Pin trading has become a Pathfindering tradition. Did you know there are ways to making pin trading more fun and a safe get to know people from other places? Upgrade your pin trading game by earning this honor!
1. Explain the origins of pin trading, and how it got started in the Pathfinder Club.
2. Define the following terms:
3. Identify the two most common types of pin backs, and demonstrate or describe how to safely attach and remove them.
4. Name at least five places where you can get pins for trading, including free or inexpensive pins. Collect at least three to five pins for trading from one or more of these sources.
5. Discuss at least five different methods of displaying your pins for trading. Choose a method you like and arrange your pins for trading.
6. Name five venues or events where pin trading is a popular activity.
7. Discuss the three “F’s” of pin trading etiquette:
8. Discuss Matthew 6:19-21 in light of trading and collecting pins. Include in your discussion:
9. Trade pins with at least five people you don’t know at a venue or event where pin trading takes place, using the “Fun, Fair, Friendly” principles of etiquette. Share with someone else or in a group any interesting stories or people you met while trading pins.
The equivalent honor approved by other authorities, with its own requirements:
This honor counts toward:
This honor is required, suggested or listed as an option in:
Earlier designs of this patch. See all outdated insignia.
This patch is diamond-shaped, showing that it was originally a conference-specific honor, for the Georgia-Cumberland Conference. It was approved by the North American Division, and then the General Conference for worldwide use in 2014. Once approved, the design changed to the regular oval shape with a design including a baseball cap with pins.
Adapted from AY Honors/Pin Trading on the Pathfinder Wiki, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. See the original page's history for its authors.
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