The Great Indoors Badge
The Great Indoors Badge

In Stage 1 you’ll learn something new that can teach you something about yourself or the world around you.
We've included some suggested activities for each requirement. Of course, they were designed for face-to-face Scouts, so you’ll probably need to make some tweaks. Take a look at the ‘Tips’, where we’ve put together some suggestions for how to adapt some of the common phrases you may encounter.
How to earn your badge:
Practical skills
Try one new practical skill that you can do from home.
Suggestions:
Beavers (6-8 years) A knotty challenge
Cubs (8-10½ years) A flair for hot air
Scouts (10½-14 years) Crystal creations
Explorers (14-18 years) Brush bugs
Outdoor skills
Try one new skill that would help you to explore or survive in the outdoors.
Suggestions:
Beavers (6-8 years) Craft a camp blanket
Cubs (8-10½ years) Billy can breakfast beans
Scouts (10½-14 years) Mud glorious mud
Explorers (14-18 years) Reinvent the wheel
Physical activity
Try one new physical activity that gets your blood pumping.
Suggestions:
Beavers (6-8 years) Let the dice decide
Cubs (8-10½ years) Cat run
Scouts (10½-14 years) Cosmic quest
Explorers (14-18 years) Let the dice decide
Community engagement
Learn about one local service or charity in your community that’s helping people affected by the spread of COVID-19.
Suggestions:
Beavers (6-8 years) Company and kindness
Cubs (8-10½ years) A day for everyone
Scouts (10½-14 years) A safe bridge
Explorers (14-18 years) Chatty charities
Social action
Do something that helps family members in your home.
Suggestions:
Beavers (6-8 years) Clean machine
Cubs (8-10½ years) Creative composting or Bee prepared
Scouts (10½-14 years) Butcher, baker, bath bomb maker
Explorers (14-18 years) Can the stain take the strain?
International
Play one traditional game from another country.
Suggestions:
Beavers (6-8 years) Djembe drums or Wild world
Cubs (8-10½ years) Games from around the globe
Scouts (10½-14 years) Strongest shelter challenge
Explorers (14-18 years) Word or phrase charades
Creative
Try one creative activity that you’ve never tried before.
Suggestions:
Beavers (6-8 years) Blue sky thinking
Cubs (8-10½ years) A sheet of stars
Scouts (10½-14 years) To foldly go
Explorers (14-18 years) Build a wellbeing box
Spiritual
Try one craft, type of food, song or game related to a faith or belief that’s not your own and learn about why it’s important to that faith or belief.
Suggestions:
Beavers (6-8 years) Henna hands
Cubs (8-10½ years) Celebrate the festival of light
Scouts (10½-14 years) Play a tune for the Inca Sun God
Explorers (14-18 years) A cut above
Nights away
Take part in a night away at home, sleeping in a den or tent, indoors or in the garden.
Tips
May 2020.
Requirements can be adapted to suit each young persons abilities. See our guidance on flexibility.