- I can think of only one thing like a merit badge I earned, but I don't recall the physical evidence. I know I barely got credit for one year of sewing in 4-H. I was too arty for 4-H even as a child.
I do remember the certificate for completing a stage fright workshop I got when I was 25. It had a motto something like "Fearum non showum". That was fun, and I felt like I had actually made some progress with that workshop. - I didn't have any badges to display. I kept the stage fright certificate to myself.
I found it interesting that one of the artefacts in my late brother's safety deposit box was a medal for grade 10 typing (see image below).
On the back it says
JIM PRINGLE
TYPING OPTION
There was a dearth of fun in our lives growing up, and motivation was a grim affair.