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Getting Started with Girl Scouts Daisies and Brownies
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Recently I started teaching the girls how to sew. First up? Making Sit-Upons! My girls are second-year Brownies, and were able to do this project in one troop meeting, though we did run over about 15 minutes. Count on it taking roughly an hour from start to finish, not including any coloring/decorating. This can be done at any level, but the younger the girls, the more adult assistance required. It was a perfect craft for my third graders. If you have a smaller troop, and are able to find some of these retired Try-Its on eBay, you can work on the "Stitch It Together" badge! (Remember, they need to complete four steps to earn this badge.) Our troop is fairly large though, and it's tough to find affordable Try-Its in bulk, so I've opted for a cheaper generic fun patch instead. More to come on that! What Are Sit-Upons, and How Can They Be Used to Learn to Sew? Sit-Upons are a proper Girl Scout tradition. They're inexpensive, fairly easy to make, and a great way to introduce the concept of sewing (without a machine). There are lots of different approaches, and not a lot of wrong ways to go about making a Sit-Upon, but the basic gist is: - Waterproof material exterior - Padded interior - Some form of water/weatherproofing for exposed seams/edges . . . and that's pretty much it! Anything else is just gettin' fancy. ;) Some leaders prefer to make these out of bucket lids, so the girls don't have to sit on the ground (plus, they can carry things in their buckets!). But keep in mind it can be tiring for little ones to carry big 5-gallon buckets everywhere when at camp. The smaller square versions can also be used at camp, sporting events, wherever, and are more easily portable than the bucket versions. But they can't be used to carry other items in them, like you can with a bucket. Because I wanted this to be the introduction to sewing for my Brownies, we went with the square versions instead of buckets. As with all my posts, go with whatever works best for your girls. :) To make a traditional Sit-Upon, you will need: 1. Waterproof Reusable Shopping Bags (it's okay if the handles and sides are a mesh material (this material is called "non-woven" even though it looks woven. The key is the front and back of the bag need to be laminated. You can use vinyl-type tablecloths cut into squares instead, if you prefer. Some people use the "non-woven" bags and cover completely in duct tape for weatherproofing. But it can get expensive). One for each girl, plus one for you (not a bad idea to get a spare to experiment with, if you're new to sewing) 2. Hole Puncher (regular size -- don't get the 1/8" confetti size. Those holes aren't big enough) 3. Yarn (pre-cut strands, prepped with masking tape on both ends; bring your skein to the meeting, along with the roll of tape, as well; see below for details) 4. Masking Tape 5. Adult-Sized Scissors (don't use your expensive sewing scissors. The ones you use will end up with lots of duct tape residue on them) 6. Duct Tape (bring more rolls than you think you'll need) 7. Padding (I used an old, old mattress pad, cut into 10" squares. These are some super comfy Sit-Upons! You can use newspapers, but keep in mind you'll need to ensure ALL the edges/seams are sealed well, because wet newspaper gets kind of gross. Packing foam works well too. Bubblewrap? Not so much, unless you have Girl Scouts who never bounce. Because otherwise bubblewrap will pop and flatten pretty quickly. Magazines can work, but may not be big enough. Be sure to remove staples if you use magazines). As with everything else, get creative, and use your resources wisely! 8. Sharpies (optional) 9. Adult Volunteers, especially if you have a large troop Dollar Store Score! These polypropylene bags cost $1 each, and are laminated on front and back, to make them durable and waterproof. The sides are non-laminated polypro and not waterproof, but we're going to cover that bit up, so that's okay. How to Make a Sit-Upon: Step One: Flatten your bags and measure the padding to go inside. Be sure to leave room for the edges to be sewn together easily. My padding was ~2" smaller than my bags, so roughly 10" square. Keep your bags flat throughout this process. Once you open them up, it's a lot harder to keep the padding in place, and to stitch/seal. Step Two: With the padding tucked securely inside the bag and centered, flatten the edges of the bag with one hand, and use the hole puncher to go through ALL edges in one punch, all the way around the bag. Do not punch through the padding. I punched my holes about 1-1/2" apart, roughly. Don't punch too close to the edge, as it won't be as reinforced when stitching and will tear easier. You'll be punching through many layers at once, in some parts of the bag. You can sharpen a dull hole puncher by snipping through layers of sandpaper, if need be. If you have a ton of bags to do, wear a glove to protect your hand from the pressure of repetitive hole-punching. Step Three (for You): Measure and prep the yarn. When you're making your sample one, don't tie off the yarn when you begin. Run it through with masking tape on one tip only, leaving the yarn connected to your skein at the end. Once you've stitched all the edges, and have enough left to tie off (~4-5" inches on each end), then snip the end connected to the skein. Carefully pull the yarn out of your Sit-Upon, and measure the length of your yarn. Cut strands that length, one for each girl (I actually made them a couple inches longer than mine, just to be safe). Then immediately apply the masking tape to both ends of the strands (otherwise it will fray and you'll have to trim the yarn before taping the ends). Your masking tape tip should be at least 1-1/2" long. Easy-peasy! Step Three (for the Girls): Hand-stitch ("sew") using classic overcast stitch (continuous loops around the edge). Start up at one corner near the top, so when you're finished, you can tuck the ends of the yarn down into the bag easily. Don't aim for perfection. This is all about function, not form. Reassure your girls that it's okay if they make a mistake. It'll be covered with duct tape anyway. Leave 5" or so as a tail for your yarn (you shouldn't need to anchor your yarn or knot it. It should stay put as is, but you can do a small overhand knot if you like, at the beginning) so you have something to tie it to once you're done. Pull it taut (carefully) all the way around, so the edges are snugly together as you go. If you pull too tightly though, it may rip the fabric slightly. Which is no big deal, because you're covering it up with duct tape! Don't be intimidated by the handles. You can stitch in between if necessary. The point is to try to keep the edges as flat as possible, and the holes lined up fairly well. But don't fret if it gets a little off-kilter; you're going to cover it all up. Be sure to have adult volunteers on hand for this project, as the girls are not only learning how to hand stitch, but also how to do it effectively. And the bags can be unwieldy when you begin. Your adults don't need to know how to sew in order to help. They just need to be on hand to assist the girls as needed, especially when it comes to