Beaver Scout Personal Achievement Badges

Yes Beaver Scouts can earn badges! Beaver Scout Personal Achievement Badges are a special set of 16 badges that Beaver Scouts can earn and wear on their vests.

To earn a Personal Achievement Badge, Beaver Scouts must complete 3 adventures within the theme of the badge. To work towards the badge, a Beaver Scout must use the Plan-Do-Review process to set up the goals for the badge they would like to complete.

The 16 Personal Achievement Badges are:

Exploring Beaver	Leader Beaver	Earth Beaver	Beaver Heroes	Olympic Beaver	Chef Beaver	Pet Care Beaver	Tech Beaver
Beavers of the World	Canada Beaver	Musical Beaver	Creative Beaver	Scientific Beaver	Community Beaver	Friendship Beaver	Spirit Beaver

Exploring Beaver

Anything to do with outdoor adventure and inquiry

I will use my sense of adventure to explore the world around me.

Adventures might include:

An outdoor adventure
An adventure that takes you to a place you have always wanted to go
An adventure to a place you have been before, but to see some part of it you have not seen before
An adventure where you explore with your imagination

Example adventures:

Explore 3 different place, or do 3 things in one place you’d like to explore
Go on 3 different hikes. Have a picnic with your family in each place you would like to explore
Explore the natural world: forest, park or campground; lakeshore, seashore, beach or dunes; pond, bog, or other wetland; conservation area or wilderness reserve; hills or mountain path
Explore in the community: library; church; theatre; community centre; amusement park; zoo; science centre; observatory; aquarium; stadium; scrap yard; landfill; recycling depot; grocery store; shopping mall
Explore with your imagination: create stories, plays, drawings or something else to explore these places or things with your imagination: the moon, Mars, asteroids or somewhere else in outer space; a far off province or country; a place or time in the past, such as the time of the dinosaurs or perhaps ancient Egypt or Rome; a First Nations village before European contact; the distant future; a pirate ship, or an island with buried treasure; deep down in the ocean

Leader Beaver

Organizing and taking part in activities that develop team skills.

I will learn how I can be a good leader.

Adventures might include:

An adventure that uses what you do best
An adventure that helps others or teaches something to others.

It is okay to have help from an adult or older youth in these adventures, as long as you are trying to be a better leader.

Example adventures:

Organize (with help) an event or activity for your Colony, such as: a game, a hike, a bake sale for a cause, a special day (such as Kite Day or Music Day), a science activity or a challenge (like building a bridge or tower)
Organize (with help) a family outing or event such as: a picnic, a games night, a hike, decorating for a holiday, or planning games for a birthday party.
Demonstrate a talent or skill to your Colony
Teach another Beaver Scout, a younger sibling or a friend a skill or sport that you are good at doing.
Learn a new game and teach your Colony how to play it
What makes a good leader? Create a poster that shows what you think makes a person a good leader.
With the help of a parent or grandparent, interview someone you think is a good leader, such as a teacher, a Scouter, an older youth or a coach. Pick one of the things he or she said about being a good leader and try it out.
With the help of an adult, meet with the mayor, your school principal or someone else in a leadership role and share with him or her an idea for a positive change you’d like to see in your community or school
Volunteer to help in the community, such as at a Soup Kitchen, a Food Bank, a Clothing/Food or Toy Drive, a Homeless Shelter, a Disaster Relief Program or a Walk-a-Thon for a good cause.

Earth Beaver

Anything related to environmental stewardship

I will learn about the earth and help take care of the earth.

