GENERATIONS of Girl Guides learnt how to be a hostess and operate a radio, but now these traditional badges are to be ditched in favour of 21st century pursuits such as vlogging, human rights, mixology and mindfulness.

In the biggest overhaul in Girlguiding history, traditional badges are to be consigned to the past, and replaced with 72 new ones designed to help young girls "take on the world", the charity has announced.

The new programme of badges and activities fall under six themes - express myself, be well, know myself, skills for my future, have adventures and take action, it said.

Badges for Guides - girls aged 10 to 14 - include mixology, which will involve using different fruits, juices, herbs and spices to create a drink.

Others for the age group include vlogging, human rights and personal brand.

One of the three archaeology badge challenges for Brownies (seven to 10-year-olds) is to go on a dig, find three objects and think about who they may have belonged to.

And the zero waste badge for Brownies involves coming up with ideas for how to save water.