About Cub Scouting

Girls and Boys in Kindergarten through 5th grade who want to go camping, play games, make crafts, learn songs, and earn awards – – Cub Scouting is for them!  We play with a purpose, focused on family participation and inclusion, to learn new skills, have fun, and boost youth confidence through team-building and skills-development. 

Cub Scouts Belong to a Pack and a Den

Every Cub Scout is a member of a Den, which is a group of 6-20 girls and boys in the same grade who are lead by trained parent volunteer Den Leaders to play games and learn age-appropriate skills as they work toward earning Adventure loops and Rank badges.  The collection of all Dens – covering all grades Kinder to 5th – make up the Pack, which meets monthly for shared activities, organizes campouts and service projects, and is run by the Pack Committee and the Cubmaster within the training and policy guidelines of the BSA Cub Scouting organization. 

Cub Scouts Do Things and Go Places

Cub Scouting means having fun & learning – – crafts, games, sports, songs, stories, and puzzles, to name a few things. Much of the fun happens right in the Den and Pack. The Pack meets once per month (Mondays), and the Den usually meets 1-2 additional times each month, on dates set by the Den Leader in coordination with Den families.  

Cub Scouts also go camping, have lock-in overnights, participate in service projects, and have other kinds of outdoor adventures. They take part in community events. Cub Scouts do all sorts of exciting stuff! 

Cub Scouts Earn Awards

While you’re having fun, you’ll also be earning badges and awards. You’ll work on projects with your parents or other adults in your family, and all of you will feel good about the things you accomplish. When you have earned a badge, you and an adult member of your family take part in a ceremony. 

The most popular awards for Cub Scouts are the Rank badges. Cub Scouts complete requirements to earn individual ‘Adventure’ loops and pins at each Den meeting, and over the course of the year, earning these Adventures as well as completing additional requirements qualifies them to earn the Rank badge of their grade level: Lion, Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos, and the Arrow of Light Award. The Arrow of Light is the highest award in Cub Scouting, and helps 5th grade Cub Scouts make the transition to the older youth Scouting America (formerly ‘Scouts BSA’) program.

Cub Scouts is a well-rounded extracurricular activity – – cubs learn about art, math, science, engineering, and citizenship. They play individual and team sports such as archery, gymnastics, skating, or soccer. 

Cub Scouting Has a Purpose

There is a reason for everything we do in Cub Scouting. Apart from the fun and excitement, the aim of Cub Scouting is to help young boys and girls grow into good citizens who are strong in character, mind, and body. For more information on the Purposes and Methods of Cub Scouting, visit the Scouting America (formerly Scouts BSA) website.