Adventures might include:

An outdoor adventure
An adventure that helps the environment

Example adventures:

Try building sandcastles with different kinds of earth, such as sand, rocks, dirt or gravel. Which worked best? What else did you need to use?
What plants do you know that you can find in a flower garden? Have you heard of “hen and chicks”, “snapdragons”, “monkey plants”, and “alien pods”? Grow 2 or 3 plants from a see or bulb that you’ve never grown before
Help for one afternoon or one day at a community vegetable garden
Build a birdhouse, bird feeder, or bat box with help and hang it in your yard
What do plants need to grow? How do different growing conditions (wet, dry, windy) and different kinds of soil (dirt, sand, gravel) help or hurt their growth?
Make your own volcano. Once it is build, make it erupt with baking soda and vinegar. Share with your Lodge or Colony, and share some fun facts about volcanoes
Go on a hike through the community. Watch for animals and signs of animals, like nests, holes, tracks, and poop. Take some photos of the animals and signs of animals that you find.
Weigh your bags of recycling each week for a month. How many kilograms of recycling do you make as a family? Try the same with your garbage.
Learn about Earth Hour. Take on the Earth Hour challenge any time of the year of going without power for one hour. How can your family reduce its use of electricity?
How does the rainforest help the world? What is happening to the rainforest in many parts of the world? What would happen if the rainforest was all destroyed?
Choose a wild animal that lives near you. What helps them survive in your area? Do they cause challenges for humans, other animals or plants? Do humans cause challenges for that animal?

Beaver Heroes

Discovering contributing members of the community and the positive difference they make

I will learn about the helping heroes in my community and all the good things they do.

Adventures might include:

An adventure to learn about a real-life hero
An adventure to meet a community hero
An adventure to see how these community heroes show you the Beaver Scout Promise, Law and/or Motto

Example adventures:

Arrange a visit with a hero in your community and find out how he or she helps others (fire fighter, paramedic, police officer, community nurse, etc.)
Write a story or draw a cartoon about a hero in your family or community. Why is this person a hero?
Write a story or draw a cartoon about an imaginary hero for your community. Why does your community need this kind of hero?
What is a hero? Who are your heroes? Create a display of photos or drawings of your heroes (real-life and imaginary)
Make 3 Thank you cards to give to heroes in your community. Tell your Lodge why you think these people are heroes.
Find a hero in history. Why is he or she a hero? Tell the hero’s story with a play, song, storybook or cartoon.
Ask your parents or grandparents or another relative to tell you about one of their heroes. Why is this person a hero? Create a storybook about the hero.
Find out about a child your age who is a community hero. What has he or she done to help others?
Describe your favourite superhero. What do you like this hero? What makes them special? What does this superhero do to help others?
Go through the newspaper or, with an adult’s help, an online news site. Find a good news story of someone who is a hero. Why do you think they are a hero? How did they learn to be a hero?

Olympic Beaver

Having fun exploring healthy activity

I will explore ways that I can have fun and be active.

Adventures might include:

An adventure to set a new goal for yourself in a sport or physical activity you already do
An adventure trying a sport or physical activity you have never before tried

Example adventures:

Choose a sport that you love to do. What new skill would you like to learn in this sport? What skill would you like to get better at? What is your goal?
Try a new sport you have never played before. What do you think of this sport? Will you keep doing it?
Pick 2-3 physical activities (like running 100 m, long jump, throwing a ball, hitting a shuttlecock with a badminton racket, swimming 10 m, throwing a football, shooting a number of baskets, doing sit-ups, skipping rope, twirling a hula hoop). What is your personal best in each of these? Set a new goal for your personal best. Go for it!
Lead your Colony in playing 2 new active games
Create a new game that gets everyone moving and try it with your family or your Colony
Invite your family to work together to set a new goal to be more active. Work together on the goal for a few weeks.
Pick 3 physical activities. Find out how each helps your body become stronger and healthier.
Make something you can use to play a sport. Try it out with your Lodge or your family.
Create your own sport
What active games did children your age play 100 years ago? Try one out.
Pick a sport in the modern Olympic Games. How do athletes train for that sport?
Which sports were part of the original Olympic Games in ancient Greece? Why do you think they chose these sports? Which of these sports do you know how to do? Which would you like to give a try?

