International Night

Scouting is a global movement. It has been recognized as the number one leader in non-religious Youth Program. It has also been given credit as the world’s largest peace keeping force.

Cheer:

Cheers are a fun way to get Scouts attention quickly without slowing down the excitement of the meeting. It is also a fun way to tie in your theme.

Cubmaster: Where are the Scouts?

Scouts: All around the world!

Possible Activities:

Games from around the World: Every country has games that children love to play many games like Hopscotch, Tug-o-War, and Hide & Seek are popular in many countries around the world. Here are just a few games from a variety of countries.

Mheibes is a classic children's game from Iraq. This would be great to play two Dens against each other!
Egg & Spoon races maybe something we see in the United States, but the are extremely popular in Austrailia.
What's the time, Mr. Wolf? is a classic game from British school yards.
Go is a Chinese strategy game like Checkers or Chess. Click the picture for a video that show how it is played.
Adedonha is similar to the game Scategories that is popular with Brazilian children.

Scout Language: Consider having the Cubs learn several words in other languages that are common in the world of Cub Scouting.

Special Guests: Have guests who have lived in or grew up in other countries, tell about what it was like to live where they did. Have them bring items from that country to show if possible.

Our Pack had a family who came to the U.S. from China and they were eager toshare stories with our Scouts.
A family friend was once a guest speaker for our Cubs. He was born in America to American parents, but spent much of his childhood growing up in Bolivia.

Connect with Scouts from around the world: In the internet age it is relatively easy to talk to find international Scouts to connect with. Consider becoming pen pals with Scouts in a different country. One of the things that has come out of our pandemic experiences is that many people are now proficient in using Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or similar video meeting software. If time zones align a video chat would be a really neat experience.

Taste Testing: What Scout doesn’t love snacks? Bring in treats, homemade or purchased, from other countries.

World Friendship Fund: The World Friendship Fund (WFF) is part of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. The WFF is raises money for Scouting around the world where tragic events have occurred and impacted the ability for Scouting to thrive. It was originally created after World War II to help provide supplies and support to national Scouting organizations that had been devastated by the war. These days the WFF helps countries in poverty, war torn areas, and who have experienced natural disasters. Why not have your Scouts learn about the WFF and help raise money for it as a unit. Your Council can help you make sure the donation gets to the right place.

Scout Songs: Singing a great song is a fun part of Scouting whether it is around a campfire or as part of a Pack or Den meeting. The link below will take you to a site with Scout songs from all over the globe!

Scout Songs

Flag Crafts: Cubs always enjoy a craft. Construction paper, craft sticks, glue, markers, and crayons are all you need to create an international parade of flags.