Lion Rank

The six required Lion Adventures and their requirements, Bobcat first, then the fourteen electives under one choice that keeps only the two (or more) your Lion is doing.

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Stage 1 of 5

1 step

A Lion year: kindergarten, with an adult partner Milestone

Lion is the rank for kindergarten-age Cub Scouts. Every Lion Adventure is done together with a parent or other caring adult, and the recognition is for the Cub Scout.

Every Lion Adventure is done with a parent or other caring adult: Guide to Advancement 4.1.1.1 makes that participation a requirement for all Lion and Tiger Adventures. The belt loops and the badge are for the Cub Scout only.

Stage 2 of 5

1 step

Work to the Adventures as they stand this program year Document

Cub Scout Adventures are republished from time to time. Changes take effect at the start of the next program year, which begins June 1, unless a change says otherwise.

Usually comes after A Lion year: kindergarten, with an adult partner.

Cub Scout Adventures are revised from time to time. Guide to Advancement 4.0.0.1 says a change to a badge of rank or an Adventure takes effect at the start of the next program year unless it says otherwise, and 4.1.0.1 puts the start of the program year at June 1. This page records the date its copy of each Adventure page was read. Check the Adventure page before relying on this one.

Stage 3 of 5

2 steps

Bobcat Lion Requirement

The first required Adventure: meeting the den, the Scout Law, Do Your Best, and a parent's booklet done at home.

Usually comes after Work to the Adventures as they stand this program year.
4 parts
- Requirement 1. Get to know the den
- Requirement 2. Hear the Scout Law, and show what friendly means
- Requirement 3. A time you did your best
- Requirement 4. The Parent's Guide, at home Often forgotten This one is done at home, not at a den meeting: a parent or legal guardian works through the booklet "How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide" with the Cub Scout. It is the Bobcat requirement most often still open at the end of the year.
Any two elective Adventures Decision

Two of the fourteen, chosen by the family and den. More are welcome. Several need an event the pack has to hold, so check the calendar before choosing.

Usually comes after Work to the Adventures as they stand this program year.
61 parts, 1 ticked
- Build It Up, Knock It Down Optional May not apply
- Requirement 1. Build with your adult partner Optional May not apply
- Requirement 2. Build with your den or family Optional May not apply
- Requirement 3. Build it to be knocked down Optional May not apply
- Champions for Nature Lion Optional May not apply
- Requirement 1. Natural or man-made? Optional May not apply
- Requirement 2. Five kinds of waste Optional May not apply
- Requirement 3. Recycling Optional May not apply
- Requirement 4. A conservation service project Optional May not apply
- Count On Me Optional May not apply
- Requirement 1. A Lion made of shapes Optional May not apply
- Requirement 2. A counting or number game Optional May not apply
- Requirement 3. Sort, count, then build Optional May not apply
- Everyday Tech Optional May not apply
- Requirement 1. Technology around you Optional May not apply
- Requirement 2. How digital technology helps Optional May not apply
- Requirement 3. Show safe use of a device Optional May not apply
- Gizmos and Gadgets Optional May not apply
- Requirement 1. Motion Optional May not apply
- Requirement 2. Force Optional May not apply
- Requirement 3. Make something useful Optional May not apply
- Go Fish Optional May not apply
- Requirement 1. Fishing safety rules Optional May not apply
- Requirement 2. Draw the fish you expect Optional May not apply
- Requirement 3. Go fishing Optional May not apply
- I’ll Do It Myself Optional May not apply
- Requirement 1. A "lion bag" for your gear Optional May not apply
- Requirement 2. A personal care checklist Optional May not apply
- Requirement 3. Shoes on, off and put away Optional May not apply
- Let’s Camp Lion Optional May not apply Needs an overnight campout. The page notes that for a pack overnighter at least one registered adult leader who will be there must have completed BALOO (Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation) training.
- Requirement 1. The buddy system outdoors Optional May not apply
- Requirement 2. Weather and clothes for the campout Optional May not apply
- Requirement 3. Pack the Six Essentials Optional May not apply
- Requirement 4. Go on the overnight Optional May not apply Usually comes after Requirement 2. Weather and clothes for the campout.
- On a Roll Optional May not apply
- Requirement 1. Bike safety gear Optional May not apply
- Requirement 2. Bike safety rules Optional May not apply
- Requirement 3. Go for a ride Optional May not apply
- On Your Mark Optional May not apply
- Requirement 1. A game with your den Optional May not apply
- Requirement 2. An obstacle course relay Optional May not apply
- Requirement 3. A box derby Optional May not apply
- Pick My Path Optional May not apply
- Requirement 1. Choices have consequences Optional May not apply
- Requirement 2. A Good Turn Optional May not apply
- Requirement 3. Learn a game's rules and play it Optional May not apply
- Race Time Lion Optional May not apply
- Requirement 1. Build and decorate a car or a boat Optional May not apply
- Requirement 2. Learn the race rules Optional May not apply Usually comes after Requirement 1. Build and decorate a car or a boat.
- Requirement 3. Plan your sportsmanship Optional May not apply
- Requirement 4. Race Optional May not apply Usually comes after Requirement 3. Plan your sportsmanship.
- Ready, Set, Grow Optional May not apply
- Requirement 1. Where our food comes from Optional May not apply
- Requirement 2. Plant a small garden Optional May not apply
- Requirement 3. Visit a gardener Optional May not apply
- Time to Swim Optional May not apply The page requires swimming to be supervised by a responsible adult aged 21 or older who is trained in Safe Swim Defense. Adults supervising should complete the Safe Swim Defense course on my.scouting before the swim.
- Requirement 1. Swimming safety rules Optional May not apply
- Requirement 2. Getting into the water properly Optional May not apply
- Requirement 3. Twenty minutes in the water Optional May not apply
- Requirement 4. Face in, blow bubbles Optional May not apply
- Requirement 5. Getting out properly Optional May not apply

Stage 4 of 5

5 steps

Fun on the Run Requirement

Food, clean hands, moving and resting.
4 parts
Lion’s Roar Requirement

Staying safe: the Protect Yourself Rules, getting help, and streets and parking lots.
4 parts
Lion’s Pride Requirement

Family and faith. Earned by its three requirements, or by a religious emblem of the family's choosing.
4 parts
- Requirement 1. Your family's faith traditions Optional May not apply
- Requirement 2. A service or gathering with the family Optional May not apply
- Requirement 3. A cheerful card for someone you love Optional May not apply
- Or: complete a religious emblem Optional May not apply
King of the Jungle Requirement

Citizenship at kindergarten size: home, a family job, an older adult, and a service project.
4 parts
Mountain Lion Requirement

The first outdoor Adventure: the Six Essentials, a walk, S.A.W., and local animals.
4 parts

Stage 5 of 5

1 step

Lion badge of rank, at the next pack meeting Milestone

Once all six required Adventures and two electives are done, the badge is presented at the next pack meeting. Belt loops for each Adventure are given out as soon as they are earned.

Usually comes after Bobcat Lion, Fun on the Run and 5 others.

This plan is a planning aid: the current Boy Scouts of America publication is always the authority, and the sources used here are listed in full. Each step names its own.

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