Meeting Ideas
Some ideas to spark the imagination.
Patrol Competition Ideas
Following are ideas previously expressed by scouts plus s'more!Review our merit badge counselor list to find out who our adult experts are.
Knot-tying relay
Knot-tying boards
Color Guard Flag Ceremony competition
Pinewood Derby
Winter camping - dressing relay
Lashing project / competition
JEOPARDY!
Build catapults - launch "sponge" balls
Build reflector ovens
Patrol Yells / Patrol Flags
Fire starters / Fire by Friction
Team building (ex: marshmallows & toothpicks)
Orienteering treasure hunt
Patrol skits
"Izzy Dizzy" Relay (scouts race across the room (field), run upright around a standing baseball bat seven times, & return to tag the next team member.Bugling competition (patrols can demonstrate different bugle calls to signal a common group activity, like assembling for mealtime or striking a campsite; check out this link for more info about bugling and different calls).
Dog (cat) care competition
Each patrol could bring a friendly dog (cat) - if this is okay with scoutmaster & church - and demonstrate dog (cat) care and tricks.
Electricity (each patrol could work on repairing a plug on an appliance cord, connect a buzzer, bell or light w/ a battery, make and run a simple electric motor, etc. . . )Current events competition (newscast skit by patrol)
Public speaking competition (short presentation by patrol using visual aids, etc)
The "Iron Chef" Patrol
(after a theme, like "one-pot," is announced, which patrol can combine ingredients to cook up the best dish?)Patrol Chili Cook-off
Each patrol works as a team to cook up some chili.Gourmet Meal Plan Competition
(best gourmet meal plan within a given budget)Best original one-pot dish
Best Dutch oven dessert (using stoves)
Iron SCOUT Man competition
(push ups, sit ups, "winter dressing relay" etc . . . )First Aid Relay
Good Turn Daily
(Make a list of all the "Good Turns." Which patrol has the most? the most impact?)
Other troop or patrol meeting ideas
(Meetings outside the troop program must be cleared with scoutmaster)
Review the merit badge counselor list and put those Assistant Scoutmasters to work!
Service project for Good Shepherd
Swimming (work on rescue skills, have fun)
Thrill Seekers Indoor Climbing
Orienteering hike
Tie-dye tee shirts
Finger printing
Make baskets
Make snow-melters
Make sleds
Make snowshoes
Construct model rockets (then pick a day to go launch them)
Make kites (then pick a day to go fly 'em!)
Archery demonstration, skill building
Mapping and orienteering skill building
Retro-Scout Night (get those dads front 'n center to share their old scout uniforms, patches and other memorabilia - learn what scouting was like when they were young men)
Fly-tying demonstration and hands-on learning (then, plan a day to go fishing)Bugling demonstration (check out this link for more info).
Seeing-eye dog demonstration
Emergency Preparedness skill building
Form a hiking club (plan regular day hikes outside the normal troop program).
Geology (field trip to Dinosaur Ridge?)
Winter dressing skit
Attend a public hearing at a city council meeting
Collections: scouts could bring and display their collections.Saturday Merit Badge Class
Movie night ???
"Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout" a 66-minute 1944 comedy about Henry, a patrol leader, who has to deal with the new rich "BRAT" in the troop. How does Henry work through this challenge?Field trip idea
Take the train to Union Station and to see the model train exhibit (last Friday of each month is free and the people who built the model are on hand to answer questions and do demonstrations)Wildlife Management
Construct artificial nest boxes (for squirrels? birds?) and erect them in your backyards and check on them regularly.Webelos Fun Night
Host a Webelos Fun Night to recruit new scouts to the troop. Invite them to the District's October camporee.
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