Brownie badges

*All posts have been updated in April 2023 to ensure that all of the links are still viable for leaders to use. I have been my younger daughter’s Girl Scout leader since 2008, when I started my troop of six little Daisy Scouts. Like many leaders, I felt a bit overwhelmed when I first started, even though I had been an elementary school and preschool teacher since 1987. My leadership training was practically non-existent, and the internet did not have many resources available. Every time I…

*This post contains affiliate links. Updated April 2023 As girls get older, they become more self-conscious as to what others think of them. You can blame it on the media, parents, and society at large, but as a Girl Scout leader, you have the power to make a difference in the lives of your girls. Your meetings are a safe place for your troop to express themselves and to learn how to get along with others. Earning the Girl Scout Brownie Being Your Best Self badge will help the girls to see…

*This post contains affiliate links. Updated April 2023 The Brownie Snack Try it is one of the most fun badges for the girls to earn, and it is also one of the messiest and hands on for you to lead. This badge is very similar to the old Brownie program’s Make It, Eat It, Try It that my troop earned back when they were Brownies. Many children today are well aware of what constitutes healthy foods and non-healthy foods. This is not only taught in school, but is also preached to them on various…

Brownie Pet Badge, was a fun badge to complete with my Brownie girls, they learned about pets, their homes, what they eat, where their from and more.

*This post contains affiliate links. The GSUSA introduced several new badges in the spring of 2023. One of them is the Brownie Art and Design badge. While earning this badge, the girls will have an opportunity to explore different mediums and different elements of design. Like most of the resources I make, each step has multiple activities from which to choose. Available on TpT Included in this resource: All five steps All printables Introduction Two activities for Step 1 Four activities for…

The third badge in the Math in Nature series is Design With Nature. This post takes a look at the Brownie Version. According to Badge Explorer, girl will use math to do things in the natural world, like find the age of natural objects, build a honeycomb, design a bird feeder, and go bird-watching. The five short requirements are: 1. Calculate the age of a natural object 2. Explore the shape of beehives 3. Measure and build a bird feeder 4. Use ratios to make bird food 5. Graph data about…

In the fall of 2023, GSUSA came out with three new badges for Daises, Brownies and Juniors, all of which involved "making". Craft and Tinker is one of those badges. Requirements According to Badge Explorer, to earn this badge, girls Discover how to be a problem solver by making or crafting solutions. Explore making Learn the basics Figure out the function Discover form and fit Tinker with your craftWhen you've earned this badge, you'll know how to craft and tinker to solve a problem. Opening…

The girl Scout Brownie Create and Innovate badge is one of the newest badges introduced by the GSUSA in the spring of 2023. Here is how your troop can earn it.

Are you looking for a fun meeting for your Brownie troop this October? Here is how they can earn the Girl Scout Brownie Senses badge using a Halloween theme.