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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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A year ago, Troop 443 of North Carolina was on a weekend campout when the Scouts made a daunting discovery: They didn’t bring enough food. “We realized that our patrol members failed to plan for all our food needs,” writes Star Scout Miles L.
From the very beginning, Scouting has been a volunteer-driven organization. The paid professionals are but a tiny number of people who make our program go. The heavy lifting is done by the parents and friends who step forward in every unit, district and council.
You can make Cub Scout day camp or twilight camp a fun and memorable learning experience for everyone involved. All you need to do is Be Prepared. First, some definitions: Cub Scout day camp : An organized outdoor experience for a group of Cub Scouts, typically run by districts and/or councils.
The Pinewood Derby is THE Cub Scout event. Here's how we learned about creativity, challenge, and collaboration while building a tornado Pinewood Derby car.
Crack the code left behind in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Experiment on an egg to discover the effects of pollution on our oceans. Gauge astronaut readiness with simple (and fun) endurance and agility tests. Those are just three of the hands-on meeting activity ideas available to Scout leaders at the all-new Nat Geo Kids Explorers Club.
Once you and your Scouts have planned a year of Scouting fun, it’s time for the less-fun part. It’s time to figure out how to pay for it all. Creating a budget for your pack, troop, team, post, ship or crew is an essential part of every well-managed, well-financed unit.
Looking for fun outdoor Cub Scout games? You've found them! The best part is that they are super easy and need only readily available supplies.
Since the BSA’s Lion pilot program launched last fall, hundreds of new Scouting families with kindergarten-age boys have explored the fun and adventure that comes along with joining Scouting at a younger age. When mom blogger Ashley of Ashley Glass heard about a local Lion get-together in her area, she jumped at the opportunity to…
Guest post by Sgt. David N. Beckstrom, 5 th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Reprinted with permission JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – The smell of sawdust wafts through the air. Power tools whine. It’s mid-February, and inside the Scout Hut on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the boys and parents of Pack 462 are preparing for the annual Pinewood…
Story contributed by Emily Elliott, Marketing & Public Relations Director of the Crossroads of America Council Every winter, Cub Scouts around the nation prepare their Pinewood Derby cars to race down tracks in hopes of being the fastest. They learn how to add weight to make their cars faster and what it means to be a…
The latest episodes of CubCast, ScoutCast, and ExploringCast are now available! These monthly podcasts are chock-full of fresh tips and how-tos you’re sure to love, whatever your role in Scouting may be. March brings a podcast lineup you won’t want to miss, so get the details below: ScoutCast: Generational Diversity What does generational diversity have…
“Things went pretty well. I only had three boys cry.” That’s an actual quote from an actual Cubmaster following his pack’s annual Pinewood Derby race held last week. If you’re a Cubmaster, I’m sure it has happened to you as well.
Find out how to print the new Cub Scout requirements modifications documents so that they'll fit inside your son's Cub Scout handbook.
Informing key leaders in our nation’s capital about all the good things Scouts did last year isn’t just a smart idea. It’s congressionally mandated. When Woodrow Wilson signed the Boy Scouts of America’s charter on June 15, 1916, he made it official that “on or before the first day of April of each year the…
Story contributed by Kevin V. Hunt, a Scouting historian, author, camp director, blogger and speaker About this time each year all over the country, an interesting phenomenon occurs as Pinewood Derby cars race down tracks again. It’s something that Cub Scouts live for and dream of for months before it happens.
You'll want to commemorate your son's Cub Scout Arrow of Light rank, and these beautiful Arrow of Light plaques are the perfect way to do that!
Boy Scouts of America volunteers play a critical role in helping to deliver Scouting programs that build character, leadership, and integrity in thousands of youth members across the country. Every Scouting volunteer – from a Cub Scout’s first den leader to the council representative reviewing a Scout at an Eagle Scout board of review – contributes to…
It is that time of year when Cub Scout Packs are having their Blue & Gold banquets, and the old, senior Webelos are bridging from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts to become the young new guys. Every year I think they keep looking younger and smaller (as my own boys I see everyday get older and…
Looking for a time capsule questionnaire that's specific to Cub Scouts? You'll find it here. The boys can record details about their Cub Scouting career.
