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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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If you have a lot of skaters in your pack, you could plan a skating event based on the requirements for the roller skating 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! ]
Inexpensive ways to collect supplies you'll need for your Cub Scout den meetings and activities.
When someone down the hall makes popcorn, the enticing aroma makes me drop everything and find the source. If only selling Scout popcorn were as easy, right? Turns out it is. That's thanks to the August 2012 edition of Cubcast, the excellent audio podcast for Cub Scout leaders that I told you about earlier this…
Why your Cub Scout den needs a denner and the responsibilities of the denner. Boys who are denners can practice leadership skills.
New Award for Cub Scouts
Whenever I go to a camporee, I see at least a couple of units playing flag football. If your Cub Scouts enjoy a good game of football, have them look at the requirements for the Flag Football belt loop from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program.
How to store your Cub Scout activity supplies.
BSA provides Webelos den meeting plans for Cub Scout den leaders on the Scouting.org website. These meeting plans are full of Webelos den meeting ideas. The thirteenth Webelos den meeting plan starts the Craftsman Activity Badge . This Webelos den meeting plan is for working on Pinewood Derby...
Local parks and nature centers often have great programs. Some are specifically designed for Cub Scouts.
Review the Cub Scout requirements often so that your son gets credit for all of his activities.
What should you expect at your first Pinewood Derby? Excitement!
Cub Scout community service projects should be hands-on.
Rule No. 85: o Opinions are never substitutes for facts. ________________________________________ Dear Andy, I'm the Advisor for a Venturing crew. Our council us to start this crew with a group of 13 year-old girls, and we were told that they could do anything Venturing-related so long as they had a parent along with them.
There are several benefits to buying your son's next Cub Scout handbook or manual in the summer. Keep 'em busy and complete some requirements at the same time!
Last year, the BSA's national training team announced it was revising many of the training awards, or "knots," that Scouters earn for service, training and performance in their volunteer roles. Chief among the changes is the revamping of the many …
BSA provides a set of Tiger den meeting plans for Cub Scout den leaders. This den meeting idea covers Tiger Elective 16 – Collecting and Other Hobbies. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
The Disabilities Awareness belt loop is another of the recognitions from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program. This belt loop encourages Cub Scouts to find out what it is like to live with a disability. We had a lady who trains assistance dogs come to a pack meeting and show the Scouts all of...
BSA offers supplemental pack program ideas for each month. The newest theme for the August core value of Honesty will be a Kids Against Crime theme. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
Bear Den Meeting Plans: Bear Achievement 8 – The Past Is Exciting and Important and Bear Achievement 17 – Information Please. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
Saying that Scouts serve their community is a bit like saying fish swim or dogs bark. Service is in Scouting's DNA. So it's no surprise that when I asked for photos of Scouts doing service projects last month, the response was huge.
A provides Wolf den meeting plans for Cub Scout den leaders on the Scouting.org website. This plan includes Wolf Elective 6 – Books, Books, Books and Wolf Elective 12 – Be an Artist. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
In 2011, the National Council's Awards Committee conducted a review of the hundreds of awards presented to Scouts and adults in the BSA. Many recommendations were made to update procedures and the awards themselves. Among the recommendations was the update of the unit leader training awards requirements and a review of the Cub Scout leader…
Be a Better Leader : From our friends down the hall with the Bryan on Scouting blog: Listen up: A simple download of the Boy Scouts of America's Cubcast , an audio podcast featuring how-to topics for Cub Scout leaders and parents, can improve your pack or den.
In the July 2012 episode, you'll learn how to teach Cub Scouts to be honest. Listen up: A simple download of the Boy Scouts of America's Cubcast , an audio podcast featuring how-to topics for Cub Scout leaders and parents, can improve your pack or den.
WARNING: If you are sensitive in nature and have a problem with someone being absolutely honest & frank about "What Should Parents Do When There Son Wants to Drop-Out of Scouting" I would highly recommend that you discontinue reading this post immediately.
These are the supplemental Pack Meeting Themes for the rest of this Scouting year and the next Scouting year. They are meant to enhance the meaning of the Core Value for each month. Month Core Value Supplemental Pack Meeting Themes to Enhance the Meaning of the Core Value Set A 2011 – 2012 September Cooperation Hometown…
Baloo's Bugle for July Roundtables & August Activities is on-line Come check out Baloo's Bugle for Honesty Core Value and "Kids Against Crime" Supplemental Pack Meeting Theme. These are for July Roundtables and August Activities Be sure to read the article on Den Chiefs by Jay.
