Learning about animals is a traditional part of scouting that our scouts have enjoyed. While you can actually visit domesticated animals and track some wild animals, not all are safe for that type of lesson. […]
Paracord Bracelets: Kit It Up
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 […]
Trebuchet Trouble: A Miniature Pioneering Project
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 […]
2020 Scouting Options
Finding our way into scouting this fall is challenging. The pandemic means that many groups aren’t able to return to “normal” with meetings and activities. What are some reasonable ideas? The 17th Black Bears has […]
Leaf Rubbing: Otter Ideas
Recently, I saw a neat way to do leaf rubbings with kids to make art, and though it would be great for our otters! First, you gather leaves of various shapes. If possible, you can […]
Map Skills and Zoom Calls for Timberwolves and Pathfinders
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 […]
What is that? A Zoomable Game for Pathfinders
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 […]
Semaphore- A scouting skill designed to do from a distance
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 […]
Updates to the Child Protection Policy for Electronic Communications
In light of COVID-19, the BPSA-US Board of Directors has recently added a new section to the Youth Protection Guidelines to address distance scouting.
Social Distance Scouting with BPSA
As social distancing and the challenges of Covid-19 continue, your group may find they want to meet on-line. There are several ways to do this.