PERSONNEL: One den or group of eight boys

EQUIPMENT: Individual cards of the eight letters C-U-B S-C-O-U- T Cards are shaped to form the cone and tail of a rocket ship. As each Cub recites his lines, he holds up his card

CUB 1: C is for courtesy in Cub Scouting and all through life

CUB 2: U is for usefulness to our families and to others

CUB 3: B stands for bravery in thoughts and deeds

CUB 4: S stands for safety in all that we do

CUB 5: C stands for church--the one of your choice

CUB 6: O stands for outdoors and the beauty of nature

CUB 7: U is for unity-in our den, pack, school, and families--because in unity we are strong –

CUB 8: T stands for truth in all things.

CUBMASTER: Now we a re ready for blast off.

(With audience) 5.4-3-2-1- BLAST OFF!

Blast off to Fun Opening Ceremony

Prepare eight sections of cardboard to represent a rocket ship (i.e. have one section pointed like the nose cone of a rocket; perhaps have two extra sections shaped like rocket fins).  Paint them, if desired, and put large letters on each section spelling BLASTOFF.  As the narrator reads, Cub Scouts hold up the sections and build the rocket.

NARRATOR:  As we begin our day, let us remember what Cub Scouting is all about.

B – Boys – without whom there would be no Scouting

L – Leaders – who guide boys through their journey of Scouting

A - Akela – the great leader of the pack

S  -Skills – learning to do new things

T - Training – to help us be better citizens

O - Outings -- that increase our awareness

F - Families – helping and caring

F – Flag -- The symbol of our county

Will you please join us in the Pledge of Allegiance to our flag?  (After the Pledge of Allegiance, the boys should hold up the cards once again, forming the shape of a rocket.  All the boys will yell, “Blast off to fun!” as they run off the stage.

Discover America Opening Ceremony

PERSONEL:    Eight Cub Scouts

EQUIPMENT:  Posters as indicated below (lines may be printed on back)

ARRANGEMENT:       Eight cub Scouts hold up posters with pictures describing the line to be spoken.

1^st Cub Scout:  (Map of U.S.)  Many Americans helped decide our country’s fate.

2^nd Cub Scout:  (Silhouette of Washington) As our fist President, George Washington was great.

3^rd Cub Scout:  (Parchment and quill pen) The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson did write

4^th Cub Scout:  (Picture of Lincoln) Lincoln freed the slaves after quite a fight

5^th Cub Scout:  (Kite with key and lightening) Ben Franklin shared many ideas bright

6^th Cub Scout:  (Light bulb) Thomas Edison invented the electric light.

7^th Cub Scout:  (Astronaut) Neil Armstrong placed on the moon our own red, white and blue.

8^th Cub Scout:  Will you please stand and join with us as we pledge our allegiance anew.

Adventure in the Sky Opening

Preparation: Have large pieces of construction paper with a picture representing each of the eight different aircraft's or the inventors. You can then put the boys lines on the back of each. Have the boys hold their paper down until it is time for them to say their part and then they should hold it up so everyone can see.

CUB I. Leonardo De Vinci had a vision of man in the sky.

CUB 2: Orville and Wilbur built a plane the first one to fly.

CUB 3: The sound barrier was broken by Chuck Teager they say.

CUB 4: John F. Kennedy said we'd land a man on the moon one day.

CUB 5: The Shuttle Atlantis now soars overhead.

CUB 6: As I settle and curl up asleep in my bed.

CUB 7: I lay down to rest and sleep I do try.

CUB 8: But all I can dream of is " ADVENTURES IN THE SKY...”

Twinkling Stars Opening

Put a flashlight under a colander, and turn out the room lights.  As the flag is brought in, move the flashlight around to make the stars swirl on the ceiling.  Den stands at attention for the Pledge, then sings the “Star Spangled Banner”; Keep the stars swirling until the end.

Aim for the Stars Opening

If you want to aim for the stars, you must remember that you are building your launching pad right now by your willingness and initiative in every task you tackle, at home, in church, in school, and in Cub Scouting.

Out in Space Opening

Setting:  Four Cub Scouts are standing on stage looking up to the sky.

