Bear Baloo the Builder
Adventure work, no single requirement pinned.
Bear Fire Building Without the Fire
Teaches lay types, fire safety and the water bucket habit in a meeting room using nothing but craft sticks and red tissue paper. Lights a real fire the following week with confidence.
Shared by An Arrow of Light Den Leader · September 2026
What this meeting counts toward
Bear Bear Picnic Basket
Adventure work, no single requirement pinned.
The agenda
0:00 · 5 min · Opening Ceremony
Flag ceremony and Cub Scout Promise
Post the colors, recite the Pledge of Allegiance, the Scout Oath and the Scout Law. Rotate the honor of leading each week.
Whole Den
Bring: US flag, Den flag
0:05 · 8 min · Gathering Activity
Fire triangle warm-up
Three cards: heat, fuel, oxygen. Scouts name one way to remove each.
Whole Den
Bring: Fire triangle cards (3)
0:13 · 25 min · Adventure Work
Build three lays
Small groups build a teepee, a log cabin and a lean-to out of craft sticks on a foil square, with tissue paper for flame.
Small Groups · 3 groups Baloo the BuilderBear Picnic Basket
Bring: Craft sticks (200), Aluminum foil, Red tissue paper
0:38 · 12 min · Skill Instruction
Water bucket drill
Practice the routine: bucket before match, bucket stays in reach, bucket is the last thing to leave.
Whole Den
Bring: Bucket
Safety: No open flame in this meeting. That is the point.
0:50 · 5 min · Closing
Closing circle and take-home
Next week: the same three lays, outdoors, with a real match.
Whole Den
Bring: Take-home handout
Run this meeting with your den's gaps in mind
Copy the agenda into DenBuddy and each requirement lines up with the Scouts who still need it. Edit any block, print the run sheet, record what got done.
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