BSA MERIT BADGE DAY REGISTRATION

In order to be registered for a Merit Badge Day, you’ll need to register at the Eventbrite link for the date you want to attend. We offer several Merit Badge Days per year but they tend to fill up quickly. Most dates fill up several months in advance, so don’t wait!

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. If you wish to be put on the waiting list for an earlier date, please email mark@printmuseum.org.

Following your registration, you’ll receive a confirmation email from Eventbrite and a follow up email from the Museum. Scouts that reschedule Merit Badge Days more than twice may be subject to a rescheduling fee. Scouts may receive a refund up to two weeks before the event.

Each Merit Badge Day is a full day on Saturday, from 9am to 3pm, filled with exciting things to do and learn!

Review the preparation for Merit Badge Days below.

  • Fill out the form linked below to register for one of our numerous Boy Scout Merit Badge Days.

  • Please be sure to enter only one Scout name per submission.

  • Entering multiple names on a submission causes confusion and may invalidate the submission request.

BSA MERIT BADGE DAY PREPARATION

For Scouts who have registered for a specific merit badge day, please review this preparation checklist.
* Registration is required for all Merit Badge Days
* Be sure that you have registered your scout before continuing on with the rest of this page.

  1. Download registration packet and read through.

  2. Download the Merit Badge books (Graphic Arts and Pulp and Paper) and read through.

  3. Visit the websites and YouTube videos below.

  4. Complete any projects or tasks outlined in your registration packet.

  5. Bring at least one blank, light colored T-shirt for screen printing.

  6. Come prepared in your class B uniform with at least one blank T-shirt to print.

  7. Bring $5 for a hot dog lunch or $1-2 for snacks and drinks during lunch. You can also pre-pay when you check-in on the morning of the event.

  8. Download Parent/Guardian RELEASE FORM.

Every registered Scout must also fill out, and have a parent/guardian sign the release form and present it at check-in on Saturday morning at the event. YOU CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT WITHOUT THE RELEASE FORM.

WEBSITES AND VIDEOS FOR MERIT BADGE DAY

Please visit at least three websites on graphic arts and paper before your visit to the Museum in order to fulfill one of your requirements for your Merit Badge Day. You will need to bring a copy of the website page to present.

WEBSITES

  1. Lithography: Overview of the printing process of lithography

  2. Screen Printing: An overview of the screen printing process

  3. Bookbinding: Visual diagram of binding styles and methods.

  4. Paper Making: Detailed history of paper making.

  5. Printing and the Environment: Details of how printing and paper are GREEN technologies in our modern world.

  6. Graphic Arts: Central online source for information on graphic design.

  7. Graphic Arts Industry: Infographic on the modern graphic design industry.

  8. Graphic Arts Jobs: Job descriptions in the graphic arts industry.

  9. Printing: View a business that offers printing and binding.

VIDEOS

  1. Print Shop: Video of a large modern printing shop.

  2. Printing and Binding: Video of large presses printing and binding magazines and booklets.

  3. Careers in Graphic Design: Video on Digital Graphic Design education and careers.

  4. Classes in Graphic Design:

  5. Screen Printing: Video about silk screen printing of shirts.

  6. Digital Press: Video on the HP Indigo Digital Press.

  7. Paper Mill: Video showing how paper is made at large paper mill in Wisconsin.