Parent's Night Badges Gallery Walk

Tonight we had a Parent's Night to discuss Personal Achievement badges because a lot of parents were confused about how to complete badge work with their child. We decided to set it up as a gallery walk. Instead of wine and cheese we had goldfish crackers and grapes. We also had coffee, tea, and iced tea available for parents, Beavers, and siblings. On the walls around the hall we posted information about badges (lifted from the Scout Wiki), as well as art the Beavers had made a previous week. We had the plan do review sheet for Personal Achievement badges for parents.

We also had basic information about Personal Achievement Badges and Outdoor Adventure Skills badges. (The OAS badges, we focused on water-related skills because Beavers can't get them with the colony unless there is a lifeguard present.)

In addition we had badge passports for each Beaver and sibling. Using dollar store self-inking stamps the Beavers recorded each poster they visited with their parents. Of course, this wasn't enough to keep them busy the whole time, so we had set out tables with 3 activities related to various badges that they could complete.

We also read one chapter from Friends of the Forest. 

Since it was such a hit I thought I would share. I have also made up activities for other badges so you can use this model each year with 3-4 different activities without the older Beavers getting bored.

Supplies You Will Need:

• clear tape
• masking tape/painters tape
• posters with Personal Achievement Badge info
• badge passport
• planning sheet
• coffee, tea, and fixings
• spoons
• cups
• plates or bowls
• grapes
• goldfish or other cheese flavoured crackers
• iced tea or lemonade
• pencils
• tables
• chairs
• self-inking stamps
• string (to attach stamps to each poster)
• activity sheets for 3-4 activities related to badges
• Friends of the Forest
• artwork made by Beavers for display

Other supplies you may need:

• glue sticks
• scissors
• crayons
• grocery store flyers
• white paper
• tear away links to Scouts Wiki for Personal Achievement badges

Personal Achievement Badges Links

https://rainbowzreflections.blogspot.com/2022/11/musical-beaver.html

https://rainbowzreflections.blogspot.com/2022/11/beavers-of-world.html

https://rainbowzreflections.blogspot.com/2022/11/canada-beaver.html

https://rainbowzreflections.blogspot.com/2022/11/community-beaver.html

https://rainbowzreflections.blogspot.com/2022/11/tech-beaver.html

https://rainbowzreflections.blogspot.com/2022/11/pet-care-beaver.html

https://rainbowzreflections.blogspot.com/2022/11/chef-beaver.html

https://rainbowzreflections.blogspot.com/2022/11/olympic-beaver.html

https://rainbowzreflections.blogspot.com/2022/11/beaver-heroes.html

https://rainbowzreflections.blogspot.com/2022/11/leader-beaver.html

https://rainbowzreflections.blogspot.com/2022/11/earth-beaver.html

https://rainbowzreflections.blogspot.com/2022/11/exploring-beaver.html

https://rainbowzreflections.blogspot.com/2022/11/friendship-beaver.html

https://rainbowzreflections.blogspot.com/2022/11/spirit-beaver.html

https://rainbowzreflections.blogspot.com/2022/11/creative-beaver.html

https://rainbowzreflections.blogspot.com/2022/11/scientific-beaver.html

http://wiki.scouts.ca/en/Personal_Achievement_Badges

OAS Skills Links

https://rainbowzreflections.blogspot.com/2022/11/oas-skills-for-water.html

https://www.scouts.ca/scoutinglife/wp-content/uploads/oas/paddling-skills-en.pdf

https://www.scouts.ca/scoutinglife/wp-content/uploads/oas/sailing-skills-en.pdf

https://www.scouts.ca/scoutinglife/wp-content/uploads/oas/aquatic-skills-en.pdf

Musical Beaver

Find below info about the Musical Beaver badge and an activity for Parent Night. (No supplies needed.)

Beavers of the World

Find below info about the Beavers of the World badge and an activity for Parent Night. (You will need pencils.)

Canada Beaver

Find below info about the Canada Beaver badge and an activity for Parent Night. (You will need crayons.)

Community Beaver

Find below info about the Community Beaver badge and an activity for Parent Night. (You will need crayons.)

Tech Beaver

  Find below info about the Tech Beaver badge and an activity for Parent Night. (You will need pencils.)

Pet Care Beaver

Find below info about the Pet Care Beaver badge and an activity for Parent Night. (You will need pencils.)

Chef Beaver

Find below info about the Chef Beaver badge and an activity for Parent Night. (You will need scissors, glue, grocery store flyers.)

Olympic Beaver

Find below info about the Olympic Beaver badge and an activity for Parent Night. (You will need pencils.)

Beaver Heroes

Find below info about the Beaver Heroes badge and an activity for Parent Night. (You will need pencils and crayons.)

Leader Beaver

Find below info about the Leader Beaver badge and an activity for Parent Night. (no supplies needed.)

Earth Beaver

Find below info about the Earth Beaver badge and an activity for Parent Night. (You will need pencils.)

Exploring Beaver

 Find below info about the Exploring Beaver badge and an activity for Parent Night. (You will need crayons.) 

Friendship Beaver

 Find below info about the Friendship Beaver badge and an activity for Parent Night. (You will need pencils.)

Spirit Beaver

  Find below info about the Spirit Beaver badge and an activity for Parent Night. (You will need crayons.)

Creative Beaver

  Find below info about the Creative Beaver badge and an activity for Parent Night. (You will need crayons.)

Scientific Beaver

 Find below info about the Scientific Beaver badge and an activity for Parent Night. (You will need pencils.)

OAS Skills for the Water

 It is difficult to complete water-related OAS skills at the Beaver level as you require a lifeguard. Instead you may choose to give the below handouts to your parents so Beavers can work on them at home.

If you want to share the information about these skills at Parent Night, here are some activities Beavers can work on while the parents read the info. (You will need: pencils, scissors, glue, white paper.)