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Session 12: Festival

4 activities

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Session summary

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Session summary

In this session you'll learn about a festival and take part in activities from it.

Safety message

  • Always complete a register at the start of the meeting to record who is present.
  • Activities start when the first person arrives and end when the last person leaves, including leaders and their children.
  • Check the space is for hazards, keep the exits clear, and know the location of the nearest first aid kits.

Activities

Opening a Cub meeting

5 mins

How do you start your meeting? Some groups do the Grand Howl or a flag ceremony.

  • Meets
  • Requirement 1.a
  • Meets
  • Requirement 2

Play Catch the Cat Burglar

10 mins

How silently can you creep? Go head to head against the guard in this stealthy game.

  • Meets
  • Requirement 1

Make a pan flute

40 mins

Make your own pan flute, and learn about the Inca Sun God and the festival of Inti Raymi.

  • Meets
  • Requirement 3
  • Meets
  • Requirement 4

Closing a Cub meeting

5 mins

How do you close your meeting? Some groups do flag ceremonies.

  • Meets
  • Requirement 1.a

Preparation

Equipment

  • Chairs
  • Tables
  • Blindfolds
  • Newspaper
  • Oranges, satsumas or easy-peel citrus fruit
  • Scissors
  • Coloured pens or pencils
  • Craft materials (for example, tissue paper, pipe cleaners, stickers)
  • Double sided sticky tape
  • Glue sticks
  • Paper drinking straws

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Session notes

This extra session allows Cubs to meet all the requirements for their International Activity Badge.

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