Are you excited that school is out? Summer is a great time for girls to work on merit badges. With less responsibilities at school, they have more time to devote to other things.
The Family Helper merit badge is a great badge to earn on your own. Not only is it a Stars and Stripes required merit badge, but it is difficult to earn as a unit since most of the work must be done individually. Continue reading “AHG Badge Help – Family Helper #13”
When we lived in Florida we had a pair of geese that nested in our yard every spring. “Our” pair of geese have returned to the same nesting spot for at least 3 years. 
Continue reading “AHG Badge Help – Our Feathered Friends #7”
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”
The first badge that my Pioneers have chosen to work on this year is the Outdoor Skills badge. Requirement 19 helps the girls learn axe / hatchet safety along with the parts of the tools.
This past week we began working on this badge. Here is a quick pdf I created to help the girls learn the parts. Match the parts to the number on the picture. Continue reading “AHG Badge Help – Outdoor Skills #19”
Even though summer is over and the kids are back in school, the weather is still nice and you can work on your boating safety badge. Before you jump into the water, I recommend a little class time to go over the basic parts of a boat. Continue reading “AHG Badge Help – Boating Safety #6 & #12”
