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Paracord Bracelets: Kit It Up

By Laura SowdonPosted on December 8, 2020
  • Pathfinders

With scouts still doing many meetings over zoom, what new ideas have you come up with? The 17th BlackBear pathfinders asked to make paracord bracelets. And as a scout led organization, the adults worked to […]

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Where To Camp?

By Laura SowdonPosted on October 5, 2020October 5, 2020
  • GSM Tips
  • Otters
  • Pathfinders
  • Timberwolves

As a BPSA leader, one of your goals is probably taking the group camping. You probably even know a place or two you can go. However, as your group grows, you are going to want […]

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Trebuchet Trouble: A Miniature Pioneering Project

By Laura SowdonPosted on September 18, 2020
  • Pathfinders

What do the Pathfinders at the 17th Black Bears think sounds fun? Pioneering and Medieval Warfare of course! So, scoutmaster Richard Sowdon has been working on creating kits for every scout to work on these […]

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Pathfinder Patrols

By Laura SowdonPosted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020
  • Pathfinders

Sorting Pathfinders into Patrols is supposed to make scouting more fun, and easier on the adults. But, if you are new to scouting, you may be wondering how to sort the kids into patrols or […]

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Map Skills and Zoom Calls for Timberwolves and Pathfinders

By Laura SowdonPosted on August 4, 2020August 4, 2020
  • Pathfinders
  • Timberwolves

This is a set of ideas all around map skills to use while scouting during the 2020 Pandemic. Each zoom meeting idea is laid out below. The set is designed to progress from the most […]

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Scout led, May Make You Uncomfortable. That’s Okay!

By Laura SowdonPosted on August 1, 2020August 1, 2020
  • Pathfinders

After 7 years of having pathfinders in our group, I’ve realized that there are some issues that old school scout leaders may have with doing a “scouts led” program.  I want to tell you that […]

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Pathfinder Social Distancing Challenge-  Naturalist Badge

By Laura SowdonPosted on July 24, 2020July 24, 2020
  • Pathfinders

This is a great time to have your pathfinders work on the Naturalist badge.  You can see all the requirements below. Your pathfinders can tell you the answer to number 1, over the phone or zoom. […]

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What is that? A Zoomable Game for Pathfinders

By Laura SowdonPosted on July 19, 2020July 23, 2020
  • Pathfinders
  • Timberwolves

Recently, my mother texted me this picture with the questions: “Is this Bear Poop? I found it in the yard.” So, we created a scout zoom meeting around this question, and asked the scouts to […]

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Semaphore- A scouting skill designed to do from a distance

By Laura SowdonPosted on July 18, 2020July 19, 2020
  • Pathfinders
  • Timberwolves

Now is the perfect time to actually use semaphore with your group. Scouts can social distance and send messages to each other!  Semaphore a method of sending messages with 2 flags, where the flag positions […]

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