Cub 1:  What out in space?

Cub 2:  Mostly lots and lots of space, but also billions and jillions of stars, galaxies and solar systems, planets, and moons, blazing comets and deadly rays.

Cub 3: Yeah, and sometimes even people!

A fifth Cub Scout walks out dressed in a space helmet and says those famous words of Neil Armstrong “One small step for man.  One giant step for mankind”

Cub 4:That's what's out in space!

Let's all stand and remember the American flag flying on the moon. Please join with us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

FACE THE FLAG

Face the flag of stars and bars
Of red and white and blue.
A flag that guarantees the rights
For a people like me and you.

Face the flag friends, read what's written there;
The history, the progress, the heritage we share.
Our flag reflects the past, but stands for so much more,
And in this age of Aquarius, it still flies in the fore.

It leads the forward movement, shared by all mankind;
To learn, to love, to live with peace of mind,
To learn the mysteries of space as well as those of Earth,
To love each person for what they are regardless of birth,

To live without the fear of reprisal for belief,
To ease the tensions of a world that cries out for relief.
Face the flag of stars and bars
Of red and white and blue.

A flag that guarantees the rights
For a people like me and you.
Face the flag friends, take a good long look,
What you see now can't be found in a history book.

It's the present, the future friends, its being written now,
And you're the ones to write it, and the flag can show you how.
Do you know what it stands for? What its makers meant?
To think, to speak, the privilege of dissent,

To think our leaders might be wrong, to stand and tell them so,
These are the things that people under other flags will never know.
But, responsibility, that's the cross that freemen must bear.
If you don't accept that, then freedom isn't there.

(chorus)

Face the flag of stars and bars
Of red and white and blue.
A flag that guarantees the rights

For a people like me and you.
Face the flag friends and face reality.
Our strength and our freedoms are based in unity.
The flag is but a symbol friends, of the world's greatest nation.

So do what "you got to do", but always keep in mind
A lot of people believe in peace, but there are the other kind.
If we want to keep the freedoms we may have to fight again,
God forbid. But, if we do, let's always fight to win.

The fate of a loser is futile, it's bare;
No love, no peace, just misery, despair.
Face the flag friends and thank God it's still there.

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - by Lasswell

I Me, an individual, a committee of one
PLEDGE Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give
without self-pity

ALLEGIANCE My love and devotion
TO THE FLAG Our standard, Old Glory, a symbol of
freedom. Wherever she waves, there is
respect because your loyalty has given her
a dignity that shouts freedom is
everybody's job.

OF THE UNITED That means that we have all come together.
STATES Individual communities that have united
into 50 great states. 50 individual
communities with pride, dignity and
purpose, all divided with imaginary
boundaries, yet united to a common purpose,
and that's love for country.
OF AMERICA A state in which sovereign power is
AND TO THE REPUBLIC invested in representatives chosen by the
people to govern. And government is the
people and it's from the people to the
leaders, not from the leaders to the
people.

FOR WHICH IT STANDS Meaning, so blessed by God.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD
INDIVISIBLE Incapable of being divided.
WITH LIBERTY Which is freedom and the right of the power
to live one's own life without threats or
fear of some sort of retaliation.
AND JUSTICE The principle or quality of dealing fairly
with others.
FOR ALL. Which means that it is as much your country
as it is mine.

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

1892 -- Francis Bellamy

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH
IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE,
WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

What do these words mean to you? To me they say "Thank you, America, for your strength, your courage and for our freedom...which has been a beacon to the world for two hundred years.

OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -
Whose bright stars are fifty states...each bearing it's own stamp of individuality. People...two hundred million strong...people...who have come to her from all corners of the earth.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS -
A land of laws...with an ingenious system of checks and balances that allows no man to become a tyrant...and let's no group prevail... if their power is not tempered with a real concern for the governed... a land where the right of
dissent and of free speech is jealously guarded... where the ballot box is the sword... and the people it's wielder.

ONE NATION...UNDER GOD -
A land where freedom of worship is a cornerstone of Her being. A land graced with temples and churches, synagogues and alters that rise in profusion to embrace all the religious of the world.

