COMPLETE - Build-A-Buddy Patch

Build-a-Buddy Patch – Troop #346

Scout Name: Paul-Meronym

Date: ____February 8 2018________________

Costs: ___Cost of Buddy and Accessories_______Patch - $2___________

Directions: Listed below are 10 steps to complete. At the end, turn in the sheet and patch fee to receive your patch (to be ordered). Be sure to take pictures of your work to display.

1. Do your research first! Check out www.buildabear.com and look at the Furry Friends that are available. Think about what accessories you want to get with it, and start budgeting for your visit. Remember that not everything you see online will be available at the store, and there may be things at the store not available online. Jot down a few Friends you might want.

- I've been seeing ads for the Peter Rabbit friend - I know I want that one. Of course, the groundhog is really fun-looking too. Ooh, Peter Rabbit has a denim jacket to get - maybe I could earn this patch and get TWO of them - and put the other on his jacket! That's $34.50 for the rabbit and the jacket. Plus taxes and stuff, of course.

2. Join Build-A-Bear's Bonus Club so you can get discounts. Check your email between now and your visit. Did you get an email welcoming you to the club?

- We've been a member of the BAB club for a long time. We have a bunch of build-a-bear stuffies.

3. While you're at the site, look around. Aside from shopping, what else can you do on the website (hint: search for the word PLAY!)? Where is the location you'll be going to?

- There's valentines to print and share, videos to watch, a coloring sheet, DIY instructions, and a bunch of games. There's a party-planning section, a way to join their email list, and the usual website FAQs and Contact Us and Corporate Information stuff. We'll could go to either the Opry Mills BAB or to the one in Cool Springs. All of the BAB stuffies we've bought before were either online or at Opry Mills; we've never bought anything at the Cool Springs one.

Peter - and Legos

4. Build-A-Bear is more fun with friends! Who are you taking to the store with you? Are they also planning to get a new Furry Friend?

- Miss Anarcadia went with me - we made a total date out of it and had dinner and bought Legos and played games at Dave & Busters too!

5. What other stores are near the Build-A-Bear store that are also Little-friendly? Look around in those stores, too, but don't spend your Buddy money!

- My most favoritest store is the Lego store, and it's just around the corner. And we always like the Disney outlet store over in that area too!

6. Go into the Build-A-Bear store. Be sure to answer the employees' greetings and be polite. Look around at the Furry Friends available today in the store, and also look at the clothing and accessories in the store. Make a plan for what you want to buy. Is it within your budget?

- We had a pretty big budget to work with for the evening, but most was supposed to be for the Lego store. I was gonna get that denim jacket for my rabbit, but then I found one of the unstuffed bodies where the ear tucked down and there's a furrow in his brow, and I decided he needed to be not-Peter-Rabbit. Then I tried the Beast outfit (from Beauty & the Beast) on him and knew that's what he needed to be wearing. It was about twice as expensive as the jacket, and then I saw a dragon skateboard I really wanted - not for my rabbit, but just 'cause. I still only spent about $15 more than expected, though.

7. Pick out the Furry Friend you've chosen. Go through the entire process of stuffing it. Follow the directions you're given. How did you feel about the process?

Peter and Scout, ready to find their homes!

- The store employee was going to let me just put the heart in the rabbit, but Miss Anarcadia insisted we do the whole process. I felt a little embarrassed and silly, like I knew I would. But it wasn't a bad embarrassed, and we were all laughing and having a good time.  

8. Pick out the accessories you've chosen and dress your new friend. Tell a brief story about your Furry Friend.

- Peter was born to a family of carrot gardeners in France. But he found that he really hated carrots; it broke his parents' hearts, but he went out into the world to find a different favorite food. He found a job trimming topiaries at the manor of an aristocrat. One day, they threw out some unwanted avocados, and Peter tried them. He had found his new favorite food! But avocados are expensive; how could he afford them? Being a bit of a scoundrel, Peter came up with a plan. He studied his employer, learning to mimic their blue-blood manners, and stole away his employer's third-best outfit. Then he traveled to America, where he styles himself Peter Le Jardinier. He hopes that by portraying himself as a homesick french aristocrat, he can find a way to get all the avocados he can eat.

9. Be sure to make a birth certificate for the new member of your family. What did you name them? What all is listed on the certificate?

- Here's Peter's birth certificate. it has information describing him and the signature of the founder, but more importantly has an ID number on it. That ID is also inside him, and if he ever got lost and found, BAB could email or call me to let me know.

