Help - Brownie badges on sash

[LIZS]

Is there a standard order for sewing them onto the sash ? Should I leave space for future ones to slot in ? On the website there is lovely diagram for Cubs/Scouts but very vague for Brownies/Guides. They don't wear their sashes often so have got away with it thus far but have an outing next weekend.

I didn't have a camp blanket when I was a Guide. Not sure if they existed or if I just somehow missed out.

All I know is for my own DD is that her last year of Brownie badges are not going on that gaberdene sash!

When I was a Brownie and Guide, I did sew on all my own badges, including my needlework ones

Tell her good luck Katz - DD1 that is, rather than your mum Maybe my DD and your DD1 can work towards some together in one of the holidays - thinking hostess might be a good one.

Liz - here are all the badges - click on the name and you will see what you have to do for each. Or you can buy the badge book through your guider - it will cost £3.95 I think.

DD2 does sew on her own badges now, as she has done the Brownie Skills badge! But the sash really is a bugger to sew on to - the old dresses were easier and the badges were much smaller too.

Wow, that is a lot in one term, LadyGlen.

We are doing Environment and Hostess this term. In addition, DD gained two other badges on a camp (one that she already had, but there you go).

AMS - did you do any big camps - I got my camp blanket for a big week-long camp at Sherbourne Castle - 10 year event, with a big performance at the end. Needed the blanket to wrap up in in the evening.

sash is horrendous. After trying the wondaweb approach I now use fabric glue!

I tried the fabric glue though and it wwrecked DD's sash! I ended up having to peel them off, buying a new sash and sewing them onto that.

DD1 would love that Hula - will have a look at the badge book once it comes home.

Show DD1 the Brownie website too - lts of fun stuff ont hat, plus the badge info.

Show DD1 the Brownie website too - lts of fun stuff ont hat, plus the badge info.

We've only had a County Jamboree so far that has been 'big'. Normally, we just have district events, not even division.

However, we have lots planned for the Centenary, and there are loads of special badges.

Katz - they'd love the science investigater one!

I do the Science Investigator badge every two years with my older Brownies. It is a real eye opener to see some of the Brownies who have never struck a match before.

When I was doing my warrant, I put this down as evidence on the clause of how I developed at Brownie's self-confidence.

LadyGlencora - Where/how do you get the back-up to do these badges (thinking of ones like Stargazer which require some knowledge/expertise)?

Madbad,

You can get a lot of help online. There are some good Facebook groups for guiders.

I think there is also a thread here on Mumsnet where you can ask advice.

Yes, AMerryScot, I started that thread.

I just wondered whether there was some source of information and resources for some of the more knowledge-based badges. The stuff in the Adventure pack doesn't cover them all, I think.

Madbad - we have a brilliant former guider, now in the Trefoil Guild who is enormously knowledgable about outdoor and nature stuff - we called on her to do the stargazer stuff and she comes on nature walks and so on with us. I would be lost without her.
Science Investigator I did myself - I have a few science books like Crisp Packet Fireworks which are excellent for good experiments.
We did Balloon Rockets, the Red Cabbage PH indicator thing, we made pretend Lava Lamps with vit C tablets and did the Mentos Coke volcano and the celery stick and food colouring experiment.
I use the guiding.co.uk site a lot for ideas as well.

Hula- sounds good, although Snowy Owl is hoping to get me in to do the science badge with the pack, is there more than one?

No, just one science one.

dd2'S are sewn on her gilet - much easier on the fingers