Our Brownie troop has been working on the new Outdoors Journey during their last year as Brownies. It was an easy choice as our troop loves to be outdoors and learn new adventures. We are very happy that Girl Scouts added this Journey! For their Hiking badge, they first worked on safety and they had … [Read more...] about Brownie Outdoor Journey
Bronze Award Helping Pets Overseas
We saw a problem in our military community, and we wanted to help. The Bronze Award is a Girl Scout project, combining teamwork and observing our surroundings. For our Bronze Award, we wanted to help animals here in Germany. We learned about being good pet owners and made toys for both the Homberg … [Read more...] about Bronze Award Helping Pets Overseas
Junior Simple Meals Badge and Thanking Sponsors
Junior Simple Meals Badge and Baking is Fun Patch On October 4, 2017 the girls of Troop 6789 earned their Simple Meals badge and a Baking is Fun patch. The troop prepared a meal for all of their families as well as the church congregation. We are blessed to have a full kitchen at the … [Read more...] about Junior Simple Meals Badge and Thanking Sponsors
Bronze Award Project and Christmas Party Fundraiser
Troop 1100 of Carmel, NY earned their Bronze award last December by collecting homemade Christmas cookies and making cookie platters for our local police departments, EMTs, fire departments, 911 dispatchers and healthcare workers in Mahopac, Kent, Brewster, Carmel, Patterson and Lake Carmel. Troop … [Read more...] about Bronze Award Project and Christmas Party Fundraiser
Daisy Troop Meeting Plans
A troop leader shares her Daisy troop meeting plans. This blog is shared with the permission of the leader so that other troops might find inspiration when planning meetings. Lots to Catch Up On... Admittedly, I haven’t blogged in a few months. Fall is the busiest time for me. Kids are back in … [Read more...] about Daisy Troop Meeting Plans
Earn the New Brownie Outdoor Art Creator Badge
On a glorious September day, ten Brownies met on our meeting space’s lawn, rather than the indoor room we ordinarily use. The sun shone, butterflies and bees danced among the flowers, and we were perfectly content to be spread out on blankets in the shade of the building. It was a perfect setting to … [Read more...] about Earn the New Brownie Outdoor Art Creator Badge
Daisy Troop Starts Year With Fun, Service and Investiture
Solar Eclipse Fun and Service With the Great American Solar Eclipse that happened in August, we wanted to do something special with our girls. We live in Missouri and were pretty close to see totality. Some families made the 15 minute (or more) trek to see totality and of course we wanted to know … [Read more...] about Daisy Troop Starts Year With Fun, Service and Investiture
After School Scout Program
Starting a multilevel troop in an after school scout program. This past summer our local Community Development Manager ran a bi-weekly after school scout program for girls at our child care facility. We decided to continue the program this fall, and I stepped in to lead the troop. I was a Brownie … [Read more...] about After School Scout Program