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Updated merit badge pamphlets now available through Amazon Kindle
Scouts are resourceful. So, while your troop may not be able to go on a weekend campout together during the COVID-19 pandemic, this time could be ideal to learn how to play a new game or work on the car or prepare a first aid kit for the family. We’ve previously shared a Scouter’s suggestion…
Read More“Why I hire Eagle Scouts”: An HR executive weighs in
Dan Churay is the head of human resources for a major corporation in Houston. He’s also an executive committee member of the board of the Sam Houston Area Council. Churay knows what to look for in a potential employee. At the top of that list: being an Eagle Scout. He recently explained his thoughts in…
Read MoreHow to teach (or learn) lashings from home, in front of a computer
Learning how to lash together camp gadgets like dishwashing racks, cooking stations and dining fly poles is a fun — and useful — Scouting skill. But learning to tie these lashings at home, in a living room? That’s a recipe for broken lamps. (Sorry, Mom and Dad.) And while you could go outside, not everyone…
Read MoreFamily uses a little Scouting resourcefulness to recreate music video while in quarantine
Browsing through videos on Instagram of people dancing to songs, Jana Heller thought it might be fun for her family to make their own music video and shared the idea with her husband, Steven. Like many families across the country right now, the Heller family of Maple Valley, Wash., is staying home to help fight the…
Read MoreScouts, Nick Jonas to appear in latest episode of ‘Kevin Hart: What The Fit’
He’s tried sumo wrestling with Conan O’Brien, farming with Jennifer Garner and jousting with Jason Sudeikis. But Kevin Hart’s latest physical challenge might be his toughest yet. In the April 23 episode of the YouTube comedy series Kevin Hart: What The Fit, the stand-up comedian and movie star will try his hand at Scouting. Alongside…
Read MoreThere’s plenty of fun to do at home — take it from a Scout who earned all the merit badges
Daniel Free earned the Eagle Scout rank in 2017. At the time, the 15-year-old of Troop 489 in Germantown, Md., had earned 54 merit badges. But he didn’t stop there. The night of his court of honor, he made it a goal to earn all 137 available merit badges by his 18th birthday. He recently…
Read MoreHear the inspiring story of an Eagle Scout who lives with autism
Patrick Reid describes his elementary school experience as “about normal.” But as he got older, things started to change. “I enjoyed it until fifth or sixth grade, when I got bullied,” Patrick says. Unfortunately, Patrick’s experience is common for children with autism. Patrick’s diagnosis had come just a couple of years earlier. Patrick’s mother, Debbie,…
Read MoreHelping at all times: Summit welcome center a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site
When it comes to serving our communities, Scouts will do whatever it takes. At the BSA’s Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia, that means answering the call when local health officials needed a drive-thru testing site for people suspected of having COVID-19. The high-adventure base itself sits tucked back among trees, lakes and rolling hills…
Read MoreHow to Make a Monarch Butterfly Habitat
The monarch butterfly population is in decline. To help out these beautiful creatures that pollinate wildflowers, you can build this protective habitat. It provides access to sunlight and keeps out predators, giving monarchs a safe place to grow before being released into the world. WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE A MONARCH BUTTERFLY HABITAT Common milkweed…
Read MoreNeed resources for Cub Scout Adventures? Check out what ScoutShop.org offers
Turn off the TV — there are plenty of cool activities you can do at home. With the help of some of these Cub Scout activity kits, you can keep the Scouting momentum (and fun) going. Birdhouse woodworking kit: This one fits in with the “My Tiger Jungle” required adventure for Tiger Scouts (Requirement No.…
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