This outdoor walk can be done in any environment, it may be in an urban, suburban, or rural area. It may be a local park or neighborhood. It may be outside of your normal meeting location.
Before the meeting:
- Identify the area where you are going to take the walk. Ensure that the area is safe and identify any hazards to avoid.
- If the location is not your normal meeting place, give the address and directions to the families in your den.
- Remind Cub Scouts and adult partners to bring their Cub Scout Six Essentials with them and to wear appropriate footwear.
- Print a copy of the Outdoor Scavenger Hunt worksheet for each Cub Scout.
During the meeting:
- Check to see if everyone has their Cub Scout Six Essentials.
- Tell everyone the route that will be followed for the walk.
- Share any hazards that may be on the path and how to avoid them.
- Inform the den that during the walk you are going to have a scavenger hunt.
- Pass out the Outdoor Scavenger Hunt worksheet to each Cub Scout and tell them to check off the item on the sheet if they see it on the walk.
- When the walk is over, have Cub Scouts draw in the Lion handbook on page 10 one thing they saw that one natural and one thing that was manmade.
