For the last 2 months or so his Wolf requirements were all done except for one. little. thing... an outdoor flag ceremony! We didn't have any means of accomplishing that one on our own. We were stuck just waiting for it to happen in a Den or Pack meeting.
So in the meantime we worked on arrow points, but Logan couldn't actually receive those until he had his Wolf badge. He really likes earning things, anything at all, at Pack meetings, but it could be awhile before he'd get his next badge and arrow points.
Then we discovered Belt Loops & pins. These are additional things Cub Scouts can earn. Extras. So we started working on those. Things like the Family Travel Belt Loop & pin (we went out of town for Thanksgiving). So all told he's earned 13 Belt Loops and 11 pins. A Belt Loop is the equivalent of about 3 arrow points and it's corresponding pin is like an additional 5-6 arrow points.
Here's Logan earning 10 Belt Loops! He also got 9 pins.
The Belt Loops he's earned so far are:
Family Travel
Mathematics
Weather
Citizenship
Communicating
Reading & Writing
Chess
Collecting
Marbles
Hiking
Soccer
Bicycling
Swimming
Many of these were very easy to incorporate because they were things he'd already been doing, such as Reading & Writing, Mathematics, Chess, Collecting and Weather. Or things he loves to do, such as Soccer, Bicycling, Hiking and Swimming.
Some of the Belt Loops we're wanting to work on next are:
Heritage, Art, Astronomy, Geology, Geography & Good Manners. I like it when he earns Belt Loops because they just slip right on his belt and I don't have to sew them on his shirt. I've got a fair bit of sewing to do now.
The greatest thing about earning the Belt Loops is that many of them require Logan to share things with his Den. He's gotten up in front of his Den several times now and he's getting more and more comfortable speaking in front of a small group of people. That's one of the biggest achievements of all, if you ask me.
We're so proud of Logan and how eager he is about Cub Scouts. He just got his first Pine Wood Derby brick of wood. He's beyond thrilled!
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Congratulations, Logan! That's some great work!
Ben gets his Wolf Tuesday. :)
Great job Logan. You are a great example to others and show how rewarding it is to work hard for your goals.
Great job Logan - that is really awesome and impressive. Keep working at it and you'll be an Eagle before you know it. :)
Papa wants to know if there is an archery belt loop. He says Logan Boy would be Good at that.
There is archery & BB Gun Shooting belt loops, but they can only be done with Certified Archery & BB Gun Scouting Directors, at Day Camps. Logan hasn't been to Day Camp yet.
But he does love shooting that bow!
Hopefully he'll be able to go to Day Camp this year. It will probably be during our time in Oak Harbor.
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