Cub Scout Pack 30

St. Peters, MO

Boone Trails District

Greater St. Louis Area Council

Pack Event Planning Notes

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updated: 03/07/07
June - St. Peters Olde Tyme Picnic Parade (Pack 30 Float)
  • Coordinator: Erin S.
  • Logistics (2007)
    • Saturday, June 16th, 9:00 AM (parade starts)
    • Mid Rivers Mall Parking Lot (between Penny’s & Best Buy)
  • Preparation Required
    • Reservations – complete entry form & mail it to the address on the form.
    • 2007 Reservation Form & Parade Rules.
    • Contact info: Picnic Website: http://www.oldetymepicnic.com/index.html
    • Decide on a Theme for the Float
    • Put “Scouting Is Fun” on the application, then decide on a “sub-theme”.
    • Send in reservation form & payment by June 7th (earlier would be better).
    • Accumulate supplies to decorate the Float
    • Arrange Time & Location to decorate the Float (usually Friday night before the parade, at 6:30 PM in the parking lot at Fairmount).
    • Need to find:
      • Trailer to use for the float Pickup (or something) to pull the trailer
      • Driver for the pickup
  • Agenda (2007)
    • Friday Night – Decorate Float
      • Fairmount parking lot (at 6:30 PM).
    • Saturday Morning:
      • 7:00 AM – take float to Mid Rivers Mall Parking Lot & find our “spot” (last year they were marked on the parking lot with chalk).
      • 7:00 AM – helpers arrive to complete the float decorations (some of them can’t be done until them; would be damaged in route to the mall).
      • 8:30 AM or before – Scouts arrive.
        • Last year we had doughnuts (donated by one of the parents)
      • 9:00 AM – Parade starts
      • After Parade – parents pick up their kids (at Mid Rivers Mall).
        • Buses will be waiting at Brown Road Park to take walkers back to Mid Rivers Mall (new in '07)
      • 12:00 – Awards presented at the Pavilion in Olde Town Park (someone from the Pack needs to be there)
  • Supplies
    • As needed – depending on the float theme.
    • Qty-1 Bag Candy donated per Family to hand out during the parade.
    • Bags (or theme related containers) for the Scouts to use to hold the candy.
  • Costs
    • Parade Entry Fee = $25.00
    • Supplies budget = $25.00
  • Notes
    • Themes:
      • 2005 – “Scouting Is Fun” with a Camping Scene on the float:
        • Tent at the back of the float, our “fake fire” in the middle with the younger boys sitting around it “roasting” marshmallows.
        • We stored our extra candy and a cooler with water inside the tent.
        • The boys colored posters on Friday night with other Cub Scout Events on them (pinewood derby, etc.); the posters were taped to the sides of the trailer.
        • Additional decorations included streamers, balloons, Den Flags in each corner of the trailer, poster advertising School Night on the back of the tent, “Pack” and “30” on the trailer wheels.
      • 2006 – “Scouting Is Fun” with a Fishing Derby Scene on the float:
        • Kids swimming pool in the middle of the float as the fishing pond.
        • Ice & bottled water in the pool.
        • Boys wore red bandanas instead of their neckerchiefs – soaked them in the ice/water to keep cool.
        • Used minnow buckets to keep the candy in.
        • Boys colored posters on Friday night to put on the trailer: “Scouting Is Fun”, “Fishing Derby”, and “Pack 30”.
        • Additional decorations included: streamers, balloons, Boys had fishing poles with craft fish on them, craft fish on the trailer & jeep.
      • Suggestion for 2007 – “Scouting Is Fun” with a Rocket Launch Scene on the float.
        • Hand out paper airplanes (or rockets, or something) with School Night To Join Scouting advertised on them.
        • Lots of people hand out candy during the parade – this could be something different.
      • Suggestion for 2007 – “Scouts Rock” with a Rock Band theme; Scouts with musical instruments, etc.
    • Parade rules state anyone under the age of 10 must ride – cannot walk.
      • We use the rule that the Webelos walk (tan uniform) and everyone else rides (blue uniforms).
    • Boys & Leaders wear their Uniforms.
    • We hand out the candy – cannot throw it.
    • The parade route is about 2 miles long & it will be hot – need plenty of water & encourage the boys to drink it.
    • If any of the walkers get tired and want to ride, make sure the float is stopped and the driver knows someone is getting in or out of the float.
    • The boys on the float need to sit – they cannot stand.
    • NO ONE can ride on the trailer back to the mall:
      • Need to arrange for parents to pick up their kids at the end of the parade route, or carpool back to the mall parking lot.
    • New in 2007 -- buses will be waiting at Brown Road Park to take walkers back to Mid Rivers Mall.