Community: 

• • Participate in 3 community giving activities that the troop hosts.

  • Let a troop leader know when you have participated in 3 community giving activities that the troop hosts. 

  • Show your signed attendance sheet showing the 3 months.

Fundraising: 

• • Help organize a fundraiser for our troop to benefit an approved charity. 

  • Journal the process through writing or pictures, get creative. 

  • Report grand total to troop & show proof of donation to troop Leader

Mentor: 

• • Bring a new potential scout to a troop meeting. 

  • Introduce them to the group. 

  • Make sure you help them feel welcome and understand what it takes to be a scout.

  • Let the badge coordinator or a troop leader know you helped a new scout join.

Educator: 

• • Teach the troop something new or be an educator for an approved event or group.

  • Create a material list or provided needed materials.

  • Help fellow troop members to learn what you have chosen to teach.

  • Design the badge the scouts will earn or help the troop leader design it if teaching something to the troop

  • Subject must be approved by troop leader or proof of being an educator at an event must be provided.

Ambassador:

• • Be an ambassador for the South Central Scouts Troop and bring awareness to others in the community or at other groups/events. 

  • Hand out troop business cards or fliers to those interested in little scouting.

  • Must wear your troop uniform when being an ambassador. 

  • Request business cards or fliers from a troop leader before attending the event.

  • Present your experience of being an ambassador to your fellow scouts.

Volunteering: 

• • Help the troop leader with set up and clean up 3 times.

  • Or volunteer at a local approved charity.

  • Or volunteer at an event, meeting, or outing.

  • Must make arrangements with a troop leader prior to the meeting/outing, event, or charity you plan to volunteer at.

Event Host: 

• • Plan an event, outing or field trip. 

  • This can be fun or educational.

  • Speak with troop leader for scheduling and approval of idea.

Attendance: 

• • Must attend 10 troop meetings in a given year.

  • Check with the badge coordinator when you think you have met this requirement.

  • Attendance badges can be earned every year by all scouts who qualify.

First Aid: 

• • You can do a free online class & bring in the certificate. 

  • You can take an online first aid class with the red cross & bring in certificate.

  • The troop will have an organized first aid class.

Initiative AKA Llama Scout: 

• • Must show to be an outstanding scout who has gone above & beyond by being alert to what needs to be done and doing it without being asked.

  • Presentation of this badge is decided by a troop leader. 

Sewing

• • Purchase a sash kit

  • Sew your sash

Cake Decorating

• • Decorate a cake or cupcakes

  • Post photos of your finished product on the Facebook group oron your Fet profile

  • Let the badge officer or troop leader know when you have completed everything

ASL

• • Review the powerpoint, American Sign Language: History, Culture, ASL 101

  • View the video, 25 Basic ASL Signs for Beginners

  • Show Troop Leader Sprite you can introduce yourself (My name is ______)

Science

• • Select and complete a science project of your liking

  • Create a digital project display that shows and tells us about your project (using a powerpoint, google slides, web page, or some other digital means)

  • Present your digital project display during a troop meeting.

Fantasy Crafting

• • Ask for a kit or a supply list for one of the following crafts: 

    1. Tutu & Crown

    2. Wings & Wand

    3. Shield & Sword

  • Do the craft by following the directions.

  • Show the completed project to the badge officer, troop leader, or post a photo on Fet or the Facebook group

Etiquette

• • Request a place setting coloring placemat from the Troop Leader

  • Set a place setting using your placemat and this webpage as a guide

  • Complete the etiquette worksheets and submit with a photo of your place setting to the troop leader or badge officer

Painting

• • Paint a medium of your choosing such as pottery or canvas

  • Post a picture on your fet page and take the troop 

Cookie Decorating

• • Decorate cookies and bring them with you to a troop meeting to show off and share!

  • Be creative and use things that inspire you from frosting to candy.

  • Let a troop leader know you did this for your cookie decorating badge.

Scouting for History: Hershey Story Museum

• • Complete the "Scouting for History" workbook in the museum experience

  • Attend a Chocolate Lab class or take part in a Chocolate Tasting

  • Take your completed workbook & proof of activity to the front desk for your patch

Soap Making

• • Visit the Sunrise Soap Companies: Creation Station and complete the following:

    1. Learn to make your own soap and make some to take home

    2. Learn to make 1 other bath product of your choosing and make some to take home (bath fizzies, lotion, scrubs, lip balm, etc)

  • Take pictures of your creations and share them with your fellow scouts

Gaming

• • Attend and participate in a board gaming day with friends. Try a new game you have never played

  • Visit an arcade by yourself or with friends and play video games, make sure to check out the new and old school games

  • Play some carnival style games by visiting somewhere like a fair, amusement park, or other venue that has games where the object is to try and win prizes

Photography

• • Take a series of pictures of something that interests you (G or PG rated photos only)

  • Create a display showcasing your photographs

    • Powerpoint

    • Poster board

    • Collage

    • Get creative!

