This article includes references to the Cyber Chip, which retired in 2022. Cub Scouts are now referred to “The Protect Yourself Rules” video series found at https://www.scouting.org/programs/cub-scouts/preview-adventures/protect-yourself-rules/. As the nation struggles to get used to the idea of our unplanned coronavirus cancelations, I can’t help but think about what it means to be Scouts with aContinue reading “Cub Scout Activities: Webelos/AOL Adventures to Complete At Home”
Category Archives: ScoutBook
Cub Scouts: Scientific Cub Scout Mysteries
2024 Cub Scout Program Updates: The Summertime Pack Award has been replaced with the Summertime Fun adventure. Links have been updated in the article below. As additional program changes are announced, further updates will be made and noted here. Sherlock Holmes, the legendary brain-child of one Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, has come to mind often as I’veContinue reading “Cub Scouts: Scientific Cub Scout Mysteries”
Kids Stuff: Chore Charts
Teaching good citizenship is a big part of raising future adults that you can confidently send off into the world, knowing they’ll do their part and value the efforts of others. Hopefully we lead by example as often as we can – showing calm and fairness in conflict, respecting the property of others, and lendingContinue reading “Kids Stuff: Chore Charts”
Cub Scout Activities: Family Bake-Off
I’d like to think that, after a decade in Cub Scouts, I have a favorite special event; just one gathering that is more exciting than the others or that I feel the kids enjoy the most. I’ve said it a million times before (and even used it to name my blog), but if you LookContinue reading “Cub Scout Activities: Family Bake-Off”
Scouting: How to Identify and Deal With Burnout
Hey, Scouter! Do you remember the moment you felt the call to leadership? Were your eyes large, sparkly, and full of stars? Did you have a laundry list of great, new ideas to help execute this already fantastic program? Were you so excited to answer the call that you drove to the Scout Shop andContinue reading “Scouting: How to Identify and Deal With Burnout”
Cub Scouts: Raingutter Regatta
2024 Cub Scout Program Updates: The Summertime Pack Award has been replaced with the Summertime Fun adventure. Links have been updated in the article below. As additional program changes are announced, further updates will be made and noted here. I am “admiring” what’s left of a little ice on the back deck as I type this, makingContinue reading “Cub Scouts: Raingutter Regatta”
Scouting Tech: How to Use Sign-Up Genius and Evite for Unit Events
“It takes REAL planning to organize this kind of CHAOS.” – Mel Odom Ever hear of the 7 P’s? For the sake of Scouting, it’ll have to be the 6 P’s. Proper Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance. You could even swap Performance for Participation and have a unit event coordinator’s mantra. There’s nothing worse thanContinue reading “Scouting Tech: How to Use Sign-Up Genius and Evite for Unit Events”
Scouting Tech: Syncing Your ScoutBook and Google Calendars
There’s no denying the convenience of the ScoutBook calendar function, especially when it’s organized by Pack and Den events. It can be frustrating to hold your annual Pack Committee planning meeting, determine your upcoming Year in Scouting, load it all into ScoutBook, share the heck out of your calendar, and still have families out ofContinue reading “Scouting Tech: Syncing Your ScoutBook and Google Calendars”
Scouting Tech: Building Your Unit Website with Classic Google Sites
This tutorial teaches Scouters how to develop a Unit website utilizingClassic Google Sites. Click here to view my tutorial for New Google Sites. According to the BSA’s 2018 Annual Report, there are 2,021,615 registered Scouts (kindergarten-aged thru 17 years old) in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts here in the United States alone. They are membersContinue reading “Scouting Tech: Building Your Unit Website with Classic Google Sites”
Cub Scouts: Den Chief
No one can pass through life, any more than he can pass through a bit of country, without leaving tracks behind, and those tracks may often be helpful to those coming after him in finding their way. Lord Robert Baden-Powell At it’s very core, Scouting is a program built around guiding youth to become independentContinue reading “Cub Scouts: Den Chief”
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