Brownie badges

Getting Started with Girl Scouts Daisies and Brownies

*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 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 Awards Log and Badge Chart. Click the link for a printable chart.

Whether you’re on a troop camping trip in the woods or in the backyard with your girl, the outdoors is a great place for girls to develop their STEM skills. Here are 6 Brownie badges and awards that girls can earn as they explore nature.

A cornerstone of Girl Scouting, the seven legacy badges build on over 100 years of Girl Scout history. Each of these badges (Artist, Athlete, Citizen, Cook, First Aid, Girl Scout Way, and Naturalist) is available at five levels of Girl Scouting, from Brownie to Ambassador. Painting Fair Play Celebrating Community Snacks Brownie First Aid Brownie Girl Scout Way Bugs Drawing Practice with Purpose Inside Government Simple Meals Junior First Aid Junior Girl Scout Way Flowers Comic Artist Good…

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*This post contains affiliate links. Updated April 2023 Raise your hand if you are tired of hearing one of childhood’s most often heard phrases, “That’s not fair!” Of course, this is heard when someone feels that the scales are not properly balanced. While at times this may be true, oftentimes it is not. Earning the Brownie Fair Play Badge is a very active meeting. If you are able to go outdoors to earn this one, by all means do! My troop loved any meeting that was held in the fresh air…

*This post contains affiliate links. Updated April 2023 One of the reasons Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts is to give girls ...