Cub Scout Fortune Teller

Here is an activity that we did as a pre-opener last month at our pack meeting.  We set up a table in the back and the Webelos scouts helped the younger scouts fold the "fortune teller" and explain the game.

There is no set way to play the game, but this is basically how it's done:

• Player 1 holds the fortune teller and asks player 2 to choose wolf, bear, bobcat or webelos.  
• Player 1 then spells out the one chosen while opening and closing the fortune teller.  
• On the last letter the numbers are revealed and Player 2 chooses a number.  Player 1 then opens it as many times as the number said.   
• This can go on as long or as short as you want. Usually  2 or 3 times.
• When the final number is chosen, Player 1 opens the flap and reads the question. Player 2 answers the question.
• Player 2 now gets the fortune teller and then the game begins again.

(If you still have no idea what I'm talking about then I recommend looking  up "fortune teller game" on youtube for further reference.)

Click on the image below to see a bigger size.  I'm not sure how you save this image in every browser, but in Firefox, you just right click on the image and select "Save Image As".

(This is an updated version of a fortune teller I had on my computer that I had gotten from a site a while ago. I wish I remembered where I got the original so that I could give them credit, but alas. Just know that I am not the creator of this idea, just a good sharer.)

Easy Oreo Penguins

These cute and easy penguins are perfect for a class party, family or church gathering.  

What you'll need:

• Oreos 
• Mini-Oreos or Bite Sized Oreos (for the head)
• Fruit roll-ups (for the scarf)
• Orange Tick-tacks (for the beak)
• Round Sprinkles (the ones here are called "Edible Confetti" but really any round cake sprinkle will do for the eyes)
• White frosting

Before:

• Take several quart sized freezer bags and put several spoon fulls of frosting in each one.  Cut a tiny piece of one corner to make a several frosting dispensers (so easy, you just throw the whole bag away when you're done).  
• Unrolled the Fruit Roll-ups and cut them with clean scissors into thin strips, leaving the plastic backing in place. 
• Put all the various ingredients into bowls. 

Instructions

• Take one Oreo and unscrew it.  The half that got the cream will be your main body. The half without the cream will become the wings. 
• Break the cookie without the cream in half. These are your wings.  
• Using the cream as glue, press the wings down firmly into place, taking care not to break the cookie.
• Take a mini-Oreo and unscrew it.  We are going to use the half that got the cream, discard/eat the other half.   
• Cream side down, press the mini-Oreo into place as the head. Cream to cream should 'glue' it into place.
• With frosting, make dots for eyes and beak.
• Place round sprinkles for eyes, and a Tick-Tac for the beak. 
• Select a scarf and peal of the plastic backing.  Wrap the scarf around the penguin.

Here are some my daughter's 5th grade class made.