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Beavers – 6 to 8 years

Try new things. Make new friends. Joining Beavers is just the beginning of your big adventure.

Being a Beaver

When you join Beavers, you’ll be introduced to lots of new activities, people and things. Here's everything you need to know.

Learn about being a Beaver >
Awards

Completing awards challenges you to do more, learn more and be more. See what’s on offer and start your journey to the top.

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Activity & Staged Badges

Become an expert in something you love, or try something shiny and new. There’s a badge to suit each and every Beaver.

Explore activity badges >
Moving up to Cubs

Eventually, it’ll be time to say farewell to Beavers and embrace your next big adventure. 

Find out about Cubs >

Want to be a Scout? Find your local group

Beavers accessories

From t-shirts to lunch boxes, water bottles and scratch poster to keep track of your little one’s achievements, we have it all

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Beavers uniform and badge placement

You don't need a uniform to join. But once you've settled in, you'll start speedily earning badges, and you'll need to know where to put them!

What to wear at Beavers
Beaver volunteers

All of our leaders are trained volunteers, working to make sure Scouts is safe and open to all. Some volunteer at the Colony week in and week out. Others visit occasionally to help run a session or drop in to share their skills. No matter how much time you have to spare, find out about volunteering on your own terms.

Find out about volunteering >