One of the appeals that American Heritage Girls has to many families is the progression of the program. A girl can earn the same badge three times – once as a Tenderheart, once as an Explorer and once as a Pioneer / Patriot. At each level the requirements change and become more challenging while becoming age appropriate. Continue reading “AHG Badge Help – World Heritage”
Are you one of the 20+ million people who plan to visit DC this year? You can find my family there again this year. I am blessed to have family in the area and have been able to visit several times. There is so much to do in DC that no matter how many times we go, there is always something new. Among our top things we have done included the Washington Monument at night, watching Fourth of July fireworks from Iwo Jima, the American History Museum “Star Spangled Banner” display, and the changing of the guards at Arlington National Cemetery
Not only it is a must see location, full of history it is also a great place to work on American Heritage Girl Badges. Continue reading “Summer Vacation in Washington D.C.”
“Water, water, everywhere. Nor any a drop to drink.”
This famous line from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem”The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is known by many. We too are surrounded by water (70% of the earth’s surface), yet only a small amount is suitable for drinking. The Caring For My Environment merit badge focuses on being good stewards of the natural resources that God has given us. This goes back to the being responsible portion of the AHG Oath.
Requirement #10 has the Explorer level girls make a list of the at least 5 ways to conserve water at home. I created a simple printout for the girls to use with this requirement. (Right click on the image below to save a pdf version for your use.) Continue reading “Water Conservation”
Tinsmithing first became popular in England around 1630. Tin was the poor man’s silver. In the early 1700’s during colonial times, tin became popular in America. Tin was inexpensive, lightweight, easy to clean and durable. Popular uses for tin included lantern covers, fireboxes, and fronts of pie safes.
Our Heritage Frontier is my favorite merit badge frontier. As I have gotten older, I have fallen in love with history. As a student (even in college) I hated it. Now as a home school mom, and getting to teach history with good history books, I really enjoy it. I have learned so much teaching the kids history.
Dawn of Our Country is a great merit badge. It looks at the formation of the great county that we live in. Part of that history is the historic symbolism found in everyday objects such as our currency. Optional requirement number twelve looks at the back of a one-dollar and two-dollar bill. If you have an Explorer working on this requirement, the print-out below should help. It provides images for them to look at along with lines for them to write on so they can easily turn their work in to their unit leader.
