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Spark your sense of wonder. And change the world along the way. 

What will you do next sleep under the stars design your own app plant a community garden start up a new business as a girl scout, there are hundreds of ways for you to have fun, discover something new, or take your current passion to the next level. explore the world of possibilities, earning badges are great ways to explore your interests and learn new skills. badge requirements can be found on the badge explorer or the volunteer toolkit . , journeys, unlike badge experiences, are extended engagements that foster leadership skills. girl scouts of all ages are challenged to think critically, boost their problem-solving skills, and make an impact in their communities through participating in a take action project. , there’s a journey award for every girl scout, no matter their interest. journey award information can be found in the volunteer toolkit ..

It’s Your World, Change It!   Girl Scouts are encouraged to make the world a better place by discovering and practicing their unique leadership style. 

It’s your planet, love it   girl scouts explore environmental topics such as clean water and air, noise pollution, climate change, and more. , it’s your story, tell it   girl scouts develop a strong sense of self and discover how to navigate healthy relationships., think like a citizen scientist girl scouts practice the scientific method—making observations, collecting data, and analyzing results by undertaking a citizen science project. , think like a programmer girl scouts explore technology and discover how computer programmers use “computational thinking” to solve problems., think like an engineer girl scouts become an engineer by participating in hands-on design challenges., the outdoor journey is comprised of 2-3 badges plus a take action project. girl scouts explore the outdoors, gain new skills, and ignite an interest in environmental stewardship..

Whatever your adventure may be, there’s a patch for that. Patches are perfect for commemorating unique experiences, special achievements, and fun troop activities. 

See additional patch programs exclusively from girl scouts river valleys., additional badges, patches, and awards.

For: All Grade Levels

This award is given to a girl scout who has shown extraordinary heroism or risked their life to save another's., contact us  with questions or to nominate a girl scout for this award..

For: Cadette–Ambassador

Community service bars are earned by making a difference in the community and practicing girl scout values., requirements:, your service hours must be separate from those hours you use for other awards. each bar represents a new project, and can only be earned once per program level. it is your responsibility to log your own hours and turn them into your leader or mentor upon completion. once you have completed your hours, you may purchase the community service bar for your program level from girl scouts river valleys council shops., thank you for your service to the community.

Girl Scouts who live overseas can earn this award by doing activities that encourage international friendships with girls in their host country.

This award is given to a Girl Scout who has shown presence of mind and true Girl Scout spirit in an emergency.

Girl Scouts can earn this award once each year by learning more about what their faith and Girl Scouting have in common, using the Girl Scout Law as a guide. Girl Scouts are encouraged to serve those in need, to help their communities, and grow in their faith.

Activity plan 1 (pdf) activity plan 2 (pdf), check out  girl scouts of the usa faith-based awards  for girl scouts looking to put their spirituality into action in a familiar setting..

For: Cadette

Cadettes receive their program aide award by earning one leadership in action (lia) award, completing a program aide training at a council-led event or as a troop using the  program aide plus activity plan (pdf)  and working directly with younger girl scouts at least six times., the program aide plus activity plan is designed for cadettes to work on their own with an adult available for support, for a troop to work on together, or for a service unit to offer the training. the first section of the activity plan is the basic program aide activity plan. the second section covers the role of a service unit event assistant, day camp junior caddie, facilitating flag ceremonies and leading songs and games. activity resources for many of the sessions can be found in the second part of the plan., volunteers leading the activities may customize them to best suit the needs of the girl scouts and the types of activities they are being prepared to lead for troop, service unit events, or day camp activities..

Safety Awards are earned by following a five-step process for being safe, tailored for each grade level.

Requirements can be found in each program level's  girl’s guide to girl scouting ..

Service to Girl Scouting bars are earned by volunteering at least 20 hours for Girl Scouts.

Requirements can be found in the cadette, senior, and ambassador  girl’s guide to girl scouting ..

For: Daisy–Ambassador

Hey there girl scout go-getter we know when girls participate in the full scope of the girl scout leadership experience – they can take on anything show the world that you are an expert girl scout by completing the 10 key experiences to have a well-rounded girl scout year and earn the ultimate girl scout year award. to earn the ultimate girl scout year award troops/girl scouts will:, meet an average of twice per month* during the school year (during the months the troop meets) hold a family meeting (troops)/meet with your juliette mentor (individually registered girl scouts) keep it girl scout-led complete a leadership journey complete at least one activity or badge from each of the skill-building areas; stem, outdoors, life skills, entrepreneurship explore the outdoors and/or go camping attend a council event, service unit event, or plan a field trip - virtual or in person participate in the girl scout cookie program attend or hold an end-of-year celebration or event participate in at least one summer activity (examples: troop camp, troop meeting, field trip), *note for the 2020-2021 year, troops could meet once per month and meet the ultimate girl scout award requirements..

