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Kids Today!
Posted to Nick's Ramblings UK on June 29th, 2015
When, in the media, young people are mentioned, it is normally that they've done something wrong and there is a lot of "tut tutting" and "the young people of today.." type comments. There will always be the ââ¬Ëwrong uns' out there and sadly... [more]
Scoutmaster Podcast 273 â" Group Scouting
Posted to Scoutmaster Clarke Green on June 29th, 2015
It wouldn't solve our our problems, but how about it? A couple weeks back I asked you to help with a survey for one of my listeners, and I appreciate your response. The answers got me thinking about group Scouting and how our organizational... [more]
Notes from all over
Posted to Bobwhite's Blather on June 29th, 2015
One of my favorite magazines, The New Yorker, has a recurring column titled Notes from All Over, a collection of miscellany that are interesting in and of themselves but don't merit an entire article. Today's article is like that, so I'm borrowing... [more]
Make a recycled pulp-and-bottle shelf
Posted to Inside Boys' Life on June 25th, 2015
This project is a creative way to recycle materials and have an interesting and functional shelf. WHAT YOU'LL NEED Lots of paper: Newspapers, junk mail, cardboard, magazines - almost any type of paper will work. Don't use coated or shiny paper; it... [more]
Taking the Miraculous for Granted.
Posted to Scoutmaster Clarke Green on June 25th, 2015
The Fords ââ¬â Herb, top left ââ¬â Shirley, bottom right. This is a personal note that hasn't much to do with Scouting but I think it's important, so bear with me for a moment. Let me introduce you to a couple of people I was thinking about... [more]
Can an Adult Serve as a Den Leader for Multiple Dens?
Posted to Scouter Mom on June 24th, 2015
John sent in this question: Can a den leader serve as den leader for more than one den? My understanding is that it really not recommended. Since Cub Scouting is a family program, the ideal is to get more parents involved, although I know this can... [more]
Scoutmaster Podcast 272 Eagle Scout Thoughts
Posted to Scoutmaster Clarke Green on June 22nd, 2015
There's always plenty to talk about when it comes to the Eagle Scout! In this week's podcast I'll opine (and preach a little) about our Eagle Scout attitudes and answer email questions about troop meeting chaos and an advancement mistake. The Big... [more]
Guide to Safe Scouting 2015 update
Posted to Bobwhite's Blather on June 22nd, 2015
Although the print edition of the Guide to Safe Scouting gets updated each year or two, the information in the Guide is revised quarterly when changes are made. A printed or downloaded copy should be part of every Scouter's kit, and while... [more]
A leader we can learn from
Posted to Bobwhite's Blather on June 18th, 2015
The Golden State Warriors won the championship of the National Basketball Association this week. The team is led by an experienced basketball man ââ¬â as a player, general manager and television commentator ââ¬â but a rookie coach. Steve Kerr,... [more]
Cub Scouts Attend A Sporting Event
Posted to Cub Scout Ideas on June 17th, 2015
Tips for attending a sporting event with your Cub Scout... [more]
Resolving Scouting Problems
Posted to Scoutmaster Clarke Green on June 16th, 2015
I often hear from Scouters and parents who ask me to help them resolve Scouting problems involving a personality conflict, a disappointment, or other difficulty. Here's a few recent examples ââ¬â A parent of Scout who was disappointed by the... [more]
Act Fast: Stars Needed
Posted to Scoutmaster Musings on June 16th, 2015
The BSA is creating digital versions of more merit badge pamphlets this summer and real scouts are needed to act in a set of instructional videos. Real scouts with real skills are being used - and I think that's a totally awesome idea! This is a... [more]
One Nation Under God
Posted to My Scout Stuff - A Scoutmaster's Blog on June 15th, 2015
Whenever I'm in a group setting that recites the Pledge of Allegiance, there always seems to be some inconsistency between those who say: one Nation, under God (with a pause between these two segments) and one Nation under God (spoken as a single... [more]
Scoutmaster Podcast 271
Posted to Scoutmaster Clarke Green on June 15th, 2015
What does learning to ride a bike have to do with Scouting? Listen to my answer to an email question from a new Scoutmaster to find out, I answer several other questions on this podcast about records, troop size and you leader accountability. The... [more]
Den Leader Neckerchiefs
Posted to Scouter Mom on June 15th, 2015
Kim sent in this question: I searched all the literature I can find, and have not yet found an answer. What neckerchief does a Cub Scout Den Leader wear ââ¬â the Cub Scout Leader, or the Rank? A few older websites reference that it should be the... [more]
What are you clinging to?
