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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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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…
National Night Out is a program that has been running in Middletown for the last decade or so. Each year at a different city park there is a community-wide free event where the public can come and a free meal (hot dog, chips & a soda) and visit with a large number of community organizations (public…
So back in June we held our “Annual Pack Program Planning Meeting.” Actually we had two. The Cubmaster couldn’t be at the actual meeting, so he and I, our Outings Chair and one of our Webelos Den Leaders met at Fricker’s and talked out some ideas that he had.
Cub Scouting means "doing." Everything in Cub Scouting is designed to have the boys doing things. Activities are used to achieve the aims of Scouting-citizenship training, character development, and personal fitness. Many of the activities happen right in the den and pack.
The Boy Scouts of America seems to have cornered the market on scouting awards for all levels of the scout program and if one looks to other scouting programs in other countries; you will never find more available awards to honor scouts with than within the BSA.
Okay...sorry folks...the rant is on! As the former Webelos to Scout Transitions Chair in Voyageur District, I am getting a bit tired of hearing how the transition numbers are not up to par when a program was suggested that does retain scouts, promotes the next step within the scouting program, and gets parents to become…
For those Cub Scouts leaders who prefer digital resources, your wait is over. Part of the new Cub Scout Delivery Model , this new resource offers den meeting plans for all ranks, plus pack meeting plans connected to monthly themes. Also includes a light overview of the Cub Scouts program, an introduction to den leader responsibilities…
You've heard the rumors; you've read about it on Scouting.org, and now the new Cub Scout Delivery Method is at the starting gate! Here to demystify everything for us is Sara Lacobee, training designer, and Don Shepard, Youth Development Team leader, for the Program Impact Department. This is the Cubcast you don't want to miss!
Hello fellow Scouters, This is the seventh and will be the last in a series I've written on Webelos to Scout transition. This time we are going to look at what the goal of the Webelos to Scout process should be.
#227-Why I Love Her Tonight, pancake breakfasts, Summer Aquatics Safety, Emergency Preparedness Award, Guide To Safe Scouting, hints for Den Leaders and Den Resources, some news on online training and some great feedback. Links: Saturday Night's Wrestling Event Nets Close To $300 For Cub Scout Pack :: RomeNewswire.com- LINK NO LONGER ACTIVE Insurance Coverage- http://bit.ly/9wlYAr Bisquick®…
31 Vote On Idea Are we going to sell BSA Indy cars in our stores? I think there could be a real market for it. Comments (2) 100th Anniversary
If you read Scouting's May-June story " New Blue ," you learned all about the exciting changes coming to the Cub Scout program this fall. Along with the new Cub Scout delivery method come nine new covers for leaders' guides. These redesigned covers are the work of a group of artists who each added a unique flavor…
The May-Jun 2010 issue of Scouting magazine is available at the magazine website. This issue has articles of interest to Cub Scouters on the following subjects: Cub Scout Geocaching Fun. Link New Cub Scout Program (Cub Scouts 2010). Link Belt Loop Day Scheduling.
Jeremy Zweiacker is a KISMIF.org guest blogger from Oklahoma. He is a Tiger Cub Den Leader, an Eagle Scout, and a long time Scouter. A couple of weekends ago, our pack went camping in the great outdoors — the first Scout camping experience for some of our Cub Scout families.
Perhaps you have been wondering what the official den meeting plans for Cub Scouts 2010 will look like. Wonder no more. You can now download Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos, and Arrow of Light den meeting plans at the BSA National Cub Scouts 2010 website : Tiger Cub Den Meeting Plans Wolf Den Meeting Plans Bear Den…
If you're thinking about den and/or pack meeting plans for this fall and would like to see what the official BSA Cub Scouts 2010 materials will look like, your wait is over. The new Cub Scout Den and Pack Meeting Resource Guide is available now at the BSA National website .
