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The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest national award that a Girl Scout in grades 4-5 can earn. Interested in learning more about the Girl Scout bronze Award?  See the girl and adult Bronze packets below.

Organize

  • a celebration of diversity in your community
  • a Girl Scout recruitment event/day

  • a uniform closet for Girl Scouts in your area

  • a special Girl Scout event for a Scouting in the School Day group

  • an after-school homework helper for younger kids

  • a food drive

  • a bike safety program with the local schools

  • a tree-planting weekend at a local park

Create

  • a resource library for local leaders
  • activity boxes about the local ecosystem for use with younger Girl Scout troops

  • a guidebook of community resources for new leaders

  • a Flag Ceremony in a box. Collect materials for a proper flag ceremony. Type up & laminate procedures & commands for the ceremony. Make the box available to local leaders.

  • a videotape of yourself or your troop doing popular action songs. Make the tape available to leaders in your area.

  • a photo album of council camp sites for new leaders in your area. New leaders can check out the book to see what the different camp sites look like, so they can make an informed choice about where to take their troop.

  • Petal/Try-It/Badge Boxes containing the materials & information needed to earn the award. Make these boxes available to local leaders.

  • alphabet books for pre-schoolers in Head Start

  • a booklet or presentation about the different kinds of plant & animal life that can be found at the camp. Create a walking tour of the camp highlighting the various species that can be found there.

  • a local "patch" about your council

  • Learn to quilt, crochet, or knit, then teach it to others to make something for a local group.

  • Build and decorate bookcases and fill them with donated books for a shelter, Head Start, etc.

  • an illustrated what to do book for the area that includes kids activities, walking tours, annual events, fun things to do and see, local history, etc

  • an educational video on proper display, care, and disposal of the American flag

  • a book and game cart for a homeless shelter.

  • a perennial garden at an elderly day care center

  • puppets for a day care center

  • gifts for residents at a nursing home

Educate

  • Set up an educational display for the general public on a local matter (environmental, etc)
  • Collecting food for the Humane Society and educating the public about unwanted pets

  • Food Drive/Hunger information

  • Safety Issues

  • Community Brochures

Beautify

  • Local parks
  • Nature trails

  • Homes of local elderly residents

  • Schools

  • Retirement/Nursing homes

  • Churches

  • Place you hold your troop meetings

  • Day Cares

Collect

  • Book Drive
  • Blanket Drive

  • Toy Drive

  • Animal Needs Drive

  • Arts & Crafts Drive

  • Halloween Treats/Costume/Etc. Drive

  • Baby Supplies Drive

  • Food Drive

  • Winter Clothing/Coat Drive

  • School Supplies Drive

  • Uniform Drive

Groups

  • VA Hospital
  • Ill children

  • Elderly

  • Homeless

  • Disadvantaged

  • Disabled

  • Shelter Residents

  • School Clothes Closets

Attachments
Icon File Name Comment  
bronze-adults_01.pdf Bronze Award Guidelines (adult packet)  
bronze-award-certificate.pdf Bronze award certificate  
bronze-award-congrats-letter.pdf Bronze award congrats letter  
bronze-award-take-action-report.pdf Bronze award Take action report  
bronze-award-take-action-report.pdf Bronze award Take action report  
girl-scout-bronze-award-guidelines-for-girls.pdf Bronze Award Guidelines (girl packet)  
Operation_Happy_Sock.pdf Operation Happy Sock (catnip toys)  


The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest national award that a Girl Scout in grades 6-8 can earn. Interested in learning more about the Girl Scout Silver Award?  Download the girl and leader Silver Award packet below.

 

50 SILVER PROJECT IDEAS

 

 

 

Silver projects require 30 hours of work including 7-10 hours for the actual project. Be sure you have 3 interest project patches completed that you can relate to your project. A girl may work on her project individually or with 1-2 other girls. Be sure to pick a project that truly interests you.  You may want to combine 2 or more of these ideas or build on these ideas to create one of your own. These projects can be as simple or elaborate as needed. If working with someone else you may need to expand these ideas so that each girl will have enough work to do. If your project is for Girl Scouts be sure to reach out into the community in some way.

 

 

 

1.

 

 

BOOK DRIVE - hold a drive to collect used, but in good condition children's books. Make or refinish a bookcase and set it up with the books at a children's hospital or clinic waiting room for the kids. Variation - collect books for women and place them at women's shelters. You might also want to create your own books for small children.

