Here are some signs I made to use in Cub Scouts. Feel free to use them if you'd like. PDF of Cub Scout Info Sign Since I am a teacher by nature, I always try to think of little tricks to remember things. When I participated in Board of Review nights with Boy Scouts, I noticed that the boys looked panicked when I asked them to recite the Scout Oath or Scout Law. It wasn't because they didn't have them memorized; it was because they forgot what they are called. So I came up with this little trick to help them. PDF of Boy Scout Law PDF of Boy Scout Oath
Having a cool display is a great way to get folks' attention during Cub Scout recruiting events. Check out these 10 awesome Cub Scout recruitment displays.
Camping with your Cub Scout pack is fun, but its a lot of work to make sure the scouts are meeting their requirements. Here's a cheat sheet to make it a bit easier for you.
New Cub Scout Parent Pamphlet-editable pdf Thanks to Julianne Anderson for donating this idea. She is Cubmaster of Pack 62, Hobble Creek District, Utah National Parks Council. When my son turned 8 he was so excited to join cub scouts. I grew up with 3 younger brothers; however, all I can remember is my brothers wore a blue uniform shirt with a neckerchief, including a neckerchief slide that usually fell off, and we sometimes went to pack meetings. I figured my son would go every week, earn some awards at his meetings, and I would sew patches to his shirt. That was the extent of my scouting knowledge and preparation. On my first trip to the scout shop to purchase supplies for my son I was overwhelmed by the various choices, and the cost involved, to get my son ready for scouts. About 6 months after my son joined cub scouts I was asked to serve as Cubmaster over his pack. Through the basic Cubmaster training I learned how cub scouts is supposed to run; with leaders and families working together to help mold and shape young boys, and have fun while doing it. Now armed with some scouting knowledge, I wanted to create an easy-to-read, single page pamphlet to give to new parents to help give them the basic information, plus help them understand everyone’s role in scouting. Here are two different editable pdf documents that you can use in your dens or packs. One has more editable text forms than the other, but they are in the same basic format. Some of the information is from scouting.org, and some of the den leader/parent/cub scout responsibilities ideas were taken from this blog post http://akelascouncil.blogspot.com/2013/02/cub-scout-orientation-for-new-cub.html. CLICK HERE for the 1st form with less information that is editable. CLICK HERE for the 2nd form with more information that is editable. To see other ideas and printables for orienting new cub scouts, CLICK HERE ** PLEASE do not download these files and email or send them digitally to others. These are for your personal use only. If you would like to share these files with others, please copy the link to this post and send them to our site so they can print off their own. We would love to have everyone that would like a copy to come here to print their own off absolutely free. We receive money to keep our website open where we store all of our documents and PDF files by people visiting our blog. Please don't take money out of our pockets by bypassing our blog.
Cub Scouts begins with the Bobcat Badge which is an introduction to the principles of scouting. This download is to help scouts learn the Scout Oath, Scout Law, and general Memory information that they will encounter throughout their scouting career. The two puzzles can be cut apart and used as a game. The Memory Cards can be put on a binder ring to use for general review. Check out our store for more scouting resources. This item is also part of a bundle. Note: Background graphics have been updated and are slightly different than the ones shown in the video. The thumbnail previews are accurate.
The handy printable Cub Scout information cards are great to give the boys and their parents to help them remember important information. And they're FREE!
A bike rodeo can be a fun way to teach bike safety to the Scouts in your pack — and to promote Scouting in your community.
Cub Scout Pack 7 New Port Richey FL Activity Calendar
Ok, so since I'm now the Cubmaster of the boys' Cub Scout pack, as well as acting den leader for both the Bears and Wolves (boy do we need more den leaders...), I have created these rank advancement tracking sheets for myself to use to keep track of all of the boys' progress towards ranks. I used something very similar from something I found online a while back, but since the BSA has updated the requirements for rank advancement, that meant the tracking sheets I was using instantly became out of date. So, I've spent quite some time updating all of these and I figured I would share them with anyone else who would like to copy them and print them and use them for their own packs and dens. Wolf Rank Advancement Bear Rank Advancement Webelos Rank Advancement (page 1 of 2) Webelos Rank Advancement (page 2 of 2) I created them in a spreadsheet via Google docs, then printed them from there. The links to the spreadsheets are below, if that helps any. WOLF rank advancement tracking sheet BEAR rank advancement tracking sheet WEBELOS rank advancement tracking sheet Enjoy and happy Cub Scouting!
Webelos rank requirements: 1) Be active for 3 months. 2) Complete 6 adventures - 5 required and 1 elective. 3) Review parent pamphlet. 4) Earn Cyber Chip.
Tonight's Thomas's final night as a Cub Scout. In just a couple of hours he'll be walking across the bridge to join his new Boy Scout troop. To commemorate their time as Cub Scout, us parents made shadow boxes for...
