To minimise costs for families and remove the need to buy a new shirt when changing sections, a single style and colour of shirt has been sourced, which can be worn across all girl sections. The Interest certificates are designed to challenge Rangers to extend their knowledge and skills in areas that may be new to them. There are 12 different areas for Rangers to explore: Adventure Outdoors, Discover the World, Eco World, Embracing Responsibility, Explore and Try, Future Focus, Great Outdoors, Guiding Spirit, Living Well, Rangers with a Cause, Te Papa and Wairua. A Ranger will receive a certificate for each Interest Certificate completed. For each three certificates completed they will receive a badge. Rangatahi can complete Interest Badges at home. There are 6 different badges to choose from and each badge has a range of activities to choose from. Rangatahi get to go on different adventures, learn about all types of animals, be creative using different mediums, spend time and learn about their family, learn about and participate in different sports, and learn about different ways of cooking. The Pippin programme structure is based around the opportunity to gain four Apple Badges, one every two terms. The requirements for each badge include completing Apple activities, Unit badges, Whānui badges and Leadership activities. All girls should have a uniform top and bottom chosen from the Brownie uniform range. These can be worn for unit meetings, trips and events where formal uniform is needed.

Now with slits on one side, the other side can be threaded through so there’s no longer any need for a badge sash pin. The badges which the girls earn are theirs to do with as they please. If they wish to add them to a camp blanket or keep them at home this is fine, however most girls like to display their badges on their uniform. We encourage members to wear a uniform to show they’re part of the Girlguiding family. Brownies wear a top and a pair of bottoms.Each year there are different events that take place that a Guide may get a badge for their participation. This might include a day event or Community Action Project. If the product is already on promotion customer will receive the lower offer or promo pricing. Not all products are eligible for a discount. If they have moved up from Pippins to Brownies they will have completed the Pippin Brownie Link badge. This badge is designed to introduce the Pippins to Brownies as part of their transition to the new section. If rangatahi have moved up from Guides to Rangers they will have completed the Guide Ranger Link badge. This badge is designed to introduce the Guides to Rangers as part of their transition to the new section. Unit badges are split into the same four Exploration areas that were used for the Exploration Challenge badges. There are a wide range of badges for rangatahi to choose from including learning about safety in the outdoors and what to do in emergency situations, go on geocaching adventures, learn the skills required to camp safely, have a go at cooking in the outdoors, construct gadgets for camping practicing knots you have learnt, find hazards within the home and community and what to do for each different hazard, decode secret messages, learn about the different weather patterns and how to read these on a weather map, challenge yourself with having a disability for a day and the effects this has on daily tasks, learn self-defence and how to protect yourself, visit a Marae and learn the customs. Rangatahi also have the opportunity to perform in front of an audience, learn the science behind how things can fly, create science experiments, learn how to cook international food, learn the difference between needs and wants when it comes to budgeting, discuss why people pretend to be someone else online and how to keep yourself safe, take part in ultimate challenges to build your confidence, learn the impacts of water in the environment, learn how to make origami, and how to recycle to make an impact on the environment.

Interest badges are for a Guide to plan and complete herself. The interest badges are designed to allow rangatahi to explore topics and activities, and to challenge themselves to improve skills in areas of interest. The traditional way to attach badges to uniform is to sew them on.It’sthe cheapest way to do it and will never leave a mark on your uniform when you take the badge off to put on a camp blanket.And it’s not as hard as it sounds! Girls can accessorise with additional items from our range - for example, a tabardor baseball cap- but these are not part of the uniform. Where to put Rainbow badges GirlGuiding NZ members have exclusive access 1000’s of discounted products and high-quality retail brands through a partnership with ‘Rewarding Concepts’. The online shopping hub has a great line-up of aspirational brands, covering everything from outdoor activities to home and lifestyle, including – Canon, Macpac, Brother, Merrell, Logitech, Sony, Salomon, Garmin, and many more.

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It’s more than likely at least one girl in your friendship will have been in the girl guides, and will have a story to tell no matter how long they were in the Brownies for. You’re a Brownie for life, not just for your childhood. You make life-long friends and complete various tasks to fill your Brownie sash. Or, if you’re that little bit extra, blanket (there was always one). This scholarship is awarded annually to a Ranger/Ranger in Leadership who has completed her Peak Award, to enable or assist her to attend a course, event or training (either in New Zealand or overseas) that will extend her experience or horizons. Discover badges are a core component of the Brownie programme and are completed with the Unit. Through a range of activities and challenges there is the opportunity to earn three Discover badges. Rangatahi will get to discover the outdoors together learning about their natural environment, discover their community and be active citizens, discover themselves exploring personal values and positive friendships, and discover culture and celebrations from around the world.

Totally new to all this so I was wondering if there are any rules and special placings that I have to abide by? I can barely even work out what bit of the sash to sew them onto. If a Pippin brings a friend to join in the fun and activities and the friend decides to join, both rangatahi receive this badge. Support Girl Scouts by donating nationally or to your local council, becoming a lifetime member, and advocating for girls. If you’re a Guide, how about using your new talents to complete the Craftivism interest badge? Craftivism is all about crafting items that make a statement and challenge injustice. Grab a sewing needle and change the world.Each year there are different events that take place that a Brownie may get a badge for their participation. This might include a day event, Community Action Project or a Brownie Camp. The use of a single shirt style and colour makes this top far more cost-effective for members. It also provides great visibility when large numbers of girls are wearing the same, branded shirt together in the community. Badges can be attached to her uniform – the promise badge, which she’ll get after making her Brownie promise, should be on the left-hand side and all other badges can be attached where she chooses. Remembering all this, do have fun. There are lots of really nice fellow Girl Guides out there to write to over the Internet. Just remember to be aware and be a Savvy Surfer!

I was a brown owl & would never suggest brownies attempt to sew their own badges onto the sash although with 2 ardent badge collectors of my own I maybe should have. Within Guides rangatahi are divided into smaller groups called Patrols. Older Guides lead these groups. The leader is called a Patrol Leader and their helper is called the Assistant Patrol Leader. Sunshine Unit badges are a core component of the Brownie programme. These are badges that Brownies do with their whole Unit. Sunshine Unit badges cover a wide range of topics and rangatahi learn lots of skills. Rangatahi will get to go camping, learn safety skills, participate in different science experiments, have creative fun, be a junior chef, try some technology activities, learn useful tools for handling money, and have fun in the outdoors. Although slightly over the top, if you collected enough badges as your time as just a Brownie and there was no longer space, you will have had a blanket. Specifically, a blanket that your mum sewed the badges onto one by one and you brought on every single family holiday to flex. She’s in her second hoodie because she outgrew the first. I don’t know the answer. If anyone finds the answer let me know!Community Action is volunteering; it’s about making a positive contribution or change. It further builds on Rangers volunteering with extended practical action in their community.