{"id":20533,"date":"2022-07-29T23:04:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T05:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homanathome.com\/?p=20533"},"modified":"2024-02-13T17:14:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T00:14:51","slug":"diy-jr-ranger-badge-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homanathome.com\/2022\/07\/diy-jr-ranger-badge-display\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Jr Ranger Badge Display"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This easy-to-make Jr Ranger badge display is the perfect way to showcase your little ones’ accomplishments!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The National Parks Junior Range Program is a fantastic summer activity for kids ages 5-13. I have fond memories of doing this with my family many years ago. I was a Jr. Ranger at nearly 20 different parks back in the 90s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I started doing this with my kids last year, I learned that a lot has changed in the last 20+ years. For most of the programs, you’ll need to visit the park itself to attend a ranger presentation, complete several pages of a booklet, and then take an oath to always protect parks. In return, the kids get a cool badge, a certificate, and the honor of being a Jr. Ranger, which my kids think is the coolest thing ever. They also learn a ton about geology, zoology, ecology, and many other -ologies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, due to COVID, the Park Service has added a number of Jr. Ranger badges that can be earned anywhere. You can print the book from their website and get the badge mailed to you after you complete the activities. These programs include things like becoming a Jr. Paleontologist, Archeologist, or Angler. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here for the Park Service Jr. Ranger<\/a> page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only issue with all those badges is that they’re easy to lose and somewhat fragile. This project is my answer to that. It’s a simple felt display banner you can pin the badges to. You can make them in any size — the measurements in this tutorial will hold up to 15 badges (As long as none of them are the weirdly large Yellowstone badge. All the others are uniform.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIY Junior Ranger Badge Display Tutorial<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Materials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n