Skills builders
Innovate stage 5
Express myself
Think differently
Unlock your creative side with ideas, experiments and problem solving. Stage 5 is recommended for Guides and Rangers.
Here's a taste of the activities you can look forward to trying at this stage. Ask your leader about all the things you'll need to do to earn this badge.
Crime scene scientists - Fancy a go at being a crime scene investigator and forensic scientist? Here’s your chance to think carefully, preserve evidence – and analyse mystery materials to identify guilty suspects.
High-tech help - Get ready for a collision of fashion and technology as you design a helpful high-tech piece of clothing. Show off a prototype and find out if it’s worth investing in.
Retro revival - When it comes to art and design, what goes around comes around. So, grab something from the past and bring it hurtling into the 21st century.
Level up - Turn your meeting space into an app and program a real-life version of a computer game. You’ll need to become the characters and game pieces to get your group to victory!
Bridging the gap - Can you build a bridge strong enough to survive an earthquake or hurricane? And cope with hundreds of tonnes of cars too? See if your engineering skills are up to the challenge…
Leaders - you can pick up a copy of innovate stage 5 on our online shop.
Completing your skills builders
There are 12 skills builders to work towards with your unit. Each skills builder has 6 stages to complete during your time at Girlguiding, from Rainbows to Rangers. You’ll get a badge for every stage you complete. To complete stages 1-5, your unit will do 4 out 5 fun activities.
Earn this badge
Ask your leader about the activities you need to do to complete this stage, and record your progress in your badge book.