Chef Beaver

Having fun discovering healthy eating and making food that works at home and for Scouting activities

I will have fun making food and exploring healthy eating.

Adventures might include:

An adventure that involves eating outdoors
An adventure in which you learn about lightweight/backpacking food
An adventure where you prepare food
An adventure where you try different foods

Example adventures:

Prepare a meal with help. Tell your family or lodge about how you made sure to use healthy food and/or all the food groups.
Try 3 new foods that you have never tried before. Which did you like? Why?
Create and make a recipe that includes all the food groups in Canada’s Food Guide.
What are 4 foods that you like to eat and are healthy for you too? If possible, prepare one of these foods and share with your Lodge.
Make, buy or ask a Scouter for dehydrated food. Taste it as is (dehydrated), and then work with an adult to prepare it as if you were on a backpacking trip. Taste it again. What did you notice?
Find out what foods are good to take on a backpacking trip and why.
Work with older Scouting youth or with an adult to cook a meal over a campfire.
Make a trail mix that everyone in your Lodge could eat on a hike.
Find out about how to do dishes and deal with garbage when out backpacking.
Why is milk (or eggs) kept in the fridge and why don’t Scouts take a jug of milk (or dozen eggs) when backpacking? Can you think of a way that Scouts could take milk (or eggs) in their backpacks?
Figure out ways to keep food cold or warm using everyday materials. What appliances and tools do we have around the house that help us heat and cool food?
Make a picnic for your family to take on a spring or summer outing. Have you included something from all the food groups listed in Canada’s Food Guide?

Pet Care Beaver

Exploring how to look after domesticated animals

I will learn about animals which make good pets and how to care for pets.

Adventures might include:

An adventure in which you help with a real animal
An adventure in which you find out about different animals that are kept as pets

You do not need to have your own pet. You could help with someone else’s pet

Examples of adventures:

Create a “Top Ten” list of animals that you think would make good pets. Why did you choose these animals? Who would enjoy each pet the most?
Care for your own pet or help someone care for his or her pet for 2 weeks.
Visit a vet clinic or animal hospital. What kind of pets do they help keep healthy? What do they do for pets? Draw a picture of a pet you saw there, showing how it was cared for.
Visit an animal shelter. Find out about the animals they help. Why do these animals need help?
Visit a bird reserve. Why do these birds need a safe place? Would any of these birds make good pets? What kind of birds can be kept as pets?
What do you think is the most unusual pet? What do you think is the most common pet? The largest pet? The smallest pet? Show your ideas in a creative way
Describe or draw your ideal pet (it doesn’t have to be a real animal). What would it look like? How would it behave? What would it eat? What would it do all day? What colour would it be? Why would this be a good pet for you?
If you were to have a fish, what would you need to keep the fish healthy and happy?
Take a whole bunch of photos of your pet and make them into a collage showing the many moods of your pet.

Tech Beaver

Discovering how to use technology safely and responsibly

I will explore ways that people use technology every day.

Adventures might include:

An adventure which helps someone else
An adventure that uses the Beaver Scout Promise, Law and Motto as a code of conduct when you use technology
An adventure where you explore different technologies

Remember that technology is anything that makes our work and play easier to do. If one of your adventures involves being online, be safe by working with an adult.

Example adventures:

What is your favourite piece of technology in your house? Who invented it? Share what you find out with your Lodge.
With a parent/guardian or Scouter, create a “Code of Conduct” (rules) for using technology such as cell phones, computers, television, internet, gaming consoles, the fridge, and stove. How might the “golden rule” fit as part of your code? (Golden Rule: Do to others as you want them to do to you)
With the help of an adult, find an app, website, or program that can help you live the Beaver Scout motto, “Sharing, Sharing, Sharing!” Tell your Colony about it.
Go on a treasure hunt in your house and find 5 pieces of technology that did not exist 50-100 years ago and 5 pieces of technology that did exist 50-100 years ago. Remember, technology is any object that makes work easier (like a pen or a pair of scissors)
Think of something you use technology to help you do. Now try doing that without the help of technology. For example, try to find a fact on the internet and then go to the library and find the same fact in a book. What did you notice?
With permission, take apart a toy and figure out how it works
Use materials you find around your home to create a tool or draw a sketch of a tool that could help you live the Beaver Scout Promise to “help take care of the world.”
Technology can help us but it can also hurt. Think of 4 examples of how it helps and 4 examples of how it might hurt someone. Which pieces of technology can both help and hurt? What makes the difference?
Imagine yourself 20 years in the future. What do you hope has been invented by then?

