Tiger Circles Adventure
Adventure Type: Required
Number of Requirements: 3
Typical Time to Complete: 1–2 hours at home, plus meeting follow-up
Parent Involvement: High
Preparation Needed: Low to moderate
Activity Level: Low
Indoor or Outdoor: Either
Special Requirements: Family faith discussion, family gathering or service
Supplies Snapshot: Tiger handbook, crayons, paper, optional scissors
The Tiger Circles Adventure helps Tiger Cub Scouts explore their family’s faith traditions. They learn how holidays, celebrations, and gatherings can show reverence.
Tigers talk with a parent or guardian about important family traditions. They also attend a religious service or another gathering that reflects their family’s beliefs and values.
The adventure also asks Tigers to complete an act of kindness. These activities help them practice respect, compassion, and reverence in everyday life.
Requirements for the Tiger Circles Adventure
Tiger Circles Adventure Requirements
This Adventure may be earned by completing the requirements below OR by completing a Religious Emblem of the Cub Scouts family’s choosing.
- With your parent or legal guardian talk about your family’s faith traditions. Identify three holidays or celebrations that are part of your family’s faith traditions. Draw a picture of your favorite family’s faith tradition holiday or celebration.
- With your family, attend a religious service OR other gathering that shows how your family expresses Family & Reverence.
- Carry out an act of kindness.
Printable requirements for the Tiger Circles Adventure
Check off sheet to keep track of your den’s progress on the Tiger Circles Adventure
Check off sheet to keep track of your den's progress on the Tiger Circles Adventure
Printable checkoff sheet for the Tiger Badge (for den or individual use)
Resources for the Tiger Circles Adventure
Tiger Circles Den Meeting Plan
This Tiger Circles den meeting helps Tigers learn about family traditions, respect, and kindness. Through fun activities, they will explore how different families celebrate special days and show reverence. They will play a matching game with holiday symbols, share their own family traditions, and create drawings of their favorite celebrations. A charades game will teach them different ways to show respect.
Tigers will also color Compliment Cards to spread kindness to family, teachers, or friends. A snack break will help them see how food plays a role in traditions. The meeting ends with a reflection on what they learned and how they can be reverent and kind every day. If the den does not attend a religious service together, a take-home worksheet will help families complete that part of the adventure. This meeting is a great way to help Tigers connect with their own traditions and appreciate others.
More Ways to Complete the Requirements
Requirement 1: Explore Family Faith Traditions
With your parent or legal guardian talk about your family’s faith traditions. Identify three holidays or celebrations that are part of your family’s faith traditions. Draw a picture of your favorite family’s faith tradition holiday or celebration.
Help Tigers talk with a parent or guardian about the holidays and celebrations that matter to their family. Encourage families to explain what makes each tradition special, then let the Tiger choose one to draw.
Easy Option: Ask each Tiger to name three family celebrations and draw a picture of their favorite one during the den meeting. See Tiger Holiday Drawing.
Requirement 2: Experience Family and Reverence
With your family, attend a religious service OR other gathering that shows how your family expresses Family & Reverence.
Families complete this requirement by attending a religious service or another gathering that shows how they practice reverence. Remind families that the experience should connect to their own beliefs, traditions, or values.
Easy Option: Have the Tiger attend a religious service or family faith gathering they already plan to attend.
More options:
- Tiger Religious Celebration: Cub Scouts attend a religious celebration with their family.
- Tiger Religious Service: Attend a religious service with your family.
- Tiger Veterans Day: Attend a Veterans Day event with your den
Requirement 3: Carry Out an Act of Kindness
Carry out an act of kindness.
Let each Tiger choose one simple way to help another person. Keep the activity age-appropriate, safe, and easy to complete with help from a parent or guardian.
Easy Option: Make a kind card for a family member, teacher, neighbor, or friend. See A Note of Kindness.
More resources:
- Tiger Be Kind at Home: Cub Scouts perform an act of kindness at home.
- Tiger Be Kind at School: Cub Scouts show kindness at school by inviting someone who is alone to join them.
Frequently Asked Questions for the Tiger Circles Adventure
What is the Tiger Circles Adventure?
The Tiger Circles Adventure is a program for Tiger Cubs in Cub Scouts. It helps them learn about their family’s faith traditions, show reverence, and do acts of kindness.
What does “reverence” mean in this adventure?
Reverence means showing deep respect for something or someone. In this adventure, it refers to how Scouts respect and honor their own family’s faith traditions and those of others.
Can I complete the Tiger Circles Adventure without attending a religious service?
Yes, you can. Besides attending a religious service, you can also participate in a gathering that shows how your family expresses reverence. This could be a non-religious ceremony or family tradition.
What are some examples of acts of kindness I can do?
Some acts of kindness include helping a neighbor, cleaning up a local area, making cards for people in hospitals, or donating toys. Choose an act that you enjoy and feel good about doing.
Do I have to complete all the requirements listed?
You need to complete all three requirements to earn the Tiger Circles Adventure badge. Alternatively, you can complete a Religious Emblem of your choice if it aligns better with your family’s faith traditions.
What if my family does not have strong faith traditions?
You can explore broader themes of reverence and respect, or you might discuss and explore different cultural traditions that emphasize respect and kindness. Also, see this article for advice.
Can I do an act of kindness with a friend?
Yes, you can certainly carry out an act of kindness with a friend or family member. It’s a great way to share the experience and make it more enjoyable.
Paws on Reverence
The Tiger Circles Adventure is designed for the youngest members of the Cub Scouts, known as Tiger Cubs. It focuses on teaching these young scouts about the importance of reverence through understanding and participating in their family’s faith traditions. This adventure encourages them to explore the values and beliefs that their families hold dear.
To complete this adventure, Tiger Cubs engage in three main activities. First, they discuss their family’s faith traditions with a parent or guardian, identifying key holidays and celebrations. This helps them understand their cultural and religious roots. Next, they attend a religious service or another reverent gathering with their family. This could be a traditional religious ceremony or a non-religious but meaningful family event that demonstrates reverence. Finally, they perform an act of kindness, which reinforces the values of caring and respect for others.
These activities are crafted to help Tiger Cubs appreciate the diversity of faith traditions and learn the significance of respecting and honoring these practices. The adventure not only promotes personal growth but also fosters a sense of community and empathy among the young scouts.
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