Cubs Pioneer Activity Badge
Cubs Pioneer Activity Badge

Learn how to make structures from basic materials and work together to build something great.
How to earn your badge:
Make your own rope, perhaps using a rope machine or working with a friend.
Tie a simple lashing.
Show how you would:
- tie three different knots, such as a reef, figure of eight, sheet bend or bowline
- make one hitch, such as a clove hitch, round turn and two half-hitches or a cow hitch
Take part in a knot game.
Build an indoor pioneering project using simple knots and lashings.
Tips
You can buy the Cubs Pioneer Activity Badge from Scout Store
June 2026.
Requirements can be adapted to suit each young persons abilities. See our guidance on flexibility.