Kindergartners work toward the Lion rank. Boys and girls can earn the rank of Lion by completing five adventures as described below. An adult partner is required for all Lion awards.
Adventure Goal: The Bobcat Adventure is the first required Adventure on the trail to earn the Lion badge of rank. Once the Bobcat Adventure is completed, Lions can start any other of the Adventures in any order.
Adventure Requirements:
Get to know the members of your den.
Have your Lion adult partner or den leader read the Scout Law to you. Demonstrate your understanding of being friendly.
Share with your Lion adult partner, during a den meeting or at home, a time when you have demonstrated the Cub Scout motto “Do Your Best.”
At home, with your parent or legal guardian, do the activities in the booklet “How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide.”
Adventure Goal: After your campout, discuss with your patrol what went well and what you would do differently next time. Include how you followed the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace Principles for Kids.
Adventure Requirements:
Learn and demonstrate three exercises you can do each day.
Have Lions make a nutritious snack for the den.
Understand the importance of rest.
Participate as a den in Jungle Field Day.
Adventure Goal: In partnership with the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center Foundation, Lions will learn about the “Protect Yourself Rules” and other skills needed to stay safe.
Adventure Requirements:
With permission from your parent or legal guardian watch the Protect Yourself Rules video for the Lion rank.
With your Lion adult partner, demonstrate Shout, Run, Tell as explained in the Protect Yourself Rules video.
With your Lion adult partner, demonstrate how to access emergency services.
With your Lion adult partner, demonstrate how to access emergency services.
Adventure Goal: It is important to know that Scouting America has a religious element as a part of the program as stated in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. However, Scouting America is absolutely nonsectarian in its attitude toward a member’s religion or faith. Scouting America policy is that the home and organization or group with which the member is connected shall give definite attention to religious life.
In this Adventure, the Lions learn about their family by exploring the faith traditions and celebrations that make being part of their family special.
Adventure Requirements:
With your parent or legal guardian, talk about your family’s faith traditions. Draw a picture of your favorite family’s faith tradition, holiday or celebration.
With your family, attend a religious service OR another gathering that shows how your family expresses Family & Reverence.
Make a cheerful card or a drawing for someone you love and give it to them.
Adventure Goal: Citizenship is one of the four aims of Scouting America program. For Lions, citizenship begins at home with those they live with. They will explore how they can contribute to their home and community.
Adventure Requirements:
Participate in a flag ceremony with your den.
Explain what it means to be a good citizen.
Explain what it means to be a leader.
Adventure Goal: Lions and adult partners will take a walk to explore the outdoors. Along the way, they will see and identify things that are natural and things that are man-made.
Adventure Requirements:
Gather the outdoor items you need to have with you when you go on an outdoor adventure, and understand how they are used. Also understand and commit to practicing the buddy system.
Learn what SAW (Stay, Answer, Whistle) means. Demonstrate what you can do to stay safe if you become separated from the group when you are outdoors.
Demonstrate an understanding of respect for animals and nature when participating in a learning hike.
The Lion Cub Scout uniform has the following parts:
1. Shirt -The official Lion t-shirt.
2. Belt - Official navy-blue web belt with metal buckle.
4. Cap - Official navy-blue Lion cap.
5. Neckerchief - Optional Lion neckerchief. The Lion den decides if they will wear the neckerchief.
6. Neckerchief slide -Optional Lion neckerchief slide.
Official uniform pants, shorts, or skorts, and Cub Scout socks are optional. Use of these items for Lions is decided by the den leader and families in the den. There is no uniform inspection sheet for Lions.