Since I’ve been involved in our cub scout pack, we’ve done a large summer Pack Night, and this year was no different. We had a Medieval night previously, and this year decided to do a Pioneer-themed night. We planned to do different games and activities, and I volunteered to put together a rope ring toss. I bought a 30-foot length of rope and cut it down into three-foot lengths, then separated the three strands and wound each one back up on itself, binding the ends with electrical tape. I know, this isn’t something our ancestors would have done two hundred years ago, but we work with what’s available. 🙂
In all, it was a fun night. We started off with the boys and their families inside the church, to pass out awards. Meanwhile, the young men and young women had agreed to help run the different activity booths, like the rope ring toss, racing hoops, making spinning tops out of buttons, and even churning butter (in baby food jars). The kids were basically free to run around to each activity, whilst I tried to monitor the ring toss and also keep track of the little ones, as Rebecca stayed home sick. In the end, though, nobody got lost, so I consider it a success.
After it was over, Brother Hacking and I realised we could throw the rings by using two long sticks as launchers. We accidentally threw one up on the church roof, so we had to bring his ladder back to climb up and retrieve it. It was a good thing we didn’t suggest that activity for the kids to do.