I've tried a few ways to pass out the patches, but ultimately we always ended up with some left behind that fell off of the ribbons or cards that they were glued to. I've finally settled on printing out pretty names on cardstock that I slide into page protectors or plastic bags, then seal the open edge with tape. I usually put all of the badges that go on the front on the front of the page and the fun patches on the back. The exception is if we have a girl who doesn't earn as much, I go ahead and put it all on the front. I also run a piece of ribbon through the holes on the sheet protectors to dress them up a bit.
If you're interested in doing something similar, I have all of my backgrounds available to be downloaded. I make 7 of each style so that you can color-code your awards to match each level's designated color:
- Blue - Daisy
- Brown - Brownie
- Purple - Junior
- Red - Cadette
- Orange - Senior
- Yellow - Ambassador
- Green - Leaders, Volunteers, Sprouts/Tagalongs
