Brownie craft and tinker badge

The Girl Scout Craft and Tinker badge is new for the fall 2023 scouting season. Your troop will creative all kinds of cool things with these design activities.

This is the third in a series of posts on the Craft and Tinker Badges. I previously wrote about the Daisy and Brownie plans. I did this review by reading the VTK plans. I do not have the badge brochure, and as I do not have Juniors, have no intention of buying it. If you have it, I'd love it if you'd leave a comment about how it is different from VTK. Badge StepsLearn how to make something with care, skill, and imagination and then improve it. Explore crafting and tinkering Tinker with a…

This is the third in a series of posts on the Craft and Tinker Badges. I previously wrote about the Daisy and Brownie plans. I did th...

During the fall of 2023, GSUSA released three new "maker" badges for Daisies, Brownies and Juniors. This post will take a look at the Dais...

*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. In the spring of 2023, the GUSUA introduced several new badges and retired some old ones. One of the ...

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…

*This post contains affiliate links. The GSUSA introduced several new badges in the spring of 2023. One of them is the Brownie Art and Des...

This year, Girl Scouts is introducing new badges to inspire the next generation of strong female leaders.

One of the questions many adults find themselves asking is how people make friends! No matter what age you’re at, there are lots of new things to learn when it comes to making friends. Earning a Brownie Making Friends Badge is a surefire way to help girls learn the valuable lessons of friendship.