Last week was a good week for the 7yo!
Last Sunday he received his first Cub Scout badge, which means that he is now a fully fledged Cub Scout, having completed the requirements to attain the rank of Bobcat – learning the Cub Scout promise, salute, sign, motto etc.
To welcome all the new Cub Scouts and present them with their Bobcat badge, the pack held a lovely campfire ceremony following an afternoon of games and a cookout.
The first element of the afternoon however was the Opening Flag Ceremony. Having arrived quite promptly (!) my son was asked to lead the ceremony. Cue proud mummy moment number one! He did really well reading his lines, having had the piece of paper thrust at him not ten minutes earlier. He did look slightly like a rabbit in the headlights, but he got on with it in his usual pragmatic fashion! Incidentally, I believe this ticks off one of his requirements to earn his Wolf badge!
The afternoon progressed with various games and challenges! They had to pass hula hoops around in a circle, without leaving go of each others hands – with three hoops going in one direction and two in the other, this was quite entertaining to watch. They had to fold a tarp as small as possible, while still allowing all of them to stand on it – no touching of the ground allowed… They had a race, a tug of war and played capture the flag! It was chaotic, but the boys all had a great time.
Then it was time for the Bobcat Advancement Ceremony. This included a face painting ceremony, which recognised their accomplishment in earning the rank of Bobcat. Each colour used symbolised a different attribute of a Cub Scout. The 7yo was then presented with his very first badge, cue proud mummy moment number two!
Later in the week it was time for his first parent-teacher conference of Second Grade. Suffice to say, I left feeling very proud of my bright, sociable, engaged, interested, enthusiastic boy!
It was a good week :)
I am linking up with the wonderful Jaime at The Oliver’s Madhouse – why not hop on over and take a look at some other magical moments!
Oh I bet your 7-year-old was so proud of himself! :) I was a club-scout too when I was a little girl, I loved wearing the uniform and school camping! #Magicmoments
He was – it’s lovely to see him getting enthusiastic about it :)
Love that photo in the middle, beautiful. My son starts Scouts in a week, he is suer excited! Mich x
Oh, hope he loves it! The 7yo is excited to get started properly – they are racing rockets this weekend :)
All my boys are in the scouting movement, so good for them, I hope he sticks with it.
So do I, so far so good – I just hope it really captures his interest – his dad is helping out as a full volunteer, so that will help get him really involved x
Congrats to your son, and to you proud mama! Visiting from Magic Moments at The Oliver’s Madhouse :)
Thank you :)
How lovely! Cubs are fab, you must have felt so proud. It is slightly different from in UK, but I can tell that all the important things are just the same!
It was great to see him getting involved in the games etc with the others and there are some really exciting activities planned! I hope he continues to enjoy it.
Oh, wow, you’re right to feel proud of him – lovely :-)
Thank you xx
No wonder you are feeling so proud, some lovely magic moments for you this week! :-)
Thank you :)
Love his huge smile! He certainly can be proud. xx
Thank you!
Well done to him! You must be very proud!
I am, thank you x
awww Sara this is fantastic and that proud look on his face says it all!!
thanks for linking up with #MagicMoments
Thanks Jaime, and thanks for hosting x
Makes it all worthwhile eh! Lovely photos! #MagicMoments
It certainly does :) Thank you x
Ah, fantastic! Proud mummy and proud Bobcat :-) I’m sure it won’t be long before he has his wolf badge!
Thank you :)
Well done to your boy. He looks so pleased and quite rightly too :)
Thank you Tas x
Such cute pics. How wonderful. Love this post!! Looks like a fab day xx #magicmoments
Thank you xx
Oh how lovely Sara and adorable pictures – love the one of the wee girl in the corner! xx
Thank you xx