For: Senior–Ambassador (must be currently enrolled in grade 10)

This award is for girl scouts who mentor a girl scout daisy, brownie, or junior group outside of the camp experience. projects should span 3–6 months., find a mentor volunteer who is currently the adult volunteer for a group of girl scouts at the level you’d like to work with. this volunteer will help you through your training and internship, and you’ll help the volunteer with her group of girl scouts for the 3-6 month period. determine 2-3 goals for this training and what you would like to learn and practice. completed program aide training. (this may have occurred during your cadette years.) create and implement a thoughtful program based on a journey or badge that lasts over four or more sessions. be responsible for designing, planning, and evaluating the activities. if you’re passionate about a topic like art or technology, you could design the activities around the area you love or in which you have expertise..

Girl Scouts earn this award by participating in globally themed activities and projects to honor Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in other countries.

Girl scouts of the usa requirements.

Follow these customizable troop plans to complete fun badge activities, make a difference in your community, and explore your world.

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Badges and Journeys

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• Highest Awards
• For Older Girl Scouts
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What will you try next?

Build skills when you earn a badge or journey.

Excited to go camping for the first time? Want to try your hand at coding your first website? Ready to work towards climate justice? As a Girl Scout, there are so many ways to try something new or take a passion to the next level. Badges and Journeys will build your skills and show the world what you’re capable of accomplishing.

Start exploring a world of possibility.

We add new badges, awards, and activities each year. There's always something new to discover.

Earning badges is a great way to try a new skill or get better at one you love.

Girl Scout Journeys give you the chance to dig into an interest and learn even more.

Additional Awards

In addition to badges, Journeys, and Girl Scouts’ Highest Awards, here are other awards that Girl Scouts can earn through Girl Scouts and community organizations.

All Grade Levels

Girls can learn what their faith and Girl Scouting have in common through earning faith-based awards, including the  My Promise, My Faith  pin and Religious Recognitions. You can earn the My Promise, My Faith pin once a year, every year you are in Girl Scouts. 

Additional Resources:

• My Promise, My Faith Award FAQ
• My Promise, My Faith Directions
• To Serve God Religious Awards

Cadette, Senior, Ambassador

Community Service Bars are earned by making a difference in the community and practicing Girl Scout values by volunteering at least 20 hours for an organization. Before starting, you should complete and submit the  Community Service Bar Application . Once approved, you should record all the hours you volunteer to share with your Troop Leader, who can purchase the Community Service Bar once you complete it. Learn more in    The Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting .

Service to Girl Scouting Bars  are earned by volunteering at least 20 hours for the Girl Scouts. You might volunteer your time for a special event for younger girls, be an office assistant for your council or service unit, or help with special projects. You should record all the hours you volunteer to share with your Troop Leader, who can purchase the Service to Girl Scouting Bar once you complete.

The Journey Summit Award Pin is earned by girls who have completed three National Leadership Journeys at their grade level. The colored border around each pin corresponds to their grade level. This award can be earned by girls in all program levels: Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador. This is the highest award that a Girl Scout Daisy and a Girl Scout Brownie can earn.

Safety Awards are earned by following a five-step process for being safe, tailored for each grade level.  Find your grade level's steps in    The Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting .

This award is earned by earning a Leader in Award (LiA) badge, and assisting younger girls by sharing your skills, passion, and experience over the course of six activity sessions. Learn more in the    Program Aide Girl Workbook . 

• Program Aide Facilitator's Guide
• Program Aide Evaluation

The  Girl Scout Global Action Award  calls for girls to address the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals by discovering, connecting, and taking action in their communities and the world. There are two sets of content: one for younger Girl Scouts (Daisy, Brownie, Juniors) and one for older Girl Scouts (Cadette, Senior, Ambassador). The Global Action award is an official national award, so Girl Scouts can wear it on their vest or sash. 

  Seniors and Ambassadors

This award is earned by experienced campers by combining their love for the outdoors with their leadership skills and goals. Learn more about our  camp leadership programs.

Seniors and Ambassadors

This award is earned by mentoring younger Girl Scouts outside of the camp experience. Your VIT project should span a three-to-six-month period Learn more in    The Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting .

Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors

This award is given to a Girl Scout who is a leader in her community.  To earn the Torch Award , a Girl Scout must complete one Leadership Journey, and serve a full term in a leadership position at her school, place of worship, library, community center, or other organization that is important to her.

