Bear Cub Scout Helps and Documents

Bear is the Cub Scout program for girls and boys in 3rd grade. Bear Cub Scouts go further with their outdoor skills, learn about our country and service, and explore other topics.

Bear Cub Scout Requirements

• Required Adventures
  • Baloo the Builder
  • Bear Claws
  • Bear Necessities
  • Fellowship and Duty to God
  • Fur, Feathers, and Ferns
  • Paws for Action
• Complete one elective (see below)
• Youth Protection Exercises
• Cyber Chip for grades 1-3

Bears may also explore further with more elective adventures. See below.

• Printable Bear Cub Scout requirements (PDF format)
• Download printable checkoff sheet (PDF format)
• Download printable note sheet (PDF format)

Resources for Leaders and Parents

• Bear Adventures Checkoff Sheet
• Welcome New Den Leaders
• BSA Safety
• Questions and Answers from Scouters
• Other Cub Scout Ranks
• Other Cub Scout Awards
• Scout Moms, Dads, and Leaders Facebook group

Ask Scouter Mom a question or share your ideas with others

Bear Badge Overview (Video)

Required Adventures

Baloo the Builder

Bear Cub Scouts make simple wooden projects while doing the Baloo the Builder adventure. They also learn about choosing the appropriate tool and tool safety.

Bear Claws

For the Bear Claws adventure, Bears learn how to use their pocketknives safely and carve a couple of items.

Bear Necessities

For the Bear Necessities adventure, Bears learn some outdoor skills, go camping, do some cooking, and learn a little about the weather.

Fellowship and Duty to God

For the Fellowship and Duty to God adventure, Bears either earn the religious emblem for their faith or explore the practice and history of their beliefs.

Fur, Feathers, and Ferns

Bear Cub Scouts observe wildlife and plants when they work on the Fur, Feathers, and Ferns adventure. They find out about endangered species and gardening.

Paws for Action

For the Paws for Action adventure, Bears learn about history, law enforcement, and conservation.

A Bear Goes Fishing

Bear Cub Scouts will learn all about fishing while doing the A Bear Goes Fishing adventure. They will learn about fish, regulations, and fishing equipment. Then they will spend some time trying to catch a fish.

A World of Sound

Note: BSA is retiring this adventure on May 31, 2022.

Bear Cub Scouts learn about musical instruments from around the world while working on the A World of Sound adventure. They make a mbira, a sistrum, and a rain stick .

Bear Picnic Basket

For the Bear Picnic Basket adventure, Cub Scouts make their own cookbook. They also learn about nutrition and prepare meals in a kitchen and outdoors.

Beat of the Drum

Note: BSA is retiring this adventure on May 31, 2022.

For the Beat of the Drum adventure, Bears learn about native American culture.

Critter Care

The Critter Care adventure is all about pets. Bear Cub Scouts can do the requirement working with their own pet or they can learn about a pet they would like to own. They also get to find out what veterinarians do.

Forensics

For the Bear Forensics adventure, Cub Scouts learn about law enforcement methods which are used to solve crimes.

Bears will learn how to fingerprint. They also explore chromatography, analysis, and other crime-solving techniques. They also visit a police station, which can also be used as a requirement for Paws for Action.

Grin and Bear It

For the Grin and Bear It adventure, Bears play a game and hold a Cub Scout Carnival at a pack meeting.

Make It Move

Note: BSA is retiring this adventure on May 31, 2022.

Bear Cub Scouts learn about forces and movement while working on the Make It Move adventure. The investigate how simple machines like pulleys and levers work.

Marble Madness

For the Marble Madness adventure, Bears learn all about marbles and play a variety of games with them, from ringer to marble mazes.

Roaring Laughter

For the Roaring Laughter adventure, Bears learn about humor and the art of making others laugh. The learn some tongue-tweeters, do some run-ons, create mad-libs, tell jokes and more.

Robotics

Note: BSA is retiring this adventure on May 31, 2022.

For the Bear Robotics adventure, Cub Scouts investigate the many uses of robots and build their own robots.

Salmon Run

For the Salmon Run adventure, Bears learn swimming and boating safety rules and then go have fun in the water.

Super Science

Bear Cub Scouts will learn about static electricity and buoyancy while working on the Super Science adventure. They will also investigate color-morphing and color-layering.