Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge
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Released in 2011.
The 2011 Junior Page has information on when all badges were released.
What is this badge about?
Practice independence, learn about transport, break a bad habit, and learn two chores.
Quick Links:
Activity Choices, Meeting Plans, Solo Scouts,
Uniform Placement, GSUSA Info & Links
Our Summary* of Requirements:
- Learn about one form of travel (bike check, car check, OR use public transportation).
- Explore clothing in one aspect (do 3 or more loads of laundry, learn 2 basic sewing skills and use them on clothes, OR organize your closet).
- Spend two weeks to break a bad habit from school, home, or friends.
- Learn one new homemaking task (how a toilet works and how to unclog it, cleaning task list and music to clean by, OR different ways to hang something on the wall).
- Try being independent (home along for a few hours, run a family errand yourself, OR go out with a friend without direct adult supervision even if an adult is nearby).
* – This summary is based off the GSUSA booklet activity choices.
Activity Choices
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- Do five Required Activities:
- Pick one Use Transportation activity.
- Pick one Clothing Care activity.
- Pick one Break Bad Habit activity.
- Pick one Basic Homemaking Task activity.
- Pick one Independent Task activity.
Available Troop Meeting Plans
- (1) Mtg – Plan at Earn Junior Girl Scout Badges Blog
- (2) 90 Min Mtgs – Mtg1 and Mtg2 from GSRV (River Valley)
- (2) 90 Min Mtgs – GSUSA Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) free plan
- Mtg 1: Transportation (3 choices), Laundry (3 choices)
- Mtg 2: Bad Habit Breaking (3 choices), Homemaking (3 choices), Independent Activity (3 choices)
How to earn individually as a Solo Scout?
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Is there a matching badge for Multi-Level Troops?
Learn about the Self Care Themed Multi-level GSUSA 2011 badges.
Where does this go on the Uniform?
This is a Skill Based Badge and goes on the troop number side of the vest – Click Here to see Junior diagrams and details on where to place it or sash placement.
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GSUSA Information and Details
There are five steps needed to complete this badge, found on the Girl Scout Shop description or searching the GSUSA Badge Explorer. Information on the official requirements can also be found on the Scout’s Honor Wiki.
Printed Booklets
Booklet and VTK Information(Coming Soon)- Buy the GSUSA Leader Guide Booklet
Other Non-GSUSA Resources
- None Currently Available.
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For More Fun Ideas and Plans
Join the Girl Scout Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Leader Help Facebook Group
(Not an official GSUSA Group)
Join the Girl Scout Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Leader Help Facebook Group
(Not an official GSUSA Group)
See other Recommended Facebook Groups for some Scouting Organizations
(No official Groups)
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Click Here -> To see information References:
Disclaimer: The information published on The Badge Archive is built from the references listed below. These sources demonstrate that our content is grounded in facts and research, not opinion or speculation. Readers may consult them directly when looking for additional material.
- Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. “Meeting : Independence 1.” My.girlscouts.org, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., https://my.girlscouts.org/content/girlscouts-vtk/en/vtk.html. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
- Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. “Meeting : Independence 2.” My.girlscouts.org, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., https://my.girlscouts.org/content/girlscouts-vtk/en/vtk.html. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
- Roberts, Rachel. Junior the Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting. New York, NY, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., 2011.
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