INDIVISIBLE -
A land forged by the hot steel of raw courage...and formed forever... by the awful crucible... of civil war.

WITH LIBERTY -
Where man in pursuit of an honest life will not be denied his chance...where her citizens move freely within her vast borders without hindrance or fear...a land brimming with opportunity... where freedom of choice, is the guideline
for all.

AND JUSTICE -
The doors to our land are open to all, it's wheels of justice grind for all causes...all people. They look to every avenue for justice...every concern of the law, and they temper their reasoning with mercy.

FOR ALL!!! -

(EVERYBODY) I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL !!!

I AM AN AMERICAN -- OPENNING

Arrangement: Flags are presented in the usual manor. 12 uniformed scouts have speaking parts.

1st Scout: My country gives each one of us the opportunity to advance according to his ambition. Education is for all. I am an American

2nd Scout: My country means love of freedom, faith in democracy, justice and equality. I am an American.

3rd Scout: My country believes in the moral worth of the common man. I am an American.

4th Scout: My Country gives us the privilege of expressing beliefs or opinions without fear of persecution. I am an American.

5th Scout: My country has the best form of government. It is our duty to keep it that way. I am an American.

6th Scout: My country promises life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness I am an American.

7th Scout: My country gives us a privilege that we shall protect and defend even with our lives. I am an American.

8th Scout: My country is and always shall remain the land of the free and the home of the brave. I am an American.

9th Scout: My country offers a living Americanism which demands an informed, intelligent, and active citizenship. I am an
American.

10th Scout: My country meets any need or suffering with it's abiding love and loyalty. I am an American.

11th Scout: My country is the servant - not the master. I am an American.

12th Scout: My country possesses a Statue of Liberty whose torch shall burn as long as we keep it alight with our devotion to the freedom of the individual. I am an American.

Please join us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

THE FLAG SPEAKS

SCENE OPENS:  (Three boys walking past the flag, discussing politics, baseball, football)

Suddenly, the flag lights up and a voice (preferably a microphone speaker inside of the flag) says: "Go ahead and pass me by!!" (Lights
out)

The three boys stop. look around, stare at each other and say,(1st boy) I'm sure I heard something," (2nd boy) "I heard it, too" (3rd boy) "Did that flag say something?" ( 1st boy) "I thought so too." (3rd boy) "I was afraid to say something, I thought you both would think I was
crazy." (2nd boy) "But can flags talk?"

Flag lights up and voice speaks, "Of course I can talk, I have always been able to speak. Since 1776, I have been speaking to those that
would listen. I have had 200 years of public speaking to my credit, I have spoken to the free, the not-so-free and even to the enslaved. I
have always preached the same sermon. I have said it to individuals, small groups, large crowds and to the whole world. Anybody that cares
for my flag waving can hear me and be much the better person for it. My story is simple, direct and to the point. Would you boys care to hear my story? (All boys together "Yeah! Yes!")

"Fine, then here it is: through the years I have been insulted, used, ripped, torn , shot at, put on fire, pulled down, cut up, cried on, spit upon disgraced, blood soaked, spied upon, buried, embarrassed, and in general tried to put down as something unbelieved. When people are
in trouble, cast out, homeless and deprived, they look for my stars, and stripes to lift them up from the depths of despair and raise themselves to any heights they so choose. I do not ask for much in return. A little respect, a bit of honor, and a few morsels of love and the right to throw my arms around the oppressed and down trodden. Help people to become free thinkers and encompass love and passion for their fellow man. You three boys could help by starting all the people in this room with the pledge to your flag and country." Here is a reading that sums up the way most Scout leaders and Scouts feel about our country's flag:

Of all the flags since the world began there is none other so full of meaning as the flag of this country. That piece of red, white and blue bunting means five thousand years of struggle upward. Your flag stands for humanity, for an equal opportunity to all the sons of men. This flag has a glorious future, it is not so much the flag of our Father's as it is the flag of our children, and of the children's children yet
to come. It is the flag of tomorrow, it is the flag of yourself and all your neighbors. Don't be ashamed when your throat chokes and the tears come as you see it flying --- you will never have a worthier emotion.

