Let's Get Cooking Badge

1. Keeping it Clean:

2. When in Doubt, Throw it Out (Sun. 11/21/10):

A health educator friend of mine says that you can keep food for at least three days before it becomes dangerous to eat. Picnic foods left out more than one hour should be thrown out because they are not safe to eat. To keep your food safe, keep cold foods cold by putting them in a cooler with ice, and keep your hot foods hot. Cut melons should be kept cold because harmful bacteria can grow and make you sick.

3. Have it Your Way:

4. Something for Everyone:

5. The Perfect Egg (Sat. 11/20/10):


Broccoli Casserole for Great-Grandma:

3 Eggs
8 oz. Creamed Cottage Cheese
3 tbs. Flour
1/2 tsp. Salt
Pepper
1 pkg. Frozen Chopped Broccoli
1/2 c. Sharp Cheddar Cheese grated

Combine, pour into Pyrex pie plate and bake 50 min. at 350F.

























































6. New Wave Chef (Tues. 11/23/10):

No Bake Cookies for Microwave
from Cooks.com-

1/2 c. Butter
1/2 c. Milk
4 tbsp. Cocoa
2 c. Sugar
1/2 c. Peanut Butter
3 c. Quick Oats

Microwave butter, milk, cocoa, and sugar in a large bowl on high for 3 minutes. Stir, microwave for 2 more minutes. Remove from heat. Add peanut butter, stir until melted. Add oats and stir. Drop by spoonfulls onto cookie sheet covered by waxed paper. Refrigerate until cool. Makes 24 large cookies. This one is easy enough for kids to do.

7. Tasty Treats: Fruit Surprise (Tues. 11/23/10):

Followed the recipe in the badge book and made graham cracker crust from scratch and whipped cream from scratch!

8. Mix it Up Wed. (11/24/10):

9. Food Around the World:

10. The Big Change (Wed. 11/24/10):

I made a healthier version of Ranch Dressing. Here are the nutrition facts for the regular and changed versions.

Fusion Flavor - Peruvian Girl Guide Badge

***All requirements for this badge were satisfied at the GSNNJ program.***

Fusion Cooking!

Zumba Dancing! (and Meringue and others):

Finger Knitting! (a big hit):

Also - Ink Printing, Headbands, Twister, and History Hike!

Math Whiz Badge

1. Math Hunt (Fri. 11/12/10):
At the meeting!

2. Your Numbers Are... (Fri. 11/12/10):
At the meeting!

3. Shape Up (Fri. 11/12/10):
At the meeting!

4. Calculate Your Flught Time:

5. Make It Count (Fri. 11/12/10):
At the meeting!

6. Make a Math Puzzle (Fri. 11/12/10):
At the meeting!

7. Predictions (Fri. 11/12/10):
At the meeting!

8. Make Your Own Code:

9. Scale It:

10. Just the Stats:

Celebrating People Badge

1. Celebrate the Day

2. Conduct Yourself!

3. Who Are They? (Sun. 11/21/10):

Here is the report! Written in green ink!












4. One Big Family (Wed. 11/9/10):


My "Human Family" collage:














5. Free and Equal (Sun. 11/21/10):


Declaration of Young People's Rights:

No Bullying
Non-Violence
Everyone can participate in activities no matter what their age, height, gender, color, or religion
The right to have the four basic needs of food, shelter, clothing, and safety
Freedom of Expression
Love
No Abuse
Joy
and Happiness


6. Peace on Earth (Sun. 11/21/10):

Three people who are peacemakers are Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and Martin Luther King. I like them all but if I had to pick a favorite, it would be Gandhi.

Did you know that Gandhi fasted for 21 days at the age of 63? He did this because he was protesting the unjust treatment of Untouchables, a class of Indians thought to be spiritually unclean. Another famous protest he did was the Salt March, were he lead his followers to the coast to make their own salt because the British were putting taxes on salt.

7. Solve It Together

8. Include Everyone (Sat. 10/30/10):

I saw a program called "Best Friends" that talked about work dogs and how they help disabled people. These dogs do things that their buddy can't do such as picking up things and opening doors. They also had a demonstration of a dog paying for coffee by credit card!

9. Reach Out

10. It's a Pleasure (Sun. 11/21/10):

In our culture, it is customary to say "Hello" and shake hands.

In Spanish cultures, there are formal and informal ways to greet people. For example, "Como Estas" is the informal greeting to someone you know on a first-name basis or when addressing a child. "Como Esta" is the formal greeting.

