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Pack meetings, den adventures, pinewood derbies and blue and gold banquets. Den leaders and Cubmasters swapped ideas for keeping younger Scouts busy, happy and learning.
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Here are the top 10 most viewed posts for January 2009 (other than those solely about monthly theme items): 2009 Blue & Gold Emblem 2008-2009 Program Helps Free Maze Generator Sites Flying Colors Party Supplies Cub Scout Program Helps Online New Scout Sunday Patch 2009 Scout Sunday Emblem 2009 Pinewood Derby Emblem New Centennial Uniform Webelos…
#172-Let's Dance How about an extra long show? Covering endangered and new Packs, Pinewood Derby awards, lone Senior Webelos, gift for outgoing Cubmaster, klondike, trusting parents to do their best, storage of Pack equipment and making sure your spouse stays happy.
9 Vote On Idea One of the primary functions of the Cub Scout Pack Committee is the control of finances for the unit, as subject to the regulations of the Chartered Organization. The position of "Pack Treasurer," serving as a member of the Pack Committee, should be formalized and required as part of the minimum…
1 Vote On Idea As most council do, we make every effort to do our FOS presentations at a Blue and Gold Dinner with each Cub Scout Pack. We have also developed and encouraged a Red and Green Dinner for Boy Scout Troops and a Green and Yellow Dinner for Venturing Crews.
Under the traditional Cub Scout program , non-leader parents (other than Tiger partners) were not encouraged to attend den meetings although they were permitted to do so if they asked to. Today, however, there may be a trend toward encouraging helpful parental presence at Cub Scout meetings and events.
Welcome to Friday Funny! Every Friday, Scouting News will share a Scouting related joke with our readers. Hopefully you find it just as funny as we did! Today's Friday Funny comes from the Boy's Life Joke Archives , and was originally submitted by Ed L.
Pinewood Derby is a highlight of the year for most Cub Scout packs. Watching and cheering for the brightly colored cars speeding down the track can be very exciting. But I think it is helpful to remember that Pinewood Derby is not really about making and racing fast cars .
0 Vote On Idea Can National Supply offer three different (sized?) reasonably priced good quality pinewood derby trophies for first, second, and third place? Comments (0) Category/Tags : Other (64) Mark as duplicate
0 Vote On Idea There is a National Summertime award to encourage units to continue meeting and doing activities during the summer, why not have a webelos to scout transition award nationally? Many volunteers tend to put focus and priority on opporunities when there is an incentive attached.
Before any BSA group may have a swimming activity, there must be a Safe Swim Defense trained leader in charge. As with all the Webelos activity badges, the best resources for Aquanaut are the Webelos Handbook and the Webelos Leader Guide .
This past month's edition of "Scouting Magazine," had a wonderful article on Adult Leadership Knots and Knots scouts can earn for accomplishing various requirements above and beyond the call of duty (meaning that these awards are not required for rank advancement and do not determine the final outcome of one aspiring to reach Eagle Scout)…
One of the official suggested Webelos activity badges for July is Aquanaut . Here are the requirements for the Aquanaut Webelos activity badge : Do these: 1. Jump into water over your head. Come to the surface and swim 100 feet, at least half of this using a backstroke.
Hello fellow Scouters, Nothing sucks the life out of a pack meeting like a dry, boring ceremony. I've seen ceremonies that were so boring that they put a halt to a pack meeting - they can be like putting a car in Park when you are still driving.
0 Vote On Idea Considering that the only place that Cubs can earn the shooting sports belt loops/pins is at organized district/council events (which for many is only at Day Camp), and considering that because many day camps are held in public parks which may not allow archery or more notably BB shooting, could a…
Ever wonder what your Pinewood Derby car experiences flying down the track? Thanks to the Pack 336 News Van you don't have to wonder anymore! This creative Pinewood Derby Car, or van, was submitted by Cub Scout Riley during Cub Scout Pack 336's Pinewood Derby.
