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I get commissions for purchases made through links on this post. As a new leader one of the first things you probably heard was who started the Girl Scout organization. Her name was Juliette Gordon Low. Over the years as a leader I always tried to teach my girls more and more fun, interesting and important facts about her. Of course always trying to be fun and exciting. I want to share 25 ideas that I think your girls will love. Bookmark this page for reference, and share with other leaders. “Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting can be the magic thread which links the girls of the world together.” — Juliette Gordon Low Learn more about her life and celebrate Founders Day on October 31 Juliette Gordon Low Games I have…Who Has…Juliette Gordon Low Card Game This is an easy-to-play game that is a great way to learn about Juliette Gordon Low. Girls will match up the answers on their cards with questions on other girls cards. Get printable now 3 Games to Explore the Life of Juliette Gordon Low Activity Booklet This activity booklet has 3 very fun games all focused on exploring the life of Juliette Gordon Low. Get printable now Juliette Gordon Low Bundle Party Pack with 6 games Activity Booklet This activity booklet has 6 very fun Juliette Gordon Low party style games. Download and print to have fun with your troop. Get printable now 5 great party games to celebrate Juliettes birthday This comes from another blogger called Using Resources Wisely, you should follow and check out these 5 ideas. View Ideas Juliette Low Scoot Activity Booklet Looking for a fun and interactive way to teach your girls about the life and achievements of Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of Girl Scouts? Look no further than the Juliette Low Scoot Game! This game is a unique twist on the classic

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Welcome to the Daisy Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting! The main focus of this book for our first and second year girls is the Daisy Petal Patch. Unlike the badge work for older girls, there are not a whole heck of a lot of guidelines for the petal patches. Petal Activity #1: Enjoy Mari's story, and talk about it. Mari's story is in the Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting. Mari the Marigold is the fifth petal of ten that you will learn about in this guide. Mari's petal is about learning what being responsible for what I say and do means. If you don't have the Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting, you can hear it read here by Troop #5007. Petal Activity #2: Act out ways to be responsible throughout the day We had a lot of fun with this one. When I did this badge, I had first year daisy's, so they were 5 and 6 years old. The first thing we did was an open discussion. We talked about responsibility, and what it means in general. Responsibility means that you have a job or obligation to take care of something or someone. It means you can be trusted to do what is right. It means you are accountable for what you say, do - your behavior and actions. It means you take ownership in your life. Can you give me examples of what being responsible means? Some of the answers I got were: I take care of my brother I don't lie When I say I am going to clean my room, I *actually* clean it After this, I separated them into to two groups, and each group talked about responsibility. We asked them these questions: What are some ways you are responsible every day? What does being responsible for your words mean? Can words hurt people? Is it important to keep your promises? Why? How are you responsible for your actions? What new thing could you do to show you are responsible? Petal Activity #3: Practice being responsible For this petal activity, we chose to do a craft. Our girls, like I noted earlier, were 5 and 6 year old kinder's, so I chose something simple and easy to understand. I came across this blog post - with a GREAT tutorial - my blessed life: Door Hanger Chore Charts. This tutorial is on a door hanger chore chart, and it very simple. Photo from: my blessed life We did modify this a bit - we used foam door hangers from walmart. They came in a pack of 10 for about $4, and they did not require any painting. We also divided it horizontally, instead of vertically. Lastly, we only had four or five chores, simply because our girls were little. This was a really excellent craft for our girls - it was simple, easy to understand and use, and really got them excited about pitching in at home. My little lady still uses hers now, over a year later! We had a great time with this - not many things cuter than 5 and 6 year olds learning about girl scouts! Tell me how your Mari the Marigold earning went!

