ALL Den leaders - Please share your Den Outing ideas!
1. Quality Candy/Buddy Squirrel Annual Open House/Tour -
Sunday, March 17, 2013 9 am - 3pm - Free Samples of Carmel Corn & Whipped Cream Egg
http://www.buddysquirrel.com/catalog/easter_open_house.php
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2. Home Depot Kids Workshop - Saturday, Februrary 2nd (9am - 12 pm) -
West Allis Location - Contact is Chris (414) 329-1366 - x077.
You can reserve ahead of time a 9am/10am/11am timeslot for your Den/Pack.
(Reserving at least 3 days prior will be a good idea - since the West Allis location has about 300-400 kids come through.)
Most projects are either Hammer/Screwdriver based. (Great for achievements/electives!)
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3. Thursdays in April (4th, 11th, 18th, 25th) - (6:30 pm - 7:30 pm) Hales Corners Lutheran Church - "God & Me Program"
Open to ALL scouts, the Cub Scouts have the ability to earn their Religious Emblem.
There is a Fee of $12 per scout. (SIGN-UP is required.)
Please check out the attachments & link.
4. See the PDF "2009 GO SEE ITS Resource.pdf" below.
There are great ideas in there for your scouts to explore in our community & meet requirements for electives/achievements.
5. *** Waukesha Winter Jamboree (January 18 - 20th) ***
http://www.janboree.org/events.html
(Ice fishing Clinic - Sunday, January 20th, Geocaching - Saturday, January 19th, Indoor Ice Skating - Eble - Saturday, January 19th)
All great Beltloop events!!!
6. Wehr Nature Center - Special Events
http://county.milwaukee.gov/SpecialEventsatWehrN10347.htm
(Family Owl Prowl - January 25th, Winterfest -January 27th (try snowshoeing), Maple Sugar Days - March 23rd & 24th)
7. Muskego Food Pantry (See Calendar entry for more details) (Great for meeting achievements/electives relating to "Helping the Needy".
http://business.muskego.org/Events/details/muskego-food-pantry-open-house-5210
8. Tandy’s Leather - (Via Linda Okerlund) - TandyLeather Company 5606 S 108th Street Hales Corners (414-529-5725). Best thing to do is goyourself pick out a small simple project, talk to Kristy and pick out aSaturday morning your den can gather and work on it. She holds Scout classes10:00- 12 noon most Saturday mornings each month. The pocket knife case, coinpouch or flash light kit worked best. Wallet to difficult definitely discourageor just so the Scout knows it will be take home project. Hard to finish ingiven amount of time. Our den all had lunch together atNoodles afterwards. I found that was fun for parents and Scouts. Great day forall! Tandy Leather is located next to Hwy 100 Dollar Store parking in Kmart'sparking lot. . Definitely a great outingespecially if you can wrap an achievement or badge around it. For Webelosworking with leather went under our craftsman Webelo Activity Badge. Greatexperience for the Scouts!
9. Pizza Hut Tour - http://www.pizzahutpizza.com/kids/_images/Tours.pdf / Muskego Pizza Hut – Manager Ken is great! S73 W16730 Janesville Road 414-422-0250 / Saturdays & Sunday afternoons are BEST – (between 2pm – 4pm) Length – about 45 minutes – 1 hour / Need 2 day notice ahead of time – for head count. Each child will get to make their own personal pan pizza (cheese, sausage or pepperoni) & get a tour of the store. COST: $3 – includes pizza & drink. Manager Ken may also let your adults & siblings ages 5 + to also do this for $3 a piece.
10. Cross Country Skiing at Whitnall Park - Winter Clubhouse Concessions & Rentals / 6751 South 92nd street, Franklin, WI 53132 - 414-525-4765 Or contact Bob directly (M-F) – 414-257-4516 / Bob is super! (Robert.PoushaJr@milwcnty.com) He will help you reserve your Ski boots for your group. Kid sizes they typically do not have too many of on-hand. If you can get a list of ALL people’s sizes he can make sure they have enough ski boots on hand for your group. Group Rate may vary – but Bob offered a $12.50 rate per person with a group of 10 people or more. NOTE: Regular ski rental rates are $25 for the day. Ski boots do tend to run large – so wear heavy socks or bring some extras along, just in case.
11. Foreign Exchange Student Den Visit (To help earn your "Language & Culture" beltloop & to help foreign exchange students learn more about Cub Scouting). Contact: Ashlee Fugate - Muskego High School English Teacher & AFS Advisor (262-971-1790 ext 4276) Ashlee.Fugate@muskegonorway.org
12. Skateboarding Beltloop Idea - http://4seasonssk8park.wordpress.com/
13. Panera Bread Company Tours/Make a loaf of bread - http://www.panerabread.com/about/bit/
14. Boys can make Flower Arrangements (Great GIFT GIVING IDEA!) - Jamie Foshey - Designer/Owner Visitour NEW online shop at: www.shop.leavesfloraldesign.com / S72 W16488 Janesville Rd, Muskego, WI 53150 Phone:(414) 651-6622 / www.leavesfloraldesign.com There are 3 designs running between $8 - $10 an arrangement.
15. See a Gaelic Harper at the Muskego Public Library - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - @ 7pm. www.jeffpockat.com Jeff Pockat is a self taught Celtic Harpist and Composer. GREAT FOR MUSIC Beltloop/Pin!!!
16. American Science and Surplus - SCIENCE NIGHTS!! http://www.sciplus.com/OurStores (They can also do pack or den visits...) Call: 414-541-7777 OR Email:milwaukee@sciplus.com
17. Sherper's Scout Night (First Thursday in May - Hales Corners OR 2nd Thursday in April - Oconomowoc) http://zannh.hjapz.servertrust.com/category-s/1857.htm
18. 4 Seasons Skate Park (indoor facility) - 200 N. 25th Street Milwaukee / 4seasonssk8park.wordpress.com
- Cost: $15 per scout: 2 hour group lesson - individual attention & practice time
- $20 per scout: lesson/practice time shown above - Safety Gear rental (helmet, knee/elbow pads required)
- & Skateboard rental (if needed) **A limited number of Skateboards are available to rent**
- When: beginner lessons offered every Saturday 9-11am
- Waiver: required to participate, must be signed by parent available on website and at skatepark check-in
- Scout Awards: Skateboarding belt loop / Skateboarding pin
- Group Size: best for groups of 5-10 scouts
- Contact Info: Neal Levin, owner (414) 933-7275 / Call in advance to make arrangements
- Confirm final count a few days before to ensure sufficient staff available
- Additional Info: Staff is great working with kids. They set rules, keep their attention and are extremely positive and supportive throughout the entire learning process!! Highly recommended as a den outing.
- Questions: Contact Jenny Brzycki (Den 2 Leader) / jennifer.brzycki@bmo.com / 414-422-0710
19. www.joansfunzone.com - Joan & Ted Swiezynski have 2 scouts in the pack. Joan puts together summer calendars of "fun". But along with that points out opportunities for cub scouts to work on achievements, electives, beltloops, and pins.