with Scouting magazine about the ongoing effort to get all Scouting leaders and parents Youth Protection Trained.
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Team-building activities for kids can help them in myriad ways. These activities teach the value of cooperation, listening, taking turns, and more. Read on.
This is a list of the most fun and simple middle school science fair project ideas your kids will love. Easy Science experiments for kids!
Youth groups love playing games! Here are some favorite youth group games submitted to us by other youth pastors and youth workers.
In Charleston's South of Broad neighborhood, designers Thomas Jayne and William Cullum turn a prominent 18th-century landmark into a warm family haven.
It sounds gross, but armpit fudge is quite tasty. Making it is a fun activity for kids of all ages.
Boy Scouts are most commonly known for their distinctive uniforms and motto of “Be Prepared”. Having worked for a regional Boy Scout Service Center for more than 12 years, I have witnessed the valuable skills that youth who participate in the Scouting program are taught. I have seen the results of lives saved and communities transformed […]
A portfolio of the photographer's fantastical images from his first retrospective monograph.
I was observing some classes this week and wondering why some students feel safe enough to share more than they should and why other students sit quietly in the back. I know the quiet ones have so …
games to play in your youth group
Today I have two different types of free puzzles available for download. The first puzzles are rebuses to help you celebrate birthdays! There is an easier version and a harder one. You can download both from Google Drive by clicking on the pictures above (they come together in one document). The second set of free puzzles are to help you celebrate President's Day coming up in February. This set of puzzles prints on one sheet of paper, but folds up to create a Teeny-Tiny book! I think these are a lot of fun! You can download this freebie from my store, The Puzzle Den. I hope you enjoy these free puzzles!
Middle Ages Unit: Worksheets on the Medieval Church & the Development of Monasteries This week we talked about Christianity in the early Middle Ages in our homeschool. We read about how the Church was organized and how monasteries began. The history book we are using [primarily Early Times : The Story of the Middle Ages (affiliate link) by Suzanne Strauss Art] went into detail about a couple of the historical figures that went...
