Scout units always need to be looking to grow. Recruiting is a long, arduous process, and it can be expensive and time consuming. You want to try every way you can to add kids to your unit. You should keep doing all of those things, passing out flyers, doing press releases, school talks, putting up … Read more
Scouting is a fun and rewarding program. But the gear required can be expensive. So, to help you save some time and money, I’ve gone through all 148 Pages of Amazon’s Black Friday deals to find some pretty good Black Friday Scout Deals. I also went to Campmor to find a few more deals there … Read more
On this Thanksgiving, we thought it only proper to thank all the people in Scouting who go above and beyond. None of them are ever thanked enough for the great things they do to help kids develop. Thank You Scout Leaders Thank you: Scout moms, for your love, we’re sure you were sent from above. … Read more
I’m not an artist. I’m not particularly craft – so I’m impressed with just about everyone who is. To that end, I came across some amazing Scout Christmas Ornaments on Amazon this week. The detail is out of this world. Seriously, if you gave me a billion years, I couldn’t imagine to make something this good. I … Read more
“How do I get the parents in my den to help out?” might be the most common question I see from the people I know running Cub Scout packs. It’s also the most important, by far. Packs that are getting enough help tend to run a great program, which in turn helps you keep the scouts … Read more
In the days since the Boy Scouts announced that they were going to allow Cub Scout packs to form dens for girls, a lot of misinformation has been coming out about the Boy Scout program. For example, I came across an article by Claire Cain Miller in the New York Times, Things Boys Could Learn … Read more
Step One: Attitude So, you’re a new Cub Scout leader. Are you ready to have fun? Do you care about providing a great program for the kids in your charge? You can have the worst day at work, but you’ve got to let all of that go before your Cub Scout meeting. Let the excitement … Read more
It’s now October. Can you believe it? The leaves are starting to fall, and there’s a chill in the air (in some places.) The first round of Cub Scout recruiting is over. Perhaps your pack hit that jackpot. Maybe you struggled. In either case, here are some October recruiting tips to help you reach as … Read more
It’s fall again. The kids are back in school and all over America, you’ll find Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts set up in front of grocery stores, hardware shops, and restaurants, selling popcorn. You may also find them going door to door with a wagon full of popcorn behind them. Not only is this a vital … Read more
I think it’s a basic tenet of the universe that everyone loves balloon animals. A few weeks back my wife and I took our two small children to their favorite ice cream shop. They were having a classic car show, with live music and a guy making balloon animals. A nice man on stilts made … Read more