April 2000 Bugs And Things

Closing Ceremonies

Little Bug Blues

Cub Scouts can make bug posters to go along with their parts in this closing presentation.

CUB 1: There was a little bug who had the blues

And cried because he had no shoes.

CUB 2: He walked around with six bare feet,

And hid them when other bugs he would meet.

CUB 3: Such a small sad bug was he,

Until one day he chanced to see,

CUB 4: A happy, wiggly worm crawl by,

With a smile as big as the sky.

CUB 5: That really made the bug feel bad,

For all that time he had been sad.

CUB 6: (And just because he had no shoes!)

That worm didn't even have feet for shoes!

CUB 7: The little bug is smiling now,

Because he finally learned how,

CUB 8: To always be thankful for what you've got,

No matter how little, no matter what!

Nature: Everywhere and All the Time

It is exciting to learn about animals, birds and insects, flowers, and trees, rocks, soil, weather, water and stars!

Nature is everywhere all the time---in cities, in the woods and fields, in the winter, spring, summer and fall.

Nature is not confined by time and place--- it is everywhere.

But where to begin? How to begin? All you need to start is an inquiring mind --- and eyes, ears, nose, and hands. Use all senses to gather information from the world about you. In the beginning we might just as well make up our minds that we are never going to know all there is to know about the subject. Remember that it is not so much knowing the names and identifying everything but the joy in making the discovery that counts.

Nature is something we can enjoy no matter where we go in the world. Nature is something we should enjoy and respect.

Let's step out into the world of nature.