cutting the duct tape! Bring extra yarn and the roll of masking tape, and plenty of scissors (child-sized ones are too small to cut duct tape effectively, so I asked my adult helpers to bring along a pair of regular scissors with them). It is possible the yarn might break, especially for very enthusiastic seamstresses! :) If that happens, tie off the broken part, then prep a new strand on the spot with masking tape, tie it through a hole onto the broken part, trim the broken part, or tuck it inside the bag, and continue. When finished, tie the yarn ends together (remove any slack in your stitches), and tuck the ends down into the bag. Step Four: Once the edges are nice and snug (so you've hidden ALL of the "non-woven"/non-weatherproof bits, except for the handles and trim), cut a piece of duct tape that is slightly longer than the length of the bag, and place along one side, covering the holes and stitched. Fold the tape over carefully, so that both sides of the bag have all holes covered, for weatherproofing. Don't worry if there's some hanging at the ends. You can fold it over and cover with duct tape when doing the top/bottom edges. Cover up everything you just did. The duct tape will be folded over to cover both sides of holes/stitching, and will effectively prevent moisture from seeping in through the holes. Do the same on the other side, and then along the bottom of the bag. Taping the top can be tricky, because you want to seal the holes, but still leave the handles accessible. First, cut two small lengths of duct tape to go on the outside of the handles. Apply as you've done with the side edges. Then take a third strip of duct tape and place in between the handles. Adhere to one side, then fold over, between the handles, to cover those holes. Top edge, with three separate pieces of duct tape. Once you've done all this, and all holes/seams are taped, you are going to use four additional strips of duct tape, cut slightly shorter than the length of each side (cut as you go, otherwise the duct tape will stick to itself and become a wadded up mess). Use two per side, at the top and bottom. One goes on the front/top, covering the exposed edges of your three pieces, but is not folded over the edge. The other goes over the bottom folded tape, but flat on the front side only. Using additional strips of duct tape reinforces the folded/seam tape, and helps keep it in place. You may need to do the same to the sides as well, or just certain areas (corners, etc.) and that's okay. It's better to have a little too much tape than not enough. And some of the girls may need extra tape -- let them do as much of this as possible. Now, flip the bag over and do the same on the back side. Reinforce corners as needed. Fold any overlapping bits and tape over them. Anything left hanging will eventually start to come unstuck, so tape it well. You do not need to duct tape the whole bag, unless you're using the "non-woven" bags, which are too breathable to be waterproof, and are also pretty hard to clean. Non-woven bags are made of polypropylene, and are very lightweight, but not terribly durable, or weatherproof. It can be costly to completely cover a bag in duct tape -- more so than buying the laminated bag, or using laminated tablecloths, etc. Step Five (Optional): Use Sharpie to write names on the bags, and/or color the bags, if desired. Please note, regardless of the material used, if the surface is laminated/waterproof, Sharpie will rub off onto skin, especially if you've applied lotion or bug spray, etc. To prevent this, apply a sealant over the Sharpie. Test your sealant first, as it may cause the Sharpie to run or fade. Generic permanent markers seemed to fade more than Sharpie brand, but your mileage may vary. My Sit-Upon! I love it. :) I decorated one side only, with a mix of Sharpie and generic, let it dry completely, then coated with waterproofing Mod Podge. It took several days for the surface to dry completely, and the generic markers did fade slightly, but it turned out great! Next up? A Fun and Easy Way to Learn Basic Sewing Stitches!
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Preparing for our First Daisy Meeting: After completing my official training, and doing lots of Googling, here's what I came up with (in no particular order) to prepare for our first meeting. It was a lot of work, but it was fun. The greatest costs to me were printer ink and time. You can always print things in black and white and have the girls color, etc., or see if one of your parent volunteers has access to a color printer. Find your own way to make it work. This is just one way to do it, and you might find some inspiration here (as I did on other sites, which I've shared below). AT HOME: - Printed out Health forms, Adult Volunteer forms, Attendance sheet, etc., from the Girl Scout CD I was given in my Leader Binder. Basically if a parent didn't fill it out already, I had a copy for her. - Purchased brown manilla envelopes for each girl, wrote her name on the outside and put a Girl Scout sticker on it. (See below for info included in it.) I have since gotten a narrow, portable file box and files for each Scout so I can make sure all badges and information stays organized. If your parents purchase the blue Daisy notebook for their girls, you can use it instead of a manilla envelope. Edit: You don't need a manilla envelope if your girls meet at school, directly after school. You can put take-home sheets in their backpacks (have a parent volunteer handle this while you're leading the meeting). - Emailed the moms about buying uniform pieces (including all the essential pins/badges, and I had them go ahead and buy the Daisy patch as well, since we started working on it at the very first meeting). We recommended the vest over the apron as they seem more comfortable for the girls, from what I've heard. We did not recommend a Journey book purchase yet. That's one of the things the girls will help choose next meeting. I didn't want to overwhelm parents with lots of costs right off the bat, and it depends on your parents' abilities (or your troop's cash on hand) whether you want them each to purchase the blue Daisy book (recommended) and a Journey book. Our service unit has Journey books available to check out from their library. This helps reduce costs to parents. The GS main site also has starter kits available that might help with cost. Not including the books, it was a little over $40 each (for vest and essential patches, including Daisy petals, and the parents were given a reminder in the email about financial assistance; check with your Council for details on this). I added some info and photocopied this Official GS image, and included it in the envelope. (You can always just send them this link instead.) - Also included this sheet in each envelope (obviously you'll have your own version -- some details were removed for our troop's privacy): - And in Photoshop, I made some certificates welcoming the girls to our troop! I used hobo font for the "Welcome" and troop info, ActionIs font for the name, and BoyzRGross for the "we are glad" part (all these fonts are free from fontspace.com and commercial-free-use approved). I printed each on heavy card stock, shrinking to fit and centered for printing: EDIT: I've updated these as the terminology is