With the excitement of the Scouting year coming to an end, we are so excited to be able to restart our Group Camp experience where all section come together for a weekend of fun. With that comes challenges as for some of our youth this could be their first camping Continue Reading
Scouts
Year End Review & Among Us! Cub Edition!
May 10, 2023 For our second last meeting of the year, we decided to get back to basics and work within our lairs (small teams made up of our Howlers, Trackers and Runners) to go over our year of scouting and hear from our Cubs what they liked, what they Continue Reading
Survival Bracelets!
May 2, 2023 Tonight we worked on making Survival Bracelets with our Cubs and White Tail Beaver friends. Survival bracelets are made out of Paracords, usually around 8ft worth so that in an emergency our Cubs will have enough cord to unravel and use for lashing to build a shelter, make Continue Reading
Earth Day Celebration!
April 25, 2023 Saturday (April 22) was Earth Day so in tonight’s meeting we did a few crafts with the Cubs to honour the movement. Using or reusing as it may be, Cubs recycled some crafting materials to create Earth Buddies, that with a little water and some sun will Continue Reading
Advancement Ceremony
One thing that is constant with Scouting is dealing with Change, not only just dealing with change but learning how to embrace it and thrive within it. Life is all about adapting and at Scouts our goal is to provide a safe inclusive environment to allow youth to experience all Continue Reading
Cub Campfire Chairs Complete
Last week we finished up building our Campfire Chairs. The Cubs did an amazing job learning to hammer nails, measure, follow templates, use cordless drills and sand to fully assemble their chairs. Good job! To continue the Scouting experience beyond the build your Cub could consider sewing on patches from camps and Continue Reading
Cub Scouts Campfire Chairs!
March 29, 2023 At this week’s meeting, we finally were able to get to work on building Campfire Chairs. Originally planned as an activity for Camp Manitou, the build was shifted to our regular meeting nights due to the snowstorm that canceled the first night and compressed our schedule of Continue Reading
Ready, Set, Go!
My kids have been in Scouts since my eldest was in Sr Kindergarten, (6 years) and yesterday I experienced my first Beaver Buggy’s race. From entrants such as Hazmat, Fast and Furriest to Golden Beaver and Unicorn, Beavers (SK to Grade 2) decorate and race their Beaver Buggies built from kits. (Some Continue Reading
CARDS, CARDS AND MORE CARDS
March 7 2023 This week at Cubs we introduced basic card games to the pack and gave out a deck of cards to each of our Cubs to help round out their day packs and provide an opportunity for entertainment during free time when Scouting or Camping. Our Goal: provide Continue Reading
Welcome to our Waterdown Scouting Website!
We hope to develop Scouting content to help both parents and youth involved in the program navigate through their Scouting career and get the most out of this amazing outdoor adventure club. Stay tuned for program-specific posts and entries coming soon.