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Cub Scouts have a lot of fun doing a lot of interesting things! There are games to play, codes and skills to learn, places to see and new friends to meet.
Cub Scouts all help each other, and try to help other people too.
Each week you'll get together with other boys and girls your age and be led into adventure! You'll wear your own Cub Scout uniform to show you're one of us. And you'll be able to collect special badges to put on your uniform to show your achievements.
Fun Out and About
Cub Scouts get to see a lot and do a lot. We spend weekends away together camping, fishing and exploring. We go to sports meetings, visit factories, go to the zoo, the museum, or the fire department headquarters. We learn bushcraft, and we learn how to fly model aeroplanes, and lots of other activities.
Fun in a Pack
You'll find there are boys and girls in your Cub Scout Pack just like you. They all might have different interests and be good at different things, but they all want to enjoy themselves and have fun. Like you, they'll be learning new things each week and discovering how great it is to be a Cub Scout.
Fun from the Start
At your first Pack meeting you may feel a bit shy to begin with but it won't take long to get to know everyone.
You'll learn the Scout Salute, the Handshake, the Motto, the Grand Howl, Pack Calls, the Cub Scout Law and the Cub Scout Promise. The leaders will help you. You'll soon be making friends with the other Cub Scouts and having a terrific time!
Fun in a Six
Your Pack will be divided into 'Sixes', so named because each 'Six' will have 6 people in it. The first badge you'll put on your uniform is the colour patch of your Six.
Fun with your Sixer
One of the boys or girls in your group will be your 'Sixer' (a bit like the Captain of your school sports team). You'll know your Sixer by the two yellow stripes worn on their left pocket.
The Sixer often has a 'Second' as a helper (a bit like a Vice-Captain) who wears one yellow stripe. You too could eventually wear these stripes one day and become a Sixer or a Second of your Pack.
Fun earning Badges
Cub Scouts can earn achievement badges by doing things that interest them and by learning new skills like cycling, electronics, sports, cookery, boating, writing and more.
There are also special Boomerang Badges earned by doing things like tying knots, first aid, hiking in the bush and building models. There are three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold Boomerang Badges.
The programs in Cub Scouts provides opportunities for young people to develop and grow as individuals and as members of a team. Cub Scouts activities include:
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Short Camping Trips
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Sporting and other activities such as Air Activities, Water Activities etc.
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Organising Games
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Playing Team Games
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Going on Outings and Nature Trails
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Water Safety
Cub Scout Activities are planned to cover a broad range of interests and topics to trigger the imagination and curiosity, and to meet their developmental needs.
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