May Theme: Leave Nothing But Footprints

Warm weather is a perfect time for outdoor adventure, complete with den hikes in the neighborhood, in a park, or on local trails. As we enjoy our outdoor world, we should strive to take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints. This months Cub Scout theme is called Leave Nothing but Footprints. During the first meeting of this month the scouts made awareness posters on why conservation is so important and ways to protect our environment while we are enjoying it. We are trying to earn the Cub Scout Leave No Trace Awareness Award. How can you help as a parent? Go to http://www.scouting.org/cubscouts/resources/LeavenoTrace.aspx and follow the guidelines and practice the Leave No Trace Frontcountry Guidelines and report the results to the Den when they have been completed. You might want to consider working on the Wildlife Conservation belt loop and pin this month. You can find the requirements at this link http://usscouts.org/advance/cubscout/academics/wildlife.asp Wolves Advancement Possibilities for this month to work on for the Wolf Book Achievement 5E- Tools for Fixing and Building: Learn about the many tools that are used. Achievement 7- Your Living World: Boys can discuss with their families how the world gets dirty and how they can prevent this from happening. Elective 7- Foot Power: Change your footprints by creating a new way to go from one place to another. This elective shows boys how. Bears Advancement possibilities for the Bear Book- Achievement 7- Law Enforcement Is a Big Job: Cub Scouts can learn to make casts of their footprints and shoeprints. Achievement 10- Family Fun: Boys can make a bootjack during a family fun night—no more footprints on the carpet! Elective 1, Space: Footprints on the moon! The Space elective gives boys the opportunity to discover fun facts about our natural satellite, the moon.