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Does the BALOO trained person in charge of the campout have anything planned for "down time"? My husband and I are so far the only BALOO trained leaders in the Pack. This is the first campout where every minute wasn't scheduled and the rest of the Pack Leadership isn't very helpful on this or much of anything else. What is planned between that and dinner prep? This is it. Lunch... 2-3 hours... dinner. Dinner is probably burgers or hot dogs, dad grilled, so not much involvement from the Cubs. Is there a campfire program planned for the evening? Yeah, after dinner with

Our Pack is going camping in a few weeks and I need some ideas for what to do with my Cubs. We'll have a ranger-led hike on Saturday morning, then lunch, then 2-3 hours of down time. It's family camping so there are a lot of younger siblings who will need naps or at least quiet time at that point in the day, including my own children. I'm trying to think of things we can do at the campsite that would be entertaining and engaging for the boys and their parents. I'm thinking of grabbing a few board games and craft projects but would welcome other ideas. Thank you! Elizabeth

I've been trying to get more information on CS2010 since I heard about it and still the information is vague at best. "No more themes" and "Den based advancement" is all I'm seeing. As a Tiger Den Leader, I've been following Program Helps since the beginning. My boys all got their Bobacat and Immediate Recognition Emblem after the first month and they all got their Tiger badge in February. I don't see how people following the Program Helps can't do the same. Sure, I switched out some crafts or games here and there or blended Den Meetings when we had a holiday that might make 2 Den Meetings a m

Thank you for the replies so far. So indefinitely 5, 10 15,50 years are not unheard of for someone doing a "good job"?