Scouting From Home
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Now is a Great Time to Build the Scouting Movement! It’s a challenging time, to be sure. And while our first priority is to keep our community safe by helping stop the spread of Covid 19, there is still a lot we can do to support Scouting while many of us are working remotely.
Community Partners
NJ Devils
General Activities
General Activities
- Practice Tying Knots or Learn a New Knot.
- Boys’ Life Coloring Book
- Good Turns during the coronavirus: Acts of Scouting service you can do from home
- Boy’s Life – 25 Fun Projects to Do
- Coloring Birds
- Adventure Bingo
- Bryan on Scouting – Fun projects Cub Scouts can do at home
- Metropolitan Opera Free Streaming
- Google Arts & Culture Links to more than 250 museums. This is a free connection to see works of art as well as historical documents right from your computer. The museums participating are from all over the world.
- Houston Zoo Animal Webcams
- The Georgia Aquarium 24 hour live stream – beluga whale, penguins, puffins and more
- The San Diego Zoo live cams
- The Smithsonian Zoo panda cam
- Virtual Tour of Stunning Libraries
- New York Botanical Gardens
- Celestron #StemInYourBackyard Follow the hashtag on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook & YouTube.
- Indoor Bingo Scavenger Hunt From Bay Lakes BSA
Cub Scout Activities & Adventures
Virtual Summer Camps for Cub Scouts
Virtual Summer Camps for Cub Scouts
BSA Councils that offer virtual summer programs for Cub Scouts
- Alamo Area Council “Explore the World”
- Atlanta Area Council “Jurassic Adventure”
- Baden-Powell Council “Stay Camp Day Camp”
- Baltimore Area Council “Adventure Box”
- Buckeye Council “Cyber Summer Camp: Space!”
- Bucktail Council “Alternate Cub Scout Program”
- Calcasieu Area Council “Down on the Farm – Day Camp in a Box”
- California Inland Empire Council “Day Camp at Your Doorstep”
- Capitol Area Council “Three Weeks: Three Themes Delivered to Your Doorstep”
- Cascade Pacific Council “Adventure Club”
- Central Florida Council “Down on the Farm”
- Chattahoochee Council “Camp Kinda-Like-A”
- Chickasaw Council “Kia Kima 2020 Experience”
- Chief Cornplanter “Alternate Cub Scout Programs”
- Circle 10 Council “Down on the Farm Handpicked Fun”
- Connecticut Rivers Council “Camp Kinda-Like-A”
- Connecticut Yankee Council “Journey Back in Time – An At Home Cub Camp Adventure”
- Conquistador Council “Wehinahpay Online”
- Cradle of Liberty Council “Online Adventures”
- Crossroads of America Council “Adventure Boxes”
- Dan Beard Council “Adventure Boxes”
- Daniel Webster Council “Virtual Granite Base Camp”
- Erie Shores Council “Camp To Go”
- Gamehaven Council “Camp Kinda-Like-A”
- Garden State Council “Camp Connected”
- Georgia-Carolina Council “Cub Scout Investigators”
- Great Smoky Mountain Council “Down on the Farm & The Lost Treasures”
- Great Trail Council “Stay Camps”
- Greater Alabama Council “Digital Day Camp”
- Greater New York Councils “Cub World Beyond”
- Greater Niagara Frontier Council “Mad Science Cub Scout Camp in a Box”
- Greater St.Louis Area Council “Jurassic Explorers”
- Greater Yosemite Council “Down on the Farm”
- Hawkeye Area Council “Stay Camp!”
- Hudson Valley Council “Summer Camp in a Box”
- Illowa Council “STEALTH – STEM at Loud Thunder In A Box”
- Illowa Council “Jurassic Knights Day Camp in a Box”
- Indian Waters Council “Day Camp in a Box”
- Juniata Valley “Alternate Cub Scout Program”
- La Salle Council “Escape to the Great Outdoors”
- Lincoln Heritage Council “Cub Scout Adventure Boxes”
- Los Padres Council “Farming Adventures”
- Michigan Crossroads Council Virtual Day Camp
- Minsi Trails Council “Akelaland Summer Cubstravaganza”
- Moraine Trails “Alternate Cub Scout Program”
- New Birth of Freedom “Camp Is Where Home Is”
- Northeast Illinois Council “Backyard Scouting”
- Northern New Jersey Council “Camp Cub Connect”
- Orange County Council “Cub Safari From Home”
- Palmetto Council “Four Themes to Choose From!”