Beavers of the World

Discovering Scouting youth around the world, and helping someone somewhere else in a Scouting way

I will learn about Scouting around the world.

Adventures might include:

An adventure that is about another country
An adventure about Beaver Scout age program in another country
An adventure that helps people, animals, or a good cause

Examples of adventures:

Lean a game that is played by 5-7-year-old Scouts in another country. What else can you find out about Scouting in that country?
Find out about the badges for Beaver Scout age youth in other countries. Complete requirements for one of their badges.
What did Lord Baden-Powell enjoy doing as a child? Try some of his favourite pastimes.
Pick a country where there is Scouting. Visit a zoo that has animals from that country and take photos to create a collage and add the Scout crest from that country.
Find out why Scouts around the world greet each other with a left handshake. Tell the story to your Lodge.
Find out about the Scout Brotherhood Fund and how it helps Scouting in other countries. How can you or your Colony help the Scout Brotherhood Fund?
Learn about the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). What does the WOSM flag look like? What do the symbols mean?
Find the names of Beaver Scout age sections around the world. Why do they have the names they do? (Ask an adult to help you search the internet)
What is the promise and law used by 5-7-year-old Scouts in other countries? Are the they same as your promise and law?

Canada Beaver

Discovering and exploring anything to do with our country and being a good citizen

I will learn about what it means to be Canadian.

Adventures might include:

An adventure in which you talk to someone about being Canadian
An adventure where you find out about the symbols of Canada
An adventure where you learn about what Canada has done for the world

Examples of adventures:

Create a Top Ten list of why you love being Canadian
Look through your toys, books, clothes, or other items in your room. Which are made in Canada? Which are mad in another country? Use a world map to mark the countries.
If you could visit the mayor of your city, what would you like to ask him? Create a list of questions or draw pictures to show the conversation you would like to have. Why would you like to have this conversation?
Visit with an elder or member of a First Nations community and ask him or her about their heritage and culture.
Visit with a veteran soldier and ask about the history of our armed forces and why they are proud to server Canada.
Visit a local museum. Find something in the history of your community that fascinates you. How will you share what you have discovered?
What are the symbols of Canada? What are the symbols of Ontario? (flower, flag, animal, bird, crest, etc.)
What are some inventions made by Canadians? Which do you use?
Attend a cultural event such as Canada Day celebrations, Family Day events, a Thanksgiving parade or local celebration. What did you discover about being Canadian?
Visit a museum and watch for ways Canada and Canadians have been part of scientific discoveries, engineering and technology in the world.
What birds, animals, trees and flowers are found in Canada? Which is your favourite?
With the help of an adult, connect with Beaver Scouts form another province or territory through email or letters.

Musical Beaver

Exploring a variety of musical expressions, including singing, dancing, playing an instrument, composing, choreographing or creating an instrument

I will explore different ways of making music.

