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Badges

Official GSUSA Junior Badges from 1997-2011

Both the badges with the multiple color outlines from the Worlds to Explore program and the solid green borders that replaced them in 2001 are listed.

For images of the badges, we recommend looking at the Treasure Hunters Badges shop.

These are in Alphabetical Order with release date next to the name:

• Across Generations (1980 & 2001)
• Active Citizen (1980)
• Active Citizen (2001)
• Adventure Sports (2001)
• Aerospace (1980)
• Aerospace (2001)
• Architecture (1980)
• Architecture (2001)
• Around the Town (1980 – Retired in 2001)
• Art in 3D (1999)
• Art in the Home (1980)
• Art in the Home (1999)
• Art in the Home (2001)
• Art in the Round (1980)
• Art in the Round (2001)
• Art to Wear (1980)
• Art to Wear (2001)
• Arts and Media (1999)
• Arts and Media (2000)
• Becoming a Teen (1980)
• Becoming a Teen (2001)
• Being My Best (2001)
• Bicycling (1980 – Retired in 1991)
• Boating (1980 – Retired in 1991)
• Books (1980)
• Books (2001)
• Business-Wise (1980)
• Business-Wise (2001)
• Camera Shots (2001)
• Car Care (1980)
• Car Care (2001)
• Careers (1986)
• Careers (1999)
• Careers (2001)
• Caring for Children (1990)
• Caring for Children (2001)
• Celebrating People (1990)
• Celebrating People (2001)
• Ceramics and Clay (1990)
• Ceramics and Clay (2001)
• Child Care (1980 – Renamed Caring for Children in 1990)
• “Collecting” Hobbies (1987)
• “Collecting” Hobbies (1999)
• “Collecting” Hobbies (2001)
• Communication Arts (1980)
• Communication Arts (1990)
• Communication Arts (2001)
• Communication (1986 – Retired in 1999)
• Community Health and Safety (1980 – Retired in 1999)
• Computer Fun (1980)
• Computer Fun (2001)
• Consumer Power (1994)
• Consumer Power (2001)
• Cookie Biz (2005)
• Cookie Connection (1997)
• Cookie Connection (2001)
• Court Sports (2001)
• Creative Solutions (1990)
• Creative Solutions (2001)
• Cyber Girl Scout (2001)
• Dance (1980)
• Dance (2001)
• Discovery Technology (1986)
• Discovery Technology (2001)
• Do-It-Yourself (1980)
• Do-It-Yourself (2001)
• “Doing” Hobbies (1987)
• “Doing” Hobbies (2001)
• Drawing and Painting (1990)
• Drawing and Painting (2001)
• Earth Connection (2001)
• Eco-Action (1980)
• Eco-Action (2001)
• Ecology (1980 – Renamed Earth Connection in 2001)
• Energy Saver (1980 – Retired in 1991)
• Exploring Foods (1980 – Renamed Exploring Healthy Eating in 1990)
• Exploring Healthy Eating (1990 – Renamed Let’s Get Cooking in 2001)
• Family Living Skills (1990)
• Family Living Skills (2001)
• Field Sports (2001)
• Finding Your Way (1980)
• Finding Your Way (2001)
• First Aid (1980)
• First Aid (2001)
• Folk Arts (1980)
• Folk Arts (2001)
• Food Power (2001)
• Food Raiser (1980 – Retired in 1991)
• Foods, Fibers, and Farming (1980)
• Foods, Fibers, and Farming (1990)
• Foods, Fibers, and Farming (2001)
• Foot Traveler (1980 – Retired in 1991)
• Frosty Fun (1990)
• Frosty Fun (2001)
• Fun and Fit (2001)
• Geology (1990 – Renamed Rocks Rock in 2001)
• Geography Fun (1990 – Retired in 2001, old image was used for Globe Trotting)
• Girl Scouting Around the World (1990)
• Girl Scouting Around the World (2001)
• Girl Scouting Everywhere (1980 – Retired in 1991)
• Girl Scouting in the USA (1990)
• Girl Scouting in the USA (2001)
• Girls are Great (1994)
• Global Awareness (2001)
• Globe Trotting (2001 – reused old 1990 image of Geography Fun)
• Group Sports (1980 – Retired in 1999)
• Hands Across the World (1980 – Renamed Girl Scouting in the USA in 1990)
• Health and Fitness (1990)
• Health and Fitness (2001)
• Healthier You (2001)
• Healthy Eating (1980 – Retired 1991)
• Healthy Living (1999 – Retired in 2001)
• Healthy Relationships (1990)
• Healthy Relationships (2001)
• High on Life (2001)
• Highway to Health (2001)
• Hiker (1980)
• Hiker (1999)
• Hiker (2001)
• Hobbies and Pets (1980 – Retired in 1985)
• Home Living (1980 – Retired in 1991)
• Horse Lover (1990 – Renamed Horse Fan in 2001)
• Horse Fan (2001)
• Horse Rider (2001)
• Horseback Rider (1990 – Renamed Horse Rider in 2001)
• Household Wiz (1980 – Retired in 1991)
• Humans and Habitats (2001)
• Individual Sports (1980 – Retired in 1991)
• It’s Important to Me (2001)
• Jeweler (1990)
• Jeweler (2001)
• Junior Citizen (1980 – Renamed Model Citizen in 2001)
• Lead On (1999)
• Lead On (2001)
• Leadership (1986 – Renamed Lead On in 1999)
• Let’s Get Cooking (2001)
• Local Lore (1980)
• Local Lore (1990)
• Local Lore (2001)
• Looking Your Best (1994)
• Looking Your Best (2001)
• Making Decisions (1990 – Retired in 1999)
• “Making” Hobbies (1987)
• “Making” Hobbies (2001)
• Making Music (2001)
• Making it Matter (2001)
• Math Whiz (1980)
• Math Whiz (1990)
• Math Whiz (2001)
• Model Citizen (2001)
• Money Sense (1990)
• Money Sense (2001)
• Ms. Fix-It (1980)
• Ms. Fix-It (2001)
• Musician (1980 – Renamed Making Music in 2001)
• Music Lover (1980 – Renamed Music Fan in 2001)
• Music Fan (2001)
• My Best Self (1980 – Renamed My Self-Esteem in 1990)
• My Community (1980)
• My Community (2001)
• My Heritage (1980)
• My Heritage (2001)
• My Self-Esteem (1990 – Renamed Being My Best in 2001)
• Native People of the USA (1990 – Retired in 1993)
• Now and Then Stories (1994)
• Now and Then Stories (2001)
• Oil Up (2001)
• Oil Up (2004)
• On My Way (1980)
• On My Way (2001)
• Outdoor Cook (1980)
• Outdoor Cook (1990)
• Outdoor Cook (2001)
• Outdoor Creativity (1990)
• Outdoor Creativity (2001)
• Outdoor Fun (1980)
• Outdoor Fun (1990)
• Outdoor Fun (2001)
• Outdoor Fun in the City (1990)
• Outdoor in the City (2001)
• Peoples of the US (1980 – Retired in 1991)
• Personal Health (1980 – Retired in 1991)
• Pet Care (1980)
• Pet Care (2001)
• Photography (1990 – Retired in 2001)
• Plants and Animals (1990)
• Plants and Animals (2001)
• Popular Arts (1980 – Retired in 1999)
• Prints and Graphics (1980)
• Prints and Graphics (2001)
• Putting Things Together (1980 – Retired in 1999)
• Puzzlers (1990)
• Puzzlers (2001)
• Ready for Tomorrow (1990)
• Ready for Tomorrow (2001)
• Rocks Rock (2001)
• Safety Sense (1990)
• Safety Sense (2001)
• Science Around Town (1980 – Retired in 1991)
• Science Discovery (1994)
• Science Discovery (2001)
• Science in Action (1980)
• Science in Action (2001)
• Science in Everyday Life (2001)
• Science in the Worlds (1990 – Renamed Science in Everyday Life in 2001)
• Science Sleuth (1980)
• Science Sleuth (2001)
• Sew Simple (2001)
• Sky Search (1990)
• Sky Search (2001)
• Sports (1990)
• Sports (1999 – Retired in 2001)
• Sports Sampler (1980)
• Sports Sampler (2001)
• Small Craft (1990)
• Small Craft (2001)
• Stress Less (2001)
• Swimming (1980)
• Swimming (2001)
• Talk (1994)
• Talk (2001)
• Technology (1998 – Renamed Cyber Girl in 2001)
• Tending Toddlers (1980 – Renamed Caring for Children in 1990)
• Textiles and Fibers (1980 – Retired in 1999)
• The Choice is Yours (2001)
• The World in My Community (1990)
• The World in My Community (2001)
• Theater (1980)
• Theater (2001)
• Toymaker (1990)
• Toymaker (2001)
• Traveler (1998)
• Traveler (2001)
• Troop Camper (1980)
• Troop Camper (1990)
• Troop Camper (2001)
• Video Production
• Visual Arts
• Walking for Fitness
• Water Fun
• Water Wonders
• Weather Watch
• Wildlife
• Women Today
• Women’s Stories
• World in My Community
• World Neighbors
• World of People Dabbler
• World of the Arts Dabbler
• World of the Out-of-Doors Dabbler
• World of Today and Tomorrow Dabbler
• World of Well-Being Dabbler

