The Cub Trail
STRANGER DANGER
- Explain the dangers of talking to strangers.
HEALTHY LIVING
- Explain the importance of washing your hands before handling food, before eating, and after using the washroom.
RECYCLING
- Name four things that can be recycled.
THE JUNGLE BOOK
- Know the names and characters of eight animals from the Jungle Book.
FAITH
- Be able to say the Cub prayer.
PROMISE AND LAW
- Show that you are keeping your Promise and Law and that you have a growing understanding of your duty to God and your duty to your country.
CHEETAH TRAIL
(8 year olds)
8 Amended – July 09
LIVING WITH NATURE
What do I have to do?
* Choose a living creature and find out what you can about it.
OR
* Describe the uses of trees. Take care of a tree for one month.
* Make a poster to tell others about the Outdoor Code.
GROWING THINGS
What do I have to do?
* Make and use compost from unwanted vegetation.
* Explain the importance of using mulch and use it when preparing your
seed bed.
* Prepare a seed bed and plant flower seeds.
OR
* Grow flowers in a container from seeds or bulbs.
COMPASS AND MAPPING
What do I have to do?
* Know the eight major points of the compass.
* Follow a simple trail of eight to ten moves to put your knowledge into
practice.
* Draw a simple map of your home or meeting place showing the
different rooms and door ways.
FIRES AND COOKING
What do I have to do?
* Lay and light a fire and cook a simple meal.
9 Amended – July 09
ENTERTAINING
What do I have to do?
* Participate in traditional dancing or rhythmic body exercises.
KNOTTING
What do I have to do?
Make and use the following knots:
* Round turn and two half hitches
* Figure of eight
SENSATIONS
What do I have to do?
* Play TWO different Kim’s games using TWO of the five senses and
succeed in identifying seven out of ten objects, sounds or tastes in
each one.
HELPING OURSELVES AND OTHERS
What do I have to do?
* Do at least one good turn everyday at school and tell a Scouter what
you did.
* Demonstrate how to keep your shoes clean and explain what to do
when they are wet.
FEATS OF SKILL
What do I have to do?
* Climb a tree or rope to a height of three metres.
* Do TWO of the following: headstand, handstand, cartwheel, star
jumps, leap frog over a Cub your own size.
10 Amended – July 09
TIME
What do I have to do?
* Show a Scouter you can tell the time accurately to the nearest five
minutes using a watch or clock.
BE CREATIVE
What do I have to do?
* Make a useful article from odds and ends.
SAFETY
What do I have to do?
* Be aware of possible dangers at your home, school or pack meeting
place.
FIRST AID
What do I have to do?
* Show how to treat burns, scalds, insect bites and stings, and how to
remove splinters.
* Make a simple emergency kit and know how to use it.
CONSERVATION
What do I have to do?
* Name three natural resources which are important to conserve. Show
a Pack Scouter how you can help to conserve them.
11 Amended – July 09
PEOPLE AND PLACES
What do I have to do?
* Meet or visit someone who lives or works in your area and tell your Six
about it.
* Make and serve a hot drink.
FLAGS AND COUNTRIES
What do I have to do?
* Know all the parts of the flag.
* Learn the words of the national anthem and sing it together with other
Cubs.
* Draw and colour the South African flag correctly.
COMMUNICATIONS
What do I have to do?
* Know how to make a telephone call and relay a message politely and
correctly.
* Greet others in four out of the eleven official languages.
TRAILS
What do I have to do?
* Take part in a scavenger hunt.
STRANGER DANGER
What do I have to do?
* Know and understand the importance of saying “NO” to any adult who
wants to do something that makes you feel uncomfortable.
12 Amended – July 09
HEALTHY LIVING
What do I have to do?
* Show that you understand why you should keep your body, hands,
nails and teeth clean.
RECYCLING
What do I have to do?
* Reuse three different items that you would normally throw away.
THE JUNGLE BOOK
What do I have to do?