In a lot of ways, the Blackmore family is like any Scouting family. They have too much to do and too little time. The dad, Brian, is an active-duty sergeant working long hours in the U.S. Army. His son, Jacob, is busy, too, with school, homework, church and chores.
It’s Pinewood Derby season and time to enter the annual Pinewood Derby Photo Contest! By sharing a snapshot of your favorite Derby moment, you’ll qualify for a chance to win a $100 gift card from ScoutStuff.org. “The Pinewood Derby is an iconic Cub Scouting activity.
Every Scout deserves a trained leader, but less than 50 percent of direct-contact leaders complete basic training for their position. Scouting U wants to change that. The BSA’s training team has set its 2017 goal: at least 50 percent of direct-contact leaders trained this year.
A few fanatical fathers turn a Pinewood Derby race into an unhealthy obsession, forgetting the race is meant for Cub Scouts and not them. This completely fictional, in-no-way-based-in-reality story is the plot of Down and Derby , a 2005 comedy written and directed by Eric Hendershot.
You’ve seen the 73-second cut . Now dive deeper with the 191-second version of our video that shows you how Pinewood Derby car kits get made. These wood blocks begin their journey as ponderosa pine logs at a sustainable lumber mill in Idaho.
The boy who lived, come to … race? A Pinewood Derby car inspired by Harry Potter’s Nimbus 2000 broomstick has landed on a Cub Scout racetrack this season. The car is the handiwork of Henry, a Webelos from Pack 350 of the Fort Worth, Texas-based Longhorn Council.
Ever since June 1, 2015, all BSA members — Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers and Sea Scouts — have recited the Scout Oath and Scout Law as part of their program. The so-called “One Oath, One Law” transition was meant to keep things consistent throughout a young person’s Scouting journey.
Cub Scouting is for boys in kindergarten through fifth grade or up to age 11, and the membership of the Order of the Arrow is largely made up of Boy Scouts, all of whom are First Class or higher. It would seem that they have little in common.
Fletcher W. has some sensory issues around buttons and snaps. He strongly dislikes them. For this new Cub Scout from Virginia, the blue, button-up uniform shirt was a barrier to his enjoyment of Cub Scouting. So Pack 680 Cubmaster Scott Klempner stepped in.
In real life, it takes weeks for a Pinewood Derby car kit to go from a sustainable lumber mill in Idaho to an assembly line in Indiana to your local Scout shop. But through the magic of movie editing, you can experience that whole process in just 73 seconds. Ready … set … go!
You can get twice the use out of your Pinewood Derby track — and make an important point about the Cub Scouting journey. It just takes some advance preparation to make your pack’s existing track the focal point for an advancement ceremony.
Your Webelos can use this handy chart to keep track of his progress while he's working on the Stronger Faster Higher required adventure.
Do your Cub Scouts like cootie catchers? Use them to help the boys learn. Click here to grab your FREE Cub Scout cootie catcher template to create your own!
Sometimes a big Good Turn takes a little extra time. Just ask Tyler Boone. The 10-year-old Cub Scout from Pack 1510 of the Northeast Georgia Council let his hair grow out for two years. When it was long enough, he cut it all off to give to a 12-year-old girl with a disorder that prevents…
In 2007, six Wolf Scouts from Indiana sat at a cafeteria table and took a photo together. In 2017, those same six Scouts - now all Eagles - gathered at the same table to remake that photo - silly poses and expressions included.
Most Cub Scout packs have a Blue and Gold banquet in February to celebrate Scouting's birthday. It's a great evening of fun for all members of Cub Scout families. The Blue and Gold banquet does take some planning. There are several excellent planning guides available online.