no longer "Daisy Girl Scouts" but is "Girl Scout Daisy" or "Girl Scout Daisies": Here's the template for you. They turned out super cute! KAPER CHART: Kapers are just special jobs. Some leaders like to do something super fancy (Google and Pinterest are loaded with great ideas!); I needed something that would fit in my bag and be sturdy, since we don't leave our stuff in our meeting place. So I opted for quasi-simple. I printed out a list of jobs (yours may vary -- I tried to have the same number of jobs that we have girls in our troop), glued to construction paper, laminated it with sticky pages I had leftover from some craft project way back when, and glued that to cardboard so it would be heavy enough to hold clothespins. I wrote each girl's name on a clothespin. It's not fancy, but it works and it's small enough to fit in my bag but still be visible when propped on the chalkboard during meetings (reminder to self: I have to add another Kaper because we've had another girl join our troop!). EDIT: While my plan to have one Kaper per girl seemed like a good idea at the time, we ended up with more girls joining the troop as time went by. So I added a "Help As Needed" Kaper with more clothespins. And you don't have to have the same number of Kapers as girls. I think in the end I had too many Kaper jobs on there. Next year we'll pare it down a bit. Do what works for you. The important thing is to cycle through the jobs fairly. We will simply rotate down each meeting, so everyone gets a turn doing each job (names and troop # smudged out for anonymity): TO BRING TO MEETING: I loaded up my bag with the following (you can use whatever craft stuff you have on hand) . . . 1. Washable markers, with a blue piece of paper taped around each (we meet in our school's art room and I wanted to make sure our craft supplies weren't mixed up with the art room's and vice versa. Having the blue on them was a quick and easy reminder for the girls) 2. Glue sticks (same) 3. A small(ish) American Flag -- it's about 9"x 12" on a hand-held wooden dowel 4. Two crafts + a backup coloring page (see below) 5. Child scissors 6. Hole Puncher and blue yarn 7. Crayons (I just labeled the box itself -- it's the one we had at home with a gob of crayons in it -- we've since purchased some caddy-style crayons and markers on the after-before-school clearance) 8. My meeting plan/syllabus/cheat sheet 9. Kaper Chart (see above) 10. Double-sided poster with Promise and Law (see below) 11. Attendance Sheet (you can make your own, graph-style, or use the one in your GS Leader pack) 12. The manilla folders for each Scout 13. Our own small Trash and Recycle containers, with plastic bags in them so I could easily tie them up and carry them out. I wanted to leave absolutely nothing behind (good way to get them started for camping, too!) I just stacked one inside the other for easy carrying. 14. A list of ALL the parents' cell phone numbers (which was handy, as we had one parent who was confused on what time to pick up her child); I have all the parents' numbers programmed into my phone just in case 15. Health forms if you have them (again, in case of emergency) 16. Snacks (well, I didn't have these; Snack Mom did!) 17. First aid kit (which should be brought to every meeting and event) PROMISE AND LAW POSTER: Here's the poster I made. I typed it up in Photoshop, then printed it out, glued to construction paper, and glued to a small (half-size) poster board. Front: Back: Promise Template: Law Template and Daisy Petals: CRAFTS: We had three crafts on hand for the girls to do. The first was a trefoil name tag (printed on card stock. Careful if you have an inkjet printer, because the green will run if it gets wet!). You can cut out green construction paper and print the Promise on white paper, then glue it to the trefoil instead if you like, or handwrite the Promise if your troop is small (we have 15 girls in ours, so I opted for printing). I cut some out myself beforehand, and had other moms cut out the rest at the start of the meeting. Older kids will have an easier time with cutting the shape themselves. One side has the GS Promise. The other was for them to write their names. Punch two holes, string some Daisy-colored yarn through, and instant name tag. They wore it during the meeting, and took them home, so they can memorize the Promise and earn the middle of their Daisy. This was mine: Here are the templates: The hands I found online here. I duplicated it and put on the same page to conserve paper, then printed on heavy card stock. You can use construction paper and have them trace them out, but the construction paper isn't as durable. I cut/separated the hands and we gave one to each girl. After cutting them out, the girls colored them however they wanted -- rainbows and flowers, etc. (we left ours white instead of worrying about skin tones) -- and they used glue sticks to glue the thumb over the pinky. They also took this home to help them remember how to do the Girl Scout Sign. Our backup coloring page (from this site), in case we had more time (but we didn't. Our meetings are 1 hour and 15 minutes, and time flew by! I'm saving it for later): MEETING PLAN: Here was my meeting plan (when you see "Kaper Chart" that's a reminder there is a Scout in charge or helping). I realize the plan sounds awfully stilted. But even so, my main goal is to HAVE FUN. The key is to have a good time while you're doing whatever's in your plan. I used the Raise Hand trick for quiet when needed, but it was fun when I did it, and as each girl noticed, because it was more like a game than an admonishment. It's effective, but fun (I'm totally going to start doing this with both my own kids at home, too). We tried to always praise the girls when they help out and point to different aspects of the Law that they're abiding by without even realizing it, etc. It's a lot to remember, and it's okay to just focus on fun. Which aspects of the Law (and the goals of GS, etc.) that are mixed in, will come. Because, yes, we're teaching them leadership, confidence, and all that great stuff, but the bottom line is we want our kids to be doing something fun in the process. Parents, Volunteers, and Leaders pay for membership, uniforms, and are giving up time to help. We all want our girls to have a good time. :) (And it's reassuring to parents when it's not chaotic and helps reduce any frustrations for leader[s] if things are well-organized ahead of time. After the first meeting we will be focusing a LOT more on girl-led choices. This was an intro to Girl Scouts for nearly all our girls, so it was more information and fun than specifics.) Welcome and potty break. Explain Kaper Chart. Sign in/attendance sheet. Kaper Chart. Explain when I raise my hand it means Quiet, please! And all Daisies raise their hands too. Flag bearer. Kaper chart. All stand, please. Pledge of Allegiance. Kaper Chart. Show them the Girl Scout Promise sign. Kaper Chart. Recite/Read Girl Scout Promise Show them the Girl Scout Law – we will go over this in detail starting next meeting. For now, let's just say it. Kaper Chart. Recite/Read Girl Scout Law Craft set up. Kaper Chart. Our supplies are labeled so we don't get them mixed up. Give out markers and trefoils; have girls write names on one side. "Trefoil" means three leaves. Each leaf