Shelter in Place Scavenger Hunt
Open to all members of the BSA - From the Pee Dee Area Council
Shared from the Pee Dee Area Council - Michael Hesbach | Scout Executive/CEO
SHELTER-IN-PLACE Scavenger Hunt
Challenge your Scout(s) to complete the 'Shelter-in-Place' Scavenger Hunt. This scanvenger hunt has challenges that are fun and can involve other family members.
To earn the patch, a Scout must complete the set of requirements listed for his/her level of Scouting.
Cub Scout Requirements
Fun Items (Complete 15 out of 20)
- Earn the Protect Yourself Adventure Loop. Click here for instructions.
- Plant a flower or vegetable plant, either in a pot or in a garden.
- Play a game with your family. Charades is a great game for family night.
- Take a picture of all your toilet paper and post at https://www.facebook.com/PDACBSA
- Paint, color, draw or sculpt an art project. Sidewalk chalk anyone?
- Explain to your family the importance of good hygiene and sheltering in place.
- Do as many jumping jacks as you can and record your progress for a week.
- Have a family movie night. Use some of that yummy Scout popcorn or make ice cream sundaes.
- Tie Dye a Shirt or a pair of socks. How crazy can you get?
- Pick out and put together a puzzle.
- Make up a silly song and perform it for your family. The sillier the better.
- Earn the Yo-Yo Adventure Loop. Click here for instructions.
- Learn how to juggle. See how many balls you can juggle at the same time.
- Clean out your closet/drawers and donate to families in need.
- Clean up your room/playroom without being asked a million times.
- Eat breakfast every day. Make sure it’s a healthy one.
- Stay Hydrated!!! It’s easy to forget to drink water when you are busy.
- Perform a science experiment of your choice.
- Learn about an animal you would find in a zoo or aquarium.
- Visit a zoo or aquarium online. Some great websites would be: The Cincinnati Zoo (cincinnatizoo.org), The San Francisco Zoo (sfzoo.org), The National Zoo in Washington, DC or The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. All have webcams set up and a schedule of feeding time for the animals.
Required Items (Complete 10 out of 12)
- Lead prayer at meal or bedtime for a week or attend 3 church services online
- Make a healthy snack or meal for your family.
- Explain the benefits of washing your hands to prevent the spread of disease
- Take a 1-mile walk or hike.
- Identify 4 different kinds of birds or animals on your walk or hike. Dogs and Cats count.
- Help out your family. Do a chore around the house for 1 week.
- Find 1 food example from each of the food groups.
- Collect the Cub Scout Six Essentials or a basic survival kit for your hike. Check your rank requirements for the list.
- Recite the Scout Oath and Law every day for a week.
- Recite the Outdoor Code.
- Learn how to tie a Square Knot, Two Half Hitches, and the Bowline Knot.
- Earn 2 elective Belt Loops. Some of these items may fulfill some requirements.
- Take an hour each day with no electronics. Read a book, go outside, do something other than staring at a screen.
Scout BSA Requirements
Required Items (Complete 10 of the 12 Requirements)
- Say the Scout Oath and Law to your parents every day for 10 days
- Renew your Cyber-Chip online.
- Register for an online merit badge through Pee Dee Area Council.
- Complete 2 rank requirements at home for your next advancement.
- Review and demonstrate the “Hurry Cases” for First Aid.
- Learn and demonstrate the Square Knot, Two Half Hitches, Sheet Bend, Taut Line Hitch and Bowline Knot.
- Review the Emergency Prep merit badge.
- Make sure your personal and home first aid kits are stocked and up-to-date.
- Lead a family devotional. Remember those on the front-line during this pandemic.
- Earn the Interpreter Strip. Check it out on Scouting.org. Impress your friends by learning the basics of a new language!
- Prepare 1 healthy meal for your family.
- Recite the Scout Law and Oath every day for a week.
- Do your Good Turn Daily.
Fun Items (Complete 15 of the 20)
- Take a 5 mile hike/walk with your family. Exercise to work off all those snacks!
- Earn at least 1 new Merit Badge.
- Explain the benefits of washing your hands to prevent the spread of disease
- Build a camping shelter in your backyard living room. Use what your learned from Mr. Larry’s pioneering classes. Or campout in your backyard or living room.
- Practice Leave No Trace by picking up litter on your walk. Make sure you are wearing gloves!
- Identify 2 constellations in the night sky.
- Identify 5 different kinds of trees in your neighborhood or while on your hike/walk.
- Do push-ups and sit ups daily. Record your progress for 1 week.
- Take a picture of all your toilet paper. Build a castle!
- Have a family game night. Board games, card games, video games, any type of game!
- Have a family movie night. Use up that yummy Scout popcorn.
- Visit a zoo or aquarium online. Some great websites would be: The Cincinnati Zoo (cincinnatizoo.org), The San Francisco Zoo (sfzoo.org), The National Zoo in Washington, DC (nationalzoo.si.edu) or The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta (georgiaaquarium.org). All have webcams set up and a schedule of feeding time for the animals.
- Tie Dye a shirt or a pair of socks. Get creative!
- Learn and prepare a report about one animal you would find at a zoo or aquarium.
- Clean up your room without being asked a million times.
- Clean out your closet/drawers and donate to a family in need.
- Write your future self a letter about what is going on in the world today. Put it in a safe place to read later.
- Take an hour each day with no electronics. Read a book, go outside, do something other than staring at a screen.
- Make a Rube Goldberg machine out of materials around your house. Show that it works.
- Learn to play a new game. Chess, checkers, Yahtzee, Pandemic, anyone?
- Interview an adult about a time in their life that was outside the normal. Did a grandparent live through the Great Depression or the Flu Epidemic of 1968 or the Asian Flu (1956-1958)?
GET THE PATCH
Open to all members of the BSA - Purchase patch when completed at https://councilstuff.com/552