10. When you get home, find a great place for your new friend to belong. Take a picture of them to show your troop!

- First stop was our kitchen, where Peter looked around for any avocados. Sorry, Peter.

Then he met the coyote in the dining room and showed that he's not scared of her.

In my room, Peter met a giant red panda friend.

And finally, he found some shelf space to make his own for now. 


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COMPLETE - Giving Thanks Patch

Giving Thanks Patch – Troop #346

Scout Name: ____Paul_Meronym________________
Date: ___________________
Costs: ___Candy and card making supplies - Varies_________________________________Patch - $2__________

Directions: Listed below are 10 steps to complete. After each one get Miss Anarcadia or Beta-Pup to mark them off. At the end, turn in the sheet and patch fee to receive your patch (to be ordered). Be sure to deliver any cards you make. While this is Thanksgiving related, it can be done at any time. 

1. Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks. But what does it mean to be thankful for someone or something? What does gratitude mean? Talk about thankfulness either in a group or journal about it. 

- Google's dictionary gives 'thankful' as 'please and relieved' or 'expressing gratitude and relief'. And it gives 'gratitude' as ' the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness'. So gratitude is about being aware of the impact someone or something has on you, and being thankful is about acknowledging that. 

2. There are many things you can be thankful for. Think of something big in your life that you are thankful for. Now think of something small. What’s something you are thankful for from today?

- This month we're doing a daily 'I'm thankful for' on Facebook. The biggest things we're grateful for are all people - Boss, our kids, and our friends and family. Something small to be thankful for... mini ice-cream sandwiches in our freezer. And from today... sitting at home watching a movie with Boss.

3. Think of someone in your life you are thankful for. Maybe a partner A close friend The friendly cashier who always has a smile when you get coffee? Your favorite stuffie for always being there for you for cuddles? Make a card for them to let them know how thankful you are for them. 

- I made a card for our metamour, who helped me work on a bunch of my badges, so I drew the badges on her card to thank her for that work specifically.

4. How does it make you feel when someone tells you “thank you?” Talk about it with a group, with a few friends, or journal about it. 

- important, happy, embarrassed, appreciated, warm & fuzzy

5. Thanksgiving wouldn’t be complete without turkeys! Make up a turkey to “gobble” up using different types of candy. Use a nutter butter for the body, a peanut butter cup for the base of the tail, candy corn for feathers, jelly beans for accents, and extra peanut butter to hold it all together. 

- I made two!

6. Did you know that the turkey is partly picked for Thanksgiving because it is a uniquely American animal? What are some unique things in your life that you are thankful for?

- Being a multiple. Being a kinky geeky poly queer multiple.

7. While Thanksgiving is a great time to remind ourselves to be thankful, it’s good to show gratitude all the time. What some ways we can express thankfulness in our everyday lives? What are some things that can be added to your kaper charts? 

- Being polite to people is a way to express thankfulness to them - saying thank you (and meaning it), listening to them, tipping well, being patient.

8. Thankfulness is a two-way street. For someone to be thankful, someone else needs to do something for them such as helping with a big project, helping someone to smile, or any number of things. What’s something you’ve done recently to help someone else? 

- Our daughter needed a ride home from the airport when her landing time changed, so we skipped going to the club that night to take her home instead.

9. Do you celebrate Thanksgiving Do you visit family? Do you invite a bunch of friends over? What is one way you can help with the Thanksgiving celebrations you attend? What can you do to show you are thankful?

- Thanksgiving is also M's mom's birthday, so growing up they all went out to eat and did birthday stuff. This year we're driving up to Cincinnati to see her and her husband for Thanksgiving Day.

10. Come up with your own ABC’s of Thankfullness! Write out the alphabet and come up with something you are thankful for on each letter. For example: 
A – Animals
B – Buttercups
C – Christmas
Etc.

- A - Anarcadia
- B - Boots
- C - Candy
- D - Daddy
- E - Edamame
- F - Family
- G - Gaming
- H - Hot Chocolate
- I - Internet
- J - Jokes
- K - Kinky People
- L - Little Scouts - Leather - Lego
- M - The Mark
- N - Naps
- O - Otters
- P - Pokemon
- Q - Queer-safe places
- R - Rope
- S - Sex
- T - Toys
- U - Uniforms
- V - Victoria
- W - Wonder Woman
- X - Xmas
- Y - Youth
- Z - the Zoo