The captain calls out orders to the rest of the players who are the crew. If a Cub does not follow an order correctly, then they are out. This decision is made by the Captain who is always right! The game is played until only one Cub is left. Some command ideas:

Port - run to the right side of the boat

Starboard - run to the left of the boat

Bow - run to the front of the boat

Stern - run to the back of the boat

Hit the deck - lay down on your stomach

Attention on deck - salute and yell “Aye Aye Captain”. Cubs must not move until the next command is given.

Sick turtle - everyone lies on their backs with their feet and hands in the air

Shark - everyone must run to a designated area and shout out SHARK! The last one there is out.

Three men in a boat - the crew must form groups of three and sing "row, row the boat"

Materials:

PVC piping (approx 96 cm long and 1.5 cm in diameter) or bamboo stick

strong string

2 bamboo canes (approx 55cm long)

felt

elastic band

duct tape

Tools:

drill

scissors

Drill a hole through both ends of the PVC piping, making sure to keep it straight and that it comes through the other side.

Tie the string through the first hole and knot it tightly. Then pull it very taught (ask someone to help) and then tie it through the inside hole on the other end. The bow should be bent into an arc shape and the string needs to be as taught as possible. (The string on ours measures 74 cm when taught,)

 Because of the strength of the materials, the bow will retain its shape and stay strong and tight.

Cut some large oval type shapes from felt and wrap one over the end of each arrow, keeping them firmly in pace by fixing them around the middle with an elastic band.

On the opposite end, cut a small notch into the wood, right in the centre, using a small saw, so that the bow can be pulled back into the string to line it up.

That’s all there is to the arrows! The ends should feel soft and firm and won’t hurt at all when they are shot out using the bow.How to make DIY arrows

Add different coloured tapes to the bow and arrow sets as you make them. That way each child knows which is their own arrows as it will match their bow.

Sticks

Stones

Create a nature trail for the Cubs to follow

At various points have targets for them to shoot at with the bows and arrows created - eg. shoot through a hoop, shoot at a can on a rock, etc.

Award points for the targets achieved and in the right order (i.e. did the follow the trail accurately?

Magnifying glasses

Wood

Kindling

Using the magnifying glass, and some kindling, start a fire.  This method requires that you concentrate strong sunlight through a clear lens or with a curved mirror (like the mirrored cup in a large flashlight). When this concentrated sunlight forms a blinding, white-hot point on some suitable tinder, the flammable stuff will start to smolder. The red ember you created can then be blown into flame when combined with more tinder. Sounds easy, right? And it can be, if you learn to use a magnifying lens more effectively by lighting fine fibers, dark tinder, and char cloth.

Now make some sun art - burn a pattern or your name into a piece of wood using the magnifying glass.

This is an excellent game for reviewing newly learned concepts. Divide the group into two equal teams, the Owls and the Crows. Have the teams line up facing each other about
four feet apart, place a rope between them. About 15 feet behind each team, place a scarf which designates Home Base. The leader makes a statement aloud, and if the statement is true the Owls chase the Crows, trying to catch them before they reach their Home Base. If the statement is false, the Crows chase the Owls. Anyone caught must join the other team. Before you begin, practice by giving a few easy statements, and asking the players to just point to where they'll run.

Since the players will be continually changing sides, it's helpful to mark clearly the way to run if the statement's true or false. You can use a blue strip to signify the true direction - "true blue" and a red one to show false. Or you can use signs or natural features and say something like "true tree" or "false fence."

If the answer isn't obvious to the players, or they forget which way to run, you'll get some of the Owls and Crows running toward each other, and others running back to their
Home Bases. During the pandemonium, the leader should remain silent and neutral. When the action has calmed down, he can reveal the correct answer.

Your statements, however, should be as precise and accurate as possible for the age and experience of the Cubs. For example, if you say the sun rises in the east, would that be
true? For younger children it might be. But older students probably know that it is the earth's rotation that makes it appear that the sun is rising.