Your time is valuable. More than ever, today’s families strive to find
quality time to spend together. Cub Scouting helps to support your
family by providing ready-made opportunities for you and your child to
do things together.
Cub Scout-age children benefit developmentally from belonging to a group of kids their own age. Through this sense of belonging, kids build self-esteem and learn to get along with others.
As a parent, you want to be assured that the groups that your child joins will teach values consistent with good citizenship, character development, and physical fitness. The Boy Scouts of America has been weaving these lifetime values into fun and educational activities since 1910.
In a society where your child could be taught that winning is everything, Cub Scouting teaches them to “do my best” and to be helpful to others.
The best way to find out what you do best is to do it. Catch a fish. Ride a bike. Set up a tent. Build a Pinewood Derby® car. Shoot a bow and arrow. Learn lifesaving skills like first aid, weather preparedness, and safety. Cub Scouting offers boys and girls the opportunity to see and learn fun, new things that can’t be found anywhere else.
But we know that kids do not join Cub Scouting just to get their character built. Kids join because it is fun. And fun is at the heart of everything Cub Scouts do— from exploring natural habitats to building model cars and robots to trying sports like archery or telling stories around a campfire. Kids in Cub Scouting might be learning great lessons, but they’re far too busy having fun to notice.
The Cub Scout program is designed to complement many other extracurricular activities. Typical time commitment is one Den meeting and one Pack meeting per month. Scouts who participate in organized sports like soccer, baseball, basketball, swimming, gymnastics, etc, or academic-based extracurricular activities like music, art, science etc., can be recognized for these activities through Cub Scout belt loops and pins which are worn on their uniform.
One unique thing about Cub Scouting is that you, as their family, join in on the program with your child, and you will help them along the way. Cub Scouting exists to support your family and help enrich your family time together. Scouts have a different handbook at each grade level, with adventures that are age-appropriate for their developmental level. As your child advances through these books by working on adventures with their fellow scouts and you, they will earn badges and other recognition that they can wear on their uniform.
Kids join Cub Scouts because they want to have fun. "Fun" is Scouting's code word for the satisfaction your child gets from meeting challenges, having
friends, feeling good about themselves, and feeling they is important to other people. While the scouts are having fun and doing things they like to do, they also learn new things, discover and master new skills, gain self-confidence, and develop strong friendships.
