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To earn this badge, complete at least 6 of the following activities including the starred ones.
Purpose: To increase one’s knowledge and understanding of Letterboxing (low tech treasure hunt)!
1. *Learn about letterboxing. When and where did this sport start? Where are some of the oldest letterboxes in the US? You can search on line at www.letterboxing.org or www.atlasquest.com or check out books on the sport.
2. Many letterboxing clues use compass bearings and paces to locate a box. Learn how to use the compass. Also learn how many paces you have in 100 feet. This will help you in future hunts!
3. *Pick a letterboxing nickname for yourself. Make a stamp representing you or your nickname. Create your own personal letterboxing journal to go with it. Decorate the front and label the first page with your letterboxing name, an image of your stamp, and the date.
4. Letterboxing is only regulated by the people finding and placing letterboxes, meaning everyone involved needs to follow rules and guidelines. Using www.letterboxing.org or www.atlasquest.com or other sources about letterboxing identify three basic rules for letterboxing. Make a poster with these rules, and add a few of your own that will help Girl Scouts remain safe while letterboxing.
5. *With an adult, visit www.letterboxing.org or www.atlasquest.com to identify some letterboxes you’d like to visit. Maybe they are in another state or right around the corner! Read the clues for at least four boxes. Discuss how the clues are the same and how do they differ? Now choose a place in your meeting area or somewhere close. Try your hand at writing clues to that place. Clues can be as simple as “the yellow slide on the playground” or as descriptive as “five paces North 45 degrees West of the giant corkscrew you ride from top to bottom”. Share and solve each other’s clues.
6. With an adult, visit www.letterboxing.org or www.atlasquest.com to identify a letterbox you would like to find and go on a treasure hunt! Be sure to follow all local and Girl Scout safety standards.
7. Think of a place like a park or landmark you’d like to share with someone. Find out what the rules and regulations are for “planting a box” in that area. Discuss what you learned.
8. Create a second stamp and journal to set up a letterbox for your troop to find. Participate in a letterboxing day to share your box with your troop, group or family.
