Scouting Resources

Here is a collection of great resources for the boys, our leaders and our parents.
General Links of Interest To All:
Links of Interest To The Boys:
  • Boys’ Life – The official publication of The Boy Scouts of America.
  • Fun Works – You may not know now exactly what you want to do as an adult, but this site will help you start. Discover who you are, what you like to do, and what you do best.
  • Zimmer Twins – On zimmertwins.com you create your own endings to one of our story starters. You may also create your stories from scratch. So put on your director’s hat and you might just be our next featured movie maker!
  • Mindbender Cave – Bend your brain with mind bending puzzles.
  • Toon Center – There’s lots to see and do in the cartoon land. You can read stories, solve puzzles, and play games. You can even learn how to draw a cartoon!
  • ZOOM – ZOOM is a new TV show for kids, by kids. You can send in your ideas, projects, art, poems, and other stuff to be included on the show. Check out the ZOOPers- kids’ most embarassing moments.
  • Kratts’ Creatures – Play fun games with some wild creatures.
  • Infinite Illusions- Getting Ready to Yo-Yo – Check out the step-by-step instructions on this page and and you’ll be yo-yo-ing like a pro in no time!
  • Exploratorium – The museum of science, art and human perception. Hands-on activities, online exhibits, articles, videos, and more.
  • Discovery Kids – “Hey Discovery Kids! Welcome to Discovery Kids. When we said ‘The Adventure Starts Here’ we weren’t kidding. … Ever wanted to climb a climbing wall? Ride a camel? Learn to take your own pictures? Well, here is the place to learn how.”
  • Learning Planet – You pick your age group, and this site gives you cool games to play for kids your age. You can learn about fractions or take a geometry quiz or play lots more games. Parents and teachers, there’s a special place for you here, too!
  • FunBrain – Loads of great games for kids.
  • Where is that? – Where is That? is a challenging Internet geography game that allows players to choose among five skill levels. Players also select an area of the world they want to test themselves in. You can even play a two person version of the game. It’s loads of fun for everyone from map beginners to geography wizards!
  • Yomega.com: Yo-Yo Tricks – “Yomega.com has a cool way for you to learn tricks right on our website! Below, you’ll see a bunch of links with trick names on them. Simply, click on any link to watch a video demonstration of that trick! Watch the video a few times then you give it a shot! “
  • Cryptokids from the National Security Agency – What’s the difference between a code and a cipher? Learn how to make ciphers and communicate secretly with your friends. Lots of games and activities including brainteasers and cryptograms are included.
  • KerPoof – Make a movie, make a card, make a drawing, make a picture, tell a story, but most of all, have fun at this website for kids from 3 to 93!
  • Science Fair Project Resource Guide – Check out these Web sites that show you how to do a science fair project and give you some cool ideas you may not have thought about.
  • Knowledge Adventure – Play and learn! Arcade games, word games, math and science games, reading and spelling games, games about animals. Choose games by age, grade level, or subject. For preschool through 6th grade.
Links for Our Great Parents:
Links for Our Wonderful Leaders:
  • My Scouting – Access to your online scout account, training courses, etc.
  • Short Video – How to check/add your scout ID to your online My Scouting account.
  • On-Line Training – This website has the links to all the approved on-line training courses for adult leaders and committee members. You can do most of the training on-line now. Check it out.
  • Scout Helps – This is a site that is loaded with downloads and links to other great leader hesources at both the Pack and Den levels.
  • Scouting Magazine – All registered adults receive this magazine in the mail. Now everyone can read it on-line as well. This publication contains a lot of great information.
  • MeritBadge.org – Great resource for leaders. Has tons of printable workbooks for use in completing requirements for rank. Lots of other useful stuff to help make being a leader much easier.
  • Craft Ideas – From the Disney Family Fun site. Great seasonal craft ideas for den meetings or home use. Site is constantly updates with new ideas.
  • Songs & Skits – Great resource for songs and skits from the Jersey Shore Council.
  • Exciting Scout Crafts – A great site with loads of ideas for slides, wood carving, film canister kits, etc.
  • STUFF! – This site has 78 blueprints for fun stuff to make.
  • Bill’s Unofficial Cub Scout Roundtable – A compendium of Ideas For Cubmasters, Den Leaders and those who help them. Awesome site packed with great information from behavior at meetings to Webelos badge requirements.
  • Bink’s Woodworking – A site full of woodworking plans. Great resource for craft projects or craftsman badge ideas.
  • Toy Rubber Band Gun and Target – Craftsman project the boys will enjoy.
  • Runner Duck Wood Projects – More great projects for the boys.
  • Jim Barry’s Woodworkers Workshop – Plans Galore
  • Webelos Activity Badges – Great tools from our friends at Pack 152 to help leaders and parents with the Webelos requirements.
  • Compass Dude – A great site loaded with information about how a compass works and how to use one.
  • Insane Scouter – Everything we provided is to “help leaders one resource at a time” in putting on better programs for their Scouts.
  • Scouting Web – This is actually a Girl Scouts site but a lot of the ideas and information also apply to Cub Scouts.
  • Take Me Fishing – An awesome patch program for Cub Scouts run by the fish commission. After completing the course leaders can submit information and receive patched for the boys who participated.
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