Apr 01, 2020 - shaun barry

it was funny and interesting

Apr 01, 2020 - Carolynn Porritt

This is hilarious! Please leave it up for a while -- I intend to give my scouts a patch and a post-quarentine pizza party if they complete this "badge!"

Apr 01, 2020 - Ray Dzek

My recommendation, in order to maintain the "unique" nature of this "badge" would be to cease orders after a period of time. You mention they will be available April 24, but do not give a cut off date to order.

Apr 01, 2020 - Scouter Paul





@Ray - Another good idea. The plan is to offer it until national BSA allows in-person Scouting to resume. At that point, we will have "made it" in some general term. Unfortunately, the @Carolynn - That's a great idea, in the spirit of this spoof.@Ray - Another good idea. The plan is to offer it until national BSA allows in-person Scouting to resume. At that point, we will have "made it" in some general term. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 page still says end of March, so I hope that gets updated.

Apr 01, 2020 - Scout2020

I love This!

Please leave this up!

Apr 01, 2020 - Jeff C

This is great! I'm using it for my next Troop Meeting.

Apr 03, 2020 - Brian J Butler

Who says it isn't real?

Apr 04, 2020 - Brian Milne

Great ideas and very creative. New skills for a new environment. In regard to a cut off date, we shouldn't rush on this. Give scouts plenty of time to complete the requirements.

Apr 05, 2020 - Jane

@Brian Milne - This is not a real merit badge. Look at the date (April 1st).



You can purchase the patches from Scouter Paul if you want them.

Apr 12, 2020 - Angel s.

How fun and relevant! I do want to confirm there is no worksheet - I don't want the Scouts clicking around for one.

Apr 12, 2020 - Scouter Paul

@Angel - There is no worksheet and it is not a real merit badge. But, I could make a worksheet if you want one. :-)

Apr 13, 2020 - Vanessa

A faux "Social Distancing Merit Badge" is a fun idea! A great activity that you could do with your scouts that is especially relevant to the current times. But I've noticed some topics that need to be touched on in order to do this badge justice. If you plan to do some of these activities for fun with your scouts I'd recommend touching on the following:



*What is a virus, is it alive?

*How did the virus spread all over the world so fast?

*What could we, as a society/government, have done to slow the virus's spread?



Just a reminder that these kids are the future. The scout motto is "Be Prepared". We should aim to teach our kids to be prepared when a crisis strikes again.

Apr 13, 2020 - Gina

This is great and a lot of good information!

I sent it to our scouts and at our last zoom meeting the scouts were talking about it. I have already purchased the patches and if you have a worksheet, I would definitely take it. I just forwarded this page to the scouts but a worksheet would work better.



Thanks!

Apr 13, 2020 - Scouter Paul

OK, there's a worksheet now. But please don't ask for revisions - it's just for fun!



Apr 13, 2020 - Daniel S Gorski

My scouts are having a blast with this!!! Thank you :-)

With roughly 70 in the troop I think I'll be ordering a few patches...lol



YiS,

Dan

Troop 500

Wake Forest, NC

Apr 13, 2020 - Doug Hurley

Very creative. Thanks for posting. We went through some of these "requirements" on Zoom tonight with our Troop and had a very engaging meeting. Going to go through the rest next week!

Apr 28, 2020 - Jayne Phillips

Great idea ! My son is practicing very well! An expert I would say as I am a RN working in this crisis!

May 02, 2020 - Lisa

Just curious why watch movies with Tom Hanks?





May 02, 2020 - Scouter Paul

@Lisa - He was about the first celebrity to contract covid-19.

May 10, 2020 - Kenneth E. George

-Demonstrate how to use the door handle of a rest room.

-Show how to dispose of nitrile gloves properly

-Show how to disinfect nitrile gloves when they run out.

-Show how to disinfect 95 masks for safe re-use

-Explain for how long a valid Covid-19 test is meaningful

-write a two paragraph brief explanation on the difficulty of developing effective Covid 19 anti-bodies

- debate the conspiracy theory that world leaders launched Covid- 19 to reduce the number of "non contributors" and "undesireables" on planet Earth

-briefly describe the "Kawasaki Syndrome"

-visit a mortician or coroner and discover what plans are being considerable for disposal of a world-wide massive number of infected corpses.

May 11, 2020 - Oliver

I am excited for this special Covid merit badge.

May 11, 2020 - Jane

@Oliver - Please keep in mind that this is NOT a real merit badge. It is a spoof that Scouter Paul created for April 1st (April Fools Day). If you want the patch or sticker, you can order it from this site.

May 15, 2020 - Jody Hultman

Boys Life on line magazine has examples of a few face masks.

boyslife.org/hobbies- projects/projects/168194/neckerchief-face-mask/

May 27, 2020 - wayne

I was thinking there should be a requirement on hoarding, but that would already be in the Apocalypse Preparedness

Merit Badge. Wondering if AP should be a prerequisite to SD or a stand alone merit badge.

Jun 10, 2020 - LWLiu

I was researching available MBs for our troop and I think we can all say we're experiencing Pandemic Fatigue... but this Covid MB, even though it's a spoof, really cheered me up! So I just ordered patches for our entire troop and adult leadership because it's good to find joy in things.

Aug 25, 2020 - Linda Matz

can the Boys attach to their sash?

Aug 25, 2020 - Scouter Paul

@Linda - No, it is not a real merit badge and should not be sewn on their sash.

Sep 17, 2020 - Megan Smith

This is fun. Are the patches still available for purchase?

Sep 17, 2020 - Scouter Paul

@Meghan - yes, there's a Buy link near the top of the page.