 

2.

 

BLANKET DRIVE - have a drive to collect new and barely used blankets for a homeless shelter.

 

3.

 

TOY DRIVE - have a drive to collect new and nearly new toys for a children's shelter, clinic waiting room or low income day care. Clean up used toys and make sure they have all parts.

 

4.

 

ANIMAL NEEDS DRIVE - Collect supplies needed by the humane society or other shelter. This might include newspapers, towels, washcloths, blankets, pet treats and food, grooming supplies, detergent, bleach, paper towels, cotton balls, hydrogen peroxide and rubbing alcohol. Also make pet blankets or beds to donate.

 

5.

 

HALLOWEEN DRIVE - collect or make simple Halloween costumes for children at a shelter.  Include clothing, masks and accessories. Collect or make Halloween bags and fill with treats. Also put on a Halloween party for residents of a shelter, or at a local community center.

 

6.

 

BROWNIE/JUNIOR FUN DAY - plan, prepare and carry out a fun day for Brownies or Juniors. Have a theme and include earning at least one try- it or badge. Include lunch or refreshments and awards.

 

7.

 

ARTS AND CRAFTS DRIVE - collect arts and crafts supplies and prepare packets of different type crafts for children in shelters. Make and copy an activity or coloring book on happy themes.  Distribute with crayons.

 

8.

 

TOY DRIVE - collect new stuffed animals for the Red Cross/local Sheriff’s office for young fire victims to choose from a box after they lose everything in a fire, or are involved in domestic violence.

 

9.

 

FRIENDSHIP BOXES - Collect items to fill Friendship boxes for the Red Cross. These are 8" X 3" X 2" boxes filled with health, educational and recreational items to send to needy children here and abroad. Items to fill include: pens, pencils, pencil sharpeners, crayons, small rulers, small pads of paper, markers, stickers, small balls, yo- yos, marbles, beads, balloons, whistles, jump ropes, toy cars, hair ribbons and small puzzles. Also handmade cards, bookmarks, beanbags, puppets.

 

10.

 

VIOLENCE PREVENTION – Set up a program at a local elementary school to show kids why violence is not the answer. Include activities in conflict resolution.

 

11.

 

RECORDED STORIES & SONGS - Record stories on tape for children in hospitals or shelters.  Send along with the tapes, either the books themselves or illustrated drawings of the story. Also record songs and make booklets with the words to the songs.

 

12.

 

BABY SUPPLIES DRIVE - Collect baby supplies, clothing and furniture for womens’ and children's shelters. Include diapers, diaper bags, lotions, clothes, blankets, cribs, mattresses, strollers, sheets and toys. Or, make baby baskets or attractive packages of baby supplies for new moms at shelters.

 

13.

 

MEALS ON WHEELS FAVORS - Make a large assortment of tiny favors, crafts and holiday or everyday cards for Meals on Wheels recipients. Make some for a variety of holidays or special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries or sympathy.

 

14.

 

ELDERLY VISITS - Arrange a series of visits to the elderly, sick or homebound in your neighborhood or nearby. Chat with residents, do simple errands, bring simple meals and treats, write letters to relatives, read books to them.

 

15.

 

TUTORING - Set up a peer tutoring program in your school or at an after school day care center or the YMCA/YWCA. Arrange for students to come on certain days of the week and help out. Tutor students in different subjects on a regular basis. Get others to help you.

 

16.

 

FOOD DRIVE - Have a food drive to collect canned and non-perishable food for a soup kitchen or homeless shelter. Prepare a recipe booklet for recipients to show how to use the foods collected.

 

17.

 

WINTER CLOTHING DRIVE - Have a drive to collect coats, hats, gloves and scarves for homeless people for the winter months.

 

18.

 

CLEAN UP DAY - Select an area, park, lake or other place that really needs to be cleaned up and organize a work day(s) to get it done.

 

19.

 

SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE - Collect paper, pens, pencils, book bags, notebooks and other supplies and distribute them to low income areas or shelters.

 

20.

 

SPORTS CLINIC - hold a clinic for sports to introduce kids from low income areas, day care centers or youth groups to different sports and people that are in these fields. Choose one sport or many and have people come in and work with the kids on skills and teamwork. (Check with coaches and sports teams for help with this)

 

21.

