Girl Scouts update badges

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Updated: November 16, 2011 1:07PM

The Girl Scouts are adding new badges to keep up with the times.

In addition to badges for long-popular activities including cooking, athletics and first aid, scouts will soon also be able to earn the insignia for their vests and sashes for immersing themselves in digital filmmaking, product design and “locavore” (local food) awareness.

Gone is 1987’s “Fashion, Fitness and Makeup” badge. In its place, a “Science of Style” badge has girls explore the use of nanotechnology in fabrics and the chemistry of sunscreens. Other new badges are on financial literacy, public policy and website design.