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Top 5 merit badges

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Top 5 merit badges for fans of the Olympics and future Olympians

July 23, 2021 2

As we unite to cheer on the athletes of Team USA be sure to review the “Top 5 merit badges for fans of the Olympics and future Olympians.”

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Top 5 merit badges to help you create handmade gifts for family and friends

November 23, 2020 1

Before you hit up Etsy or eBay, consult this list of merit badges that will help you create handmade gifts for family and friends.

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Top 5 merit badges to help you celebrate Halloween at home

October 9, 2020 4

Allow us to suggest a Scouty addition to your spooky season schedule: earn one of these five merit badges during the month of October.

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

July 8, 2020 11

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

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Top 5 merit badges that prove Scouts are modern-day Jedi

December 20, 2019 9

While one group carries hiking sticks and the other lightsabers, Scouts and Jedi have more in common than you might think. These five merit badges prove it.

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Top 5 merit badges Scouts could earn while completing assignments for school

August 20, 2018 48

Turns out several merit badge requirements align perfectly with schoolwork. And there’s no BSA rule against going for double credit. Here are five that make the grade.

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Top 5 merit badges to help you win that Fortnite Victory Royale

May 10, 2018 3

Fortnite imparts lessons in critical thinking, teamwork and survival — all lessons learned in Scouting. What that in mind, here are the Top 5 merit badges that would help you win that Victory Royale.

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Top 5 merit badges for which Marvel’s Black Panther would make the ideal counselor

February 16, 2018 3

What if the King of Wakanda, also known as the Black Panther, found a free weekend or two to serve as a merit badge counselor? In that case, here are five I might recommend.

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Top 5 merit badges to make your Groundhog Day more ful-Phil-ling

February 2, 2018 14

It’s Groundhog Day, and there’s just one question on everyone’s mind: Will Scouting magazine release a list of the top five merit badges to celebrate this essential holiday?

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Top 5 merit badges Thor could hammer out in a weekend, no problem

November 3, 2017 8

Just in time for the release of Thor: Ragnarok, I put together this list of the top 5 merit badges the titular hero could finish in a weekend.

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