 

MUSIC CLINIC - hold a clinic for music to introduce kids from low income areas, day care centers or youth groups to different sports and people that are in these fields. Choose different types of music and let the kids try out different instruments. (perhaps a music store/ band teacher could help you with this)

 

22.

 

CAREER FAIR - hold a career fair for younger scouts or other groups of kids. Bring in different workers from various careers and have them talk about their jobs. This could help Cadettes earn the Dreams to Reality Patch or a Brownie/Junior Try- it or Patch.

 

23.

 

ENCAMPMENT EVENT - Host an event with a theme at a Brownie or Junior Encampment. This could be a personal development class, skills or advancement workshop, or badge/try- it event.

 

24.

 

SCOUT CEREMONY - Plan and carry out a ceremony for a Girl Scout or other occasion. It could be Thinking day, Bridging, Girl Investiture, Rededication or Awards.

 

25.

 

COMMUNITY BROCHURES - Research and produce a public service brochure for the community on a subject that is important to you. It could be Drug or Alcohol abuse, Smoking, Literacy, Peer Pressure, Fitness, Teen Pregnancy, Teen Suicide, or other subject. (Stay away from religious or political subjects). Produce and distribute this brochure to schools, churches, hospital waiting rooms, libraries, youth and community centers, and other places interested people might congregate.

 

26.

 

BUILDING EQUIPMENT - Plan and build picnic tables or playground equipment for a day care center, camp or other facility. Get lumber donated by stores and some expert help.

 

27.

 

EMERGENCY NUMBERS - Paint house numbers on the curbs of a neighborhood that does not have them. This aids emergency vehicles in finding someone in an emergency. Be sure to get homeowner approval and use reflective paint.

 

28.

 

COMMUNITY PLAY - write, cast, produce and direct a play about an issue important to you such as substance abuse, conflict resolution, peer pressure etc. Put on the play for various youth groups or day care centers.

 

29.

 

BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT - Plant flowers and plants in a public area that is now an eyesore.  Be sure to get approval for this project from the landowner.

 

30.

 

CULTURAL AWARENESS EVENT - Plan an event in or out of Girl Scouting that showcases how much alike we all are, rather than different. Bring together those with racial or ethic differences or include those with physical or mental disabilities.

 

31.

 

ELDERLY CLASSES - plan and hold a series of classes at a retirement or nursing home on cooking, crafts, or nature.

 

32.

 

MIDNIGHT MADNESS - plan and carry out a Midnight Madness event for 1st yr. Cadette Girl Scouts. This would take girls out into the community to various businesses at night and introduce them to different careers to earn parts of the Dreams to Reality Patch.

 

33.

 

TROOP/SERVICE UNIT WEB SITE – Plan, develop and maintain a web site for your troop, group, service unit or other charitable organization. Arrange for someone to keep the site running and updated. Be sure to make use of community resources.

 

34.

 

SCIENCE DAY - Plan and coordinate a science day for younger girls or a day care center.

 

35.

 

SCIENCE EXHIBIT – Plan and build a special science exhibit for your local museum.

 

36.

 

COMPUTER CENTER – Collect used computers and set up a computer center at a local Senior’s home and teach the residents to use the Internet and email.

 

37.

 

FOOD PANTRY– Establish a food pantry in your community.

 

38.

 

TEACHING VIDEOS – Create a video to teach a skill, introduce your community, council, or Girl Scout traditions or just to entertain shut-ins. Make copies and share them in your community or council. You might also create a booklet to go with these.

 

39.

 

RECYCLING PROGRAM – Start and arrange to sustain a recycling program at your school or in your community.

 

40.

 

PERFORMING ARTS – Plan and carry out a song festival or dance festival for a senior center or day care. Encourage audience participation.

 

41.

 

DRUG PREVENTION – Organize and carry out a drug prevention program in your school, council or community.

 

42.

 

COOK BOOK – Create an outdoor cooking cookbook for your council.

 

43.

 

GAME CART – Put together a book and game cart for a local homeless shelter

 

44.

 

HOLIDAY MEALS – Plan and prepare a meal for a homeless family or shut- in seniors, or prepare a holiday party at a local nursing home.

 

45.

 

HOLIDAY DECORATIONS – Have a drive to collect holiday decorations and then decorate the homes of elderly residents or maybe a nursing home. Arrange to remove the decorations and store them after the holidays.

