Food and cooking
Cooking at home and at camp, gardening, and fishing
Everyone has to eat, and the person who can cook is everyone's favorite camper. These awards take you from planning a menu to cooking over a fire, growing your own food, and catching dinner.
Scouts BSA merit badges and awards
- Cooking, Eagle-required, Merit Badge · Health & Safety · 7 requirements
- Gardening, Merit Badge · Nature · 9 requirements
- Plant Science, Merit Badge · Nature · 9 requirements
- Fishing, Merit Badge · Outdoors · 10 requirements
- Fly Fishing, Merit Badge · Outdoors · 11 requirements
- Animal Science, Merit Badge · Nature · 7 requirements
Cub Scout adventures
Explore other interests
- Animals, Pets, wildlife, birds, bugs, and farm animals
- Adventure outdoors, Camping, hiking, climbing, and finding your way
- On the water, Swimming, paddling, sailing, and diving
- Building and fixing, Woodwork, tools, trades, and making things work
- Science and nature, Space, weather, rocks, chemistry, and the living world
- Tech and coding, Programming, robots, AI, games, and cybersecurity
- Art and making, Drawing, painting, sculpture, crafts, and design
- Music, film, and media, Music, theater, movies, photos, writing, and animation
- Helping people, Service, emergencies, safety, and your community
- Health and medicine, First aid, fitness, the human body, and caring for others
- Money and business, Budgets, businesses, selling, and saving
- Sports and fitness, Games, training, shooting sports, and staying active
- History and government, The past, cultures, law, and how communities decide
- Leading and speaking up, Leading a team, public speaking, and planning big things
- Things that go, Cars, planes, trains, bikes, and boats