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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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Posted in Fitness Basketball Pin for Cub Scouts It is basketball season again. If you have a Cub Scout who plays basketball, see if you can interest him in the Basketball pin from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program.
Posted in CultureFamily Pack Meeting Plan for April – My Family Tree (Faith) The My Family Tree meeting plan features ideas for the core value of faith- games, group activities, songs, and more includes a Raingutter Regatta as the featured activity.
If a pregnant Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, can do it, so can you. I'm talking about getting trained, an important step for any Scout volunteer - whether a Cub Scout leader from California, a Scoutmaster from South Carolina, a Venturing advisor from Vermont, or, yes, even a member of the British royal family.
Posted in Fitness BSA Tiger Supplemental Den Meeting Plan J – Go See It: Visit a Bike Repair Shop and Take a Bike Ride This Tiger Cub Scout den meeting plan covers Tiger Elective 38 – Bicycle Repair and Tiger Elective 37 – Take a Bicycle Ride.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that if we start our new Cub Scout families off with a quality experience, it will affect retention. Once again, we are offering to councils an updated version of the Cub Scout parent onboarding envelops at no cost.
April Cub Scout Theme – My Family Tree (Faith) BSA offers supplemental pack program ideas for each month. One theme for the April core value of Faith is a My Family Tree theme. Here is what the program helps say about this theme: Faith means having inner strength and confidence based on trust in a higher…
Family Travel Pin for Cub Scouts If you are planning a vacation, then this would be a good time for your Cub Scout to earn the Family Travel pin from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program . This recognition helps Cub Scouts understand all of the things you must do before you even set out…
BSA Wolf Supplemental Den Meeting Plan E – Be an Actor and Be an Artist BSA provides Wolf den meeting plans for Cub Scout den leaders. Today's plan is a supplemental den meeting plan which gives Wolves the opportunity to do some activities related to theater.
It's mid-March. That means Phase 2 of the Boy Scouts of America's three-month family discussion has shifted into high gear. The BSA calls this phase "Listening," and that's exactly what the organization is doing. Scheduled to last from March 1 to April 5, the phase includes, in addition to a lot of conversations with a…
________________________________________ Hi Andy, We have a fifth grade boy who joined our pack last October. He'd like to earn his Arrow of Light award before crossing over to Boy Scouts. He's just turned 11, and school gets out at the end of June.
Computers Pin for Cub Scouts Some kids today seem to be more proficient at using computers than their parents. For your Cub Scouts who know their way around a keyboard and mouse, there is the Computers pin from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program .
A revision to the BSA Guide to Safe Scouting is out this month, with one very important clarification for Cub Scout dens. Cubmasters and den leaders make note of this! Tigers and Wolfs may not use knives during Scouting activities.
BSA Bear Supplemental Den Meeting Plan D – Build a Model (Rockets) BSA provides Bear den meeting ideas for den leaders on the Scouting.org website. These Cub Scout Bear den meeting plans are step by step guides to carrying out a den meeting.
Last night was our annual Blue & Gold banquet for the pack. It was yet another successful B&G and better yet, I was rather removed from the event. Better only in the fact that the event was in good hands of several others and they simply didn’t need me to a large degree — I was able…
The 2013 Cub Scouts 'Inspiration for Growth' All Markets Summit will precede the National Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 22 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center (Dallas/Fort Worth area). This year's summit will feature all-new content with a strong focus on reaching Cub Scout–age youth from a variety of ethnicities within your local market.
If your troop has 25 boys, odds are three of them have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a CDC report . Yes, 12 percent of boys ages 3 to 17 have been diagnosed with ADHD, and that doesn't count those who may have the condition but haven't been formally diagnosed.
Softball Belt Loop for Cub Scouts Baseball is more popular with boys in our area than softball, but some play the sport. A pack game of softball would be a good way to earn the Softball belt loop from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program .
