Webelos Activity Badges are colorful metal emblems (pins) that may be pinned to the Webelos Colors. The Activity Badges form the basis of the 15- or 18-month-long Webelos Scout Program which prepares Webelos Scouts to bridge into a Boy Scout troop.
See the Library at the bottom of the page for details of each Badge.
Requirements may be worked on during the Webelos den meetings and the new skill practiced at home and with the help of the boy's family. The requirements are either completed during the den meetings or at home with the den leader's approval. Projects are then brought to meetings to share as well as to be approved by the Webelos Den Leader or Activity Badge Counselor. A pin is awarded upon completion of the requirements.
Activity groups
The Webelos Activity Badges are divided into 5 groups of 4 badges each:
Physical Skills group
Aquanaut
Athlete
Fitness*
Sportsman
Technology group
Craftsman
Engineer
Handyman
Scientist
Mental Skills group
Artist
Scholar
Showman
Traveler
Outdoor group
Forester
Geologist
Naturalist
Outdoorsman**
Community group
Citizen*
Communicator
Family Member
Readyman**
Notes
* Fitness and Citizen are required for the Webelos Badge
** Outdoorsman and Readyman are required for the Arrow of Light award
Webelos Colors, Compass Emblem, and Compass Points
Webelos Colors
The Webelos Colors is an optional yellow, red, and green emblem (use determined by the Pack) onto which the Webelos Activity Badges may be pinned. It is worn on the right sleeve immediately below and touching the U.S. flag if no Patrol patch is worn (covering the Den and Quality Unit insignia). If Patrol patch is worn, the colors are pinned under and touching the Patrol Patch.
Webelos Colors
Webelos Compass Emblem and Points
Webelos Scouts can earn the Compass Emblem and Compass Points once they have earned the Webelos rank badge. The emblem is awarded after earning seven activity badges (four more in addition to the three earned for the Webelos badge). For each four activity badges earned after that, a compass point device, one for each remaining cardinal direction, can be pinned on the on the emblem in the "E," "W," or "S" positions in any order chosen.
Worn suspended from the right pocket flap button.
Webelos Compass Emblem and Points
How to Earn An Activity Badge
Learn the skills.
During the activity badge period of the den meeting, Webelos Scouts receive instruction, practice what they've learned, and take part in games or contests using their new skills.
Complete the requirements.
Webelos activity badge requirements are approved by the Webelos den leader or other designated person, such as an activity badge counselor. This step, which focuses on communication between a boy and an adult other than his parent, is a part of the program that helps prepare the Webelos Scouts for their Boy Scouting experience.
Receive the activity badge.
The Webelos den leader makes certain that each boy receives the activity badges he has earned, promptly and with ceremony, in a pack meeting.