- Piedmont Council “Down on the Farm Virtual Day Camp”
- Prairielands Council “Down on the Farm & Hooked on Fishing”
- Sagamore Council “Down on the Farm”
- Sam Houston Area Council “Virtual Day Camp”
- Sequoyah Council “Trailblazer Virtual Cub Experience”
- Sioux Council “Virtual Day Camp”
- Seneca Waterways Council “Backyard Cub Adventure”
- South Florida Council “Into the Jungle”
- Transatlantic Council “Down on the Farm”
- Twin Rivers Council “Twilight Cyber Adventures”
- Verdugo Hills Councils “Down on the Farm”
- Virginia Headwaters Council “Virtual Day Camp”
- Voyageurs Area Council “Day Camp at Home”
- WD Boyce Council “Adventure Camp at Home”
- Western Los Angeles Council “Cub Scout Virtual Day Camp”
- Western Massachusetts Council “Camp Kinda-Like-A”
- Yucca Council “Virtual Day Camp”
Cub Scout - Helpful Videos
Virtual Pinewood Derby
Home Adventures
Home Adventures
Maybe you are not comfortable in a virtual meeting setting, contact your parents with a list of suggested Adventures the Scouts can do at home with their parents. Besides, what Scout doesn’t want to earn a Super Achiever? Some examples are:
- Lions – Build It Up, Knock It Down; I’ll Do It Myself; Protect Yourself Rules; Ready, Set, Grow
- Tigers – Tiger Circles: Duty to God; Tiger Bites; Family Stories; Protect Yourself Rules; Tiger Tales
- Wolves – Duty to God Footsteps; Adventures in Coins; Collections and Hobbies; Germs Alive; Protect Yourself Rules
- Bears – Fellowship and Duty to God; Bear Picnic Basket; Critter Care; Protect Yourself Rules; Marble Madness
- Webelos and Arrow of Light – Duty to God and You; Fix It; Project Family; Moviemaking; Game Design
- Scouts can do Cyber Chip and Recharges at all Den levels
Tiger Adventures
Structure and schedules are best for first-graders, too. Ideally, this schedule is as close to what they would experience at school.
- Learn a magic trick.
- Spell your name using sign language.
- Create a secret code.
- Learn about your family history. Interview a grandparent or parent about what life was like when they were young and what were their parents like, and make a family tree.
- Observe the night sky. Identify two constellations.
- (from Bryan on Scouting)
Tiger Tales | An Adventure all about story-telling, tall tales, singing. | Elective Adventure
(From Atlanta Area BSA)
Lion Adventures
Kindergarten-age youth do best when they have structure and schedules. Keep it simple and routine. Here are a few fun activities to add to their schedule:
- Make bubble juice – blow bubbles and pop them. Make homemade bubble wands with yarn and straws.
- Put together a genius kit of miscellaneous items and make a gadget out of them. The gadget doesn’t have to work; they can use their imagination to describe what it does.
- Make a container garden.
- Complete the Rumble in the Jungle Adventure. Play a game and choose an animal they would like to be and why.
(From Bryan on Scouting)
Ready, Set, Grow | This Adventure focuses on plants and gardens. | Elective Adventure
(from Atlanta Area BSA)
Wolf Adventures
Second-graders are natural explorers. Create a list of home rules or expectations; allowing them to be part of the process can help chances they’ll follow them.
- Make a clean room chart, and do the chores for at least one week.
- Talk about why it is important to stretch before and after exercising. Demonstrate proper warm-up movements and stretches before and after each activity that involves action.
- Select a seed, and plant it in a small container. Care for it for 30 days. Take a picture of your plant once each week.
- Grow a mold culture.
(From Bryan on Scouting)
(From Atlanta Area BSA)
Webelos
Fourth- and fifth-graders are starting to become more independent and like to be part of making plans. At this age, you can have a discussion with them about the schedule and specific times things should happen and how much time should be allotted.
- Build a model of the solar system. Chart the distances between the planets so that the model is to scale.
- Put together a tool box with at least five tools. Describe what each tool is used for and how to properly use it.
- Learn how to plunge a toilet and how a plunger works.
- Show how to change a light bulb; learn about the difference in sizes, watts and measurements of brightness.
- Discuss chores that each family member does. Develop a list of at least three tasks you can do on a daily basis and do them for at least two weeks.
(From Bryan on Scouting)
Duty to God and You | This is often an “at home” adventure anyway because faith beliefs in Scouting are determined by the family. | Required Adventure
(From Atlanta Area BSA)
Bear Adventures
As with all elementary-aged youth, a schedule and routine can help maintain normalcy and give them confidence to try new things. Here are a few activities they can do:
- Create a cookbook, using at least five recipes that they could prepare with adult supervision.
- Make a marble obstacle course.
- Create a game using marbles, designing the rules of the game and sharing the game with a family member.
- Make static electricity by rubbing a balloon or a plastic or rubber comb against another material, such as fleece blanket or wool sweater.
(From Bryan on Scouting)
Merit Badge Related
- April 13, 2020 Updated National Statement on Advancement – COVID-19
- Patriot’s Path Council process for Covid-19 related Eagle extensions.
- Patriots’ Path Advancement web page
- Currently all submissions of Eagle paperwork will be done electronically (PDF) to Cindy Van Carpels.
- Virtual Eagle Boards of Review -Review via teleconference require approval by your PPC District Advancement Committee. Read more on Advancement page.
Merit Badges for Social Distancing
Merit badges for social distancing: the list
From Bryan on Scouting – Read More
- American Business
- American Cultures – *Local MB Counselor available
- American Heritage
- Animation
- Art
- Basketry
- Bird Study
- Chemistry
- Chess
- Citizenship in the World
- Collections
- Composite Materials
- Cooking
- Digital Technology
- Drafting
- Electricity
- Electronics
- Energy
- Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Family Life
- Fingerprinting
- First Aid
- Game Design
- Genealogy
- Graphic Arts
- Home Repairs
- Leatherworking
- Mammal Study
- Metalwork
- Mining in Society
- Model Design & Building
- Moviemaking
- Music
- Nuclear Science
- Oceanography
- Painting
- Photography
- Plant Science
- Plumbing
- Pottery
- Programming
- Pulp & Paper
- Railroading
- Robotics
- Salesmanship
- Scholarship
- Sculpture
- Search & Rescue
- Soil & Water Conservation
- Space Exploration
- Stamp Collecting
- Sustainability
- Textile
- Theater
- Weather
- Wilderness Survival
- Woodcarving
- Woodwork