BADEN-POWELL -- WHEN the SUN GOES DOWN

CLOSING

Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, said this to Scouts everywhere: "I often think when the sun goes down, the world is hidden
by a big blanket from the light of Heaven, but the stars are little holes pierced in that blanket by those who have done good deeds in this world. The stars are not all the same size; some are big, some are little, and some men have done small deeds but they have made their hole in the blanket by doing good before they went to heaven. Try and make your hole in the blanket by good work while you are on earth. It is something to be good, but it is far better to do good. "Think of Baden-Powell's words when you promise "to help other people." Good Night.

CLOSING I MADE A PROMISE

Five boys are needed for this ceremony. Each should have his part printed on a small card he can conceal in his hand or have the part memorized.

Cub #1: I made a promise... I said that whatever I did I would do the best I could.

Cub #2: I made a promise...to serve my God and my country the best I could.

Cub #3: I made a promise...to help other people the best I could.

Cub #4: I made a promise…to obey the Law of the Pack the best I could.

Cub #5: I have done my best, and I will do my best because I am the best... I am a Cub Scout.

Den Leader: Will everyone now join us in repeating the Cub Scout Promise?

Tomorrow's World Closing Ceremony

Tonight I would like to tell you a story about a boy, his father and the paper.  The boy's father is sitting in his easy chair after a hard day's work, with his feet propped up enjoying reading the evening's paper. The boy, who we shall call Johnny, enters the room and asks his father, “Dad, let's work on Cub Scout achievements.  Let's do the work in my book so I can get my award.”  Dad says he is too tired and wants to read his paper. Then Johnny leaves, but comes back later and asks his Dad to play football or soccer with him.  But his Dad says he is too tired and wants to read his paper.  At this point, Dad spots a picture of the world on one page of the newspaper.  He removes it from the paper and tears it into small pieces, making a puzzle, thinking this puzzle will keep Johnny busy for hours.  Johnny takes the paper pieces and goes to his room.  Dad is very smug, thinking it will keep Johnny busy. However, in just a few minutes here comes Johnny.  Dad is astounded to see Johnny has completed the puzzle.  He says, “Johnny, how did you put that puzzle together so quickly?” Johnny says, “Dad, I noticed on the back side of those pieces of puzzle there is a picture of a boy. I found if I put the boy together right the world will also be all right.”

And that, my friends, is what we are here for tonight.  Good night and good Scouting.

 Guiding Star Closing

Personnel: Akela, 8 Cub Scouts

Equipment: Small campfire; blue paper or cardboard, three foot square, with cutouts for stars in Big Dipper and the North Star; 8 small or pen-type flashlights, one for each Cub Scout.

Arrangement: Akela and 8 Cub Scouts stand near campfire with the figure of the Big Dipper and North Star at one side of the fire.  Cub Scouts stand behind the figure with lights, which they flash behind their star in the Big Dipper as they speak.

Akela: For thousands of years, people have grouped the stars together as figures in constellations.  This was probably done by the early shepherds as they lay on the grass looking at the sky while tending their sheep.  There they could see pictures of heroes, kings, queens, men, maidens and monsters in the stars.  The constellation we know best is the Big Dipper.  Taking the stars that form the outer edge of the Big Dipper sight upward and the Bright star that you see is the North Star, which for centuries has been the guiding star for travelers.

(#1 Cub Scout flashes his light at the cut out for the North Star).

It remains in the same place all the time.  Let the North Star represent God.  Keep your eyes on the North Star.  Each star in the Big Dipper can help you keep your eyes on the North Star to become your guide for living.  Then let your light shine so that you can help others find the way.

Listen now as our Cub Scouts tell what each star in the Big Dipper represents to them in their quest to find the guiding star.

(As they speak, they flash their light behind their star).

#2: The Holy Bible

#3: My minister, pastor, priest or Rabbi

#4: My mother and father

#5: The Cub Scout Promise

#6: The Law of the Pack

#7: My Den Leader

#8: My Cubmaster

Akela: All of these are excellent guides for us to follow on our Cub Scout Trail.  Let each one help you as you travel onward.  Good Night.

