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Tiger Badge Requirements

All boys, regardless of age, earn the Bobcat badge first - by learning the Cub Scout Promise, Law of the Pack, sign, handshake, motto, salute, and the meaning of "Webelos".


Cub Scouts joining as First Grade boys enter the Tiger Cub Program. Tiger Cubs, complete Achievements to earn the Tiger Cub Badge, and complete Electives to receive Tiger Track Beads to wear from a belt emblem. A new Tiger Cub Handbook was issued in the summer of 2001. Some minor changes took effect in June 2006, including dropping the former "Tiger Cub Motto" which was replaced by the Cub Scout Motto, and the requirement that Tiger Cubs earn the Bobcat Badge BEFORE the Tiger Cub badge, instead of after that badge.

To begin his path to the Tiger Cub Rank, a boy must do the following to earn the Tiger Cub Totem:

  • Learn the Cub Scout Motto: Do Your Best
  • Learn the Cub Scout Sign
  • Learn the Cub Scout Salute
 


Den Leaders:

Chris Collihan (Den 6)

Ryan Missman (Den 4)

Once he earns the Totem, he should then proceed to complete the other requirements for the Bobcat Badge.

Then, in order to earn the Tiger Cub rank the Tiger Cub Scout must complete a Family Activity, a Den Activity, and a "Go See It" Activity in each of five Achievement Areas:

  1. Making My Family Special
  2. Where I Live
  3. Keeping Myself Healthy and Safe
  4. How I Tell It
  5. Let's Go Outdoors

As he completes each Activity, he is awarded a bead which is hung from the Totem. 

  • He earns a WHITE bead for each required FAMILY Activity.
  • He earns an ORANGE bead for each required DEN Activity.
  • He earns a BLACK bead for each required GO SEE IT Activity.

Remember, there are NO performance requirements for a boy in the Tiger Cub trail.
Simply participating and doing one's best in an activity constitutes completion.

  1. Making My Family Special
    • 1F - Family Activity
      Think of one chore you can do with your adult partner. Complete it together.
      • Character Connection: Responsibility
    • 1D - Den Activity
      Make a family scrapbook
    • 1G - Go See It Activity
      Go to a library, historical society, museum, old farm, or historical building, or visit an older person in your community.  Discover how family life was the same and how it was different many years ago.
  2. Where I Live
    • 2F - Family Activity
      Look at a map of your community with your adult partner.
    • 2D - Den Activity
      Practice the Pledge of Allegiance with your den, and participate in a den or pack flag ceremony.
      • Character Connection: Citizenship
    • 2G - Go See It Activity
      Visit a police station or a fire station. Ask someone who works there how he or she helps people in your community.
  3. Keeping Myself Healthy and Safe
    • 3F - Family Activity
      a. With your family, plan a fire drill then practice it in your home.
      b. With your adult partner, plan what to do if you became lost or separated from your family in a strange place.
    • 3D - Den Activity
      Make a Food Guide Pyramid
      • Character Connection: Health and Fitness
    • 3G - Go See It Activity
      Learn the rules of a game or sport. Then, go watch an amateur or professional game or sporting event.
  4. How I Tell It
    • 4F - Family Activity
      At a family meal, have each family member take turns telling the others one thing that happened to him or her that day. Remember to practice being a good listener while you wait for your turn to talk.
      • Character Connection: Respect
    • 4D - Den Activity
      Play "Tell It Like It Isn't"
    • 4G - Go See It Activity
      Visit a television station, radio station, or newspaper office. Find out how people there communicate with others.
  5. Let's Go Outdoors
    This achievement is also part of Cub Scouting's Leave No Trace Award.
    • 5F - Family Activity
      Go outside and watch the weather
      • Character Connection: Faith
    • 5D - Den Activity
      With a crayon or colored pencil and a piece of paper, make a leaf rubbing.
    • 5G - Go See It Activity
      Take a hike with your den.

After completing the fifteen Achievements, the Tiger Cub is awarded the Tiger Cub Patch. 

Also, after completing the achievements, the Tiger Cub can be awarded Tiger Track Beads, which are YELLOW disks attached to the Totem.  One bead is awarded for each group of TEN Electives the Tiger Cub completes.  A boy can work on both Achievements and electives concurrently, but he can't receive Tiger Track beads until he has earned the Tiger Cub Badge. Click Here to see the Tiger Cub Electives.

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