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Elmwood Park, Il.
Des Plaines Valley Council




Cub Scouting is fun! no matter what grade you are in, 1st through 5th, it can be a blast. Do you like to learn by doing? This is just the place. You can learn to tie knots, set up a tent, shoot a bow and arrow (archery). Have you ever cooked a meal on a campfire? Sent a secret code to a buddy? build a bird house? Play Ultimate? Hike? Earn rewards for doing these things in Cub Scouts.

Cub Scouts Belong to Pack and Den

As a Cub Scout you will be part of your own pack.

The pack is divided into smaller groups called dens. Each den has about six to eight boys. All of the Cub Scouts in your den are in the same grade and may even go to the same school.

The Cub Scout pack belongs to a church, a school, or some other group of people in your community or neighborhood. This group makes sure your pack has good adult leaders, a place to meet, and exciting things to do. The group gets help from the Boy Scouts of America, which is part of Scouting around the world.

Cub Scouts Do Things and Go Places

Have you been to the local Police Station and talked to the policemen on duty? Or visited the Fire Station and sat in the drivers seat of the pumper truck? Or visited the local TV station and sat in the news anchors chair? These are some of the places you might go with your den or pack.

You might also: Build a Pinewood Derby car and race it on the track, build a sail boat or trimaran and race it in the raingutter regatta or build a space ship and race it to the stars in the pack space derby.

Cub Scouts Earn Awards

Each time you complete an accomplishment or learn a new skill you will be rewarded. Sometimes the reward is a bead or a patch. Some times it is a smile on your parents face to see you grow and learn.


A Cub Scout's Perspective



Hello pack 687.  I wanted to send all of you a message why kids like Cub Scouts from a Cub Scout.  I hope you enjoy his message and, perhaps, will have messages to share as well.

Jay Shipinski
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Hi my name is Magnus Shipinski and I’m writing this letter to meet the requirement 18g in my bear handbook. I want to tell you what I think about Cub Scouts. I think Cub Scouts is fun because you can earn patches by doing certain good deeds. I also think Cub Scouts is fun because we play fun games! I really liked chariot race, ball pin game, and blind crawl tag. My favorite game is the ball pin game because I like throwing the balls at the pins! I am looking forward to going camping because I have never gone camping. If I was not a scout any more I would miss not getting patches any more, and I would miss the kids in the pack. I can’t wait until the next meeting to see everybody!


Your friend,


Magnus Shipinski
Bear Scout Pack 687