 

46.

 

UNIFORM DRIVE – Collect Girl Scout uniforms that are no longer in use. Set up a Uniform closet at your council or service unit. Girl that need a uniform can borrow one. Arrange to keep track of what sizes/styles are available and who has them. Be sure to reach out into the community for this.

 

47.

 

COLORING BOOKS – Design coloring books for hospital waiting rooms or children’s shelters.  Make each book have a theme, such as health or safety. Donate them along with collected crayons.

 

48.

 

CLEANING PROJECT – Arrange a cleaning brigade to clean the homes of elderly residents. Wash windows, vacuum, rake leaves, scrub sinks. Check with a local social service agency to find seniors that might want this service.

 

49.

 

NATURE TRAIL – Arrange with a group to clean and mark a local nature trail that is in need of repair. You could also make signs to show the names of trees and plants.

 

50.

 

SPORTS EQUIPMENT DRIVE - Collect used sports equipment/uniforms for various sports.  Donate to a community center to use so low income kids can participate in sports teams

 

 

Attachments
Icon File Name Comment  
Silver Proj Ideas.pdf Silver Award Project Ideas  
silver-adults_01.pdf Silver Award Adult's Packet  
silver-award-certificate.pdf Silver Award Certificate  
silver-award-reporting-form.pdf Silver Award Reporting Form  
silver-girls_01.pdf Silver Award Girl's Packet  



 

25 GOLD PROJECT IDEAS

 

 

 

 

Gold projects require 50 hours of work including planning time. Be sure you have 4 interest project patches completed that you can relate to your project. It is recommended that a girl work on her project individually. It is also recommended that a selected project have a lasting impact on the community. This may be through a booklet or brochure left behind, having the project carried on by others after you are through, or leaving the participants with a change in attitude or skills.  Be sure to pick a project that truly interests you, since you will be spending a lot of time on it.  Gold projects must not serve only Girl Scouts, but must reach out into the community in some way. All Gold projects must be approved by the Gold Award Committee before you begin.

 

 

 

 

 

1. SPORTS CLINIC – Hold a drive to collect used sports equipment and then hold a series of clinics to teach skills and sportsmanship to low income children. Leave your collected equipment and a booklet with rules behind at a community center to be used in the future.

2.
CRAFT CLASSES – Hold a series of craft classes for children/adults with disabilities. Adapt your crafts so that participants of all ability levels can make them. Arrange for a church youth group to continue these classes several times a year. Or, make a book with all your craft ideas and leave them and some supplies with a community center.

 

3.  THEATRE CLINIC – Have a clinic to teach acting skills and then have the participants put on a production for the community. For admission have each person bring a canned good or blanket to donate to charity. Arrange for each person that participated to go back out into the community and teach their new skills to another person/group. .

 

4.  SCHOOL SUPPLIES/TUTORING – Have a drive to collect new or gently used school supplies, backpacks and children’s books. Hold after school tutoring sessions at a local elementary school or community center once a week with your friends. Donate the supplies to the school or center and set up a library with the donated books. You could also set up a homework hotline and staff it with teenagers to help younger children with their homework.  

 

5.  GARDENING WITH SENIORS –

Find some empty land and set up (with permission) a vegetable garden for elderly residents of a retirement community or low income neighborhood. Teach them how to plant and grow their own food. Collect gardening equipment and seeds to leave behind with the residents.

 

 

 

 

6.  LANDSCAPING – Plan and carry out a landscaping project to beautify a church, community center, retirement center or school. Make sure to arrange for someone to continue the upkeep of your project in the future.  

 

7. COMPUTER CENTER –

Collect donated computers and printers. Set up a computer center in a community center or retirement home. Teach the residents how to use the equipment and software.  Leave them information on additional classes they can take to improve their new skills.  

 

 

8.  QUILTING PROJECT –

Get a group of people together and make handmade quilts. Donate these quilts to a homeless or domestic abuse shelter.  

 

 

9. PEER ADVISOR –

Set up an advisory group to study and collect information teen issues. Publish a brochure or booklet on your subject to distribute while you make presentations to local churches, schools and community centers. Make teens aware of the services available to them in the community. Your subject could be drugs, body image, literacy, or peer pressure.  