Ethan had a den meeting the other night, Sam had the week off from Den meetings, only the pack meeting. We got to his den leaders house and I got set up. He had emailed me earlier in the week wanting to know if I would be interested in going over Boy Scout stuff with…
Many packs and dens find the monthly themes useful. They help to integrate the program with fun ideas and twists to keep the boys engaged. [I wish the Program Helps covered Webelos--they always seem to get left out of the theme.] One of the first things I do in June is email out the list…
0 Vote On Idea With the aim of improving the success of a new pack and assisting existing packs that are stuggling with leadership collapse, would it be possible to form a district team, say 3 to 4 experienced adults, who could be called upon to to run the first couple pack meetings, help identify…
You can now order official Cub Scout checks ($13.95/box) from Identity Check Printers. Each box includes four different check designs : Cub Scouting's 12 Core Values, 10 Purposes of Cub Scouting, Cub Scout derbies, and Cub Scout rank badges. ICP also has these items for Cub Scouters: Cub Scout checkbook cover ($19.95), Cub Scout labels ($9.95/set)…
As with all the Webelos activity badges, the best resources for Family Member are the Webelos Handbook and the Webelos Leader Guide . Here are some other Family Member resources that may be helpful: Meritbadge.org Family Member Worksheet (pdf) SCCC Family Member Packet (pdf) [ via Buckeye ] Scouting the Net - Family Member Hendra's Family Member Packet (pdf)…
#170-New York Groove Tonight-Iraqi Scouts, Webelos to Scout Transition Tracking, Belt Loop Midway, Friends of Scouting Presentations Made Fun for Cub Scout Packs, and March theme ideas. Links: Local scouts get education exchange with Iraqi scouts- http://www.wrdw.com/homeandfamily/headlines/37395829.html Pinewood Derby Potential Awards- http://www.cubpacks.org/ks/cs/899/pw_2003_awards.htm Tonight's show sponsored by ScoutData.com
A Cub Scout who realized his cousin was drowning and pulled him to safety received a Heroism Award during a National Court of Honor Ceremony on Wednesday, January 14th, 2009. Zach Heatley, a member of Cub Scout Pack 531, chartered to the Kratz Elementary School PTO in the Ritenour School District, was recognized at the…
Apparently, something is happening in the USA today……! Just after the American Presidential election was over, I noticed that the Scout Association had put out a story about the new President having been a Cub in his youth and so I put up a post about it .
Fast Tracks is a National BSA program which is designed to help dens make sure their boys are advancing in rank. Fast Tracks is a series of den meeting plans (two den meetings per month) designed to be used in conjunction with the youth handbooks.
As you may all know, I have undergone some major changes in my life within the last 2 weeks...almost getting a divorce, resigning as The Commish are a couple that come to mind. Another one is my faith...I have found my way back to God.
One of the official suggested Webelos activity badges for April is Family Member . Here are the requirements for the Family Member Webelos activity badge : Do all of these: 1. Tell what is meant by family, duty to family, and family meetings.
Scouting and competitions have gone hand in hand since the beginning of the scout movement. Boys vs. boys has it's merits as a way to check one's understanding of the values beging taught within the program. Knowing first aid, for instance, is not enough but being able to demonstrate that knowledge of first aid under…
Welcome to my first post. We are well into the month of January and it is time transition scouts to find their prospective boy scout troop that they expect to join when they make that all important step at crossover.
Hello fellow Scouters, In this installment of Webelos to Scout Transition, I want to talk about progressive Webelos camping. One thing that I've done with my two Webelos dens is introduce the boys to camping with Boy Scouts gradually. Thankfully, my council and district have given opportunities for this.
Our pack 2009 winter/spring schedules are now complete. Here are a few things to note: Our pack meets every Tuesday from 6-7 p.m. In a typical month, two weeks will be den meetings , one week will be a joint pack field trip , and one week will be pack meeting or pack event .
5 Vote On Idea The Belt Loop Midway is a District Event that offers a day of classes where Cub Scouts can earn up to 6 Belt Loops in that one day.This unique district event has grown over the years.
5 Vote On Idea Bring along a bearskin, place the bearskin over a bucket, and ask every Cub Scout to come up and "feed" the Bear an FOS pledge card. The Scouts get very excited about feeding the bear! This increased responses to the Friends of Scouting Campaign.
The February 2009 ( American ABC's ) Program Helps pages from BSA National are now available (free) for download. Program Helps is a great resource for crafts, games, activities and more for pack meetings and activities and Tiger, Wolf, and Bear den meetings.