Well, the last Webelos II Den Meeting is in the books. We have a hike and a Pack Meeting and then AOL/Crossover. Tonight was the LNT review, how to build a campfire (on school property so, we didn't really start one), reviewed the basics for joining a Troop. We also handed out a lot of
Like many Scout leaders and families I have collected a few Scouting-themed movies over the years. I know my collection is far from complete but it does contain some of what we could call "classics". Scouts To The Rescue , starring a young Jackie Cooper, is the only VHS tape I own for this collection.
BSA Arrow of Light Den Meeting Plan 3 – Outdoorsman BSA provides Webelos den meeting ideas for Cub Scout den leaders on the Scouting.org website. The second in the Arrow of Light series of Webelos den meeting plans covers the Webelos learn about camping and outdoor skills while working on the Outdoorsman activity badge..
Marbles Belt Loop for Cub Scouts Marbles is a classic outdoor game which kids can still enjoy today. So have your Scouts grab a bag of marbles, draw a circle on the ground and earn the Marbles belt loop from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program .
BSA Tiger Supplemental Den Meeting Plan I – Go See It: See a Performance BSA provides a set of Tiger den meeting plans for Cub Scout den leaders. There are 16 basic Tiger den meeting plans and then some additional supplemental Tiger den meeting ideas.
That's a trick question. Yes, they can. Effectively immediately, the policy forbidding Tiger Cubs from attending resident camp has been reversed. As Scout Wire first reported yesterday , the change allows Tiger Cubs to go to resident camp with their adult partner or guardian.
Do Cub Scouts have improved character, health, and academic achievement over boys who aren't in the program? Empirical evidence says yes, but soon we'll have scientific data to support what we all think we know. This September, a three-year study by Baylor University and Tufts University will seek to answer that question and more.
One of the things I like about Scouting is how the entire program from Tigers (or Lions now) to Eagles gradually provides age-appropriate opportunities for growth in the areas of character, citizenship, and fitness. One of the many tightropes a scout volunteer leader, such as den leader, cubmaster, and scoutmaster, needs to walk is balancing…
Posted in Fitness Baseball Pin for Cub Scouts Are your Cub Scouts thinking about baseball season already? The baseball players in your pack can earn the Baseball pin from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program. If they play on a organized team they have probably already done many of the...
The Journey of Scouting includes the Journey of Webelos Scouts. It is vastly different from that of the Tiger, Wolf and Bear Cubscouts. First, there is the Webelos Rank itself. Then there is the Arrow of Light Rank. All obviously must be completed before the awarding of each Rank. Over the past 18 months or
Our Blue and Gold Banquet is next week, and that has me thinking about the Webelos to Scout transition. There is quite a bit of difference between the Cub Scout program and the Boy Scout program (or at least there should be) and often Scouts struggle with the the change as they leave Cub Scouting…
The Outdoor Programs Committee at the February board meeting approved the following change to NCAP and Guide to Safe Scouting . This change takes effect immediately. As we reprint publications, the language will be changed. The change now allows Tiger Cubs to attend resident camp with their adult partner or guardian.
Posted in Aims of Scouting BSA Wolf Supplemental Den Meeting Plan D – Swimming and Boating Safety Rules Wolf Den Meeting Plans: This meeting is a pool party where Wolf Cub Scouts learn about swimming and boating safety and earn their Swimming belt loop.
Posted in Science Science Everywhere Nova Award – STEM Science for Cub Scouts STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. There is an award for each discipline at each level of Scouting. The science Nova award for Cub Scouts is called Science Everywhere.
Posted in Science Science Everywhere – STEM Award for Cub Scouts (Science) STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. There is an award for each discipline at each level of Scouting. The science Nova award for Cub Scouts is called Science Everywhere.
The National Scouting website says this about what a Blue & Gold represents: "The purpose of the blue and gold banquet is to celebrate the pack's anniversary, thank pack leaders and other adults who have helped the pack, and inspire the leaders, Scouts, and parents. Packs often like to invite former members and other Scouting
Posted in Scoutcraft BSA Bear Den Meeting Plans – Tying It All Up This Bear Cub Scout den meeting plan covers Bear Achievement 22 – Tying It All Up Copyright Scouter Mom - A resource for adults and youth involved in Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Venturing [ This is a content summary only.