Get 7 fun Cub Scout recruitment ideas. Whether you call it a round up or joining night, these activities will make it a success. #CubScouts #CubScoutRecruitment #BeAScout #ScoutMeIn #CubScoutIdeas
These knot tying games are great to teach kiddos how to tie knots. Use them for Cub Scout den & pack meetings as well as gathering activities.
These easy and fun Cub Scout skits are popular with the kiddos! Perfect for the campfire program at your pack's next campout or for your den's skit at the next pack meeting.
Bobcat Requirements | Welcome to Cub Scouts - The Bobcat badge is the first badge all scouts in 1st-5th grade earn. Basically Cub Scouts 101.
As brand new Cub Scouts are ready to join the Pack, I like to meet with them and their parents and give them a binder with all the tracking sheets and information they will need to be able to understand what we do at Cub Scouts every week. This is a great paper to give them to explain all about where you meet and what you do. To open this file in a Word Document so you can edit it, CLICK HERE To print the Wolf Achievements that should be done as a family, CLICK HERE To see other ideas for Cub Scout Orientation papers, CLICK HERE and scroll through the different posts. Because I have received questions about the Den Doodle talked about in the document, I have posted some information on Den Doodles, how to make them, and how to use them. CLICK HERE to see the post.
As brand new Cub Scouts are ready to join the Pack, I like to meet with them and their parents and give them a binder with all the tracking sheets and information they will need to be able to understand what we do at Cub Scouts every week. This is a great paper to give them to explain all about where you meet and what you do. To open this file in a Word Document so you can edit it, CLICK HERE To print the Wolf Achievements that should be done as a family, CLICK HERE To see other ideas for Cub Scout Orientation papers, CLICK HERE and scroll through the different posts. Because I have received questions about the Den Doodle talked about in the document, I have posted some information on Den Doodles, how to make them, and how to use them. CLICK HERE to see the post.
Find out about the Cub Scout Webelos and Arrow of Light adventures. Check out the ideas and activities to fulfill the requirements.
A great sticker for your water bottle, laptop, camp footlocker, or anything else!
Learn the easiest way ever to hand sew Cub Scout patches and badges onto uniforms. This sewing technique for attaching patches is super quick!
Making Alka Seltzer rockets is a cool STEM activity for kids of all ages! Find out how they work and how to make, decorate, and launch them.
The Cub Scout program, dedicated to enriching the lives of young scouts through adventure, learning, and growth, is set to update in June 2024. These changes aim to enhance the scouting experience, making it more engaging, relevant, and fun for today's youth. In this post, I'll look into what's new, what's changed, and how these…
Our Den Doodle ended up being a very positive thing to inspire the boys to wear their uniforms, do Cub Scout requirements at home with their parents, and be excited about Cub Scouting! When I was a Den Leader, I had a lot of fun with this. Thanks to all those who were interested in my Den Doodle and asked for more information from my post "Cub Scout Orientation for New Cub Scouts and Parents" that you can open in Word, edit, and print. If this post does not answer the questions you have, please type below and ask more. I will keep adding to the blog and posting more pictures as I need. Just for fun, I'll tell you that the cute little 8 year old red head is my now 15 year old son. Enjoy your boys while you have them with you in Cub Scouts!! To make it: Take an empty gallon can and spray paint it. Spray paint any PVC pipe and connections you will need. Use Plaster of Paris and put the pipe into the can. Notice that there is only about 8" sticking out of the can and then there is an adaptor you can take apart. That really helped as I transport it back and forth. (Notice there is a 2nd connector about 1/2 way up still in the blue. That really helped to be able to break it down) Drill super small holes in the pipe and insert screw cup holder hooks to hang the doodles on. To use it: When the boys come to scouts for the first time, have them write their name and date on the outside of the can. I give them 2 leather ropes and a round metal key chain thing to tie the leather ropes onto. I bought a bead alphabet at Walmart, and thin jute, and I would have the kids put their names on the thin jute and tie it to the round metal key chain. For the 1st leather rope, as the boys would come every week, they would go to my plastic container and read through the requirements to see how many beads they earned for the week, they would count out the correct amount of beads, untie the knot at the bottom of the leather rope, slide their beads on, and retie the knot. As the boys got 50 beads, they could trade them in for a feather to put at the top (I would attach it to the metal key chain with a safety pin). Then they would start all over again earning more beads. For the 2nd leather rope, I would have things like sticks or beads to go with the monthly theme. I would also give them extra beads for things we did in the den - decorate for blue & gold, or other stuff. I would also give them something when they earned their bobcat, wolf, bear, webelos, etc. These were permanent on the 2nd rope, and kind of signified their scouting time. This really helped the boys want to wear all of their cub scout uniform (shirt, hat, vest, neckerchief, slide), do things at home, being on time, bringing their book. I had a little plastic container that would sit by the den doodle, and it had a list of the following in the lid. The boys could receive beads for each of the following items... 1. Being on time. Be in the room by 4:00. 2. Wearing their Cub Scout Shirt. 3. Bringing their Wolf Book 4. Wearing their Neckerchief 5. Wearing the (Neckerchief) Slide of the Month 6. Wearing the Red Vest 7. Cub Scout Den Hat 8. Passing off something during the week at home with their parents. (I would ask the parents to please write it on a post it note inside the front cover. Then I would not have to look through every page every week of each boys book.) I also started telling them at the end of the den session if they had earned an extra bead for being extra good, helping a lot, or something else. It really helped to have something to bribe them with that was simple and easy. Here is an additional idea from Claire Smith from San Diego, CA: The second string could be a gold string that gets fancier beads that represent Bobcat, Required beltloop, Elective beltloop, Wolf, and other special events (a hike, a special pack game, participation in community service, or doing something else that is memorable and noteworthy. This string becomes a history of his time in the Den, and when he bridges, I make a special totem with a blue & gold wooden fleur-de-lis at the top (with Pack #, Den Leader names etc) that can hang on the wall (a pop-top ring glued to the back) for him to keep, and it is presented at a pack meeting as he bridges to the Bear Den.
