Tonight was the annual Blue and Gold Celebration where the Cub Scouts celebrate the anniversary of Scouting in America. Our pack has a potluck and talent show. We also have a professional photographer come and take portraits of the pack, each den, and individuals if they so choose. For the last two years, IJ and S have done Taekwondo demonstrations, but since they are no longer taking classes... they had to do something else.
IJ decided that this was a good opportunity to earn the Showman badge. He and a friend wrote a script, made puppets, and performed their show. They did a good job! They each played several roles and remembered to use different voices. Their show was about two Scouts at a camp out singing songs and telling ghost stories.
S and his friend sang It's A Grand Old Flag. They did a good job too! These two boys are the most active in their den. Ever since they were Tigers, they both have had nearly perfect attendance. Are they the perfect Scouts? Nope-their parents are involved so the boys are by default. Friend's mom is our committee chair and our pack would not run without her. She is awesome!
Each den also performed skits and songs, so the boys and M had a few more parts to play before the night was over...
...here M is trying to get the audience to participate in the classic
Boom Chicka Boom song with S on the mic. (All pictures are extracted from video footage-sorry about the poor quality!)
The hardest part of the night was keeping E and younger happy and quiet at the table until it was time to eat. As soon as the talent show was over and the pack headed over for their group photo, I headed straight to the food. After D trashed the table, we cleaned up as quickly as we could and left. Three hours was way too long to stay in one place! But I am so proud of IJ and S. They worked hard and it really showed.
