Laughing makes you feel good, and when you laugh others may start laughing, too. With just a smile, you can meet a new friend, make someone else smile, and create a happy feeling in yourself and other people. In this Adventure, you’ll find lots of ways to smile and laugh.
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All participants in official Scouting America activities should become familiar with the Guide to Safe Scouting and applicable program literature or manuals.
Be aware of state or local government regulations that supersede Scouting America practices, policies, and guidelines.
To assist in the safe delivery of the program you may find specific safety items that are related to requirements for the Adventure.
Think about what makes you laugh. Discuss these with your den or family.
Practice reading tongue twisters.
Play charades with your den or family.
Have a “funniest joke contest” with your den or family.
Practice “run-ons” with your den or family.
Think about what makes you laugh. Discuss these with your den or family.
Cub Scouts participate in a word-play game.
Cub Scouts grab and read jokes out loud to den.
Cub Scouts write down things that make them laugh and share with the den.
Practice reading tongue twisters.
Cub Scouts practice tongue twisters.
Cub Scouts play a tongue twister game with dice.
Play charades with your den or family.
Have a “funniest joke contest” with your den or family.
Cub Scouts participate in a joke contest.
Practice “run-ons” with your den or family.
Cub Scouts practice and perform run-ons.
Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies
Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments
Managing Member Calje
David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.
President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.
Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.
