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.

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

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Bear Badge Overview (Video)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.