Adventures might include:

An adventure in which you try different ways of making music
An adventure in which you use music in different ways to learn about how music is used in different ways

Examples of adventures:

Go to a symphony concert or a choir concert or a dance performance. What do you notice? What might you like to try?
Create a new instrument. Find out how different sounds and notes are made
Create a song and play it on an instrument
Come up with new words to a song you already know
Come up with words for a new song
Learn 1-2 new songs. Lead your Lodge or Colony in singing them
Create a rhythm song to perform for your family or your Lodge, using many different household items such as garbage can lids, pots, bowls, wooden spoons, glass jars, etc.
Learn the basics of an instrument you have not played before
Learn some new dance steps or a new dance form
Create your own dance and perform it for your Lodge or Colony
Find out the story of how your favourite instrument was first invented
What is the oldest instrument in the world? The newest instrument? What do you think might be the next instrument created?
How is music used for healing? How is music used to help people feel calm? How do you enjoy using music in your life?
How is music used with animals? Do different animals enjoy different kinds of music?
Pay attention as you go through the day. How many different places do you hear music playing? Why is music played in so many different places?

Creative Beaver

Using the imagination to devise art, inventions and handicrafts

I will use my imagination and create something new.

Adventures may include:

An adventure where you use different kinds of materials or tools to be creative
An adventure where you use a tool or material you have not tried before
An adventure where you use your imagination to create something to make life easier or more fun

Examples of adventures:

Create 2 faces using a variety of materials. What helps you create the most realistic face? The most unusual face? The scariest face?
Draw 3 pictures. Use a different kind of tool or material for each drawing. Which is your favourite?
Learn to knit, crochet or sew a simple item such as a potholder
Create a PowerPoint presentation on a theme that is important to you (You should ask an adult to help you)
Use playdough or self-hardening clay to create 4 or 5 sculptures on the same theme
Using tissue paper and white glue, create a series of 3 “stained glassed” pictures
Imitate the style of pictures in your favourite picture book. Create 2 to 3 pictures using the same style or create your own story book
Using a camera, take a series of photos on one theme. Display your photos in an album, in frames or using a computer
Create a sculpture using recycled materials
Design and build a toy. What materials will you use to make it? Try different materials to build it. Which worked best? Why?
Invent something that makes your life easier or more fun. What would it be? Draw a sketch and then, if possible, build a model of it.

Scientific Beaver

Learning and experimenting critically and empirically

I will use my scientific mind to explore, discover, and experiment.

Adventures may include:

An adventure in which you test out your own ideas about how something could work

Remember that both successes and failures are important to scientific adventures

Examples of adventures:

How many different kinds of materials can you use to make a boat that will float? Keep track of the materials you’ve tried and show your Lodge the boat that worked beast and one that was the worst at floating.
Build several boats out of tinfoil. Make your boats different shapes and sizes. Add a load (like some dimes) to each boat. What shape holds the most dimes and keeps floating?
Count the number of light bulbs in your house. If we didn’t have light bulbs, what could you do and what could you not do in your home?
How quickly does an ice cube melt? What if you put it in a glass of water? Or on a plate? Or in the sun? Or in the fridge?
Look at the stars at night. Over the years, people have imagined what they could see in the stars. They have given names to groups of stars that seem to make shapes and imagined stories about what they see. What do you see in the stars? What name would you give a group of stars you’ve chosen? What story would you tell about it?
What do you think it would be like to be an astronaut? Learn about a Canadian astronaut. What did he or she find most exciting about being in space? Most difficult? Most surprising?
Grow a plant from a seed or cutting. Choose one you’ve never grown before. What does it need to grow? Is it safe to eat or does it have other uses? Is it used in medicines? What do you like about this plant?
Using toothpicks and mini marshmallows, figure out how to build the highest tower that won’t fall down. What is the secret to a tall tower? Take photos of your towers, showing the ones that work and the ones that fall down. How high was the tallest tower you built?
Use a magnet. What can you pick up with your magnet? What can you not pick up? Why? What are magnets used for around your house?
With an adult, search online to find a simple chemistry experiment you can try at home, such as adding food colouring to water for white carnations. Watch what happens.
Build your very own volcano. You can use baking soda and vinegar to make lava flow. What other safe ways can you make lava flow from your volcano?

Community Beaver

Opportunities to offer community service

I will do something to help my Colony, my family and/or my community.

