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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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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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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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How to Hold Virtual Scout Meetings

Katie Nealons — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 14:22:27 +0000

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 about several different platforms to help you choose […]

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Games and Activities for First Troop Meeting

Laura — Sat, 01 Sep 2018 19:34:42 +0000

New troop leaders asks: We’ll be meeting our girls, and they will be meeting each other, for the first time next month at their first troop meeting. What fun games or activities have you tried that would help everyone feel more comfortable? New to this so specifics would be helpful. leaders on our Facebook page Girl Scout […]

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Girl Scout International Night Service Unit Event

Laura — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 01:25:49 +0000

International Night: Girl Scouts Around the World Each year on February 22 girls celebrate World Thinking Day. Girl Scouts participate in activities and projects with global themes to honor their sister Girl Guides in other countries. World Thinking Day also reminds girls they are part of a global community dedicated to the empowerment of young […]

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Silver Project Helps Turtles, Bees and Butterflies

Laura — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 05:47:22 +0000

Cadette Troop #30222 from Grafton MA decided that they wanted to do a Silver Award project that would help turtles, bees and butterflies. The girls in the troop became interested in endangered and threatened species began before they became Cadettes. They started with projects to help turtles by creating turtle crossing signs for their community. […]

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Hurricane Relief Bronze Award Project

Laura — Wed, 30 May 2018 05:12:08 +0000

Girl Scout Junior Riley decided she wanted to work on a hurricane relief Bronze Award Project. Riley is 10 years old and is from Bennington, Kansas. She rallied a few of her friends to help her with her slime business. As of the date 5/29/2018 Riley has been able to raise about $693 for […]

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5 Tips How To Host Girl Scout Sunday

Laura — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 00:27:06 +0000

Girl Scout Sunday The Preamble of the Constitution of Girl Scouts of the USA notes “The motivating force in Girl Scouting is spiritual.” Girl Scout Sunday provides an opportunity to for the organization to thank faith-based communities for their partnership and collaboration. It is also an opportunity for Girl Scouts to learn more about […]

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Small Troop Hurdles & Bonuses

Laura — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 01:33:02 +0000

Our Brownie troop is very small. I have 4 girls registered but only have 3 that are attending meetings. The fourth girl is moving to a different area and has decided not to continue at this time. My girls are so much fun. We have our own challenges as a small troop and we […]

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