Tag Archives: Scouting

More Dutch Oven Goodness

It was such a beautiful day today, I just HAD to cook outside.  It provided a great opportunity to use my stove and dutch oven together. I opted to utilize the griddle portion of the stove to place my dutch … Continue reading

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Super easy wood project for Webelos

I shamelessly snagged this idea from here. This is a GREAT project for Webelos scouts working on their Craftsman Activity Badge.  All that is needed is a 1 foot piece of 1″x3″ pine and 4 ea 2″ drywall screws.  Total … Continue reading

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National Park Week – April 17-25

An EXCELLENT opportunity to get scouts out and to a park.  During National Park Week, admission is free to all 392 National Parks!

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Ah… what fun for the boys

At last night’s pack meeting, the top sellers of our popcorn sales were awarded the opportunity to pie a leader of their choice.  One of my Webelos Scouts was the top seller of the pack while the 2nd and 3rd … Continue reading

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Another reason why I enjoy what I do

Last night I received one of the best compliments that I could have received from one of my scouts.  During the pool party with Troop 582 that our scouts were invited to, one of my scouts called me over to … Continue reading

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New patch for the uniform

Two weeks ago, before leaving on business travel, I officially earned my Trained patch after attending our council’s Program and Training Conference (PTC).  It was a day-long event that was full of good info.  In all honesty, I don’t believe … Continue reading

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Interesting push back

I received what I feel was a little push-back from one of my scouts’ parents last night during our den meeting.  At one point in the meeting I addressed the parents that the webelos rank badge did have a religious … Continue reading

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Campout with Troop 420

A great weekend was had a couple of weeks ago when our pack’s webelos dens were invited to an overnight campout with troop 420.  We had 100% attendance from our den and nearly every one of my webelos earned their … Continue reading

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Scouts and Knots

I can’t help but chuckle…  Me.  The dad who was never a scout, asked to teach the kids how to tie knots. No sweat, I can do this! I already had a couple of ropes that I keep within my … Continue reading

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