Wagons West Derby Program

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1 Wagons West Derby Program General Information The Mad River Wagons West Derby is a one-day Cub Scout Activity. It is an outdoor, rain or shine, program which each Pack is encouraged to participate. There are eight activities named after several famous Native Americans and Cowboys along the trail. There will be an activity judge at each event to explain what the Den is to do, to be of assistance, and to score the Dens performance. Gold nuggets will be awarded on the dens participation and performance. ONCE YOU LEAVE THE STATION, YOUR TEAM CAN NOT GO BACK FOR YOUR SCORED POINTS. THIS IS THE LAW OF THE WEST. The Den is to construct a covered wagon for carrying all their supplies. The Wagon should be light construction since they will be pulling it over the trails as they complete in each activity. Each Pack will be required to bring their own meal or bagged lunch to the picnic grove or the Rotary Dining Hall. For maximum FUN, larger groups should split into smaller dens of 4-8 scouts. In the event that a larger group needs to split, it is suggested it be done by rank. This will allow provide den leaders the opportunity to plan completion of other requirements during lunch; e.g. outdoor cooking/meal planning. Each den must elect a Wagon Master (a scout) who will be responsible for leading the Den along the trail and at each activity. NO ADULT IS ALLOWED TO HANDLE THE WAGON OR ASSIST DURING THE SKILL TESTING. At least one adult (Den Leader) should accompany the Den at all times during the day. Scout families are also encouraged to attend and participate in activities, though only the scores from scouts will be counted. Potential Activities List: Native American Stations: 1. Sitting Bull Sling Shots Practice your aiming skills using slingshots and dog food/beans (bio-degradable). Each scout will be given 3 pieces of ammunition. The total number of hits will be divided by the number or scouts to come up with your average score. 2. Geronimo s Knife throw Practice you knife throwing skills. 3. Sacajawea s Scavenger Hike Review the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace Principles. While moving along the trail record the items in your notebooks that you have seen, smelled, and heard along the trail. Refer to Cub Scout Handbook to tailor activities to your group. 4. Jim Thorpe s Indian Games Cub Scouts will learn to play one of many Indian games.

2 Potential Activities List: (Continued) Cowboy Trail 1. William Bill Pickett s Cowboy Wrangling Gather your scouts for some old west lasso tossing. Place a rocking horse or sawhorse at a fair distance from the line where players will stand. Give each player three tries to loop the lasso around the horse s neck. 2. Kit Carson s Beanbag Boot Toss Set-up a few cowboy boots on the table. Draw a line a few feet away from table in varying feet depending on the rank. Have players stand behind the line and toss beanbags at the boots. 3. Daniel Boone s Snake in my Boot Relay Divide players into two teams. Give each team a cowboy boot/container. At the end place two buckets filled with rubber snakes. On the go signal, the first player for each team race to retrieve a snake and place it in the boot. Those players then tag the next players in line, who also race to place a snake into their boots. The relay race continues until teams have filled the boot or container. 4. Buffalo Bill s Wheel Similar to ladder ball, but with a wheel that is spun. Other Activities Spirit Activities o Group theme o Most authentic wagon o Chants/songs Wagon yells and chants are great ways of passing time on the trail. Outdoor Cooking make a simple nutritious outdoor meal during lunch time to complete a cooking requirement. Tentative Schedule of Events: 8:30-9:00 AM Check in & Wagon Parking Lot Pavilion 9:00-9:15 Opening Ceremony Flag Pole at the Deacon Flag Pole 9:15-12:30 Activities (maximum of 20 minutes/ station) Score sheets should be submitted the coordinator in the Dining Hall after the Interfaith Prayer for scoring. 12:30-1:30 Interfaith Picnic Grove/Rotary Dining Hall 1:30-1:45 Group Photo Marston Amphitheater 1:45-2:00 Spirit Awards/ Closing Marston 2:00-2:30 New Cub Scout Rocket Launch Camporee Field

