Twelfth-Point Minute

Many of you are members of a large, organized religion. You might be Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Jewish, or any one of a number of others. As you know, part of being a Boy Scout is having a belief in God. Every time you repeat the Scout Oath or Law, you reconfirm that you will do your duty to God, and that you are reverent. Keep in mind that some members of your patrol and troop might not belong to a regular church group. That doesn’t mean they don’t believe in a higher power. Native Americans believe that the Great Spirit is the life force that flows through all living things and controls the wind, fire, and the Earth. You might think of the Great Spirit as Mother Nature. Nature has created a world for its creatures that allows them to live and prosper, from the lowest insects to the mighty eagle. To me, that sounds like a higher power at work. It doesn’t matter to me how you believe in God— whether you attend church every week or simply respect the power of nature as the Native Americans do. But I can’t imagine how this world could have come to exist without God, and I don’t want to think about where it will go if he isn’t there to guide us.

Christmas Party, 17/12/07

5.55pm

Opening ceremony

6.00pm

Christmas game - The leader calls out different types of Christmas activity and the Beavers act the part.

6.10pm

Musical chairs – Christmas CD

6.25pm

Food and drinks (donations welcome)

6.40pm

Musical statues

6.55pm

Short prayer

Closing Ceremony

Hand out letters to parents

Christmas Cards, 12/12/07

5.55pm

Opening ceremony

6.00pm

Game: Who Am I?

A list of occupations

Leader calls out the name of jobs or occupations and the Beavers need to act out what they are. (i.e. A window cleaner, bus driver, traffic warden) If the game goes well, whisper an occupation to one Beaver at a time, and see if the others can guess what it is from the mime.

6.15pm

Make a Christmas card

Using crayons, card, glue, glitter etc., ask the Beavers to make a card for a member of their family with some congratulatory words inside.

6.30pm

Blanket game – Beavers run around room until whistle is blown, they curl up in a ball on the floor with their eyes closed. One beaver is covered with a blanket and the other Beavers guess who it is.

6.40pm

Dragons Tail – Beavers stand in circle and jump over bean bag tied to rope.

6.55pm

Short prayer

Closing Ceremony

Pearls of Wisdom—Quotes from Baden-Powell

“Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment.”