* Participate in a jungle dance.
FAITH
What do I have to do?
* Find a prayer and read it at a Pack meeting or other Cubbing activity.
PROMISE AND LAW
What do I have to do?
* Show that you are keeping your Promise and Law and explain different
ways that you show appreciation of the love of God.
13 Amended – July 09
LEOPARD CUBS
(9 year olds)
14 Amended – July 09
LIVING WITH NATURE
What do I have to do?
* Build a simple bird-feeder and observe the birds that visit it for at least
two weeks.
OR
* Care for an animal or living creature for one month.
* Find out about a plant or creature which lives in either fresh or salt
water.
GROWING THINGS
What do I have to do?
* Make or lay out a vegetable bed or herb garden.
* Make a bottle garden and give as a gift to someone.
COMPASS AND MAPPING
What do I have to do?
* Know the 16 points of the compass. With or without a compass, follow
a simple compass trail based on these 16 points.
* Explain at least 6 map symbols.
* Show how to use a street map.
FIRES AND COOKING
What do I have to do?
* Make a billycan and use it to cook a simple meal.
15 Amended – July 09
ENTERTAINING
What do I have to do?
* Make and play a simple musical instrument.
KNOTTING
What do I have to do?
Make and use the following knots:
* Sheet bend
* Hank a long rope
SENSATIONS
What do I have to do?
* Play THREE different Kim’s games with THREE of the five senses,
scoring at least ten out of fifteen in each one.
HELPING OURSELVES AND OTHERS
What do I have to do?
* Carry out a good turn in your community as a Six or with your Pack.
* Do simple repairs at home or at your Pack meeting place.
FEATS OF SKILL
What do I have to do?
* Using a rope skip 15 forwards and 15 backwards.
* Throw a ball 15 metres OR dribble a soccer ball around a course
drawn on the ground in the shape of a figure-of-eight measuring 12
metres long.
16 Amended – July 09
TIME
What do I have to do?
* Show a Scouter you can tell the time accurately to the nearest minute
using a watch or clock.
BE CREATIVE
What do I have to do?
Make an article which is either useful or decorative:
* Beadwork
* Weaving
* Wirework
* Pottery
SAFETY
What do I have to do?
* Organise a road safety activity for younger Cubs.
OR
* Demonstrate safety on the road for a cyclist.
FIRST AID
What do I have to do?
* Know how to behave in an emergency situation.
* Use your scarf or a triangular bandage as an arm sling.
CONSERVATION
What do I have to do?
* Identify everyday activities which waste or consume energy.
17 Amended – July 09
PEOPLE AND PLACES
What do I have to do?
* Talk to someone involved in a service organisation in your community
and tell the Pack how this organisation helps the community.
FLAGS AND COUNTRIES
What do I have to do?
* Prepare, hoist, break and lower the flag correctly.
* Using a sheet bend join the flag to the halyard.
COMMUNICATIONS
What do I have to do?
* Carry a message and deliver it politely and correctly.
* Make and send an invitation or a thank you letter to someone and see
that it is delivered.
TRAILS
What do I have to do?
* Know how to make and recognise at least 10 woodcraft signs.
* Follow a woodcraft trail.
STRANGER DANGER
What do I have to do?
* Know what to do when you are alone at home.
18 Amended – July 09
HEALTHY LIVING
What do I have to do?
* Know and understand the importance of good eating habits.
RECYCLING
What do I have to do?
* With your family plan ways of reducing the waste in your home.
THE JUNGLE BOOK
What do I have to do?
* Make a jungle character mask and use it in a jungle play.
FAITH
What do I have to do?
* Say a prayer of your own.
PROMISE AND LAW
What do I have to do?
* Show that you are keeping your Promise and Law and setting a good
example to younger Cubs in the Pack.
19 Amended – July 09
LION CUBS
(10 year olds)
20 Amended – July 09
LIVING WITH NATURE
What do I have to do?