3 Wagon Inspection: Each wagon will be displayed and inspected between 8:30 and 9:00 at the inspection area. Wagon s arriving after 9:00 will not have time to be inspected, therefore not gaining the points for that event. Wagon s will then circle the flag pole at the Camporee Field. Each wagon must have the following: 1. Unit Number and Town displayed on each wagon 2. Nugget Pouch 3. Cub Scout Essentials a. First Aid Kit b. Flashlight c. Sun Protection d. Filled water bottles (one for each scout) e. Snack f. Whistle 4. Litter bag 5. Magnifying glass 6. Pencil and pad of paper (1 each) 7. Hand Sanitizer 8. Scout Roster with Rank 9. Scout book for each rank within the den 10. Garbage bag (lunch time) Scoring: Each Wagon Master will be given a scoring sheet for each activity at the wagon inspection. The score must be calculated and initialed by the pack leader running the event station. The Wagon Master will also be in charge of timekeeping. Spirit awards will be awarded during closing.

4 Adventure Requirements: Below is a list of possible adventure requirements that may be obtained. It is suggested that den leaders review the requirements prior to the event. Lunch time: Several Outdoor Cooking requirements can be accomplished during this time, depending on the scout rank. Scavenger Hunt Tiger Backyard Jungle Requirement 1 Tigers in the Wild Requirements 4, 6 Wolf Call of the Wild Requirements 3, 7a, 7b Paws on the Path Requirements, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 Bear Fur, Feathers, and Ferns Requirements 1, 4, 5 Beat of the Drum Requirement 1 Webelos Webelos Walkabout Requirements 4, 5, 8 Into the Wild Requirement 5 Indian Games Tiger Tiger Tag Requirement 3 Tiger Tales Requirement 5 Wolf Running with the Pack Requirement 4 Air of the Wolf Requirement 2a Bear Fur, Feathers, and Ferns Requirements 1, 4, 5 Webelos Sportsman - Requirement 3 Cowboy Wrangling Webelos Stronger, Faster, Higher Requirement 6 (1/2 of the requirement) Sportsman Requirement 3 (1/2 of the requirement) Buffalo Wheel Webelos Stronger, Faster, Higher Requirement 6 (1/2 of the requirement)

5 Wagons West sign- up sheet If one person will be registering for an entire unit, please provide the following information for registration. Please remember that ONLY new scouts will receive the Rocket for free during the Rocket Launch. Adult/ Scout Name of Attendee Phone Number Free (new scout) Rocket Launch Paid $10 Not Participating A Example: Jennifer Keith (203) JenCT76@cox.net X

6 Wagons West scoring sheet Wagon Inspection: 15 points Possible Unit Number and Town displayed on each wagon Nugget Pouch First Aid Kit Flashlight Sun Protection Filled water bottles (one for each scout) Snack Whistle Litter bag Magnifying glasses Pencil and pad of paper (1 each) Hand Sanitizer Scout Roster with Rank Scout book for each rank within the den Garbage bag (lunch time) Total Points Earned Sitting Bull Sling Shots: No. of Hits / No. of Scouts = Averaged Points Geronimo s Knife Throw No. of Bullseyes / No. of Scouts = Averaged Points Sacajawea s Scavenger Hike Total Points Earned Jim Thorpe s Indian Games: TBD - Will depend on the game chosen to be played William Bill Pickett s Cowboy Wrangling: No. of horses wrangled / No. of Scouts = Averaged Points Kit Carson s Beanbag Boot Toss: No. of boots knocked over / No. of Scouts = Averaged Points Daniel Boone s Snake in My Boot: Total Relay Time in seconds multiplied by 3 = Averaged Points Buffalo Bill s Wheel: No. of Points / No. of Scouts = Averaged Points

7 Wagons West Volunteer Needs Check-in/ Wagon Inspection Volunteers Sitting Bull Sling Shots (this is a one-onone event) Geronimo s Knife Throw Sacajawea s Scavenger Hike Jim Thorpe s Indian Games William Bill Pickets Horse Wrangling Kit Carson s Beanbag Boot Toss Daniel Boone s Snake in My Boot Buffalo Bill s Wheel Tally Judge s (meeting during lunches to score) Spirit Judges (best theme, best wagon, best travel song) Someone to Start the Grill

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