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Suggestions for how Girls can earn the Electronic Detox Patch:

Program Goals:

• Understand the effects of excessive screen time on mental and physical health.
• Explore alternative activities that promote creativity, connection, and well-being.
• Develop a personal plan for reducing screen time and engaging in offline activities.

Activities:
Items 1, 6 and 7 are required. Others are optional.

1. Screen Time Awareness
Discussion: Start with a group discussion about how much time girls spend on their devices.
Activity: Have each girl create a “Screen Time Diary” for a week, noting how much time they spend on different devices.

2. Nature Connection
Outdoor Adventure: Organize a nature walk or hike. Encourage girls to observe their surroundings and take notes or draw what they see.
Reflection: After the walk, gather to share experiences and feelings about being outdoors without devices.

3. Creative Crafts
Crafting Session: Host a crafting session where girls can create something using recycled materials.
Show and Tell: Each girl presents her craft and explains how it felt to create without screens.

4. Mindfulness and Relaxation
Mindfulness Activity: Teach girls simple mindfulness techniques, such as deep breathing or guided meditation.
Journaling: Have them write about their feelings and thoughts during the mindfulness session.

5. Game Night
Board Games and Outdoor Games: Organize a game night with board games, card games, or outdoor activities like tag or capture the flag.
Team Building: Emphasize teamwork and communication without the use of electronics.

6. Digital Detox Challenge
Print the worksheet from your order confirmation. Ask your girls what they can do instead of spending time using electronics?
Check off things that interest them. Add their own ideas the 2nd column. Cut out the ones you like and paste them on craft sticks to store in a jar.
Challenge: Encourage girls to participate in a week-long digital detox challenge where they limit their screen time to a specific amount each day.
Check-Ins: Schedule daily or weekly check-ins to discuss experiences, challenges, and successes.

7. Create a Personal Plan
Goal Setting: Help each girl create a personal plan for balancing screen time with other activities. Include goals for offline hobbies, family time, and outdoor activities.
Pledge: Have them write a pledge to commit to their plan and share it with the group.
This program not only promotes healthy habits but also fosters creativity, connection, and mindfulness among Girl Scouts. Happy detoxing!

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This 2″ iron-on embroidered fun patch is part of our patch program®.

Suggestions for how girls can earn the Hammock Camping Patch:

Make sure hammocks are allowed at your camp site.

Choose healthy trees. Trees with dead branches or fallen debris around the ground can cause serious harm.

Also check to make sure there aren’t any nests or signs of any animals making their home there.

Choose a spot with minimal ground cover and no poisonous plants.

Hang your hammock at least 200 feet away from any water source.

Use wide straps instead of rope to protect the tree bark.

Hang  your hammock at a comfortable sitting height or about 18 inches off of the ground.

Hanging the foot of the hammock 8 – 10 inches higher than the other side can prevent sliding down to the middle of the hammock while you sleep.

You don’t want the hammock to be too straight or saggy. About a 30 degree angle would be ideal.

It is important to break down the hammock whenever you are leaving the camp site, even for a short time.

This will prevent wildlife from getting tangled in your hammock.

A hammock with built in mosquito netting will make your night more comfortable and keep you safer from stinging bugs.

A foam or underinflated sleeping pad in the hammock will keep you warmer.

A rain or shelter tarp and a drip line are optional additions in case of rain while hammock camping.

Sleeping slightly diagonally, instead of in line with the hammock, will flatten the fabric under you a bit and should make you sleep more comfortably.

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Does your camp offer sites with tentalos? A tentalo is not a cabin, tent, or yurt. It is a raised wooden platform with a canvas cover and is unique enough to have it’s own fun patch!

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An investiture is important as it welcomes new girls to the troop as they express their commitment to the values of the organization and their connection to the sisterhood of scouts.

Remember to tailor the ceremony to fit your specific troop’s needs and preferences.

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