in the Girl Scout trefoil stands for a part of the Girl Scout Promise. Punch holes and string yarn through; wear so names show. Parents can do this too. SNACK! Introduce Snack mom. Reminder to parents of notification of allergies/dietary restrictions (we have at least one vegetarian, etc.), and about signup sheet, etc. Kaper Chart for set up and clean up. Start telling them Juliette Low story as they're eating (paraphrased obviously and this was for 2012; you will want to adjust for later years): This is a true story! Once upon a time there was a woman named Juliette Gordon Low. She was born on Halloween, in the year 1860. That was 152 years ago! When she was a baby, her uncle said she was as cute as a daisy, and from that point on, her nickname was “Daisy.” Little Juliette Daisy loved to climb trees, play with her brothers, sisters, and cousins, write stories, draw pictures, and explore places. She especially loved animals, too! When she grew up, Juliette married a man named Willy Low. They traveled many places – far across the ocean, even. They had a wonderful life together, but also some sad times too. But even though some sad things happened to them, Juliette never let that get her down. She still loved exploring and having fun. Juliette had heard about Boy Scouts and Girl Guides from her friend Robert Baden-Powell in Scotland. When she moved back to America, Juliette decided to start something like that for girls here! So she started Girl Scouts, and they had their very first meeting on March 12, 1912. And 1912 was 100 years ago! So this year is very special, because it's the 100th birthday of Girl Scouts in America. And we are called Daisies because that was Juliette's name, too. Clean up from snack! Kaper Chart. EXPLAIN RECYCLE/TRASH. Kaper Chart. Craft time! Kaper Chart. Give out hands and glue. (Backup craft if extra time.) Clean up! Kaper Chart. Girl Scouts always leave a place cleaner than they found it. Daisy friendship circle (right hand over left). Kaper chart. Girl in charge of circle starts the friendship squeeze by squeezing the hand of the girl on her left until it gets back to her. Song. Doucblecheck room is completely clean. Bag up recycling/trash. On way out, give out envelopes to take home. I know a lot of leaders focus on establishing a set of Rules/Guidelines the first meeting, but I want those to be girl-led, and to be able for us to devote some time to them, and tie it into earning a Daisy petal. So we're crossing our fingers on behavior for now, and will do it next time. :) That's it for now!
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Getting Started with Girl Scouts Daisies and Brownies
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A couple of years ago GSUSA released a new series of Journeys for Daisies, Brownies and Juniors, and last year, released two of them for Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors. Even though this is mostly a blog about my experiences with Daisies and Brownies, I had a request to summarize the older girls' Think Like an Engineer Journey and since I was doing it, I figured I ought to get a few cents from AdSense for doing so (and more if you click on the ads on this page). If you read my post about the Think Like an Engineer Journey for Daisies, Brownies and Juniors, you'll see that the basic outline of the Journey is the same at all levels, and that doesn't change for the older girls. Basically, at the first three meetings, girls review the design process and then put it to work in a design challenge. In the fourth meeting the girls apply the design process to planning a Take Action Project. In the fifth meeting, they do the Take Action Project, and at the sixth meeting they celebrate their accomplishments. While the Daisy, Brownie and Junior plans provide word-for-word scripts for leaders, the older girl plans provide discussion topics and questions to guide the girls but they aren't quite as scripted. While the summaries below try to give an overview of the talking points, this blog post is not meant to be a substitute for the VTK plans, but rather a summary of them, to give leaders a quick and easily accessible overview. Once you decide to do the Journey at a particular level, I highly recommend reading the entire VTK plan for that level so that you understand where the talking points are going. The purpose of the Journey is not to engineer the best ____ in response to the design challenge of the day; the purpose is to teach a way of thinking and then to use that way of thinking to conceive of, design and execute a Take Action Project--a sustainable solution to a problem identified by the girls. One thing that every design challenge requires is for the small groups who worked on the challenge to present their work to the group, and the group is encouraged to add input on improving the design. This gives the girls a chance to practice communication and presentation skills that could be helpful in their Take Action Project or for the projects they do for the Silver or Gold Awards. The part of Journeys that has always been the hardest for me to wrap my mind around has always been the Take Action Project. I think I know where GSUSA is going with the concept; I just couldn't figure out how to pull one out of the younger girls, which is my group. In fifteen years as a leader, the highest I ever got was Juniors. Going through these older girl plans gave me some ideas. Girl Scout leaders are always looking for ways to "adapt" official programming to better meet the needs of their girls. With a different set of design challenges at each level, girls could do this Journey six times during their Girl Scout years. However I think it unlikely they will do so. If your troop chooses to do this Journey, I think that letting them pick which three of the nine design challenges they want to do is a good way to personalize it for your troop. The Design Thinking Process The design thinking process used in Think Like an Engineer is: 1)Identify a problem that needs to be solved; 2) Investigate what has already been done; 3) Come up with multiple possible solutions 4) Pick one or more possible solutions and create a design; 5) Test the design and make improvements based on what you learned; and 5)Let other people know what they've learned Let's take a look at the meetings for the older girls: Meeting 1: Cadettes: The first thing the Cadettes do as they enter Meeting 1 is build a model of a Corgi. This model dog will be used later in the meeting. VTK has a template and a list of materials, and the girls create a 3-D model. In the opening discussion, the design process is reviewed and girls talk about ways engineers' designs help people. The leader also introduces the idea of a Take Action Project and how the design process is used in it. For Cadettes, the first design challenge is to create a life vest for a Corgi who cannot swim because of his short legs. First, the girls identify the problem and goal. They are given their goals (to keep the Corgi's head above water for ten minutes) and their constraints (materials to use, time available). Girls spent five minutes brainstorming about design and creating sketches before actually beginning to build with these materials: 2 sheets of foam (roughly 9 x 12 in. each) 2 plastic bags (strong sandwich bags) 3 large