Collecting Hobbies (Junior Badge-complete 6) 1. Building Your CollectionBefore starting a collection, askyourself the following questions.Write down the answers anddiscuss them with your family orother adult.• Is the hobby fun?Can I afford it?• Do I have the space for it?• Is it something that will not harmthe environment? 2. Share Your Collectionwith OthersOne of the best parts about havinga collection is sharing it withothers. Arrange, display, or mountyour collection so that you are ableto show it to others. 3. Meet Other CollectorsFind out what clubs, organizations,Web sites, or magazines are outthere for people with your hobby.If possible, meet and talk with othercollectors, or exchange e-mailsto discuss your collection. Be sureto follow the Online Safety. 4. Be the ExpertAboutYour HobbyPart of the fun of a collecting hobbyis being an expert about what youare collecting. Learn more aboutthe items in your collection. 5. Organize a Hobby FairGet your collecting friendstogether and show off all of yourcollections at a hobby fair. Inviteyour fellow collectors to displaytheir collections in small booths orstations in your school, in yourbackyard, anyplace! 6. Organize Your HobbyOrganize your collection, includingthe name or classification of eachobject. List when you acquired the 8. Collect for the CommunitySometimes collecting isn't just ahobby, it's a community service.There are many ways to help othersby collecting. Collect clothes anddonate them to a charity, feed thehungry by organizing a food driveand collecting canned goods, orkeep your local park clean bycollecting trash. These collectionsare not meant to be kept or put ondisplay; they're more useful whengiven away. 9. Collecting GloballyFind out whether the items in yourcollection would be different if youlived someplace else. Do you havea shell collection? Would yourshells be different in Mexico, forexample, or in Indonesia? Ifpossible, add to your collectionwith items from other countries. 10. Generation to GenerationSometimes grandparents, parents,object, how much it cost or where or aunts and uncles will hand down you found it, and something special their collections. Some collections about each item.