  • Bring to a troop meeting and display for fellow scouts or post a link in the online group if available online to see

Coloring

• • Color 3 pictures using each of the following mediums:

    • Colored pencils

    • Markers

    • Crayons 

  • Choose your favorite medium and do the following:

    • Color a picture using only slashes

    • Color a picture using only dots

    • Color a familiar picture unrealistically (ex: purple school bus or a pink bear with blue polka dots)

  • Show your 6 completed pictures to a troop leader to receive your coloring badge

Cooking

1. Create & cook 2 recipes

   • They must be from 2 different categories. Examples: Breakfast, Appetizer, Snack, Entree, Desert, etc

   • At Least one recipe must contain cooking of some sort. One can be a no bake recipe if you would like, but is not required.

   • You are welcome to use premade ingredients as long as you are giving them your own flair and added twist!

2. Write out your recipe like you would see in a cookbook. Be sure to include your ingredients and all directions.

3. Take a picture of your finished product!

4. Complete 1 cooking worksheet of your choice from the options on the troop website (https://tinyurl.com/troop1863-docs).

Fitness

• • If you have a fitbit or smart watch that tracks your steps use it to earn this badge.

    • Complete 100,000 steps

    • Keep a daily log until you reach the goal

  • If you do not have a step tracker you can walk on a treadmill, elliptical, bike, or swim.

    • Complete a total of 50 miles

    • Make sure you log each day your completed miles

  • Turn in your step or mile log to a troop leader to earn your badge.

Museums

• Visit 3 museums virtually. A list of 12 can be found on this website, but you are welcome to visit any virtual museum that interests you.

• Make a list of the museums you visited and what your favorite thing was at each.

• Email your list to the troop or post in the facebook/fetlife thread.

Drawing

• Complete 2 drawings using instructional videos found on YouTube.

  • Disney Characters

  • Lunch Doodles with Mo Williams

  • More Disney Characters

  • Search drawing tutorials on youtube or google to find some of your own.

• Email your completed drawings to the troop or post on the facebook thread.

Adopt a Family

• Select and purchase 2 or more items on the family's wish list.

• A troop leader will make an announcement about the family that has been adopted prior to the months donations will be accepted.

Food Drive

• • Bring 10 nonperishable items for donation to a local food bank.

  • A troop leader will make an announcement about the food drive prior to the months donations will be accepted.

Clothing Drive

• • Bring 5 clean, gently used clothing items you no longer need to be donated to a local shelter.

  • A troop leader will make an announcement about the clothing drive prior to the months donations will be accepted.

Toy Drive

• • Bring a new unwrapped toy to be donated to Toys for Tots.

  • A troop leader will make an announcement about the toy drive prior to the months donations will be accepted

Hat & Mitten Drive

• • Bring in a hat and mittens (children and adult sizes welcome) to be donated to a local shelter.

  • A troop leader will make an announcement about the hat & mitten drive prior to the month donations will be accepted.

Toiletries Drive

• • Bring in 10 new personal hygiene items (full size or hotel sized welcome)

    • Shampoo

    • Conditioner

    • Lotion

    • Mouthwash

    • Toothpaste

    • Toothbrush

    • Soap

    • Cotton swabs

    • Deodorant

    • Etc...

  • A troop leader will make an announcement about the drive prior to the months donations will be accepted.

Level White: 

• • At least 5 badges

  • 1 core level badge

  • Attended 3 troop meetings

  • Participated in 1 troop sponsored community activity

  • Scouts are expected to follow the rules & treat others with kindness and respect. 

Level Yellow: 

• • At least 8 badges 

  • 3 core level badges

  • Attended 6 troop meetings

  • Participated in 2 troop sponsored community activity

  • Scouts are expected to follow the rules & treat others with kindness and respect.

  • Assist troop leaders where they can. 

Level Red:

• • At least 12 badges 

  • 5 core level badges

  • Attended 9 troop meetings

  • Participated in 3 troop sponsored community activity

  • Scouts are expected to follow the rules & treat others with kindness and respect.

  • Assist troop leaders where they can. 

  • Assist other scouts & be a good role model.

Level Teal:

• • At least 15 badges

  • 7 core level badges

  • Attended 12 troop meetings

  • Participated in 4 troop sponsored community activity

  • Scouts are expected to follow the rules & treat others with kindness and respect.

  • Assist troop leaders where they can. 

  • Assist other scouts & be a good role model.

  • Must teach a skill to fellow scouts to be able to earn a badge.

Level Black:

• • At least 18 badges

  • 9 core level badges

  • Attended 15 troop meetings

  • Participated in 5 troop sponsored community activity

  • Scouts are expected to follow the rules & treat others with kindness and respect.

  • Assist troop leaders where they can. 

  • Assist other scouts & be a good role model.

  • Must teach a skill or organize someone else who can teach a skill to the scouts to be able to earn a badge 

  • Organize a fundraising event for an approved charity. Present the collections directly to the organization as the representative for the South Central PA Scouts Troop #1863.