The George Ranch is closed for Summer Break. General Admission will resume Saturday, September 5.

Girl Scout Badges

"Be Prepared" to make history

Complete your badge requirements, tour historic homes and bring a picnic lunch for a full day of fun! Our Girl Scout workshops have been carefully selected to fulfill specific requirements needed to complete Outdoor and Life Skills badges for Brownies, Juniors, and Cadettes. Each workshop features fun hands-on activities, experiential learning and the great outdoors. All workshops are led by a skilled guide who will ensure a wonderful experience for the Scouts.

Pricing And Reservations

  • $20 per Girl Scout; $16 per adult chaperone; free for siblings under the age of three 
  • Admission to all historic sites, picnic areas and Visitor Center exhibits included in each ticket
  • Available most Saturdays at either 10 am or 2 pm
  • Minimum of 6 Girl Scouts per workshop
  • Maximum of 15 Girl Scouts per workshop
  • Advance reservations are required and can be made by contacting 281-343-0218 x220 or education@georgeranch.org.

Helpful Tips Before Your Visit

  • Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled workshop time and allow at least 90 minutes for your group to complete the workshop.
  • Complete any pre-visit activites for badge completion before your workshop.
  • Encourage Scouts to dress comfortably for the outdoors and wear closed-toe shoes.
  • Bring a refillable water bottle. Water bottle filling stations are available.
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brownie Badges

Bugs Badge

Take a bug field trip on our historic nature trail and discover the creepy crawlies that make The Ranch their home.

  • Hike the Nature Trail and see what bugs you can study along the way.
  • Find three bugs to study in detail.
  • Make your own bug craft.
  • Draw a picture of a bug's house you see on your hike. 

Badge Requirements Fulfilled

  • Try a Bug Craft
  • Explore Bug Homes
  • See Bugs in Action
  • Take a Bug Field Trip

Pre-Visit Activities for Badge Completion

  • Make a bug poster.  (Bring it with you for your hike.)

Trail Adventure Badge

Take a Heritage Hike and explore more than 100 years of Texas history at The George Ranch.

  • Hike to our historic homes and learn about the history of Texas and Fort Bend County.  
  • Explore the sights, sounds and smells of the prairie and learn how the senses were critical to pioneer life.

Badge Requirements Fulfilled

  • Heritage Hike: hike to a historic site in your town and learn about its history
  • Answer some questions about your hike: location, map, time of day

Pre-Visit Activites for Badge Completion

  • Plan for the Adventure: pack everything you will need for your hike

junior Badges

The Social Butterfly Badge

The Victorian era was all about the proper rules of etiquette. Come learn these old-fashioned rules, which can still be applied today.

  • Discover what life was like for young women coming-of-age in the 1800s.
  • Learn the dos and don’ts of polite conversation to use at your next special occassion.
  • Study Victorian dinner etiquette and try it yourself in our historic dining room.
  • Show your gratitude to your host and pen a thank you note using nib pens and ink.

Badge Requirements Fulfilled

  • Hold a Conversation: practice conversation starters
  • Use Table Manners: set the table
  • Prepare for Special Occasions: coming of age ceremony
  • Say Thank You: handwrite a thank-you note

Post-Visit Activity for Badge Completion

  • Practice being at ease: hold a party with people you are unfamiliar with

Playing the Past Badge

Where better to experience the past than at a living history museum?! Join us for an adventure in time as you experience life in the Victorian era.

  • Choose a costume for the day and explore women's fashion trends over 100 years.  
  • Learn a 19th century daily life skill that most ladies in the era would have known.
  • Set up and host a tea party for your troop in the formal parlor. 
  • Play yard games and parlor games with your friends. 

Badge Requirements Fulfilled

  • Create a Costume

  • Experience Daily Life

  • Have some Old-Fashioned fun: games

  • Become your Character: history party

Pre-Visit Badge Requirements for Completion

  • Decide who you are (from the 19th century)

cadette Badges

For more information about Cadette Badges, please contact 281-343-0218 x220 or education@georgeranch.org.