Scouting Links Page

Cool Site

Exploratorium - a science museum in San Francisco, with great Discovery activities.

Organisations and Groups

• World Scouting
• Scouts Australia
• Scouts Australia Resources
• NSW Branch
• Sydney North Region - read the Compass Newsletter here
• Snowgum (Scout shops)
• Australian Joey Scouts
• North Harbour Scout Water Base

Program Resources

• Blue Peter - BBC
• Cambridge University Scout and Guide Club
• Scout Image clip art
• For Scouts' Own
• Grant's Scouting Resources
• The MacScouter
• Ol' Buffalo Scout Page (USA)
• Pine Tree Web - lots of history and resources, including biographical info on Baden-Powell.
• 91st Oblate Scouting Unit, Ireland - Programme Ideas
• Scouting Resources UK - Look in the "Programs" section for Cub Camp and Pack Holiday programs.
• Rosegarden's BSA Boy Scout Page
• ScoutBase UK - activities , fact sheets
• ScoutNet UK
• The Scoutmaster's Rocking Chair

Cub Scouts

• Cub Roundtable - lots of links
• Cubscout.net - USA
• Cub Scout Webring
• Goldenspread - Among other things, has Cub Scout Games, Songs and Activities
• The Virtual Cub Scout Leader's Handbook

Hiking and Camping

• The Lightweight Backpacker
• Permaflate airbeds, also design for "Tinyfilt" DIY water filter and other camping gadgets.

Campfire Songs

• I found most of these at the Scouting Songs FAQ
• Becky's Campfire Songbook
• Campfire Webring
• Jayne's Songbook, at the Cambridge University Scout and Guide Club
• US Scouting Service - Songs
• Songs from Mac Scouter
• Mudcat Cafe folksongs
• Songs from down under
• Grant's Scouting Resources - Songs and Skits
• The Flying pigs song book
• Broad Mountain District Roundtable Song Sheet
• Chsscout.net Campfire Songs

Cooking

• Mike's Camp Cooking and Recipes
• NetWoods Outdoor Cooking and Recipes
• MacScouter Cooking for Scouts and Scouters
• Ol' Buffalo Outdoor Cooking Page
•  
• Solar Cooking in a Wheelbarrow

Craft

• Scout Craft

• Tin Can Stoves

  • Vagabond/Tin Can Stoves
  • Hobo Stove
  • Hobo Stove

Knots

• 42nd BRIGHTON (Saltdean) Animated Knots
• Knots on the Web
• Gimp-knotting and beading
• Knot Knotes
• Marlinspike Page - US Coast Guard

Games

• The Games Compendium - Edinburgh Scouts
• Games Kids Play
• The MacScouter - Games

Internet Resources - Chat, IRC, JOTA/JOTI

• JOTI
• Scoutlink
• Pack#3783 - Chat room, program ideas, smores.
• 4th Tyldesley Scouts Codes page
• ScoutWeb South Africa also has a page about Codes for Cubs