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This is the one I used when I made mine for my Webs Cross over. I used Rayon floss for them so they were a bit shiny and I used the arrow kit from the Scout Store.

I'm a Cubmaster for a pack and I've had some good luck with the beascout website. My biggest complaint is if I have to play phone tag (it happens, everyone has a life), they don't leave a message just their phone number on the caller ID. Please, talk to my machine! It's a nice one. I need the reminder about your name is from my Cub Scout Pack and not my troop or district committee. At least until I get you firm in my mind. (What state are you in, if I can ask?) Diana Cubmaster Pack 32 Benton, AR

I would do them again if we had new Webelos at the start of the school year. If all of the Scouts in that den went to summer camp then maybe not. But I would be sure to let him and his parents know he won't earn AoL without those. I always repeat the major stuff in den meetings after summer. It won't hurt the other boys to go over it again and they can "help" teach it. But we have always gotten new scouts coming into 4th and even 5th grades.

Yeah, I have one that does that the stare thing. Not mine! But one of the Pack. With him, it gets a WHOLE lot worse when he's tired. Not much help. Sorry.

Does he seem "lost" while you are giving instrutions? Could it be he has a learning disability/senory issuses they aren't telling you about? My DS has a problem that looks like ADD/hearing loss so he takes clues to what he should be doing from the other boys sometimes and if you didn't know it, it would sort of look like he was hanging back, doing nothing, or being counter productive. But, The Troop knows about his problems.

Does he seem "lost" while you are giving instrutions? Could it be he has a learning disability/senory issuses they aren't telling you about? My DS has a problem that looks like ADD/hearing loss so he takes clues to what he should be doing from the other boys sometimes and if you didn't know it, it would sort of look like he was hanging back, doing nothing, or being counter productive. But, The Troop knows about his problems.

Oh, I know. It's not about your post count..it's about the job you do. Or is it that "KNOT" LOL (See, I've been here a while!lol)

When does some one become a "senior member"? OK, I'm more posting to see what it says next to my name. lol

Quote: So do the scouts qaulify for the award after completing one of the 4? So if my boy does the Science everywhere he gets the patch, then completes the 1-2-3 portion and gets the pin?? He seems like he's interested in it right now and want him to get started on it so he doesn't lose that fire. Right. The "first" one is the Patch and the other 3 are the pins. "First" being which ever one they pick to start on. My DS just finished the Super Nova award for Webelos! He had to do some research, then write reports on them and pick an experiment, do it with the Mentor, and then write a report about what he learned. My Council does have a STEM Adviser with the Council who will find a Mentor to work with you. He was like a MBC, which isn't a bad thing concerning he Crosses Over in 1 month. Gets them uses to working with someone who isn't Mom, Dad, or their Leader. Diana Cubmaster Pack 32 Benton, AR

Why doesn't the Pack pay the Troops themselves? Collect the dues like always and then at the Cross-Over cut a check for however many boys are going to that troop? Or charge them a pro-rated price. Divide the yearly due by however many months you meet and then add the monthly amount for however long they will be there. Of course, you would need the monthly amount for either way. Diana

True.....and sorry about that. This is a sore subject for me sometimes.

Hum.... my son is a Web 2. I tie his shoes for him a lot. He has a disability that causes weak hand control sometimes. You wouldn't know it by looking at him but sometimes after a long hard day to a park he just doesn't have the ability to tie his shoe well enough for it to stayed tie more than 2 minutes. It's nice to know that instead of thinking of WHY mom is tying the shoe, you jump to the conclusion of "mom is babying him and he needs to get out from in under her wing". FYI: my son has completed 25 miles on his 100 mile hiking patch. Without me. Or his Dad. Just the troop. Don't jump to conclusions or judge what you don't know.

We do the "whole pack together" thing. We've always been small with all the boys from the same school so it worked for families that had more than one kid. A normal meeting is the boys play for a bit. Come in and a different Den does the Opening Flag. I(CM) give any annoucments for the up coming month. Then, I'll ask each Den Leader to tell what they are working on that night (the boys like that 'cus the younger one get a hint of what to look forward to and the older ones like saying how cool it was). If a Den is meeting somewhere eles (ie, Fire Station or Zoo) they just don't come that week and I'll say where they are. We don't do a closing in case some one runs long or if they have a short meeting. I've never had any parent not join because of meeting on the same night or complain about it. In fact since I've become CM, we've grown from 6 boys to 25-30 depending on the week. Diana

That is what I bet is going to happen when this young man moves to a troop! He does it sometimes when we go camp, not wanting to help put up his tent (he sleeps in his own next to his parents), not help cook with the other Webs, not help clean up. I have told him that if he doesn't help/do it he won't get credit for doing it. Luckly I havn't had to not sign off on something yet. And I think the parent relise I mean what I say after an outing a couple of months ago. Diana