 

 

10. SENIOR PROM –

Plan and carry out a formal dinner at a senior center followed by a senior prom for the residents. Have dancing lessons in advance. Arrange for formal wear for the residents, a photographer and a DJ to play golden oldies. Leave each resident with a framed photo keepsake of their special night.  

 

 

11. SKILLS SHARING –

Share your special skills with the residents of a low income neighborhood, retirement center or school. Hold special classes in something you are very good at. It could be music, sports, art, dance, sewing, wood working, science or other special skill. Leave behind a booklet or video of information and instruction in your chosen field.  

 

 

12. CLOTHING CLOSET –

Hold a clothing drive. Set up a clothing closet in a church or community center for low income people. Your drive could be specialized such as baby’s clothing, children’s clothes, or women’s career clothing. Be sure to arrange for someone to staff the closet at designated times so people who need the clothing may get it.  

 

 

13. DAY CAMP –

Set up a day camp for underprivileged children. Your camp could be held during the day or evenings and might have a special theme such as space, sports or music. Arrange transportation and food for the children attending. Arrange for them to take home a special memento of their fun days.  

 

 

14. RESOURCE GUIDE –

Research, plan and publish a resource guide of community activities. These could be low cost fun and adventures for kids and teens. Include maps, costs and ratings. Distribute the guide to Scout leaders (show places to earn badges), church youth group pastors and community centers.  

 

 

15. SERVICE GUIDE –

Research, plan and publish a resource guide of places that youth can go to perform community service. Include all non-profit and government agencies that would like volunteers. This guide can be targeted to Scouts, church youth groups, seniors or school groups.  

 

 

16. PREMMIE CLOTHING –

Sew and collect tiny clothing for premature infants at a local hospital.  Donate this clothing to have available for parents of premature infants.  

 

 

17. RENOVATIONS –

Renovate a room at a church or community center that is in need of repair.  Your project might include cleaning, painting, and simple repairs. For more extensive repairs arrange for skilled craftspeople to donate their time.  

 

 

18. DIVERSITY CLINICS –

Hold a series of clinics for people in the community to improve cultural awareness or to celebrate the diversity of the community. This could be in the form of a carnival or fair. Perhaps participants could learn about a different culture or language and sample the food from that culture.  

 

 

19. WEBSITE –

Research, plan, design and implement a website on a subject that is important to you.  Your site could be instructional (music/science/art) and be a resource for others to learn more about the subject. Or, your site could help dispel misunderstandings about a disease or problem of society for help celebrate the diversity of its citizens.  

 

 

20. MUSIC CLINIC –

Have a drive to collect used musical instruments. Clean and repair them as necessary. Set up a series of classes or clinics to teach children or seniors how to play them and how to read music.  

 

 

21. CAMPING CLINIC –

Have a drive to collect used camping and outdoor equipment. Clean and repair the equipment as necessary. Prepare a booklet of how to set up and use the equipment and some local, low cost places to camp. Have clinics to teach camping skills and how to set up the equipment at a community center or church.  

 

 

22. MURAL PAINTING –

Put the art skills of you and your friends to work. Design and paint a cheerful mural on the side of a building or wall in a run down section of town. Be sure to get permission first. Your mural could give a message of hope, happiness or be a celebration of diversity.  

 

 

23. PHOTOGRAPHY CLINIC –

Collect used cameras and donated film. Make a booklet on photography tips. Hold a series of clinics for kids or seniors and taking photos. Have the photos developed and return them to the participants. Perhaps you could help them set up a photo album or learn scrapbooking.  

 

 

24. PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT –

With donated lumber and materials, use your plans to build a piece of playground equipment for a local community center, daycare center or church. Be sure it meets all safety standards and get expert help in the building process. Maybe you could set up a playground where there was not one before. Get additional equipment donated.  

 

 

25. READING PROJECT –

Collect children’s or adults books. Read them onto tapes or act them out on video tapes. Present them to a day care center, children’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attachments
Icon File Name Comment  
gold-award-final-report AZ.pdf Gold Award Final Report  
gold-award-guidelines-for-girlsAZ.pdf Gold Award Girl's Guide  
gold-award-project-proposal AZ.pdf Gold Award Project Proposal  
gold-award-project-time-log AZ.pdf Gold Award Time Log  
gold-award-team-member AZ.pdf Gold Award Advisor's Guide