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The Art belt loop is another of the recognition from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program. Our pack did this belt loop at our School Night to Join Scouting back in August. A few of the Scouter did the activity with the Scouts while the parents filled out paperwork.
Last week, I reviewed the Cobrabraid 550 Paracord Bracelets I received. The good news is that they sent me a 550 Paracord Survival Bracelet and Keychain to give away to a reader [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America. Unlike the other ranks in Boy Scouts, the title of Eagle Scout is held for life. "Once an Eagle, always an Eagle."
BSA provides Wolf den meeting plans for Cub Scout den leaders. This Wolf den meeting plan covers Wolf Achievement 12 – Making Choices. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
I recently received some Cobrabraid 550 samples to review. The bracelets I received were made of study paracord. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
There are a lot of caves in our area, so many Boy Scouts do the requirements for the Geology merit badge in conjuction with a cave tour outing. Some of the cave sites have geologists on staff who can show the Scouts specimens and explain the material to them.
Word on the street is that BSA will release a June Cub Scout theme called "Head West Young Man" for the June core value of Perseverance. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
To earn the Venturing Ranger award, a young man or woman must complete eight core requirements and four electives. One of the core requirements is communications. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
BSA provides Bear den meeting ideas for Cub Scout den leaders. This Bear den meeting plan focuses on Bear Achievement 16 – Building Muscles and Bear Achievement 15 – Games, Games, Games! [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
This demonstration can be used to fulfill Webelos Scientist activity badge requirement 6: Show the effects of air pressure.It would also be a fun way to end a pack meeting or den meeting with a science theme [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
Boy Scouts who are interested in the operation and maintenance of farm machinery can earn the Farm Mechanics merit badge. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
A couple of years ago, ZM went to a shooting sports day camp offered by our district and earned the BB Shooting pin from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program. Find out what opportunities there are for your Cub Scouts to earn their shooting sports recognitions in your area.
Life is the fifth rank a Boy Scout can earn. It is earned after Star. A Scout working on the rank of Life continues to develop leadership, participates in service projects, and earns merit badges. He must also share his skills by using the EDGE method to teach another Scout.
BSA provides Webelos den meeting plans for Cub Scout den leaders on the Scouting.org website. The tenth Webelos den meeting plan completes the Geologist Activity Badge which was started in meeting plan 9. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
The Boy Scout Roundtable Planning Guide suggests a Health Care troop program feature for Boy Scouts for June 2012. BSA provides the troop program feature guides as a resource for Boy Scout troops. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
The Fast Food Song is fun for Scouts. It is an action song and would fit in well with a nutrition themed meeting. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
Scouts can never do too many duct tape crafts! I found these very cute duct tape napkin rings and the instructions. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
To earn the Venturing Ranger award, a young man or woman must complete eight core requirements and four electives. One core requirement is First Aid. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
BSA provides a set of Tiger den meeting plans for Cub Scout den leaders. This den meeting is a Go See It which covers two of the Tiger Cub Scout electives: Tiger Elective 43 – Pet Care and Tiger Elective 31 – Learn about Animals.
Our troop recently camped at Johnson Shut-Ins State Park in southern Missouri. While we were there, we took a day trip to Taum Sauk Mountain State Park and hiked the Mina Sauk Falls Trail. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
The core value for the month of May for the Cub Scout program is Health and Fitness. If you are still looking for ideas for your May pack or den meetings, consider the Physical Fitness pin from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program.
BSA has just released a Cub Scout pack meeting plan called Cub Cafe related to this core value. For more ideas for use with this theme, see my Cub Cafe program theme page. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
BSA provides Wolf den meeting plans for Cub Scout den leaders on the Scouting.org website. Today, I am going to go through the tenth Wolf Cub Scout den meeting plan. This plan covers Wolf Elective 13 – Birds, and part of Wolf Achievement 10 – Family Fun.
The Fly Fishing merit badge will teach Boy Scouts how to tie their own flies and then go after the big catch. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
A few weeks ago our troop camped at Johnson Shut-Ins State Park in southern Missouri. The campground was completely rebuilt following the Taum Sauk hydroelectric power station disaster in 2005. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
Earning the Energy merit badge will help Boy Scouts think about the supply and demand issues for energy in our modern world. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
Our Cub Pack worked on the Nutrition belt loop at the March Cub Scout Pack meeting. If you still need a pack meeting idea for May, this would also fit in well with May's core value of Health and Fitness.
