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• Build and decorate a bee hotel using materials like bamboo tubes or untreated wood to give bees a safe place to rest.
• Build and decorate a butterfly house or bug hotel to provide a safe resting spot for pollinators.
• Create a butterfly puddling station by filling a shallow dish with wet sand or mud so butterflies can drink safely. Set up a water station with a shallow dish and pebbles to give pollinators a safe place to drink.
• Set up a hummingbird feeder filled with sugar-water (without food coloring) to give hummingbirds a treat. Experiment with creating a sugar-water mix for hummingbirds and observe them visiting your feeder.
• Plant colorful wildflowers in your yard or community to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies.
• Plant a pollinator-friendly garden with flowers like milkweed, butterfly bushes, or native wildflowers to attract bees and butterflies.
• Start a mini compost pile with the help of an adult to improve soil health for pollinator-friendly plants.
• Make seed balls with wildflower seeds, soil, and clay, then toss them in open spaces to grow plants for pollinators.
• Go on a walk in your neighborhood to spot bees, butterflies, and other pollinators visiting flowers. Keep track of what you see!
• Make pollinator-themed crafts, like painting rocks to look like bees or butterflies, and share them with friends.
• Work with your family or scout group to plant a row of flowering bushes or trees to create a pollinator-friendly pathway.
• Host a pollinator awareness event where you and your friends can share tips and activities to protect pollinators.
• Draw pictures of different pollinators, like bees and butterflies, and display them to teach others about their importance.
• Make colorful signs to remind people in your neighborhood to avoid using harmful pesticides in their gardens.
• Make a simple garden sign reminding people to avoid pesticides that harm pollinators and place it in your yard or school garden.
• Research why not mowing your grass in early spring or not burning leaves in the fall can help pollinator populations grow, and share what you learn with others.
• Add mulch or soil to an area to make a nesting spot for ground-dwelling bees.
• Visit a local nature center to learn about pollinators in your area and how they help the environment.
• Visit a local farmer’s market to see how pollinators help farmers grow fresh fruits and vegetables.
• Go on a pollinator observation walk with your family or scout group to spot bees, butterflies, or moths near flowers.
• Write a letter to an elected official explaining why pesticides harm pollinators and encouraging safer alternatives.

These activities are fun, practical, and help kids directly engage with pollinators in creative ways.

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Connected Official GSUSA Badges:

Brownie – Brownie Design with Nature – 1 Requirement: 1) Draw a diagram (a hexagon, bee hotel, or hive) and scale it (hexagon becomes a stick hexagon you can stand in, bee hotel can be built from the diagram, and hive should have 3 honey boxes, 10 frames each and each frame holds 5 pounds of honey… and they figure out how many pounds that is and how many could fit in a jar you have). AND 2) Pick a type of bird feed (seeds, nectar, or something else) and make a feeder (seed feeder, nectar feeder, or unique design). AND 3) Make bird feed (nectar ingredients, different seeds to make a mix, or a standard feed you need to fill multiple feeders with) and calculate the ratios (sugar to water, how many of each seed, or how much feed for each feeder).

Brownie – Brownie Shapes in Nature – 3 Requirements: 1) Make a foldable with 4 categories (like animals, plants, bugs, and rocks) to tally the things you see (like objects you see during a walk, or objects in a certain area) AND 2) Use the data from the 4 categories in Step 1 to make a graph (bar graph, pie chart, or word cloud) AND 3) Draw tessellations (patterns without space) from objects (leaves or kitchen items) or make them with different colors of paper/fabric

Junior – Junior Shapes in Nature – 2 Requirements: 1) Draw or craft a symmetrical nature-inspired art piece (butterfly wings, leaves, snowflakes, making a symmetrical pose and outlining the shadows, etc.) AND 2) Make something from symmetry (draw or sculpt leaves, butterfly wings, yourself, etc.)

Patch Programs:

Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast (GSCCC)

• Pollination: Project Pollinate – (Requirements Link, Purchase Link)

Girl Scouts of Central Illinois (GSCI)

• Eco-Difference: Community Service Program – (Requirements Link)
  Patches are ordered through the council store only.

Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan (GSSEM)

• Pollination: Beekeeper – (Requirements Link, Purchase Link)

Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida (GSFL)

• Pollination: What’s All the Buzz? – (Requirements Link, Purchase Link)

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