This month's Cub Scout theme is perseverance. The pack meeting plan I chose was the western one, purely because it looked like fun. Pack meeting isn't until tomorrow, but if you would like a sneak peak...
This backdrop came from a cousin. It was painted by her friend's daughter for a western themed family reunion last year, and she was kind enough to let me borrow it.
This is my new horse- Hidalgo. Fortunately, he doesn't eat much, or make much noise, or mess and I can keep him in the house. The inspiration for him came from this picture.
I borrowed these stick horses from my cousin as well. Technically, I made them last year (hence I knew she had them). They were patterned after a horse that her mother had made her many years ago. The fence I made from a large cardboard box. If you look closely at the back you can see thee pvc poking out the back. I just covered my pvc frame with the cardboard and drew lines with a sharpie.
A western theme for 8-10 year old boys just screams "shooting". I found this pattern online and added a little Cub Scout-ness to the targets. My husband and I may have spent a little bit of time the last few days testing out every single one of the guns we made. We are getting pretty good- I am claiming genetics. I am a direct descendant of Jonathan Browning after all.
This picture does not do these pvc bows and arrows justice, but it will have to do until tomorrow (at which point chances are pretty good that I will either forget to take the camera, or be so busy rushing around that I forget to take pictures). For the most part, I followed the tutorial here. I am going to tighten the strings on the bows tomorrow so they will look more like the top bow- I made these several days ago and decided that I would just tighten them right before pack meeting instead of every other day.
Here is a close up of my arrows. They are soft tipped, but I am sure still pack a wallop. The rule is "no shooting people or animals".
And this picture is just in case you are wondering what "LOVE" looks like. My wonderful husband is way too supportive of my craziness. I spend a few days on Google and Pinterest getting way too many ideas for what I want to do for pack meeting, and instead of rolling his eyes at me, he asks what he can do to help. We may have spent all Saturday making a horse, six rubber band guns, three targets, and working on a doll bed (that is another post). It was a fun (and productive) day.
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