There’s no excuse for running out of ideas!
The same is true of January. The December issue of Boys’ Life (which will soon be on its way to your boys) is crammed full of ideas on “Handicraft,” the very popular theme for January.
Your Scouts will feast their eyes on a swell photo-feature called “Bead Work,” a Ben Hunt special which will bring out the Indian in a lot of our boys, and that’s good! This ONE feature will be reprinted, if you need a few just drop us a card.
Other handicrafts include “Tie Pins” by Glenn Wagner (no, not Pie Tins!) and a bunch of back-of-the-book nifties you’ll want to try. Of course, Green Bar Bill scores his usual bull’s-eye with a page of terrific ideas for P.L.s, and all the usual features, articles, and shorts.
We toss-up an action packed basketball serial, “Backboard Magic” by Howard M. Brier, as well as “Rambling Christmas Tree” and “Voice of the Ugly Truck” by Ward and Conley respectively. There is a thrilling mountain climb described in “Ladders to the Clouds,” by Joseph Stocker, “Geared for Winter Woods,” by John J. Rowlands, and page after page of other thrilling Scout material.
“May I put on my false whiskers and make a good suggestion,” asked BLIMP who has been peering over our shoulder.
“I know ... I know ...” we interrupted. “Remind all Scouters that there is NO better Christmas present for any boy, or any Troop ... than Boys’ Life.”
“Exactly!” he replied, as he banged the door and went cheerily down the hall whistling “Jingle Bells!”
M. H. McMasters