All girls who participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Program are eligible to earn the annual  Cookie Entrepreneur Family Pin , which they earn by developing essential business skills.

  All Grade Levels

This award is given to a girl who has shown presence of mind and true Girl Scout spirit saving life or attempting to save life without risk to the candidate’s own life.  Apply today .

This award is given to a girl who has shown extraordinary heroism saving life or attempting to save life with risk to the candidate’s own life.  Apply today .

Every year, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world celebrate February 22 as a day of international friendship called  World Thinking Day . To earn this award, Girl Scouts will explore the theme's meaning and plan and carry out a Take Action project that makes a difference. There are two sets of content: one for younger Girl Scouts (Daisy, Brownie, Juniors) and one for older Girl Scouts (Cadette, Senior, Ambassador).

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Ready to Buy Your Daisy Vest?

Last Updated on September 10, 2021 by Priscilla Warren

Congratulations! You and your daughter have joined the Girl Scout family and you’re ready to take that first big step. Uniforms! But do you get a vest or a sash and where the heck do you place all those badges and patches?

Uniform options

Daisies have two different options for uniforms. There is the standard vest which you’ve seen on Brownies and Juniors. However, Daisies also have the option to wear a tunic. There is no sash option for these entry-level Girl Scouts.

Daisy Tunic

To round out the uniform, Daisies wear a white shirt and a khaki bottom. If you really want to go all out for your new Girl Scout, you can purchase a matching blue Daisy skirt as well as a blue Daisy beanie.

Most leaders have found parents are reluctant to purchase the blue skirt but everyone generally has a khaki skirt or pants. That is why most pictures of Daisy troops have the girls just wearing a khaki skirt or pant.

However, if you’re at a cookie booth or other event though, feel free to show off that beautiful Daisy ensemble.

And if you really want to go all in, Girl Scouts recently introduced an official Daisy scarf and scarf slider. I have to say that the scarf looks pretty cool and can make your girl look official when paired with just the white polo and khaki bottom and no vest.

Now, when my daughter was a Daisy, I opted for the vest. I felt that the tunic just felt a little too “Welcome to Wal-Mart” for me. But if I had to do it over again, I think I would choose the tunic. Not only does it have some pouch pockets (which can be very handy!) but my daughter has been wearing vests in Brownie and above so it would have been nice to have an uniform that was unique to that level.

What Badges Do I Put on the Front of the Daisy Vest?

The first things that you will want to purchase are all the insignia items for your Daisy uniform. This includes the flag patch, your council insignia and your troop numbers. You also need to get the insignia tab holder and the WAGGGS and Daisy membership pins. The WAGGGS pin (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) will move up with your daughter so you will only need to purchase this one.

A note of caution here – when you’re buying the Council ID set, the troop numbers and the insignia tab holder you need to make sure you get the ones for the Daisy level. They are yellow and should be grouped with the other Daisy uniform items online or in the Girl Scout store.

Petals and Badges

The Daisy program is two years long and so you’ll have lots of badges and petals to showcase on the front of the Daisy vest. Only official awards and insignia go on the front of the vest. The biggest and most obvious set of awards are the Daisy petals. These petals, along with the blue center, represent the main goal of the Daisy level which is to learn the Girl Scout Promise and the Girl Scout Law.

And then, just like a flower in your garden, below the petal set on the Daisy vest are four financial leaves. Your Daisy earns two of these each year of the program – generally during cookie season.

On the bottom of the vest or tunic is where you often find the large journey patches. There are three journeys at the Daisy level. Whenever your daughter has earned the Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden, Between Earth and Sky or the 3 Cheers for Animals journey, that journey set is added to the lower section on the front side of the Daisy vest.

Other Earned Awards

For a long time, this was basically everything that a Daisy could earn outside of pins for My Promise, My Faith as well as a Safety Award pin and a Journey Summit pin. There are also cookie pins and membership pins which are generally awarded at the end of each year.

However, over the last several years, more badge-earning opportunities have been given to Daisies including a series of badges around cybersecurity, coding, automobile design, robotics, engineering and outdoor activities.

I’m glad that Girl Scouts expanded the programing for the Daisies. The program with just the petals, leaves and journeys really didn’t justify two entire years.

Don’t forget – your Daisy also has the opportunity to earn the World Thinking Day badge and The Global Action Award which would also earn a spot on the front of that vest or tunic.

What Goes On the Back of the Daisy Vest?

The back of the Daisy vest (and all Girl Scout uniforms really) is where you place all those wonderful fun patches, cookie patches, fall product patches and any other non-award patches. These are for participation-related events and not for skill-building badges which are placed on the front.

