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One Tree at a Time

GSCO blog

Jul 19, 2021
2 min

One Tree at a Time

We know Girl Scouts love to make the world a better place and our world would be a better place with more trees! Along with the Elliot Wildlife Values Project and American Forests, GSUSA is launching a bold tree planting and conservation initiative and patch program named The Girl Scout Tree Promise. The Girl Scouts Tree Promise has a mission to plant five million trees, across the country in five years, and to protect and honor new and existing trees. This will be great for

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Troop 65659 Daisies design vehicles

GSCO blog

May 20, 2021
1 min

Troop 65659 Daisies design vehicles

Submitted by Jessica Spangler Metro Denver Denver Daisies Elizabeth and Summer Ella with multi-level Troop 65659 completed the Daisy Automotive Design badge. They both chose to design campers. Summer Ella’s camper will take you to the bottom of the ocean, “fast.” To entertain yourself on the way, you will have iPads and a climbing wall. Elizabeth’s camper will take you to an island, so you can find treasure. It has wings to get you over the ocean. Summer’s sister, Junior Ken

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Graphic Design 101

GSCO blog

Jan 25, 2021
1 min

Graphic Design 101

Submitted by Arya Thomson Pikes Peak Fountain Arya used her Brownie Computer Expert badge skills to design a flyer to pass out to her classmates and teacher. Now, they can order on her digital site and receive some contactless cookie love. Arya used Adobe Spark and a bank of graphics from GSCO to create a design that was all her own. She even added a “love yourself” message on the bottom. We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, carin

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GSCO blog

Jan 11, 2021
1 min

Snow Badge Spectacular: Registration Open Now

It’s winter and that means it’s time to get out and earn your Snow badge! Join the GSCO Outdoor Program team and Sandra Clark, Marketing Manager at The North Face, on a webinar on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 from 5 – 6 p.m. to learn more about how to plan, prepare, and train for you outdoor adventure. We will walk you through the steps of the Snow badge and give you special tips, tricks, and resources to help you earn your badge. We know that each level of the Snow badge co

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GSCO blog

Dec 15, 2020
1 min

NEW Fire and First-Aid Adventure from South Metro Fire

Girl Scouts of Colorado is excited to share a new resource from South Metro Fire and Rescue, a fire and first-aid adventure! Please use this online resource to help complete requirements for your Girl Scout First-Aid badge. If you use this resource, please make sure to complete the “exit ticket” linked on the last page. Questions? Email reducingrisk@southmetro.org. We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, an

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Brownie Troop 77918 Honors Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Longmont Library

GSCO blog

Nov 11, 2020
1 min

Brownie Troop 77918 Honors Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Longmont Library

Submitted by Krista Allard Northern & Northeastern CO Longmont Girl Scout Troop 77918 is so excited to share their collaborative mural honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Longmont Library! Our Brownies earned their Painting badge by painting a nature scene with found items, talking about how paint colors can reflect their moods, and each Girl Scout painting two sections of this collaborative mural. The Brownie mural was then presented to our who

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Awesome Girls: On My Own

GSCO blog

Oct 20, 2020
2 min

Awesome Girls: On My Own

Ready to start owning your future? Being financially savvy is the first step to getting started. Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) invites you to the “Awesome Girls: Owning My Future” webinar on October 21, 2020. You’ll hear from financial management experts as you learn to build and practice smart budgeting habits, prepare for financial emergencies, navigate loans, and build good credit. You’ll jumpstart your budgeting habits with an interactive budget activity plus tips on wha

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Blending GSCO’s Badge Series in Your Troop’s Experience

GSCO blog

Oct 14, 2020
1 min

Blending GSCO’s Badge Series in Your Troop’s Experience

Leaders, are you looking at this upcoming Girl Scout year and feeling a little uncertain about how to engage your girls in a virtual setting? We are here to help! Girl Scouts of Colorado has launched a new virtual program called Badge Series. Each month, we provide online learning modules that instruct girls on how to complete badges and some months we even start a Journey! Check out our training on either gsLearn if you are a Colorado troop leader or on GSCO’s YouTube channe

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Troop 40294 Earns Archery Badge

GSCO blog

Oct 6, 2020
1 min

Troop 40294 Earns Archery Badge

Submitted by Dinah Campbell Pikes Peak Colorado Springs Our Cadette troop earned their Archery badge at Cheyenne Mt. State Park Archery Range. The staff did a great job of keeping things clean and safe. They walked us through all the steps to teach us how to properly shoot the arrows, archery safety, and made it fun. We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story

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Bugs Badge Activity

GSCO blog

Oct 6, 2020
1 min

Bugs Badge Activity

Submitted by Maahi Northern & Northeastern CO Superior A few days back we had a surprise visitor! It was a bug on our trash bin in the garage. It’s out of the ordinary for me to welcome the friendly bug and surprising for my parents to see how happy I was to introduce them to a praying mantis. I shared my knowledge about this very unique species that I learned while doing the Bugs badge activities! We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiat

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I earned the Democracy in Action Badge

