Cub Scouting

Geared for boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grades — or ages 5 to 10 — Cub Scout activities teach positive citizenship lessons and help establish young boys’ sense of belonging. These Cub Scout activities include learning the Cub Scout Promise, the Law of the Pack, and the Cub Scout sign, handshake, and motto — in addition to engaging indoor and outdoor learning adventures.

Cub Scout Leadership

When It's Time to Settle Down

By Scouting magazine

Cub Scout den and pack leaders chip in with their thoughts on how to get young boys to get serious.

Cub Scout Leadership

Up, Down, Move All Around

By Scouting magazine

A recharged Roundtable Themes Conference hot-wires leader enthusiasm with silly skits and serious intentions to make Cub Scout meetings more fun.

Cub Scout Leader Training

There's Always Something New To Learn

By Scouting magazine

Adults who complete Scouting’s volunteer training courses have more confidence in their leadership roles and stay in the program longer.

Cub Scout Leadership

Boxes, Books, People…

By Scouting magazine

Help is all around when Cub Scout den leaders want to prepare the ultimate den meeting.

Cub Scout Leadership

How to make better use of Den Chiefs

By Scouting magazine

Because den chiefs play such an important role in supporting den leaders and encouraging Cub Scouts to cross over into Boy Scouting, Scouter J.W. wants suggestions on how pack and troop leaders can recruit and retain quality Boy Scouts for this position.

Cub Scout Leadership

How They Do It: Successful Cub Scout Recruiting

By Scouting magazine

New Cub Scouts get ‘Official Pinewood Derby Licenses’ in the Last Frontier Council. Using innovative recruiting ideas and concepts, the council welcomed 3,562 new Cub Scouts after its 2004 campaign.

Cub Scouting

Graduating Tiger Cubs into Cub Scouting

By Scouting magazine

Committee Chairman E.R. is concerned that many of his pack’s Tiger Cubs and parents drop out of Cub Scouting. How, he asks, can leaders inspire the boys and parents to stay in Cub Scouting?