Eight century-old quotes about Scouting that are still relevant today - ISNL 21-05

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Published: Feb 08, 2021

 

 

 

 

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CAST:  Leader (Mother Nature), 5 Cubs Mother Nature:  Everything living and properly cared for grows.  It needs warmth, water, and care, and protection.  Cub Sco......
 
 

 What is the best drinks to have while on outdoor adventures....
 
 

Have you ever thought about being able to travel through time? I know I have, and I’ll also have to admit to probably spending too much time thinking about what part of my life would I go back to...which day, what year? Is ...
 
 


When I was a young Scout, in my first Troop, still unable to tie any knot I didn't learn in Webelos, I went on a campout. Turns out on this outing we ......
 
 

Charlie was a pigeon, a pigeon, a pigeon. Charlie was a pigeon, a pigeon that flew. He flew in the morning, he flew in the night, And when he got home he was covered in....... (Repeat ad nauseum!)......
 
 

So I thank You, I thank you God for all of my friends I thank You, I thank You God for all of my friends with me tonight When you're all alone and you're feeling so low There is a friend there to tell the things you know A friend will always listen, a fr......
 
 

  PERSONNEL:8 Cubs and a narrator. EQUIPMENT:Large cards with a letter and corresponding text for each Cub spelling out the word...
 
 

Scouting is a game.  Being a well trained leader allows you to guide the boys how to better play the game and have fun.  Being a well trained leader you have the knowledge how to play the game safely and keep the boys coming back. Now taking the requir......
 
 

Remember it is all about the boys and it maybe to easy to say Yes all the time.  Sometimes we may get in over our heads and it is always good to have others who can take some of the load.  It is way to easy to get burned out. I almost ran into the burn out wall, but caught or hopeful......
 

 
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BEN: Why do skunks love Valentine’s Day?STUART: I don’t know.BEN: Because they’re scent-imental creatures!...
 
 


At a pack meeting the Cub Scouts learned about nutrition. A nutritionist came in and did some great activities with the Cub Scouts, including bringing in a chicken wrap recipe and letting each Cub Scout make his own chicken wrap. This is the chicken wrap recipe she made with the Cub Scouts: Print Chicken Wrap Recipe This is a healthy version of a chicken wrap. The brown rice mixture makes it filling and hearty. Course Main Course, Snack ......
 
 


Scouts from Manchester-by-the-Sea’s Troop 3 participated in conservation service for MLK Day.  Scouts cleaned up both sides of Pine Street, a major route from Route 128 into town.  Scouts covered about 2.5 miles total distance.  It was a great day to help the community, honor MLK, and enjoy the beautiful weather!...
 
 


  HOLD A SUMMER OLYMPICS  Sam Houston Area Council Hold a fun mini-Olympics. This can involve many of the usual Olympic sports with enjoyable twists added to them. Examples of sport events might include Water Balloon Shot Put, 100-foot Crab- Walk Dash, Low Jump (under a pole without knocking it from its holder), Balloon Javelin Throw, 50-foot 3-Legged (Potato Sack) Hurdles, 25-Yard One-Footed Relay, etc. Make sure to have Olympic Gold/Silver/Bronze “medals” for all of the participants and the winners. Copyright - U.S. Scouting Service Project | Visit ......
 
 


A lot has changed in the Boy Scouts of America in the past 100 years. In 1921, 1, 306 young men earned the Eagle Scout Award. This year, tens of thousands of young men and young women will earn Scouting’s highest honor. In 1921, there were just 61 merit badges available. Today, that number is 137. And what about Cub Scouting? A century ago, the official start of that popular program was still nine years away. But for all that’s changed since 1921 — the year the BSA celebrated its 11th birthday — many things have not. The values of Scouting, ......
 
 

[ISSUE 664 – 20TH YEAR OF HELPING SCOUTS, SCOUTERS, PARENTS] Hi Andy, My son has been in our local Scouts BSA troop for almost a year (he joined just before the Covid-19 shut-downs began), but despite the troop quickly converting to a combination of outdoor meetings with facemasks and separation plus Zoom meetings as soon as a woman on our troop committee learned how, there’s been no planned advancement. My son (I’ll call him “Robby”) hasn’t even earned Scout rank yet. (I know this because Robby and I talk about Scouts and we review the rank requirements pages of ......
 
