Our regular event this month got rained out (we planned to hike Quarry Trail in Auburn and rock climb).
We had already planned an additional event this month. This was a family event, open for everyone. We attended the Wings Over Solano air show at Travis Airforce Base.
We met at the gate at 9:00am. The show began at 11:00am. There were giant aircraft, helicopters, and various land vehicles to explore on the base.
For several years now, our troop has hosted a booth at our parish’s All Hallow’s Eve party. Our leader, Cpt Pratt, has experience running “The Catacombs” booth, so this became our troop booth this year. It’s a lot of work to setup and takedown! Thank you, Captain Pratt and helpers!
We pick up a bunch of large appliance boxes in the weeks leading up to the event (thank you, Zajic’s Appliance!). We set up a couple dozen of these on the grassy field behind the church in a maze for the kids to crawl through. At the front of the catacombs, an EZ Up tent serves as the official entrance, and another popup tent in back of the catacombs is the official exit (where the candy resides). This year, the tent in the back became a “laser swamp” where kids crawling through the catacombs could find candy. The fog machine added just the right atmosphere to this spooky, fun adventure!
The troop hosted an activity tent at our parish’s annual All Hallow’s Eve party where kids could slay a dragon using toy boys and arrows in order to win candy. Fun was had by all.