Posted in Fitness Hockey Pin for Cub Scouts Cub Scouts who like to ice skate or roller skate might be interested in the Hockey pin from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program. Scouts can learn more about the sport while earning this recognition.
F or the past few years, Cub Scout leaders have had an opportunity to listen in on some really great program ideas and useful tips for packs and dens from experts all across the nation, as well as getting the latest and greatest news about Cub Scouting, just by downloading the monthly podcast known as…
________________________________________ Hi Andy, I'm our troop's Committee Chair. We're trying to put together a "handbook" for Scouts and parents. We've been told there's one in existence, but none of us has ever seen it. We're wondering if troops are allowed to set their own standards on requirements that don't agree with BSA national standards.
This weekend was a Webelos Pin College at Troop 127. Five Webelos II from Pack 221 attended. Last year's Webelos IIs did the same. I think that four or five Webelos are still there out of seven. My Webelos II Den Leader is now the Advancement Chair and the Assistant is also a ASM.
Posted in Fitness BSA Arrow of Light Den Meeting Plan 2 – Aquanaut BSA provides Webelos den meeting ideas for Cub Scout den leaders. The 2nd in the Arrow of Light Webelos den meeting plans covers the Aquanaut Activity Badge. Copyright Scouter Mom - A resource for adults and youth involved...
Posted in CharacterCitizenship Disabilities Awareness Pin for Cub Scouts Cub Scouts can learn how people with disabilities are different from them but also how they are like them by earning the Disabilities Awareness pin from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program.
This is not a post about how cool the Pack's Pinewood Derby race went. That is coming later. This is a post about making it fun for the Scouts and keeping Scouts in the program. A little while ago, I got a note through a Den Leader that a Scout was leaving. It seems that
Posted in Nature and the World BSA Tiger Supplemental Den Meeting Plan H – Plant a Seed! and Song Time BSA provides a set of Tiger den meeting plans for Cub Scout den leaders. This den meeting plan covers Tiger Elective 6 – Song Time and Tiger Elective 30 – Plant a Seed Copyright Scouter...
Posted in Science Pack Meeting Plan for February – Invention Convention (Resourcefulness) Use the Invention Convention Cub Scout pack meeting plan for February's Cub Scout core value of Resourcefulness. Copyright Scouter Mom - A resource for adults and youth involved in Cub Scouting, Boy...
One of Chief Scout Executive Wayne Brock's main priorities for the BSA in 2013 is increasing youth membership and retention rates in a quality way. The organization's All Markets strategy, in addressing this priority, has set goals of creating support and plans for councils that will lead to a 2 percent increase of market share…
In this podcast we discuss a Webelos troop visit and keeping older Scouts engaged, we answer email questions about the patrol method, replacing a Scout handbook and who signs merit badge cards – all this and your messages in the mailbag.
Posted in Scoutcraft BSA Wolf Supplemental Den Meeting Plan C – More Spare Time Fun This Wolf den meeting plan continues to work on Wolf Elective 5 – Spare Time Fun. The Wolves will complete their Pinewood Derby cars, which were started in the previous meeting.
Cub Scout Pack 68 of Melrose will have a new Pinewood Derby track this year when the big day arrives. To tell the truth, it is long past time for a new track. The pack has been using the same one for the last 30 years.
Karen and John Krejcha head up Autism Empowerment and Autism and Scouting to promote Acceptance, Enrichment, Inspiration and Empowerment within the Autism and Asperger communities. They serve all ages and all abilities and seek to improve and enhance the lives of individuals and families impacted by autism.
For the past three years, Pack 221 has put on a First Aid Pack Meeting in January. First Aid is one of the things that Cubscouts and Boy Scouts are known for. Knowing First Aid is one thing, but knowing what to do when an Emergency happens is key as well. When I first envisioned
Just last night we hosted a Webelos troop visit. While the visiting Webelos went off with the Scouts we asked the parents to come with us into another room and meet with the troop's adult volunteers. The committee chairman talked to them for a bit about the basic functions and administrative things involved with having…
