The Badge Archive

• Craft with Simple Tools: Badges focused on the use of basic materials and simple tools. Includes cardboard crafting, clay art, foam printing, paper crafts, puppet making, stencil art, and string art.
  Sub-Category Activities (Not Badges):
  • Cardboard Crafting – Sculptures, dioramas, or reusable crafts made from cardboard
  • Clay Art – Shaping and molding to create textured designs or small sculptures in air-dried, baked, or kiln-fired clay
  • Foam Printing – Printmaking with foam sheets and simple tools
  • Paper Crafts – Origami, paper flowers, paper mâché, pop-ups
  • Puppet Making – Various forms of puppet projects
  • Stencil Art – Using stencils with sponges or brushes
  • String Art – Thread or yarn wrapped around nails to form patterns on wood, using thread to paint, or using thread as “paint”
  • Toy Making – Various simple toys to craft
    • Safe Toys – Something you can play with without getting hurt or breaking things
• Advanced Crafts: Badges about skills, techniques, or specialized tools. Includes crochet, embroidery, felting, knitting, loom beading, macramé, and textiles.
  Sub-Category Activities (Not Badges):
  • Crochet – Looping yarn with a hook to make small items
  • Embroidery – Basic stitches to create designs on fabric
  • Felting – Sculpting or decorating with wool fibers
  • Knitting – Stitching yarn with needles into flat or shaped pieces
  • Loom Beading – Creating patterns with beads on a small loom
  • Macramé – Knotting techniques for wall hangings or plant holders
  • Textiles – Simple weaving or fabric dyeing with natural materials
• Jewelry Making: Badges that combine design, fine motor skills, and personal style. Includes beaded jewelry, friendship bracelets, shrink plastic jewelry, wire weaving, and wire wrapping.
  Sub-Category Activities (Not Badges):
  • Beaded Jewelry – Necklaces, bracelets, keychains, and more
  • Friendship Bracelets – Thread or yarn knots with pattern tools
  • Shrink Plastic Jewelry – Draw designs on shrink plastic to create charms
  • Wire Weaving – Interlace thin wire strands to form textured, decorative patterns
  • Wire Wrapping – Wrap stones or beads with wire for unique pieces
• Artisanal Crafts: Projects that blend creativity with self‑care, nature, or home use. Includes basket weaving, bath bombs, lip balm, lotion making, pressed flower art, perfume blending, and soap making.
  Sub-Category Activities (Not Badges):
  • Basket Weaving – Small baskets using natural or synthetic materials
  • Bath Bombs – Colorful, fizzy bath creations
  • Lip Balm – Melt, mix, and pour into tubes or tins
  • Lotion Making – Blend oils, waxes, and butters into creamy or solid moisturizers for hands and skin
  • Pressed Flower Art – Dried flowers in candles, soap, or frames
  • Perfume Blending – Custom scents using essential oils
  • Soap Making – Use melt-and-pour bases to create custom bars
• Science Crafts: Badges that blend crafting with STEM concepts, experimentation, or scientific principles. Includes solar ovens, simple machines, light and color experiments, motion‑based builds, and other hands‑on activities that explore how science works through creative making.
  Sub-Category Activities (Not Badges):
  • Solar Ovens – Cardboard ovens that cook simple treats using sunlight
  • Wind Builds – Wind‑powered builds
  • Energy Builds – Any craft that demonstrates a scientific idea of light, heat, energy, or motion.
• Nature Crafts: Projects that use natural materials or support the natural world. Includes bird feeders, bug hotels, terrariums, nature‑collected materials, and crafts inspired directly by outdoor environments.
  Sub-Category Activities (Not Badges):
  • Bird Feeders – Recycled or natural materials used to attract and nourish local birds
  • Bird Houses – Simple shelters that provide nesting space for backyard birds
  • Bug Hotels – Shelters for beneficial insects like bees or ladybugs
  • DIY Terrariums – Tiny ecosystems in jars with soil, plants, and decor
  • Nature Crafts – Uses nature directly in the process: through materials (like rocks, leaves, or soil), outdoor spaces, or natural forces (like sunlight or wind)
  • Nature Inspired Crafts: Art that creates something that reflects nature’s colors, patterns, themes, or messages.
  • Wind Chimes – Chimes made from natural or recycled materials

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