Junior badges girl scouts

New badges this year (2021) include a series of Math in Nature badges sponsored by Johnson & Johnson. This post is taking a look at the activities for the Junior version with the idea of giving leaders a quick resource they can review to decide whether to do the badge. If you decide to do the badge I highly recommend that you review the VTK plans as the given talking points are what connect the activities and math. Requirements According to Badge Explorer: Juniors explore patterns found in…

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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...

When you are able to take your troop outdoors to earn a badge, this Girl Scout Junior Shapes in Nature Meeting Plan is just what you need. Whether you earn this while camping or during your regular meeting time, all of the steps have been laid out for you with easy activities your girls will enjoy.

*This post contains affiliate links. Updated April 2023 Part of our job as Girl Scout leaders (and mothers as well) is to give our chil...

*This post contains affiliate links. Updated April 2023 When Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts of USA in 1912, she had several goals in mind. The first was to develop the minds of girls to be open to all possibilities and to their own potential, whether they chose to be a homemaker or a community activist. At that time in history, many people were isolated in their own communities, as there was no means to go places. When young women joined the Girl Scouts, they were taken out of…

Quick - I need a Junior badge the girls can complete in a 1 hour meeting!! That was me last week when I found out I would finally have the ...

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*This post contains affiliate links. Updated April 2023 To Junior Girl Scouts, who are anywhere between 9-11 years old, the past is a concept that they are still developing. A teenager, who is only a few years older, seems “grown-up” to them! A fun way to revisit your youth, whether your childhood was in the 1960’s, 1970’s or 1980’s, is to do the Junior Playing the Past badge. Unless the girl is doing this badge on her own, for you will need to select the decade so you can plan and prepare…

*This post contains affiliate links. Updated April 2023 Camping and Girl Scouts go hand in hand. It was one of the goals of founder Juli...