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Scout Camping… How much fun can you have in a weekend?

jodi — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:38:27 +0000

How much fun can you have in a weekend while camping with your scouts? GSSEM Troop 41135 put that to the test. They spent a June weekend at GSHOM Camp MerrieWoode in the Little House unit. They stayed in Little House A and had access to Harriet Hall as their dining hall. It is also the […]

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Play Games With Your Scouts With No “Your Out” Rules

jodi — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 11:59:22 +0000

NOT OUT GAMES FOR GIRLS! I love singing songs and playing games with scouts. But I have to tell you games that include ‘YOUR OUT’ drive me insane. Yes “Musical Chairs” you are on the top of my list. Now don’t get me wrong, I am not one of those people that lets a kid […]

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Camping Fun – Balloon Flip Flops & Tacos in a Bag

jodi — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:05:27 +0000

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 […]

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Field Day Badge – Play Muggle Quidditch

jodi — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 13:16:57 +0000

submitted by Denise Raich MUGGLE QUIDDITCH FUN We were working on the Field Day badge with our Cadette troop and one of the items mentioned was “Muggle Quidditch”. Since my troop loves Harry Potter, I googled “Muggle Quidditch” and found out that a few of our local colleges actually have Quidditch teams. I contacted the University […]

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Scout SWAP Night

jodi — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:16:55 +0000

submitted by Laura Nealon This is a great event for older girls to run. The older girls in our Service Unit run so many events that we made a decision to let them just be participants. We had 5 adult volunteers at the event but could have used more. We charged $5 per girl. This […]

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Girls Living the GS Law – Be a Sister To Every Girl Scout

jodi — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 17:14:41 +0000

submitted by Lindsay Foster My troop have been together for over seven years, we explained to girls early that we expect that they will live the Law, not just recite it every two weeks when we meet. As a leader, I have watched these young women grow from Daisy, Brownie Girl Scouts to amazing Cadette […]

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World Thinking Day with a Carnival

jodi — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 19:38:13 +0000

This past year at my Service Unit’s World Thinking Day event we decided to do the event a little different. Rather than each group just creating a display for their country, we asked each group to come up with a carnival game, and SWAP from their country. The girls each received a passport and traveled […]

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World Thinking Day Ideas for Large groups

jodi — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 15:23:28 +0000

Question from a Girl Scout Leader: Meg Writes: Looking for ideas for running multi-level Girl Scout troop World Thinking Day celebration. Especially ideas on the four focus countries for this year (Armenia, Egypt, Benin, & Bangladesh)…and ideas on how to keep it organized and fun for a group of about 200 ranging from Daisies to […]

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Cadette First Aid Badge

jodi — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 14:32:04 +0000

When your girls become Cadette Girl Scouts the badges become more difficult and harder to plan for your girls. This past weekend my Girls earned the Cadette First Aid Badge. I purchased the Badge in a Bag® from makingfriends. It had everything I needed to complete the badge. In today’s post I want to share […]

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14 ideas if Planning to Have a Multi-Level Scout Troop

jodi — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:37:29 +0000

Question from a Girl Scout Leader: Sabrina Writes: Our council is now allowing us to have multi- level Girl Scout troops. How does this work? What’s the biggest age difference that those with multi level troops have? Answers From Other Girl Scout Leaders Compiled from our Facebook Page

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Bullying and Jealousy Activities for Junior Scouts

jodi — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 14:24:45 +0000

Junior Girl Scout Troop 42120 have been together since they were Daisy Girl Scouts, their leader Christie Eckardt has taught the girls about bullying and jealously, two things that can hurt a friendship and yourself. She shares a few activities she has done with her girls. Jealousy Monsters Why it is Needed: Having watched as girls go through […]

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