December 2023: Please note that the Cub program will be changing as of June 1, 2024. Some of these items may be able to still be used, but they will not follow the program exactly. Perhaps they can be a spring board for those who are planning their Cub years.
One of the hardest things about being a den leader is making the plans for your Scouts. We stepped up because we want our Cubs to have a quality program. If you’ve read the official Cub Scout den leader guide, then maybe like me, you’ve wondered who are these super leaders who can keep the attention span of Cubs for multiple hours at a time, because there is no way that all of those activites are done in just one hour a week.
So, since I couldn’t find a great resource that fit my needs, I made my own. Feel free to borrow what you need for your program. I’m ambitious and like to set high expectations so the Cubs have the opportunity to earn every belt loop in their handbooks. It doesn’t mean that they will, but I’m giving them the chance to do so.
Regardless of what you do, have fun, and best of luck to you!
**Update August 2022:
Please note that as of May 31, 2022, 19 Cub adventures have been retired. You will need to remove these and replace with other activities or pack outings. I would recommend looking at including the age-appropriate religious emblem program that fits your unit if parents agree.
The retired adventures are:
Tiger
Family Stories
Earning Your Stripes
Tiger Tales
Tiger Theater
Wolf
Collections and Hobbies
Grow Something
Hometown Heroes
Motor Away
Bear
Beat of the Drum
World of Sound
Make It Move
Robotics
Webelos/Arrow of Light
Looking Back Looking Forward
Maestro
Project Family
Build My Hero
Adventures in Science
Fix It
Movie Making
Lion Year Plan
This incorporates all belt loops available as listed in Leader and Parent Guide but stretched out for weekly meetings throughout the school year. Click here for my Lion year plan.
Tiger Year Plan
This incorporates all belt loops available as listed in the December 2016 modified requirements. Click here for my Tiger year plan.
Wolf Year Plan
This incorporates all belt loops available as listed in the December 2016 modified requirements. Click here for my Wolf year plan.
Bear Year Plan
This incorporates all belt loops available as listed in the December 2016 modified requirements. Click here for my Bear year plan.
Webelos through Arrow of Light (AOL) Plan
This plan starts with day one of Webelos, utilizing the Summer Jump Start Guide, and goes all the way through AOL requirements. Click here for the full plan.
Webelos/Arrow of Light Summer Jump Start Guide
NOVA Program
This program works as a three-year program, earning four awards the first year, three awards plus Supernova the second year, two awards plus second Supernova the third. Click here for my three yearly plans.