Troop Meeting Activities

Interested in a special troop activity?  Talk to your Senior Patrol Leader. 

Common Troop Activities 

Basic Scout Skills

• Knife and Axe Skills

  • talk to our Wilderness Survival Team

  • Troop Resources - Woods Tools 

• Fire Starting 

  • talk to our Wilderness Survival Team

  • Troop Resources - Fire Building 

  • Wilderness Survival Merit Badge

• Pioneering 

  • talk to our Wilderness Survival Team

  • scoutpioneering.com 

  • Troop Resources - Pioneering Skills 

  • Pioneering Merit Badge

• Knot Tying

• • talk to our Wilderness Survival Team

  • Troop Resources - Basic Knots 

  • Troop Resources - Lashings 

  • Pioneering Games and Challenges 

    • A-Frame Chariot Race (square lashing)

    • Catch the Snapper (round lashing)

    • Crossing the Alligator Pit (square lashing, shear lashing)

    • Everyone on the Tripod (tripod and square lashing)

    • Flagpole Race (round lashing)

    • Ladder Building (square lashing)

    • Lift Seat Procession (floor lashing)

    • Reactor Transporter (tripod and square lashing)

    • Roman Chariot Race (square lashing)

    • Scout Stave Launcher (square lashing)

    • Self-Standing Flagpole Challenge (square lashing)

    • Snake Race (shear lashing)

• Navigation Skills

  • talk to our Hiking Team

  • Troop Resources - Navigation and Measurements 

  • Orienteering Merit Badge

  • Geocaching Merit Badge

• First Aid

  • talk to our Wilderness First-Aid Team

  • Troop Resources - Basic First-Aid 

  • First Aid Merit Badge

• Outdoor Ethics

  • We have both adults and Scouts qualified to teach Leave No Trace and Outdoor Ethics courses

Scout Games & Challenges

• Scout Skill Challenges

• Team Building Activities

• Patrol Games 

• Troop Games 

• Activities Index 

• boyscouttrail.com/boy-scouts/boy-scout-games.asp 

Merit Badges

• Merit Badge Classes and Resources

Special Skills Instruction/Training 

• How to pack for a camping trip

• How to Hike/Backpack and what to Pack

• How to Canoe and how to pack

• Winter camping safety and techniques

• Basics of Biking

• Firearm safety

Outings

• Regular Troop Meetings don't need to be regular and should never be boring 

• Consider a Hike or outing to a local Entertainment Venue 

Other Troop Meeting Activities

• Other Troop Meeting Activity Ideas 

  • Program Features

  • First Aid Activities

  • Knife Activities

  • Axe Activities

  • Fire Activities

  • Cooking Activities

  • Pioneering Activities

  • Compass Activities

  • Tracking

  • Adventure Hikes

  • Campfire

  • Games