Elective:

Elective Descriptions:

1

Celebration

Think of a time when your family celebrated something, and tell the den about it and how it made your feel.

2

Decoration

Make a decoration with your family or your den. Display it or give it to someone as a gift.

3

Play a Game

With your family, play a card or board game, or put a jigsaw puzzle together.

4

Make a Frame

Make a frame for a family picture.

5

Family Mobile

Make a family mobile.

6

Teach a Song

Along with your adult partner, teach a song to your family or to your den and sing it together.

7

Make an Instrument

Make a musical instrument and play it with others. The others can sing or have instruments of their own.

8

Invite a Religious Leader

Invite a religious leader from your place of worship to your home or to your den meeting.

9

Introduction

Help a new boy or girl get to know other people.

10

Help with a Chore

Along with your adult partner, help an elderly or shut-in person with a chore.

11

Collect Items for Needy

Help collect food, clothing or toys for needy families with your den or pack.

12

Long-Term Care

Make at least two cards or decorations and take them to a hospital or long-term care facility.

13

Coin Math

Using US pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters, choose the correct coins to make the following amounts.

14

Read with Adult

Together with your adult partner, read a short story or a magazine article.

15

Mix Primary Colors

Mix the primary colors to make orange, green and purple.

16

Collection/Hobby

With your den, show or tell about something you like to collect, OR tell your den about a favorite hobby or activity.

17

Make a Model

Make a model.

18

Sew a Button

Sew a button onto fabric.

19

Learn a Magic Trick

Learn a magic trick and show it to your family or den.

20

Make a PSA Kit

With your den, make up a PSA (Public Service Announcement) kit to tell people about Tiger Cubs.

21

Make a Puppet

Make a puppet.

22

Picnic

With your family or with your den, have a picnic -- indoors or outdoors.

23

Got Milk? Why?

Find out what kind of milk your family drinks and why.

24

Help with a Meal

Help the adult who is preparing the family meal to set the table and clean up afterwards.

25

Make a Snack

Make a snack and share it with your family or den.

26

Practice Phone Calling

With a toy phone, or a disconnected phone, practice making phone calls and answering the telephone.

27

What to Do If ...

Talk to your adult partner about what to do if these things happened: The adult who is caring for you becomes ill. You are alone with someone who makes you feel uncomfortable.

28

Smoke Detector Check

With your adult partner, check the batteries in the smoke detector in your home or another building.

29

Sunscreen

Talk with your adult partner about when you should use sunscreen. Find out whether you have any in your home and where it is kept. With your adult partner, look at a container of sunscreen and find out whether it still protects you when you are wet.

30

Plant Some Food

Plant a seed, pit, or greens from something you have eaten.

31

Learn about an Animal

Learn about an animal.

32

Make a Bird Feeder

Make a bird feeder and then hang it outdoors.

33

Cleanup Treasure Hunt

With your den or family, play Cleanup Treasure Hunt.

34

Conserve for a Week

With your adult partner, think of a way to conserve water or electricity and do it for one week.

35

Outdoor Game

Play a game outdoors with your family or den.

36

Go to a Play/Performance

With your family or your den, go see a play or musical performance in your community.

37

Bike Ride

Take a bike ride with your adult partner.

38

Bike Repair Shop

Visit a bike repair shop.

39

Go to Work?

Visit the place where your adult partner or another adult works.

40

Go Swimming

Together with an adult partner, go swimming or take part in an activity on water.

41

Visit a Terminal

Visit a train station, bus station, airport or boat dock.

42

Go to the Zoo/Aquarium

Visit a zoo or aquarium.

43

Visit a Vet

Visit a veterinarian or animal groomer.

44

Visit Dairy Plant

Visit a dairy, a milk-processing plant, or a cheese factory.

45

Visit a Bakery

Visit a bakery.

46

Visit a Dentist

Visit a dentist or dental hygienist.

47

Learn about Recycling

Learn about what you can recycle in your community and how you can recycle at home. Learn about things that need to be recycled in special ways, such as paint and batteries.

48

Ride a Bus

Take a ride on public transportation, such as a bus or train.

49

Visit Government Office

Visit a government office such as the mayor's office, the state capitol building, or a courthouse.

50

Visit a Bank

Visit a bank.