Are you ready to blast off into some summer fun? Here is a great rocket snack we made to with a group of Tenderhearts earning the Living & Working in Space merit badge. 
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Our theme for this year’s AHG Summer camp is centered around launching a new era for the camp. We will be launching many things during the week including rockets. The girls attending camp will have the opportunity to complete the Living and Working in Space Merit Badge.
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When teaching the cooking merit badge, it is important that we emphasis safety. Proper handling of foods and cooking foods to the correct temperature are essential to preventing food poisoning.
While the safety guidelines change occasionally, the easiest way to keep up-to-date is by using the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) website. A link can be found here.
The USDA provides all the information needed to complete requirement #18 of the Cooking Merit Badge.
NOTE: The requirements have been simplified here. Please be sure to read the full text in the American Heritage Girl Handbook to make sure you fully understand the requirements.
Well now that it is spring, it means one thing to AHG leaders – time to plan summer activities. Summer camp is one of the few times each year that I am still active in teaching badge classes. In addition to being able to pour my heart into something I love, I am generating a ton of AHG related blog post ideas that I will be sharing with you.
The Living in the USA badge focuses on our individual states and the its uniqueness. Requirement #12 looks at famous citizens from your state, including the ones placed in the National Statuary Hall.
A trip to Washington D.C. is full of potential learning and should be included on everyone’s bucket list. Inside the US Capitol is a collection of statues. Each state has donated two statues to represent them.
For more information about them check out the the Architect of the Capitol website at www.aoc.gov
If you are looking for additional merit badge helps for Living in the USA, check out these blog posts:
NOTE: The requirements have been simplified here. Please be sure to read the full text in the American Heritage Girl Handbook to make sure you fully understand the requirements.
The cake decorating merit badge is always a favorite with Tenderhearts and Explorers. Today I wanted to share a set of cakes my Explorers created to complete requirement #7. All of these cakes were created from 8 inch round cakes. Continue reading “AHG Badge Help – Cake Decorating #7”
