{"id":2312,"date":"2017-09-01T16:09:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T21:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/5-cool-things-you-can-do-if-youre-a-cub-scout\/"},"modified":"2017-09-01T16:09:18","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T21:09:18","slug":"5-cool-things-you-can-do-if-youre-a-cub-scout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/5-cool-things-you-can-do-if-youre-a-cub-scout\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Cool Things You Can Do if You\u2019re a Cub Scout"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Being a kid can be a lot of fun. But if you\u2019re a Cub Scout, those years in elementary school are a whole lot more fun.<\/p>\n

Here are just a few reasons why life\u2019s better when you\u2019re a Cub Scout, and five things your family can experience if you sign up for Scouts this fall:<\/p>\n

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  1. Unplug<\/strong> \u2013 Your family may have grown up with tablets in hand. But Scouting gives kids a chance to relish device-free entertainment, develop face-to-face communication skills with peers and adults, and see the outdoors (with #NoFilter). Rest assured, Scouting still values changing technology and evolving communication skills \u2013 see: the hundreds of Scouting photo\/video opps you will encounter in the program.<\/li>\n
  2. Get Active<\/strong> \u2013 Camping, swimming, and fishing are some of the best parts of Scouting, but that fun often spills over into bicycling, flag football, outdoor community service, hiking, and soccer!<\/li>\n
  3. Make New Friends<\/strong> \u2013 One great thing about Cub Scouts is meeting friends who don\u2019t go to your school or church or after school care. Plus, the Scouts in your pack and den are charged to be kinder and more courteous when they commit to Cub Scouts. Programs in Scouting allow patience and support for differing learning styles and abilities. Simply, Cub Scouts is a welcoming environment for a kid, whether he\u2019s a social butterfly or struggling to make friends at school.<\/li>\n
  4. Race in the Pinewood Derby<\/strong> \u2013 There\u2019s a reason you\u2019ve been hearing about Pinewood Derby since you were a kid. It\u2019s one of those memories that sticks with Scouts and their parents their whole lives. Designing and sending these wooden dream machines down a derby track becomes a piece of lifetime nostalgia for Scouts (with the hours spent building the car with mom and dad proving especially memborable). Don\u2019t take it from us, read one<\/a> of the many accounts of how big a highlight the Pinewood Derby is in a Scout\u2019s life.<\/li>\n
  5. Celebrate at a Blue and Gold Banquet\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 These parties are a Scout\u2019s dream! They bring out the balloons, the funnest games, the biggest themes, and the food\u2026 the food is something you\u2019ll want to see for yourself. Check out what Blue and Gold cakes<\/a> look like around the country, and then learn just why these awesome parties<\/a> exist.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Are you ready to get involved in adventures like these and more? Getting started with Scouts is easy. Head to Be a Scout<\/a>, enter your zip code, and find a pack near you. Do it today\u2026 fun, learning, and friendship are waiting!<\/p>\n

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    Being a kid can be a lot of fun. But if you\u2019re a Cub Scout, those years in elementary school are a whole lot more fun. Here are just a few reasons why life\u2019s better when you\u2019re a Cub Scout, and five things your family can experience if you sign up for Scouts this fall: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2312"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2312\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}