Lions and adult partners will take a walk to explore the outdoors. Along the way, they will see and identify things that are natural and things that are man-made.
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Before conducting a craft activity, review the Craft Tips video (2 minutes 34 seconds.)
Before starting this Adventure complete the following:
If there is someone in the den, youth, or adults, who carries an EpiPen due to severe allergies make sure that at least one other adult knows how to administer the EpiPen. To learn more, review this Safety Moment on anaphylaxis. During the Adventure:
Before conducting a craft activity, review the Craft Tips video (2 minutes 34 seconds.)
Identify the Cub Scout Six Essentials. Show what you do with each item.
With your den, pack, or family, take a walk outside spending for at least 20 minutes exploring the outdoors with your Cub Scout Six Essentials. While outside, identify things that you see with your Lion adult partner that are natural and things that are manmade.
Discover what S.A.W. means.
Identify common animals that are found where you live. Separate those animals into domesticated and wild.
Identify the Cub Scout Six Essentials. Show what you do with each item.
Play a game of charades to identify the Cub Scout Six Essentials.
Play Kim’s Game to help Cub Scouts learn about the Cub Scout Six Essentials.
With your den, pack, or family, take a walk outside spending for at least 20 minutes exploring the outdoors with your Cub Scout Six Essentials. While outside, identify things that you see with your Lion adult partner that are natural and things that are manmade.
Choose one of the following:
During the walk stop and change where you are looking by moving your body.
While on a walk, play “I Spy” to identify natural items and things that are man-made.
While on a walk play a scavenger hunt for things that are natural.
Discover what S.A.W. means.
Cub Scouts will blow whistles and demonstrate how to use the whistle if they get lost.
Play a version of hide and seek where the idea is to be found.
Complete a maze that helps teach the S.A.W. method.
Identify common animals that are found where you live. Separate those animals into domesticated and wild.
Using craft supplies make a domesticated animal and a wild animal.
Travel to an animal rescue that has both wild and domestic animals.
Matching activity for wild and domesticated animals.
