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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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We have had a couple of kids in our Pack get the Snow Ski and Board Sports Belt Loop from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program. We tend to have ice storms here more than good snow storms, so they have to be ready when the snow comes or go to a resort to…
This meeting plan covers Tiger Elective 50: Banking and Tiger Elective 13: Making Change. The bulk of this meeting involves a field trip to a bank. If you can't arrange that, the program helps suggest working on some different electives related to money.
In a little over a month, my youngest son and his den will cross over to Boy Scouts. I've been thinking about how much this group has changed over the years. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
IN THIS PODCAST Scouts and planning (yet again!) and Arrow of Light requirements applied to the Scout Badge LINKS IN THIS PODCAST Scoutmaster Podcast 40 – Interview with the authors of Working the Patrol Method Buy the book Working the Patrol Method KEEP IN TOUCH Contact Clarke Green Call and leave a voice mail comment or…
My kids have several sets of marbles and ZM and LC still enjoy playing with them. Marbles is a great "take anywhere" game. Just grab your bag of marbles, draw some circles on the ground, and you are ready for a game.
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. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
First aid skills learned in Scouting come to the rescue
Rule No. 45 : The question, "Will you promise not to get mad when I tell you something?" is a guarantee that you will. Well folks, you've figured out pretty fast that I'm not in Scotland and don't need any money!
This plan completes Wolf Achievement 4 - Know Your Home and Community, which was started in the previous meeting plan. It also includes some electives - Let's Have a Party and Sing-Along. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
(LANCASTER, PA) This month marks the start of a wildly anticipated annual event for boys and girls across the United States – the Pinewood Derby – a racing competition in which children create a winning car from a block of wood and plastic wheels. For Boy Scouts, the season begins at the end of December
No Scouts for you until you start behaving, mister!" Come on, nobody says that, right? Wrong. Here's proof: I am a den leader in a pack, and parents use coming to Scouts as a reward. If Scouts misbehave, their punishment is they can't come to Scout meetings.
Cub Scouts enjoy singing, especially silly songs. The Music belt loop from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program can easily be turned into a Pack meeting or Den Meeting. If your Pack is going caroling this time of year, you can also incorporate it that way.
This plan covers Bear Achievement 7 – Law Enforcement Is a Big Job. I'll include some links and other ideas to help you with this meeting plan. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
This time of year, Cub Scouts are looking forward to a winter wonderland. They have visions of snowy days with sledding and hot cocoa. And they dream of snow days. Build on this vision with a Winter Wonderland theme for your pack or den program.
Rule No. 44 : Never argue with idiots. They'll drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. Dear Andy, I'm a member of the National Scout Council in my country, Liberia, Africa. Scouting says, "We are volunteers, and non-political…" Why aren't Scouts permitted to participate in national politics when we're (supposed to…
In recognition of Veterans Day, nearly 90 Cub Scouts from the Tecumseh Tribe of Pack 358 today contributed over $1,350 in hard-earned popcorn sales rewards to the Indiana National Guard Relief Fund as part of their inaugural Half to Heroes effort to help needy soldiers and their families.
At the beginning of the month I posted the requirements for the Photography belt loop from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program. If your Cub Scout enjoyed that activity, maybe he wants to learn more about photography by earning the pin also.
This meeting plan starts the Citizen activity badge. This is an important meeting, since Citizen is required for the Webelos badge. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
I have to admit that I have never been much of a roller skater. My kids really enjoy it though and it is a popular venue for birthday parties around here. So the Roller Skating belt loop from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program would make a great den activity.
To help Cubmasters and roundtable commissioners develop rewarding, theme-based Cub Scout pack meetings each month, the National Council has created a series of meeting plans centered around the program's 12 core values that use various themes to enhance the meeting environment.
This makes a nice Scoutmaster Minute or Cubmaster Minute or even just a good reflection for a family gathering at this time of year. This is based on something in some old BSA program helps [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
String burn station Swat-em; inter-patrol game Orienteering station Dad patrol "skins the snake" The egg toss is an exhibition, not a competition. (please; no wagering.) Happy Patrol Leaders Flat Hat Cup Trophies a hearty breakfast Luncheon sample ready for judging Blind William Tell, suction darts, one shoots, one aims Some happy patrol members in their…
An early Father & Son weekend (early 1990’s?) 25 years ago our troop held our first annual father and son weekend. We started the weekend as a way to invite dads that were not otherwise involved to join us for a weekend and see what goes on in Scouts.
The core value for Cub Scouts for the month of December is Respect. According to the program helps respect is "Showing regard for the worth of someone or something." [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
Webelos transition or bridge crossing into a Scout troop can be a tricky process. We know that we loose or gain many potential Scouts depending on how well this process is administered. Take a moment to complete the survey and let me know your ideas and experiences: Webelos Transition Survey What is your role in…
‘It Happened to Jane' (1959) starred Jack Lemmon and Doris Day. It's an O.K. movie (Ernie Kovaks is the villain). This clip is a little long , but watch the first part. Note the reasonably realistic, chaotic group of Cub Scouts.
