Cub Scouting is best delivered as a year round program. The Summertime Pack Award is designed to encourage a Pack to be active when school is out for the summer, by doing at least one activity per month in June, July, and August. The youth and adult members of a Cub Scout Pack are eligible to earn the recognition by participating in a Pack activity each month during this period. Elective Adventure Trails open a world of opportunity during the summer.
The completed application is submitted to the Council Service Center for processing – ideally at the end of August. Certificates and ribbons will be available at the next Cub Scout roundtable after submission. Individual awards may be purchased when the application is turned in.
Below are some suggestions to help with planning activities. Packs may add suggestions to the lists by emailing favorite activities to the webmaster.
Go See It
- Scout Night at the Norfolk Tides
- Colonial Williamsburg
- Children’s Museum of Virginia
- Roanoke Island Festival Park, Manteo, NC
- Chrysler Museum of Art
- Jewish Museum & Cultural Center
- Virginia Zoo in Norfolk
- Ocean Breeze Waterpark
- Nauticus
- Bluebird Gap Farm
- Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Museum
- Wright Brothers Memorial
Outdoor Fun
Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award
Day Camp
Resident Camp at Pipsico Scout Reservation
Pack activities (invite a friend to join to earn recruiter patches)
- Picnic
- Sports Day
- Craft Day
- Kite Fly
- Bicycle Safety
- Fishing
- Community Hike (Add a clean up to make it a service project.)
- Board Game Tournament
- Family Camping
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Manteo, NC
Dismal Swamp State Park, South Mills, NC
First Landing State Park, Virginia Beach, VA
Lighthouses – The council is home to four Atlantic Coast lights:
- Cape Henry Light, Virginia Beach, VA
- Currituck Beach Light, Corolla, NC
- Bodie Island Light, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, NC
- Hatteras Light, Buxton, NC
Norfolk Botanical Garden
Jockey Ridge State Park, Nags Head, NC
