Cub Scout Day Camp

On July 7 - 10 Kyler went to Cub Scout Day camp at Royal Arch in Maple Valley. One day I was a Walking Parent, which means you stay with a group of boys (yours plus some more) all day and keep them on track. We had a great group this year. 8 boys from our pack and 6 more from another group. Each group had 2 parents, so we were totally covered. It was a good day too. Started out overcast, but warm, and didn't really clear up until after lunch. It was not too hot, and the kids weren't getting dehydrated. They have stations all day, with one break time, plus lunch. They start in the morning with all the groups together and the groups take turn doing either raising the flag or taking the flag down. Then they start with the stations. They get in the basics like archery and BB guns, woodworking, crafts, scout skills, science and nature, field games, and cooking.
This was after Woodworking, where the boys all made the stools they are sitting on. The pieces are cut ahead of time, with predrilled holes, and the boys nailed them together, with some help. The next day they decorated them.

The Scout Skills for this day was to start a fire. Kyler and his partner actually got a pretty good fire going. They got to use matches, so it wasn't TOO hard. The goal was to get the right amount of kindling to get it going.


In Crafts they made picture frames, and got to use a wood burner to make any design. They loved it! It's a well run camp. Older Boy Scouts help at the most of the stations. This is Kyler's second year and he really had a great time.