Level 1
Earning a merit badge is a rewarding journey! Your child will complete a series of activities designed to build their skills and confidence. While documentation is required, the focus is on learning and progress. Just like any skill, practice is key! Repeating activities helps children build confidence and mastery, transforming initial attempts into impressive achievements.
Night Life
- To get this badge you must backyard camp outside three nights (consecutive or not)
- Take a night walk, one short (at least 2 kilometers) with flashlight, one medium (at least 6 kilometers) half of the way with flashlight, one long (at least 8 kilometers) only when necessary (uneven surfaces).
- Night scavenger hunt scavenger-night.pdf
- Go for a walk in a graveyard! Most large graveyards are closed to the public during the night hours, but some small ones can be visited. Be respectful - the idea is to see something you don't see everyday, not to disturb or cause harm
- Make a night music mix - collect night sounds and add them between your favorite songs that feature night themes. Every child will respond differently to different types of music - play as many as you would like, find your own and enjoy the process!
Harvest Moon (Neil Young), Night Air (Joseph Alesci -instrumental), Night Theme (Iggy and the Stooges - instrumental), Twistin’ the Night Away (Sam Cooke), Day ‘n’ Night (Kid Cudi), Sky Full of Stars (Taron Egerton), Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight - (Jennifer Hudson or original by the Beatles), Venus (Shocking Blue), Night on Bald Mountain (Mussorgsky- classical), Talking to the Moon (Bruno Mars), Fly Me to the Moon (Sinatra), Bad Moon Rising (Clearwater), Walking on the Moon (Police), Pink Moon (Nick Drake), My Moon My Man (Feist), Shoot the Moon (Norah Jones), Moon (Bjork), Sail to the Moon (Radiohead), Virginia Moon (Foo Fighters), Moon at the Window (Joni Mitchelle), Galaxy (Chloe and Halle), Night So Long (HAIM), 3rd Planet (Modest Mouse) ... the list goes on and on! Find your kids' inclinations and expose them to what you like, but no pressure.
- Shadow Puppet Show - A perfect show for nighttime enthusiasts! How to
Fairytales and Folk stories, or Indonesian Traditional Puppets
- Visit a cave, the darker the better - Child should not do this alone!