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Footsteps

Cub Scouts · Adventure, Required

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Footsteps is about your family's beliefs, being kind, and telling the truth. You'll share traditions you love, do something nice for someone, and think about why honesty matters. It's a chance to learn more about what makes your family special.

Why it's worth it

Footsteps is about the things that make your family who you are. You'll share the holidays and traditions you love, show how your family expresses reverence, do something kind for someone, and think about why telling the truth matters. Every family does this a little differently, and that's what makes it fun to share with your den.

Start this week

  1. Ask your adult to name three holidays or special days your family celebrates.
  2. Get out paper, crayons, or paint so you're ready to make art about your favorite one.
  3. Look for a picture-book version of The Boy Who Cried Wolf at the library.
  4. Think of someone who could use a kind surprise this week.

Requirements · 4

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Note: This adventure can also be earned by completing a religious emblem of the family's choosing.

  1. Requirement 1

    With a parent or legal guardian, discuss the faith traditions of your family; name three holidays or celebrations from them and make a craft or artwork about your favorite

    Tip: Ask a grown-up about holidays your family celebrates, then draw or paint your favorite one.

    For example: You might draw your family lighting candles, sharing a big meal, or decorating your home. Add a sentence about why that day is your favorite.

  2. Requirement 2

    Go with your family to a religious service or other gathering where your family shows reverence

    Tip: Go with your family to a service or gathering, and notice what people do to show reverence.

    For example: Go with your family to a service or gathering that shows how you express reverence. Afterward, share one thing you noticed, like the music, a quiet moment, or the words people said.

  3. Requirement 3

    Carry out an act of kindness

    Tip: Help a sibling, write a kind note, or share a toy. Talk about how it made you feel.

    For example: An act of kindness could be helping a younger kid tie their shoes, making a card for a grandparent or neighbor, or doing a chore for someone without being asked.

  4. Requirement 4

    Read or listen to Aesop's fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" and discuss with your den or family why telling the truth matters

    Tip: After the story, talk about what happened when the boy lied and why people stopped believing him.

    For example: After the story, talk it over: Why did the villagers stop coming? Has anyone ever not believed you? What could the boy have done instead?

Talk about it together

  • Which family tradition makes you feel the most at home?
  • What did you notice at the service or gathering you went to?
  • How did the person feel after your act of kindness, and how did you feel?
  • Why is it hard to trust someone who doesn't tell the truth?

Good questions to ask an older family member or family friend

  • What holidays did you celebrate when you were my age?
  • Is there a family tradition that started with you?
  • What does being kind mean to you?

Helpful reads

For leaders & parents

  • Let families lead the faith parts at home, in their own way.
  • Act out The Boy Who Cried Wolf as a den skit and talk about it afterward.

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Tips, examples, and questions are ideas from experienced leaders, not extra requirements. Your unit leader or counselor decides when a requirement is complete.