Webelos Trail
To earn the Webelos Badge, a Cub Scout must complete the following requirements.
Be an active member of your Webelos den for three months. (Being active means having good attendance, paying your den dues, and working on den projects.)
Complete each of the following Webelos required adventures with your den or family:
Cast Iron Chef
Duty to God and You
First Responder
Stronger, Faster, Higher
Webelos Walkabout
Complete at least one Webelos elective adventures of your den or family's choosing.
With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the pamphlet How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide, and watch the Protect Yourself Rules video for 4th Grade, Webelos. (The video is located at https://vimeo.com/325064315 and can be watched on-line or downloaded and viewed off-line.) OR Earn the Protect Yourself Rules Preview Adventure for Webelos.
If the Cub Scout has not previously earned the Bobcat Badge, it must be earned before the scout hits the Trail toward his Webelos Badge.
After the Cub Scout has completed an adventure, they are awarded the adventure's pin at the next Pack meeting.
Required Webelos Adventures
Cast Iron Chef
Complete at least Requirements 1 and 2 below. Plan a menu for a balanced meal for your den or family. Determine the budget for the meal. If possible, shop for the items on your menu. Stay within your budget.
Prepare a balanced meal for your den or family. If possible, use one of these methods for preparation of part of the meal: camp stove, Dutch oven, box oven, solar oven, open campfire, or charcoal grill. Demonstrate an understanding of food safety practices while preparing the meal.
Use tinder, kindling, and fuel wood to demonstrate how to build a fire in an appropriate outdoor location. If circumstances permit and there is no local restriction on fires, show how to safely light the fire, under the supervision of an adult. After allowing the fire to burn safely, safely extinguish the flames with minimal impact to the fire site.
Duty to God and You
Complete Requirement 1 and at least two others of your choice. Discuss with your parent, guardian, den leader, or other caring adult what it means to do your duty to God. Tell how you do your duty to God in your daily life.
Earn the religious emblem of your faith that is appropriate for your age, if you have not done so already.
Discuss with your family, family’s faith leader, or other caring adult how planning and participating in a service of worship or reflection helps you live your duty to God.
List one thing that will bring you closer to doing your duty to God, and practice it for one month. Write down what you will do each day to remind you.
First Responder
Complete Requirement 1 and at least five others. Explain what first aid is. Tell what you should do after an accident
Show what to do for the hurry cases of first aid:
Serious bleeding
Heart attack or sudden cardiac arrest
Stopped breathing
Stroke
Poisoning
Show how to help a choking victim.
Show how to treat for shock.
Demonstrate how to treat at least five of the following:
Cuts and scratches
Burns and scalds
Sunburn
Blisters on the hand and foot
Tick bites
Bites and stings of other insects
Venomous snakebite
Nosebleed
Frostbite
Put together a simple home first-aid kit. Explain what you included and how to use each item correctly
Create and practice an emergency readiness plan for your home or den meeting place.
Visit with a first responder or health care professional.
Stronger, Faster, Higher
Complete Requirements 1-3 and at least one other. Understand and explain why you should warm up before exercising and cool down afterward. Demonstrate the proper way to warm up and cool down.
Do these activities and record your results:
20-yard dash
Vertical jump
Lifting a 5-pound weight
Push-ups
Curls
Jumping rope
Make an exercise plan that includes at least three physical activities. Carry out your plan for 30 days, and write down your progress each week.
Try a new sport you have never tried before.
With your den, prepare a fitness course or series of games that includes jumping, avoiding obstacles, weight lifting, and running. Time yourself going through the course, and improve your time over a two-week period.
With adult guidance, help younger Scouts by leading them in a fitness game or games.
Webelos Walkabout
Complete Requirements 1-4 and at least one other. Plan a hike or outdoor activity.
Assemble a first aid kit suitable for your hike or activity.
Recite the Outdoor Code and the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids from memory. Talk about how you can demonstrate them on your Webelos adventures.
With your Webelos den or with a family member, hike 3 miles. Before your hike, plan and prepare a nutritious lunch or snack. Enjoy it on your hike, and clean up afterward.
Describe and identify from photos any poisonous plants and dangerous animals and insects you might encounter on your hike or activity.
Perform one of the following leadership roles during your hike: trail leader, first aid leader, or lunch or snack leader.
