How to Cub Scout Every Day

When someone looks at the list of Cub Scout rank requirements, it's easy to get overwhelmed and think that your son will never be able to do them.

But it's not as hard as you think!  Your son is probably completing a Cub Scout requirement every day at home or at school, and you don't even realize it.

That's why I'm a big advocate of reading through your son's requirements from time to time.  If you're waiting in line or for an appointment, just skim through them.

To give you some examples, here are a few things that my boys have done:

Activity	Location	Requirement
They played recreation league sports such as basketball and soccer	Local Sporting Venues	Sports Belt Loops & Webelos Sportsman
They listened to four different types of music	Music Class at School	Music Belt Loop
They identified the three primary colors and the three secondary colors that can be made by mixing them	Art Class at School	Art Belt Loop
They explained how clouds are made and described the different kinds of clouds	Science Class at School	Weather Belt Loop
They cut a pizza into halves then quarters then eights which is a home activity using math	Home	Math Belt Loop
They write thank you notes for gifts. They don't really like it, but it's a Mom rule! 🙂	Home	Good Manners Belt Loop
They learned to play a new video game (or 4!) that we approved	Home	Video Games Belt Loop
They've bowled and roller skated	Local facilities	Bowling and Roller Skating Belt Loops
They gave examples of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks	Science Class at School	Geology Pin
They made a 3-D model including five different landforms, such as mountains, valleys, lakes, rivers, plateaus, and plains.	Social Studies Class at School	Geography Pin
They drew and labeled a compass rose	Social Studies Class at School	Map & Compass Pin
They have to do chores every day. Oh, how I love it when someone else empties the dishwasher!	Home	Tiger Rank Requirement
They read for school every night	Home	Tiger Elective
They've played board games	Home	Tiger Elective
They've used a hammer	Home	Wolf Rank Requirement
They have helped fix a meal for our family	Home	Wolf Rank Requirement
They got their own library cards	Public Library	Wolf Elective
As a family, we have taken day trips and gone out in the evening	Various Locations	Bear Rank Requirement
They've watched TV shows with us	Home	Bear Rank Requirement
They learned emergency phone numbers, and they're posted on the bulletin board	Home	Bear Rank Requirement
We've baked cookies together. And we've eaten those cookies together!	Home	Bear Rank Requirement
They took part in a council-sponsored money-earning program by selling popcorn! My youngest was a little selling machine last fall.	Our Community	Bear Elective
They've had good attendance, behavior and grades at school	School	Webelos Scholar Activity Badge
During music class, they've drawn a staff with a clef, sharp, flat, natural, note and rest. They've explained what those mean.	School	Webelos Showman Activity Badge
They've taken several family trips by car and a couple by plane	Various Locations	Webelos Traveler Activity Badge
They've washed my car 🙂	Home	Webelos Handyman Activity Badge

I hope this spurs your imagination of ways you can incorporate Cub Scouts into your every day life!

Yours in Scouting,
Sherry

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