What girl out there does not enjoy collecting bugs? My daughter is a little bit of a “tom boy” so Zoology merit badge requirement #7 was not a horrible chore.
Armed with my camera, she set out to find bugs. This way “no insects were harmed in the completion of this badge”. The camera was an amazing tool. It allowed us to zoom in and observe details and if they scurried away before we could identify them all was not lost. Continue reading “Getting “buggy” – Zoology #7″
As a child we all dream about the job we will have as an adult. The American Heritage Girl program encourages girls to learn about different careers.
Young Meteorologist at the Tenderheart level has the girls observe and record the weather that they experience. Requirement #3 compares actual rain amounts to that of the average rain fall for your area. Continue reading “Young Meteorologist #3”
Last spring I shared a printout to help girls at the Pioneer / Patriot Level complete the Computer Fun Merit Badge (HERE). So, I decided it was only fair to create one for the Explorers.
Requirement #10 has the girls research how computer programs are created and the purpose of different commonly used programs. If you right-click the image below you will be able to save a pdf version of the handout I created to help complete this badge. Continue reading “Computer Fun #8”
Both of my grandmothers had green thumbs. They could grow anything. Somewhere along the way, the gene got lost. I have a black thumb. 
When Lily decided to work on the Gardening and Plant Science merit badge, I knew I was in trouble. For one of her optionals, she chose to build a terrarium.
Recently the kids and I took a field trip to the zoo. Now that the kids have gotten older we no longer make regular pilgrimages to the zoo. But this trip will be remembered for a very long time.
The weather was a bit nippy for January, but since the zoo was running a special $3 per person, we decided to take a break from school and join some friends at the zoo. We saw the usual zoo animals – lions, tigers and bears, Oh my! The zoo even had jaguars. I don’t recall ever seeing jaguars before this.
BUT what makes this trip memorable was the elephants. 
Continue reading “Best field trip EVER!”