 


In Venturing, young people write their own stories. That’s true at the crew level, where the youth (not the adults) plan weekend and weeklong adventures. It’s true at the national level, where the six young people on the National Venturing Officers’ Association make decisions that affect the program’s future. And it’s quite literally true in the Venturing Newsletter, a digital publication created, written and designed by Venturers themselves. With the quarterly Venturing Newsletter celebrating the release of its sixth issue this month, I thought it would be the ideal time to contact the team behind this youth-created publication. Nicole Steele is ......
 
 


Felix: What did the light bulb say to the other light bulb on Valentine’s Day?Sam: I have no clue.Felix: “I love you watts and watts!”...
 
 


Embrace your creativity with soap carving, a fun and easy activity. Remember, Bear Scouts and Webelos Scouts learn about knife safety by earning the Whittling Chip. Scouts BSA members earn the privilege to use knives and other tools by earning the Totin’ Chip. Do you have a photo of your completed soap carving? Send us a photo! WHAT YOU’LL NEED FOR SOAP CARVING Carving knife (can be a butter knife or plastic knife) Pointed knife, toothpick or paper clip Fresh bar of soap Cutting board Newspaper or old bedsheet Pen, pencil or marker Scissors or craft knife Sheet of ......
 
 


My favorite of all the Scouting programs is Cub Scouting because, without a doubt, it is zany fun for youth and adults alike. This program offers so much for youth from kindergarten through fifth grade and Cub Scouting can be something in which the whole family can participate. It is hands-on learning and achievement that puts kids in the middle of action, adventure, and learning. Den meetings and adventures, as well as pack meetings and activities, are designed to be fast paced exciting activities intended for active, excited boys and girls. When you join Cub Scouts, hold on; grab the ......
 
 


2020 was for most people a year of local walks, it was no different in my house. I have explored my local area more in the last year than I have done in the previous four in the area. It has been wonderful to find nature, wilderness, beauty and many other exciting things. Along with... Continue reading The post Local walks in 2020 a selection of photos appeared first on Jabbering....
 
 


This activity teaches Cub Scouts about the rights and responsibilities of citizens for the Building a Better World Arrow of Light adventure....
 
 


About 70 years ago, in the final days of the second world war, the U.S. marines and Japanese Imperial army soldiers were fighting in an area of the southern Pacific Ocean. On One of the small islands of the Pacific, the marines, among them one from Salt Lake City, were in combat against a Japanese army garrison.  One of them was wounded on his left foot and he fainted.  His own fellow soldiers didn’t know about his injury, and they moved on to the next combat area. How much time had passed, he didn’t know, and then he woke up.  ......
 
 


Members of the all-female LIttleton BSA Troop 114G. Today marks the day of recognition for the young ladies across the country who have worked to be members of this trailblazing group. Congratulations are certainly in order for all girls who have reached this goal and earn the rank of Eagle Scout. Only 7% of Scouts reach the rank of Eagle, but the young women of this class are all about exceeding the norm. Since the Boy Scouts transitioned to Scouts, BSA and started allowing girls into the program, over 30, 000 young ladies across ......
 
 


If you loved exploring the ideas in our “Five games for virtual den meetings” post, the Cub Scout volunteer Facebook community is about to make your day! Cub Chat Live, our weekly Cub Scout-focused Facebook Live show, recently challenged viewers to create a list of 25 virtual den meeting ideas in 30 minutes. In true Scouter fashion, they went above and beyond. They beat that 25-idea goal and provided some of the most creative activities we’ve ever seen — for virtual or in-person meetings. Check out the list of meeting ideas below, and help us add to this list by ......
 
 


My journey in Scouting started in Tokyo, Japan, and that is where it continues now—only this time with a wife who is fully involved and six kids who are all enthusiastic participants. Scouting is a huge part of our family recipe. It just works for us, and it is something that we all find joy in. Scouting is, in short, fun. Several years ago, I was chatting with a ski guide on a chairlift. She mentioned that there are three types of fun. Type 1 is the thrill of zooming down a water slide or bursting through a bank of ......
 
