Big agreement on that ("allowing dens to use their own creativity on their den flags"), Arvada!   If there is anything worse than just being known as "Den 7" as opposed to "The Sabre Toothed Tigers" or "The We're Wolves", it is having a generic Den Flag. 

When I cut loose my Wolf Den to make a flag, the meeting idea went like this:

–  Flag Talkin' and Lookin' Stuff (generically discussing “flags” of a country, of a state, of a city, of a School, etc., and the meaning of flags (why we have them, what is shown on them, what flags say about the people who are represented by them)

–  Then we took it down a level and discussed the idea of Family Crests and, then even individual or personal symbols.

–  We then moved to each Cub designing their own “personal crests” or “family crests” that display “who they are” and what image they want to present to the world. 

–  Then, we introduced the next step, and put the questions to them to decide:  the first question was, if we had a Flag for "Our Den", what should it look like (how can it show “who are we” and what image to we want to present to the world when they see our Flag). 

–  The second question was: OK, so . . . do we want to have a Den Flag? 

Answer was "yes", and the drawing and planning process made the meeting run (a) 30 minutes long, and (b) about as orderly and cooperatively as you would ever want to see.   Parents actually didn't mind waiting, as they watched them in slack jawed amazement draw, share ideas, lay out what would go on the flag, etc.  Wild. 

Ultimate project results were sloppy, borderline ugly, clearly the product of a Committee, but it was by Gawd THEIR Committee that did it!

And (while it would embarass them if they were reminded of it now that they are 13-14 year olds), man, they all wanted to be the "Den Flag Bearer" each week . . .