rubber bands Measuring tape Scissors Duct tape Extra blank paper (for planning) Pens or pencils The girls are given twenty minutes to engineer their designs before the group comes back together to test them with the model dog and a tub of water. Each group explains their prototype to the large group, says what they expect to happen, puts it on the model dog as quickly as possible and tests to see if it keeps the dog afloat for at least ten seconds. Discuss how the prototypes could be improved, and, if there is time, improve them. For the closing activity, girls discuss the design process and how they put it into use. Seniors and Multi-level: Seniors begin their Journey by looking a various items used daily and brainstorming how to improve them. After their opening ceremony and troop business, Seniors review the design process. Then it is on to their design challenge: To use the provided materials to create a substitute for the plastic rings that hold together six packs of soda. The materials are: 1 large piece of cardboard (1 x 2 ft or more) 8 paint stirrers Wax paper Paper (newspaper, white paper, etc.) 20 rubber bands Duct tape 1 meter (39 inches) string Scissors Paper (for planning) Pens or pencils Girls spend five minutes planning their design and 20 minutes trying to build a prototype, working in small groups. Then the groups gather, present their designs and test them. Improvements are suggested. To end the meeting, girls share problem they are interested in, like protecting wildlife. At this point the girls are only discussing problem/issues, not solutions or projects. Ambassadors: Ambassadors begin the first meeting by brainstorming ideas for devices that would help various professionals like doctors. After the opening and troop business portions of the meeting, the design process is reviewed. Next, the girls have 25 minutes to accomplish the design challenge. Then the group gets together and shares their designs --what worked and what didn't. The first design challenge for Ambassadors is to design something that enriches the life of an animal. The process starts with a discussion about the needs of animals and how enrichment devices make it easier for an animal, wild or domestic, to thrive in its environment. Each group of two or three girls is given a pile of supplies and has to select an animal and discuss its needs. Then each group needs to quickly sketch three ways to meet one or more of those needs. They then need to pick a design and build a prototype that can be presented to the group for feedback. The following materials are listed: 1 large piece of cardboard (2 x 3 ft or more) 2 poster boards Paper towel and toilet paper tubes (however many you can find!) 10 paint stirrers 5 ft. rope Scissors Duct tape Blank paper (for planning) Pens or pencil Optional: Anything else you have that might make good materials for the Design Challenge. For example, if you have tennis balls, girls could incorporate them to help meet the "fun" criteria of the challenge. Meeting 2: Cadettes: As Cadettes being meeting two, they make lists of all the communities they belong to. They also list words that describe or define a community. During the opening discussion, girls use these lists to pick a community to effect with their Take Action Project. Once the community has been chosen, girls brainstorm problems in that community. The design challenge for Meeting 2 is to create camp shelters for people that mimic natural shelters used by animals. Girls discuss different types of shelters used by animals and the things humans need in their shelters. Then, using the materials listed below, the groups first brainstorm for five minutes and then spend 20 minutes to create a shelter that is big enough for a quarter piece of construction paper to easily be put in and out of it. They have to be wind resistant and will be tested in front of a fan for 15 seconds, and will be sprayed with water 15 times to see if they are water resistant. The following materials are available: 1 piece of masking tape, 12 inches long 1 piece of packaging tape, 12 inches long 1 sheet of cardboard, 8"x 8" 2 plastic cups, 1-2 oz. 2 sheets of construction paper Measuring tape Scissors Extra paper (for planning) Pens or pencils The girls then gather and present their cabins to the group as if they were presenting them to the client who hired them. Next, each cabin is tested for water and wind resistance and then the girls discuss how the cabins could be improved. If time permits, let them try to improve their models. Discuss the problems and possible solutions. If time permits, discuss problems in the community chosen for the Take Action Project. Seniors and Multi-level: Before the meeting the leader prepares four or more posters, each of which lists a community to which the girls belong (school, town, state, USA etc). As girls come in they are encouraged to brainstorm problems faced by each community and to list them on the posters. After their opening ceremony, Seniors discuss how the Design Process is similar to the process for a Take Action Project. They review the problems on the posters and decide on a community to help with their Take Action Project. After picking a community, they brainstorm for more problems. The design challenge for this meeting is to design a kinetic sculpture--one that moves in the wind. As with the other projects, girls spend five minutes brainstorming and designing and 20 minutes building. The girls then gather and present their sculptures to the big group, describing them and testing to see if they hold together in the wind and have two moving parts. Girls can then try to improve the sculptures. At the end of the meeting the girls discuss the design process and how they used it to create their sculpture. Ambassadors: Ambassadors begin Meeting 2 by working together to create lists of communities to which they belong and issues and problems which are important to them. Following the opening ceremony and troop business, the group discusses those communities and chooses one to help with their Take Action Project. The girls are reminded that the design process is similar to the steps for a Take Action Project: Identify a problem, come up with a sustainable solution, develop a plan, put the plan into action, reflect on what they've learned, and share the project with others. They review the issues and problems listed at the beginning of the meeting to see which effect the chosen community and may come up with others. Girls are reminded that any of these issues/problems could be starting points for Gold Award projects. The design challenge for Meeting 2 is to design a zip line course that using the following materials: Chipboard (from a cereal box or back of a notepad), 6-8 small paper or plastic cups (i.e. 3 oz.), 9 plastic straws, 10 feet of smooth line (e.g. fishing line or unwaxed dental floss), 8 standard, flat steel washers (1 in. in diameter or larger), heavy books (or other material to stack), Tape (duct or masking.) Girls are given scissors and a hole punch as tools, but they cannot be part of the course. The zipline course must be at least five feet tall, must carry a ping-pong ball from the top string to the bottom platform in fifteen seconds or less and must have at least four platforms and three zip lines. The girls have 25 