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This year's new badges include a series of Art and Design badges at the Daisy, Brownie and Junior levels. I have reviewed the Daisy badge and the Brownie badge already. This post will look at the Junior badge. Requirements According to Badge Explorer, the requirements for the Junior badge are: Examine and explore different styles and elements of art and design. Discover art and design around you Make art about a subject Experiment with the elements Explore composition Design an art display When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to turn ideas into art and design projects Opening Activity, Meeting One VTK recommends having the girls choose an animal and create a piece of art about it, and then sketch something they could build to help the animal. These are to be quick projects. During the opening discussion you cover some of the vocabulary words. Discover Art and Design Around You The first VTK suggestion is to "Examine Makers in Art and Design". The talking points for the leader include the vocabulary words and then the girls either do research on a maker (artist) or talk to one (guest speaker). As an alternative, girls can "Get Insired by a Medium or Style" After a discussion of various mediums and artists, girls are given some medium to work with and they are supposed to pick a person, place or thing and either create art about it or design something for it. The third choice is to "Search for Art and Design". After using pretty much the same talking points as in the first two choices, girls search their surrounding s in person or virtually for examples of art and design. Experiment with the Elements To Experiment with the Elements, girls can "Explore Line and Texture". After a discussion covering such words as elements, line, and texture, the troop plays "I spy" with the leader spying things with different design elements "I spy something green, rough, fluffy etc. Girls review a provided handout and talk about the elements seen. Then the girls use the materials provided to create a piece of art focusing on lines and textures. Suggested project ideas are string art, contour drawings, sculpting clay or creating a collage with different textures. The second option is to "Explore Color and Saturation". The initial discussion is the same as above, with the addition of talking about primary and secondary colors and adding white and black to change the saturation. Then the girls do an art project focusing on color choices. Suggested projects are painting a sunset, knitting or crocheting an item using three colors of yarn or taking photos and editing them to adjust the colors. The third choice is "Explore Shape and Form" and this time the discussion and art project focuses on the use of shape and form. Suggested projects are sculptures made from found materials, doing a design consisting of overlapping circles painted various colors, designing and building a model home using boxes or blocks (wonder if legos would qualify) and making a mosaic. Opening Activity: Meeting Two The opening activity for meeting two is to trace some objects and then create a drawing or design made from shapes. In the opening discussion they share their drawing and talk about how they incorporated texture, color, line and other elements. Explore Composition The first suggested activity is "Get Some Perspective". Leaders discuss some more new words, with a particular emphasis on perspective. Then the girls create a piece of art showing a landscape. Suggested activities are creating a collage of things cut from magazines, photographing things from different perspectives and sketching buildings from different perspectives. "Experiment with Light and Shading" begins with a similar discussion, of course this time focusing on light and shading. Before the meeting the leader is supposed to set up several different still life arrangements in the room and have the ability to light each from different directions. The girls then sketch on of the arrangements, and then, after five minutes or so, the light is moved and the girls sketch it again. After they have three sketches, the girls talk about how lighting made a difference and then turn one into a piece of art. The third choice is "Size It Up with Scale" The opening discussion is much the same, but focuses on scale and how artists use it. Then the girls thing of a subject such as an animal, object or place. They use provided materials to create either a miniature or large version of their object. A suggested project is drawing an outline of your miniature or enlarged object and using it as a pattern to cut fabric for a pillow, which you then embellish. Another suggestion is creating a diorama. Finally you can draw, paint or photograph an object as if it was huge and you were small, looking up or down at it. Design an Art Display For the final requirement, Juniors come up with a way to share their artwork. They either host and event, create a portfolio or make some merch. For the event, the girls can design invitations, make frames, arrange the artwork, create a guide and more. To create the portfolio, they make something in which to keep their artwork and talk about sharing it. For creating merch, they sketch what they want and talk about design elements. VTK Resources VTK includes these resources for leaders:' Make it with Style: A sheet showing four different types of art which gives the girls the words for the style and describes it. Words to Know: A vocabulary list of nineteen words plus definitions Project Idea: Make String Art. Directions for string art project Making for Families: Handout on this year's new badges Get Making with Girl Scouts: Seven page handout on Makers, Making and Makerspaces Badge Overview (four printed pages) Meeting plan for each meeting (8 pages each) My Comments: We meet for an hour so it would probably take me four or five meetings to get through these projects, but in general I like this badge. There are a variety of projects offered and yet you aren't limited to them. I like the way it is designed in a similar manner to the Daisy and Brownie badges so that multi-level troops can all do the same projects. You could do this series of badges every other year, using different mediums each time. I like the way the VTK scripts lead the leader into teaching about art and design--they don't just give a list of projects. My main criticism of GSUSA's badge program overall is that its outcomes and goals are so vague and there are no clear indicators that a goal has been reached, so the usual procedure is to do five activities and call it good. While I realize leader Facebook groups may not be a random sample of Girl Scout leaders, VTK still does not seem to be popular planning option so I wonder how many of the troops that do this badge will actually have any exposure to the vocabulary, and how many will just do four art projects and go on a field trip/have a guest speaker. I just wish the series extended to the older girls. Well, maybe next year.

