Bear Bear Necessities
Adventure work, no single requirement pinned.
Bear Webelos Arrow of Light Winter
Bear Winter Weather Preparedness
Layering, the cold-weather kit, and a hands-on hypothermia-recognition drill. Good January meeting for a den heading to a winter campout.
Shared by An Arrow of Light Den Leader · July 2026
What this meeting counts toward
Arrow of Light Into the Wild
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 · 12 min · Game
Layer relay
A duffel of clothing per team. On go, dress one volunteer in the correct three layers, in the correct order.
Small Groups · 2 groups
Bring: Duffel bags (2), Assorted layers
0:17 · 20 min · Adventure Work
Pack the cold-weather kit
From a table of twenty items, each scout picks the ten that go in a winter day pack and defends two of their choices.
Whole Den Into the WildBear Necessities
Bring: Assorted gear items (20), Day packs (6)
0:37 · 12 min · Skill Instruction
Cold-injury signs
The umbles: stumbles, mumbles, fumbles, grumbles. Scouts act one out and the den names it and says what to do first.
Whole Den
0:49 · 5 min · Closing
Closing circle and take-home
Preview next week and send home the family note.
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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