3 Fun Wintertime Projects When It’s Cold Outside
Don't stay indoors during the winter! Here are three fun projects that you can only do when it's cold outside.
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Make Your Own Homemade PVC Snowshoes
Here's how Webelos Scouts in North Carolina make homemade snowshoes.
How to Make a Classic Tangram Puzzle
A tangram is a puzzle consisting of seven pieces that can be recombined into many different shapes and figures.
Take Tastier Food Photos With These Professional Tips
Go ahead and play with your food to learn more about lighting, composition and photo magic.
How to Make the Perfect Hot Chocolate Mix
This jar of hot chocolate mix makes the PERFECT holiday gift for everyone on your list!
How to Make a Plaster Cast of Animal Tracks in the Snow
Don't give up. Making plaster casts of animal tracks in snow is tricky but not impossible.
How BL Uses Photo Magic to Get the Not-So-Big Picture
Experiment with lighting, angles and a camera to set up fun photo shoots and create a little bit of photo magic.
How to Build a Bat House
This simple one-chamber roost will give those beneficial bug-eaters a much-needed boost! Here's how to build a bat house.
How to Solve the Rubik’s Cube
Solving a Rubik's Cube takes patience, practice and plenty of trial and error. Here's how to do it.
Make Your Paper Airplane Soar With These Tips
Making paper airplanes is tough, but BL is here to help. These three videos will make your next paper airplane fly far.
How to Play Capture the Flag
The goal is to capture the other team's flag and bring it back to your side.
How to Lash Together Your Own Clothes Drying Rack
A drying rack is perfect for hanging wet clothes or towels during a long-term campout. Here's how to build it.
10 Amazing Duct-Tape Creations You Can Make Right Now
Is there anything you can’t make with duct tape and a little imagination?
How to Build Your Own Dishwashing Rack
Here's how to build a dishwashing rack that can be used for backcountry dish and utensil cleaning.
How to Make a Duct-Tape Wallet
Use duct tape to make a handy wallet that will last for years.
How to Build a Stand-Alone Camp Table
Here's how to lash together a small camp table to provide a convenient raised surface.
Cool Pinewood Derby Car Designs of 2018
Check out these pictures of cool Pinewood Derby car designs sent to us by Boys' Life readers.
Outstanding Pinewood Derby Car Designs of 2017
Need ideas for your Pinewood Derby car design? Here are images of some of the coolest Pinewood Derby car designs of 2017.
How to Make an Animated Flip Book
Learn how to make a flipbook animation and easily bind it into your own animated picture book.
How to Build a Hand Wash Station
This wash station is sturdy, portable and very useful when camping away from washroom facilities.
Pedro’s Nitro Derby
Collect nitro boosts as you race your car on nine challenging courses in Pedro's Nitro Derby.
How to Make a Monopod Hiking Staff for your Smartphone
Keep your smartphone steady and at the ready to take videos and photos on the trail -- or anywhere else.
9 Optical Illusions to Confuse Your Brain
Your eyes can play tricks on you. See if you can figure out these awesome optical illusions.
Six Projects to Make With Recycled Plastic Bottles and Jugs
Recycle empty plastic bottles and jugs and turn them into fun and useful projects.
Make This Bottle-Cap Disc-Golf Game
With a tin can and paper clips, you can make a mini disc-golf basket.
How to Draw a Cat
Grab a pencil (NOT a pen!) and let's learn how to draw a cat! Here's how.
Cub Scouts Race Pinewood Derby Cars in SunTrust Park and Get a Visit From Their MLB Heroes
Nothing tops the feeling of sending your Pinewood Derby car flying down a track … unless, you’re racing that car on the field where baseball superstars hit it out
Learn How To Be a Ventriloquist
A world-famous ventriloquist shares the secrets of how to do ventriloquism.
How to Keep Spiders as Pets
Spiders can make fascinating pets. Here are a few steps to get you started keeping spiders.
How to Carve a Willow Whistle
Make a variable-pitch whistle that you can use to signal, play a tune or just show off your carving skills.
How to Make Slime With Glue and Borax
Simple slime is made of glue and borax. Here's how to make your own batch of stretchy slime.
How to Build a Mason Jar Bird Feeder
This fun project can help keep backyard birds fed during the winter.
How to Make a Twig Number Sign
This rustic plaque is a perfect way to identify your pack or troop's unit number.
How to Make Homemade Dog Treats
Here's how to make some yummy, homemade treats that your dog will love.
This Mom Wasn’t Sure About Her Son’s Pinewood Derby Car Design But Then…
When Sherry’s son had an ambitious idea for the design of his Pinewood Derby car, she wasn’t enthusiastic about it. In fact, a slew of questions came to her
Build a Chuck Box for Camp Cooking
Make camp cooking easier and more convenient with this portable kitchen box.
How to Build a Bee House for Solitary Bees
This easy-to-make shelter provides solitary bees with a warm, dry place to nest.
How to Make an Invisible Bookshelf
Your books will appear to be magically floating on the wall when you make this fun, invisible bookshelf.
How to Build a Secret-Code Wheel
Writing secret messages is easy with this cipher wheel. It scrambles the alphabet so nobody can read your message.
This Scout Dad’s Use for Old Pinewood Derby Cars Will Make You Want to Get Crafty
Love the Scouting memories but need a new use for those fewer-than-five-ounces blocks on wheels? Neil Fern, father to two Scouts, is here to save the seasoned Pinewood Derby
How to Grow Your Own Crystals
It might seem like magic, but all you're doing is collecting salt crystals from evaporated salt water. (It's still cool!)
Putting Science to Work for Pinewood Derby – Tips From a Former NASA Engineer and a Scout Mom
Ask a Cub Scout his favorite activity of the year. There’s a good chance he’ll tell you Pinewood Derby. And whether kids realize it or not, part of enjoying
My Pack Decided to Make a Massive Pinewood Derby Car
My name is Stacie Keenan, and I’m a leader from Pack 1475. We built what we like to call “The World’s Largest Scale Pinewood Derby Car”! About Pack
Make a ‘Hide Rack’ Display For Your Patches
Show off your patches and other stuff on this rustic “hide rack” display.
Take the Best Videos With These Videography Tips
Everybody has their own style, but here are some tips that will help you take the best videos.
Make a Rustic Concrete Candle Holder
This stylish tea light candle holder makes a great gift.
Make a Homemade Candy Dispenser
You can make this fun wooden dispenser for jelly beans, gumballs or any other hard candy that will fit in it.
Can You Spot 30 Hidden Animals in These Photos?
Some animals have amazing natural camouflage. Can you find where they're hiding?
Hosting a Pinewood Derby for Children with Special Needs
Amid the typical cheers and laughter heard at Pinewood Derbies across the country, something very special was happening at April 22’s Pinewood Derby in Neenah, WI. As
How to Build and Fly a Box Kite
Most altitude records for kite flying are held by box kites. Here's how to make a high-flying box kite with easy-to-find materials.