 


One of the things scouts enjoy about camping is the independence of cooking their own food. Some scouts will want to cook the easiest, quickest things possible, but others like to cook “real” food. This is a pretty heavy breakfast, but if the scouts have a full morning of activities ahead of them they usually appreciate a big meal in the morning. An it is simple enough that they can do it themselves without any interference from adults. Print Mountain Man Breakfast ......
 
 


Summer camp season always means lots of campfire programs. And no campfire program is complete without lots of skits. This skit, like many of the skits I have seen, is full of kid humor. That is why they like it so much. Get some Skittles! This skit lends itself to a den or patrol skit because you can adjust it to fit the number of scouts involved. If you only have a few scouts, then some of them can walk on multiple times. I’m ......
 
 


Pack Committee Chair is a very important position in a Cub Scout Pack. Over the years I have worked with many different Committee Chairs in our Pack, ranging from very committed to almost non-existent. So I know from experienced that a strong, involved Committee Chair really makes a difference to the Pack leaders and to the Pack program. A Pack Committee Chair must be able to juggle a lot of different things at a time and must be good at delegating.   That way he or she can provide support to the Cubmaster and Den Leaders ......
 
 


  To honor Black History Month this year, we’re celebrating the next generation of world-changers who are out there making history right now, embodying Black Girl Magic across the country! While it’s important to recognize all year long the incredible talent, power, beauty, and resilience of Black women and girls everywhere—Black Girl Magic—February offers a special time to lift up the many important moments in history that have Black leaders at the center. Throughout the month, we’ll shine an extra bright spotlight on the voices and stories of Black girls who are making change—and history—across the ......
 
 


It’s February 2021 – Scout Month.  This is a wonderful time to celebrate 114 years of Scouting worldwide, and 111 years of Scouting in the Boy Scouts of America.  With all the changes and challenges during these past few years, and especially during 2020, Scouting still remains constant in its mission to “…prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.” This week and this month, all over the world Scouts will be having Blue and Gold Banquets (some still virtual), preparing for the pinewood ......
 
 


Try to leave this world a little better than you found it and, when your turn comes to die, you can die happy in feeling that at any rate you have not wasted your time but have done your best. Lord Robert Baden-Powell...
 

 
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... creation of a state dinosaur after being inspired while volunteering as a den leader in one of his sons' Cub Scouts group, which was studying fossils....
 
 

Hans spent many years volunteering including at the Mission Friendship Centre, Boy Scouts of Canada, was particularly proud of his work with ......
 
 

Eli McNeely told commissioners he is leading the construction as an Eagle Scout project. The shed, which will be available to store equipment for ......
 
 

Local scouts can once again hit the trail, as the Cascade Pacific Boy Scouts of America announced a reboot of youth activities. The reboot is for older scouts, and it only applies to Oregon. The ......
 
 

It's the highest honor a member of Boy Scouts of America can receive, and many of those who have received the coveted Eagle Scout award have gone on to change the world. Two Tampa Bay teen girls ......
 
 

The news continued on Sunday with the apparent hiring of a scout, and scouting is a bit of the rest of this article: As I sit at the airport right now on my ......
 
 

... school classrooms, families, girl scout troops, 4H clubs, cub scouts, boy scouts, church groups, families, and college students donated Valentines....
 
 

The full statement from the diocese is below: The Diocese of Lafayette learned on February 3, 2021 that a former Scouting leader with the Boy Scouts of ......
 

 
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A new all-girls Scouts BSA Troop in Kearney, confusing COVID restrictions in Nova Scotia...and Scouts promote forests in P.E.I. News Stories Two boy scout leaders accused of sexually abusing children Local Boy Scout leaders start Kearney first Scouts BSA Girl TroopN.S. Scout leader questions COVID-19 restrictions when others can have 60 peopleWinter Woodlot Tour Feb. 6 in Rustico Subscribe iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher | Anchor | YouTube Send Feedback Email Us | Leave Us a Voice Message | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Tik Tok | Discord | Leave Us ......
 

