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Knighthood for the Little Freepers

Prayer: Code of Honor

Let us keep from our land and from our daily lives those things that are not in keeping with our Code of Honor. Amen.

The Knight’s Code of Honor

Be always ready with your armor on, except when you are taking your rest at night.
Defend the poor and help those who cannot defend themselves.
Do nothing to hurt or offend anyone or anything.
Be prepared to fight in the defense of your country.
At whatever you are working, try to win honor and a name for honesty.
Never break your promise.
Chivalry requireth that youth should be trained to perform the most laborious and humble offices with cheerfulness and grace.
And do good unto others.

Song: Knight's Quest

Tune: This Old Man

Knights of old, stories tell,
Lived their code of honor well,
Help-ful-ness and loyalty their call,
And to show respect to all.
Like the knights, Cubs today,
Pledge to live a helpful way,
To honor God and country is our quest,
And we try to do our best.

Family Crest Scrapbook

Materials: White cardstock, scissors, markers or crayons, three-ring binder, plain white copy paper, hole punch

Draw a large shield on white cardstock, a grownup should help. It should come close to filling up the page. Divide the shield into quarters. In each quarter, place a design that tells something about your family and things that are important to them (such as favorite family activities, favorite family foods, TV shows that you watch as a family; or you could draw a family member or pet). These designs together form a family crest. Cut out the shield and glue it onto the front of the binder. Use the hole punch to put white copy paper into your scrapbook.

Treasure Chest

Materials: Small shoebox, cardboard oatmeal container, strong packaging tape, aluminum foil, glue, assorted flat jewels, brown package paper or brown paper sacks, scissors

Grownup, cut the oatmeal container (including the lid) in half lengthwise, making two tops for two treasure chests. Use the packaging tape to attach these to the lid of the shoebox.

Also, use the tape to create a hinge on one side of the lid and the shoebox. Then the grownup and you lil Freeper cover shoeboxes in brown paper. Use aluminum foil to make the metal straps found on chests. Glue jewels on to decorate. Use your treasure box to save important stuff.

Family Banner

Celebrate your family with a homemade banner that represents your collective interests.

Materials: Enough 72-inch-wide felt to make banners for all den family members, assorted 9-by-12-in. felt rectangles, 3 1/2 yards of decorative cording, craft glue Trim the large piece of felt into triangular pennants, one for each family member. Make an extra for the center of the banner (you might want to make this one rectangular) and glue on letters (cut from a contrasting color of felt) to spell your family name. A dancer, for example, might choose ballet slippers. A sports fan could add a basketball. The family gardener could fashion a bold sunflower. And don’t forget to include a likeness of the family pet. You may want to consider using liquid embroidery paint to write a motto on the flag. To assemble the banner, place the completed pennants face-down on a flat surface, spacing them about 3 in. apart. Place the one with the family name in the middle. Run a bead of glue along the upper edge of each pennant. Lay the cording on top of the glue; press down gently to make it stick. Once the glue is thoroughly dry, you’re ready to raise your banner!

Crowns

Materials: Kraft paper, scissors, crayons or markers, glue, stapler, clear tape, additional ornamentations such as flat jewels, stickers, pom-poms.

Cut the Kraft paper into 8-by-30-in. lengths before the meeting. On a piece of paper design your own crown. Use scissors to make points on the crown if desired. When you are finished decorating their crown, let a grownup staple the crown to the right size. Use the clear tape to cover the staple so that the edges don’t poke your head.

Knight’s Helmet

Using a 3-gallon round ice cream carton or similar-sized square cardboard carton, cut out an opening for the face. Paint the helmet silver. From cardboard, cut out a triangular face guard to fit the helmet and make slits in the face guard. Using paper fasteners, attach to the front of the helmet. Glue a feather plume on top of the helmet.