This fun activity will teach Cub Scouts how to safely and correctly use hand tools and will give them an opportunity to practice their new skills.
Service is a big part of the Scouting program. Find 27 Cub Scout service project ideas to help your Scouts reap the benefits of volunteering.
Do you want to bring some seasonal joy to your November Tiger Cub Scouts meetings? We have put together meeting plans for you while preparing for Tiger Scout requirements in November.
We were working on the Traveler Pin for scouts, which in my opinion is the most boring pin. One of the requirements is that you talk about using a compass and how align a compass on a map. That took all of 5 minutes. Big whoop. The rest of the pin is looking at bus routes and talking about how to catch connecting buses and talking about other modes of transportation. Seriously...the most boring thing to do with 10 year olds. What got us through? Aaron telling the boys that we would do a compass course at the end of all of it. Today was the pay off for the boys. Aaron and I went out yesterday to the church building to figure out where the balloons would end up being and what route they would take to get there. We worked it through backwards and then Aaron had me do it. I haven't worked much with a compass in recent years so I was a little rusty. But it helped us work out the kinks. This morning, I started filling up water balloons. 125 water balloons. I did it in two shifts. I did 70 this morning. True story about this picture. I was going to take a picture of this REALLY hole filled balloon so I refilled the tube with water and put the balloon back on. But when I put the balloon back on, it was in a different spot than the first time...and I totally sprayed myself in the face. This is what the water balloon looked like. Oh...did I tell you that Pippen tried to eat these balloons a couple days ago so most of them were filled with holes. Yeah, good thing we had another untouched bag. I sprayed the dogs ONCE while we were outside and this is as close as they would come for the rest of the morning. When I got tired of that, I moved inside to work on the "maps". I told Aaron that I was going to do something to make them cool and legit looking. So, I got out the tea and set the oven to warm. They came out looking really good. (Guess who Captain Red Beard is?) I decided that I wanted them to look even cooler so I got some matches. I was going to singe the edges. That ended poorly for me. Seriously people, I'm a giant klutz. But at least I had time to make more. Don't these look awesome? By this time I'm imagining myself in 10 years having an 8 year old pirate themed birthday party for my kid and what an awesome mom I am. It was good day dreaming when I went back to filling up water balloons. Then Aaron got home and we headed to scouts! When we got to the church we were a bit alarmed to see that cars were parked in the parking lot...like every Wednesday. WHY DIDN'T WE THINK OF THIS!?!? The map leads them right through the cars!! Oh well. I walked with the boys while Aaron got the treasure hidden. I was kind of super impressed with some of the boys. They really grasped onto the concept and would get the compass pointing the right way and walk as straight as they could the whole way. While others would start to stray and their friends would have to call them back (I spy with my little eye, a Gospel metaphor). When they finished the treasure map, this is what they found. I wanted him to dress up like a pirate because it would have been hilarious and we have the costume for it. It wouldn't even wear the hook hand! LAME! Side note: The boy with the plastic bag on his arm, was wearing a brace since he dislocated his wrist at home. The treasure for the boy was totally worth the hunt. I don't know what we are going to do next week to top it though.
Stay organized with our great looking Bear Cub Scout Requirement Tracking Worksheet. It can be hard to keep up with all of the activities cub scouts are up to and this checklist will not only help you stay on top of things it will help your cub scout know what assignments they have completed and what they still need to work on.