Handbooks

Requirements can be found in the following:

• 1980 – Girl Scout Badges and Signs
  Available in Open Library as of Oct 2024
• 1986 – Junior Girl Scout Handbook
  Available in Open Library as of Oct 2024
• 1990 – Girl Scout Badges and Signs
  Available in Open Library as of Oct 2024
• 1994 – Junior Girl Scout Handbook
  Not currently available in Open Library
• 2001 – Junior Badgebook
  Available in Open Library as of Oct 2024
• 2001 – Junior Handbook
  Available in Open Library as of Oct 2024

History

A very brief synopsis

It started in 1980 with a new Girl Scout Badges and Signs book. The 5 “Worlds to Explore” program they released in 1977 was used to create an equal number of new badges for each of the 5 worlds. Badges could be identified on which “World” it belonged to by the color of the border. The Girl Scout Badges and Signs book kept a record of all badge requirements.

The Badges and Signs book in 1990 and the Badges and Signs book in 1994 had a few revisions in the requirements, but the badges themselves did not change even when requirements or name changes occurred. The Junior Girl Scout Handbook in 1986 and Junior Girl Scout Handbook of 1994 also held a few badge requirements at the back of the book. The 1992 Junior Girl Scout Activity Book only gave suggestions on which badges to earn based on what topic you wanted to work on.

Junior badges only had a green border and got a new 2001 Junior Handbook and 2001 Junior Badgebook.

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