Required 4 requirements
Bobcat (Lion)
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Lion Kindergarten Ages 5–6
Lion adventures and requirements
A Cub Scout earns the Lion badge in Kindergarten by completing 6 required Lion adventures, starting with Bobcat, plus at least 2 elective adventures the den chooses. Most dens spend two or three meetings on each adventure, so the year is tighter than it looks.
Lions are kindergarteners. A parent or adult partner attends every meeting, and every adventure is built around doing things together.
Kindergarten
Grade, ages 5–6
6
Required adventures for the badge, Bobcat included
2
Elective adventures the den picks
20
Electives published for Lion to choose from
Required Lion adventures
These are the ones the badge depends on. Plan them first and leave the electives for spring, when the den knows what it enjoys.
Required 4 requirements
Fun on the Run
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Required 4 requirements
Lion's Roar
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Required 3 requirements
Lion's Pride
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Required 4 requirements
King of the Jungle
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Required 4 requirements
Mountain Lion
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Lion elective adventures
Pick at least 2. Let the den vote between two you are willing to run, rather than offering the whole list to eight children at once.
Elective 4 requirements
Animal Kingdom
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 8 requirements
Archery (Lion)
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 3 requirements
Build It Up, Knock It Down
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 4 requirements
Champions for Nature (Lion)
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 3 requirements
Count On Me
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 3 requirements
Everyday Tech
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 3 requirements
Gizmos and Gadgets
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 3 requirements
Go Fish
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 3 requirements
I'll Do It Myself
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 4 requirements
Let's Camp (Lion)
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 5 requirements
Lion's Honor
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 3 requirements
On a Roll
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 3 requirements
On Your Mark
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 3 requirements
Pick My Path
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 3 requirements
Protect Yourself Rules (Lion)
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 4 requirements
Race Time (Lion)
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 3 requirements
Ready, Set, Grow
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 2 requirements
Rumble in the Jungle
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 8 requirements
Slingshot (Lion)
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 5 requirements
Time to Swim
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
How a Lion den year usually goes
Roughly thirty den meetings between September and May, against 6 required adventures and 2 electives. The arithmetic is tight, which is why the empty weeks matter.
September to November
Bobcat first, in the first two or three meetings, because no Lion badge can be awarded until it is done. Then take the outdoor required adventures while the weather still cooperates, and pair one of them with the pack campout.
December and January
One meeting in December if you are lucky, usually a service project. January belongs to the Pinewood Derby, so plan an indoor required adventure around it and accept that you will lose a week.
February to March
Blue and Gold takes a week. This is where you check every Scout against the required adventures and find the two who are behind, because there is still time to fix it with a make-up night in the gathering block.
April and May
Finish the electives, get outdoors again, and record everything before the awards meeting. Leave the last meeting for the den to plan itself. They have earned it, and you will need the week.
The other Cub Scout ranks
Tiger, 1st grade Wolf, 2nd grade Bear, 3rd grade Webelos, 4th grade Arrow of Light, 5th grade
The official Lion adventure page at scouting.org has the current requirement text and the handbook year it belongs to.
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