Summer of Badges: July

Written by Ellie Barton

So, this summer I have decided to try and get as many badges as possible! Originally, I decided to start at the beginning of my badge book and work through it. But then I decided that I wanted to pick them more randomly, so I wrote them all down, put them into a pot and shook them up.

The first one I picked out was... the Entrepreneur badge!

The first step is to pick a business role model - I picked Kylie Jenner. I did some research into her life and business ventures/fails. I found some good tips that she has given, which are useful for both starting a brand and everyday life in general.

Next, for parts two and three, I made a makeup brand that creates coloured makeup products and pitched my idea to some Instagram makeup artists. I also set about designing a logo and thinking about the logistics of my business in general.

One tip that I have for doing this badge is to pick someone that does something similar to the business you want to design.

Overall, this badge was really fun for me to do. I enjoyed it a lot and would very much recommend giving it a go (if you havenā€™t done it already!).

You can find the full details for the Entrepreneur badge here.

So, Iā€™ve taken my pot again, shaken it up and the badge I picked is... Blogging!

Well, this is convenient but so much fun to do - I canā€™t wait! Firstly, I looked into how Huda Kattan deals with negative comments and trolls. She had some good tips that could help in everyday life, such as ā€œit has nothing to do with youā€ and ā€œlet your success do the talkingā€.

Then I had to design how my blog website would look (if I had one) and I think I designed quite a cute layout! Finally, I had to write five blog posts - maybe youā€™ll see them soon, maybe you wonā€™t šŸ˜‰

In my opinion, this was super fun to do but my main tip is to have quite a more general theme instead of a very specific one. For example, if you wanted to write a blog about make up, make 'fashion'your theme so you can do things like clothes too. My theme was 'lifestyle' so it was a little bit of everything. The very first Badge of the Month was on blogging, and it's got all the details you need to try it out yourself - check it out here.

Once again, Iā€™m ready to start a new badge and it isā€¦ Genealogy!

This seems very interesting and Iā€™m excited to see what it entails. I looked on the Girlguiding website to see what I had to do and it seems pretty straight forward, so I started straight away.

For the first part, I had to write some statements about myself and decide whether they are nature or nurture. I wrote that I have brown eyes as nature and that I enjoy action films for nurture.

I also did some research on the history of the Giant Panda and how they have evolved. Did you know that they originally came from Spain? I made a timeline from the first known Giant Panda to now. Then I created a family tree - my family tree is complicated, so I chose Kylie Jenner again, as I already knew some information from the other badge (and from watching 'Keeping up with the Kardashians').

This one was also quite enjoyable but I struggled with the ā€˜nature or nurtureā€™ part quite a lot, so Iā€™d recommend asking a friend for suggestions about you to help you get some ideas.

You can find the full details for the Genealogy badge here.

All in all, I enjoyed doing these three badges this month and I would definitely recommend giving them a try if you havenā€™t already. If you have tried these badges or have any tips, let us know on our Facebook and Instagram channels.

I canā€™t wait to let you know what badges I get up to next month!

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