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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Where can I find a list of all Brownie Patches/Badges offered by GSCNC?

Maybe I'm searching for the wrong terms but I don't see it on their website.[/quote]
Nevermind - found it. Boy, these patches are lame! Everyone inspired me to not complain and volunteer to take my dd's troop on a field trip to get a cool badge. Looking through the list, I'm not so impressed.

We can create our own badge? How does that work? I found the badge list for a council of Southern Alabama and one of the badges they had was a horse badge (learn how to groom and ride, I think). Could I offer something similar to my troop?[/quote]

You *can* create your own badge, but it is expensive --- $3.99 +shipping PER badge.  You're only supposed to do it once per year, but my understanding is that no one is actually counting how many times you use that system, so you could do it more often.  Yes, you can do things without earning a badge.   You can buy fun patches and put them on the back of your daughter's vest.  But, there is a difference b/t "earning" something --- requiring learning, and just showing up to do something with no structure (where you get a fun patch).  We do both kinds of events, but you don't want to have a vest with NO badges!  If you are a leader, I suggest you google "baby center Girl Scout moms" and you will find a very supportive group of leaders who will give you all sorts of ideas and help.  (NOT a DCUM-type of group, and not entirely annonymous).  These are leaders from all over the country.

Recently the discussion turned to the Girl Guides in Canada (essentially the Girl Scouts of Canada).  They have a great collection of outdoor badges -- probably more like Campfire girls.  Our GS in the USA can earn the Canadian badges and wear them.  There is also a nearby council (I think it might be Council of the Chessapeake Bay??).  they have a series of outdoor "council's own" that have four "levels" of skill to earn and I think it is also differentiated by GS level (i.e. brownie, junior, cadettes).   Here's the link:  http://www.gscb.org/02_for_girls/awards_recog/councils_own_awards/council_awards.html   (they put our GSCNC earned patch programs to shame).

I also belong to a nation-wide Facebook group that is a GS Swap and Sell where you can find the "retired" badges and get ideas.  Some councils still sell the retired badges (but every year they get harder to find).

when I have done the CO's from other councils, I've adapted to our area.  So, we did the North Carolina council's "Every Vote Counts" last year (election time) and just adapted it to our state.  For my girls who are doing Oceanography (there are three councils that offer it -- Massachusettes, Oregon/Washington state and Gulf Coast Florida) -- we just adapt it to our ocean areas where necessary.[/quote]

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