Webelos Cast Iron Chef
Adventure work, no single requirement pinned.
Webelos Arrow of Light Cooking
Webelos Cooking: Foil Packet Dinners
Every scout builds and eats their own dinner. Includes the shopping list, the coal timing, and the hand-washing routine that keeps the health officer happy.
Shared by A Lion Den Leader · August 2026
What this meeting counts toward
Webelos Yo-yo
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 · 10 min · Skill Instruction
Hand washing and food safety
Set up the wash station first. Raw meat rules, cooked temperature, and why the cutting board never touches the bread.
Whole Den
Bring: Water jug, Soap, Paper towels
Safety: Adults handle coals. Scouts wear closed-toe shoes at the fire ring.
0:15 · 25 min · Adventure Work
Build your packet
Double-wrap foil, protein, potatoes, a vegetable, a pat of butter and a seasoning. Label each packet with a number, not a name.
Whole Den Cast Iron ChefYo-yo
Bring: Heavy foil sheets (24), Potatoes, Carrots, Seasoning
Leader note: Collect dietary restrictions from families beforehand; offer a meat-free build.
0:40 · 20 min · Game
Cook and wait
Twenty minutes on the coals. Play a sit-down word game while waiting rather than hovering at the fire.
Whole Den
1:00 · 20 min · Snack
Eat and clean
Eat out of the foil, then the three-bin wash line and a cold-water check of the fire ring.
Whole Den
1:20 · 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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