Hey Scouters! Happy summertime to all of you. I hope this finds you well and enjoying the fruits of a year well-spent. I’m sure many of you are gearing up to plan for the Scouting year ahead, and if you’re a Girl Scout Troop Leader looking for a little help, I hope this is it.Continue reading “GSUSA Badge – Geocacher with Google Slides”
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Scouting Tech: FREE Eagle Court of Honor Invitations
Hey Scouter! If you’re here because you’re preparing for your Scout’s upcoming Court of Honor, congratulations to all of you. What an awesome accomplishment! I hope this post finds you proud and happy, as you should be. A Scout Is Thrifty! While you make plans for your upcoming celebration, I’m sure you’re considering ways toContinue reading “Scouting Tech: FREE Eagle Court of Honor Invitations”
Cub Scout Activities: Pinewood Derby Resources
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Scouts BSA Patrol Activities: 2nd Class Rank Bingo Game
It’s hard to find fresh ideas to bring life to the Scouting program over Zoom, so when my son (a PL) asks to reinvent a tried and true game, we do it and we share. Back in May, he and I worked together to create a series of S.C.O.U.T. game boards to cover Scout RankContinue reading “Scouts BSA Patrol Activities: 2nd Class Rank Bingo Game”
Savory Recipes: Sloppy Joseph’s Crockpot Mesquite BBQ Beef on Rolls
If summer 2020 has been anything, it’s rainy. Here in Richmond, it’s the rainiest August on record, and we’re only halfway through! We’re getting a pretty good soak right now as I type, and with no end in sight, I’m starting to line up my family’s favorite rainy-day recipes on my weekly meal plan. AsContinue reading “Savory Recipes: Sloppy Joseph’s Crockpot Mesquite BBQ Beef on Rolls”
Scouting Activities: Scouting-Themed Pictionary Zoom Game!
As the weeks go on and virtual meetings continue, your PL might find themselves running out of good ideas to keep things exciting and interesting. You can only share screen so many Power Point presentations before Scouts start taking virtual naps during their weekly virtual Patrol meeting. If you find yourself in a slump orContinue reading “Scouting Activities: Scouting-Themed Pictionary Zoom Game!”
Scouting Activities: SCOUTERGORIES Zoom Game!
Do you remember family game night growing up? Some games made for a fun evening, like Candy Land and Life while others turned typically sweet family members into wild-eyed logophiles, like Scattergories. Was that just my childhood home? I hope so. As an adult, I’ve come to love the game again. My son (the PL)Continue reading “Scouting Activities: SCOUTERGORIES Zoom Game!”
Scouts BSA Patrol Activities: Virtual Whisper Game
“Scouting is not an abstruse or difficult science: rather it is a jolly game if you take it in the right light. In the same time it is educative, and (like Mercy) it is apt to benefit him that giveth as well as him that receives.“ – Lord Robert Baden-Powell A jolly game sounds goodContinue reading “Scouts BSA Patrol Activities: Virtual Whisper Game”
Scouts BSA Patrol Activities: Scout Rank Bingo Game
My son (PL) is wrapping up the 30 Day Rank Challenge posted by the Heart of America Council, with his brand new patrol of brand new Scouts, and as he mulled over how to test them on what they’ve learned. After careful consideration, we talked over his strategy and he decided he’d rather make itContinue reading “Scouts BSA Patrol Activities: Scout Rank Bingo Game”
Cub Scout Leadership: Annual Pack Program Planning
I’ve been mulling over what I would jot down next, and I had considered Annual Pack Program Planning but thought it was too much to wrap my head around these days. Fifth-grade fractions and decimals and ninth-grade geometry are eating up all of my available brain cells, so my processing power has been maxed outContinue reading “Cub Scout Leadership: Annual Pack Program Planning”
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