Den leaders should check out this " Helpful Hints for Den Leaders " page at the BSA National website. Among the useful suggestions are the following: Plan meetings in advance and with an emphasis on " the flow of activities ." At the beginning of the year, establish clear den rules .
The May 2010 Cubcast is now available at the BSA National website. Cubcast is a monthly audio program for Cub Scouters from BSA National. (If your computer has speakers, you can probably listen by just clicking the links below.) Part 1 has ideas for den meetings and more utilizing the June " Hoop-De-Doo!
The June 2010 Cub Scout Monthly Theme is " Hoop-De-Doo! " Here is the official BSA theme description: "This is a good time to learn and play the game of basketball while you learn about sportsmanship. Have a member of the high school basketball team (preferably a Boy Scout) teach the boys the rules of basketball ; then…
If you haven't already listened to it, you should check out the April 2010 Cubcast . Cubcast is a monthly audio program for Cub Scouters from BSA National. (If your computer has speakers, you can probably listen by just clicking the links below.)
Webinars: New Cub Scout Delivery Method National is rolling out the NEW Cub Scout Delivery Method and is inviting CS Leaders to attend one of 22 webinar sessions to learn how to use the new method and resources. Beginning Monday, May 3rd and ending on Friday, May 14th, National is hosting webinars that will detail…
The new Den and Pack Meeting Resource Guide is now available on-line and in stores. Check it out on line at http://www.scouting.org/sitecore/content/Home/CubScouts/Leaders/DenLeaderResources/DenandPackMeetingResourceGuide.aspx (Link is also in the title of this post) This Guide has the complete meeting plans for all levels (Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos Badge , and Arrow of light) Plus, Pack Meeting plans for…
Hello fellow Scouters, It's so important to have a game anytime you have a den meeting. When I was a Cub Scout den leader, I loved relay games. You can make almost anything a relay game. A balloon that doesn't touch the ground, an oversized shirt pulled from one Scout to the other (with both…
Although Scouting magazine told you in its January-February 2010 issue that a Video Games belt loop and pin were on the way, the news media and blogosphere have just now caught on. The announcement has created an whirlwind of misinformation, including many news outlets reporting that the new award is a merit badge for Boy…
4 Vote On Idea Why are all the slots for the Cub Scout Delivery Method Webinars during the workday? Many volunteers would be more able to participate if some were offered off-hours. Comments (0) Cub Scouting
-7 Vote On Idea What if we discontinue the video game belt loop and replace it with an "addiction awareness" belt loop or "mental fitness" belt loop? Kids do play video games, but it is when it becomes an addiction that the problems begin.
6 Vote On Idea Background: Most new DLs do not get well oriented and equipped before they start den meetings. BSA research say 27% of new Cubs who join in Sept-Oct, have already quit by next recharter (3-4 months later).
Hello fellow Scouters, This past Saturday, my council (the San Diego-Imperial Council) had its annual Scout Fair, in the parking lot of San Diego's football stadium. It's an event they hold each year, and every year it's so much fun.
Today I: Updated a previous 100 Days of Scouting , to reflect a Scoutmaster Conference successfully had on our campout Saturday. Continued my quest for a fairly inexpensive, 15 degree-ish, mummy-style sleeping bag. I'm a big guy and not having much luck.
Today I: Drove to the Scout store to pick up all of my awards for tonight--last minute trip! Filled out approximately 75 award cards by hand. Cub Scout Academics and Sports awards are the best! My guys love earning them, and apparently trying to see which is the weirdest one they can earn.
Last month, we told you about Jeff Gordon's pinewood derby race against Atlanta-area Cub Scouts . You read about how Fox's national broadcast team was there to film a special story to air before Gordon's big NASCAR race. But then something came up, and you missed the 90-second piece.
-5 Vote On Idea I will start with a bit of history so you can understand where I'm coming from. I have 4 children, 3 boys and 1 girl. My older boys have been involved with Scouts for 6 years now, starting as a Tiger and a Bear and both are now Boy Scouts.
