Core Value: COMPASSION ideas for the Wolf Den and Bear Den - Skits, Game, Song, Crafts and Activities

Core Value: Compassion

Skit, Joke or Run-on: 

The Good Samaritan

(Utah National Parks Council Pow Wow Book 2010-201 page 123)

A Scout walks out from backstage, stumbles, and falls on his face. He struggles noisily to get up, but keeps his forehead on the floor. He sometimes succeeds in getting into a position with his feet and his forehead on the floor, and his butt in the air. He rotates in this position, keeping his forehead in one place. He calls for help, repeating, "My forehead is stuck!"

As he struggles, other Scouts walk casually past. They ignore him, or look with curiosity, but they do not help.

Finally, a Scout comes running up and heaves the victim to his feet. The victim is effusively grateful, but the rescuer just looks at his face. He reaches out, plucks something from the victim's forehead, and pops it into his mouth. "Thanks," he says, "I knew I'd lost my gum somewhere around here!"

Game:

Lions and Tigers and Bears

(Utah National Parks Council Pow Wow Book 2010-2011 page 85)

Blow up several yellow, orange and brown balloons. Put all of the balloons on the floor.

Have Cubs separate the lions (yellow balloons), from the tigers (orange balloons), from the bears (brown balloons) by putting each "animal" in a separate corner. Try it using hands, using feet only, or blowing on the balloon.

Song:

Smile Song (S-M-I-L-E)

(Akela’s Council Song Book)

(tune: John Brown ‘s body)

It isn’t any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E

It isn’t any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E

It isn’t any trouble, but will vanish like a bubble

If you only take the trouble just to S-M-I-L-E

Variations: G-R-I-N grin; L-A-U-G-H; HA! HA!

Craft or Activity:

Wolf

 Elect. #1d – Use 12 American Indian signs to tell a story – Was it hard to learn the signs? Do you know if

any of the signs are used today in other ways? Why do you think they worked – sometimes even if the

other person didn’t know the language? Was there a really good reason to use sign language? (maybe

so you could stay quiet in a dangerous place, so someone who didn’t know your spoken language could

follow the story)

Elect. #10 – As you do any of the activities about Native American life, look for examples of their ingenuity and caring for the earth – how they used materials available to them and didn’t waste anything – Understanding and appreciating others helps us to be compassionate.

Elect. #14 – Take care of a pet – understand what your pet needs and how he deserves to be treated; think about what he adds to your world.

Bear

 Ach. #5 – Learn about sharing your world with wildlife, about your favorite animals, how you can help them survive, learn about the people who help wildlife in many different ways, visit a zoo, nature center or other wildlife area. When you visit animals in the wild or in an organized area, be sure to follow the

rules and treat the animals with respect.

Ach. #6 – Learn about and practice caring for your planet – recognize that it’s the only planet we have to

live on, and that we must conserve resources and find ways to share water and other limited resources

with everyone. Take part in a project that benefits your neighborhood, the planet, and maybe even a

local charity

Webelos

Citizen # 10, #11, #13 – With your Webelos den or your family, visit a community leader, learn about his

duties and ask him/her about the need for respect, kindness and understanding between community

leaders, groups and individuals. Ask if there are specific examples to demonstrate compassion in your

community; Write a short story about a great American who demonstrated compassion, understanding

and fair treatment; List the names of three people you think are good citizens and tell why you chose

them – include examples of their compassion for others.

Communicator #1, #9, #10, #12 – Play the Body Language game with your den and consider how actions

can send a positive or negative message, especially when someone is trying to communicate with you;

Invite a person with a visual, speaking or hearing impairment to visit your den and learn about the

special ways to communicate and how you can communicate with those with impairments; Invite a

person who speaks another language to share their knowledge about their own language, words from

that language you might already know, how it feels to be surrounded by people you don’t understand,

and how to behave in a positive way around those who don’t speak your language; Under adult

supervision, search the internet and learn more about Compassion and how to demonstrate it.

