Cub Scout Tiger Badge! How to earn it!

Guess what? When you sign up for cub scouts, your son HAS to earn his Bobcat Badge first. I have a whole posting on that and how to earn it. But AFTER they get their Bobcat badge, he can start earning his next animal badge. If he is a bear, then that is the badge he would work for. My son is a Tiger, so that is the badge he is working towards. I kind of mixed it up to make it fun. I mean, the Bobcat badge is all about memorizing. And the tiger badge is all about activities mostly.  Like planting a plant/tree, making snacks for your den, learning what "Duty to God" means to your family.. it's a lot of stuff that is educational and helps them learn more about family, outside, manners, ect. It was more fun for my son to memorize a little everyday, then do some kind of activity that is fun.

Ok, in your Tiger handbook you have chapters. Each chapter/adventure is something your son has to complete to earn the adventure belt loop in that adventure. Example: First adventure in the tiger part of your handbook is the "Backyard Jungle."There are 5 requirements that has to be done for him to get his Backyard Jungle loop.

#1- take a 1-foot hike. Sounds weird but really it is just finding a spot somewhere outside, roping off a 1 foot square and having your son look at the area, up and down. Then it asks him what he sees. Does he see grass that has been eaten by bugs? Maybe he sees the bugs. Or a bird in a tree, a nest? It even tells him what he might need for his "adventure."

So it makes it easy for the kids to learn without having to go in a forest or something. After your son has completed his requirement, then his "Akela" must sign and date it ( that would be a a guardian or parent). Then when you see his den leader or other leaders, ask them to sign off on it.

Usually we have like 4-5 things at one time that our den leader has to sign. I usually tab them off with little post its so that I don't forget which ones. It's aggravating to have to flip through a 286 page book looking for one specific page while trying to get your little tigers to do something. But once they sign off, that requirement is officially done!

There are 6 required adventures before they can be a tiger! Plus they need one elective and they have to earn the cyber chip for their age. I'll explain the cyber-chip in a later post.  My son in a month has completed his Bobcat Badge, 2 required adventures and 2 elective adventures. 

Remember, Tiger Day or little camps can help your scout earn multiple adventures for multiple adventure loops. 

To become a Tiger, your scout HAS to finish certain required adventures! Here is a list:

1. Backyard Jungle

2. Games Tigers Play

3. My Family's Duty to God

4. Team Tiger

5. Tiger Bites

6. Tigers in the woods

Also he has to complete one elective, and his cyber chip.