Cheech

Thanks very much, that is the piece of information that I was trying to find out about. I appreciate the clarification on the den/patrol usage.

I would double check with Home Depot. I know they used to have a kids workshop offered on Sat. mornings that you sign up for in advance. I'm not sure what the age requirements are but all of the scouts are probably eligible. Not certain what they would be making but if they all attended the workshop, you could possibly have them do that instead of a more formal set up with home depot.

Thanks everyone for your help. Just for clarification (I know sometimes communication is difficult via email), some troops allow their Webelo's (We Be Loyal Scouts) to adopt a patrol name and start acting more like a patrol in preparation for boy scouts, this was done for my son's group, this is why I refer to his "den" as a patrol. My son will be eligible for the Arrow of Light award as well as completing all 20 activities by January, 2014 (sorry for not clarifying the year). The other three Webelo 2's in his group (small group) may or may not be eligible for the Arrow of Light and in addition they wish to stay until April 2014 when we traditionally have the bridging ceremony. My son will be turning 11 in February of 2014. He will be able to complete all twenty tasks plus the arrow of light (and yes, he has or is close to completing them all, they are not "fudged"). I understand that this is a difficult task, however, he has a brother who is one year older, so when his brother was a Webelo 2 and the son I am referring to was a Webelo 1 he was able to go to both his brother's meetings as well as his own and worked "doubly hard for almost one full year. Since I am aware that earning 20 activities was a difficult task and he was tracking to complete them early, I had him document all his work with pictures and video, so there is no question regarding how hard he worked. The reason why he would like to move up early is 1. Other than completing the God and Me or more belt loops/pins he has done all of the work. 2. He attended his own plus his brother's group for 3 years and he developed a relationship with his brother's leader and scout members. 2. Since his group is so small (4 scouts including him), it has been difficult for him to develop the group/family atmosphere that you would hope for, particularly when one or two are absent and others are not as "involved". In addition, in his 3 1/2 years he has had three leaders which has not helped with building rapport. My son has always related more to brother's group.

Our Webelo's choose a patrol name instead of being in a den.

My son is a Webelo 2, his brother was a Webelo 1 last year. This provided my son with the unique opportunity of attending both his brother's patrol and his patrol for part of the time. As a result, my son is close to earning the super achiever award for cub scouts. At the Blue and Gold in January of this year, I would like for my son to advance as he will have all twenty activity badges, is ten years old and has been a member to scouting since he was a tiger. Under these circumstances, can a scout crossover before his patrol? He is ready and willing to move on. I feel that holding him back will frustrate him and possibly disengage him.