In Japan, you say "Konnichiwa" and show respect for others by saying the suffix -san to their name for adults, and for children -chan for girls and -kun for boys. It is also respectful to bow.

In France, they say "Bonjour" which means hello, good morning, or good afternoon. To greet someone informally, say "Salut" which means hi. When entering a public place, say "Bonjour" that will be heard by everyone within hearing distance. If you know the person or are being introduced for the first time, you are expected to shake hands or kiss cheeks, and greeting each person individually at school or work!

Humans and Habitats Badge

**All requirements for this badge were satisfied at the GSNNJ program at Community Children's Museum.**







1. Have Home, Will Travel (Thurs. 10/21/10)

2. It's Symbolic (Thurs. 10/21/10)

3. Farmers Around the World (Thurs. 10/21/10)

4. Your Life Would Be Different If... (Thurs. 10/21/10)

5. Peace of Cake

6. Make a Food Map (Thurs. 10/21/10)

7. Break Bread

8. The World Close to Home

9. Take a Look Around You (Thurs. 10/21/10)

10. What's Best? (Thurs. 10/21/10)

Art in the Home Badge

**All requirements for this badge were satisfied at the GSNNJ program at the Community Children's Museum.**



1. Art in Style (Wed. 10/13/10):

We looked at pictures of different rooms with different furniture, wall coverings, decorations, color schemes, and lighting, and we:

Decided which furniture style we liked and why; looked at patterns in the room and furnishings and decided if they go together or clash; looked at how different colors are used and how they make us feel.

2. Measure Up (Wed. 10/13/10):

We measured a room in a house and drew to scale 1" = 1'. We marked doors and windows, and filled our room with construction paper shapes to represent rugs, furniture, lights, etc.

3. Create a Dream Room (Wed. 10/13/10):

We created our dream room in a shoe box by selecting and arranging pictures of furniture and accessories.

4. A Dried Gourd Decoration

5. Say It With Flowers (Wed. 10/13/10):

We looked at different examples of flower arrangements and them made our own model of the arrangement that we liked the best.

6. Home Arts: Home Business

7. Budget for the Future (Wed. 10/13/10):

We made two different plans for our dream room that included a plan for an unlimited budget and one with a limited budget.

8. Design Your Own Room

9. Holiday Decor (Wed. 10/13/10):

We learned how to make paper flowers for a dried flower arrangement.

10. Accent on Beauty

Stress Less Badge

1. Create a Personal Stress Kit:

2. Stress Less Writing (Mon. 9/6/10):

I have a diary that I wrote in for two straight days for this badge and I have written in it for a long time. It helps me get unstressed because I can write what I am stressing about and nobody tells me to stop talking about it.

3. What Are You Feeling?

4. Do For Others (Sat. 10/16/10):

I like going to my aunt's house because she is very nice to me and she has a dog Roger who is very funny and likes to snuggle! I like to help by walking Roger and help her clean out the house. I also helpd my great grandmother clean out her house.

5. Move That Stress Away:

6. Listen to Music (Sat. 9/18/10):

My favorite songs are Hey You by Jonas Brothers, A Year Without Rain by Selena Gomez, Baby by Justin Bieber, SOS by Jonas Brothers, and Burnin Up by Jonas Brothers. I also like Sleep by Sylvia. That is a really good song to relax to. Sometimes it can help you to fall asleep. Mom and Dad both like that song and think it is relaxing. It is great for stress relief.

7. Pass It On:

8. Read and Relax (Sat. 9/18/10):

The most relaxing books that I've read are Hello Kitty's Guide to Being Nice, the Harry Potter series, The Secret Garden, Little Women, and Mary Todd Lincoln - Girl of the Bluegrass. They distract me from my stress and are filled with a lot of nice stories that you should read even if you're not stressed.

9. One at a Time (Sun. 10/17/10):

Recently I felt stressed because I had to do a lot of things in one week. My mom and I figured out that I had choir music practice, craft store, French horn practice, a concert, and my aunt's house all in the same day. I decided to do choir practice, French horn practice, my aunt's house, and the concert all on Sunday and the craft store on Monday. It seems like a lot on Sunday but actually it was really easy after I figured out what I could do now and do later.

10. Practice Elevator Breathing (Mon. 10/18/10):

I practiced elevator breathing, which is a good way of relieving stress on the go. All you need is to know how to do elevator breathing and your own breath!