It was all games, ALL NIGHT!

The First Bear Den Carnival was a HIT!

Pack 285 loved it's first ever carnival with games developed and operated by our Third Grade scouts! Each scout and his family conceived of a game, build it, taught the other scouts the rules, set up and took down and operated their game during the December Pack Meeting.

Some games were more challenging than others! One of the most difficult was getting the beach ball through the hoops of roughly the same size.  The game judged to be the MOST FUN was the cup shooting Nerf game. Following the scouting safety rules, this game was compartmentalized away from the other activities and the "range" was clearly defined.

Even the adults were eager to play this particular game!  Look at District Rep, Mark Terry, having a go at the cups!!

It's the kind of fun that only a scout could enjoy!

There were also ring toss games, bean bag/corn hole, and so much more!

The ping pong water challenge had two levels: easy and impossible!  The goal was to toss your ping pong into the floating cups.  Whether you won or not, this game was guaranteed to make a SPLASH!

Pack 285 families and parents are always involved but this carnival took everything to a NEW LEVEL.  One parent even volunteered to be the FACE of the pie-tossing contest.  She had a face full of cream and enjoyed every minute of the game.

Parents were also involved in running the Carnival Concession Booth! The funds raised here went towards the Spring Camp-out.  Thank you to families who donated food, staffed the booth or purchased snacks!!

We can't wait to see everyone in January for the BIGGEST SNOWBALL FIGHT EVER!

December Pack Meeting and Updates

Pack Meeting this Friday!

Pack 285 will be meeting at 6:30PM (not 6:00PM) to allow extra time for set-up. Why? 

Because it's CARNIVAL TIME!  

As part of the new Bear achievements, our third grade scouts must host a carnival of their own development. From set-up to development and operation of the games to clean-up, the Bear Den will be leading the night's activities. Please eat dinner before you come but come ready to play fun games!  Then grab a snack at the concession stand (bring your $1 bills)! 

Returning Families (if you were a scouting family LAST YEAR) it's time to pay your annual dues. Pack 285 has already remitted your dues to the Atlanta Area Council which means that the bank account is running low.  If you haven't already paid your adult dues (any parent who was Youth Protection Trained/Registered last year) or your son's dues, please do as ASAP.  

Youth Dues are $112.  Registered Parent Dues are $24. 

Payments can be made by check made payable to Pack 285 and given to Melisssa Blalock at the Friday meeting or PAY NOW using this link to our PayPal account:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Z3B86HPJCFZDS

Thank you again for all you do for Pack 285.  We are lucky to have all of our scouts and their terrific families!

Upcoming Activities

January Pack Meeting - Friday, 1/8 @ 6:30PM - Amana Academy

It's snowing inside Amana Academy on January 8th!  Although this is our third annual Snowpaloosa, we are doubling the fun this year by teaming up with Crossroads Atlanta.  If your family wishes to participate in the BIGGEST INDOOR SNOWBALL GAME EVER then please bring one large package of new white men's athletic socks for each team player or share within your family.  The more socks you bring, the more fun you will have...guaranteed!  These socks will be used in the BIGGEST INDOOR SNOWBALL GAME EVER and then donated to Crossroads Atlanta for use by their patrons.  Can't imagine how that would work?  Well come out to the pack meeting and let us show you.

Tiger BITES

These Tigers really take a BITE out of healthy living!

Completing the Tiger Bite Adventure was a piece of cake for these scouts....rrr...or more like it was a piece of fruit!

This adventure is the first of many  for a cub scout as the boys learn about A SCOUT IS CLEAN. Scouts begin to work on healthy eating practices, how to maintain a healthy and active body, personal hygiene, keeping their thoughts and language clean, meal time etiquette and having a tidy personal appearance. As they progress in Cub Scouts the program builds on these early lessons with more detail.

Our den meet at Whole Foods in Avalon to complete this adventure and sampled favor healthy snacks together as we discussed the Five for Five Fingers - five rules to remember when eating with your fingers. We reviewed hand washing protocols as well.  The best part of the meeting however was the in-depth discussion on fruits and vegetables.

Our scouts were eager to share that fruits were the part of the plant where the seed was located inside of a fleshy shell. Strawberries are an exception. Vegetables are any other edible part of the plant: leaves, stalks, or roots. A scavenger hunt ensued pitting Team Vegetable against Team Fruit.  They had one minute to find as many of their designated category as possible.

It was a quick race but ultimately... only one prevailed!  Then the teams switched baskets to return the other teams food items to the proper locations.  GREAT JOB, TIGERS!