The first part of planning the Blue & Gold banquet is choosing the location. You will need a space that can accommodate all the dens and their families (50-200 people.) Do you meet at the regular meeting space or rent a hall at church, the community center, or a school gymnasium, etc...
Next brainstorming the theme is important. Is it going to be a birthday celebration? After all, the blue & gold is really a celebration of the boy and girl scouts' birthday. A circus theme, mardi gras, dancing with the stars, etc... are all avenues a pack could explore. Depending on the theme the pack might choose different dens to present different elements of the theme. For example, a circus theme allows a den to pick juggling and talk about all the projects a den/pack needs to juggle. While another Den could demonstrate acrobatics, maybe a poem or acting out a skit about tumbles and falls and discuss how a scout jumps back into the project even if there is a stumble backwards. A third Den, could even put on a clown make up and do some comedy skits on cooking, tying knots, etc... to really add some fun to the program.
Now before that big night comes...arrange thru e-mails or calls a list of who is bringing what to eat. One strategy might be to assign 1/3 of the families to bring salads, 1/3 pasta/entrees; and the other 1/3 desserts. That way you are not ending up with 2 dozen desserts and 1 spaghetti dinner.
Often the highlight of the banquet is live entertainment as a reward for the scouts year round commitment and hard work. A Magic show is quite often the entertainment of choice; because it's fun, exciting, and family friendly. Offering a special rate is a good idea to help scouts afford quality entertainment.
Customized scouting shows can tie into ideas and themes scouts live by. Being prepared...for example, bring 3 scouts up on the stage that cannot juggle on their own, but by working together they can create a juggling exercise they succeed at. Another example is a comedy by-play on the cooking badge. Become a cartoonish cowboy chef that proceeds in teaching elements of the cooking badge.
Include the Den leader in a mind reading exercise that comically shows how they pre-read their scouts thoughts to stir them in a good direction.
Planning brings success. The more planning of each element the more memorable the Den/Pack leaders help create memories that the scouts will never forget.
Call Phil Smith a Maine Magician of Abracadabra Productions for more ideas on Blue and Gold Banquets 1-800-964-TRIX (8749).
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