Below is a list of the 20 + Merit Badges that you can earn while at Summer Camp. If you can think of any other activities that need Merit Badges, let me know and we’ll add to the list.

How do you earn a Merit Badge?

I was going to make a comprehensive guide on how to earn your badges with a number of requirements that need to be met. Then I realized that this is only a 14 week challenge, and those Scouts don’t have jobs or families, so they have a lot more free time to complete those requirements. So, since we are all busy people, I’m going to let you make your own requirements. Once you have “earned” your badge, post below and let us know what you did to earn it. Here are some examples:

Running - I earned my Running Merit Badge this week by running three times at the indoor track. My best time for the mile was 12 minutes.

Other ideas: You could post a healthier version of a favorite recipe for the Cooking Badge, tell us your favorite money savings tips for the Being Frugal Badge, post a picture of your garden for the Gardening Badge, etc.

Once the Badges have been earned, I’ll start passing out the actual Badges.

Yoga
Running
Boating
Weights
Physical Fitness
Swimming
Recycling
Grilling Out
Healthy Cooking
Gardening
Rock Climbing
Biking
Crafting
Canning
Woodcraft
Hiking
Backpacking
Being Frugal
Pets
Family Fun
Camping
Childcare
Skating
Sports

Yoga
Running-run 3 times a week....current best time is 13:53
Boating
Weights- lifting weights 3 days a week...gym is a whole 2 minutes from my new house
Physical Fitness- me and my bf walk minimum of 2 miles a day in addition to my treadmill and weights
Swimming
Recycling
Grilling Out
Healthy Cooking
Gardening
Rock Climbing
Biking
Crafting
Canning
Woodcraft
Hiking
Backpacking
Being Frugal
Pets
Family Fun
Camping
Childcare
Skating
Sports

Trying to think of what is possible in 14 weeks while still pushing myself. Hmmm....

Yoga -2 hours of Wii Fit Yoga
Running-
Boating -
Weights - complete
Physical Fitness
Swimming
Recycling
Grilling Out
Healthy Cooking
Gardening
Rock Climbing
Biking
Crafting
Canning
Woodcraft
Hiking
Backpacking
Being Frugal
Pets - Bathed and de-shedded! Go furminator!
Family Fun
Camping
Childcare
Skating
Sports

Yoga
Running - Stared C25k on May 5th!!
Boating
Weights
Physical Fitness
Swimming
Recycling - Keeping my newspapers each day to take to recycling
Grilling Out - Cooking Steaks on the Grill
Healthy Cooking - I made my own Roasted Garlic Hummus this weekend.
Gardening - 2Hrs of Gardening on May 26th
Rock Climbing
Biking
Crafting - 1Hr of Tiedying (Does that count as a craft?)
Canning
Woodcraft
Hiking
Backpacking
Being Frugal
Pets
Family Fun
Camping
Childcare - I have a 2 1/2 yr son - that is plenty to keep me busy when I'm at home :-)
Skating
Sports - Tried to teach my son how to play TBall on May 31st

Yoga
Running - completed the 5k in DC in 32 net minutes (clock said 38?)
Boating
Weights
Physical Fitness - Have moved the TM to 3.5 mph for 40 mins.
Swimming
Recycling
Grilling Out
Healthy Cooking - Made my own yogurt and whole wheat bread Tuesday. The yogurt is much better than the bread effort.
Gardening
Rock Climbing
Biking
Crafting
Canning
Woodcraft
Hiking
Backpacking
Being Frugal - I cut coupons every week now and use them. Even have a little coupon organizer
Pets
Family Fun
Camping - Camped out this past weekend, does that count?
Childcare
Skating
Sports

Yoga - Doing every other morning
Running
Boating
Weights
Physical Fitness
Swimming
Recycling
Grilling Out
Healthy Cooking - Been eating hardly any processed food
Gardening - Planted a tomato and jalapeno plant
Rock Climbing
Biking
Crafting
Canning
Woodcraft
Hiking
Backpacking
Being Frugal
Pets
Family Fun
Camping
Childcare
Skating
Sports - Played 3 rounds of badminton

It's me...Jacque999...I wasn't getting notifications and then all of a sudden I couldn't get back on 3FC. So I signed up again with a different name and email I could log in but I couldn't post...Hope I can get my old account back...of course if I can't, I have to wait another 20 days to get my sig...aarrggg!!!Yoga
Running
Boating
Weights
Physical Fitness - Did Boot camp 2 times this week
Swimming
Recycling
Grilling Out
Healthy Cooking
Gardening
Rock Climbing
Biking
Crafting
Canning
Woodcraft
Hiking
Backpacking
Being Frugal
Pets
Family Fun
Camping
Childcare
Skating
Sports