I said "WORKING". They don't have them yet . They start 5th grade in September. That is what I thought. He won't put forth the effort to do it unless I push him to. I know he can. His dad was his wolf and bear DL and he would always "do" his project at home as the demo and then not work on it in the den claiming he did it at home. The dad would make everyone prove what they did(if another mom said they named tools at home, the scout would have to bring them to the next meeting and tell HIM the names before signing off)but his chid never did and would get mad when I would ask about it. And yes I know that it was wrong! As soon as I found out about that and several other things, he was removed as a leader. Sometimes I feel that I let my feelings about this family cloud my judgement on what I know is the right way to do things. Because I just don't want to deal with them. I really don't think he will make it in Boy Scouts because he will have to do the work. Diana Cubmaster Pack 32

I love how things I've been thinking about show up being asked by others within days! LOL I'm having this trouble also. My Webelos 2 den is working on getting all twenty pins. One of the boys is special needs but the parents don't admit it. I know he is, I work in his school and know what classes he is in, the same as my DS! I talk to the mom about our boys having alot of the same problems. His leader knows he is because they have told her more. What do you do if they CAN do the skill but just WON'T do it and the parents won't admit there are special needs so you can adjust the requirements? If it matters, the one I'm thinking about it the AQUANAUT number 1:Jump into water over your head. Come to the surface and swim 100 feet, at least half of this using a backstroke. Can he use a lafejacket to do it? Still jump in over his head but with the jacket on. Or if they won't admit there is a need to adjust, tell him he HAS to do it like the others. Diana Cubmaster Pack 32

ok, thanks. I JUST did the same thing in March but on a much smaller scale. I did have the book that my freind gave me so I'm good to go. I just need to talk to the guy who ran it for the past 3 years and get some info for some stuff.

I don't need to go to camp school for it. They told me the reason but I don't remember off the top of my head. It's a one day event that Packs or families can stay over night if they want to. Each pack is in charge of their own camping. But I am the BALOO and OWL in my Pack. I guess "day camp" isn't really even the right name for it but that is what it has always been called. But belive me, if it was something that I needed to go to NCS for they would send me. Our new Key 3 is really on the ball with that type of stuff. I can get a copy of the Camping School book and i'll look in there. Thanks.

No one has steped up to run our major camp in October (it's a "day" camp but families can camp over the weekend if they want to). So, it looks like me and my DH will be running it. Is there a Theme list, like progrma helps, from National? I have an idea and will use that if there isn't one. Thanks, Diana Cubmaster 32 I use to be a Beaver! S18-11-1

AH! I understand now. Sorry, touchy subject with me sometimes. My pack has a lot of special needs kids in it and some of the parent's in my son's class would have no idea about his issues either.

My son doesn't know his address or his phone number. He's in 3rd grade going to 4th grade. He has a learning disablity. Also if he was doing the collecting BL and want to do a disply I would help him. Why...because he is delaid in his fine and gross mtor skills. I would also stand with him and help him give his talk about it...why..again he has speech/lanage delay. Do you REALLY know this kid and why he didn't do these things on his own? Just by looking you would not know my son can;t do these things. I've had parents look at me when I give DS extra help but I just say...he is delaid and go on. Remember....the motto is "Do your best" and if he needs mom and dad to help him do his best we don't judge. Diana Cubmaster Pack 32 Wood Badge S18-11-1

We (Beavers) had the hardest time with the Yells. My group were not big yellers to start with and we were always first so most of the time on the first day we would miss the "cue" to give our yell. So every time we would end up yelling something different. Finial, late Friday night we thougth of a new one. SO....Saturday morning rolls around and we do the Flag and our PL does a solo for the song 'cus NO ONE has ever even heard of it before. We get back to our spot in line and the SPL calls "BEAVERS!" The rest of my group is in their own world and I look down the line to see if they are ready and I yell out in the most teenager/snotty tone: "TALK TO THE TAIL!" I thought the SPL was going to fall down he was laughing so hard. The staff loved it! Needless to say, that became our yell for the rest of WB. That is one of my favorite memories of WB. Diana S8-18-11-1

I just finished my first weekend. My DS still has 1 1/2 or 2 years in Cubs (depending on when he crosses over). I'm glad I'm doing it now. I'm comformable enough with Cubs that I'm not having any trouble coming up with Ticket items and I'm learning alot about how the Patrols work in Boy Scouts that I'm less stressed about helping him pick a Troop. Like some poeple say...You get out of something as much as you put in. I'm looking at becomeing a better leader but also learning more about the next stage of Boy Scouts. Diana Cubmaster Pack 32 S8-18-11-1 I use to be Beaver

We were going to do one last year (I think we still might but no one knows). My Pack was/is going to be making catapults. I found a very easy one on the web. And would end up costing less than a dollar a person to make. Here is the site. It doesn't have how to build it but you can tell just from the picture. It's the first one. http://www.knightforhire.com/catapult.htm Diana

Thanks! That was what I was leaning toward anyway. We have PowWow in a couple of weeks and I'n doing s class in "Extra Awards". I was shocked when several parents saw DS's Outdoor Activity Award and didn't know what it was.