Ideas and inspiration
You do you!
Interest badges are all about you. You decide which badge to do, when, and most importantly, how.
Use this list for inspiration but remember you can come up with your own ideas, too!
You can bake for your Costumes badge, create a board game for your Travel badge or a news report for your Sports badge.
Push yourself. Try new things. Don’t feel limited by the obvious.
Get creative
Draw a cartoon strip
Make a puppet
Make a board game
Embroidery, knitting, sewing or cross-stitch
Paint a mural
Create a piece of art
Craft a diorama
Textiles
Make a collage
Create a scrapbook or photo album
Create a travel brochure
Create a flip book
Make jewellery
Design an advertising campaign
Make a mood board
Performing
Give a presentation
Create an episode of a reality show
Compose a rap or other song
Create a cheer relevant to the topic
Host a newscast
STEM
Create a model from soap, wood, clay, or pipe cleaners
Make a timeline of events
Conduct an experiment about the topic
Use a Venn diagram to compare a few aspects of the topic
Create a museum exhibit
Draw blueprints
Baking
Write a recipe relevant to the topic
Create a flow chart or diagram
Charts – bar charts or pie charts
Graphs
Scales
Map the movement of stars, plant growth, or environmental changes
Writing
Keep a diary or journal where you are acting as a relevant person
Write or draw postcards
Make a word search or crossword puzzle
Make a ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’
Write a biography or autobiography
Write a newspaper or magazine article
Create leaflets, pamphlets, or a book
Write a report
Write a postcard or letter exchange
Create a children’s story about the topic
Write a fable or myth about the topic
Create a help wanted ad and a letter/resume to answer it
Create a top ten list
Write an acrostic poem
Create a glossary of relevant terms
Write a handbook or instruction book
Write an advice column with several problems related to the topic
Create flash cards or trivia cards
Digital
Create an interactive notebook
Take photographs or make a film
Make a TV or radio commercial
Make an instructional video
Make a playlist
Make a short documentary film
Create an internet scavenger hunt
Create a video game
Get involved
Do an interview where you are acting as the relevant person
Display a gallery of objects
Hold a mock court case
Have a panel discussion of experts
Assemble a time capsule
Start or attend a book club
For more ideas, check out the Ranger record book where you can also keep track of the badges and awards you earn.