The Badge Archive

GGUK – Innovate Skills Builder

All levels in Girlguiding UK can earn Skills Builders (Staged badges). They are designed with lower stages (one and two) being for the youngest’s Girlguide experience in mind. The highest stages (five and six) are designed for the eldest’s Girlguide experience. Girlguides may work on lower stages, but not higher than the recommended level.

  • Rainbows are recommended to do Stages 1-2
  • Brownies are recommended to do Stages 2-3
  • Guides are recommended to do Stages 3-5
  • Rangers are recommended to do Stages 5-6

List is created from the information on Girlguiding Cards webpage.

Innovate Stage 1 – Recommended for Rainbows

  • Clip, Tap, Pat (30 min)
  • Exciting Experiments (45 min)
  • Go Gobots! (45 min)
  • Puppet Pals (30 min) – Craft
  • Slippery Slopes (30 min) – Experiment, Science

Innovate Stage 2 – Recommended for Rainbows or Brownies

  • Edible Architecture (45 min) – Buildings, Food, Foundations
  • I Have An Idea (45 min) – Designing, Inventions, Kim’s game
  • Made To Measure (60 min) – Boat, Craft, Experiment, Science, STEM
  • Mime Time (30 min) – Acting, Imagination, Mime, Performing, Props
  • Move and Shake (45 min) – Algorithm, Dancing, Game

Innovate Stage 3 – Recommended for Brownies or Guides

  • A Work of Art (45 min) – Art materials, Craft, Storytelling
  • Bounce, Roll, Throw (45 min) – Ball sports, Experiment, Science, STEM
  • Build It Up (60 min) – Building, Construction, Structure, Teamwork
  • It’s On The Cards (60 min) – Card game, Computers, Database
  • Speedy Explorers (60 min) – Experiment, Science, STEM, Teamwork, Teddies, Zip line

Innovate Stage 4 – Recommended for Guides

  • A Night on the Tiles (30 min)
  • Baking: It’s a Science (60 min)
  • Binary Beads (60 min)
  • It’s Not Brain Surgery (60 min)
  • Walk of the Town (60 min)

Innovate Stage 5 – Recommended for Guides or Rangers

  • Bridging the Gap (60 min)
  • Crime Scene Scientists (60 min)
  • High-tech Help (45 min)
  • Level Up (60 min)
  • Retro Revival (60 min) – Craft, Designing, History, Inventions

Innovate Stage 6 – Recommended for Rangers

  • Escape Room (60 min) – Game, Planning, Teamwork
  • It Fits Like a Glove (30 min)
  • Psychological Science (60 min)
  • Sound It Out (45 min)
  • Think Outside the Box (60 min)
Tia Kennard