Outdoor Pack Meeting Ideas

[dlw73078]

My pack has lost our normal meeting space in town and as a result I would like to do outdoor meetings since the weather is so nice.

Anyone have any ideas, tips, or suggestions?

 

 

[ScoutNut]

Is the loss permanent? What is your CO doing to help? One of their responsibilities as a CO is to provide a meeting space.

 

You can always hold your Pack meetings at local parks. I would make sure there is a good sized covered pavilion in case the weather turns.

 

 

[Vigil-Hiker]

A pavillion would be a good idea, as it would keep everyone together. You could make it a big Pack event. Have a wiffleball, flag football, or frisbee baseball game either before or after it.

Perhaps in June make it a BBQ Pack meeting.

 

Have a scavenger hunt, and have each den present their most unusual find.

 

Have a campfire at one. Each den does a skit, tells jokes,or sings a song. Have each boy add a line to a story. CM starts the story, and the boys help weave the tale (unless you have large Pack, then it may take too long).

 

Do a raingutter Regatta.

 

Fishing(not sure if there is much in Iowa), and have a good fisherman come do a demo and provide instruction.

 

Some firehouses have conference rooms. Townhall? School gym? Church? (there is a Troop in my town that is mostly Catholic boys, with a Jewish SM that meets at a Methodist church)

[Herms]

Another couple of ideas:

 

- Squirtgun fight (Coolers filled with water and get ready to get wet. Not of caution, make some rules about size. OUTLAW SUPERSOCKERS! lol)

 

- We do a Chariot race each year. The dens make a "Chariot" (last year my den made a Mustang GT) out of a cardboard box. One boy rides (WITH A HELMET) and the other den members pull him around a course.

 

(Shoot me a private email if you would like the directions on how to make them.)