* Find out about two endangered species in South Africa and tell the
Pack about them.
COMPASS AND MAPPING
What do I have to do?
* Use a street map of your local area or draw a simple map showing the
area around the Scout meeting place, OR your home OR your school.
Use your knowledge of the compass to find the magnetic North point
and line up the map to North.
FIRES AND COOKING
What do I have to do?
* Make and use a conservation stove to cook a simple meal for yourself.
KNOTTING
What do I have to do?
Make and use the following knots:
* Clove Hitch
* Bowline
* Sheep shank
SENSATIONS
What do I have to do?
* Play FIVE different Kim’s games using each of the five senses, scoring
at least fifteen out of twenty in each one.
21 Amended – July 09
HELPING OURSELVES AND OTHERS
What do I have to do?
* Discuss with an adult at home and then carry out any task that needs
to be done, over and above your normal duties. In urban areas, this
could include the painting of a fence or wall, carpentry, etc., while the
rural areas, the carving of wooden utensils for use in the home would
be a worthwhile activity.
FEATS OF SKILL
What do I have to do?
* Run ‘Scouts Pace’ over a 1 km course in eight minutes.
* Swim 25 m and then tread water for 60 seconds if in fresh water or 120
seconds if in sea water.
OR
* Do 35 sit-ups and 3 pull ups.
TIME
What do I have to do?
* Know how the 24-hour clock system of recording time works.
* Using the 24-hour clock, give correctly the times of the main events of
your day.
SAFETY
What do I have to do?
* Explain how to avoid getting lost in the veld.
* Demonstrate three ways of making distress signals.
* Demonstrate how to purify water.
22 Amended – July 09
FIRST AID
What do I have to do?
* Show how to maintain an open airway, how to place the victim in the
coma/recovery position, and how to alert the emergency services.
CONSERVATION
What do I have to do?
* Heat water using solar energy.
OR
* Use solar energy to cook something.
PEOPLE AND PLACES
What do I have to do?
* Give some of your own time to help other people. This may be done
either on your own or as a Six or a Pack.
FLAGS AND COUNTRIES
What do I have to do?
* Be able to recognise our five national symbols.
COMMUNICATIONS
What do I have to do?
* Write an article for your Pack log book/newsletter or Pack/School
notice board.
23 Amended – July 09
TRAILS
What do I have to do?
* Lay a woodcraft trail where 20 signs are used for others to follow.
RECYCLING
What do I have to do?
* Start a recycling project in your home, pack or school.
* Explain what the Pack can do to make others aware of the importance
of recycling.
FAITH
What do I have to do?
* Help to organise and take part in a Cubs Own service.
PROMISE AND LAW
What do I have to do?
* Carry out a Promise and Law activity with younger Cubs.
24 Amended – July 09
LEAPING WOLF
25 Amended – July 09
What do I have to do?
1. Complete the Lion badge.
2. Greening our Community.
* Plan and carry out a planting project at your Scout Hall or in
your community.
OR
* Earn the Food for Life badge.
3. Scout Craft
* Make a knotting display showing all ten knots you have learnt.
4. Personal Challenge
* Undertake a personal challenge in connection with your school
or home or social life.
5. Technology in Action
* Find out about a technology of your choice. This could be a
personal computer, a car engine, an aircraft, cell phone or
anything similar. Understand the basic functions of the
technology and how it is used and a brief history. Present your
findings to the rest of the Pack.
6. Global Awareness
* Find out about a global issue such as poverty, conservation or
water and sanitation and what you can do to help.
7. My Challenge
* Complete a log book recording your Leaping Wolf Challenge.
26 Amended – July 09
4. Interest Badges
* Earn the First Aid badge and any TWO of the following interest
badges. NB: Regardless of which two you choose, NONE of
these badges may be earned BEFORE your tenth birthday.
* Civil Emergency
* World Friendship
* Linguist
* Outdoorsman
* Religion and Life
* World Conservation