What we cleaned up:

Just a few crumbs and a scattering of game pieces that somehow migrated under everything.
Considering the weather tantrum happening outside, we’ll call that a win.

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Best excuse of the night:

“Well so about the sweets.”
Indeed. Somewhere mysterious.

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Best moment:

Discovering that Cards Against Humanity: Kids Edition is officially the funniest thing that has ever happened in this Cub Pack.

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Outdoor Night Cancelled… So We Went Full Indoor Chaos Mode

It was meant to be an outdoor session.

But the rain?
The rain wasn’t regular rain.
It was biblical, sideways, personal, aggressive rain.

So we called it:
Outdoor cancelled. Indoor takeover activated.

Good thing we had a giant box of board games donated a while back originally saved for winter,
but deployed tonight as our emergency entertainment arsenal.

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Board Games Night Unexpectedly Epic

We unleashed the box.

It contained:

• classics
• chaos
• strategy games
• noisy games
• games with pieces we will never find again
• and, most importantly…

Cards Against Humanity KIDS EDITION

The Cubs went absolutely feral with joy.

This game is:

• pure nonsense
• maximum silliness
• zero filter (but child-safe)
• peak Cub humour
• AND the fastest way to make leaders cry-laugh on a rainy Monday

One Cub played the card
“A dinosaur in a tutu doing ballet”
and another Cub ACTUALLY RECREATED IT physically.

We may never recover.

Another Cub yelled,
“THIS IS BETTER THAN DODGEBALL!”
which is the highest compliment possible.

Board games night is now officially a winter AND rainy-day staple.

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The Big Kit Drop We Are Ready for Summer Camp

This week, something huge happened.

We purchased:

• 24 sleeping bags
• 24 roll mats
• 24 backpacks
• 24 wash kits
• 24 water bottles
• 24 torches
• 24 camp pillows
• 24 raincoats

Every single Cub.
Fully kitted out.

No scrambling.
No borrowing from two other groups like last time.
No worrying that someone doesn’t have enough.
No panicking over missing gear.

Nobody gets left out because of money.
Nobody gets left behind because of circumstance.
Everyone is equal at camp.

This is massive.

One parent said,
“I didn’t know how we were going to afford the kit… thank you.”
That’s why we do it.

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Summer Camp Is Next Weekend

The excitement levels are:

• high
• chaotic
• loud
• contagious
• slightly terrifying

Cubs are already asking:

• “Can I sleep next to my friend?”
• “Can I bring Custard the Rat?” (still no) (he came anyway)
• “What if a fox eats my shoes?”
• “Do we get hot chocolate?” (yes)
• “Can we do everything we did last camp times 10?”

Leaders are preparing.
Sort of.
Emotionally.
Barely.

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Then… It’s Summer Holidays

We’re almost at the end of our first ever whole term.
Eighteen weeks of:

• growth
• chaos
• tears
• breakthroughs
• belonging
• leaders improving
• children transforming
• community shifting
• magic happening

Once camp is over, we head into the summer break but honestly, the Cubs are already planning how often they can “accidentally” bump into leaders around the estate.

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Week Eighteen Verdict

• Rain: brutal
• Games night: unexpectedly legendary
• Cards Against Humanity (Kids Edition): peak comedy
• Camp kit: DONE and beautiful
• Leaders: ready-ish
• Cubs: SO READY
• Summer Camp: NEXT WEEK
• Holidays: approaching fast
• The Pack: thriving in every possible way

What a term.
What a Pack.
What a journey.
Summer Camp.
It. Is. Happening.