There's no big secret to successful Cub Scouting - it's good leadership and exciting programs. You furnish the leadership. Your three program partners - Boys' Life, Scouting and program helps - furnish program ideas.
July 2008
CS – H2Ohhh!
WS - Aquanaut, Geologist
August 2008
CS – S'MORE SUMMER FUN
WS - Naturalist, Forester
September 2008
CS – NEW BUDDIES
WS - Communicator, Citizen
October 2008
CS – ADVENTURES IN BOOKS
WS - Showman, Citizen
What great adventures come
in books? Let's discover some this month. Visit the
library and learn to navigate your way through the "card catalog
computer," down the aisles of many adventures, and to an adventure of your
own choice. Sign up for your library card while on your visit. Create your own
outdoor epic adventure on a hike, campout, or maybe at a ball field or park. Make
a costume for one of the characters from your favorite story. At the pack meeting the boys can perform some of their favorite stories
and share some of their adventures with the pack. Take part in Pedro's
"Say Yes to
November 2008
CS – SEEDS OF KINDNESS
WS - Craftsman, Scientist
As we approach
Thanksgiving, let us spread seeds of kindness in the form of multiple small
service projects. Helping others gives the boys the opportunity to see the
bounty produced by spreading many small seeds of
kindness and encourages compassion. The boys can discover that just as the
large strong oak tree came from the small acorn, big things can happen from
spreading smalls seeds of kindness and charity.
Conduct a food drive or collect coats and gloves for those in need; report your
hours to Good Turn for
December 2008
CS –
WS - Craftsman, Scientist
The Star of
January 2009
CS – "A-MAZE-ing" GAMES
WS - Fitness, Readyman
January is a good time for
indoor fun. Make and solve puzzles. Stump your friends with riddles. Build a
maze, do crossword puzzles, and word searches. Have a pack games night in which
your family joins in for relays, board games, and other cooperative games. Play
Cub Scout Jeopardy; how much do you know about Cub Scouting? Rediscover some of
the games that your parents and your grandparents could have played and work on
the Heritages belt loop and pin. Discuss why playing by the rules is important.
The pinewood derby is a good opportunity to learn about rules and good
sportsmanship. Why not work on the Chess belt loop and pin.
February 2009
CS – AMERICAN ABC'S
WS - Scholar, Engineer
Take a personalized tour
of the
March 2009
CS – WHEN I GROW UP
WS - Athlete, Engineer
Explore career
possibilities of the 21st century this month. Host a pack career fair, inviting
several adults to share what they do for a living and how these career
opportunities might change as you grow up and technology advances. Discover how
having a positive attitude is essential in reaching career goals. Den meeting
plans could include field trips to learn about different occupations of
interest to the boys and playing games centered on different jobs. This would
be a good month to work on any of the Cub Scout Academics and Sports belt loops
and pins - let the boys vote on the one that fits best with what they want to
be when they grow up. For those future astronauts this month is a perfect time
for a space derby!
April 2009
CS - JURASSIC PACK
WS - Sportsman, Family Member
Explore the land before
time! Imagine living in a time when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. What have
paleontologists learned about the great beasts that roamed the Earth millions
of years ago? Did any dinosaurs live where you do now? Find out what they ate,
where they lived, and how they moved. What could we learn of these
creatures that lived so long ago? Make a model of a dinosaur or visit a museum
where dinosaur fossils can be seen. Make your own
"dinosaur footprints" or "fossils" in plaster. Take a
"dinosaur" scavenger hike by going on a hike and looking for things
that might have been found during the Jurassic era.
This would be a great time to work on the Geology belt loop and pin.
May 2009
CS – LEAVE NOTHING BUT FOOTPRINTS
WS - Outdoorsman, Handyman
Warm weather is a perfect
time for outdoor adventure, complete with den hikes in the neighborhood, park,
or on local trails. As we enjoy our outdoor world, we should strive to take
nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints. Learn about Leave No
Trace frontcountry guidelines and ways we can
minimize our impact on the environment. Take a backyard hike and practice the
Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines. Have a
contest to see who can take the best wildlife photograph. Earn the Cub Scout
Leave No Trace Awareness Award. Do your Good Turn and leave these areas cleaner
then you found them. Remember to record your service with Good Turn for
June 2009
CS – A CAMPING WE WILL GO
WS - Traveler, Artist
This month Cub Scouts go
camping! Have a backyard campout with your family. Pitch a tent or sleep out
under the stars! Conduct a pack campout at a nearby Scout camp, state park, or
even the local museum. An outdoor pack meeting might include a nature
observation hunt, followed by an evening around the "campfire". Attend
your council's Cub Scout or Webelos Scout resident
camp as a den or pack or the council's family camp with your whole family.
Camping doesn't always mean overnight; day camp is
always lots of fun. Get those boys outdoors and let them discover the fun of
camping while working on their Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award. Whatever you
do, do it outside and find out what the outing in Scouting is all about. While out on the trail, you can work on the Map and
Compass belt loop and pin or the Astronomy belt loop and pin.
July 2009
CS – BE A SPORT
WS - Aquanaut, Geologist
August 2009
CS – FUN IN THE SUN
WS - Naturalist, Forester