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Facebook Pinterest Twitter Email Today I’m sharing a few ways to bring your girls together with some bonding activities and icebreakers that are great for any meeting or to celebrate Friendship Day on August 5th. Such an important part of being a girl organization is the friendships made during our time in scouting. A troop of devoted friends that support one another will leave a lasting impression on your girls of what friendship means for the rest of their lives. Sometimes though, youngins need that extra push to put themselves out there, or could use an activity to help them branch out. Did you know? Friendship Day is August 5th, and a great way to celebrate is to play friendship building games together. These games are a blast, and are sure to warm everyone up to one another. Afterwards, have your girls pick their favorite quotes about friendship and talk about what qualities they look for in a good friend. This will not only encourage one another to be more kind, but also value the friendships they have made along the way. Friendship Games and Activities Friendship Swap and Necklace You can make friendship necklaces or SWAPS. Silkies (necklaces) you can get from Michael’s Craft store. Unicorn charms and rings from Amazon. 12 pony beads, 1 for each line in the GS law or just make a rainbow. Here are some different friendship games below and don’t forget to have fun! Minefield Set up an obstacle course at your next troop meeting. Pair up the girls, perhaps with a new friend, and let one verbally guide the blindfolded partner through the obstacle course. Switch up the course before switching blindfolded partners! Players have to effectively communicate and trust one another to finish first. Categories This game is a great way to help girls realize what commonalities they may have with each other. Call out different categories and ask the girls to arrange themselves based on how they fit into that category. Start out with basic things like eye color or favorite food, then move onto questions about pets, favorite school subjects, or who has moved before. Girls may realize something they didn’t know they have in common with each other. Give them some time later on to connect over these new discoveries. Speed up the game to make things fun, or slow it down if the girls are enjoying getting to know each other more. Extreme Rock, Paper, Scissors This tournament-style rock, paper, scissors is best with larger groups. Pair girls off and have them play best 2 out of 3 rock, paper, scissors. Ask the losers of the match to follow the winner to their next match, cheering them on. This keeps going until the last two winners face off, each with half their troop cheering them on! This is a great way to energize the group and foster some friendly competition. 2 Truths and A Lie This game is a classic for good reason. It makes players work together to figure out how they are being deceived, and gives the chance to learn about each other quickly. Have girls introduce themselves with 3 facts about them, but one is not true. The weirder the facts, the better! Sit in a circle so everyone feels more inclined to chime in. There's nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate. Unknown Here is a place to pick from 55 Other Friendship quotes to use with your troop. Dots When entering the meeting, place a colored dot on each girls’ forehead out of their sight. Without speaking, everyone must group up with those who have their same color dot. The troop has to work together in a unique way to ensure everyone gets into their right group. Your girls are bound to get to know each other a better with these bonding games. Enjoy! Friendship Bracelets Along with fun Friendship games have your girls make friendship bracelets to give to each other. A friendship bracelet is a decorative bracelet given by one person to another as a symbol of friendship. Friendship bracelets are often handmade, usually of embroidery floss or thread and are a type of macrame. There are various styles and patterns, but most are based on the same simple half-hitch knot. Get Bracelets Singing Make New Friends With Troop If you have never sung song before here is a quick video with lyrics and someone singing it for the tune. 12+ amazing resources to help you plan and organize your troop + FREE Kaper Chart Download One thing we all know as leaders we need all the help we can get to make the program fun, educational, and to help build the girl leaders of tomorrow. This post is packed full with ideas for: Kaper Chart ideas plus a free download How to organize your troop Collaboration Ideas Badge Planning Resources World Thinking Day Cookie Season Support Extra Fun For Meetings How to make your troop unique Ceremony Ideas Check it out now Enjoy every minute being a leader and continue to inspire your girls!

