New Badges and Awards for 2023-2024

Daisy Animal Observer

You can learn a lot by watching animals. For instance, you might spot horses and cows sleeping…while standing up! Or maybe you could see an owl turning its head backward. If you look really closely, you might see that bats have teeny-tiny belly buttons. What else can you learn by watching? Let’s find out!

Daisy Art and Design

Do you paint or make cartoons? Do you take photos or create games? You might be a maker! Makers are people who turn ideas into art. Art can share a message or express a feeling. Artists might paint, draw or sculpt. Makers also create designs. Design is making something to solve a problem. Designers might build a birdhouse or sew costumes. They might even create a new toy.

Daisy Craft and Tinker

Do you have a favorite blanket? What do you like about it? Did someone make it for you? A blanket helps keep you warm. It solves a problem. Makers craft objects to solve a problem. They tinker with things as well, making their crafts even better.

Daisy Create and Innovate

Do you have a favorite picture book? What makes it special? Is it the story? The cover? The art inside? Someone made or created the book. They wrote the story. They created the art. Makers build things to help people, animals and the planet! They find new ways to do things, too. Sometimes they fail, and that’s okay! They learn something new.

Brownie Art and Design

Do you like to draw or paint? Art shares a message. It can be beautiful. It can be meaningful. It can solve problems and make a difference. Designers build objects from toys to buildings. They build, sew, animate, and even cook. Sometimes they solve problems, too!

Brownie Craft and Tinker

Problem solvers needed! All around the world, people have problems to solve. You can help by making or crafting solutions. A potholder helps keep cooks safe. An ID tag helps people find lost items. Makers craft using their imaginations, tools, and materials. They also tinker or make changes to make their crafts even better.

Brownie Create and Innovate

Imagine inventing a jetpack to fly to school! Or adding a sidecar to a bike for a pet to ride along. Makers turn ideas into objects. They create, or make, things. They innovate what they make, too. Innovate means to make something better or try something new. When makers create and innovate, they make the world better. They can help people, animals, and even the planet!

Junior Animal Habitat – Updated Badge Content

Imagine meeting a monkey or exploring the desert with a kangaroo. These animals live in the wild, so we don’t get to spend time with them in their natural homes—their habitats. Find out more about where animals live, how they play, and how we can help them!

Junior Art and Design

Art is made to share a message or express emotion. It can inspire people. It can make them think and feel. A painting, sculpture, or photograph can change the way you see the world. Design is a plan or drawing of something before it is made. Do you have a favorite graphic tee? Can you remember a great movie poster or book cover? Designers made them!