We chatted about their roles as leaders as well as what their duties would be each week.
Some wonderful suggestions came forward for new games to play as well as outings that they would like to go on. So all in all, a most enjoyable time was had by all.
Below are some random photos of our wonderful cub scouts having a glorious time.
A wizz on the trampolene - doing double back somersaults!
Faces with naughtiness written all over them!!
Lindsay will be moving shortly to Balito (KZN) - so if anyone knows of a cub pack in Balito, please let me know.
Well another year of cubs has ended - I can't believe how quickly these years are passing by!
Even Santa Claus is a scout and on his trip round the world he popped into 9th Benoni! 
One of my cubs who recently went up to scouts was invested.
Saluting the troop. 
.... and another one of my cubs was also invested into the troop.
Well done to both Jordan and Andrea.
As is normal in any Troop, once the scouts reach 18 they no longer are scouts as such. Hayley, Michelle and Graham are all nearing that time, and here they are being presented with a 9th Benoni trophy of appreciation for their dedication and commitment during their time with us. We hope to see them back shortly as leaders.
Next week we will be having a Sixer Council meeting at the Wimpy in Lakeside with all the Sixers and Seconds.
We gave each Sixer a chance to chat to his Six and find out a little bit more about what they would like to do next term; what games they enjoy playing and perhaps if they could suggest a new game they had never played at cubs before. 
We also asked them to discuss an outing.
... and then it was time for fun!
Oh dear! .. our taxi lost its wheel. We had to roll it to the petrol station to get it repaired
Great fun. 
and a very simply and easy game
Hand Craft.
Templates were printed and cut out before hand 
All the cub had to do was fold it along the lines and stick a piece of paper onto the bottom
and the race was on....
and these little taxis flew across the floor
As this was the last pack meeting at the hall, we had a small party and each cub was given a little gift.
These are 'magic' cups that sing when wet
and today was really extra special as we invested 4 new chums.
Welcome to each and every one of them.
It is always special to have new friends amongst us.
and we know that they will have a wonderful time with us. 
We wish them all the best on their scouting journey 
with many years of fun .
Remember, this is only the beginning of that wonderful adventure!
and there is still plenty more!
Our programme today revolved around train transport
In teams, the cubs ran around forming a train with their left hand between their legs holding onto the person behind's right hand.
Great fun .... and chaos!
Another variation of this game is for the cubs to be in relay formation and the one cub runs up to a marker, and runs back to collect his "carriage". They both run to the marker, holding onto the person in front, and then go and collect another "carriage".
Carry on collecting carriages until everyone is linked in. 
The Lions made a stunning bird feeder.
While the Caracals meditated a while ... deciding what "conservation" was.
On asking what was going on, the little Indian guy said he was meditating to get the answer ..... and you know what he came up with ..... "to save the planet"
Tiny little pine cones were used to made this lovely bird feed. 
Peanut butter was pushed into the cone and then rolled in bird seed. 
Our revision game was knotting.
Each cub had a chance to run up and tie an easy reef knot and be part of the train.
and today we said goodbye to 4 of our cubs who have gone up to scouts.
Till next Time
The Steam Release game had the cubs running in all directions!
The circle is now made a little smaller.
The cubs loved this game! 
Whilst on foot, one is sure to get "smelly socks" - so it was ideal to do a bit of sense training. 
Cubs were blindfolded and the "dirty socks" passed around for them to smell. 
..... like vinegar! 
Our Instruction were focused on compass work.. 
fire lighting.... 
while the Caracals coloured in the SA flag and the Cheetahs did Scout's Pace.
To pass the time whilst walking, a good idea is to sing!
The cubs made some musical instruments with beads .....
and had great fun singing and playing the drums and shakers.
A very special part of the meeting was handing over the Leaping Wolf Certificate to Mark.
Well done Mark!
In order to make our Sixers feel extra special, we placed their peronal invite in the front of the hall. Each Sixer needs to come up with an idea for a new game for the new term - amongst other things.
So what better way to start off with some "horse-play" and trying to catch the horse's tail.
Cubs tucked their scarves into the back of their pants, and on the go of the whistle cubs ran around trying to pull another cub's tail.
Here, a brother and sister having enormous fun!
Our next game -oh, I mean Durban July, was run at 16h05 with Sloppy Socks taking pole position whilst Great Guns had the inside track.
All horses did exceptionally well! 
Being on the race track all day, certainly gets hot.
They coloured in and personalised each one before cutting and then joining them to form a circle.
Baloo and Rikki had pesky flies on a sting, and the cubs had to swat them with their new hand-made swatter.
The Caracals today learnt about Communication as well as the Cub Prayer.
Our cubs then sat down and listened to a yarn about all the famous people who relied on their trusty horses. One example is Dick King who rode from Durban to Grahamstown. Today a statue of Dick King and his beloved horse stand at the bottom of Cape Road and Rink Street.
Cubs then had to catch their horses and make sure that they did not wander off. 
Each team was given a rope with a lasso knot tied in it. This then they had to throw over their "horse" from a distance.
Enjoyed by all!
This is a photo of our pack today.
Easy to make 'creepy cuisine', these monster munches are just 2 meat balls for eyes, 2 slices of gherkins and 2 slices of black olives. Smother with Tomato Sauce!
During the screening of the movie, (we watched UP) the cubs were handed some Halloween pop corn and marshmallows.
... and there was plenty of "hot stuff" to drink.
They each received a bat mask as well.
Looking good! 
We had prepared all the bottles so all the cubs had to do was stick on the face that they wanted.
.... and put the holder on.... 
They could also put 'hair' on the top if desired. 
Finished at last! 
... and don't they look good in the dark! 
All we did was put a torch inside of them.
We did have a special visitor who came flying in on her broomstick - oh dear! she must have misplaced her broomstick, as I see this is a garden rake!
The movie was wonderful.
... with hot chocolate.
I got up at 5:30am, dressed and wandered down to the dam.
Rise and Shine was about 6pm when we all cleaned up.
We cut off the witch's fingers as she flew by, and the cubs enjoyed them for breakfast! 
One of the little cubs came up to me on Saturday morning and said "Akela, this was my bestest day ever"..... and this just make all the hard work worthwhile!
Everyone looked wonderful!
We even had a welcoming pumpkin at the door!
Our instruction for the Caracals was "Stranger Danger" 
.... and the Lions learnt about Road Safety. 
There were a few old bones lying around!
and we played a couple of 'ghoulish games'
Instead of bobbing apples, here cubs had to run up in relay formation, and collect their ghostly gumph! (marshmallow)
If any of you have tried apple bobbing, you will know this is not easy! 
Our next ghostly ganter, was a special scavenger hunt where each Six had to find their treasure. Inside the treasure box was a message .... which the cubs had to act out.
Our cubs love play-acting and their confidence has grown in leaps and bounds.
