Tiger Den (1st)

What we have been up to:

Lets Camp Tiger

The Pack summer camp was a lot of fun! We worked on a few different adventures, launched rockets, roasted marshmallows and helped our parents set up tents. There was a lot of hiking, a lot of very tired parents and a lot of flashlight tag!

Floats and Boats

While at Richard Bong State Recreation Area we checked out the beach to learn all about floating and sinking. We found so many natural things around the beach and in the field that float and a few that sink too! We talked about why they sink and why they float and then we talked about how to make the sinking things float!

Working together we found a bunch of sticks and tied them together with grass and then our rocks floated on top! While at the Beach we also checked out all of the different types of boats that were out there, how they move and made sure our life jackets fit us.

Scout Night at Ingleside Water Park

Thank you to the girl scouts for inviting our den to scout night at the water park! We had a great time going down the giant water slides, playing basketball, standing under the waterfall, balancing over the lily pads and being silly in the lazy river! What a great way to kick off Summer.

Let's Camp / Sky is the Limit

The Tiger den and friends got together to review our basic camping skills, including several relay races to pick out what we would pack for a camping trip, how to be safe in the woods. We also got out the telescope and binoculars to check out the moon. Finally, we got ready for our pack camping trip by building our rockets.

Fire Safety and Building

Thank you so much Troop 13G for teaching us about fire safety and teaching us to use flint and steel and matches to start our own fires. We learned some neat tricks to start fires in all kinds of weather and how to properly build fires for several different uses. We even learned how to put out fires properly.

Rainy Hike

Tigers put on boots, hats and coats, gathered their six essentials and learned that just because its a little cool and wet out we can still have a nice time. The park was almost empty and we saw a lot of animals and many fallen trees. We talked about 'Leave no trace', staying on the trail, making smart decisions about puddles and choosing dry socks and boots over big splashes (at least until the end).

Advancement Ceremony

Congratulations to our newest Tiger Cubs! We are so proud of all of you and are looking forward to a fun summer and 1st Grade Year. We have events and meetings planned throughout the summer so please join us for anything that you can.

On a Roll

Lion Den finished out our Lion scouting year with a fun day of bicycle safety and riding! Everyone worked together to help each other learn how to be safe and how to ride bikes. Some of us were new to riding without training wheels and some of us were still just getting going, but we all rode together and we all had fun!

Let's Camp Lions

The Lion scouts got ready for the River Rats camping trip tonight, learning how to tie square knots, set up a tent, work with a buddy, be safe around fires and pack our own bags for camping! We have a lot of upcoming camping trips and the scouts are very excited and now very prepared!

On Your Mark

The Lion den welcomed a new friend today and spent the entire den meeting creating and running obstacle courses on all of the playgrounds. We tried parts of the playground that were scary and did our best! It was so much fun that everyone was sad to leave.

Earth Day Park Clean-up

The kindergarten Lion den had a great showing in this year's city-wide park clean up to celebrate Earth Day! We collected almost 50 lbs of trash and even met a few small animals who were very happy to have the trash out of their habitats!

Fishing Day!

The Lion and Tiger dens kicked off Spring with a great day of fishing. All of the kids had fun learning to cast on what turned out to be a beautiful day. It was right at the end, but we even pulled in a fish.

Den Hike by the Fox River

Today we had our first hike as a Den. We walked 2.4 miles along the fox river and through the parks and woods. We even had energy at the end to play at the playground!

Fire Station Tour

Thank you so much to the Tiger den for inviting us along to see the fire station and fire trucks! We all had a great time.

Scouting For Food

We had a great turnout as a den for Scouting For Food this year. These guys walked a total of three miles putting out fliers in the community and had a great time. As a Pack we collected over 800 lbs of food for the local food pantry!

I'll Do It Myself

Today we learned about all of the things we can do all by ourselves now that we are big kids. We decorated our new cub scout bags and now we can carry our handbook and other scout items ourselves! We also learned about all of the things we can do to get ready for our day in the morning and get ready for bed at night and made ourselves a checklist to follow every day! We got some of our energy out by having shoe races where we practiced taking our own shoes on and off. Some of our scouts even showed us how to tie our shoes.

We will be having a bike riding den meeting once the weather is better so we also learned about the rules that will keep us safe when we are on our bikes!

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