The Great Indoors Badge

In Stage 2 you’ll create a regular routine for yourself, and see how what you have learned can support your community.

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
Practise one practical skill that you can do from home every day for a week.

Suggestions:

Beavers (6-8 years) Tie a rabbit’s tale

Cubs (8-10½ years) Animal diary

Scouts (10½-14 years) It’s knot you, it’s me!

Explorers (14-18 years) Veggie bakes
Outdoor skills
Practise one skill that would help you to explore or survive in the outdoors every day for a week.

Suggestions:

Beavers (6-8 years) Tiny tippy taps

Cubs (8-10½ years) Focus on nature

Scouts (10½-14 years) Put it on the map

Explorers (14-18 years) Compass coding
Physical activity
Practise one physical activity every day at home for a week.

Suggestions:

Beavers (6-8 years) Heart rate relay

Cubs (8-10½ years) Happy hooping

Scouts (10½-14 years) Building balance

Explorers (14-18 years) Under your belt
Community engagement
Along with a responsible adult, talk to someone online about a local service or charity in your community that’s helping people affected by the spread of COVID-19.

Suggestions:

Beavers (6-8 years) Chatty charities

Cubs (8-10½ years) Distinguishing disability

Scouts (10½-14 years) Write a letter, make a difference

Explorers (14-18 years) Vlog or blog for better mental health
Social action
From your own home, do something that helps friends or family elsewhere in the country.

Suggestions:

Beavers (6-8 years) Postman pals

Cubs (8-10½ years) Five ways to wellbeing chatterbox

Scouts (10½-14 years) Better mental health for all performance

Explorers (14-18 years) Good deed discovery
International
Cook one traditional meal from another country.

Suggestions:

Beavers (6-8 years) Fully-fledged foodies

Cubs (8-10½ years) Perfect pizzas

Scouts (10½-14 years) Displaced cook off

Explorers (14-18 years) Displaced cook off
Creative
Take part in one creative activity every day at home for a week.

Suggestions:

Beavers (6-8 years) Cookies with character or Perform to inform

Cubs (8-10½ years) Best concert ever or Blast from the past

Scouts (10½-14 years) Fruit salad solar system or Weave goodbye to waste

Explorers (14-18 years) It’s knot you, it’s me! or Bedtime stories
Spiritual
Try one wellbeing technique that you haven’t tried before (such as meditation, mindfulness, yoga, prayer, etc) and practice it everyday for a week.

Suggestions:

Beavers (6-8 years) Promise hands

Cubs (8-10½ years) Link up

Scouts (10½-14 years) Build a wellbeing box

Explorers (14-18 years) Wellbeing sessions
Nights away
Take part in a night away at home, sleeping in a den or tent, indoors or in the garden – with someone else in your family.

More info here >

Tips

Often, the person leading the activity doesn’t have to be a grown up (though there are some activities that need an adult to make sure everyone stays safe); many of our activities have been designed so that anyone can pick them up and take charge. Some young people may be able to read through the information by themselves, while others may need a helping hand from a parent, carer, or older sibling. If you’re part of a group and they’re meeting online, perhaps the person leading the meeting could introduce an activity for everyone to try before the next meeting?
If you’re part of a group that’s meeting online, you could show everyone what you’ve been up to – maybe you’ll inspire each other to try something new. If not, who else could you show? It could be someone you’re living with, or you could use technology to share with friends or family further afield. You could also show us! Let us know what you’ve been up to by emailing social.media@scouts.org.uk or by sharing your posts on Facebook and Twitter.
If you’re part of a group that’s meeting online, you could include chatting as part of the meeting – just let the person leading the meeting know before it starts. Otherwise, who else is around for a chat? You could see what someone you’re living with thinks, or chat with a friend or family member online. If you just need a listening ear, we’ve heard that pets make a great audience too.
We know that not everyone’s lucky enough to have a garden or balcony. Some outdoors activities will work inside, and you may be able to do others as you exercise outdoors (if you’re able to). Some people are finding other creative solutions – if you need to gather leaves, maybe you could use scrap paper or old newspapers, or you could see if YouTube can bring the outside indoors.
Some places are working hard to make online or virtual tours possible. If not, maybe you could do all the planning now and save the trip for when things get back to normal – there’s no rush, just do what you can for now.
We know that everyone’s home situation is different, and that plenty of people don’t have loads of space. Could you adapt the game or activity to work with what you have? If you’re able to head outside for exercise, could you do it on the way?
If you’re part of a group and they’re meeting online, you may be able to make the activity work over the internet. If not, think on your feet. Could you ask someone you’re living with to give it a go? It doesn’t matter how old they are (or if they’re not part of Scouts) – these activities are for anyone who’s willing to get involved.
Head over to Scout Stores to get your badge >

May 2020.

Requirements can be adapted to suit each young persons abilities. See our guidance on flexibility.

How to earn your badge:

Practical skills

Outdoor skills

Physical activity

Community engagement

Social action

International

Creative

Spiritual

Nights away

Tips

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