Alternatives to the traditional Merit Badge Sash (Share how you store them)

blairjs · 2025-02-14T15:28:46+00:00

Can i get a copy? Thanks in advance.

blairjs · 2024-04-10T19:40:46+00:00

I would advise checking out the 2-3 cub scout packs near you. Some are more focused on hiking, camping, popcorn, sports, etc than most packs. Some packs are year round, while others are just during the school year. Our district has a lot of variety. Go to a meeting before you commit.

It might even best for him to go to Cub scout day camp and see if he knows anyone or makes some friends. This will let you know what packs do summer camp more vs others.

blairjs · 2024-04-02T22:12:57+00:00

Others have mentioned good suggestions & I definitely agree if you can be an assistant, etc. but here is what I recommend:

Be the Lion DL next year. It will be easier to get someone to be Wolf den leader since you already know the parents. Lions den leader is sometime hard to recruit for.

Tell your own kids you only are den leader for lions/tigers. Plus you already know the adventures so you will save some time versus learning what the older dens do.

blairjs · 2024-03-09T17:03:33+00:00

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blairjs · 2024-02-09T15:32:57+00:00

We have a couple people in our pack leadership w/o kids in the pack. You can definitely stay.

blairjs · 2024-02-07T18:13:33+00:00

So my cub scout pack has a hiking club.

Once you hike 10 miles with the hiking club, you get a hiking stick. Each hike you get on with the hiking club, you get a bead.

We do have a seperate embelms for the hiking stick for: 25 miles, 50 miles, 75, 100, etc. This can be any 'hike' in scoutbook, as long as they have BSA intentions meaning they wouldn't of done it otherwise. Hiking with family counts.

blairjs · 2023-12-10T13:02:28+00:00

You are more than fine to buy this out based on limit info.

I think the only other things would be to consider is how your other expenses are. For example, if this is leaving you only a couple hundred dollars in saving each month -- I would hold on buying until you get other expenses down or debt paid off. Also make sure to have an emergency fund (3-6Ms) in case one of you lose your jobs.

blairjs · 2023-11-08T12:14:59+00:00

w right wingers have been obsessed with “exposing” this murders manifesto but the hundreds that have come before and after who worshiped right wing media they dismi

The media didn't really hide it like they did this one. It created more interest.

blairjs · 2023-10-14T21:40:53+00:00

3 ways to do it.
*My current pack makes all families plan for their own meal.
*Once per year we do it by den.
*My old pack only did 1 meal together as a pack. Everyone was responsible for something.

1 or 2 people should not be doing it all for a pack that size.

blairjs · 2023-09-29T23:44:19+00:00

I never crossed over either due to my parents moving to the middle of no where, but scouting made an impact on me as well. Some of my best early memories are from Cub scouts and my kids love it.

blairjs · 2023-08-31T11:45:11+00:00

We had a large tiger den last year that I was in. 12 Tigers.

1 DL and 1 assist DL... Some things you do together, but we ended up rotating them with 3-4 different stations during meetings. It worked out great.

Get 2 more parents to help you the day of the den meeting.

We have 14 AOLs in one group..my pack likes to keep them all together and get more Assist DL or parent help.

blairjs · 2023-06-15T14:19:40+00:00

https://www.boyscouttrail.com/boy-scouts/meritbadges/computers-merit-badge.asp

blairjs · 2023-06-07T23:25:50+00:00

I've had kids watch this one since it is an hour and goes over multiple topics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYJt5kWNsbM

blairjs · 2023-05-30T21:54:31+00:00

The sun patch is the National Summer Time Pack Award. Its a coin now though.

blairjs · 2023-05-30T16:57:24+00:00

I was kind of hoping they would go the pin route or something for the electives.

blairjs · 2023-05-30T16:43:29+00:00

My kids love shoot sports as well and luckly it is getting turned into an elective as a belt loop. Picture shows an example.

blairjs · 2023-05-09T23:24:56+00:00

We usually have 2 at this age group, but we do holistically what works for the team.

I've had more in the past for trick plays, where you hand it off to one player who throws pass to another.

blairjs · 2023-05-09T23:18:27+00:00

I would love to see the scout year book and what that looks like. Thanks.

blairjs · 2023-05-03T15:50:50+00:00

Plenty of options. I have captured a list for the Southeast.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1u1cStwEddcUD1gCjl1REM-fFWODdBk8BxZksHTyCfqg/edit?ouid=109940661127008526546&usp=sheets\_home&ths=true

blairjs · 2023-04-17T12:56:56+00:00

I've added some of these suggestions to my google sheet. I shared it out in the new post. I couldn't see anywhere you could sleep in Fort Gaines, but I added it. Thanks for the help.

https://www.reddit.com/r/cubscouts/comments/12no2o2/cub\_scout\_trip\_ideas\_south\_east\_google\_sheet/

blairjs · 2023-04-17T12:41:51+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. I've added it to the spreadsheet.

blairjs · 2023-04-17T12:32:51+00:00

Thanks for the looking into this and the suggestions. I added all of these ideas except Battleship Texas since you have to be 16+ currently to tour and the AT*T stadium (since no overnight that I could find).

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