so badges can go anywhere you like, unless your particular unit, district, region etc has it's own rules. Some Brownies have them over the back of their polo shirt, which looks nice; lots put them on the front, which is also great. They're one of my most treasured guiding items as I have a lot of badges from travelling abroad on guiding trips to Switzerland, Poland and Prague that are irreplaceable. Catherine uses her blanket as a way to remember each year, and does a lot of badge swapping too, a favourite guiding pastime and great way to make new friends. I have, in the past, gone for the "shove them in the badge box" method of badge placement as this requires no effort whatsoever.

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If it wasn’t your Brownie promise it was definitely making sure you knew the words to the “God Save the Queen” ready for church the next morning ahead of the parade, because if you mumbled and didn’t know the words – everybody would know about it.I have no idea what to do with the badges and don't want brown owl to think I'm thick and incompetent.

Brownies All the weird things you were made to do when in the Brownies

The front of the poncho which has all my fun badges and places I have visited, I’m running out of room! Brownie holidays were the best, whether it was a weekend away at a hut in the countryside or in a massive hall with a group of other Brownies from different units it was such a great bonding experience. With the badge sash, the advice used to be that badges that had been worked for went on the front and "fun" badges went on the back. Even though I'm only 18, I have no room left so I am starting on my second blanket which once finished I plan on sewing onto the back of my other one,’ she says. The law was actually pretty cute and set a pathway for thousands of girls across the world: “A Brownie Guide thinks of others before herself and does a good turn every day.It can work well to use hemming tape and a few stitches around the edge of a badge to keep it even more protected . If they wish to add them to a camp blanket or keep them at home this is fine, however most girls like to display their badges on their uniform. So, where am I supposed to put the Big Brownie Birthday Challenge badge and also I have a fan shaped "Adventure" badge (looks as though there may be other badges that could fit with it to make a circle of fan shaped badges).

Badge Placement - Willand Brownies Badge Placement - Willand Brownies

If your daughter has opted for the sash, you may find it helpful add a couple of stitches at the crossover point, or we still have a few pin sash badges to purchase.If your Brownie is likely to amass lots of badges, it's better to get one of the extra wide badge sashes so you can do a double row. You can move badges onto your camp blanket when you move section tooso you cankeep showing off your great work. DDs sash does have the one "proper" badge and a nights away one along with the region/unit/six badges so it's not entirely bare. My blanket is a visual reminder of the amazing opportunities that I have been lucky enough to experience and enjoy through being a member of Girlguiding.