Under the Sea Cub Scout Theme (Courage)

A supplemental meeting plan theme called Under the Sea was provided by BSA a few years ago. For more ideas for use with this theme, see then end of this post.

Here is how the BSA plan suggests tying together this history based theme with the value of courage.

The oceans are the last unexplored frontiers on Earth. It takes courage to venture into undiscovered territory. Courage is also doing what is right regardless of the consequences. This month let us take our Cub Scouts under the oceans to explore and do what is right in caring for our last earthly frontier

This meeting plan includes the following – all within a courage theme. See the meeting plan for details.

• Gathering activities – An ocean themed word search puzzle
• Opening ceremony – Captain Courage
• A prayer related to courage
• Den demonstrations
• Three Tiger Fish song
• Wave run on, Shark run on, Electric Eel run on, Starfish run on, Christopher Columbus run on
• Ocean Treasures recognition ceremony
• Earth’s Final Frontier Cubmaster Minute
• Outdoor Code closing ceremony

Here are some additional ideas to go with this theme:

Jaws Song

Here's a song to go with this months aquatics theme. This is a classic camp song. There are lots of variations. If you want to ham it up even more, change your voice when singing the different verses to sound like a mama, papa, lady, etc.

CD Fish Craft

Instructions for a fish shaped craft made from old CDs. Make one or make several and put them together as a mobile.

Shipwrecked Games, Resources, and Crafts

Looking for games or resources related to pirates, desert islands, or sea ships? Check out this Shipwrecked theme page for ideas.  Many of these would work well with my Ocean theme or my Under the Sea theme for Cub Scouts.

Sharks and Minnows

Here is a game to go with an aquatic theme. It can be used at your pack pool party or at a meeting focused on swimming skills.

Sharksicles Recipe

Nobody wants to go out swimming and meet up with a shark! But if you are at a Cub Scout meeting and the shark is your popsicle snack, that is another story. So to go along with this month's aquatics theme for Cub Scouts, here is a snack idea.