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What More Could A Boy Want?

 

Traditional Outdoor Adventure

bulletOutdoor Activities
bulletTraditional Outdoor Skills!
bulletWinter Activities & Camping 
bulletOutdoor Games for Boys
bulletThe World of Night Games
bullet84 Wide Games
bulletGilwell Games
bulletScuba Diving Merit Badge: A Monthly Adventure

Spring:

bulletMake Stilts
bullet75 Kite Making Plans
bullet11 Marble Games
bulletHoops & Wheels 
bulletGames of Tops
bulletCovered Wagon Campout

Summer:

bulletBall Games: Town Ball; Battle Callie; Corner Ball; 
Crackabout; Hand Up; Hat Ball; House Ball;
House Over; Old Cat; Rolly Poly
bulletBee Messengers
bulletMake Boats & Sail 
bullet Choosing Up  
bullet Counting Out
bulletDuck on a Rock; Hopscotch; I Spy; 
bullet Jack Candles; Jack Stones; Jack's Alive!; 
bullet Kick the Wicket; Mumbly Peg; Skittles; 
bullet Spirit Tortoise
bullet Tipcat
bulletLeapfrog: Foot-an'-Half; Hatband; Spanish Fly
bulletSwimming
bullet18 Games of Tag
bulletCamp: Dealing with Homesickness, 
and Parents at Camp

Autumn Activities:

bulletBoys' Ballista
bulletBlowguns (Blow Guns)
bulletElder Guns
bulletIndian Games
bulletLasso (See also Spin a Rope)
bulletTaxidermy for Boys
bulletThanksgiving Trash Can Turkey Directions; "Simple" Version

Winter Activities:

bulletWinter Camp
bulletWinter Sports Chapters from Dan Beard's The Boy Pioneers
bulletOutdoor Winter Snow Games
bulletHow to Make Snowshoes
bullet21 Sled Making Plans
bulletSkate Sails ("Skater's Wings")
bulletSnowball Warfare
bulletSnow Sculpture & Statuary
bulletIce Fishing
bulletSnow Houses
bulletPermanent Winter Camps & Shelters
bulletSurvival Kits
bulletWinter Health & Safety
bulletHow to Make Moccasins
bulletCold Weather Training
bulletMaking Winter Camp

 

bulletDan Beard's Traditional Gesture Signals; Trail Signs
bulletTraining in Tracking  
bulletBoy Scout Games
bulletCamp Fire Programs
bulletStunts & Skits
bulletErnest Seton's How to Build a Real Teepee
bulletHow to Build an Adirondack Lean-To
bulletHow to Build Totem Poles
bulletIndian Songs & Indian Dances
bulletNative American "Indian" Ceremonies
bulletIndian Sign Language Online Dictionary!
bulletOther Native Information for Scouts
bulletActivities for Older Boys
bulletThe Birch Bark Roll by E.T. Seton
bulletThe Boy Pioneers by Dan Beard
bulletOutdoor Handy Book by Dan Beard
bulletAmerican Boy's Handy Book By Dan Beard
bulletFrom Dan Beard's Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties:
The Half-Cave Shelter; Fallen-Tree Shelter; Bark Teepee;
Beaver-Mat Shacks; Indian Shacks & Shelters; Birch Bark
or Tar Paper Shack; Indian Communal Houses. 
bullet54 Games from Ernest Seton's Birch Bark Roll
 

 

Traditional "Old School" Scouting

bulletBaden-Powell Scouting
bulletDan Beard's Handbook: The Boy Pioneers: 
The Sons of Daniel Boone! 
bullet

Ernest Seton's Handbook: The Birch Bark Roll

bullet

Seton's Indian Graphic Art from Rhythm of the Redman:
12' Tepee; Tepee Painting; War Bonnet; Ojibway and 
Sioux Moccasins; Canoe Decoration; Painted Paddles;
Peace Pipe. 

bulletDan Beard's "Knots, Bends, & Hitches"
bulletMystery Dan Beard Patch Symbols
bulletGilcraft
bulletHow to Make Totem Poles: New Illustrations!
bullet3 Initiation Ceremonies: Indian Sign Language Initiation; 
Dan Beard; Ernest Seton; Plus Traditional Investitures.
bulletPioneering Model Making
bulletTrail Blazes & Signs from Ernest Seton's Birch Bark Roll
bullet

"Ventriloquism in a Month"

bulletHow to Make Authentic B-P Uniforms
bulletIllustration at left from Dan Beard's Gesture Signals
bullet"Scouting," The final chapter of Dan Beard's autobiography,
 Hardly A Man Is Now Alive. 
 

 

 

Patrol Method

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Baden Powell's Patrol System

bullet

Baden-Powell's PLC:  The Court of Honor

bulletPatrol Leader Training
bulletScout & Patrol Yells  
bulletSilent Scout Signals
bulletPatrol Competitions
bulletPatrol Leader's Creed
bulletPatrol Activities for Troop Meetings
bulletMaster & Commander as a JLT Weekend Movie
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aims.gif (3376 bytes)Adult Association

bulletA History of Adult Methods.
bulletRecruiting in Your Local Schools
bulletTraditional Adult Training

 

 

 

bduwaist_small.jpg (1735 bytes) Uniforms

bulletActivity Pants: BDU vs. Nylon Zip-Off
bulletHow to Wear the Neckerchief
bulletShould Hats be Worn Indoors?
bulletBaden-Powell's Uniform


 

 

Advancement

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Outdoor Skills Instruction Games

bullet

Tenderfoot-First Class Skills Games

bulletRank Advancement Court of Honor Ceremonies
bulletInvestiture Ceremonies
bulletProgram Worksheets
bulletTraditional Otter and Timber Wolf programs

 

 

C_creed30.gif (7804 bytes)Ideals

bulletScout Spirit Scavenger Hunt, 
     A Scoutmaster Conference Worksheet (See Introduction)
bulletA Scout is Reverent: A Guide to the Faiths of Other Scouts
bulletLearning Scout Law
bulletThe Order of Nature by Baden Powell
bulletA History of Scout Law Explanations
bulletWhat is a Boy Scout?
bulletOf Wooden Beads & Nature Knowledge
bulletWhen Others Say "God" .
bulletScoutmaster Benediction
bulletWho said "Scouting is a Game with a Purpose"?

 


Leadership Development

bulletThe "Science" of Boy-Leadership
bulletTraditional Wood Badge: Before 1972 Leadership Development

 

 

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