There are many opportunities for October Girl Scout meetings. From parties to educational badges and everything else in between, MakingFriends has plenty of fun ideas to pique your girls' interests. Our favorite idea is this Making Games Brownie badge download-- Halloween Edition. With just a little … [Read more...] about Ideas for Your October Girl Scout Meetings
Girl Scout Fundraising Ideas
Girl Scout fundraising will vary from council to council. Some won't allow Girl Scout fundraising at all while others limit the time of year, the number of times per year or the type of fundraising. Many councils will limit Girl Scout fundraising to "money earning" such as car washes and garage … [Read more...] about Girl Scout Fundraising Ideas
How to Handle Cliques in Girl Scouts
Leader wants to know: Any leaders here successfully having dealt with ‘CLIQUES" in Girl Scout meetings? We are a troop of 14 and working hard to teach the girls that every girl in the troop is a friend. Trying to think of some fun activities to help strengthen this. We try pairing up the girls … [Read more...] about How to Handle Cliques in Girl Scouts
Gold Award Grant Winners Announced
We received dozens of applications for our Gold Award grant program. The quality of the work being done be Girl Scouts across the country is amazing. It was a difficult choice. Every applicant was deserving. The first place Gold Award grant winner is Isabella Cook Isabella's project, … [Read more...] about Gold Award Grant Winners Announced
Raising Awareness in the Chesapeke Bay for our Bronze Award
Girl Scout Troop 81178 out of Thurmont, MD earned the Bronze award by helping our community learn about the Chesapeake Bay. The juniors researched the bay and what was causing all the issues with the pollution of the bay. In doing, the girls learned so many interesting facts that they wanted to … [Read more...] about Raising Awareness in the Chesapeke Bay for our Bronze Award
How Much Is Enough
How Much Is Enough Underachieving can be a very good thing. Girl Scouts offers SO much in terms of resources, activities, badges, and ideas for learning about almost anything imaginable. As volunteer leaders, we are charged with matching that wealth of resources to the ideas and desires of the … [Read more...] about How Much Is Enough
How to Hold Virtual Scout Meetings
How to Hold Virtual Scout Meetings In situations when you are not able to hold in-person scout meetings, like practicing social distancing, you can still hold scout meetings virtually! There are plenty of platforms that can be used to virtually gather with your groups. We've gathered information … [Read more...] about How to Hold Virtual Scout Meetings
Service Unit Cookie Rally Event
Our Girl Scout Cookie Rally was planned by Kathy who has been a Girl Scout leader for 30 years. She has run many fabulous programs over the years and this year in addition to being our Service Unit Girl Scout Cookie Manager, she prepared and hosted the Cadette Girl Scouts Public Speaking Badge … [Read more...] about Service Unit Cookie Rally Event