Tonight, our Boy Scout Troop is running the Pack meeting for our Cub Scouts. They are going to divide into dens and each den will have several Boy Scouts doing skill instruction with them. They are working on things like knots and outdoor skills which relate to the advancement for each den.
This meeting plan covers Tiger Elective 1 - How Do You Celebrate? and Tiger Elective 2 - Making Decorations. The celebration which the plan mentions is a Blue and Gold banquet, but you could adjust this plan for a holiday celebration. [ This is a content summary only.
When I was younger I played table tennis with my brother and sister in the basementt, except we called it ping pong. The Table Tennis pin from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program lets Cub Scouts explore this sport in depth.
This plan covers part of Wolf Achievement 4 (Know Your Home and Community) and part of Wolf Achievement 9 (Be Safe at Home and on the Street). [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
The Boy Scouts of America, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has issued a voluntary recall of the blue Cub Scout Wind Tech jacket in youth sizes only. The jackets have retractable cords with toggles at the hood/neck area and at the waist, which can pose a strangulation or entrapment hazard to…
Do you have a Cub Scout who loves to take pictures? If so, have him grab his camera and earn the Photography belt loop from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
This month I am featuring a chess theme for Cub Scouts. If your Cub Scout has already earned the Chess belt loop from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program, and he still wants to learn more, he can work on the chess pin from the same program.
Today my oldest son completed his Eagle Project. It's all over but the paperwork now… But today was a day of reflection for me. On our way to my Dads house to put the final touches on the project, John and I went to breakfast at the biscuits Cafe.
The Cub Scouts of Pack 68 met on Thursday, October 27, for some Halloween fun. The cubmaster and committee had brought plenty of paints and pumpkins so that each Scout had one to decorate. Once the boys were done painting the orange gourds they moved on to decorating cookies for the holiday.
BSA provides den meeting plans for den leader on the Scouting.org website. This plan covers Bear Achievement 14 - Ride Right. I have included notes on resources and ideas which will help you with this meeting plan. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
The core value for Cub Scouts for the month of November is Citizenship. According to the program helps citizenship is "Contributing service and showing responsibility to local, state, and national communities. Cub Scouts develop good citizenship when they are learning about respecting the flag and...
Rule No. 30 : The moment you decide to wear the medal you received for your modesty, you no longer qualify. Dear Andy, I'm a parent and troop committee member. Recently I've been engaged in a discussion with the troop's Scoutmaster on a topic on which we have opposing views.
Several first and second year Webelos Scouts from Pack 4363, hiked the Cofrin Arboratum trail to learn and complete the requirements for their Naturalist Activity pin and complete some of the requirements for Leave No Trace awards. Several Scouts helped pick up litter and trash left behind on the trail from previous hikers and learned…
If you have a Cub Scout who can't be parted from his skateboard, he can earn his skateboarding pin from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
This plan completes Athlete and does all of Traveler. It also completes the Geography belt loop from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
We have a new Tiger Cub den in our Cub Scout pack which does not have a Den Chief yet. So for his Scoutmaster Minute, my husband read the Den Chief Pledge and asked any of the Scouts who are interested in learning more about being a Den Chief to see him.
The Map and Compass belt loop is part of the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program . This belt loop is a good way to introduce Cub Scouts to the basic principles of reading a map and using a compass. These are basic skills which all Scouts should be familiar with.
This is the eighth in the series of Tiger den meeting plans provide by BSA. If you are using this series, it works best if you do the plans in order. So do the previous meetings before this one. This meeting plan covers the Go See It for Tiger Achievement 4 – How I Tell It…
We had 30 Webelos visit us tonight. The SPL took the young Scouts from Patrol to Patrol helping them earn their Arrow of Light. When the Troop meeting was over we circled up as a Troop and included the Webelos.
I've noticed more ultimate and disc golf courses being built at local parks. Ultimate seems to be an up and coming sport. So if your den has some time on a beautiful fall weekend, consider grabbing a frisbee and playing some ultimate.
BSA provides den meeting plans for den leaders. Meeting 4 completes Wolf Achievement 3 - Keep Your Body Healthy, and completes Elective 20g - Sports (Go Bowling), and completes the Bowling belt loop.
Citizenship should mean more to a 7-year-old than simply reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. A parent of a new Cub Scout, Randy Doucet of Linden, Washington, has served on the Cub Scout pack committee and as a den leader at Cub Scout Summer Twilight Camps.
Rule No. 31 : Sometimes it's OK to be average: It still means you're ahead of almost half the group. Rule No. 32 : There are five types of people in brainstorming sessions: Yes-But-ers, Not-Now-ers, It'll Never-Work-ers, We Tried it Before and it Didn't-Work-ers, and Why-Not-ers.
This plan covers most of Achievement 3 - What Makes America Special - and completes Bear Achievement 8 - The Past Is Exciting and Important - which was started in the first meeting.