minutes to brainstorm solutions and design a course. They begin by brainstorming and sketching 3 possible solutions and then creating one. They are not allowed to test it with the ping pong ball until they share their project. They have five minutes to sketch and twenty minutes to build. Once time is up, the girls share their designs and test them, as if they were presenting the designs to a camp director who hired them to design a course. If the zip lines do not work as expected, the group brainstorms about why, and how to fix them. In the closing discussion, girls review how they used the design process, talk about what worked and did not, problems they encountered etc. Meeting 3 Cadettes In meeting 3, the leader prepares index cards with the problems identified in the prior meeting. As girls arrive, they pair up and discuss a problem trying to determine why that problem exists. They are doing a root-cause analysis. They should arrive at one or more causes for each problem, drilling downward. For example, the oceans are polluted. But why? Because there is trash in the oceans. But why? Because humans pollute. But why? Because there are not enough trash cans? But why? The local government doesn't have enough money to put out enough trash cans. Once the whole group is gathered, girls discuss the problems and pick one to address in their Take Action Project. The design challenge for this meeting is to design a prosthetic leg for an elephant. A link to a video is provided, which shows how one engineer solved this problem. The girls discuss what qualities the prosthetic should have, then get into groups of two or three and begin with brainstorming and sketching. From there, they move on to spending 20 minutes creating a prototype. The prototypes are then tested by a girl who bends her knee and places it into the prosthetic. Improvements are discussed. Seniors and Multi-level: Using posters with trees drawn on them, and sticky notes, Seniors look at the issues/problems identified in earlier meetings and try to identify the causes of the problems and the effects they have. In the opening part of the meeting, girls will discuss these and the leader will help them make sure that they have properly identified causes and effects. Then the group selects one issue or problem to address in their Take Action Project. The design challenge for Seniors in meeting 3 is to create an assistive device that would allow the elderly to pick something up that is on the floor or to grab something on a high shelf. These materials may be used: 4 pieces of cardboard (medium-large, assorted sizes) 4 paint stirrers 8 brass tacks 5 paper clips 2 small cups (paper) Paper (newspaper, white paper, etc.) 1 sheet of felt 10 rubber bands 5 wooden skewers Scissors String or wire Tape Blank paper (for planning) Pens or pencils As with the other design challenges, girls work in groups of two or three. They spend five minutes brainstorming/designing, 20 minutes building and 25 minutes sharing, testing, discussing and improving their design. Ambassadors: Meeting 3 begins with the girls breaking into groups as they arrive and taking one of the problems/issues identified last meeting and listing the causes of that problem and the effects of it. After the meeting opening, the girls share the lists they made and decide on one problem to address in their Take Action Project. The design challenge for meeting 3 is to create a mobility assistance device for an amputee, using the following equipment: 1 large piece of cardboard (2 x 3 ft. or more) 1 roll of string 2 sheets of felt or other medium-thick fabric 5 cardboard tubes (Alternatively, you could roll poster boards or stack sturdy cups.) 5 large rubber bands 4 brass fasteners 1 sheet of poster board Scissors Duct tape Blank or notebook paper (for planning) Pens or pencils Optional: Bring in anything else you have that might make good materials for the Design Challenge. For example, if you have containers that could be used as wheels, girls could incorporate them into a design for a walker. Again, the girls have five minutes to brainstorm and sketch, and twenty minutes to build, before gathering to present their designs and test them. The devices should help the amputee get from one side of the room to another and should o Must help the user to move from one side of the room to the other and 1) Be comfortable for the user.; 2) Be easy and convenient for people to use and 3) May either attach to (prosthetic) or be a product (mobility aid) for the user. The closing discussion for meeting 3 relates the design process to the chosen issue for the Take Action Project. Meeting 4: Cadettes: Cadettes begin planning their Take Action Project at Meeting 4. In preparation for the meeting, the leader creates one or more posters with six pointed starts on them. In the middle of the star is the problem the girls want to solve. On each point is a question word: who, what, when, where, how and why. As girls come in they write questions about their issue on the poster. As a group, Cadettes discuss the question and any answers they have and determine what information they might need. Then they brainstorm ways to solve their chosen problem and the given discussion questions lead to user-centered design. For example, girls imagine how the school principal might solve the problem vs how students would solve it. After discussing various solutions, the girls pick one and plan how to execute it, including arriving at a list of materials needed and a "to do" list for the next meeting. The Take Action Project should use engineering or technology. Seniors and Multi-level: To prepare for meeting 4, the leader makes four charts: What We Know, What We Need to Know, Why is This Important and What Else. As girls arrive, they fill in these lists with items related to the problem they have chosen to address. These items are discussed and then the girls are challenged to find a sustainable solution to the problem that incorporates what they've learned about engineering and technology. They follow the design process and pick and design a Take Action Project. The goal is to have a list of supplies and a to do list for the next meeting. Ambassadors: At Meeting 4, the girls being serious planning of the Take Action Project. As they enter the meeting, they are presented with posters or sheets of paper that say "people" "resources" "needs" and "what else". On each sheet they list information about the community they have chosen for their Take Action Project. These are discussed after the opening ceremony, along with the people and situations that are positive forces and negative forces on their project. Girls research via computer or smartphone any information they need for their project and then discuss sustainable solutions to the identified problem. They pick a solution and decide what they need in order to execute that solution. Meeting 5: At Meeting 5 the girls execute their Take Action Project, discuss it, and plan a celebration. The meeting plans specifically mention things like posters and videos as Take Action Projects. Also, the girls plan how to present their project to others, as an important part of being an engineer is presenting a project. Meeting 6: Girls present their TAP to invited guests, celebrate its completion and receive their awards.
