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Mixed-Rank Pack Night: Cardboard City

A pack-wide build night where older scouts lead younger ones. One cardboard city, six dens, ninety minutes, and almost no budget.

Shared by A Wolf Den Leader · July 2026

Length
82 min
Prep
45 min
Where
Indoor
Cost
Free
Group size
10 to 60 Scouts
Adventures
2 covered

Planning it in DenBuddy copies the whole agenda into your den's calendar and matches each requirement to the Scouts who still need it. Free for one den, and you can edit every block.

What this meeting counts toward

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 · Gathering Activity

Blueprint the city

Tape a city map on the floor. Each den claims a lot and sketches what goes on it.

Whole Den

Bring: Butcher paper, Painter's tape, Markers

0:17 · 45 min · Adventure Work

Build

Older scouts run the box cutters and hot glue under adult supervision; younger scouts design, tape and paint.

Small Groups · 6 groups Baloo the BuilderFun on the Run

Bring: Cardboard boxes, Masking tape, Tempera paint

Safety: Cutting tools stay at the adult-staffed cut table. Hot glue is adults and Webelos only, with a water cup beside it.

1:02 · 15 min · Ceremony

City tour

Each den walks the pack through their lot in sixty seconds.

Whole Den

1:17 · 5 min · Closing

Closing circle and take-home

Flatten and recycle everything before leaving the hall.

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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