CLOSING CEREMONIES

When I Grow Up
Sam Houston Area Council

Setting – 10 Scouts and Cubmaster (CM) or use less Scouts by having them read two verses), poster boards with W-H-E-N-I-G-R-O-W-U-P on one side and verses in LARGE print on the back side.

Scene – Scouts in a line and each holds up his card in turn to read the verse on the back.

Cub #1:     W We’ve had fun tonight thinking about what we will become when we grow up.

Cub #2:     H How we grow up is influenced by our parents, our teachers, and our leaders.

Cub #3:     E Every day we grow a little bit in size, in knowledge, and in faith.

Cub #4:     N Nothing we aspire to is out of the realm of possibility because

Cub #5:     I In Cub Scouting, we learn skills and values, and we make friends.

     G Growing up can be scary, but with the

Cub #7:     R Right people to serve as examples,

Cub #8:     O Our choices can be as many as the stars.

Cub #9:     W We would like to thank you for bringing us to our pack meeting tonight.

Cub #10:   U Under your guidance and with your help, we are looking forward to our future.

CM          P Please stand now as we retire the colors.

(Follow with a flag retirement ceremony.)

What Will I Be?
Catalina Council

Personnel:         8 Cubs Setting:

Set Up:    Each boy has a card with these letters printed on one side and the saying on the back.

Cub #1:     C is for Comradeship; we learn to get along.

Cub #2:     U is for Unity; together we are strong.

Cub #3:     B is for Boys; wild and wooly—but nice.

Cub #4:     S is for Scouting; fun and learning for all.

Cub #5:     C is for Courtesy, of which we all know.

     O is for Outing; we’re rarin’ to go.

Cub #7:     U is for Universal; Scouts are known in every land.

Cub #8:     T is for Teamwork; we’ll lend you a hand.

What Will I Be?
Catalina Council

Cub #1:     May I grow in character and ability as I grow in size.

Cub #2:     May I be honest with myself and others in what I do and say.

Cub #3:     May I learn and practice my religion.

Cub #4:     May I always honor my parents, my elders, and my leaders.

Cub #5:     May I develop high moral principles and the courage to live by them.

     May I strive for health in body, mind, and spirit.

Cub #7:     May I always respect the rights of others.

Cub #8:     May I set a good example so that others may enjoy and profit from my company.

Cub #9:     May I give honest effort to my work.

Cub #10:   May I regard my education as preparation for my life in the future.

(As this Cub finishes his lines, have the boys put up the Cub Scout sign and lead everyone in the Cub Scout Promise.)

Do Your Best Closing
Detroit Area Council

Narrator: Whatever we want to be in the future, keep in mind:

Cub #1:     "D" stands for doctor.  I'll try to help sick people.

Cub #2:     "O" stands for operator.  I want to operate a big crane.

Cub #3:     "Y" stands for youth.  When I grow up I want to work with young people.

Cub #4:     "O" stands for outdoors.  I want to work outdoors when I grow up.  I could be a lifeguard or a forest ranger.

Cub #5:     "U" stands for under.  Strange, but I like submarines.  I will try to work under water.

     "R" stands for reporter.  I like to write and I want to work for a newspaper.

Cub #7:     "B" stands for baseball.  I hope to be a ball player.

Cub #8:     "E" stands for engineer.  I would like to build.  That's the job for me.

Cub #9:     "S" stands for sailor.  I want to sail on a ship.

Cub #10:   "T" stands for teacher.  I hope to grow up to be a teacher.

Narrator: So Cubs, "Do Your Best" whatever you do.

All:          "We'll do our best!"

Do Our Best
Oregon Trail Council

Personnel: Assign parts as best suits your pack

Cub #1:     Whatever we do

Cub #2:     When we get big

Cub #3:     We will always

Cub #4:     Do our best

(Retire flag)

Nature and the Good Visitor
Great Salt Lake Council

Set Up: Cubmaster (CM) and Committee Chair (CC) and four Cub Scouts

CC:         Our pack meeting tonight brought us all together to think about nature. We can enjoy the great outdoors but we must think of others who will follow us. Wherever you go in the great wide world of nature, try to be a “good” visitor who will leave the plants and the creatures for others to enjoy after you leave.

Cub #1:     The only shots I took were snapshots.

Cub #2:     I tried to walk on pathways to keep off plants.

Cub #3:     When I see animals or birds, I try to remember that I am a guest in their living place and I don’t do anything to them but look at them.

Cub #4:     The one big thing I always do when I am ready to go home is to look and see that all fires are out in nature’s

Cub #5:     backyard.

CM:         With Cubs and Webelos like you to help keep our friends on the ball, I’m sure that the beauties of nature will be around for years to come. Thanks Cubs, Good night.