Is there a plan to replace the Cub Scout outdoor activity pin? The SKU for the old one was 14236 but was discontinued for compliance with lead levels. I have a scout who has earned one and I’m not sure how to recognize the 2nd year of earning the award. What are other packs doing for multiple year Outdoor Activity Award recipients?
Hello. Did you ever find out how additional Outdoor Activity Awards should be recognized? All I could find online was that the pin with SKU 14236 should be awarded, but it’s no longer available.
No. I found out that the original pin had a higher lead content than was legal so it was recalled. At this time, there doesn’t seem to be a plan to replace it. There is a small bsa fleur-de-lis pin that I have heard of some groups using instead.
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I have a couple of AOLs that are getting ready to cross over and complete the requirements for a second time for the Outdoor Activity Award pin/device. What is the official BSA replacement for this? Scoutbook has never been updated with an alternative (similar for devices for adult awards earned multiple times in different roles in different programs).
I’m guessing that the paw device for the Outdoor Activity Award will likely never see the light of day now that the awesome patches are turning into belt loops.
We used a tiny fleur-de-lis pin.
Starting in June it is an Adventure for ranks
Online is Jones School Supply
I got the blue and gold paw pins.
They are bigger but they are very nice.
Are they being replaced by the required “Outdoors” Adventures (e.g. Mountain Lion, Tigers in the Wild, etc.)? I would just like to explain to the families of the Scouts who tried to earn this award over the summer, but the Awards are not being approved by the Den Leaders. Thanks.
@Add2Cart all the den levels have an adventure for the summertime activities - Summertime Fun Tiger | Boy Scouts of America
@DonovanMcNeil So the Outdoor Activity Award together with the National Summertime Pack Award are replaced by the Summertime Fun Award?
Simple answer is not all awards were replaced - and the whole Cub Award area is very blurry right now
Understood. Will stand by for further updates. Thanks for your help.
@Add2Cart - I would not expect an immediate answer, nor a productive purchase of those pins or award.
Your best bet might be reaching out to your Unit Commish and/or asking a question at Roundtable to see if you can get more clarity. Might even be most effective if you ask your commish in advance “so we can talk about it at Roundtable”, assuming there’s a RT that’s actually convenient to your location.
I’ll try that. Thank you.
