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 INTRODUCTION Why do we do crafts in Cub Scouts? We do crafts because crafts are fun!! The boys enjoy making things and getting a chance to be creative. Cub Scouts may be the only place they get to do crafts with all the cuts in the school budget these days. You should try to incorporate at least one craft a month. Each Cub Scout rank has achievements and electives that are for crafts. But I am not crafty! You don’t have to be crafty because we will give you lots of ideas in this Pow Wow book. There are also ideas in the BSA Program Helps and so many websites that contain step-by-step directions for crafts that it boggles the mind. I will list a few of my favorite websites below. But aren’t crafts expensive and take a lot of tools? No. You can reuse much of the household items that you throw away: toilet paper tubes, plastic bottles, shoeboxes, plastic containers, etc. I do crafts for Cub Scout Day Camps and my budget is 50 cents a day per boy. The only tools most crafts require are scissors and glue (although a low temperature hot glue gun is wonderful). CRAFT TIPS To make sure that the craft will be successfully done in the den you need to make a few samples of the craft ahead of time with the actual materials that the boys will use. This step is critical. I have had problems when I have switched the type of glue I used. I recommend that you use Tacky White glue rather than Elmer’s. It is thicker so it holds better and dries quicker. It is also a good idea if you have your son help to make a sample ahead of time. Then you can judge how long the craft will take and if the craft is too complicated for your den. It also gives your son a chance to shine when he is able to help the other boys in the den. You can also judge how much help you need to provide your son as he does the craft so that you know if you need the parents to stay and help with the craft. Make sure you have enough tools so the boys are not waiting around