The Badge Archive

Activity ideas

Listed under each requirement

Birdbath Award – Learn about ourselves and how to take care of ourselves

• Compare Daisies and animals in Caring for Others
• Make a Lion’s Mane
• Emotions Roll game
• All About Me Nests activity
• Mix-Pair-Share activity
• Pair Share activity
• Animal Yoga for kids
• Go over any of the 1984 Daisy Girl Scout Leaders’ Guide Self Care activities.

Red Robin Award – How to take care of animals

• Brainstorm ways Daisies can take care of different pets without an adult’s help
• Go through Animal Scenarios
• Discuss how Animals Can Talk Too
• Guess the animal with Who Am I Cards or What am I videos
• Animal Needs cards
• Bake Dog Biscuits
• Play Pet Bingo
• Play Fly Dancing (adapted from Fly Fly Away activity in Leader’s Guide)
• Play Fly Little Bird
• Play Animal Sounds Match Game
• Have a Pretend Pet Grooming Salon
• Create Unique Animals
• Make Pet Puppets
• Make Pet Masks
• Make a Bird Feeder
• Make Origami Animals
• Make an Animal Flip Book
• Happy, Healthy, and Home Activity Book
• Make your own Pet Care book
  • Caring for a Dog
  • Caring for a Cat
• Make a poster or book about things kids SHOULD and SHOULD NOT do with pets
• Make Friendly Animal Helper Postcards
• Sing The Busy Squirrel Song (Video of tune by GSLP)
• Read a book
  • Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown

Tula Award – TAP (Take Action Project)

• Help volunteer at an animal shelter (if allowed, as some will not allow minors to volunteer)
• Make cat toys for the animal shelter – check to see if they can accept homemade toys.
• Raise money or collect items needed for an animal shelter’s wish list
• Make Bird Nesting Material Hangers (or version 2 and version 3)
• Do a performance, showcasing what you’ve learned about the journey. Invite family and friends to attend the performance. Helps to spread awareness about Caring for Animals.
• Create a play about Animal Stories
• Send Animal Care reminder Post Cards
• Thank the caregivers of the local humane society or animal shelter.

Field Trip Ideas

Pick one that works for your area

Make sure all requirements are met when going or have a pre-field trip meeting to hit the requirements.

• Tour an Animal/Pet Shelter
• Tour the Humane Society
• Visit a local Veterinarian Office
• Visit a Reptile Expo, Alpaca Farm, etc.
• Visit a small farm or petting zoo
• Tour a pet store
• Visit a Cat Cafe
• Tour an aquarium

Guest Speaker Ideas

Possibilities depending on where you are at

Make sure all requirements are met when there are there or have a meeting before or after the guest speaker to hit the requirements.

• Older Scout or FHA or 4-H member that raises animals
• Presentation from a Raptor Rehabilitation Center
• Presentation from an Animal Entertainer (They typically bring creatures to birthday parties)
• Veterinarian (They can speak and give a pet brought to the meeting a check up with the scouts)
• Bring in a Pet (Owner discusses care and scouts get to handle the pet and/or help with some kind of task AND/OR have a doggy day spa where the scouts groom, wash, blow dry, brush teeth, give treats, etc.)
• Professional Dog Walker/House Sitter
• Seeing Eye Dog and their Trainer or Owner