Montly Theme Cub Scout Express Down on the Farm Indian Nations Celebrations Around the World Cub Scout Car Show Chinese New Year Litter to Glitter Abracadabra Leaf it to Cubs
September October November December January February March April May
Tiger Den   Gathering Activity Door Prize Run-Ons Opening & Closing Ceremonies   Set up and Clean Up Door Prize Run-Ons & Set Up
Wolf Den  Run-Ons Door Prize Run-Ons Opening & Closing Ceremonies Set up and Clean Up   Gathering Activity Run-Ons & Set Up Opening & Closing Ceremonies and Game or Contest
Bear Den Gathering Activity Run-Ons Opening & Closing Ceremonies Set up and Clean Up Gathering Activity   Door Prize Opening & Closing Ceremonies and Gathering Activity Set up and Clean Up
Sharks Set up and Clean Up Opening & Closing Ceremonies Set up and Clean Up Gathering Activity Door Prize   Run-Ons    
Rams Opening & Closing Ceremonies Set up and Clean Up Gathering Activity Door Prize Run-Ons   Opening & Closing Ceremonies    
   
Meeting Agenda Opening Ceremonies Cub Master Reviews Meeting Agenda with Pack Review of Last Month's Pack Activities By Cub Master Entertainment / Skit, Song Door Prizes Awards and Recognition Announcements Door Prize Closing Ceremonies
Skit & Set up / Clean Up Responsible for early arrival and setting up the table and chairs for the meeting and performing a skit.
Gathering Activity Responsible for conducting a game or a contest which involves the entire pack.  Should attempt to tie the event back into the theme of the meeting.  ( Time alotted  ~  15 minutes set up to completion )
Door Prize Responsible for bringing door prizes to the pack meeting.
Run-Ons Responsible for putting together some sort of entertainment with or without audience involement.  Should try to tie back to theme of the meeting.  ( Time alotted  ~  15 minutes set up to completion )
Opening & Closing Ceremonies Responsible for presenting the colors and retiring the colors as well as assiting the Cubmaster with Award presentations when needed.
Combined Assignments Responsible for multiple assignments.
September Cub Scout Express Communicator, Citizen Fishing October Down on the Farm Showman, Citizen Athletics
All Aboard the Cub Scout Express. Invite a buddy to join you in your journey through Cub Scouts, riding the rails to adventure. Activities can include a trip to a train or rail museum, visit a local train station or invite a model railroader to your pack meeting. Look up the history of trains at the library or on the Internet. Read about the different train cars and engines that are used by railroads. Use a large cardboard facade of a train for an induction ceremony for new families or presentation of awards. Play train relay games with your den or pack. It's harvest time in farming country. Cub Scouts learn about growing crops this month while they explore the life of a hard-working farmer. Dens might visit a farm, local dairy, or petting zoo to learn first-hand about farm animals. Boys can build a miniature greenhouse to start their own vegetables for planting in the family garden or patio pots. Dens could take a field trip to a pumpkin patch and pick their own pumpkin for the pumpkin decorating contest at the pack meeting harvest fair. Fair activities might include contest booths, a rubber-glove cow for milking, and a good old fashioned hayride.
November Indian Nations Craftsman, Scientist Science December Celebrations Around the World Craftsman, Scientist Cooking
Do you know who lived where you live 500 years ago? Dens will learn about the American Indian tribe currently living in their part of the country or the tribes that previously lived in their area. You are encouraged to invite a local tribe to help learn how Native Americans show their respect for Mother Earth and how "we are all related." The boys will learn about the harvesting and preparation of native foods and discover how good these foods taste. Develop an understanding of the importance of traditional oral history as a way of teaching lessons and recording history. December is marked by days of celebration and observance for many cultures and faiths around the world. Christmas, Chanukah, Ramadan, Rohatsu, Yule and Kwanzaa all occur this month. Find out how the celebrations in another country are similar and different than those in the USA. Compare your own family's customs and traditions with others in your community. Invite an adult from another nation to come to your pack meeting to tell how their family celebrates. Why not start a new tradition of service in your pack as a way to honor the holidays this month?
Communicating belt loop and pin. Work on the Heritages belt loop and pin.
January, 2008 Cub Scout Car Show Fitness, Readyman Wilderness Survival February, 2008 Chinese New Year Scholar, Engineer Communications
Cars have fascinated every generation since their invention in 1769. They've been featured in many movies and on television. Discover the different kinds of cars and trucks such as limousines, taxis, van's, pickups, SUV's and racecars. Learn how these vehicles are built, repaired, modified and sold. Visit a car dealership, auto mechanic or auto parts dealer. Boys can build car or truck models or create a model of a showroom or a garage with miniature die cast cars. Participate in a slot car race or pinewood derby race with your den or pack. Happy Chinese New Year! Or more appropriately, Gung Hay Fat Choy! (The traditional Chinese New Year greeting). This month we welcome the year 4705. Let's celebrate and welcome the New Year with dragon dances, paper lanterns, fortune cookies and oranges for abundant joy. Decorate your blue and gold banquet with banners inscribed with Chinese characters for luck and lots of red, the symbol of a bright and sunny future.
Why not earn the Language and Culture belt loop and pin as we learn about and enjoy the culture of China.
March, 2008 Litter to Glitter Athlete, Engineer Pioneering April, 2008 Abracadabra Sportsman, Family Member Environment
This month Cub Scouts will turn recycled items into treasure and learn about conservation at the same time. Using items that would normally go in the trash or recycling bin, build artistic masterpieces of your own design. It's amazing what some recycled bottles and paper can do when combined with glue and a little imagination. Have a gallery opening at your pack meeting with all your art displayed. Don't forget the Art belt loop and pin.
Cub Scouts love to amaze and be amazed! Boys discover secrets of the magician's art this month as they demonstrate magical illusions and learn new tricks with cards, coins and other everyday objects. The Cub Scout Magic Book is a great resource for age-appropriate tricks and puzzles. Visit a magic shop or have a magician come to your den or pack meeting to teach the boys a few tricks of the trade. Prepare to watch in wonder at the pack meeting as your Cub Scouts entertain their audience with skits, stunts and sparklers that they have practiced at den meetings. The Cubmaster uses the magic of ceremonies to pull awards from his hat at the mystifying pack meeting magic show. This would be a good month to hold your pack space derby.
Don't forget the Art belt loop and pin.
May, 2008 Leaf it to Cubs Outdoorsman, Handyman Orienteering
Cub Scouts will learn about the wonders of nature's gift to us, a tree! Learn to identify poison oak, poison ivy and various trees by their shape and leaf design. Try leaf rubbing, leaf prints, making a leaf collage, preserving leaves with wax paper or making a leaf collection from fallen leaves. Make a leaf boat and race it at a den or pack meeting. Participate in a tree planting or your local Arbor Day activities. Either adopt a tree or plant one and watch it grow. Research how trees are used to help us in our daily lives. Field trips can be to a lumberyard, nature center, forest preserve or local park
Earn the Collecting belt loop and pin.