Skills builders
Live smart stage 1
Skills for my future
Cooking, money management, careers and DIY – all a part of living smart
Develop your resilience and independence as you complete the live smart skills builder. Stage 1 is recommended for Rainbows.
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.
Safety superheroes - Become a superhero - a safety superhero! Practise spotting signs of danger to keep yourself safe.
Feeling fruity - Become a master fruit chef and learn how to peel, prepare and clean fruit properly.
Catwalk craze - Would you go to school in your pyjamas? Or fall asleep in fancy dress? Show each other the best way to behave in different places.
Marvellous money - Money comes in lots of shapes and sizes. Explore different coins and learn to recognise them.
Stick it, fix it - Things break all the time. But how can you fix them? Explore different materials and discover what sticks them together.
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.