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What’s inside the April issue of Scout Life magazine?

March 27, 2025 0

With an amazing caving adventure headlining this action-packed issue, the April 2025 Scout Life is packed with essentials for Scouts. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s inside.

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The March 2025 issue of Scout Life rings in spring Scout things!

February 20, 2025 0

Check out the coming issue to get your Scouts ready to take on warmer temps, water excursions, summer camp and lots of adventures.

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Help Scouts start their year strong with the first Scout Life issue of 2025

December 17, 2024 0

Snow adventures, Scouting America’s 115th birthday, a reader’s dream roundup, Black history, cold-weather gear and, oh yeah, MORE snow. If that sounds like too much midwinter goodness packed into one magazine, you’ve never checked out

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The Scout Life Thanksgiving food and craft roundup every Scout should read

November 21, 2024 0

Your kids’ holiday excitement might have you saying, “Oh my gourdness!” around this time of year. Thanksgiving break marks the most restful, relaxing times of the year for some people. But for Scouts (and Scout-age

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Could the November issue of Scout Life be the best read of your kids’ year?

November 6, 2024 0

For adventure- and toy-loving readers, we think the answer to the question up top is pretty clear. But we suggest you read on to decide for yourself.

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The October 2024 issue of Scout Life magazine is chock-full of family-friendly goodness

October 7, 2024 0

It’s been more than 113 years since our organization’s flagship youth publication — formerly known as Boys’ Life, now called Scout Life — made its debut. One thing that hasn’t changed: The magazine is still one of the best sources of fun, engaging, entertaining content for kids out there.

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Where are you going this year? Tell Scout Life!

August 28, 2024 0

Part of your plans should be to tell Scout Life about your unit’s adventures. (Also included in this post is Scout Life’s printable planner.)

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This council organized an epic re-creation of a 1966 trek

July 31, 2024 0

Follow along as these Scouts cycled, canoed and hiked 170 miles from one side of North Carolina to the other.

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Three Scout-approved ways to view the Great North American Eclipse (and two ways to avoid)

March 27, 2024 0

The phenomenon dubbed the Great North American Eclipse is aptly named, as it promises to give most viewers across the continent a total or partial view of the April 8 solar eclipse. And our nation’s

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Removing timber, burning underbrush – is this conservation?

March 12, 2024 4

On the surface, this work might seem counter-productive. Shouldn’t wild places just stay wild? 

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Aaron on Scouting Contributors

Aaron Derr

Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Aaron on Scouting and Scout Life magazine, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.


Michael Freeman

Michael Freeman, an Eagle Scout, is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


Sheniece Chappell

Sheniece Chappell is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


Bryan Wendell

Bryan Wendell, an Eagle Scout, is the founder of Bryan on Scouting (now Aaron on Scouting).

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