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*This post contains affiliate links. Updated August 2019 Daisy Girl Scout leaders certainly have their hands full if they are starting a new troop. Here is a meeting outline for the first half of the year. Remember to be flexible and have fun! Congratulations on becoming a Daisy Girl Scout leader! You have done what many are unwilling to do...step up to the plate and give a group of young girls an opportunity to be a Girl Scout.. Even if you were a Girl Scout as a child, being a leader is a totally different experience, as well as a big responsibility. Besides being concerned with the pre-troop meeting paperwork, you have to plan what the girls are going to do each and every time you get together. The following is a guideline for creating your Daisy Girl Scout meetings, based on meeting twice a week from September to December. Feel free to adapt it to your schedule, as you may find some activities are better suited for your troop to do later in the year. Photo from Pixabay First Meeting Prep Work and Supplies For your craft, you will need to run off this Daisy petal worksheet on cardstock. Have blue tissue paper cut into squares for the promise center and bowls to place them in. The girls will use crayons to color the petals and crumple and glue the tissue paper to the center. Your First Daisy Girl Scout Meeting-September Your first meeting with your Daisy Scouts should involve a "getting to know you" or "ice breaker" activity. It is a good idea to have the parents stay and see how their girls are doing and how a meeting is run. You can also have a short parent meeting while the girls are crafting to discuss the year and to answer any questions.After saying the Pledge of Alligence, the Girl Scout Promise and the Girl Scout law (which the girls will repeat after you), have the girls sit in a circle and introduce yourself and your co-leader. Pass around an object (a silk flower daisy from the Dollar Store would be a fun idea) and have the girls tell their names, their school, and one special thing about them. Girls at this age will want to tell stories...gently remind them to keep it to one thing and then pass the daisy to the next girl. Next, it is time for the craft. First Meeting Prep Work and Supplies For your craft, you will need to run off this Daisy petal worksheet on cardstock. Have blue tissue paper cut into squares for the promise center and bowls to place them in. The girls will use crayons to color the petals and crumple and glue the tissue paper to the center. Make sure you only have crayons that represent the Daisy petals for the girls to use so no mistakes are made. The order they color them in does not matter. Have the girls color first, then glue the blue center so you avoid gluey arms. Take a picture of each girl with her Daisy as a keepsake of her first Daisy meeting.Close with the Girl Scout friendship squeeze and song and take a deep breath! You did it! The Girl Scout Friendship Song This is how you end your meetings. The girls stand together in a circle with hands crossed. The leader gives the girl on her right a gentle squeeze. It is passed around the circle and when it comes back to her, you sing this song.These girls sing it beautifully, and even add the final two lines! Your Second Daisy Girl Scout Meeting-Earn the Blue Promise Center Available on Amazon Before you can earn any of the Daisy Girl Scout petals, you will need to earn the blue promise center first . After all, the petals are centered on the Girl Scout Promise, and they need to be ironed around something. There are many children's books, like Robert Munsch's pictured here, that can help you teach this concept.After reading the story, you can make promise chart. At DKTK's website, you can make a customized chore chart for your meeting.. Ask the girls what they can promise to do at home to help out. Tell them that they have to return the chart to the next meeting and see if they kept their promises. The Daisy Girl Scout Song At each meeting, make a song part of your agenda. Here is an adorable song sung to the tune "I'm a Little Teapot". Start Your Scrapbook! When my troop were Daisies, my co-leader started taking pictures at each meeting. This morphed into our perpetual Girl Scout scrapbook. Now we are Juniors, and the girls love to look back at their Daisy and Brownie years! My daughter's scrapbook has years of memories in it. Now she is a Cadette and it is fun to look back and see how all the girls have grown up! Your Third Daisy Girl Scout Meeting-Earn the Violet Daisy Petal Fostering friendship among your girls is essential to having a successful troop. As the leader, you are volunteering a lot of personal time, and you want the meetings to be something that both the girls and you look forward to attending. Nipping girl drama and cliques from the beginning and being firm about how the girls treat each other will lead to less drama and more harmonious meetings.Earning the violet daisy petal, be a sister to every Girl Scout, fosters this concept. An activity I created and did with my Daisy Girl Scout troop was to make a Daisy chain of friendship. The only materials you need are markers, strips of copy paper, and one stapler per volunteer. It is a very easy and budget friendly petal for your troop to earn. Handy Links for Leaders How to Earn the Rose Daisy Petal Activities to earn the Rose Daisy Petal, Make the World a Better Place. Daisy Girl Scout Activities: Spring is Around the Corner-Time to Plan an Outdoor Field Trip! Planning a field trip to earn a Daisy petal. How to Celebrate Girl Scout Founder's Day and Earn the Orange Daisy Petal Girl Scouts have many reasons to celebrate