So, if your troop attends a Halloween party it might get you a snazzy fun patch but not an official badge/petal. But don’t feel bad – you can show off that cute patch on the back of your vest.

And remember, there’s no particular structure for placing fun patches so organize however you would like!

Sew-on or Iron Badges/Patches

A lot of the badges/patches that your Daisy will receive over her time at this level are going to have easy iron-on adhesives. However, some of the badges will require you to sew them on. (And honestly, some of the iron-on patches will need a stitch or two I’ve found).

If you’re hesitant to break out the needle and thread, there are some adhesive backs that you can buy that are specifically for Girl Scout badges. The one we have used is Badge Magic. It has level specific pages which have pre-cut adhesive shapes that will fit the petals, badges and insignia. You can also buy a general sheet to cut out shapes specific to any non-standard patches you may have.

So, again congrats on joining our great big Girl Scout family. There’s no reason to be overwhelmed with your first uniform purchase. Hopefully this will just be the first of many Girl Scout uniforms for you and your daughter.

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Daisy Troop Year Planner

Your guide to a year of fun and friendship!

For troop leaders of kindergarten and first grade girl scouts..

Daisies are excited to embark on new adventures, make friends, and spread fun wherever they go. As their leader, you get a front-row seat! You will guide your Girl Scouts through activities focused on giving them the social and practical skills that will serve them as they start school and discover all they can do and be. Planning for your troop year should always be girl-led . But to get you started, we’ve collected a variety of our most popular badges and awards into one action-packed plan! Get ready for a year of giggles and wonder as you help them grow.

How to get started:

Use these online Daisy troop year plans to start planning your year. You can customize it along the way as you get to know your Girl Scouts and their interests.

• Order your copy of the Daisy Handbook and printed activity resources from the Girl Scout Shop
• Access detailed instructions to lead troop meetings through the Volunteer Toolkit (VTK), your free online resource for meeting overviews, materials lists, and more. See step-by-step access instructions.

Daisy First Year Plan ( PDF )

Daisy Second Year Plan ( PDF )

 Find everything you need to lead a successful troop year at the Girl Scout Shop.

Tips and Resources:

• Arrival : Ask Daisies who arrive early to help unpack and set up any snacks and activity materials for later. Try to be on alert and catch Daisies being honest and fair, even in subtle ways.
• Warmups and Wellness : Get Daisies excited to begin their meeting with a warm-up activity, a question, and a wellness check. Ask them how they are feeling today and what they are excited about!
• Opening Ceremony : Officially open your troop meeting by reciting the Girl Scout Promise and Law.
• Activities : Engage your Daisies in exciting activities to earn their petal or badge.
• Closing Ceremony :  End your meeting by reviewing what you have learned together and asking Daisies to share their favorite part of the meeting. Congratulate Daisies on their accomplishments. Finish with a friendship circle and by singing “Make New Friends” as a troop.
• Follow Up with Families : After the meeting, remember to share with families all the great things their Daisies did!
• When you can get outside, do it! Go for a small trip or simply meet in a new space. Shaking things up occasionally keeps things exciting
• Check with your council to see if they’re offering events or activities that your troop could attend. Those events make life easier for you and allow your troop to connect with other Girl Scouts from their area. Many councils and service units host annual World Thinking Day events in February.
• If any of the recommended program options is not the right fit, or if you want to give your Girl Scouts the chance to shape their own experience, have them vote to choose a different badge or activity within the same focus area. When you enable Girl-led activities, girls step up and take ownership of their decisions, they grow into confident leaders who can make informed and empowered decisions—a valuable skill they’ll carry throughout their lives.  Check out  our Award and Badge Explorer for other badge favorites, our latest release of new programs , or visit the Girl Scout Activity Zone .
• Access free detailed instructions to lead each of the meetings included in these troop year plans through the Volunteer Toolkit (VTK).  Simply log in or create a member account from mygs.girlscouts.org .  Once you log in, from the left navigation menu choose “Volunteer Toolkit.” Then choose “Explore,” “Pre-Selected Tracks,” “Fun and Friendship” and you’re set! See step-by-step access instructions .
• Access other easy-to-follow volunteer essentials to keep you organized and inspired.
• Access volunteer training from gsLearn for easy access to essential training and courses to lead activities the Girl Scout way.
• Simply log in via myGS.girlscouts.org and search for “GSUSA Daisy petal badges” or other topics of interest.  Each course will show you how to bring the petal badge content to life for your Daisy troop.
• See step-by-step access instructions .

Give your troop another year of growth, laughter, and the confidence they need to be their most authentic selves!