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 spend a … [Read more...] about Create with our Cadette Book Artist Badge in a Bag
Help for new Daisy Scout Leader
Submitted by Jodi of Troop 50332 Confessions of a new leader: Are you on the fence with becoming a new Daisy Scout Leader? So was I! Starting the year with Daisys as a first time scout leader, I was very nervous. It's hard for me to speak to a group of people so I'll admit I almost backed … [Read more...] about Help for new Daisy Scout Leader
What Makes a Good Cookie Booth?
Submitted by Troop 80671 We have had many Girl Scout cookie booths over the years. Because we have a large combined group of 40 girls, we even have several booth sales a each year to give everyone a chance to participate. Leaders often ask us "What makes a good cookie booth?" There is no right … [Read more...] about What Makes a Good Cookie Booth?
Get the Excitement Going to Increase Cookie Sales with Your Junior Troop!
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 … [Read more...] about Get the Excitement Going to Increase Cookie Sales with Your Junior Troop!
Daisy Considerate and Caring Petal
When searching for activities and things to do for each petal, I find that it is important to have a lot of activities because girls sometime complete things quicker than you think. Over the last 10 years, I have had multiple Daisy groups; this week I want to share what I have done with my girls to … [Read more...] about Daisy Considerate and Caring Petal
What is Fun Outdoors?
Girl Scout's having fun outdoors. This past month GS Leader 411 asked leaders to submit a picture of their girls outdoors doing something. Below are the great submissions and now ideas for things you can do with your girls. Our 5K Daisy Troop 6301 is from Oconomowoc, WI and this last year we … [Read more...] about What is Fun Outdoors?
Simple Project Idea for the Junior Jeweler Badge
Never underestimate some cast-off jewelry and a bunch of fourth-grade girls. This is the story of how trash became treasure and a life-changing moment for some girls in Indiana and in Haiti while working on the Junior Jeweler badge. What started as a simple project for our Junior Jeweler … [Read more...] about Simple Project Idea for the Junior Jeweler Badge
Camping Fun – Balloon Flip Flops & Tacos in a Bag
submitted by Shayne Richard Fritz Our troop went Camping over the summer. We went to Camp Chenoa and stayed at Rocky Top in the Yurts, they love staying there. There was 3 of them that "pulled" an all nighter, but had a great time while we were there. We went with about 40 other scouts we all … [Read more...] about Camping Fun – Balloon Flip Flops & Tacos in a Bag