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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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The core value for Cub Scouts for the month of January is Positive Attitude. According to the program helps, this means being cheerful and setting our minds to look for and find the best in all situations.
Bowling is a great winter activity for those days off. So when you head to the bowling alley with your family or den, don't forget to complete the requirements for the Bowling belt loop from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program.
Every December the Troop plans a Lock In as the monthly 'campout'. It has been an annual tradition for YEARS and all the Scouts (and visitors) love it. Last night (this morning) was the Lock In. We had 157 Scouts, Scouters, Webelos, Parents and friends join us.
This ceremony relates the seven principles of Kwanzaa to the values of Cub Scouting. It goes along well with the December theme of respect also.
Instead of giving you a typical den meeting plan, I am going to list the badge requirements below and explain what we are doing for each one.
Just because it has turned bitter cold outside this week doesn't mean that Cub Scouts can't stay active. Encourage your Cub Scouts to earn their basketball beltloop this month. If they are on a team, they have almost earned it already.
This is a simple game which works in well with a holiday themed meeting. It only requires a few materials and not much preparation, which makes it ideal in my mind. And it works indoors.
This den meeting plan completes Tiger Elective 6 - Song Time and Tiger Elective 7 - Play Along. It also completes the requirements for the Music belt loop.
This award is available to Wolves, Bears, and Webelos. The purpose of the award is to help Cub Scouts think about how we are all interdependent on our environment. The requirements are differnent depending which year the Cub Scout is in.
In response to my previous post about recruiting tips , someone asked about specifically recruiting NON-Webelos. Well, here you go. I'd love to hear from anyone that tries them. There are a lot of 5th and 6th grade boys in your community that were not active in the Cub Scout program.
I am going to go over some of the requirements for the Webelos badge with my den at our next meeting. We'll use this word scramble puzzle as a gathering activity. It is based on the requirements for the Webelos badge.
Don't be afraid to talk about faith with your Cub Scouts. Even if your group represents very diverse faiths, they should be able to learn to talk about faith respectfully with each other.
I purchased the "Cub Scout Songbook" CD at this past year's Cub Scout College, which was on clearance and I finally had the chance to listen to the tracks and the songs are tunes that we all sang as children.
In 1989, five women who were involved with the Scouting program in Melrose, met at the local community access television studio to do a talk show about Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting in Melrose. The show was titled The Women Of Scouting .
The core value for Cub Scouts for the month of December is respect. At your December pack meeting, do something which helps Cub Scouts practice respect for others.
Holidays are a great time for kids to learn some family history. Cub Scouts who really delve into their history can earn the Heritages Belt Loop and Pin from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program.
As I mentioned here , I enjoyed doing this KISMIF.org when I was could from early 2008 until mid-2010. I particularly liked getting to share ideas that worked well in the Cub Scout pack where I served as Cubmaster. Due to my time commitments, I am not able to continue to do update the site.
This is a very easy achievement to cover in a den meeting. You can even do an extra requirement or two.
So for today, I’m going to go way back to Friday and Saturday, September 29 & 30, 2006. That was the date of (I believe) the first Hopewell District Cub-o-Ree. It also was the very first Cub Scout event that Jon and I attended, having signed up maybe a week before that.
Pack 19 held their monthly Pack Meeting last night and even though it ran a little longer than expected, it went very well! The core value of the month was citizenship, and we integrated this and Thanksgiving (which, as a national holiday fits right in there) to come up with our activities.
The core value for Cub Scouts for the month of December is Respect. This is a simple ceremony which can be used as an opening or a closing for a meeting.
Giving the talks was definitely the high point of this meeting. My den all brought in props and were well prepared for the talks.
My den seemed to enjoy doing this badge. They are all good at talking, but they had to spend some time listening and cooperating to finish the requirements.
In 1989, several women who were involved with the Scouting program in Melrose, met at the local community access television studio to do a talk show about Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting in Melrose. The show was titled The Women Of Scouting .
You think you know when it works but you really don't. It seems to be going right, and everything starts to fall in line just like training and you are positive it is working. You talk to the other leaders, post on Twitter and chat on forums about how it is 'working' for you.
Approximately 300 Cub Scout leaders attended Cub Scout College this past weekend at Fox Valley Tech. in Appleton, and I have found that there is no better way to make new scouting contacts and address issues new leaders may have than being at such an event.
Here is a beltloop from the Cub Scouts Academics and Sports Program for the bookworm in your family. After he completes these three requirements, he can start working on the pin.
With nearly 24 million veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces living among us, chances are good that at least one of these American heroes is a family member or close friend of you or someone in your Scouting unit. Though these men and women deserve our recognition and thanks every day, Thursday is Veterans Day…
There are many things you and your scouts can do to promote your troop to prospective new scouts that don't require a huge effort or expense. If your troop is hoping to grow, think about giving these tips a try: Eagle Scouts - Tell Webelos den leaders you have two Eagle Scouts that would love to…
So, being a den leader of a group of 5th grade Webelos (and a dad of one of them), I know that it is now closing in on 4 short months until our Blue and Gold Banquet where our oldest Webelos cross over to Boy Scouts.