during the month of October Founder's Day is one of them! Here is how to earn a Daisy petal and learn about Juliette Gordon Low. Earn the Violet Daisy Petal Be A Sister to Every Girl Scout Learn how to earn the Violet Daisy Girl Scout petal! Add a Girl Scout SWAP to Your Meeting! Girl Scout Swaps are tiny crafts that Girl Scouts exchange with one another. For Daisies, they should be simple and easy to assemble. There are many Girl Scout SWAP kits that you can buy for very little money. Daisy Scouts cannot have a very complicated craft. If the degree of difficulty is too great, it will frustrate the girls as they try to make it. No need for tears while you are doing a fun Girl Scout tradition! Your Fourth Daisy Girl Scout Meeting Celebrate Girl Scout Founder's Day! Juliette Gordon Low By Edward Hughes (1832-1908), painter. (Daderot (I took this photograph)) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons On October 31, 1860, Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA, was born. Scouts of all levels celebrate her birthday at a meeting during the month of October. "Daisy", her nickname, came from a world of wealth, so she could do anything she wanted. When she began the Girl Scouts, she included everyone, no matter their financial status, color, or religion. In fact, three of the original Girl Scout leaders were Jewish, and this was in the South in 1912. In my article Girl Scout Founder's Day-Activities for All Levels of Scouts, I wrote detailed plans on how Daisy Girl Scouts can celebrate.You can also double up and earn the orange Daisy petal and celebrate Girl Scout Founder's Day. You can accomplish two things in one meeting! Use paint, Sharpies and/or jewels to decorate your pots. Available on Amazon in a 12 pack. This is a simple craft. Buy blue and white paint and a few black Sharpie pens. Girls can write their name in Sharpie on the rim and then paint a picture. While waiting their turn, girls can work on a coloring sheet or another small birthday project you have planned for them, like decorating cupcakes you made for this occasion. Your Fifth and Sixth Daisy Meetings Go on a Field Trip and Earn the Magenta Daisy Petal Photo from pixabay.com Going on a field trip is fun. To earn the magenta Daisy petal, Respect Authority, visit a firehouse or a police station. These trips are free and a great way for these community helpers to interact with your girls. Contact your Service Unit to learn how to fill out the forms and get the needed permission to take a trip. You need to give a minimum of two weeks notice, more is even better. For your sixth meeting, the girls can write thank you cards. This can be tied into "giving thanks" and the Thanksgiving holiday which is right around the corner. Read a book about The holiday and do a fun Thanksgiving craft to finish up the meeting. Field Trip Tips Plan your field trip at least four weeks in advance. Get your trip approval number and the required number of volunteers to accompany your troop. All paperwork should be handed in to you one week prior to the trip. As I tell my girls, "No slip, no trip!" Thanksgiving Crafts Once November comes around, the holiday season is in full swing. Along with your usual festivities, you have added planning Daisy meetings to your personal agenda. You can make meeting planning easier by doing a craft with a ready made craft kit. These can then be donated to a senior center when they are completed. This is an easy service project and is just one to incorporate any of the Daisy petals that inspire kindness and making the world better.These easy to make Thanksgiving crafts are perfect for Daisy Girl Scouts and easy for you, their leader! Your Seventh Daisy Girl Scout Meeting-Do a Community Service Project and Earn the Rose Daisy Petal As you enter the month of December, people tend to be in a jollier mood, as the winter holidays are arriving. Chanukah and Christmas are a time for celebrating, but not everyone is able to due to difficult financial circumstances. These are the items the girls placed in a decorated gift bag along with a card they made. A washcloth, socks, soap and candy were what we included. Photo by Hannah Gold. Before your meeting, find a local charity that needs some help and see what your girls can do to help make the world a better place and earn the rose Daisy petal. My troop made gifts and cards and donated snack foods to a group of homeless men who travel to different churches and synagogues in our area until they are back on their feet. It is a wonderful interfaith project that we participate in almost every year. Girl Scout Law Song Children can remember a lot from a song. Many adults can sing the Preamble to the Constitution because of School House Rock! Your Eighth Daisy Girl Scout Meeting Make Gifts and Have a Party For your final Daisy meeting before the winter break, the girls will be super excited. To keep with the holiday theme, have them make gifts for someone in their family. Be sensitive to what holidays the girls in your troop celebrate. Making ornaments is not appropriate for those who do not celebrate Christmas. What can you make? Any kind of kid friendly craft will work. Some ideas are: Scratch Off Frame Kit from Amazon These eight ideas for Daisy Girl Scout meetings should get your first few months off to a great start. One Final Tip-Shop the Sales The week after Christmas is one of the best times to shop for craft materials for your Girl Scout troop. Holiday items are normally 50% off for a few days after Christmas, then right before New year's they go way down to 75%. Red items can be for Valentine's Day, green for spring projects. Snowmen and snowflakes can be used for winter crafts.

