Beaver Badges and Awards

Core Badges

Purple circular badge with fleur-de-lis, two five pointed stars and rope with a reef knot
Two badges, one orange with a star and 1 and the second purple with a star and 2
Yellow rectangular badge with two blue horizontal stripes
Rectangular orange badge with red fleur-de-lis reading Be Prepared
Circular central badge with three surrounding arc badges reading Lead, Plan, and Represent
Bronze hexagonal badge with fleur-de-lis and olive branches

How to wear your badges...

Challenge Awards

Red hexagonal badge with log raft and flag

My Adventure Challenge

Red hexagonal badge with tree, tent, and crescent moon

My Outdoors Challenge

Red hexaggonal badge with a person icon medal

My Personal Challenge

Red hexagonal badge with paintbrush, wrench, and scissors

My Skills Challenge

Red hexagonal badge with a circle in hands

My Teamwork Challenge

Red hexagonal badge with globe

1. Try two adventurous activities.

You could try:

  • archery
  • bouldering
  • zipwire or aerial runway
  • climbing
  • crate stacking
  • grass sledging
  • swimming
  • pedal go-karts

2. Take part in six other outside activities.

You could try:

  • following a trail
  • building a den
  • having a go on an obstacle course
  • roasting marshmallows on a fire or BBQ
  • building a sculpture using sand, snow or mud
  • playing water games
  • flying a kite you have made

3. Go on a ramble or nature walk with a purpose.

4. Learn the Green Cross Code and show that you can cross a road safely.

1. Go on a sleepover or a camp with other Beavers, and do at least two of these:

  • help put up a tent
  • collect wood and help to build a fire
  • cook something on a fire
  • sing songs around a fire
  • wash up after dinner
  • set up your bed and sleeping bag
  • play a wide game

2. Learn how to tie three simple knots.

3. Show that you:

  • know what to do if someone has an accident
  • know why it is important to tell an adult when an accident happens
  • can do simple first aid for someone who has a cut or bruise

4. Take part in an activity using natural things like leaves, bark, twigs, sand or rocks.

5. Point out and name five different types of animal, insect, bird or fish that you might find near where you live.
Find out about the food they eat and the places they might live.

6. Make something to help animals in the wild.
It could be a bird box or a bug hotel.

Complete two personal challenges which you and your leader agree on. You should choose one of the challenges and your leader will choose the other.

The challenges should be things that you find difficult but can complete with some effort and commitment. They can be to do with any part of your life, for example home, school or Beavers.

Here are some example challenges to help you think about what you could do. You don’t have to pick a challenge from this list, you should choose to do something which is personal to you.

  • Look after a new Beaver for half a term
  • Talk about a topic you are interested in with an adult you don’t know very well
  • Bring your scarf to Beavers every week for a term
  • Remember to brush your teeth twice a day for two weeks
  • Show good behaviour at Beavers for 3 weeks in a row
  • Try something new that you are a bit nervous about
  • Go to a District fun day and talk to some other Beavers you don’t know
  • Try all of the food on Beaver sleepover
  • Remember to feed your pet every morning for a week

1. Show a new Beaver how to play a game you know and like.

2. Take part in three activities on how to keep your body fit and healthy:

You could try:

  • looking after your teeth
  • foods that are part of a balanced diet
  • exercise
  • you could also do something else which you agree with your leader.

3. Do two creative activities.

You could try:

  •  act or mime
  • play a musical instrument
  • make a model from salt dough
  • make up a dance
  • paint a picture
  • make a card

4. Learn a new song and sing it.

5. Learn and use at least three of these skills:

  • learn your own address and phone number
  • tie your shoelaces
  • decorate some cakes or biscuits
  • set an alarm clock to get up at the right time in the morning
  • fold or roll your scarf
  • make your bed
  • keep your bedroom tidy
  • light a candle
  • something similar which you agree with your leader

6. Invent a machine and show other Beavers how it works.

7. With a team, complete at least two problem- solving missions set by your leader.

8. Go somewhere new, then find out five facts about something new.

You must be supervised by an adult when learning and using some of these skills. Make sure that you follow the safety rules, especially for skills like preparing food or lighting a candle.

