WEBELOS Rank Advancement

Here’s How to Help Your Scout Advance!

Fourth grade Scouts seeking to earn the Webelos rank do even more exciting indoor and outdoor activities at a level beyond the earlier Cub Scout years.  (“Webelos” stands for “WE’ll BE LOyal Scouts”)

To earn the Webelos badge, a Scout must complete six required adventures, plus two elective adventures from among the 20 electives in the Webelos Handbook.

• The National Resource page for Webelos Adventures is here.  Each Adventure page there lists the Requirements and shares a selection of “Activity Cards” that could be used to complete each Requirement. 
• For more resources, see this AAC District Page for Webelos.  Each Adventure page there has videos and links to help learn the Adventure topic plus “Assembled” Den Meeting Plans that take the Requirements and/or National activity ideas that are fun, simple and easy and put them into Den Meeting Plans you can use.  Word versions of those plans are attached below if you would like to edit to fit your Den.

The required adventures are:

• Bobcat Webelos is a “Character and Leadership” adventure, similar to the pre-2024 Bobcat "rank" but with added leadership elements.
• Webelos Walkabout is an “Outdoors” adventure with safety and first aid elements that might be needed on a two mile walk.
• Stronger, Faster, Higher is a “Personal Fitness” adventure focusing on exercise, activity and nutrition.
• My Community is a “Citizenship” adventure that addresses voting, public service, laws and participation in a service project.
• My Safety is a “Personal Safety” adventure that will address home hazards and safety - includes the Protect Yourself video.
• My Family is a “Family & Reverence” adventure about family beliefs and celebrations.

The 20 elective adventures are Chef's Knife (Knife Safety), Race Time Webelos (Pinewood Derby or Raingutter Regatta), Catch the Big One (Fishing), Pedal Away (Cycling), Aquanaut (Swimming), Paddle Onward (Boating), Let's Camp Webelos (Camping), Champions For Nature Webelos (Conservation), Earth Rocks (Science), Tech on the Trail (Technology), Modular Design (Engineering), Math on the Trail (Math), Art Explosion (art), Aware and Care (different levels of physical abilities), Build It (tools and building and carpentry), Yo-Yo (yo-yo skills), and Summertime Fun (May through August participate in three Cub Scout activities). (Also Archery, BB guns, and Slingshot, but only at District or Council events with qualified instructors – see Cub Scout Rangemaster training to join the ranks of trained “Rangemasters”).  

Requirements and “Activity Card” options are found at the National Resource page for Webelos Adventures and at this AAC District Page for Webelos which has more tips, videos and links, plus “Assembled” Den Meeting Plans you can use.

After finishing the requirements for an adventure, the den leader, rather than a parent, approves most of the adventures, unless the den leader delegates that role (den leaders are encouraged to recruit parents and other adults in the Cub Scout’s family to help with all den adventures, including supervision sign off on Webelos requirements).  For each adventure completed, Scouts can receive a pin to wear on the “Cub Scout Adventure colors” or on their hat.  Click here for information on Cub Scout Uniform options – but check with your Cub Scout Pack to find out what the expectations are (because “A Scout is Thrifty”).