Merit Badges Archives - Bryan on Scouting

Top 5 merit badges that every ‘Hamilton’ fan should earn

July 8, 2020 8

With Hamilton now accessible to anyone with Disney+, we thought we’d look at the five merit badges every true Hamilton fan should earn.

A challenge for Scouts: Let’s work together to make the world a better place

June 10, 2020 0

Submit your ideas, art and poems.

Join the virtual Art-O-Ree to work on the Art Merit Badge

May 24, 2020 8

Join live-drawing demonstrations and Q&As with the incredible illustrators. We’re covering different art media and how to render awesome art using a variety of tools.

Their Moviemaking merit badge counselor directed three ‘Hunger Games’ films

April 29, 2020 2

Francis Lawrence, a Scouting dad and the director of three ‘Hunger Games’ movies, has a new title to add to his résumé: Moviemaking merit badge counselor.

Updated merit badge pamphlets now available through Amazon Kindle

April 23, 2020 30

Digital merit badge pamphlets are available through Amazon Kindle that you can download on your phone or tablet.

There’s plenty of fun to do at home — take it from a Scout who earned all the merit badges

April 17, 2020 0

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it might be difficult to think of ways to do Scouting activities from home. So, we asked an Eagle Scout who earned all the merit badges.

Working on merit badges at home? ScoutShop.org can help

April 7, 2020 3

Here are some resources to help you find tools and gear you may need to complete a few merit badges.

Merit badges for social distancing: 58 badges Scouts can complete at home

March 20, 2020 100

These merit badges meet two main criteria: They don’t involve visits to public places and their requirements can be completed indoors or in a back yard.

Scouts see how robotics revolutionized medicine at Texas hospital

February 27, 2020 1

Scouts with Troop 125 of Dallas, Texas, recently got to operate a $2 million medical robot, making the Robotics merit badge come to life.

2019 merit badge rankings: Which were the most popular?

February 17, 2020 3

Let’s take a deep dive into the complete 2019 merit badge rankings — from the year’s most popular merit badge to its absolute rarest.