Flag Ceremony: The Recipe for a Great Nation

For a leader and 5 scouts

You will need: One large bowl. Small US Flag.  3 cups full of colored paper pieces: red, white, blue. large spoon. 

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Leader: Today we have a special treat, and we’re going to follow this recipe to make the greatest nation in the land.

Cub Scout 1: First, we put in a heaping cup of red for courage. Red is the color of blood that was spent by great patriots, patriots of old that fought to make this a land of liberty and patriots of today that still fight to keep our country free.  (CUB SCOUT 1 puts pieces of red paper into the pot.)

Cub Scout 2: Next we’ll add blue for truth and justice, founding principles of a great nation where all men are treated equally. (CUB SCOUT 2 puts pieces of blue paper into the pot.)

Cub Scout 3: Finally, we’ll also need some white for purity of thought, word, and deed. Honesty of heart and spirit protect our nation from corruption and build diverse people into a community.  (CUB SCOUT 3 pours in pieces of white paper.)

Cub Scout 4: When you combine these things with patriotism and loyalty... (Scout 4 'stirs' the pot), 

Cub Scout 5: ...you come up with our flag, Old Glory. (CUB SCOUTS 5 removes the flag from the pot, open, and hold it.)

All Scouts: May our flag always fly with honor as a symbol of the qualities we hold most dear.

 
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This flag ceremony has been adapted from one originally found in the Roundtable Planning Guide 2012-2013