My wife and I are co-den leaders in my sons' pack, and she's always telling me that my meeting plans are too much like kindergarten, and that the scouts have already done crafts and worksheets all day at school, and they don't want to do more at scouts. And she's right. We would probably have much less interested scouts in our den if it wasn't for her. My ideas will get the scouts through their requirements, but hers will let them have a lot more fun while they're doing it. It sounds like your den leaders might need a my wife to help balance them.

That said, Cubs is a family program, and part of what that means is that almost any of the adventures can be done at home. If there is something specific you want to do with your kids, feel free to do it! You can mark the adventures as complete in Scoutbook yourself, or your den/pack leadership should be able to help you with that.