Brownie Eco Friend Badge: Complete Lesson Plan
Whether you are a seasoned troop leader or taking your girls on their very first outdoor adventure, teaching young scouts to respect nature is one of the most rewarding parts of the journey. But between planning activities and gathering supplies, putting together a meeting can feel overwhelming.
If you are looking for a fun, stress-free way to help your girls earn their Brownie Eco Friend badge, you are in the right place! This complete lesson plan takes the guesswork out of meeting the badge requirements while keeping your troop active, engaged, and learning how to treat our beautiful planet with kindness.
Eco Friend PDF Badge Requirements
- Think of ways to help the outdoors
- Observe outdoor spaces
- Build a safe campfire
- Take care of wildlife
- Practice being kind
Our exclusive “Random Acts of Eco Kindness” activity grid to help girls practice being kind to the Earth during your meetings, at home, and when outside.
Step 1: Think of ways to help the outdoors
Remember to reduce, reuse, and recycle! Here’s a fun Girl Scout song about recycling to help you remember.
Step 2: Observe outdoor spaces
Have the girls find a spot outdoors, lay a 3′ piece of yarn down in a circle on the ground, and look closely inside their circle to find “nature’s houses.”
- Gently lifting a rock or fallen log to check for beetles, pillbugs, or worm tunnels (remind them to carefully flip it back!).
- Examining the underside of leaves for tiny insect eggs or cocoons.
- Looking for spiderwebs between blades of grass or hidden inside tree bark.
Step 3: Build a safe campfire
This free download features a beautifully illustrated story about Smokey Bear paired with a hands-on activity where your troop can craft their own puppets or assemble an educational booklet to learn essential campfire safety rules.
Step 4: Take care of wildlife
Learn about Leave No Trace with our handy (and fun!) download.
4 Page Download includes:
- Leave No Trace Game
- Leave No Trace Cards
- Leave No Trace Personal Worksheets
Step 5: Practice being kind
Here’s where our fun Freebie comes in!
Have the girls take the grid home, hang it on their refrigerator, and color in each square as they complete an act of eco-kindness. It’s a fantastic way to bridge the gap between troop meetings and their daily routines!
Add a Craft
Get the girls psyched for their hiking adventure! These cute backpacks are less than $2 each and can be decorated with fabric paint pens. The girls can use to hold their water and a snack and carry out any trash they have.
Wrapping Up Your Eco Friend Adventure
By the end of this meeting, your Brownies won’t just have earned a new badge to proudly display on their vests—they will also carry a deeper understanding of what it truly means to be a friend to nature. From practicing campfire safety to completing their random acts of eco-kindness at home, these activities help build sustainable habits that last a lifetime.
Don’t forget to grab your free printables before you head out to your meeting!
👉 Download the Brownie Eco Friend Complete Lesson Plan
👉 Get the Free “Random Acts of Eco Kindness” Activity Grid
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