Category: Archive Events

Den 4 had a very special opportunity on February 2 to visit Milton City Hall and learn how our municipal government works, including participating in their very own mock council meeting where they heard comments from citizens and voted on resolutions. Thank you for Drew Kimball for connecting us with city leaders, and thank you […]

Congratulations to Anderson Kimball, Zachary Hamil, and Sean Durkin for winning 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the AOL rank for the 2022 Pinewood Derby! Anderson went on to represent our den in the overall championship, ultimately claiming 2nd place overall in a hard fought battle. Congratulations to Sean for also winning the best paint […]

The scouts of Den 4 visited a Boy Scout troop meeting with Troop 3000 on Monday, January 10. We got to witness the patrol method in action with scouts organizing themselves for upcoming events. Troop 3000 is going on a skiing trip soon, so our scouts joined in with the activity portion of their meeting […]

This activity counts towards requirement #2 (“do an act of service for someone in your family, neighborhood, or comunity”) of the Duty to God in Action required adventure for scouts that had not yet met that requirement.

Den 4 gathered at the BUMC scout compound for our last den meeting of the year on December 5th, 2021. Activities included the following: “Scouting Adventure” 5a: learned how to tie a square knot, two half hitches, and a taut-line hitch. “Scouting Adventure” 6: demonstrate knowledge of pocketknife safety and the pocketknife pledge (we put […]

Den 4 gathered at the BUMC scout compound on November 14 to work on Scouting Adventure requirements (page 156 in the handbook). Scouting Adventures has a lot of components in it! Some of them won’t be completed until January and March with with the Troop 3000 open house and campout, but we were able to […]

Den 4 enjoyed the fall weather as we met at the BUMC scout compound to work on the Protect Yourself Rules (AOL) and Building a Better World requirements. We completed the Protect Yourself Rules adventure (https://www.scouting.org/programs/cub-scouts/preview-adventures/protect-yourself-rules/). The AOL version of the adventure has the same video component as last year’s Webelo adventure. We chose to […]

Den 4 had a great Friday night AOL campout on September 24, one night ahead of Pack 3000’s fall campout. We had a great time pitching our own tents, cooking meals on the fire, learning about outdoor survival, doing scavenger hunts and much more. The scouts who attended the campout and wrapped up the “Castaway” […]

Den 4 had a meeting on September 12 at the BUMC scout compound to work on components of the Castaway adventure and the Outdoor adventure. They completed the following. If you missed the meeting, please see your scout handbook for more details on these activities: Castaway 1b: demonstrate how to light a fire without matches […]

Welcome back to scouting, Den 4! We held our first den meeting of the scouting year outdoors at the BUMC scout compound on August 23, 2021. We learned about what to expect from our final year of Cub Scouts (including lots of camping opportunities; see the upcoming events list!), learned about the history of the […]

Den 4 completed the “Engineer” elective (page 330) at the May 2nd den meeting at the BUMC scout compound. We learned all about different types of engineering, and tried our own hand at drawing and following design plans. The highlight of the event was for each scout to build a rubber band powered catapult of […]

On Thursday, April 29th, Den 4 had the very special privilege of getting to visit a new home construction site and learn about construction from the builders themselves. We were graciously hosted by Marty Anker of Anker Custom Homes, and two of his site supervisors, Paul and Cameron. The scouts (and the parents) were amazed […]

Den 4 had a great time at the campout April 17-18. Our den timed themselves through an obstacle course, went fishing, performed 2 campfire skits, and of course had a great time and great fellowship with the pack.

Thank you Den 4 for a strong showing in the 2021 Pinewood Derby! We had 8 very creative and fast entries. Carter Maciel went on to represent our den in the pack championship and bring home 3rd place overall in a hotly contested final round.

Den 4 gathered to work on the “Fix it” elective adventure on Sunday, March 21. Our scouts learned about (and worked on) everything from light bulbs and breaker switches to inflating tires and oiling door hinges. Mr. Phil has especially enjoyed the bike tune-up this week 🙂 The scouts completed the following requirements: Put a […]

Den 4 gathered at Birmingham Park to enjoy the awesome spring weather this past weekend! Our scouts completed the following requirements for the Into the Woods adventure: Identify two different groups of trees and the parts of a tree. Identify four trees common to the area where you live. Tell whether they are native to […]

Den 4 met virtually on Sunday January 24 to do the “Protect Yourself Rules” preview adventure (https://www.scouting.org/programs/cub-scouts/preview-adventures/protect-yourself-rules/). The purpose of this adventure was to teach our scouts tips to help them stay safe from abuse and stay safe online. We did the following components: Watch the “Protect Yourself” video lessons for this adventure. Know the […]

Den 4 gathered for a delicious meeting at the BUMC scout compound this past weekend! Our scouts completed the following three requirements for the Cast Iron Chef adventure: Plan a menu for a balanced meal for your den or family. Prepare a balanced meal for your den or family. Use tinder, kindling, and fuel wood […]

Our December 6 den meeting was held as a break out during the December pack meeting (see https://www.pack3k.org/december-2020-pack-meeting/). Our scouts learned a little bit about paracord and made their own paracord candy cane for the holidays. They also took home kits to make snowman and reindeer out of pipe cleaners. HOMEWORK: Please work at home […]