Our Scouting Family is bigger than just our own Cub Scout Pack, Scouts BSA Troop or Venture Crew here in the Buckskin Council.
Our Scouting Family is nation wide and as a Family we are sharing resources, ideas, activities and programs to stay connected and engaged during this world health crisis.
In that spirit of family support the Buckskin Council is sharing with you what others of our scouting family are doing to stay engaged.
Please use any and all these resources to help you and your families enjoy scouting while at home.
Also, share any and all your ideas that you are doing as a unit or family. Send your activities and ideas to: larry.wunderly@scouting.org
Let’s keep the spirit of Scouting active and energized as we weather through this crisis together.
BSA has introduced a Scouting at Home page jam-packed with activities to do at home. Cub Scouts can check out the new YoYo Preview Adventure. Scouts BSA, learn about "Scouting and the Science of Fun".
Join the 30-Day challenges! Help your Scouts keep their skills sharp by taking on the 30-day challenge with activities to help with adventure and elective requirements!
A big thank you to our fellow Scouters in Hawkeye Area Council.
Cub Scouts, search for treasure in your own Cub Scout Handbook! Print the Cub Scout Treasure Hunt sheet and find the treasure you seek among the pages of your handbook.
Adventure BINGO
Play Adventure BINGO. Cub Scouts may play with their families. Take a photo of your adventures and send them to your Den Leader or Patrol Leader.
Our friends at Buckeye Council have developed a Spring Breakout Award filled with great activities for Scouts of all ages. Buckeye Council is launching a six-week program to encourage all Scouts, Leaders, and their families to continue their Scouting adventure and provide the necessary resources to do so.
BSA has a great resource for Scouting at Home. It has lots of great activities for all programs - Cub Scout, Scouts BSA, Venturing, you name it.
Click HERE to find your adventure.
Boy's Life Magazine
Bored at home? Boys Life magazine has just opened up free access to an entire year's worth of Boys Life issues using the Boys Life app.Make a balloon-powered hovercraft, amaze your friends with new magic tricks, play Dredd Speed's Cosmic Air Hockey in the BL Arcade!
While you're there check out Boys Life Magazine's Youtube Channel. Learn how to make a no-sew face mask using your neckerchief. Watch the Boys Life 30 day Challenge videos. Learn to tie the taut-line hitch or make yummy pizza in the dutch oven!
NetSmartz, NCMEC's online safety education program, provides age-appropriate videos and activities to help teach children how to be safer online. The goal is to help children become more aware of potential online risks and to empower them to prevent victimization by making safer choices on and offline.
More Scouting Adventures!
We have found so many great resources for you. Check these out:
Are you looking to get outdoors? Do a little Car Camping with your family. Here are The Great Outdoors 10 Car Camping Hacks that are Pure Genius. Can you think of any more?
Lake Erie Council BSA has a series of live streaming events for Scouts of all ages from Cub Scout knots to seasoning your cast iron cookware - definitely worth a visit.
Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council BSA has links to many online learning sites including virtual tours.
Scoutshare.org has lots of Scouting resources and ideas from Seneca Waterways Council in beautiful western New York.
Tidewater Council BSA, located in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina, has more resources including a link to Scouts UK. Bear Grylls has developed activities to celebrate The Great Indoors like building a Twig Raft and creating a Storm in a Teacup.
Bryan on Scouting is the official blog of Scouting Magazine. You'll find great ideas for fun activities, a list of 58 Merit Badges You Can do at Home and tips on Scouting Remotely.
Smithsonian Institute's Kids page has many activities about science, history, folk music, and nature. They have games and activity books to download.
NASA - Find loads of STEM activities for kids. Learn about astronauts who wore the Scout uniform before they donned their spacesuits.
Adventuresinfamilyhood.com - You'll find links to virtual tours of famous museums, such as The Louvre and the National Museum of Art. They also have have links to Zoo webcams. Watch the Pandas at Zoo Atlanta!
ScoutConnect: Online Merit Badge Courses - Sharpen your Scouting skills at home and begin work on a new merit badge with Heart of America Council's new ScoutConnect series.
Scouting at Home Live Events - Sponsored by Alamo Area Council, these live events will keep you Scouting and loving it!
Virtual Merit Badges - Dan Beard Council is offering virtual merit badges, with more coming.
Blackhawk Area Council in Rockford, Illinois has put together an impressive list of opportunities for you to Scout from Home.
COSI Connects - COSI's Digital Doorway for fun at-home science discovery and learning. Every day COSI delivers fresh, exciting and engaging science through videos and hands-on science you can try with your family at hom
Carnegie Science Center - Check out these Boredom Busters from the Carnegie Science Center! Every day at 8 am they post something to read, something to watch, and something to do that will 'bust your boredom'.
STEM 30 Day Challenge - Samoset Council has a host of activities for Scouts of all ages, including the STEM Scout 30 Day Challenge. It's 30 days of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math fun for you to do at home, from 'Rainbow Rubber Eggs' to 'Nerf Gun Math'.
Take the 4-Point Challenge - Our friends at Ozark Trails Council have created a 4-Point Challenge for Scouts. You can earn a cool COVID-19 patch.
Leader and Parent Resources
Training
Youth Protection is #1. As Leaders and Parents, we must ensure there is 2-deep leadership in all electronic communication.
Now is the time to make sure your Youth Protection training is up to date. Go to my.scouting.org and take Youth Protection training.
While you're there, you can take training for your position in Scouting. Whether you are a Den Leader, Troop Committee member, or Charter Organization Representative you will find all the training resources at my.scouting.org.
Here are some great guides we've found to help you do Scouting@Home
How to Conduct a Board of Review through Video Conferencing
Good Turns During the Coronavirus - Acts of Scouting Service You can do from Home
Advancement During COVID-19: Official Details about Eagle Extensions and More
