Den Resources

Pack 216 has a variety of resources available to den leaders for use in meeting preparation, meeting activities, personal education. These resources come as printed materials and activity kits. To check out printed materials or kits, please contact Guy Sodano or Roger Peterson

Woodworking

For 8 scouts. Geared towards the Webelos Craftsman pin.

• Coping saws
• Safety goggles
• Rasps (files)
• Sandpaper
• Two sample projects (catapult and Webelos Progress Ribbon display plaque)
• Picture hangars and wire

Geology

Geared towards the Webelos Geologist pin.

• Book and booklets on rocks and minerals
• Booklets on growing crystals
• Nice collection of rocks, minerals and fossilized organic materials

Flag Care

• 2 U.S. Flags
• Flag care and folding instructions (8 of these)
• Book on various patriotic themes

Activity Kits

Activity Kits containing materials and tools for conducting various den activities. Again, you can check these out from the the pack library.

Lanyards

• 12 rolls of lanyard ribbon of various colors
• 2 books of projects and weaves
• Bag of keyrings, wristforms and similar materials

Miscellaneous

• Bobcat Trail Kit - contains teaching aids for all of the Bobcat Trail points
• Arrow Of Light Kit - contains teaching aids for many of the AOL points
• Knot tying instructions and rope (for one)
• Bird identification chart
• 2 U.S. Flags on dowel rods
• Kite with string (one)
• 2 buckets of squishy balls (round and cubes)
• 1 bucket of corks
• 1 bucket of film containers
• Box of craft sticks and game instruction

Other

• a bag of red, orange, yellow, and green yarn
• a box of colorful masking tape
• a box of full of Christmas song sheets
• 3 big boxes of plastic spoons, knives, and forks
• 9 containers of water coolers
• 3 brand new compasses (still in plastic bags)
• 8 Lowe's garden tool holder kits (in individual bags)
• 1 spool of fishing line
• First Aid kit
• Christmas cards & envelopes
• 2 binoculars
• button making kit with a bag of at least 50+ buttons 

Orienteering

For 9 scouts.

• Compasses
• Orienteering instructions
• Practice courses
• Bond Park maps and sample checkpoint cards
  • Beginner course
  • Intermediate course
• Other types of maps:
  • Aeronuatical
  • Nautical
  • City/County
  • State
  • U.S.
• Lake Johnson topographical poster
• "Pedro Reads a Topo Map" poster

Leather-working and Crafts

This is a big kit stored in three large bins (one is unlabeled). Geared for Webelos Craftsman pin.

• Scrap leather
• Leather strips
• Laces
• Sewing laces
• Tools:
  • Hole punch sets (2)
  • Rotary punches (2)
  • Wooden mallets (5)
  • Awls (2)
  • Needle Kit (one set of 7 needles)
  • Leather cement (4 bottles)
  • Wooden bases for use with stamps and punches (8)
  • Stamps
    • Assorted scouting stamps (6)
    • Numbers (2 full sets - 1/2" and 3/4")
    • Alphabet (2 full sets - 1/2" and 3/4")
• Bead kit
  • Colored beads (12 bags)
  • Rolls of string (4)
  • Sun Bead books (4)
  • Alien Bead books (4)

Printed Materials

The pack has a library of books, notebooks, magazines and other printed resources that you can check out.

• District Pow-Wow Notes from 1995, 1996, 2000 and 2002
• Variety of Cub Scout Program Helps
• Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) training materials
• Ethics in Action Cub Scouting activities book
• Cub Scout Leader Guide from 1982, 1997 and 2000
• Webelos Leader Guide from 2001
• Webelos Leader training materials
• Cub Scout Academics and Sports program guide
• Cub Scout Songbook
• Sparklers for Cub Scout Meetings
• Arrow of Light Ceremonies - several different scripts
• Kids America by Steven Haney - projects, activities, tales and so on