Tall Tales, Shavings and Chips, Take Care of the Planet and Pinewood

Well the blog has taken a bit of a vacation, but the boys have been busy in its absence. Ben's family led us through Tall Tales and a great birthday party too! Then they took us through Shaving and Chips, and the boys did a great job listening to Ben's Dad on this important and serious subject. They earned their wood 'chit' certificate, which they will need to use a knife at the spring campout. The next Wednesday Samuel's family led the boys through the Take Care of Your Planet achievement and each boy got a recycled grocery bag. Last Saturday was the Pinewood Derby, and our Den sported many fine fine vehicles! Congrats to Lyle for winning the Den, and Colin for taking a trophy in the all-Pack division. Mr. Osborne was not ashamed to drag out his hot pink racer in the open division (but maybe he should have been). During the Derby the boys ran a concession stand, where they learned about responsibility with money and completed their Saving Well, Spending Well achievement. Nice job boys!

Our next Den meeting will be 4/22 where Troy's family will lead us through Sports. Then it's the spring campout at the Firelands May 2 and 3 (see the pack website for details on this, space is limited--www.pack3384.net). Then Jamie's family will lead us through Family Outdoor Adventure on Saturday 5/9. We will be set for achievements, but stay tuned (we might add a date or 2 for electives).

Lock In and Games

The weather was not very cooperative in January-and we had 2 den meetings snowed out. However, many of the boys attended the lockin at the Akron General Wellness Center and had loads of fun. There was rock climbing, swimming, and a wild dodgeball game that left most of the Dads pretty sore.

We finally got back together as a Den 2/11, where Josh's family led us through the Games achievement. All the boys had a great time and appreciated the snack. Lyle's Dad talked to them a bit about muscles, which together with the Lockin finished up our Building Muscles achievement.

We are doing well racking up the achievements toward the Bear Patch. It will be a busy Spring with lots of fun activities. This week we have the Blue and Gold Banquet on Wed 2/18 at 7 PM in the middle school cafeteria. Then on Saturday 2/21 we head to Ben's house for a birthday party and the Tall Tales achievment. Check out the schedule below for the rest of our year-and remember the boys can work on electives for Arrow Points with their families.

Date Achievement Family
9/24 Maps Grant's
10/22 Wildlife Grant's
11/12 What’s Cooking Alex’s
12/10 Be Prepared Alex’s
1/14 Building Muscles Lyle'
2/11 Games Josh's
2/18 Blue and Gold Banquet Pack
2/21 Tall Tales Ben's

2/25 Information Please Lyle's
3/11 Shaving and Chips Ben's
3/25 Take Care of the Planet Samuel's
3/28 Pinewood Derby Middle school cafeteria
4/22 Sports Troy's
5/2 Campout at Oberlin Pack
5/9 Outdoor Adventure Jamie's
5/20