TREES

Here are some ideas for earning the Trees badge.  Some activities are designed to be done in a patrol or unit, others are designed to be done at home.

Suggestions have been split into ideas for Guides aged under 10 and Guides aged over 10, but feel free to mix and match - as long as it is a challenge for the individual girl!

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Under 10

Plant a tree and watch it grow.

Make a Mr Grass Head.  There are instructions on this website.

Make a collage of a tree from bark and leaves.  Remember only to collect things from the ground, not to pull them off trees.

Make bark rubbings and label them according to which tree they were from.

Do flower pressings.  Here are some useful hints.

Identify three different types of tree on a walk.

Talk about things that are harmful to trees.  Plan one thing you can do that will help a tree.

Make some leaf people.

Make a family tree showing your mum, dad and grandparents.

Make up a song or poem about trees.

Make a friendship tree. Draw a picture of tree and have other people write nice things about you on these leaves and stick them on.

Help decorate a Christmas tree.

Over 10

Make bark rubbings and label them according to which tree they were from.

Do flower pressings.  Here are some useful hints.

Make a friendship tree. Draw a picture of tree and have other people write nice things about you on these leaves and stick them on.

Make a neighbourhood tree guide following these instructions.

Plant a tree and watch it grow.

Make a family tree showing your mum, dad, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents.

Make a radio ad with your patrol encouraging people to plant more trees.

Make a collage of a tree from bark and leaves.  Remember only to collect things from the ground, not to pull them off trees.

Learn how to preserve leaves.

Make a Mr Grass Head.  There are instructions on this website.

Try some woodwork.

Identify five different types of tree on a walk.

Make a tree trivet.