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Tiger – 1st Grade
Tigers in the Wild
Outdoors
Required
Requirement 1

Is It a Cub Scout Essential?

Tiger – 1st Grade
Tigers in the Wild
Outdoors
Required
Requirement 1

Is It a Cub Scout Essential?

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts pick out the Cub Scout six essentials from mix of outdoor equipment.

Indoor
2
5
3
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  • Tiger handbook for each Cub Scout
  • Crayons – enough to share
  • Cub Scout Six Essentials (Recommend using small – youth-sized items)
    • Filled Water Bottle
    • Small first aid kit
    • Whistle
    • Flashlight
    • Sun Protection
    • Trail Mix
  • Other Outdoor Equipment (Recommend using small – youth-sized items. Make the items obvious that they are not part of the Cub Scout six essentials.) Suggestions, keep to four items:
    • Umbrella
    • Book
    • Hammer
    • Phone
    • Large bath towel

Before the meeting:

  1. Watch the four-minute video on the Cub Scout Six Essentials.
  2. Take notes on the Cub Scout Six Essentials so you can explain the items to the den.
  3. Gather Cub Scout Six essentials and four other items.
  4. Place the Cub Scout Six Essentials and the four other items on a bath towel.
  5. Prepare a place for Cub Scouts and adult partners to complete the activity on page 15 of the Tiger handbook.

During the meeting:

  1. Ask the Cub Scouts and adult partners what items on the towel they think are important to have with you every time you do an outdoor activity.
  2. Once everyone has had a chance to share pick up each of the Cub Scout Six Essentials one at a time and tell the den why that item is important place the Cub Scout Six Essentials together and remove the other items from the towel.
  3. Have Cub Scouts, with help from their adult partners complete the activity on page 15 of the Tiger handbook.

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Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
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national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
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