Posted to Bobwhite's Blather on June 15th, 2015
Talking with the Cubmaster at a Blue & Gold banquet recently, I found out that her son is crossing into Boy Scouts this spring. In fact, he (and she) have already been on a campout of the troop that he is joining. Among other tales of the... [more]
Passing it on
Posted to The Scoutmaster Minute on June 13th, 2015
I have always been a fan of training. I think that training makes us better. The more you know, the better equipped you are to lead. In Scouting the more you know about the program, the more you know about skills, and the more you know about... [more]
Cub Scout Wood Project: Build a Wooden Chair
Posted to Cub Scout Ideas on June 12th, 2015
Your Cub Scouts can build some awesome wood projects! Download your free plans... [more]
Creative ways to cook favorite foods when camping
Posted to Inside Boys' Life on June 12th, 2015
Creative ways to cook your favorite foods in the outdoors Camp cooking doesn't have to be weird or boring. Check out how recipes for some of your favorite foods can be adapted for your next campout. PIZZA WHEREVER Pizza delivery where you're... [more]
Brixx
Posted to Inside Boys' Life on June 11th, 2015
BLââ¬â¢s new game has 60 levels of brain-teasing puzzles. http://media.boyslife.org/onlinegames/brixx/ Solve 60 levels of brain-teasing puzzles in this challenging game. Solve 60 levels of brain-teasing puzzles in this challenging game. View On... [more]
Free Family Tree Template for Cub Scouts
Posted to Cub Scout Ideas on June 11th, 2015
Check out these free family tree templates. You can use them for both a Tiger and Webelos/AOL... [more]
The George Meany Award
Posted to Bobwhite's Blather on June 11th, 2015
You probably know the name George Meany. You might know that his name is associated with labor unions. Meany was the president of the American Federation of Labor, an association of labor unions, who proposed the merger with the Congress of... [more]
REI Camp Coffee French Press
Posted to Scoutmaster Clarke Green on June 10th, 2015
32 Ounce 20 Ounce 48 Ounce 48 Ounce I don't have one yet, but this coffee press was mentioned on one of our recent live chat sessions and it looks like a "must have" for connoisseurs of camp coffee! REI offers the press in three different sizes,... [more]
REI Camp Coffee French Press
Posted to Scoutmaster Clarke Green on June 10th, 2015
32 Ounce 20 Ounce 48 Ounce 48 Ounce I don't have one yet, but this coffee press was mentioned on one of our recent live chat sessions and it looks like a "must have" for connoisseurs of camp coffee! REI offers the press in three different sizes,... [more]
Summer Camp Recommendations
Posted to Scouter Mom on June 10th, 2015
I often get emails recommending one summer camp or another. While I cannot personally visit each of these camps to review them, I'd like to give readers the opportunity to recommend camps to other Scouts and Scouters. So here is your opportunity... [more]
Electronic Cub Scout Den Leader Guides
Posted to Cub Scout Ideas on June 10th, 2015
Cub Scout den leader guides are now available electronically. Plan your den meetings on the... [more]
Kazimierz Piechowski â" A Scout Overcomes Impossible Odds
Posted to Scoutmaster Clarke Green on June 9th, 2015
Nineteen year-old Kazik, prisoner 918, in Auschwitz. Kazimierz Piechowski, or Kazik, is a Boy Scout who grew up in Tczew, Poland, and was imprisoned in Auschwitz during World War II. I tell Kazik's inspiring story in Podcast 270 . British... [more]
Kazimierz Piechowski â" A Scout's Story of Impossible Odds
Posted to Scoutmaster Clarke Green on June 9th, 2015
Nineteen year-old Kazik, prisoner 918, in Auschwitz. In Podcast 270 I tell the story of Kazimierz Piechowski, or Kazik, who grew up as a Boy Scout in Tczew on the border of Poland and Germany. When the Nazis invaded in 1939 Kazik learned the true... [more]
Vote for the Emoji Scout Law
Posted to Inside Boys' Life on June 8th, 2015
A Scout is ? ?? ?, ? ? ?, ? ? ?, ? ? ?, ? ? ?, ? ?? ?, ? ? ?, ? ? ?, ? ?? ?, ? ? ?, ? ? ? and ?? ? ?. The word "emoji" means "picture letter" in Japanese, and emoji have become a popular way to communicate in texting or social media. These small... [more]
Scoutmaster Podcast 270 â" The Story Of Kazik
Posted to Scoutmaster Clarke Green on June 8th, 2015
You may have more in common with Kazik than you first suspect! This podcast is one story that I think you'll find inspiring and significant; a story of Scout spirit against seemingly insurmountable odds. Links in this podcast Kommander's Car by... [more]
