These are ideas from various sources to be used for:
- An additional program at a troop meeting
- Patrol meeting
- Reinforce or to practice old skills
- Review Tenderfoot/2nd/1st Class skills
- Prepare for other activities. etc.
PROGRAM IDEAS – Approximately 5-15 Minutes
- Show a movie on Scouting skills
- Make a rope ladder
- How to roll & break a flag
- Tie some unusual knots (like a “Highwayman’s knot” or “running bowline”)
- Make plaster casts of animal or bird tracks
- Make Turk’s Head neckerchief slides
- Do leaf printing
- Make indoor pioneering models
- How to pass a knife & axe
- Make personal measurement cards
- Sharpen knives & axes
- Camping weights (guess the weight of various items; then add them up and see the weight of the total pack)
- Collect various leaves and have a quiz on them
- Show how to make a fire using batteries & steel wool
- Play Kim’s Game
- Practice whipping a rope
- Paint totems & designs on packs, gear, etc.
- Bandaging practice
- Use estimation to the height & distance of a building or distance
- Practice tying certain knots in the dark
- Carve a patrol totem out of a bar of soap
- Clean and cook a fresh fish
- Try astronomy on a clear night
- Play signal sink the ship at night using flashlights
- Practice making snares
- Patch & Sew up tents needing repair
- Try making a fire by using flint & steel
- Make a rope out of natural fibers
- Climb an 18 foot rope
- Construct a flagstaff from three Scout staffs using end-to-end lashings
If you have any additional ideas please submit them on the Contact page.