Scouting, Volume 38, Number 3, March 1950 Page: 13
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PEEP Shou
<4^, You've seen these simple shows at country
^ fairs, carnivals, or wherever there's a midway
with a penny arcade. Curiosity makes it humanly
impossible not to look through the little hole in
the box. In Cub Scouting they make an interesting
home project, started in the Den and completed by
the Cub Scout and his parents.
A peep show can tell a story or teach a lesson,
or it can be for laughs. Each box may be complete
-in itself, or it may be one of a Den or Pack series,
with some continuity in relation to a theme. The
following materials are needed:
Shoe boxes, tissue paper, paste or scotch tape,
scissors, sharp knife, crayon, old post cards, Christ-
mas cards, pictures clipped from magazines, and
trinkets to be described later.
The first step in preparing a box is to cut a one-
inch square hole in one end. Then the title of the
scene is lettered over the hole. Next the material
for the scene is fastened inside. Finally the entire
opening at the top is covered with tissue paper
fastened in place with paste or scotch tape. When
the box is not on display, the cover can be kept
on to protect the tissue paper.
The fun in making peep shows is thinking up
ideas for the scenes and arranging them in the
boxes. Start the Cub Scouts with a few sugges-
tions and you may be surprised how soon they
catch on. Here are some examples of the humorous
gag type:
"Golden Slipper" — Banana peel.
"Swimming Match" — Kitchen match in dish of
water.
"Dangerous! Cottonmouth" — Santa Claus pic-
ture with long cotton beard pasted to it.
"Well Known Writer" — Lead pencil.
"For Dads Only"—Cigar or pipe.
"For Mothers Only" — Powder puff.
"Polar Bear in Blizzard" — Box lined with white
paper.
A few examples of a more serious nature are
the following:
"The Greatest Job in the World"—Picture of
Cub Scout, Boy Scout and Explorer.
"Our Mayor, Governor, and President 1980" —
Picture of three Cub Scouts.
A series of four scenes in separate boxes might
illustrate the Law of the Pack.
Glancing through the Bear Cub Scout Book, you
will see some Achievements that may be illus-
trated:
No. 2, Steps in Development of our Flag; No. 3,
Rules of Health; No. 9, Rules for Fire Safety and
Rules for Home Safety; also a scene from a story
or book will do if it is simple.
In arranging a box, find the items or pictures
you will need. If it is a single item, such as a
pencil, tape it to the back end of the box, opposite
the peep hole. If it is a picture scene, clip your
pictures from cards or magazines or draw them.
Start pasting with the background against the box
end. This background might be a street, forest,
room in a house, etc. Then add people, autos, ani-
mals, furniture, or whatever is appropriate to com-
plete your scene. Fold each piece at the base, and
paste it on the bottom of the box so it will stand
up. To give perspective, graduate the size of the
pieces; for instance, place larger trees toward the
front and smaller trees toward the back.
Light from a window or an electric bulb over-
head is necessary to illuminate a box. Have the
Cub Scouts bring their peep shows to Pack meet-
ing. They make an interesting pre-opening activity.
CUB SCOUT SECTION
MARCH, 1950
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