The World Organization of Scout Movement, with more than 57 million members, is the largest youth organization in the world. The aim of this paper is to describe Scouting activities for children and youth in the Republic of Croatia, to describe them withthe principles of experiential pedagogy in mind, and to explore the potentials of participation of children and youth in these activities. The first part of the paper describes Scouting, the values on which it is based and the Scout method – a unique educational method used in Scouting organizations worldwide. The roles performed by Scout leaders are also clarified and the Scouting program for children and youth in the Scout and Guide Association of Croatia is briefly presented. The second part of the paper describes qualitative research aimed at describing the experiences of participating in Scouting activities and the potentials that these activities have regarding the development of children and young people. The data was collected through two focus groups, whose participants were Scout leaders with experience of participating in Scouting activities in childhood. The results obtained by qualitative analysis of the data give an insight into the principles that the participants of the research consider important, and into the ways they describe the content of Scouting activities for youth. Also, the results of the research give an insight into the experience of participating in Scouting activities, how participants describe the impact this participation has had on their later life, and how they describe the impact of Scouting activities on children and young people.