1. To keep skewers from burning, soak them in water before assembling and grilling your kebabs. 2. Choose a few of your favorite fruits. Pineapple, strawberries, peaches and watermelon work great. 3. Cut them into bite-sized pieces and skewer them in

Some Ideas For Your Next Merit Badge Adventure 1. With the two cars parked close together, turned off and in park, clamp one end of the red cable to the positive terminal of the dead battery. Clamp the other end of that same cable to the positive ter

Visit go.scoutlife.org/starwars for Jedi jokes, X-wing origami, galactic trivia and a gallery of Pinewood Derby cars that can do the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. See these amazing animals in action at go.scoutlife.org/bobcatvideo Find homemade

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Getting sick when you’re camping stinks. Treating your water is one of the best ways to stay healthy. IN THE WATER, CALLED “PATHOGENS,” are top reasons hikers bail on a big trip, says Chris Casserly with Outdoor Gear Exchange, an outdoor sports store

ROAR! THE TYRANNOSAURUS REX (T. rex) is the most famous dinosaur. The word “dinosaur” combines the Greek words deinos (meaning “terrible”) and sauros (meaning “lizard”). Dinosaurs lived for about 165 million years. The first dinosaur to be named was

go.scoutlife.org/scoutingaround HANDBOOK HELP You can live the Scout Law in small ways. You don’t have to save someone’s life while risking your own — though that is brave — or study to be an expert accountant — though that knowledge can help you be

The Anglican Catholic awards acknowledge Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA members and Venturers who, to the best of their ability, have faithfully lived their life in accordance with the church’s law (Ten Commandments) and the Scout Oath and Scout Law, while s

Computers make it easy to do tasks that once were difficult and time-consuming. With computers, accuracy is easier to achieve — for example, computers allow the drafter to quickly draw multiple lines to the exact same length. Computers make it easy t

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ANGLICAN SCOUTS can learn more about their Christian faith by earning the following: The Jesus and Me emblem is for Cub Scouts in kindergarten and first grade. This program introduces Jesus as the Son of God in familiar terms so that young children c

If you look around your bedroom and see that you have two of something (things like die-cast model cars, sports cards and comic books), then you’ve already started a collection. Bottom line: Collect what you like. Rocks, fossils, shells, caps, sticke

Rules are often made to maintain order and keep people safe. Obeying rules made by an authority, like your parents or teachers, helps achieve success. For example, when someone disrupts class by not following the teacher’s instructions, the whole cla