Pomerleau Family Blog: Joining Cub Scouts and a Trip to Build A Bear

We had heard great things about Alberta Rider's Cub Scout program from Logan (who joined last year when he was in first grade). Brandon had to be in first grade to join. In the summer he went to a fun den water fight at Cook Park and S'mores night and loved it so we signed him up in the fall. We got his uniform (which was quite an ordeal with all the badges, patches, and accessories). He looked really cute in it though. Brandon's first Den meeting was right after soccer practice at Alberta Rider. They got to make marshmallow launchers while there was a parent volunteer meeting. I ended up getting roped into being the assistant pack leader. Brandon's pack is the Tiger (all first graders are Tigers). At first there was only Brandon but then Brandon's good friend Cruz joined and another boy joined and his dad became the Pack Leader. The time commitment is not too bad. It is year round but there is not much activity in the summer except for Cub Scout camp. There is 1 Den meeting a month and 1 Den activity a month and then 1-2 pack meetings a month. I did Girl Scouts and loved it and I was excited that Brandon got to do some civic and character building with Cub Scouts.

Launching marshmallows

Our little Cub Scout-looking nifty in his uniform

Cheering his marshmallow on!

Later that week we went to Build A Bear after the kids school. The kids had saved up their allowance and birthday money for about 5 months and each had about $48 and wanted to go to Build A Bear to spend their money. We got there and Build A Bear was having a big My Little Pony special (due to the movie) and a lot of the ponies were 2 for $35 or $30 each. So Olivia got Song Bird, the new Rock Star My Little Pony from the movie and another horse. Brandon was super excited to get a Pokemon and they had just gotten Charizard in so Brandon was super excited to get him. The kids had fun stuffing their animals and Olivia added a song to Songbird and then they picked out some clothing for their animals. It was a fun afternoon!