 
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We are pleased to announce Momentum: Discover, which will take place April 23-25th, 2021! Stay tuned for more information. -- Order of the Arrow, Boy Scouts of America Website: https://oa-bsa.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/oabsa Instagram: https://instagram.com/oabsa Facebook: https://fb.com/oabsa Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/oa-bsa YouTube: https://youtube.com/oabsa Medium: https://medium.com/@oabsa #OABSA...
 
 


I often say that when unboxing a Scouting collection it's like opening a time capsule. Both of the collections featured in today's video are similar. One guy was an Eagle Scout from Indiana Hoosier Trails Council and OA Lodge 212.  The second Scouter was from the Viking Council in Minnesota. But they both held onto their stuff for decades before deciding to send it to me. These collections are heavy with event patches which are kinda the lifeblood of someone in a troop doing true Scouting. Just by looking through I don't see much evidence that they did much trading ......
 
 


Taking part in the ECO-UNESCO #YouthClimateJustice project has equipped Galway City Senior Branch member, Beabhin, to take better care of the planet. In this video she describes how she learned about the negative impacts of #FastFashion and discovered that hard work and teamwork can lead to great things!...
 
 
 
 


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Purchased an item from Fishusa.com. Will Scout Eric be able to figure it out? Can you guess what this package might be? This spring and summer is going to be so much fun. Look at all the new upcoming video merit badges Scout eric will be working on. Fishing is just one interest Scout Eric will be persueing later this year. Subscribe to be notified of all new videos. We hope these video help in some small way. Share if they do! https://www.fishusa.com/ O Fishing Fishing is ......
 
 


Join us for a Campfire Chat with women who are passionate about the power of investing in women-owned startups to bridge the funding gap and create an equitable society. In addition to hearing their stories and discussing the state of start-ups and funding today, we reflect on the importance of investing in a bright future for all American women.   This panel features: Natasha Case, Co-founder and CEO of Coolhaus Arlan Hamilton, Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital Shelly Bell, Founder and CEO of Black Girl Ventures Debbie Sterling, Founder and CEO of GoldieBlox (Moderator) Wendy Diamond, Founder of ......
 
 


Scouts have now contributed an astonishing 2 billion hours of community service through the Messengers of Peace Initiative to improve the sustainability of our planet by promoting peace, acting as environmental leaders, and championing equality around the globe. The milestone puts Scouting half-way towards fulfilling its commitment to make the world’s largest youth contribution of 4 billion hours of community service towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030! sdgs.scout.org...
 

 
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Travel Without Leaving Home - International Recipes - Cooking with Kids is a great opportunity to spend time together and learn more about the world around us and makes learning geography fun...
 
 


Kids can learn about other cultures around the world, broaden their horizons and have a hands on cooking experience with these International gourmet recipes....
 
 

 

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This sloth is ready for camp, covered in badges and patches! Sticker and pins available! #sloth #girlguiding #scouting #scouts #guides #animallover #brownies #sticker #pin...
 
 

 

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A kid-approved trail mix! This is a the best trail mix recipe for kids. Make this as a rainy day activity or anytime. This trail mix is definitely a favorite and so easy your kiddo can make it on her own. #HoneyNutCheerios #NuestroCereal...
 
 


Free Printable Italian Food Word Search...
 
 


Fun indoor activities for kids to do at home --These dinosaur footprint fossil cookies are simple and easy for all ages. Baking ideas and desserts with kids | dinosaur cooking activities | dinosaur activities for preschoolers that involve gross motor skills...
 
 


Free Printable Herbs Word Search...
 
 


International gourmet recipes for our kids world cooking studies....
 
 

 

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Boy Scout in Troop 151 as a youth in Atlanta, GA. Finding a Scouting connection with our nation's…...
 

 
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I’m getting my daughter’s uniform ready for her first in-person event tomorrow and I’m not sure about pin placement. She has shooting sports, aware and care, build my own hero, into the wild, cast iron chef and fix it. Can anyone tell me if it matters which color it matters which color each pin goes on. submitted by /u/LauraStephens [link] [comments]...
 

 

 

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