Activity badges

Many of the badges available are activity badges, which allow Beaver Scouts to show their progress in existing pursuits, but also to try all kinds of new things and form new interests.

Some activity badges are covered during pack activities but you can achieve others in your own time. We have created a series of badge information sheets for the most popular badges to do at home.

Follow this link to the Scout Association web pages for full information on activity badges.

Staged Activity Badges

Follow this link to the Scout Association web pages for full information on staged activity badges.

These give Beaver Scouts the chance to try something new or get better at something they already know. Beavers can choose the right stage for their skills rather than  age.  With staged activities Beavers get to try the same challenges as Beavers, Scouts and Explorers. They can jump ahead to a higher stage if they are ready.

Challenge Awards

Gaining a challenge badge involves accomplishing a number of more ambitious tasks within the colony. There are several challenge badges across a number of themes, from the physical and outdoorsy to challenges dealing with the local community or issues connected with the Scouting world.

Follow this link to the Scout Association web pages for full information on challenge awards.

Badges to do at home.

• Animal Friend
• Collector
• Photographer
• Hobbies
• Book Reader
• Sports
• Swimming
• Musician

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Even though there are lots of computer games and things that show you what it’s like to care for an animal, these won’t count for this badge. You will need to learn to take care of a real, live animal!

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Spend six weeks making a collection. Why do you collect these things and what is your favourite thing from your collection?

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The photographs could be part of a project about things like animals or plants. You could take photos when you’re on a trip, to capture things that happen on the day.

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Take part in a hobbyfor at least six weeks. What do you know about your hobby and what skills you have learned.

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Read at least six books and design a cover for your favourite book!

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Taking part in sports is fun and you will have loads of energy. Take part in a sport or physical activity regularly for at least six weeks.

Swimming is a Staged Activity Badge. Staged Activity Badges are available to young people from Beavers to Explorers, and cover a range of topics and skills. The stages have increasing levels of difficulty, and a Cub can begin at whichever stage offers them an appropriate level of challenge. Click here for the Swimming Staged Activity Badges.

Musician is a Staged Activity Badge. Staged Activity Badges are available to young people from Beavers to Explorers, and cover a range of topics and skills. The stages have increasing levels of difficulty, and a Cub can begin at whichever stage offers them an appropriate level of challenge. Click here for the Musician Staged Activity Badges.

Personal Challenge Badge

We will offer many opportunities within the cub programme to achieve all of the Challenge Badges. The Personal Challenge badge involves working on two challenges over at least a 4 week period outside of cubs. The challenges must be agreed with your Beaver Leaders.

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