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Walk Softly and Carry a Marshmallow Stick
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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Knife Safety AOL
Elective
Requirement 4

Walk Softly and Carry a Marshmallow Stick

Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Knife Safety AOL
Elective
Requirement 4

Walk Softly and Carry a Marshmallow Stick

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Cub Scouts use pocketknife to sharpen a stick for marshmallow roasting. 

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  • Pocketknife for each Cub Scout 
  • Large marshmallows, several per Cub Scout 
  • 24” – 36” long stick and 1/4” to ½” in diameter at roasting end, one per Cub Scout 
  • Fire starting materials, such as matches, lighter 
  • Campfire, this can be a portable campfire bowl 
  • Water to extinguish fire upon completion 

Before the meeting: 

  1. If you have not done so already watch the Cub Scout Knife Safety Adventure video. 
  2. Whittle a marshmallow sticks to show Cub Scouts the end product.  
  3. Establish an area to safely whittle.  
  4. Build a campfire for roasting. 

During the meeting: 

  1.  Remind Cub Scouts of the knife safety rules. 
    • Stop – make sure no one else is within arm’s reach 
    • Away – always cut away from your finger or other body parts 
    • Sharp – a sharp, clean knife is a safe knife 
    • Store – knives closed, in a sheath or knife block 
  2. Demonstrate to Cub Scouts how to use a pocketknife to sharpen a stick for roasting. 
    • Apply pressure with knife at 35-degree angle to wood, moving the knife away from you. 
    • Rotate the stick as you sharpen each side, until exposed area is smooth, with a sharp point. 
  3. Ensure Cub Scouts spread out far enough to have a safety circle for each Cub Scout. 
  4. Assist each Cub Scout in demonstrating the process to sharpen the stick. 
  5. Assist each Cub Scout in placing a marshmallow on the sharpened end of the stick and roasting in the campfire to their desired doneness. 
  6. Eat! 
  7. Once complete, ensure fire is extinguished, cold to the touch. 

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Bray Barnes

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Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
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