Outdoor Code Puzzle

Before the meeting:

1. Prepare the meeting space for Cub Scouts and adult partners to color and cut out the Outdoor Code puzzle in the Tiger handbook.

During the meeting:

1. With help from their adult partner have the Cub Scouts color and then cut out the Outdoor Code puzzle on page 15 in the Tiger handbook.
2. Review the Outdoor code as they are making their puzzle.
3. There are four C’s in the outdoor code, review each one.
4. Clean – Be Clean in my outdoor manners. Ask Cub Scouts and adult partners how they can be clean in their outdoor manners. Then share the following:
   • Treat the outdoors as a heritage.
   • Take care of it for myself and others.
   • Keep trash and garbage out of lakes, streams, fields, woods, and roadways.
5. Careful – Be Careful with fire. Ask Cub Scouts and adult partners how they can be careful with fire when in the outdoors. Then share the following:
   • Prevent wildfires.
   • Build fires only when and where they are permitted and appropriate.
   • When finished using a fire, make sure it is cold out.
   • Leave a clean fire ring or remove all evidence of my fire.
6. Considerate – Be considerate in the outdoors. Ask Cub Scouts and adult partners how they can be considerate in the outdoors. Then share the following:
   • Treat the land and other land users with respect.
   • Follow the principles of outdoor ethics for all outdoor activities.
7. Conservation – Be conservation-minded. Ask Cub Scouts and adult partners what it means to be conservation minded. Then share the following:
   • Learn about and practice good conservation of soil, waters, forests, minerals, grasslands, wildlife, and energy.
   • Urge others to do the same.