Brownie Create and Innovate

This year GSUSA came out with three new "maker" badges for Daisies, Brownies and Juniors.  This post takes a look at the VTK plans for the Brownie version of Create and Innovate to give you an idea of where this badge is going without having to dig through the whole  VTK plan.  As with the other badges in this series, the talking points are as important as the craft. 

Junior Craft and Tinker

 

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 Steps

Learn how to make something with care, skill, and imagination and then improve it.

• Explore crafting and tinkering
• Tinker with a craft
• Learn about users
• Craft for form, fit, and function
• Tinker with your project

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to craft and tinker to solve problems.

Review of New Badge: Brownie Craft and Tinker

 

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 craft

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to craft and tinker to solve a problem.

Opening Activity No. 1

The VTK plans have the girls making SWAPS as the opening activity at the first meeting.  The SWAP is supposed to remind the girl of Girl Scouts.  During the opening circle, girls show off their SWAPS and explain them.

Junior Flowers Badge

 

Today my Juniors started the Flowers badge, and in developing the plans I looked at VTK as well as at the "at home" plans of several councils