Join Cub Scouting
What is Cub Scouts?
Ages: Boys and Girls Grades K-5
Cub Scouts do fun things with other kids! They get to wear a cool uniform, go places, and see things. They play all kinds of sports and build things, like race cars and bird houses. Cubs learn lifesaving skills like first aid, weather preparedness, and safety. They go to different camps, try a variety of outdoor activities, and the best part? Each Cub Scout makes new, lifelong friends, all while participating in these activites and earning badges. As a Cub Scout, you will be part of your own pack. The pack is divided into smaller groups called dens. Below is additional information about Cub Scouting:
A great way to make new friends
Cub Scouts offers a wonderful opportunity for your son or daughter to make friends with both boys and girls from the school and neighborhood. Here’s more information about the different ways Scouting can benefit your child socially.
Yes, girls can join Cub Scouts
Boys and girls in Kindergarten through Grade 5 (and their families) can join Cub Scouts. Most Cub Scout Packs are a mixture of boys and girls, but there are some that may be boy-only or girl-only. When you join online at BeAScout.org, each pack’s listing will indicate its membership.
What's a pack? A den?
A pack is the group of families in your community belonging to the same Cub Scout group. This is the group with which you’ll do most, if not all, of your Cub Scout activities. A pack organizes its members into dens, smaller groups by grade level. Another way to think about it: your child goes to an elementary school (pack) but is placed into a teacher’s class (den).
"I don't know anything about camping"
Cub Scouts don’t do any rigorous, outdoor survival-type camping and the camp out typically doesn’t last longer than a weekend. Other parents in your pack can help teach you the basics. The most important part of our outdoor program is that you’re outside with your child, enjoying a fun experience together.
Uniforms
The Cub Scout uniform displays all of your child’s accomplishments in Scouting. But maybe more importantly, it gives them a sense of belonging to a group. You can see all of the Cub Scout uniforms, by grade level, on this page of the Boy Scouts of America website. All of these items may be purchased locally from our Scout Shop, either in person or online (though we’d suggest coming in so our staff can help you with getting the right fit). You can learn more about our Shop on this page.
What does Cub Scouts offer that isn't available in sports or other activities?
Research has shown that even a short amount of time in Cub Scouts can benefit children in ways not seen in sports or other programs. This 90-second video is a good summary:
Great! Click the button below and you’ll be taken to BeAScout.org, the Boy Scouts of America’s online registration system. There, you’ll be able to find the Cub Scout Pack(s) closest to you and sign up. You may need to change the zip code selected to find a pack closer to you.