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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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How Much Is Enough

jodi — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 07:02:30 +0000

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 girls. The girls’ interests typically range […]

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Brownie Outdoor Journey

Laura — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 07:16:10 +0000

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 […]

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Campfire Cooking Ideas

Stephanie Rose — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 08:52:10 +0000

Leader question. We have a multilevel troop and are going camping for the first time next month. We have access to a kitchen but would like to do at least one meal over a campfire. What are some of your favorite campfire cooking ideas, recipes and treats. Facebook Girl Scout leaders shared their recipes! Elizabeth: […]

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Meal Planning For Camping

Laura — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 16:03:19 +0000

Girl Scout troop leader Bess needs help with meal planning for camping: What kind of food plans do you suggest for an encampment with about 75 girls? Usually each troop is on their own for breakfast and lunch and we usually have dinner together. We usually have tacos for dinner but we’re wondering what else […]

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Outdoors Badges for Multilevel Troop

Laura — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 16:02:46 +0000

Girl Scout Cadette and Senior troop 3469 from Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma hosted an event to earn outdoor badges for multilevel troop 18 at Martin Park Nature Center in May. Troop 18’s leader, Pat Wimberley, let us know that their Girl Scouts would like to earn some outdoor badges. The leaders also knew that their […]

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GS Journeys with Water Rockets

Laura — Sun, 07 May 2017 17:38:50 +0000

Our Troop has been learning about water and which of course includes how important it is. Our Daisy learned how nature needs water to live while the Brownies are doing the journey WOW. The Juniors are learning that as a team, their power to change things is greater. The Cadettes are working on their Breathe Journey. But we also wanted […]

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Beginning Camper Tips

Laura — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 14:15:10 +0000

As a scout leader, you want to teach girls that they can be independent, self-reliant and strong. There are few better ways to do that than by taking them on a camping trip! Whether your girls are learning how to start a fire or even just pack a sleeping bag by herself, she is also probably learning […]

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Choosing Chaperones for Troop Activities

Laura — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 05:53:06 +0000

A leader asked about choosing chaperones for troop activities such as booth sales and trips on our Facebook page. Leader question: When your troop has an event and you need an extra parent to help chaperone how do you determine who to take with you if you have more than one parent express interest? Do you […]

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Camping at the Zoo to Earn the Animal Habitats Badge

Stephanie Rose — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 04:23:01 +0000

Our Junior Troop, 1887, has made a commitment to participate in at least 1 community service project EVERY month and is overall the MOST active troop in Hopkins County! That is something to be proud of. In addition, the girls also earn at least 1 badge per month and take at least 1 trip every […]

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Camp Sleeping Arrangements for Scouts

jodi — Tue, 17 May 2016 04:00:59 +0000

Leader question: I have a Junior troop. When we go camping, myself and my co-leader assign girls bunks. We get too much input from parents on where they think their girls should go. Plus, we have a scout that few parents want their girls with because she is disruptive at night. I would love to […]

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