The Star Boy Scout rank is the fourth rank a Boy Scout can earn. It is earned after First Class. With Star, the focus shifts from scout skills to leadership, service, and merit badges. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
BSA provides den meeting plans for den leader on the Scouting.org website. Today, I am going to go through the eighth Bear Cub Scout plan. This plan focuses on Bear Achievement 11 – Be Ready. If you don't already have the BSA den meeting plans, download BSA Bear Den Meeting Plan 8 to follow along...
Boy Scouts make a carpentry project while working on the Woodwork merit badge. Our local carpenters union holds a skill center for this badge every year and the Scouts who have gone have really enjoyed it. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
The core value for the month of May is Health and Fitness. Along with the regular pack meeting plan for this core value, BSA also plans to release a Cub Cafe theme. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
One of the kid's aunts, who is a nutritionist, came in and did some activities and made some healthy dishes with the Cub Scouts. One of the recipes she made with them was this fruit and yogurt parfait recipe. [ This is a content summary only.
The Boy Scout Roundtable Planning Guide suggests an Emergency Preparedness troop program feature for Boy Scouts for May 2012. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
Every now and then I see a kid who can make the most amazing intricate drawings. It is a real gift. If you know a Cub Scout with some artistic talent, encourage him to earn the Art pin from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program.
BSA provides Webelos den meeting plans for Cub Scout den leaders on the Scouting.org website. The ninth Webelos den meeting plan focuses on the Geologist Activity Badge. Webelos learn about the history of earth and rocks while working on the Geologist activity badge.
At our March Pack meeting the Cub Scouts worked on the Nutrition belt loop. A nutritionist came in and did some great activities with the Cub Scouts, including bringing in a chicken wrap recipe and letting each Cub Scout make his own chicken wrap.
Our local Humane Society does a Dog Care merit badge skill center for Boy Scouts once or twice a year. Several of our Scouts have gone and been enthusiastic about what they learned. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
The core value for the month of April is Faith. BSA has just released a Cub Scout pack meeting plan called Cub Scouts Give Thanks related to this core value. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
BSA provides a set of Tiger den meeting plans for Cub Scout den leaders. This is a review of the 13th den meeting plan in the series. This den meeting covers four Tiger Cub Scout electives. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
Last week, I reviewed a Woodgas stove I received. The good news is that they sent me a second stove to give away to a reader. To enter, just sign up for the Scouter Mom email newsletter. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
Some younger Scouts will find horses intimidating, but others will be completely comfortable around them. If your Cub Scout loves being around horses, he can earn the Horseback Riding pin from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program. [ This is a content summary only.
In 2010, BSA announced that it was going to discontinue the Bugling merit badge and merge it into the Music merit badge. The response to this announcement was so overwhelming that BSA reversed this decision and Bugling remains a separate badge.
One of the methods for Boy Scouts is "the outdoors". Being outdoors presents Boy Scouts with challenges and adventures. Boys enjoy the independence of getting away from home and taking care of themselves. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
Boy Scouts who enjoy building models from kits can challenge themselves further when they earn the Model Design and Building merit badge. For this badge they must build one model without starting from a kit. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
I found this ceremony in some old program helps. I thought it would go well with the Cub Scouts Give Thanks supplemental program theme for April. Thank You Ceremony Let the Cub Scouts prepare eight large placards, each with a large letter painted on it to match the initial letter of each verse.
This is a self contained camp stove which burns twigs, charcoal, wood pellets, etc. It has a small battery powered fan to draw air. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
The Venturing Silver Award is available to all young men and women who are Venturers. Earning the Venturing Silver Award helps the Scout develop knowledge and leadership skills. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
This Wolf Cub Scout den meeting plan covers Wolf Achievement 5 - Tools for Fixing and Building. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
Here is an easy camp breakfast recipe for those who enjoy some eggs in the morning. I really enjoy Dutch oven recipes at camp because you can put all of your ingredients in and relax while it cooks. And relaxing and enjoying the moment is part of what really makes camping great.
An appropriate Cub Scout gathering activity for your den or pack will get your meeting off to a good start. This gathering activity works well with the April Cub Scout theme of Cub Scouts Give Thanks. The Cub Scouts Give Thanks theme is one of the supplemental Cub Scout program themes for the core...
