Looking for a song or a skit? A gathering activity? A new recipe to try at camp? A great story or magic trick? A new game to play outdoors or indoors? Something to add fun and excitement to your meeting or activity or campfire program?
Look no further. I have lots of ideas for your Scouting program. Use these ideas to add fun to your program and keep youth engaged.
Songs for Meetings and Campfire Programs
Songs are a fun way to add some fun to a meeting or to get everyone involved in a campfire program.
What’s your favorite song? Do you have the lyrics or a video of it? Contact me and I’ll share it here.
Puzzles and Printables
Puzzles make learning new concepts more fun. They are also a good way to reinforce ideas which Scouts might be starting to forget.
Have you created a puzzle or printable which you would like to share? Contact me and I’ll share it here.
Team Building Activities
One of the Aims of Scouting is Leadership Development. Learning to be a member of a team and to get the most out of individuals on a team is through team building concepts and activities. Choose appropriate team building games and activities based on your group’s age, maturity level, and degree of comfort with each other.
Projects for Scouts
Projects give Scouts an opportunity to build something useful. Make sure your project is appropriate for the age group and don’t forget about safety instruction for any tools you will be using.
Ceremonies for Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA (Boy Scouts)
eremonies are designed to focus a groups attention. They can be solemn or silly.
Do you have a ceremony you’d like to share? Contact me and I’ll share it here.
Questions and Answers from Scouters
Every situation is different. Whether you are new to Scouting or you have been involved for a while, sometimes it is helpful to get input from other Scouters. We are here to help each other.
Stories for Campfire Programs and Meetings
Whether in a meeting or sitting around a campfire, stories bring us together. They connect us with the past also.
Do you have a campfire story which you would like to share? Contact me and I’ll share it here.
Gathering Activities for Meetings
Gathering activities are just program ideas for the Scouts to do while they are waiting for the meeting to start. These can be games, puzzles, crafts, or anything which only takes a few minutes.
Do you have a gathering activity that you’d like to share? Contact me and I’ll share it here.
Cheers, Run Ons, and Audience Participation
Cheers add fun to meetings and campfire programs. They are usually humorous and silly. Be prepared for groans and laughs!
Do you have a cheer, run-on, or audience participation story that you’d like to share? Contact me and I’ll share it here.
Dutch Oven Cooking
Dutch oven cooking is one of my favorite ways to make meals and desserts at camp. Put the ingredients in, put some charcoal on the top and bottom, come back later, and voila! you have a delicious dish. Do you have a Dutch oven recipe you’d like to share? Contact me and I’ll share it.
Recipes for Cubs in the Kitchen
Cub Scouts love to cook. There are several Cub Scout adventures related to cooking. And even if you aren’t working on an adventure, helping to prepare a healthy and fun snack or meal promotes independence. And it might also encourage a Cub Scout to try something new.
Cooking on a Stick
The easiest method of cooking at camp might be cooking on a stick. No muss. No fuss. No cleanup. 🙂 So here are a few recipes and ideas for cooking on a stick Do you have a cooking on a stick recipe you’d like to share or a photo? Contact me and I’ll add it here.
Foil Pack Dinners
The most typical foil pack ingredients are ground beef, potatoes, carrots, and onions. But don’t get stuck in a rut! Try some new combinations.
Trail Food
When you are on the trail, you don’t have a way to keep food cool and you want something which will provide energy, will travel well, and is lightweight. Trail mix is a popular trail food and there are many possible combinations. Or with a small trail stove, you can heat something up with water.
Prayers and Graces for Scouts
A Scout is reverent toward God. He is faithful in his religious duties. She respects the beliefs of others. Find prayers and graces for use in your program below.
Games for Scouts
Games promote team building, cooperation, and friendly competition. Active games also promote the BSA aim of personal fitness.
Do you have a game that you would like to share? Contact me and I’ll share it here.
Crafts for Scouts
Crafts can be used to complete rank advancement requirements or just for fun. Crafts are especially important as a way for boys and girls in the Cub Scout program to express themselves and develop creativity.
Do you have a craft that you’d like to share? Contact me and I’ll share it here with a picture of your creation.
Skits for Campfire Programs and Other Gatherings
Every campfire program should have plenty of skits. They also make a great intermission in a meeting. Sometimes they teach a lesson, sometimes they don’t, but they are always fun.
What’s your favorite skit? Do you have a video of it? Contact me and I’ll share it here.
Easy Recipes for Camp Cooking
Camp cooking can offer some challenges, but it can also be very rewarding. Many people stick to hotdogs and hamburgers at camp. But it is easy and fun to get a little more creative. So here are some recipes to put in your camping cookbook.
Inspiration, Cubmaster Minutes, Scoutmaster Minutes
Cubmaster Minutes, Scoutmaster Minutes, Advisor Minutes are inspirational thoughts to help achieve BSA’s aim of character development.
Do you have a minute or an inspirational story that you’d like to share? Contact me and I’ll share it here.
Favorite Recipes for Scouts and Camping
I love to cook, both at home and at camp. Here is a list of the recipes on my site. Do you have a recipe you’d like to share? Contact me and I’ll share it.
