The pack provides badges. Tiger cubs have an orange T-shirt. Wolf and Bear cubs use the blue Cub Scout uniform, while Webelos can choose whether to wear blue Cub Scout uniform or tan Boy Scout uniform shirt. Pack 344 provides Tiger packets. Scouts buy their own Bear, Wolf, and Webelos books, also available at the Scout Shop at Flag Plaza.
Every handbook has a parent guide at the beginning.
Don't wait for the next year's membership night. Any Cub who gets a friend to join earns a recruiter patch that is worn below the right pocket. The Cub Scout helps the pack go. The pack helps the Cub Scout grow. The Cub Scout gives goodwill.