Submitted by Paula Riggins I was so excited to do the Painting badge with the girls since I really enjoy going to those new paint and sip classes around town. I started by searching for amateur paint channels on YouTube, there are tons to choose from. I settled on a birch tree painting because … [Read more...] about Painting with my Brownies
Making Brownie Meetings Girl Led
Brownie leader wants help: I am a first year Brownie Troop leader, I am working on making the troop more girl led, so they will be picking their journey and patches for the journeys. This may be a crazy question, but how do other leaders handle the other patches (painting, fair play, bugs, first … [Read more...] about Making Brownie Meetings Girl Led
Spreading Warmth This Holiday Season
Scouts Spreading Holiday Warmth! “October extinguished itself in a rush of howling winds and driving rain and November arrived, cold as frozen iron, with hard frosts every morning and icy drafts that bit at exposed hands and faces.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix As the … [Read more...] about Spreading Warmth This Holiday Season
Bronze Award: Boredom Buster Bookshelf
ubmitted by Junior Troop 65026 In April 2015, Junior Troop 65026 from Danvers, Massachusetts earned their Bronze award after a year of hard work volunteering for a local nursing home. The girls in our scout troop provided many hours of volunteer service spending time with the residents and … [Read more...] about Bronze Award: Boredom Buster Bookshelf
7 Ways To Help A Shy Scout
Brownie leader needs your help: This is more a parent question but there always seems to be good advice here. This will be our first year as Brownies. I decided to become a Daisy leader because my daughter was having trouble socializing. Her teachers have said she is very quiet and doesn't interact … [Read more...] about 7 Ways To Help A Shy Scout
Scouts are International Travelers!
Submitted by Jessica Brannon, Co-Leader The first troop meeting of this year I asked each girl what they most wanted to do in scouts. All except for 2 girls said they wanted to travel. Some requests were simply “go to a beach” while others went big with Paris, London or Canada. Well, lucky … [Read more...] about Scouts are International Travelers!
Daisy Violet Petal: Be A Sister To Every Girl
Fun Ways Your Scouts Can Earn Their Be A Sister To Every Girl Petal I know as a Daisy Leader we are always trying to come up with new and exciting ways to earn the Daisy Petals. Over the last 10 years, I have had multiple Daisy groups; this week I want to share what I have done with my … [Read more...] about Daisy Violet Petal: Be A Sister To Every Girl
Stepping Down as a Scout Leader
Cadette scout leader is not sure what to do: My daughter is not going to continue with GS. She had to make some hard choices regarding her schedule. I still have 5 other girls in the troop who have been together since Daisies. So far, they all want to continue. We are in a small town and it is the … [Read more...] about Stepping Down as a Scout Leader