Terri Bose, Author at Scout Leader 411 Blog

No-Stress Ideas for Your December Girl Scout Meetings

Terri Bose — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 23:59:12 +0000

There is always so much to do around the holiday season that trying to plan your December Girl Scout meetings can be super stressful. We’ve got you covered. Here are some ideas to make it easy for you and fun for the girls. And, of course, there’s a fun patch for each activity right here […]

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Make November Memorable with These Ideas for Your Girl Scout Meetings

Terri Bose — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 22:17:10 +0000

We can’t talk about November without highlighting Thanksgiving. Get your troop together for a Friendsgiving celebration they won’t forget. Your Brownies will have a wonderful Friendsgiving while they earn the Snacks badge. Download includes: Learn about Thanksgiving food with a guessing game Make a Thanksgiving centerpiece Recipe for roasted pumpkin seeds Recipe for pumpkin energy […]

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Ideas for Your October Girl Scout Meetings

Terri Bose — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:12:14 +0000

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 big of tweaking it can also work for the […]

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Junior Playing the Past Badge: It was a Blast Man!

Terri Bose — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 20:17:01 +0000

Thinking of earning the Junior Playing the Past Badge? Why not turn your meeting into a party! It’s great for end of year, beginning of year or anytime your girls just wanna have fun. You might even consider a bring a friend party to introduce new girls to scouting. Junior Troop 408 of Kings Park […]

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Get Your Sleuth On With our Junior Detective Badge In A Bag®

Terri Bose — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:51:42 +0000

Are you a GS leader looking for something to do with your Junior troop? Our Detective Badge in a Bag® combines an educational experience with hands-on fun and your girls will earn the Junior Detective badge in one unforgettable meeting. Our Detective Badge in a Bag® has everything you will need for your Junior troop to learn about fingerprinting, […]

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9 Ways Scout Leaders Can Get Help From Parents

Terri Bose — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 13:58:54 +0000

After losing three co-leaders and getting numerous last-minute cancellations from parent volunteers, an exhausted troop leader posted for help on our Facebook page. “Exhausted Leader” has done Fall Product Sales, cookie booths and the holiday parade by herself as well as planned every troop meeting for 16 Brownies without any help. She says, “I am sad. I am exhausted! And […]

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Create with our Cadette Book Artist Badge in a Bag

Terri Bose — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 00:21:23 +0000

As a Cadette leader, you know that your girls just want to jump in and have fun during meetings. This could make doing badges like Book Artist a challenge. The projects call for a lot of careful measuring and cutting — something the girls may not have patience for. You also will not want to […]

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Get the Excitement Going to Increase Cookie Sales with Your Junior Troop!

Terri Bose — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:01:37 +0000

By the time your girls are Junior Girl Scouts, cookie season can start to loose some of it’s excitement. Maybe it’s time to recharge with some fun projects and a game to rev up their cookie-selling engines. At MakingFriends, we started with the Junior Customer Insights Badge and set out to design a […]

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Ideas for the Brownie Letterboxing Badge

Terri Bose — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 16:24:40 +0000

I had never even heard of letterboxing until the new Girl Scout Brownie Badge book came out. I was talking my first glance through the book and there it was… Brownie Letterboxing Badge. What was this? I typed letterboxing in Bing and got {gasp!} over 150,000 results. How could it be that I was totally oblivious […]

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