SPACE: THE NEW FRONTIER Closing

 In the movie “Toy Story,” an action figure named Buzz Lightyear became a hero.  But at the beginning of the movie, Buzz did not act much like a hero.  He acted more like a show-off, always thinking he was better than all the other toys because he could fly.  It took a few hard bumps for Buzz to realize that he could not fly and that he was just another toy.  That was a sad discovery, but it led to a much happier one.  Buzz learned that when a person makes an extra effort to help a friend, then that person is a hero.  Buzz rose out of his own disappointment and fear to help save his friend Woody from disaster.  That’s the way it is with us, too.  We might never be able to fly off into space and save a galaxy, but if we learn how to be trustworthy and loyal to the people who depend on us, then we are heroes in the deepest sense of the word

CLOSING GREAT MASTER WE GIVE THANKS

Boys in an inner circle, hands across chest. Adults in an outer circle behind the boys, hands across chest.

1st Den: For all the food that the Great Master provides for us we give thanks.

2nd Den: For all the beauty that the Great Master surrounds us, we give thanks.

3rd Den: For all of our parents and leaders who guide us, Great Master, we give thanks.

Cubmaster and Adults Together: (extend arms) And now Great Master guide us in love and friendship until we meet again.

CLOSING HONORING THE FLAG

PERSONNEL: Cubmaster, two Cub Scouts who know proper way to fold U.S. flag.

EQUIPMENT: U.S. flag.

CUBMASTER: Today, and at most of our pack meetings, we post the U.S. flag when we begin and leave it standing until the meeting is over. Why do we do that? I think there are two main reasons. First we honor the flag by including it as part of our meeting. And second, we show that we are under the protection of that flag and all it represents, our Constitution and our laws.

We honor the flag by saluting it and by pledging allegiance. We can also honor it by displaying it properly and by taking it down and storing it the right way. Now these boys are going to show us how to retire the flag and fold it properly. As they do that, join me in singing "God Bless America." (Lead song as boys retire colors.)

I PROMISE

(One boy steps forward and recites the first line of the Cub Scout Promise. Another boy recites the accompanying verse.)

I promise: An assurance I make, a pledge to do right: I keep it before me, a bright shining light.

To do my best: I promise to try, then folks will believe in me.

To do my duty to God: To God, the creator, I'm sure you will agree. So let's keep it always, the Land of the Free.

To help other people: If I am helpful, faithful, and just: then I'm deserving of everyone's trust.

And to obey the Law of the Pack: A guide for each day, as we go on our way. And a good one to know, as we follow and grow.

CLOSING -I WILL USE...

Have a Cub Scout read the narrative or pass out cards so the entire audience can read this pledge in unison or have 5 or 6 Cub Scouts repeat the lines from cards.

1ST CUB This is my country I will use my eyes to see the beauty of this land.

2ND CUB I will use my ears to hear it's sounds.

3RD CUB I will use my mind to think what I can do to make it more beautiful.

4TH CUB I will use my hands to serve it and care for it.

5TH CUB And with my heart, I will honor it.

Star Wars Closing

Cub Scouts have large cards spelling out STAR WARS.  As each one steps forward, he holds up his card and says his line:

S stands for seek - Seek the mysteries of the future.

T stands for Top - Top the obstacles of youth.

A stands for Advance - Advance in the Cub Scouting program.

R stands for Reap - Reap the fruits of your labors.

W stands for Watch - Watch for imperfections.

A stands for Attack  - Attack you shortcomings.

R stands for Reach - Reach for the sky.

S stands for Shoot - Shoot for the stars.

All: And may the force be with you, all the days of your lives.

Aim For The Stars Closing

The words “Aim for the Stars”; have important meaning to Cub Scouts.  There have been many before us who have set their sites and lived their lives by Aiming for the Stars. And while they may not have made it on the first try, or the second, or even the third, they eventually do make it. 

A Cub Scout, who does his best like our motto says, is bettering himself. Sure, sometimes he may not “hit the stars” but he grows from his trying.  He is preparing himself for greater attempts and for great successes.

Remember, not everyone makes their goals every time, but we all make the world a better place by doing our best and Aiming for the Stars.  And isn't that what our real goal is in life?

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