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2 weeks ago | 
blog.scoutingmagazine.org | Aaron Derr
Kayven Hopper, a Cub Scout from Pack 683 in Derby, Kansas, was 9 years old when he lost his battle with epilepsy. His Cub Scout spirit, however, lives on, thanks to Kayven’s Helping Hands, the organization founded by his parents to give other kids the same opportunities that Kayven had, including Cub Scouting. “We created Kayven’s Helping Hands to keep his memory alive and to help others,” says Kayven’s mother, Kacey.
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3 weeks ago | 
blog.scoutingmagazine.org | Aaron Derr
Joseph Csatari, Silver Buffalo Award recipient, longtime art director for Boys’ Life and artist whose Scouting-related work spanned decades, has died. He was 96. Csatari joined the Boy Scouts of America in 1955 as an artist in the advertising department of the Supply Division. He held numerous positions during his many years of service with the organization.
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1 month ago | 
blog.scoutingmagazine.org | Aaron Derr
I got an email a couple of years ago from a reader of Scout Life magazine’s Scouts in Action comics, the very popular section of the magazine in which we detail lifesaving actions taken by Scouts across the country. The reader took issue with our use of the term “first responder.”We used the term in the strictest Merriam-Webster way: a person (such as a police officer or an EMT) who is among those responsible for going immediately to the scene of an accident or emergency to provide assistance.
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1 month ago | 
headsup.scoutlife.org | Aaron Derr
Minecraft is one of the most popular videogames of all time. Based on what we heard from the 11-year-old fan we sent to see an early screening of A Minecraft Movie, the movie is just as good!Thanks to Lauren H. for sending us the following review. What is A Minecraft Movie about? The movie is about four people who are pulled through a portal into the world of Minecraft. Once inside, they must use their imaginations to master the world while embarking on a quest with an expert crafter named Steve.
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1 month ago | 
blog.scoutingmagazine.org | Aaron Derr |Merit Badges |Scouts BSA
The Scouts BSA Test Lab is live!A product of the Scouts BSA National Committee, the Scouts BSA Test Lab is a way for Scouts and adults to try out new potential merit badges, report back on their experiences and, in the process, help shape the future of Scouting. “We want to give our youth as much of a say as possible,” says Test Lab Chairman Scott Berger.
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2 months ago | 
blog.scoutingmagazine.org | Aaron Derr |Scouts BSA
The city of New Orleans is known for a lot of cool and interesting things. Snow is not one of them. But earlier this winter, the city of New Orleans got 10 inches of snow in one fell swoop, eclipsing at the time the entire amount of snow Salt Lake City had gotten all winter long. For the Amadeo family, which consists of three Scouts BSA youth and two Scouting adult volunteers, it meant one thing: an opportunity to earn the Snow Sports merit badge.
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2 months ago | 
blog.scoutingmagazine.org | Aaron Derr |Scouts BSA
Multisport, an athletic competition that features a combination of two or more sports, is now a Scouting America merit badge. Scouts BSA members, along with Sea Scouts and Venturers who have earned the rank of First Class in a troop, may begin work on the merit badge beginning in March 2025, when the pamphlet becomes available at local Scout Shops and at ScoutShop.org. The Multisport merit badge allows Scouts to combine two or more activities from the sports of swimming, biking and running.
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2 months ago | 
blog.scoutingmagazine.org | Aaron Derr
Sacred texts provide an important way for Scouts and families to connect with their religious beliefs. That’s why Scouts Read Sacred Texts can be so valuable. Scouts Read Sacred Texts, an initiative from Scouting America’s National Religious Relationships Committee, is a worldwide invitation to Scouts designed to inspire them to set aside some time to read a sacred text from their religion. The event is held in conjunction with the National Day of Prayer, which in 2025 is scheduled for May 1.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
scoutlife.org | Aaron Derr
Scouting America’s latest conservation program is all about our rivers, lakes, streams, creeks and oceans. Scouting for Clean Waterways is a nationwide Scouting effort designed to keep our water clean. It starts on Earth Day (April 22). Scouts of all ages in all locations can participate. Even if you don’t live near a giant body of water, chances are that some of the trash in your community will eventually end up in the water somewhere anyway.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
blog.scoutingmagazine.org | Aaron Derr
The Scouts BSA program is designed to be led by youth and guided by adults. You’d have a hard time finding a better illustration of that philosophy than at this week’s Scouting America National Executive Board meeting when a handful of members from the Scouts BSA National Youth Council spoke eloquently and powerfully to a roomful of Scouting America’s most prominent national adult leaders.