The first thing I did as a Girl Scout troop leader was start a new board on my Pinterest account, secondly, I made the Troop Leader binders. The third thing I did as a troop leader, was make a parent folder. This is where I tried to answer all the questions a parent would have, that way, when a parent needed to reference what we spoke about during our parent meeting, they would have it on hand. Left pocket and front page. In the left pocket is the 'About Me' page; allergy, medical, and family information are on these pages we collected from each Girl Scout. The first page was an intro with a little Girl Scout history, the Promise, the Law, the Mission, the Motto, and the Slogan of the Girl Scouts. Page 2 started with my information (name, cell, email, and address), as well as my two assistant troop leaders' information. We also put our Facebook page information. The folder then went into when and what time our meetings would be held. The place was TBA at the time of printing, but then became confirmed by the weekend. I explained membership fees, troop fees, and when they are all due. We made clear, also, who is allowed at meetings. Page 3, we covered the uniform, at this stage is Daisy, and where they could purchase it. We also covered the adult volunteer uniform and when the uniforms should be worn. You can see we also put the Girl Scout sign, Girl Scout hand shake, and the Girl Scout quiet sign so the parents could see what their girls need to learn and practice. Page 4 started with a summation of our meetings, an explanation of activity supplies, how snacks would be organized, and a quick list of Special Meetings and Events, which poured into page 5, giving the parents a view of what to expect this coming year. Page 6 covered field trips, parent/adult volunteers, and social media. I included, in the social media section, a clear statement for parents to not post negative comments and to contact a troop leader directly if they have concerns. We had not had an issue, but we put it in so we, hopefully, wouldn't in the future. Thought these Thank You Girl Scouts cookies were a cute touch. I made a short list of where we got our numbers for the troop fees. I made a much shorter version of the program guide. I add only the council events our Daisies could attend. The last page was our tentative troop meeting dates, and in the right pocket in the back was a color page for our Daisies with the Girl Scouts Promise. Thanks so much for checking out my Girl Scout Parent Folder! Update: I no longer have these files to share, but I give permission to copy the Girl Scout Parent Folder ideas I have in this post.

Celebrating Juliette Gordon Low’s birthday in October was a great way for our Brownie troop to earn their Girl Scout Way badge and help Daisies meet their bridging requirements.

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Grab your pens and lets’ scribe! Do you have a passion for writing, but not sure where to start? Look no further! The Junior Scribe Badge is waiting for you to unlock your inner writer with these fun activities.