1. Take part in at least four different team games.

2. Work with other Beaver Scouts to make something or complete a challenge or activity together.

3. Show your leader that you are a helpful team member.

4. Take part in at least two Log Chews.

5. Be a leader in an activity or captain of a team.

6. Show that you are a good friend.

1. Learn about what makes up your local community and meet someone who serves your community such as a police officer, lifeboat crew, a coastguard, fire fighter, youth worker or nurse.

2. Complete an activity to help people in your local community.
This could be carol singing at a local care home, repairing paths at a nature reserve or helping to clear a garden for someone with a disability.

3. Take part in at least one activity that reflects England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, or your part of the UK.
These could be: dance and music, craft, festivals, food, sports and activities.

4. Find out about, and take part in, an act of worship, reflection or celebration.

5. Discuss your Beaver Promise to do your best and how your Promise can help remind you to do good things in your community.

6. Do at least one activity to help you learn about the natural world around you.
These could be: pond dipping, mini-beast hunting, growing something from seed, leaf printing, or something similar agreed with your leader.

7. Take part in an activity from another country.
You could learn your Promise in another language, make a dish from another country or create some artwork inspired by another country.

Complete badges at meetings and at home

We are putting together online resources to give our busy Beavers opportunities to complete more Activity and Stage Activity Badges. Badges offer Beavers rhe chance to have fun, learn, grow, and achieve.

Activity Badges

Circular yellow badge with hands holding a rabbit inside a heart

Animal Friend

Circular yellow badge with a book

Book Reader

Circular yellow badge with water bottle rocket ship

Builder

Circular yellow badge with two coloured ropes forming a knot

Camp Craft

Circular yellow badge with magnifying glass and scissors

Collector

Circular yellow badge with radio and semaphore flags

Communicator

Circular yellow badge with spatula, spoon, and rolling pin

Cook

Circular yellow badge with quill, fountain pen, and pencil

Creative

Circular yellow badge with a bicycle

Cyclist

Circular yellow badge with wheelchair user

Disability

Circular yellow badge with flask and explosion

Experiment

Circular yellow badge with four way sign post

Explore

Circular yellow badge with a candle

Faith

Circular yellow badge with a watering can

Gardener

Circular yellow badge with speech bubble and a globe

Global Issues

Circular yellow badge with an orange segment

Health and Fitness

Circular yellow badge with a hobby horse

Hobbies

Circular yellow badge with three flags

International

Yellow circular badge with globe topped with cojns, paper currency, and a bank card.

Money Skills

Circular yellow badge with a camera

Photographer

Circular yellow badge with four hands forming a square

Safety

Circular yellow badge with with planets

Space

Circular yellow badge with running person

Sports

Blue circular badge.

Activity Plus

Staged Activity Badges

Blue circular badge with airplane and stage number

Air Activities 1-6

Blue circular badge with a paperchain of three people and stage number

Community Impact 1-4

Blue circular badge with wi-fi symbol and stage number

Digital Citizen 1-4

Blue circular badge with connectors between a hand a light bulb and stage number

Digital Maker 1-5

Blue circular badge with first aid kit and badge number

Emergency Aid 1-5

Blue circular badge with backpack and stage number

Hikes Away 1-8

Blue circular badge with recorder, piano, and hi hat drum and stage number

Musician 1-5

Blue circular badge with anchor and stage number

Nautical Skills 1-6

Blue circular badge with compass and stage number

Navigator 1-5

Blue circular badge with lantern, crescent moon, and stage number

Nights Away 1-16

Blue circular badge with kayak and paddle and stage number

Paddle Sports 1-4

Blue circular badge with sail boat and stage number

Sailing 1-4

Blue circular badge with skis and ski poles and stage number

Snowsports  1-4

Blue circular badge with a swimmer doing front crawl and stage number

Swimmer 1-5

Blue circular badge with person paddling a boat and stage number

Time on the Water 1-8