It is always a good idea to stop and reflect on what just happened while its fresh in the mind. This last weekend our Troop participated in our Districts Webelos Woods Camp out. Cause for much reflection. I know that I say it a lot, and its not to sound like I have the best…
Richard Bolt, a Cub Scout Leader from Glasgow, has just returned from the 19th Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where he took to the stage as part of a cast of 352 people in the closing ceremony.
October 6th, Reviewed my be a scout presentation for tomorrow night. October 7th, Helped with info packets for roundtable, Gave a quick present at roundtable for BeAScout.org, Committed troop to teach knots at our Troopadillo Adventure (Webelos Woods like event).
So another Webelos campout is under the Lightning Dragons’ belts, and overall I am very pleased with how things turned out. Half of the Webelos II boys attended along with 4 of the Webelos I boys. Those seven along with myself and the Webelos I Den Leader were sponsored by Troop 718 who sent 6…
Geocaching is the perfect mix of outdoors fun and high-tech gadgets. That explains why it's such a hit with today's Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers. Take the participants of the Race to 2010, for example. The BSA just released the list of winners of that exciting race.
In 1989, several women who were involved with the Scouting program in Melrose, met at the local community access television studio to do a talk show about Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting in Melrose. The show was titled The Women Of Scouting .
Last night we had the first of our Webelos Recruiting meetings. The first part of the meeting we meet with the Webelos and Parents. Then the SPL takes the Webelos away and they are part of the Troop for the rest of the meeting.
Cub Scouts (Pack 19 and also possibly Pack 572) will be recruiting at Middletown Christian School on Thusrday October 6 at 7:30 PM. This will be the first recruitment at MCS since Pack 972 folded almost 3 years ago. There are about 100 boys in the school who are Cub Scout aged and our District…
Iteration, LLC. is creating an iApp for Pinewood Derby® fans. This application will be available for the iPad, and will incorporate physics lessons with the thrill of competition. Additional details about the Pinewood Derby App will be posted when they are made available. Source: BSA Licensing Insider Vol. 3, No. 10
Baloo's Bugle for CITIZENSHIP is now posted. New format this month - One issue for Den Activities One issue for Pack Activities Check it out!!! Copyright - U.S. Scouting Service Project | Visit us at http://usscouts.org | News at http://usssp.blogspot.com
I shamelessly snagged this idea from here. This is a GREAT project for Webelos scouts working on their Craftsman Activity Badge. All that is needed is a 1 foot piece of 1″x3″ pine and 4 ea 2″ drywall screws. Total cost per scout shouldn’t be more than about $1.00.
44 Scouts and about the same number of adults participated in the 2010 Webelos Woods event at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary and in spite of the rain, no one showed any signs of displeasure in the events offered nor were their spirits dampened by the precipitation that fell throughout the day.
Labor Day, now marks 5 days away from the Webelos Woods event that I have spent months to plan with my scout friends Shawn Cleary, Bob Hawkins, and Pat Laes. The event, which will be held on Sat. Sept. 11, will host Webelos scouts participating in a wide variety of events for Naturalist, Outdoorsman, Forester…
Baloo's Bugle is finished and posted on-line!! There are lots of RESPONSIBILITY ideas for October's Pack Meeting And lots of ideas to help you with Weeks 3 & 4 from the Den and Pack Meeting Resource Guide. Comments welcome on the new delivery method and what you are doing Also, comments on how Baloo's Bugle should…
Check out this news story about the Video Game Belt Loop featuring Scouts from Last Frontier Council. One of the few positive and factually correct stories about the addition of the Video Game Belt Loop. Props to their Marketing Director Chris Daughtrey ( @ChrisLDaughtrey ). You can read a transcript of the video here: http://www.news9.com/global/story.asp?s=13102321
Just in time for the start of the program year, Position-Specific Training is now available for Cub Scout leaders. The training courses have been updated to reflect the new Cub Scout delivery method, which Scouting magazine introduced to you in our May-June issue .
Last Friday evening we were invited to talk about Leave No Trace with a pack of 14 Cub Scouts and their families in northern Pennsylvania. The opportunity to work with the kids through PEAK pack activities such as Minimum Impact Match allowed us to help the scouts make connections between the 7 Principles of Leave…
Well, it took less than a day for someone to read the post and fire an email to disagree... thanks for the email... now Mr. Anonymous... I would like to invite you to read all the way to the end of the last post..
Its that time of the year again when District Membership chairs, Troop and Pack Committee Chairs, and leaders all over Scouting start seeking out the future of the program. Yes ladies and gentlemen, its recruiting season in the BSA and the fever pitch ramping up.
“No girls! For a whole week! Oh yeah!” That’s what my son (Webelos II, 90% done with Arrow of Light and slacking hard) has been saying, anyway. Because this morning I dropped off my daughter (Jr. Girl Scout, Bronze Award recipient) and my wife (Juliette Coordinator for the NOVA Service Unit of Girl Scouts of…
