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Cub Scout Pack 242
(Florence, Kentucky)
 
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100 Ideas for Your Next Den Meeting


 

  • Boys put on sample Den Meeting for parents
     
  • Indoor track meet
     
  • Practice physical fitness by playing games
     
  • Visit newspaper
     
  • Visit telephone company
     
  • Visit TV station
     
  • Visit a nearby state park
     
  • Visit a factory
     
  • Visit elderly folks & share a craft
     
  • Visit fire station
     
  • Visit a local historical attraction
     
  • Visit the zoo
     
  • Visit a library
     
  • Visit a weather station
     
  • Visit an aquarium
     
  • Visit a farm
     
  • Visit a water treatment plant
     
  • Visit an electricity plant
     
  • Visit an airport
     
  • Visit police station
     
  • Sack lunch picnic
     
  • Kickball game, using ball of rags or feathers
     
  • Den bowling tournament
     
  • Disabled guest speaks to den
     
  • Dads take den to a sporting event
     
  • Science teacher shows fun projects
     
  • Ice/roller skating party
     
  • Parent guest speaker - special hobby
     
  • Parent guest speaker - about profession
     
  • Backyard sunrise breakfast
     
  • Work on achievements everyone needs
     
  • Night meeting to star gaze
     
  • Dinosaur Day - each boy brings his favorite
     
  • Model Day - each boy brings his best
     
  • Geography Day - make maps and walk to local points of interest
     
  • Joke Day - each boy tells a few jokes
     
  • Microscope Day - each boy brings something to look at
     
  • Pet Day - each boy brings a pet
     
  • Telephone Day - Boys stay home & call each other passing on relay messages on a pre-arranged plan
     
  • Game-Making Day - den makes games for Game Chest
     
  • Bring a Friend Day - a new recruit?
     
  • Magic Day - each boy does a magic trick
     
  • Collection Day - each boy brings a collection
     
  • Treasure Hunt
     
  • Scavenger Hunt for Cub Scout things
     
  • Marble shooting contest
     
  • Den uniform inspection
     
  • Bike safety inspection
     
  • Bike rodeo
     
  • Build models using Legos
     
  • Session on First Aid
  • Bird-watching Hike
     
  • Mix, bake, frost & eat cupcakes
     
  • Sidewalk race pinewood derby cars
     
  • Meet with another den
     
  • HS Athlete speaker
     
  • Go fishing at nearby pond
     
  • Bait-casting practice in backyard
     
  • Campfire - roast hotdogs & marshmallows
     
  • Boy Scout speaks about Jamboree
     
  • Boy Scout speaks about Camporees
     
  • Play charades
     
  • Mother & Son swim party
     
  • Start/make a den scrapbook
     
  • Plant a vegetable/flower garden
     
  • Photographer visits & shows developing process
     
  • Make puppets for a hand show
     
  • Rent a video & operate a mini-theater for family
     
  • Go rock collecting
     
  • Make Mother's Day gifts
     
  • Plan a skit for den to do in classroom
     
  • Make neckerchief slides
     
  • Make costumes for a skit or Halloween
     
  • Liar's Contest
     
  • Build a paper-mache town, fort, Indian camp
     
  • Find hazards in a nearby two-block area
     
  • Cubmaster speaks to den about making the most of Scouting
     
  • Make Christmas card collage
     
  • Sports contests (ping-pong, badminton, free-throw shooting, golf, etc.)
     
  • Fashion animals out of clay
     
  • Build a den window display
     
  • Build simple bird-houses
     
  • Make sailboats & race on a small pond
     
  • Make hats
     
  • Jump rope contest
     
  • Catch & identify butterflies
     
  • Scrambled Cub Scout words games
     
  • Go to baseball game
     
  • Play ball against another den
     
  • Grow crystals
     
  • Service project for church or school
     
  • Learn a game new to everyone
     
  • Learn about Scouts in other countries
     
  • Make a family tree & family flag
     
  • Learn about different religions
     
  • Sing songs
     
  • Compose new song using a favorite tune
     
  • Learn to tie simple knots
     
  • Go to a movie together
     
  • Take a themed hike
     
  • Attend Summer Day camp
     
  • Put on simple carnival for siblings
     
  • Den writes & performs its own skit