Cub Scouts - Bryan on Scouting

Baltimore Scout brilliantly compares his Scouting journey to building a campfire

August 9, 2018 3

Luke S. was a Webelos Scout when he tried to build his first campfire. That process, frustrating but ultimately successful, sparked within Luke a Scouting spirit that still burns today.

These calendars, notebooks and poster-size charts will help you plan your Scouting year

August 3, 2018 18

These program-planning materials, brought to you by Boys’ Life magazine, help make your unit’s year a successful one. Order now and get to work making 2018-2019 the best Scouting year yet.

Cub Scout pack sings ‘around the world’

July 31, 2018 0

A Tiger Scout in an Arizona pack became a ‘messenger of peace’ when he and his dad organized a Skype call from a home in India for girls in need.

Eggscellent! This Cub Scout donated all of his savings to Friends of Scouting

July 23, 2018 4

When 9-year-old Sloan Summerall started a small business selling eggs, his goal was pretty simple. He wanted to save for a Nintendo Switch. But along the way, Sloan had a change of heart.

It’s good horse sense to review guidelines before yelling ‘Giddy-up!’

July 17, 2018 4

Before you saddle up, it’s important to know what you and your Scouts should be doing on horseback.

This Cub Scout showed what doing your ‘duty to country’ looks like

July 12, 2018 11

“Duty to country” is a big part of the Scout Oath. On the weekend before Memorial Day, a Cub Scout from Texas put those words into action.

Leaders invent homemade inflatable gaga ball pit

June 27, 2018 57

Can you make your own gaga ball pit? Absolutely. With half a roll of duct tape and a dozen pool rafts, this group of leaders in South Carolina built a pit for this unofficial sport of Scouting.

Detroit Fishing Day a model for how to get young people hooked on Scouting

June 22, 2018 5

On June 30, families are invited to Detroit Fishing Day, a free event sure to get boys and girls hooked on fishing — and Scouting.

As BSA welcomes families into Scouting, councils add a Family Scouting Director

June 8, 2018 27

As the BSA welcomes all members of the family into Scouting, at least two councils are preparing for the influx by adding a newly created position: Family Scouting Director.

With one of their own hospitalized, pack brings the bridging ceremony to him

June 6, 2018 2

When Chris L. was hospitalized with pneumonia last week, his packmates were there for him — standing right outside his hospital window with signs and the Pack 246 banner.