If you’re starting a new troop, this is a very exciting time for you! Even if your Girl Scout troop won’t start meeting until the fall, there are so many things to plan in advance to make sure everything goes smoothly, and your troop enjoys their time together. One part you really don’t want to get wrong as a new leader is first impressions. The perfect icebreaker activities can help your girls start off the troop year on the right foot with each other and with you. Don’t stress over what to start with! I have a compilation of some of my favorite easy icebreaker activities you can use as a new troop leader to help larger groups or smaller groups get to know each other! Here are some of the very important entrepreneurial skills your girls will learn in your troop: Introduce a Friend If your new batch of students doesn’t already know each other, this can be an amazing way to help them start to make connections right off the bat during in person meetings. You can make cards with a list of different questions on them, like: What is your favorite TV show? If you were a flavor of ice cream, what would you be and why? What is your favorite hobby outside of school? Do you have any pets? What is your favorite subject in school? You can put these questions on a word document with enough space for your troop members to write the answer to each question underneath them, and print them out with two cards per sheet of paper. Cut them in half, and hand them out to your girls with pens or pencils. This is the point where you can pair girls together. You can make the choice how to pair them, I’ve had positive outcomes from pairing new girls with people they’ve never talked to before. Encourage them to go through the list of questions with each other and write down the answers, and find common ground with each other. After everyone has had a chance to get through the questions, they will take turns introducing their new friends in front of their peers by walking through their favorite responses that the other person gave. This activity not only ensures that your students will listen to each other’s answers, it will help them build their confidence. Two Truths and a Lie Most people are familiar with Two Truths and a Lie, and for good reason– it’s a lot of fun! Two Truths and a Lie is a popular game that you can play with your new troop so you all can get to know each other, and also share some giggles! If you don’t know how to play the game, this is how it goes. Each person in the room comes up with two things that are true about themselves or their life, and one thing that isn’t true. Each person in the room takes their turn sharing their two truths and a lie, and everyone guesses which one is the lie, and then you reveal the answer and move on to the next scout. If you want to spice this game up, you can also have the girls write their two truths and a lie on index cards, shuffle them up, then read the two truths and a lie and have the girls guess whose card it is, and then guess the lie! This can also be good if your scouts are nervous to “present” their two truths and a lie upon first meeting each other. Scout Charades If you want a scouting-related icebreaker, you can customize the classic game of charades to be related to Girl Scout topics. You can have them act out terms like: Hiking Sewing Ziplining Horseback riding And more! At the end of the activity, you can explain how your girls can expect to experience all these different activities throughout the year. This has been a huge hit with my troop. This can be modified to be more like Pictionary or Taboo if you like, and you can set your own time limits. Any guessing game is an easy, fun way to teach your scouts about what they can expect from being part of your troop. If you want to go crazy, you can have the whole group act out their terms at the same time just to be silly! Helping your scouts get out of their comfort zone can launch them into building relationships, and fun games like these are an easy way to do it. Verbal Interests Inventory If you really want to get down to business, you can weave learning about each other into your planning for the year. You can print out resources that have lists of things your girls can try out during Girl Scouts, and have an open discussion about what your girls already have experience with, what they’re interested in trying, and what they’re not interested in doing. This activity is a great way to help your scouts learn what all is available to them, and give them a feeling of control over their experience. Giving them opportunities to bond over shared interests is always a good idea! If you’re interested in learning some more unique icebreaker activities, you can check out our previous post about good icebreakers older scouts will love! I hope these resources help you feel equipped and ready to approach your new troop with confidence.
I was so excited to start Brownies with the Troop. We are going to have so much fun this year with the girls. My main goal is not only to ...
Welcome to Girl Scouts letter. Let your new members know about meeting dates, uniform requirements, troop dues, their leaders, badge placement and parent volunteer information. This is a canva file that you can update with your specific troop information.
Check out how our troop completed all of the Brownie Girl Scout Painting Badge requirements in just one activity! We had a blast and made amazing art!
Preface: I paid for all the end-of-year gifts out of my own pocket. You don't have to give ANY gifts to your girls (or volunteers) at the end of the year (the time and effort you've put in all year is a gift in and of itself!), but if you decide you'd like to give them a small gift, keep in mind that troop funds you have at the end of year will be what you start with at the beginning of next year. I did use troop funds for the membership stars and any official badges included. But the rest? I just wanted to do a little something fun for my girls. Plus, I have two girls in my troop whose families are moving away, and I wanted to do something special for them. But wanted to include all the other girls, too! So I went through all the pictures I had from the last two years, and put together DVD slideshows for the girls (I did it in iPhoto and iDVD; I believe Windows has a DVD Maker program. Google it if you need help. Be sure to get DVDR discs, not CDR discs). I bought recycled paper disc envelopes (like these, but I found some cheaper at Walmart), and some small round Avery labels. After burning the DVDs, I created labels with our school name and troop number (it's fuzzed out in the pictures below for anonymity, but you can find the templates on Avery's website for which label you choose, if you like) and stuck them on the outside of the envelope (just used a Sharpie to write on the DVDs). They turned out really cute! Then I took 9x12" green felt pieces (I used a blue one for my one Daisy girl, but I had lots of green, which is why I used it instead of brown for Brownies; I had brown ribbon though. See below), and wooden dowels, and created scroll/wallhangers for the girls' camp SWAPS (or whatever they want to hang on there -- earrings, etc.). To make these, you can pick up felt from any craft store, or order in bulk here. If you're wanting the exact same color for all the wallhangers, don't order bulk mixed colors, because the colors/shades vary so much per pack. But if you're wanting to do a variety of colors, a mixed pack is a great way to go. I purchased the dowels at Walmart in the craft section: You will need TWO dowels for each wallhanging. Make sure you get the kind that are flat on the ends, not pointed (don't get skewers). First step is to put it portrait-style (vertical), and fold over one end about 2/3rds of an inch. Then pin it. (Or you can fold it, use clear tape to hold it in place temporarily, and slide a dowel through to see how wide you need to make the hem. You want the dowel to slide through tightly. You don't want it loose, or else the dowels will fall out too easily.) Next, line it up on your machine (you can hand sew but it takes ages; using a sewing machine is much easier if you can), and sew it so you're leaving roughly 1/2 to 2/3 of an inch or so open in the hem (depending on how fat your dowels are), to slide the dowel through. Then do the other end, and run a dowel through both hems. Then take a ribbon and tie on the top dowel ends (unless you're adding a card, in which case, wait before tying it off), so it forms a triangle that you can use to hang it on the wall. You can pin membership stars, patches, awards, etc., to it if you like. I added a card stock piece with out troop # (the sample here has "Brownies" where I had our troop number, and I typed in my name after "Love"), punched a hole in it, and strung the ribbon through it before tying it off: I'm not posting a full sheet template of this, but if you like, I can. Just leave a comment below, and include your troop level for font color/name. I bought green paper bags (you could also buy white or brown, in the garbage bags/plastic wrap/paper plates aisle at Walmart or Target -- or go to your local Dollar type store, for cheap), some tissue, and then pinned membership stars and patches on the wallhanger. Then rolled it up in tissue, added the DVD to the bag, wrote each girl's name on the bag in Sharpie, and used a glue dot to adhere the "End-of-Year Party" fun patch on the outside the bag. Check your local council shop for End-of-Year fun patches. Or Google it, and you can find several patch companies online that may be cheaper than your council shop. (If you use a glue dot on a patch outside the bag, make sure NOT to stick it to the price tag, as the glue dot will stay stuck, but the price tag can fall off the patch, which makes the patch fall off the bag!) Here's what it looked like with everything laid out (sticker and tag have both been altered to remove identifying info): And here's what it looked like loaded up with SWAPS: That's my daughter's -- she loved it! We hung it on her bulletin board in her bedroom. Now those SWAPS are out of the Ziploc that was shoved in a drawer, and hanging where she can see them, and remember how much fun she had this year! :) I bought a personalized green GS tumbler with straw for my co-leader (Etsy and eBay are both good sources for these), and printed these out on card stock, then rolled up and tied with ribbon, for each of my volunteer moms. Another leader came up with this adorable idea; I altered the wording to better suit my troop. I left the troop number blank so you can print it and fill in the blank with your own number. Next up: Summer Break! See you in a bit! :)
Retired Girl Scout sewing badges for Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors can still be earned. Here is where you can find them.