Your Girl Scouts have probably been learning about animal habitats since first grade. Don’t expect them to be excited about this badge unless you plan some hands-on fun. The Animal Habitats badge is a great badge to enhance with a trip. Go on a hike or camp, or a trip to the zoo or your local nature center. Nothing …

*This post contains affiliate links. Updated April 2023 The Girl Scouts of the USA have a rich and wonderful history. Founded by Juliette Gordon Low on March 12, 1912, the organization has touched the lives of millions of girls around the world. A woman ahead of her time, Ms. Low wanted girl to experience opportunities that they otherwise would have missed out on. In addition, the movement was very inclusive. Girls who had disabilities were able and encouraged to join-a remarkable thing back in her day. Three of the original leaders from Savannah, Georgia were Jewish and members of Congregation Mickve Israel. Of these three, Mildred Guckenheimer and Leonora Amram served on the very first Girl Scout Council. In 1917, the first African-American troop was formed and in 1921 a Native American troop was established. There is a photograph of an integrated troop dating back to 1941 in Philadelphia, and in the 1950’s, more troops became integrated. Juliette wanted girls to learn about leadership, service, and outdoor skills. In an era when women had very few options and opportunities outside the home, these were offered to girls regardless of where they lived, their faith and their abilities. In order to keep these traditions alive, your troop can earn the Girl Scout Junior Girl Scout Way Legacy badge to learn more about the rich history of Girl Scouting. Five steps are required before a child can receive her badge. Here are some ideas on how to so these steps. Photo created by the author in Canva Step 1 Match Songs to an Occasion Girls Scouts have a rich tradition with song. They sing at the end of each meeting, they sing at camporees, and they sing at ceremonies. Troops end each meeting with the classic Make New Friends: Make new friends, But keep the old. One is silver And the other’s gold. For this step, girls can learn or make up songs and teach them to younger scouts. If they are bridging to Cadettes, this is required as part of the “climb” to the next level. The level of girls that they work with are Brownies, and they can share the sisterhood of scouting with younger children who look up to girls who are heading to middle school. Another part of this step is to learn songs that the girls can sing at their actual bridging ceremony. Because they are older, they need to be an integral part of the ceremony planning. Step 2 Celebrate the Girl Scout Birthday On March 12th of each year, scouts across America celebrate the birthday of the organization. Juniors have been doing this for years, so instead of having a party as a troop meeting, they can organize a party for a younger troop. The troop can create some games for the younger troop to play, like a Juliette Gordon Low trivia game. Or else they can play some traditional games found in the Games for Girl Scouts book. Green and White Plates from Amazon Another thing that they can do for the celebration is get involved in a community service project. This is separate from the Bronze Award if they are working on it. It can be small in nature, but as the Girl Scout motto says, “Do a good turn daily.” No matter how small a project, it is part of the Girl Scout Way to make the world a better place. Green Balloons from Amazon Step 3 Share Sisterhood We tend to think of sisters as being biologically related to us, but in scouting, all of us are sisters. It is part of the traditional Promise to be a “sister to every Girl Scout”. We treat each other with kindness and respect and expect the same in return. You can get together with another Junior troop and do a Swap exchange or make Swap kits for the upcoming Council camp out. While it is nice to work with younger girls and to serve as role models for them, it is also important for the girls to work with their peers and see scouting as an experience to continue once they are finished with elementary school. If both troops are bridging to Cadettes, then they can plan a mini workshop for a younger group of Daisy or Brownie Scouts and show them what it means to work together. A final activity that your troop can do alone is to go over a vintage Junior badge book and pick one old badge and work on the requirements together. Compare what the girls used to do to what they do now! Step 4 Leave a Place Better Than You Found It Part of the Girl Scout Promise is to make the world a better place. Again, this can be a little community service project that can take place where you meet. Ask whomever is in charge of the building if there is a beautification project that can be done. If so, then the girls can tackle that and beautify their meeting place. It could be as simple as helping teachers change bulletin boards or doing a playground clean up or organizing the art teacher’s supplies for her. Step 5 Enjoy Girl Scout Traditions There are many things that are traditional to Girl Scouts. Any one of these activities qualifies as the final step to earn this tradition rich badge. This video all the Girl Scout traditions in under two minutes. Troops can learn how to do the Girl Scout Flag Ceremony. They can learn some traditional games played both indoors and outdoors. Troops can make Sit Upons for an upcoming camping trip. Groups can make S’mores, a traditional camping food. Together they can make Swaps. Photo by Hannah Gold With a history so rich in tradition, it is no wonder why many troops choose to earn the Junior Girl Scout Way badge.

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Fun Ways Your Scouts Can Earn Their Be A Sister To Every Girl Petal I know as a Daisy Leader we are always trying to come up with new and exciting ways to earn the Daisy Petals. Over the last 10 years, I have had multiple Daisy groups; this week I want to share …

You don't need to be a seasoned camper to take your brownie girl scout camping. From choosing a campsite to preparing your parents, we've got you covered.