Ceremony: Red Robin Award

This is an optional Ceremony for after scouts have completed:

Step 1: Choose an Early Caring for Animals activity
Step 2: Choose a Connect Animal Care to Self Care activity

Ceremony Description: A short ceremony where scouts receive the Red Robin Award and share how they hope to help animals in the future.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Leader Guidebook (page 12) defines the Birdbath Award as the first requirement, stating “Animals need care; I need care. I can do both,” followed by the Red Robin Award for teaching others and the Tula Award for gaining courage in that teaching. The Badge Archive sees the Tula Award as a copy of the Red Robin and recommends a revised earning sequence. In this recommended order, the Red Robin Award is earned first to learn about animal care and connecting that we need care just like the animals we love. The Birdbath Award is earned second by learning how to care for ourselves, and the Tula Award is earned last upon completion of the Take Action Project.

Items Needed:

Red Robin awards, one for each scout

Before the Ceremony:

Place awards where the leader can easily reach them

Formation:

Scouts stand in a circle.
Leader stands inside or beside the circle.

Ceremony Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 15–20 min):

Leader welcomes scouts and explains the meaning of the Red Robin Award. (2 min)
- Leader: You earned the Red Robin Award by learning how to care for animals and how caring for animals is like caring for people.
Leader invites all scouts to repeat the Red Robin phrase together. (1 min)
- Leader: Repeat after me.
- All Scouts: Animals need care and I need care. I can do both.
Sharing their animal care future hope. (7–10 min)
- Leader asks each scout to share one way they look forward to helping animals in the future.
Leader presents each scout with their Red Robin Award. (1 min)
- Leader hands an award to each scout.
- Leader: Congratulations on earning your Red Robin Award.
Leader explains the next step in the Journey. (1 min)
- Leader: Your next step is earning the Birdbath Award, where you learn about each other and how you can take care of yourselves.

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Published on April 18, 2026. Author:

Tia Kennard

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Disclaimer: The information published on Youth Activity Archive and The Badge Archive is built from the references listed below. These sources demonstrate that our content is grounded in facts and research, not opinion or speculation. Readers may consult them directly when looking for additional material.

Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. “Meeting : 5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals! Pt. 3.” My.girlscouts.org, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., https://my.girlscouts.org/content/girlscouts-vtk/en/vtk.html. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
Takahama, Valerie, et al. How to Guide Girl Scout Daisies through 5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals. Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., 2010. pp. 12, 52, 94, 107.