1. By Tracy Smith Pack 677

2.   Ask the boys for ideas  Look in the Den Book  Ask other Leaders  Ask Parents  Look at Parent/Guardian Talent Surveys How to Start

3.   Your local Library  Craft Stores like Jo-Anns  Hobby Stores  Blogs  Pinterest.com  Online Search Engines Where to Look

4.   Have the boys create a show  Puppets  Skit  Play  The boys design the props  The boys write the script  The boys do set design as well Put on a show

5.   Gather age appropriate puzzles  Have each boy pick out a puzzle  Do a count down to start  The first boy to complete his puzzle wins  Then as the boys complete their puzzle they can then go and help another boy who could use some help Puzzle Battle

6.  Games Party  Board Games  Card Games  Dominos Show & Tell  Bring in something that is outside of Scouts and School

7.   History of Scouting  History of the American Flag  Community Service  Scouting in other Countries Research Project

8.   Design Contest  Distance Contest  Precision Contest Paper Airplanes

9.   Leather Necklaces  Leather Bracelets  Leather Key Chains  Other ideas Leather Working

10.  Knot Tying  Create useful projects with different types of knots  Have a knot tying station that the boys can reuse

11.  Nature  Create paper bag books to display items found in nature  Make Scrapbooks about animals in the local area

12.  Nature continued  Go to the Pfeiffer Nature Center  Make Nature Impressions

13.  Duct Tape

14.  Birds  Discuss what are local birds  What they eat  Have a bird watcher come in to talk to the boys  Make birdfeeders

15.  Science  Do an experiment  Have someone from a Crime Lab come in to talk about what they do  Let the boys see their fingerprints

16.  Bobcat Fun

17.  Time/Direction  Show the boys how to use a compass correctly  Explain how time is different in other parts of the world

18.  Communication  Have someone who knows sign language give a small demonstration  Create secret codes

19.  Useful Projects

20.  Parachute Cord

21.   Pegboard Bead Projects  Paint Wooden Magnets  Origami  Paper Mache  Yarn Pictures  Whittling Project Crafts

22.   Let the boys create a project to help out their community  Make useful gifts for area shut-ins  Do something for your Chartered Organization Community Service

23.  Life Skills  Teach them to sew a button/patches  How to tie a Tie  How to use basic tools properly  How to fix a hole in a wall  How to plan for an outing  How to be thrifty  Basic First Aid  For Bears & above pocket knife safety

24.  Camping  Set up a tent as a den  Explain types of equipment  Discuss gear needed for different type of camping (winter/summer)

25.  Camping continued  Make Camp Gear Storage containers  Make first aid kits  Survival kits

26.  Field Trip