Adventures might include:

An adventure that surprises someone in a good way

Remember, when we do good deeds as Scouts, we don’t want praise or a reward.

Check with an adult to make sure that you will be safe in your adventure and that the person receiving your help is okay with receiving it.

Examples of adventures:

Make a snack to share with your Lodge (or at school or another place where it would be helpful)
Write Thank you notes or draw Thank you pictures for at least 3 people who help you in some way and who usually don’t get thanked such as: a grocery store cashier, a bus driver, a hairdresser, or a lifeguard.
Do 3 good turns in one day at home or at school
Find out about who started Random Acts of Kindness or the Pay It Forward idea and why they did it. Tell the story to your Lodge or your family.
Invite your family to join you in volunteering for one day in your community.
Surprise your family by doing 2 or 3 jobs at home that you don’t usually do.
Create a special surprise for a friend or family member who is sick
Read or tell a story to a younger sibling
Find out about Good Turn Week. What good turns will you do during Good Turn Week and all year round?
Shovel snow from the sidewalk for someone who could use the help.

Friendship Beaver

Exploring values that are important for self and family as well as those important to the Scouting movement

I will share the good feelings I get from being with my friends, family and Beaver Colony.

Adventures might include:

An adventure that shows what is most important to you
An adventure that uses the Beaver Scout Law
An adventure in which you are a good friend to someone your age

Example adventures:

Interview one of your friends. Find out about his or her favourite places, foods, and activities. What do you both like to do? Why do you think you are good friends?
Find a creative way to show your family, Colony or Lodge what is most important to you.
Do one thing to show each of the 3 parts of the Beaver Scout Law: A Beaver has fun; A Beaver works hard; A Beavers helps family and friends.
Find someone your age who might become a new friend. Do something kind for that child. How does it feel to be a friendly person?
Make up a song, game or poem that expresses friendship
Take photos of people (with their permission) doing things that show friendship
Create a Thank you note for 3 good friends. Tell your friends why they are special to you.
What are ways to be friendly to a person who is new in your neighbourhood or who is new to Canada? Make a list and try them out.
What are the 3 best values to have? Why do you think so? Share your ideas with your family or your Lodge.
Are there friends in the animal world? Find some stories about animal friends
Find out about and tell the story of a person, story character, super hero or cartoon character that shows one or more of your values
Find the 52 virtues (values) listed in The Virtues Project (www.virtuesproject.com) which are most important to you and your family?
Do you have an animal friend? How have animals been great friends to humans? Find out about human-animal friendships and ways that animals help humans.

Spirit Beaver

Exploring beliefs that are important for self and family as well as the beliefs of another faith

I will explore beliefs that are important to me and my family as well as the beliefs of another faith.

Adventures might include:

An adventure that includes the for compass points of the Internal Compass: Wonder, Gratitude, Service, Reflection
An adventure that shows the Beaver Scout Promise, Law or Motto

Example adventures:

Find a story from your favourite holiday. Find a story about a holiday in another faith tradition or culture. Share the stories with your family or your Lodge.
Make a food to share with your Lodge that is part of your faith or culture or tradition. Find out about food from another tradition. Make that food too, if you can.
Draw a symbol that is important to you or your faith group. Why is this symbol important? Find a symbol that is important to another faith group and learn why it is important.
Write a prayer of your own or find a prayer from your faith tradition to share with your Lodge. Find a prayer you like from another faith and share it too
Lead the Beaver Scout Colony in saying a Beaver Scout prayer. What di you like about this prayer? What might you add or change?
Write or draw or do a “thank you” to God.
Go on a walk or drive with your parents or grandparents and take photos of many different places of worship. Create a collage or a picture book with your photos
Do 1 thing for each point on the Internal Compass: Wonder, Gratitude, Service, Reflection. Draw the compass (or use a picture of a compass) and write down or provide a photo of you doing what you did for each point on the compass
Go to a service of worship for another church or another faith. What do you see?