Scout camping: Three essential elements
Posted to Bobwhite's Blather on June 8th, 2015
A couple months ago, we wrote about just what constitutes a Scout campout. Scout camping, as you're aware, is different from ordinary-folks camping because it aims to fulfill a purpose besides recreation and just getting outside. Scout camping is... [more]
B-P's Blog â" Religious Observance
Posted to Scoutmaster Clarke Green on June 7th, 2015
During his lifetime Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the worldwide Scouting movement, wrote many books and articles directed to Scouters. Each Sunday I'll publish a selection from his writings in the hope that you'll draw inspiration and... [more]
How to cook camping doughnuts
Posted to Inside Boys' Life on June 5th, 2015
Happy Doughnut Day! Hereââ¬â¢s an easy way to cook delicious doughnuts on your next camping trip. Like most food, doughnuts taste even better when you're camping. Here's a simple recipe to cook fresh doughnuts on your next outing. WHAT YOU'LL... [more]
Day Camp Directors Fencing
Posted to Cub Scout Ideas on June 5th, 2015
Today, at our Cub Scout Day Camp, we had a fencing demonstration as our lunchtime program. I took fencing classes a couple of months ago, and the club where I took them sent out a few folks to fence for us. My instructor said that they just might... [more]
Write a Funny Caption
Posted to Inside Boys' Life on June 3rd, 2015
Write a funny caption for this photo. Weââ¬â¢ll print the best ones in the September issue ââ¬Â¦ What's going on in this picture? What are those animals doing and what are they thinking? If you can think of a funny caption for this photo,... [more]
Issue 445 â" June 2, 2015
Posted to Ask Andy on June 3rd, 2015
________________________________________ Hi Folks! I'll be traveling for the next 13 days, so we'll have to skip next week's column. I'll be back online the week of June 15th, so keep those letters comin' in! Happy Scouting! (Just the other day,... [more]
SCOUT Water Safety Chant
Posted to Scouter Mom on June 2nd, 2015
Summer is here and that means it is time for lots of aquatics activities! Cub Scouts can be so eager to get in the water and have some fun that it is difficult to get them to listen to the rules. The new Cub Scout program introduces the SCOUT water... [more]
Scouting is not an Organization.
Posted to Scoutmaster Clarke Green on June 2nd, 2015
It is a movement, because it moves forward. As soon as it stops moving, it becomes an Organisation, and is no longer Scouting. ââ¬â Baden-Powell Organizations serve the Scouting movement, but they are not Scouting itself. There's a tense... [more]
KNOTS Scout Cartoon for June - Summer Ice Fishing
Posted to U.S. Scouting Service Project on June 2nd, 2015
June 2015 Summer Ice Fishing Cafe Press Items Copyright - U.S. Scouting Service Project | Visit us at http://usscouts.org | News at http://usssp.blogspot.com... [more]
Scoutmaster Podcast 269 â" Parents and Summer Camp
Posted to Scoutmaster Clarke Green on June 1st, 2015
We prepare our Scouts, but how about their parents? How can we help parents make it though the first week of summer camp? Entrusting the full-time care of your child to someone for such a long time, for the first time, can be challenging for... [more]
Cub Scouting's New Beginning
Posted to Bobwhite's Blather on June 1st, 2015
Today is June 1, 2015 ââ¬â a date that a lot of Scouters have been anticipating, either with excitement or dread. It's the day on which the biggest overhaul of the Cub Scouting program in recent memory takes place. The rollout of the Cub Scout... [more]
2015 NOAC Patches
Posted to A Scoutmaster's Blog on June 1st, 2015
The Naguonabe Lodge of the Central Minnesota Council began handing out patches to its members that are attending the 2015 National Order of the Arrow Conclave during this weekend's spring conclave. Once again, it will be a two patch set, but unlike... [more]
B-P's Blog â" A Scout is Thrifty
Posted to Scoutmaster Clarke Green on May 31st, 2015
During his lifetime Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the worldwide Scouting movement, wrote many books and articles directed to Scouters. Each Sunday I'll publish a selection from his writings in the hope that you'll draw inspiration and... [more]
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