Ultimate Guide to Webelos Cub Scout Awards Checklist (2024 Update)
Ultimate Webelos Scout Awards Checklist (2024 Update)
During the year a Webelos Cub Scout goes on a journey to complete a number of fun adventures that will earn them pins. When you become a Webelos you no longer get belt loops you start earning pins. This printable will help you keep track of what a scout has earned and when they have officially received their award.
Table of Contents
Understanding Webelo Pins
If you are just interested in getting the Webelos Scout Awards Tracker you can find it at the bottom of the page, if you need help understanding what all of the awards are on the Awards Tracker, we break it down section by section for you.
What Is The Bobcat Badge?
*The Bobcat Badge has been discontinued as of June 2024. It has shifted from being a badge that you can earn to being a belt loop.
What Are The Bobcat Badge Requirements?
- Learn and say the Scout Oath, with help if needed.
- Learn and say the Scout Law, with help if needed.
- Show the Cub Scout Sign. Tell what it means.
- Show the Cub Scout Handshake. Tell what it means.
- Say the Cub Scout Motto. Tell what it means.
- Show the Cub Scout Salute. Tell what it means.
- With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the pamphlet How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide
Bobcat Badge Placement
*The Bobcat Badge has been discontinued as of June 2024. It is now a belt loop you earn instead of a badge.
What Are The Webelos Cub Scout Pins?
A Pin is an award that is given to a Webelos or Arrow of Light once they have completed all of the activities in a Required or Elective Adventure (ex. Modular Design). The earned pins are attached to an item called Webelos Colors. Adventures Colors are attached to the right sleeve below the American flag.
What Are The Webelos Badge Requirements?
- Complete the 6 Required Core Adventures.
- Complete 2 of the Elective Adventures.
Where Does The Webelos Rank Badge Go?
Internet Safety For Kids - Earning The Cyber Chip
*Discontinued with new updates in June 2024
To earn the Cyber Chip for Grade 4 (Webelos) and Grade 5 (Arrow of Light) you will need to complete the following:
1. Read, commit to, and sign the Level 1 Internet Safety Pledge. (Certificates can be purchased from the Scout Shop)
Level 1 Internet Safety Pledge (for Cub Scouts)
- I will tell my trusted adult if anything makes me feel sad, scared, confused, or uncomfortable.
- I will ask my trusted adult before posting photos or sharing information like my name, address, current location, or phone number.
- I won’t meet face-to-face with anyone I meet in the digital world.
- I will respect the online property of others.
- I will always use good “netiquette” and not be rude or mean online.
2. Watch the video The Password Rap and another video of your choosing.
3. As an individual or with your den, use the Teachable Recipes to demonstrate Internet safety rules to your den leader, den, or pack.
4. Discuss with your unit leader the acceptable standards and practices for using allowed electronic devices, such as phones and games, at your meetings and other Scouting events.
More Internet Safety For Kids Resources
Where Do I Put The Cyber Chip Badge?
All temporary patches should be hung on the right pocket of the cub scout uniform.
Some other examples of temporary patches you may earn are Day Camp patches, Shooting Sports Awards, Scout Sunday Award, etc.
The Cyber Chip Pocket Certificate can be laminated and carried with you or keep it in a special spot at home so you do not lose it.
How To Earn The Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award?
*Discontinued with new updates in June 2024
The Cub Scout Activity Award is available to all scouts and can be earned each year.
The first year you will receive the Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Emblem and then each year after that you will earn a pin that is added to the emblem.
To earn the Outdoor Activity Award a Webelos Scout must do the following:
- Attend a Cub Scout Day Camp OR a Cub Scout/Webelos Resident Camp
- Complete the Webelos Walkabout adventure.
- Complete 7 of the Outdoor Activities listed below.
(These activities must be in addition to any similar activities counted toward rank advancement and can be accomplished as a family, den, or pack.)
- Participate in a nature hike in your local area. This can be on an organized, marked trail, or just a hike to observe nature in your area.
- Participate in an outdoor activity such as a picnic or a fun day in a park.
- Explain the buddy system, and tell what to do if lost. Explain the importance of cooperation.
- Attend a pack overnighter. Be responsible by being prepared for the event.
- Complete an outdoor service project in your community.
- Complete a nature/conservation project in your area. This project should involve improving, beautifying, or supporting natural habitats. Discuss how this project helped you to respect nature.
- Participate in activities with your pack to earn the Summertime Pack Award.
- Participate in a nature observation activity. Describe or illustrate and display your observations at a den or pack meeting.
- Participate in an outdoor aquatics activity. This can be an organized swim meet or just a den, pack, or family swim.
- Participate in an outdoor campfire program. Perform in a skit, sing a song, or take part in a ceremony.
- Participate in an outdoor sporting event.
- Participate in an outdoor interfaith or other worship service.
- Explore a local city, county, state, or national park. Discuss with your den how a good citizen obeys the park rules.
- Invent an outside game, and play it outside with friends for 30 minutes.
Where Does The Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award Go?
*Discontinued with new updates in June 2024
The Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award is placed on the pocket flap of the right uniform pocket.
How To Earn The Cub Scout Shooting Sports Award?
What Are The Webelos Requirements for Emergency Preparedness?
*Discontinued with new updates in June 2024
- Learn rescue techniques.
- Build a family emergency kit, with an adult family member participating in the project.
- Take a first-aid course.
- Learn to survive extreme weather situations.
- Learn about stranger awareness, Internet safety, or safety at home.
- Give a presentation to your den on preparing for emergencies.
Where Does The Emergency Preparedness Pin Go?