Yoga
Running - Making good progress on my 1000 miles in 2009 goal.
Boating
Weights
Physical Fitness
Swimming
Recycling
Grilling Out
Healthy Cooking
Gardening
Rock Climbing
Biking
Crafting
Canning
Woodcraft
Hiking
Backpacking
Being Frugal
Pets
Family Fun
Camping
Childcare
Skating
Sports

Yoga
Running
Boating
Weights
Physical Fitness
Swimming
Recycling : Making sure all recyclables go into the blue bin and not in the trash
Grilling Out
Healthy Cooking: Can't grill outside, but I cook all my veggies in an indoor grill with no added fat
Gardening I planted a tomato and re-potted my lilies
Rock Climbing
Biking
Crafting
Canning
Woodcraft
Hiking
Backpacking
Being Frugal
Pets
Family Fun
Camping
Childcare
Skating
Sports

Yoga
Running - I wog at least 4 days a week now. Yesterday I even wogged in the mist.
Boating
Weights - I actually lifted some the other night
Physical Fitness
Swimming
Recycling
Grilling Out - we need a new grill
Healthy Cooking - 85% of the time
Gardening - 5x10 sq foot garden. potato, onion, cukes, peas, beans, tomato, peppers, broccoli, squash, radish, carrots, weeded a good portion of my moms flower garden
Rock Climbing
Biking
Crafting - made a scrap book with the kids
Canning
Woodcraft - built a birdhouse with the kids
Hiking
Backpacking
Being Frugal - DH is currently laid off. we are pinching pennies everywhere we can
Pets - I haven't strangled the cat yet
Family Fun - playground time with Nana and Poppa
Camping
Childcare - I'm SAHM. enough said.
Skating
Sports

Yoga
Running
Boating
Weights- Jillians 30 day Shred
Physical Fitness Ellipitical Training and Walking outdoors
Swimming
Recycling
Grilling Out
Healthy Cooking
Gardening
Rock Climbing
Biking
Crafting
Canning
Woodcraft
Hiking
Backpacking
Being Frugal
Pets
Family Fun
Camping
Childcare
Skating
Sports

Yoga
Running
Boating
Weights - I upped my reps from 10 to 15
Physical Fitness
Swimming
Recycling - washing all things recyclable and making sure they go separate from trash
Grilling Out
Healthy Cooking - Used all my CSA fruita and veggies before the next shipment arrived!
Gardening
Rock Climbing
Biking
Crafting
Canning
Woodcraft
Hiking
Backpacking
Being Frugal
Pets
Family Fun
Camping
Childcare
Skating
Sports

I'm going to post the list of merit badges and then I'm going to list the requirements that I deem necessary to earn the badge. When I have completed the requirements I'll check ✔ off each one. Some I'm not sure of but I'll give them a stab. I have started the list of requirements but they are not finished yet.

Yoga-?? Not sure yet.
Running-
Boating-Go for at least 3 canoe rides.
Weights-
Physical Fitness-re-establish circuit workout 3 times a week
Swimming-Swim at least 6 times this summer
Recycling-
Grilling Out-Grill the following by the end of the summer: Corn, veggie kabobs, foil packet meal, pizza, fruit. Host at least 1 BBQ.
Healthy Cooking-Use less oil, depend on pan spray more often, use more fresh vegetables
Gardening-compost all organic matter
Rock Climbing-
Biking-
Crafting-Complete all craft projects for DS's wedding by July 12.
Canning-Make enough jam to last the winter.
Woodcraft
Hiking-Do at least three 5k hikes and one 10k hike by the end of the summer.
Backpacking-Do 1 backpacking hike by the end of summer.
Being Frugal-Following wedding eat all extra food in house before buying more. Create menus to use up the excess food in cupboards and frig.
Pets-
Family Fun-
Camping-
Childcare-Take grandson for walks, babysit, play
Skating-
Sports-

Yoga
Running -
Boating
Weights-start lifting 2 times a week
Physical Fitness
Swimming
Recycling
Grilling Out
Healthy Cooking- cooking with all the veggies I am growing
Gardening_- just keeping weeds out is a full time job
Rock Climbing
Biking
Crafting- Making some taggies for baby gifts and sunsuits for grandaughter
Canning
Woodcraft- using a woodburner to darken letters on a wood plaque i made a few years back.
Hiking
Backpacking
Being Frugal- buying lots of clothing at yardsales
Pets- checking on a friends cats who is on vacation. I dont have pets.
Family Fun in laws 50th anv party
Camping
Childcare- I run an inhome daycare. I keep 3 kids age 3.
Skating
Sports