This weekend I tool the Wilderness First Aid class through REI and Wilderness Medicine Institute in Portland, OR. It was located at the Audubon Society of Portland. I am still a Cubmaster and Cubscouts don't go to Philmont or do high adventure. So, why did I take it? I took this class since we do
BSA provides Webelos den meeting plans for Cub Scout den leaders on the Scouting.org website. The twelfth Webelos den meeting plan completes the Engineer Activity Badge which was stared in the previous meeting. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
Help deliver the promise with the new Alternative Cub Scout Lesson Plans Manual: Year B ( please note : huge PDF file, will take a while to download). This follow-up manual to Year A consists of the traditional Cub Scout program and can be delivered by volunteers and program managers.
All of my sons earned the shooting sports recognitions as Cub Scouts, either at day camp or resident camp. If you have a Cub Scout who loves to shoot, find an opportunity for him to earn the Archery pin from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program.
BSA offers supplemental pack program ideas for each month. It looks like the newest theme for the July core value of Courage will be a Cubs in Shining Armor theme. This one was the program theme at least once in the past.
This Tiger Cub Scout den meeting idea covers Tiger Elective 33 – Cleanup Treasure Hunt, Tiger Elective 23 – What Kind of Milk?, and Tiger Elective 25 – Snack Time. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
Recently I was asked: "Do you have any updates on the knots?" The Scouter asking wanted to know the new knot requirements and get a complete list of which ones are being phased out. Then more and more emails started coming in, so I thought I'd share with you what I learned at the National…
My sons collect all sorts of things. So the really enjoyed earning the Collecting belt loop from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program. As a den leader, I always did this in conjunction with Wolf Achievement 6 - Start a Collection.
The core value for the month of May is Perseverance. BSA has just released a Cub Scout pack meeting plan called Head West Young Man related to this core value. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
BSA provides den meeting plans for den leader on the Scouting.org website. These plans are full of Bear den meeting ideas. Today's article covers the tenth Bear Cub Scout den meeting plan. This plan focuses on Bear Achievement 13 – Saving Well, Spending Well and Bear Achievement 15 – Games,...
A week ago at our combined Troop/Team/Crew court of honor, I shared a thought that went something like this: We have just handed out several Scout awards tonight, and I'd like to tell you a little about them. I'll use my own awards as an illustration.
This past weekend, I attended my ordeal for membership into the Order of the Arrow (more to come on that later). Once the silence portion was completed, all of the new Ordeal members started yakking it up and chatting with anyone, as if they had just come out of a coma.
Our final Pack Meeting was on June 4th. It was a complete blast. Member's of the 501st Cloud City Garrison helped with the final Flag Ceremony and Pack Promotion. We wanted to end the year with a big send-off and the 501st helped make it happen. As with tradition, we made sure each remaining award
Homemade neckerchief slides are a Scouting tradition. John A. (Cubmaster of Pack 528 in Cascade Pacific Council, NW Oregon/SW Washington) sent me this idea for a Cub Scout neckerchief slide which looks like a little Cub Scout handbook. Thanks John!
BSA provides Webelos den meeting plans for Cub Scout den leaders on the Scouting.org website. The eleventh Webelos den meeting plan starts the Engineer Activity Badge. With ZM's den, this was a favorite activity badge. They loved making projects and trying them out.
One of the things our pack has done as a springtime activity is a fishing day at a local park. At this event, Cub Scouts can work on their Fishing pin from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program. [ This is a content summary only.
BSA provides a set of Tiger den meeting plans for Cub Scout den leaders. This is a review of the 15th den meeting plan in the series. This den meeting idea covers Tiger Elective 3 – Fun and Games. [ This is a content summary only.
The Art belt loop is another of the recognition from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program. Our pack did this belt loop at our School Night to Join Scouting back in August. A few of the Scouter did the activity with the Scouts while the parents filled out paperwork.
While Bear was inspiring Scouting in Northern Ireland and Scotland, Wayne was out and about in the Midlands, celebrating achievements and learning more about the Cub section and how we can support its development.
BSA provides Wolf den meeting plans for Cub Scout den leaders. This Wolf den meeting plan covers Wolf Achievement 12 – Making Choices. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
And now for something completely different. Starting today and continuing for the next seven weeks, I'm introducing Photo Fridays here at Bryan on Scouting. It's simple, really. I give you a theme, and you e-mail me with photos that fit that theme.
Word on the street is that BSA will release a June Cub Scout theme called "Head West Young Man" for the June core value of Perseverance. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
Who would have thought, 2 simple little fuzzy dice would have such an impact? Several months back on the Cub Scout Talk list on YahooGroups the topic came up about the scout law and how to teach Webelos scouts that element of the Arrow of Light.
