Tiger Cubs

The Tiger Cub program is an introduction for boys and their parents into the world of Cub Scouting. Tiger Cubs are for those boys who are in the   first grade. Similar to Cub Scouts, they wear a uniform, meet in Dens and have a Den Leader. The program is based on shared leadership by including an adult partner (parent or guardian) for each Scout in the activities. Each month or activity, the Den Leader will work with a Tiger/Partner team to plan the meeting based on one of the requirements of the Tiger Cub Badge or electives.

The Tiger Cub Motto is Search, Discover, Share. This is an integrated part of all the activities the Tigers are involved in. The requirements for the Tiger Cub Badge are based on giving a Scout the opportunity to Search the world around them, share their experiences and discover new skills. 

The requirements for the Tiger Cub Badge are based on completing each of three parts of five distinct themes. Each of the five themes includes a family activity, a Den activity and a Go See It activity

Making My Family Special

The people who live with use are called our family. Most of us also have family members who live in other places. Every family is different and every family is special. These activities will help you to learn more about your family. 

Where I Live

Some people live in big cities. Some live in small cities or towns. The nearest neighbors of some people live miles away on a farm; and some, in an apartment right next door. Wherever you live the buildings and homes around you and the people who live, work and play near you are called your community.

It is important to learn about your community. Communities are stronger when the people who live in them take care of them and are good neighbors to each other. As you learn more about your community, you will be more proud of it and become a better citizen.

Keeping Myself Healthy and Safe

Staying healthy and safe includes many things. To be as healthy as we can be, it is important to eat good foods, get plenty of sleep and exercise to keep our bodies strong. We also need to keep our bodies clean and brush our teeth regularly. To be safe, it is important to understand what to do in case of emergencies and to follow the rules we are taught about how to act when we feel uncomfortable with someone.

How I Tell It

When we talk with people, we communicate information to them about something we want them to know. We also communicate when we write, draw, sing, dance, or show pictures. We can communicate using our bodies or faces too, such as when we smile or frown. When you raise your hand in school, you are communicating to your teacher that you want to talk. The number of beads on you Tiger Cub belt totem communicates to people how many Tiger Cub achievement parts you have completed. People also communicate with telephones and computers and through television, radio, newspapers, magazines and books.. 

Let's Go Outdoors

There is so much to do and learn outdoors! You can have fun exploring nature and looking at trees, flowers and animals. You can walk, run, play games and ride a bike. It is even fun to just sit outside and pay attention to all the things going on around you.

One of the first things for the Tiger Cubs to do is to earn their Tiger Cub Belt Totem. They will earn this at a special pack meeting when they learn and can recite/show:

• The Tiger Cub Motto - Search, Discover, Share

• The Cub Scout Sign

• The  Cub Scout Salute

The totem is worn on the right pocket.  For each Tiger Cub Badge requirement they will receive a colored bead for their totem. This allows the Tigers to track their progress on their way to the Badge.

• White Beads - 1 white bead for each Family Activity requirement they complete.

• Orange Beads - 1 orange bead for each Den Activity requirement they complete.

• Black Beads - 1 black bead for each Go See It Activity requirement they complete.

Once they've earned the Tiger Cub Badge, they can earn yellow Tiger Track beads for their totem. For every 10 electives they complete they earn 1 Tiger Track bead. There are 50 electives to choose from in the Tiger Cub Scout Handbook ranging from indoor craft projects to outdoor adventures. Elective can be done by the Tiger and their adult partner at home or as a Den activity.

EARN ELECTIVES
Each ten completed earns a gold bead for totem.
Electives may be repeated.

1. Think of a time when your family celebrated something, and tell the den about it and how it made your feel.
2. Make a decoration with your family or your den. Display it or give it to someone as a gift.
3. With your family, play a card or board game, or put a jigsaw puzzle together.
4. Make a frame for a family picture.
5. Make a family mobile.
6. Along with your adult partner, teach a song to your family or to your den and sing it together.
7. Make a musical instrument and play it with others. The others can sing or have instruments of their own.
8. Invite a religious leader from your place of worship to your home or to your den meeting.
9. Help a new boy or girl get to know other people.
10. Along with your adult partner, help an elderly or shut-in person with a chore.
11. Help collect food, clothing or toys for needy families with your den or pack.
12. Make at least two cards or decorations and take them to a hospital or long-term care facility.
13. Using US pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters, choose the correct coins to make the following amounts.
14. Together with your adult partner, read a short story or a magazine article.
15. Mix the primary colors to make orange, green and purple.
16. With your den, show or tell about something you like to collect, OR tell your den about a favorite hobby or activity.
17. Make a model.
18. Sew a button onto fabric.
19. Learn a magic trick and show it to your family or den.
20. With your den, make up a PSA kit to tell people about Tiger Cubs.
21. Make a puppet.
22. With your family or with your den, have a picnic -- indoors or outdoors.
23. Find out what kind of milk your family drinks and why.
24. Help the adult who is preparing the family meal to set the table and clean up afterwards.
25. Make a snack and share it with your family or den.
26. With a toy phone, or a disconnected phone, practice making phone calls and answering the telephone.
27. Talk to your adult partner about what to do if these things happened:
    *The adult who is caring for you becomes ill.
    *You are alone with someone who makes you feel uncomfortable.
28. With your adult partner, check the batteries in the smoke detector in your home or another building.
29. Talk with your adult partner about when you should use sunscreen. Find out whether you have any in your home and where it is kept. With your adult partner, look at a container of sunscreen and find out whether it still protects you when you are wet. Also find out how long you are protected before you have to put on more. Look for the expiration date and make sure the sunscreen is not too old.
30. Plant a seed, pit, or greens from something you have eaten.
31. Learn about an animal.
32. Make a bird feeder and then hang it outdoors.
33. With your den or family, play Cleanup Treasure Hunt.
34. With your adult partner, think of a way to conserve water or electricity and do it for one week.
35. Play a game outdoors with your family or den.
36. With your family or your den, go see a play or musical performance in your community.
37. Take a bike ride with your adult partner.
38. Visit a bike repair shop.
39. Visit the place where your adult partner or another adult works.
40. Together with an adult partner, go swimming or take part in an activity on water.
41. Visit a train station, bus station, airport or boat dock.
42. Visit a zoo or aquarium.
43. Visit a veterinarian or animal groomer.
44. Visit a dairy, a milk-processing plant, or a cheese factory.
45. Visit a bakery.
46. Visit a dentist or dental hygienist.
47. Learn about what you can recycle in your community and how you can recycle at home. Learn about things that need to be recycled in special ways, such as paint and batteries.
48. Take a ride on public transportation, such as a bus or train.
49. Visit a government office such as the mayor's office, the state capitol building, or a courthouse.
50. Visit a bank.