I can hardly believe that the week is ending.  In some ways, I feel like I’ve only covered the tip of the ice burg when it comes to Scouting.    I shared over a year ago about how easily you can work the earning of merit badges into a homeschool day.  There are so many [Read On]

The last 2 years of Cub Scouting have the boys working more on specific areas that will help ‘prepare’ them for the world of Boy Scouting.  If you are lucky, the den might even go on some more rustic camping trips or even join a Boy Scout group on a campout as they begin to [Read On]

While Pinewood Derby might be a much anticipated event during the school year, Summer Camp tends to be the pinnacle for many a Scout.   We’ve lived in locations where Cub Scouts only had a day camp option, areas where the younger Cub Scouts did day camp and the Webelos could camp overnight with a [Read On]

For many, the mention of Cub Scouts brings to mind images of Pinewood Derby cars.  There’s even a cute movie (Down and Derby) that is completely focused on the Pinewood Derby for its storyline. Every boy starts with the same basic kit, molding it into the car they envision. Our boys have not been motivated [Read On]

Welcome to Day 1 of this awesome blog ‘hop’.   With 3 boys who are at different levels of Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, I have way more than 5 topics I could blog about here.    A year ago, I shared briefly about using Cub Scouting in our homeschool endeavors.  We still do incorporate as [Read On]