Belt Loop:

Disabilities Awareness, Good Manners, Language and Cultures

Warm Fuzzies - February 2012 - Cub Scout Neckerchief Slide - Core Value Compassion

For February's Roundtable, we made "warm fuzzies" - see the story below.  They were made with a pom pom and on the back was a girls ponytail hair holder.  I thought they needed eyes, so we added those.  I got this idea from Baloo's Bugle.  This was a great way to teach the Core Value Compassion.  

I found this cute slide online also.  It would be cute to add these antenna's!

                                             The Warm Fuzzies Story!

    A long time ago there was a wonderful place called the Land of the Fuzzies where people were almost magically happy. To know how happy they were you have to understand something about those days.  You see all kids and grown ups had small, soft, fuzzy bags that they carried around with them all the time. They could reach into these bags any time and pull out a warm fuzzy to make themselves or others feel good all over.  People who didn't get fuzzies, and didn't give any to themselves or others, usually shriveled up and were mean and nasty all their lives. But people didn't have to live without fuzzies in those days, it was easy to get them.  If you lived in the Land of the Fuzzies, people might walk up to you and say, "Please give us some warm fuzzies!" You would then gladly reach into your fuzzy bag and put some of your fuzzies into your friends' hands. The fuzzies would snuggle up to your friends and make them feel wonderful all over.  In this land, people felt free to ask each other for warm fuzzies, and they willingly shared their fuzzies. There were plenty to go around, it seemed. 
    But then trouble began! Bratinella, the Wicked Witch in charge of giving out all the mean and lonely feelings in the world, got very angry when she flew over the Land of the Fuzzies and saw how happy the kids and the grown ups were. "Well, shiver my lizards," she growled. "This will never do. How can I make sure the world is miserable when people are giving each other warm fuzzies?"
    Since Bratinella the Witch was as clever as she was nasty, she quickly came up with a plan for ruining those good feelings in the Land of the Fuzzies. On the next Friday the 13th, she got into her princess disguise, changed her broomstick into a magic carpet, and flew to the front yard of the first cottage she saw in the Land of the Fuzzies.  Henrietta, the woman who lived in the cottage, thought Bratinella was a royal visitor and rushed out to greet her. Of course, the first thing she did was offer Bratinella a warm fuzzy.
    Since witches and warm fuzzies don't mix, Bratinella said to Henrietta that she couldn't possibly take her warm fuzzy.  "In fact," Bratinella said slyly to Henrietta, "I wouldn't dream of taking away your fuzzy when there are so few of them left! Haven't you heard about the terrible shortage of fuzzies?"  "Leaping lollipops!" said Henrietta. Maybe I shouldn't be giving my fuzzies away so freely!"  "That's exactly what I came to warm you about," said Bratinella. "And now I hope you'll hang on to your fuzzies."  Can you figure out what Bratinella's plan was? Do you think it was going to work?  
    Well, Henrietta stopped giving away warm fuzzies when her friends asked her for one. People noticed her selfish behavior and stopped giving theirs away, too, for fear they might run out. Pretty soon, there were no warm fuzzies circulating around, and people started locking them up so they wouldn't be stolen.      Now people began to get uncomfortable feelings that they had never had before. They didn't know what to do with those feelings. When they got lonely, they stopped going to friends to get cheered up. When they got mad, they pouted and stayed mad instead of trying to talk it out. When they got sad, they even sometimes took a pill, thinking it would solve their problems.  Do you think that their taking pills could solve their problems? 
    People stopped being generous with each other. And to try and get happy again, they started wanting to own all kinds of things, like lots of clothes or huge cars, or they watched a lot of television. They stopped talking to each other.  When people did talk to each other, they gave each other such uncomfortable feelings that it felt like the opposite of a warm fuzzy. And the opposite of a warm fuzzy was a cold prickly!  Have you ever gotten a cold prickly? Something that someone said to you or did to you that left you feeling really put down?  Since the warm fuzzies weren't being shared what do you think the Land of the Fuzzies should be renamed? Do you think Bratinella's plan worked? 
    One day, a family moved into this sad land and they were very kind. They just happened to bring some warm fuzzies with them and were quite willing to share them with everyone. Pretty soon the good feelings that they created began to spread, and more people began sharing their warm fuzzies again. Like a flower beginning to bloom, the people began to renew their ability to make each other happy.  
                        And that's the story of the Warm Fuzzies!