Here is an easy plan for Your First Girl Scout Brownie meeting of the year.
Kids are always trying to discover and understand how things work, what they do, who made them. Wouldn’t it be fun to invent something fun themselves. Below are a few ideas to get you started. Inventor Activity Booklet Before jumping into some ideas, do you want to skip all the planning? If so, use this Activity Booklet with activities that are hands on to keep the girls engaged while learning about how to invite and create their own products and ideas. With step by step activities, you can’t ask for an easier way to run your meeting. Learn more and get yours today! Be sure to also checkout these other activities your girls will love: Fun With Experiments: Home Scientist Activities Become An Artist: Painting Activities Being Patriotic: Celebrating Community Activities Other Fun Activities To Try Practice Making Inventions I found this great kit that will help your girls build a motor, a telegraph, a light-flashing generator and a real radio. Everything you need to do it is included in kit. Get yours here: Inventions Kit Inventor Song Get the MP3 here so you will have tune: Inventor’s Song (Accompaniment) Oh it took Bell to make the telephone ring, And it took Edison to light up our way. It took Robert Fulton in a steamboat, To go chug-chug-chugging down the bay. Otis made the elevator go up, McCormick’s reaper reaped the rye. So when you’re spelling the word, America, Don’t forget to dot the I…. for the inventors, don’t forget to dot the I! George Pullman made the sleeping car for railroad trips at night. Lou Waterman made the fountain pen so everyone could write. Richard Hoe made the rotary press, so we could get the news. Charles Goodyear made the rubber for the heels upon our shoes. So if you talk about a new invention. Incidentally don’t forget to mention…. That it took Morse to make the telegraph hum Colt to make the Colt 45 And it took Henry Ford to make an auto So that folks could go and take a drive Howe knew how to make a sewing machine The Wrights learned the right way to fly So when you’re spelling the word, America, Don’t forget to dot the I…. for the inventors, don’t forget to dot the I! This song was originally posted at: http://bussongs.com/songs/inventor-song.php If you don’t want to spend the time planning, our Activity Booklet has step-by-step instructions with activities that don’t require any planning other than gathering supplies and printing booklets. What do we do after your girls complete the activities? Well of course give them the badge to display proudly on their vest, they earned it! Additionally If you are like many leaders we want to award our girls when they complete something even beyond just the patch. One great way to show achievement is with a certificate. Don’t worry you don’t have to make them, I found a resource that has done all the work for you and all you have to do is print them and customize the certificates with each girl’s name, badge or award earned, date, and troop leader. Editable certificates perfect for awarding girls after earning a badge. Organize Your Troop Meetings This Year with a 25+ page Leader Planner This Leader Planner is from another amazing blogger named Jen her blog is called “I am StrawjenBerry” With the help of Jen I wrote a blog post explaining everything you will get in this planner. It has everything you need to plan your troop year. The planner contains your calendar, meeting planners, rosters and badge trackers in one safe place for when you need it. Read more Enjoy every minute being a leader and continue to inspire your girls!
*This post contains affiliate links. The GSUSA introduced several new badges in the spring of 2023. One of them is the Brownie Art and Design badge. While earning this badge, the girls will have an opportunity to explore different mediums and different elements of design. Like most of the resources I make, each step has multiple activities from which to choose. Available on TpT Included in this resource: All five steps All printables Introduction Two activities for Step 1 Four activities for Step 2 Four activities for Step 3 Two activities for Step 4 Troop Art Show for Step 5, sharing what the girls made in Steps 2-4 You can find the Girl Scout Brownie Art and Design badge here.
Keep your troop in the loop with these colorful newsletter templates! Each template comes in three colorful designs and two in black and white. Plus, they are also editable with PowerPoint! Just open up the file in PowerPoint, insert a text box, then add your text! You can email these newsletters every week as a PDF or print them and give them out at meetings! The choice is yours! Troop levels are included for Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors! There is even a general Girl Scouts design for multi-level troops! Enjoy! You may also like: Girl Scout Troop Leader Planning Calendar Girl Scout Troop Leader Planning Calendar Editable Version Follow my store and like my page on Facebook for instant updates on products, promotions, sales, and freebies! www.fb.me/conscioused Get your copy of my new book “The Conscious Educator: Becoming Culturally Responsive Teachers and Schools” on Amazon! ClickHERE! Check out my website! www.consciousednow.com
The goal of the "A World of Girls" Journey is to have fun exploring how stories and games can link them to the wide world of girls – and how they belong to this wide world of girls, too! In this journey, Brownies have fun learning that stories contain clues that can be used to make the world a better place. In fun, flip-book format, one side is devoted to fictional stories that take Brownie girl characters to diverse places in the world. The other side has stories of real-life Brownies exploring
A place for leaders to find ideas to use at your events and meetings. Ideas for Girl Scouts, or other organization inspiring girls to be leaders of tomorrow.
