December 2025 - Aaron On Scouting

Want Scouts to stay safer? Check out our Safety Moments

December 31, 2025 0

Scouting America’s Safety Moments range from treating asthma to proper food storage to water bottle rocket safety. There’s even one on bunk beds!

A portrait of brothers Dan and Mac Reynolds

Greatest hits: The 10 most popular Aaron on Scouting blog posts of 2025

December 30, 2025 0

Professional athletes, rock stars and Scouts doing amazing things dominated the Aaron on Scouting blog in 2025. Before the calendar flips, let’s revisit the year’s most popular posts.

A leader’s guide to Reverence in Cub Scouting

December 29, 2025 6

Teaching reverence doesn’t need to be complicated (or something you only feel comfortable sending off as homework).

Stuffed animals, Pelican Girls and return to camp in the latest Scouting news

December 26, 2025 0

Hundreds of bears will go to patients at an Ohio hospital because of this Cub Scout’s effort. Plus, an Eagle Scout honors her 9th-great-grandmother and Scouts return to fire-ravaged Camp Josepho.

Kick off the new year with this issue of Scout Life magazine

December 23, 2025 0

Scout Life keeps Scouts engaged in the program and ready for adventure all year long. Grab your copy today!

Extreme Makeovers, Round 67: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

December 22, 2025 0

Aaron on Scouting posts before and after pictures of Eagle Scout projects to show how these projects transform communities.

Get Bissett lore and more in this new book

December 19, 2025 5

Read about amazing canoe trips, gold, wild animals and more in this new book about Northern Tier – Bissett and its unique place in Scouting history. Written by Don Richard and Chuck Rose, it’s available in the Northern Tier Trading Post online store.

Guest Post: I’m a retired Navy officer. Here’s why Scouting while serving mattered to me.

December 18, 2025 2

Retired Navy officer Jeffrey L. Johnson explains why Scouting in the military is valuable to Scouting and to host countries. Johnson was stationed in Bahrain and tells of adventures while he served as Scoutmaster.

Your golden gateway to summer fun is here

December 17, 2025 0

Whether your Scouts dream of scaling granite cliffs, mastering horsemanship, riding ATVs and mountain bikes, or trekking beneath towering redwoods alongside the Russian River, GGAC has a camp built for that passion.

Six New Year’s resolutions from the Personal Fitness merit badge

December 16, 2025 4

We took a look at the Personal Fitness merit badge to inspire six goals attainable for Scouts and adults, alike, who want to pay special attention to their health in 2026.