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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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Ways to Choose Girl Scout Parents for Chaperones

Stephanie Rose — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 04:24:13 +0000

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 draw names? Our Girl Scout leaders shared their thoughts on our Facebook page: Donna’s opinion: I would let them […]

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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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Top 4 Ways to Catch Up on Daisy Petals

Stephanie Rose — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 16:13:19 +0000

Sara asked: I am a new Daisy Troop Leader and we are currently working on our Petals. The girls have earned a couple so far. We have some new girls joining our troop this month and I am wondering how the other girls could earn the petals we have already learned. I’d like to know […]

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Girl Led: Beyond the Simple Vote

Laura — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 05:28:10 +0000

As Girl Scout leaders, we all know that it’s critical for our girls to take a leap and make decisions in age appropriate ways. This is challenging to many of us, and there are great blog entries already written on the topic here and here. Sometimes, having girls or leaders generate ideas and taking a vote […]

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How to Start the Troop Funding Process

Stephanie Rose — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 19:11:01 +0000

New troop leader asks: We finally got approval for our troop to start. How did your troop start regarding funding? Do you ask for dues and buy supplies or do you have each girl bring supplies in? Do you go buy a bunch of supplies before the first meeting and have troop pay you back? […]

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After School Scout Program

Laura — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 18:41:09 +0000

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 and a Junior […]

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Opening and Closing Ceremonies for Troop Meetings

Laura — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 05:05:30 +0000

Does your troop do opening and closing ceremonies for troop meetings? Daisy leader question: I want to change things up next year for starting and ending meetings. We think the girls would like to add opening and closing ceremonies for troop meetings next year. So I’m interested in what ideas you can share. Our Facebook leaders […]

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Male Girl Scout Leaders

Laura — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 20:33:00 +0000

Question from a dad: Hopefully, I can get input here. My wife has a Junior troop with our older daughter and she is expecting our third child. Our 5 year old has been looking forward to being a Girl Scout next year with mom as her leader. My wife says “no way”. I’m thinking of […]

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Managing A Multilevel Daisy Brownie Troop

Laura — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 19:25:39 +0000

Troop leader Sharon asked: Our Daisy troop has 17 girls, half in Kindergarten and half first graders. I don’t want to split the troop next year. Looking for suggestions on how to have 2nd year Daisies along with 1st year brownies? Has anyone done this? Can you share your tips for managing a multilevel Daisy Brownie troop? Our Facebook leaders […]

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Do Parents Stay for Scout Meetings

Laura — Wed, 31 May 2017 21:21:04 +0000

Daisy Leader Wants to Know: Do parents stay for scout meetings? We got a lat start for our first year in February. The number of moms that stayed during the meetings surprised me. They probably stay because we only meet for one hour. Mostly they just sit away from the girls and chit-chat but I have mixed feelings […]

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