5 Fun Activities to Help You Earn the Brownie My Best Self Badge

This activity book is packed with unique, hands-on challenges and thoughtful prompts. With activities including:

• Become a Self-Portrait Pro, exploring their unique features and inner qualities.

• Embrace Movement Masters, discovering fun ways to keep their bodies active and strong.

• Uncover Body Buddies, learning how their amazing bodies work and what they need to thrive.

• Shine as a Feeling Finder, understanding and managing their emotions with confidence.

• Connect with Health Heroes, identifying trusted grown-ups who can help them stay well.

Each activity is designed to be fun, engaging, and educational, helping your girls develop important life skills while having a fantastic time.

Provide each girl with a large sheet of paper, crayons, markers, yarn (for hair), fabric scraps (for clothes), and any other fun crafting materials. Challenge them to create a "Me-Mazing" self-portrait, focusing not just on how they look, but also on things they love to do, their favorite colors, and even symbols that represent their character traits (e.g., a heart for kindness, a star for adventurous). As they work, encourage them to share one unique thing about themselves with the group.

Why it's fun: It's a creative outlet that encourages self-reflection and fosters a positive self-image. Plus, they get a wonderful keepsake to remind them of their amazing qualities!

If you want to have everything you need check out these great self-portrait kits on Etsy

Create a "Movement Menu" with different short, fun exercises. Think "Animal Walks" (crab walk, bear crawl), "Dance Party Freeze Dance," "Jump Rope Challenge," or even a simple "Yoga for Kids" session. Let the girls pick 2-3 activities from the menu to try. Discuss how their bodies feel when they're moving and how exercise helps them feel good.

Why it's fun: It gets their wiggles out, introduces them to different ways to be active, and connects movement to feelings of well-being.

If you are able to get yoga mats for the girls these are some real cute ones, maybe to have at meeting place.

Use a simple visual aid to explain the basics of digestion. You could use a clear plastic tube as the "digestive tract" and pass different food items (e.g., a cracker, a piece of banana) through it, explaining what happens at each stage. Afterward, talk about why healthy foods are like "fuel" for their amazing body machines.

Why it's fun: It's hands-on and visual, making complex concepts easy to understand and fascinating!

Provide each girl with a small decorative bag or pouch (their "happy sack"). Discuss different feelings (happy, sad, worried, angry) and healthy ways to cope with them (e.g., talking to a trusted adult, taking deep breaths, drawing, reading a book). Have them write or draw things that make them happy or help them feel better on small slips of paper and put them in their happy sack. Encourage them to use their happy sack when they feel worried or upset.

Why it's fun: It's a tangible way for them to collect coping strategies and gives them a tool to use when they need a boost.