Another new Pinewood Derby item from BSA Supply Group– body skins ($6.49 each). These bodywraps can give your car a really cool colorful look without any painting . Link Posted in CUB SCOUTS, Pinewood Derby, STUFF
On to the Cubbies, not the ones from Chicago, but the Cub Scouts...the Little Boys in Blue. No, they aren't mini-cops or mini-soldiers, but I heard that phrase somewhere and I kind of like it. Parents out there look for resources and places on the net to get all the information for the Cub program.
It's true...in the bible, it says "In the big-inning..." The beginning...Cub Scouts. About 95% of the boys that are Eagle Scouts, started out as Cub Scouts. It's rare for the most part that a boy joins Boy Scouts without having experienced Cub Scouts...not an opinion, more of a fact, but not what I am here…
No, not our president elect, and this is a scouter forum. I have my political views, but chose not to expose them here. What I am talking about are den chiefs... A position that is overlooked as another leadership requirement for Boy Scouts or for a den leader to have a babysitter.
#169-Polka Your Eyes Out Tonight-Lion Cubs, Pinewood Derby, Blue & Gold, a Pinewood Derby game review, online tour permits, and keeping Leaders focused. Links: Lion Cub pack started in Somerset area community- http://www.newrichmond-news.com/articles/index.cfm? Lowe's Pinewood Derby Dremel Package- Tonight's show sponsored by Badge Magic
The January 2009 Baloo's Bugle (by Commissioner Dave) is available for free download. Baloo's Bugle is a monthly unofficial publication with games, activities, ceremonies, puzzles, crafts, and other ideas for den and pack meetings. This one covers the February " American ABC's " theme.
2 Vote On Idea The new unit commissioner online tracking sheet is a great tool we can use in our district. We could create an online tracking for Webelos Leaders to enter tracking information online to let us know what troops the boys are crossing over to and if not let us know the reasons…
Hello fellow Scouters, Should you bother with leader recognition knots? Do they add any value to your Scouting program? Isn't it really about the boys, not us leaders? I hear these questions a lot when I discuss leader recognition. I say it does matter!
At the BSA Innovation Engine, an official description of the kindergarten Lions program pilot program has been posted. Here are some noteworthy items from the post: The Lions pilot program is scheduled to test for five years with 2008-2009 being the first year.
The March 2009 Cub Scout Monthly Theme is " When I Grow Up ." Here is the official BSA theme description: " Explore career possibilities of the 21st century this month. Host a pack career fair , inviting several adults to share what they do for a living and how these career opportunities might change as you grow up…
0 Vote On Idea • Program focused on parent planning and delivery with youth participation • Specifically designed, age appropriate literature for kids • Adult Partners will learn basics of youth development The Lion Cub Scouts is a pilot program created to introduce a new Cub Scout program for boys age 5 or in Kindergarten and their adult…
The January 2009 Cubcast from BSA National is available (free). It has ideas for den meetings and more utilizing the February " American ABC's " theme. The program also has a number of suggestions on having an effective Webelos Transition . Link [ Photo: Wikipedia ] Posted in American ABC's, CUB SCOUTS, Webelos Transition
While this post was waiting to go live, Josh over at BoyandGirlScouts.com beat me to the punch - BSA Subscriptions and New Stuff . Check his post for details how to subscribe to the BSA Licensing Insider and other BSA emails and to see pictures of the new products.
Lowe's Home Improvement Stores and the Robert Bosch Tool Corporation are teaming up once again to provide tips, tools, and tricks for the Pinewood Derby season. Robert Bosch Tool Corporation is offering a a "Pinewood Derby Accessory Kit" for Dremel rotary tools exclusively at Lowe's Home Improvement stores across the United States.
The January 2009 ( A-MAZE-ing Games ) Program Helps pages from BSA National are now available (free) for download. Program Helps is a great resource for crafts, games, activities and more for pack meetings and activities and Tiger, Wolf, and Bear den meetings.
Who would dream a web-component company from a different country would help us? But that's exactly what KWizCom did!" exclaims Rob Potthoff, the IT Manager for the Yorkville Pack 340 website . The Illinois Yorkville Pack 340, like other Cub Scout packs across America, is dedicated instilling in their "cubs" a strong backbone of values and…
I wish Delta would adopt the Cub Scout motto. In the older Boy Scout lingo, DELTA means Developing Ethical Leaders Through Action. But, today I'm talking about Delta Airlines. I figured I should vent about this tonight at the end of a long day of catching up and be done with my whining for the…
