This term we welcomed four new cubs! Isabel and Italo burrowed up from our Meerkat den while Eleneore and Alexa were new to scouting. They have slotted right into the pack’s routine and are making friends fast. We welcome them and their enthusiasm and look forward to more adventures next term.
Diya completed her Leaping Wolf Challenge this term before she went up to Scouts. For her personal challenge she built a working lighthouse and watermill which was super cool. She also sold some delicious treats and slime to raise money for GreenPop to plant more trees to combat deforestation. No wonder Raksha (aka Namita, aka Diya’s mom) has such a big smile on her face. We are all so proud of you Diya!
We simply could not wait for summer to do a bit of camping and hanging out with our mates. So, we had a Cub sleepover – an indoor camp with tents being erected in the hall. Cubs spent a night sleeping over and enjoying cooking on fires and board games. This was the first night sleeping away from home for without family some of the younger cubs and they did really well! They even survived the early morning run around the block!
Kindness – the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. When we explored this concept in the third quarter of the year we not only looked and kindness towards our fellow human beings but also at kindness and care for ourselves.
Nelson Mandela once said, “There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to helping others without expecting anything in return.” The cubs embodied this by spending time making jars of soup for Ladles of Love, a Cape town based NPO who feeds the hungry in the city, providing healthy food through a network of NPOs.
We wrapped up our Term with an amazing campfire! Baloo and Kaa ran the campfire and worked their magic to make it extra memorable (it was Baloo’s last meeting with us). Kaa used ashes from our previous Cub Campfires to ignite our campfire with the spirit of previous campfires – it was very impressive!!! We enjoyed singing songs and the cubs each did a skit in their Sixes which was fun. What a great way to end our term!
