Skills builders
Live smart stage 5
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 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.
Budget builder - Managing your time and money can be tricky. Take part in this competition to see if your team can manage money well enough to build a skyscraper! Take a look at this activity for a sneak peek at our live smart skills builder.
DIY doctor - Household tasks don’t need to be a problem. Become a DIY doctor, and race against the clock to expertly solve everyday jobs!
Feeling hot, hot, hot - What is cooking without science? Nothing! Discover what happens to food when you apply heat, and how this can improve your cooking style.
Pitch your pals - Pitch your friends’ strengths for some weird and wonderful opportunities, and discover how best to show off your own strengths along the way.
Sliding scale - Have you ever been made uncomfortable by something and not known whether to speak up? Grow your confidence so you can share your thoughts next time.
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.