GSCO blog

Oct 5, 2020
2 min

I earned the Democracy in Action Badge

Submitted by Clemmer H., GSCO Media Star Metro Dever Highlands Ranch Hi, my name is Clemmer! I earned the Democracy in Action badge. To receive this badge, there are five steps. Find out about local government Find out about state government Find out about the federal legislative branch Find out about the federal executive branch Find out about the federal judicial branch The first project I did was listen to a town hall meeting. Our county lets us call into the county commis

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Fort Lupton EMT Give Expert Advice to Brownies Earning their First-Aid Badge

GSCO blog

Sep 24, 2020
1 min

Fort Lupton EMT Give Expert Advice to Brownies Earning their First-Aid Badge

Submitted by Jessica Holbrook Northern & Northeastern CO Fort Lupton The Fort Lupton Fire Department sent four EMTs to our Brownie meeting. We are working on our first-aid badge and needed to interview an expert. We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here. #Browniebadges #Brownie #NorthernampNortheasternCO #Brownies #firstaid #badge #FortLuptonFireDepart

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GSCO blog

Sep 22, 2020
2 min

Fall Trail Adventure Kickoff

Ready to earn your Trail Adventure badge? We have a special guest ready to teach you how to gear up to hit the trails this fall! Join the GSCO Outdoor Program team and Aliyah Cohen, equipment designer at The North Face, on these virtual webinars to learn more about how to plan, prepare, and train for your outdoor adventure. We will walk you through each step of the Trail Adventure badge and give you special tips, tricks, and resources to help you earn your badge. We are offer

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GSCO blog

Sep 15, 2020
1 min

Tools for Independence Club for Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors

Calling all Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors! Do you want to be more independent when it comes to your clothes? Do you want to be able to fix a plumbing emergency on your own? Do you want to help more in the kitchen? Do you want to be able to do basic first-aid? Then, Girl Scouts of Colorado’s Tools for Independence Club is the club for you! Starting September 21, 2020, GSCO staff will be teaching girls to be more independent by teaching laundry skills, toilet mai

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October 2020 Badge Series: Civics

GSCO blog

Sep 8, 2020
1 min

October 2020 Badge Series: Civics

Sign up for our Badge Series program in October 2020 to earn badges related to civics. Girls will have the chance to earn two civics badges that encourage them to explore the structure of our democracy, learn about voting, and how they can be an active member of their community. We will kick-off the month on October 5, with leaders receiving their content in gsLearn and girls accessing the courses on our new gscoHQ! Login information for girls will be emailed on October 5. Ba

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Create a Garden: Girl Scout Exploration at the Denver Botanic Gardens

GSCO blog

Aug 31, 2020
1 min

Create a Garden: Girl Scout Exploration at the Denver Botanic Gardens

Create a Garden: Girl Scout Exploration at the Denver Botanic Gardens is September 26, 2020. This self-guided experience encourages Girl Scouts and families to explore the basics of garden design as they learn how to plan for a successful garden. This program is designed to meet the needs of the Girl Scout Junior Gardener Badge requirements. Register now: https://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/en/events-repository/2020/092620_create_a_gar.html All Girl Scouts and community grou

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Daisy Space Science Explorer badge: Step Three of Three

GSCO blog

Aug 25, 2020
1 min

Daisy Space Science Explorer badge: Step Three of Three

When Daisies earn the Space Science Explorer badge, they’ll have explored and observed the Sun, Moon, and stars. Time to meet the last thing in our sky, the stars! Did you know that the Sun is the closest star to us? Most of the stars in the sky are very far away, trillions of miles away! Step One: Explore the Sun Step Two: Observe the Moon Step Three: Meet the Stars Watch this video to learn how to make your own constellation. Constellations are patterns in the stars that pe

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Daisy Space Science Explorer badge: Step One of Three

GSCO blog

Aug 18, 2020
1 min

Daisy Space Science Explorer badge: Step One of Three

When Daisies earn the Space Science Explorer badge, they’ll have explored and observed the Sun, Moon, and stars. Did you know that Earth, the planet we live on, spins around the sun? During the day, it looks like the sun is moving across our sky, but we’re the ones moving! When you’re on the part of the Earth that faces the Sun, it’s daytime, but when it’s facing away, it’s nighttime. Step One: Explore the Sun During a sunny day, use a piece of paper, rocks, a writing utensil

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GSCO blog

Aug 12, 2020
1 min

Magic Sky Rock Climbing Badge Adventure Day: Spaces Still Available

UPDATE: Registration is now closed as we have reached capacity. Spaces are still available for Rock Climbing Badge Adventure Day at Magic Sky Ranch! Date: Sunday, September 20, 2020 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Fee: $20 (Grants available) Join us for a day of outdoor rock climbing and outdoor skill building to complete some of the requirements for the Rock Climbing Adventure badge. Girls will learn about climbing equipment, techniques, knots, and other skills before exploring up the rock

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Cadette Finding Common Ground badge: Step Four of Five

GSCO blog

Aug 11, 2020
2 min

Cadette Finding Common Ground badge: Step Four of Five

The great thing about our country is we all can have different backgrounds, experiences and opinions, and still come together and work towards the common good. No matter the level of government – from your local school board to the Congress – people have to compromise – give up some things you want in order to support somethings someone else wants – in order to accomplish their goals. When you earn the Cadette Finding Common Ground badge, you will learn how governments do tha

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