Elective Lion Adventures

Discuss with other Lions things that can be built and things that can be knocked down.

Discuss with other Lions how they and their fellow Lions can be built up and knocked down, not just physically but also emotionally.

Build structures using available materials.

Discover the difference between natural resources and man-made items.

Discover the difference between organic, paper, and glass waste.

Discover recycling.

Participate in a conservation service project.

Make a Lion using only squares, triangles, and circles.

Play a game with your Lion adult partner or den that is based on counting or numbers.

Organize a group of items based on shape, then based on color, and one other category. Count how many different shapes are in each category. After organizing them build anything using only one category.

Discover technology around your home, meeting place, or neighborhood.

Discover ways that digital technology can make life easier.

Identify an item of digital technology you use at home. Demonstrate to your adult partner how you use it safely.

Explore properties of motion.

Explore properties of force.

Use household materials to create a useful object.

With your Lion adult partner, learn the rules of fishing safely.

Draw a picture of the type of fish you think lives in the water where you are going fishing.

Go fishing with your Lion adult partner.

Make and use a Lion Scout bag and hanger for personal Scouting gear.

Make a personal care checklist.

Practice tying shoelaces.

Learn about the buddy system and how it works in the outdoors.

Before going on the overnight campout, discuss what type of weather is expected and what type of clothes you should wear.

Pack up your Cub Scout Six Essentials for the campout.

Attend a council or district Cub Scout overnight camp or attend a campout with your pack.

With your den or Lion adult partner, learn about the safety gear you should use while riding a bicycle.

With your den or Lion adult partner, learn the safety rules to follow when riding a bicycle.

With your Lion adult partner or family, ride a bicycle wearing appropriate safety gear and follow safety rules.

Participate in a game with your den.

Participate in an obstacle course relay.

Participate in a pinewood derby race.

Explain that choices have consequences.

Perform a Good Turn for another person.

Teach a game to another person. This requirement may be accomplished at home or at the outing.

With your Lion adult partner, assemble and decorate either a Pinewood Derby car or a Raingutter Regatta boat.

Learn the rules of the race for the vehicle chosen in requirement.

Before the race, discuss with your Lion adult partner how you will demonstrate good sportsmanship during the race.

With your Lion adult partner, participate in a Pinewood Derby or a Raingutter Regatta.

Visit with an individual who can demonstrate different ways to garden (outside, greenhouse, container, etc.) and the basic skills needed to garden.

Learn where the food we eat comes from.

Plant a small container garden.

Learn about the swimming safety rules that you need to follow.

Demonstrate how to enter the swimming area properly.

With your Lion adult partner as your buddy, be active in water depths matching your ability for 20 minutes.

Place your face in the water and blow bubbles.

Demonstrate how to exit the swimming area properly.