Many troop leaders like to give their girls a small gift when they bridge to the next level. Here is a classic, the Girl Scout Silver Key, which is an inexpensive gift to give your girls who are Climbing to Cadettes.
Updated March 2024
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If your Girl Scout Junior troop is bridging to Cadettes, you may want to give them a gift that is meaningful to scouting. (Need ideas for the Junior to Cadette bridging ceremony? You’ll find it here in this blog post.)
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One of parts of the bridging ceremony is to give each girl a silver key.
The Girl Scout Silver Key Ceremony
The Girl Scout Silver Key Ceremony is a part of the bridge to Cadette ceremony. According the the ceremony guide, the silver key:
“will symbolize that you are seeking to unlock the door to Girl Scout Cadettes as you being your work on the Leadership in Action award and Silver Award. Use it as a symbol that you are in pursuit of the gold at the end of your Girl Scout Journey.”
You can find a script for the Silver Key ceremony here on page 13.
Girl Scout Silver Key Gift
Here is an easy and inexpensive gift to give each girl as she Climbs to Cadettes.
On Amazon, you can purchase sets of beautiful ornate antique silver keys. Each scout will get her own unique one as part of the ceremony. You can find them here.
Add silver ribbon, which is also available on Amazon.
It will take you just a few minutes to make this keepsake. Tie a knot and you are done with your Girl Scout Junior to Cadette bridging gift.
Girl Scout Junior to Cadette Bridging Certificate
Climb to Cadettes
Here are two bridging certificates you can hand out to your girls.
Available on Teachers Pay Teachers
A Special Girl Scout Milestone Bridging to Cadette Patch
Available on Etsy
If you have girls who started Girl Scouts in first grade, this is a great patch to start their Cadette vest. You can give this to them at the bridging ceremony.
Resources and Tools for New Cadette Leaders
Leading a Cadette troop is very different that leading Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors. You need to shift how you lead meetings, when you have meetings and so much more. Here is a resource to help you:
Available on Teachers Pay Teachers
This resource bundle includes:
- The Guide for Leading Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors. Leading older girls is far different than leading a younger troop. This book will help leaders tackle the issues that are faced as girls become teenagers. There are six chapters.
- Welcome Back to Troop Certificate
- Welcome to Troop Certificate
- Girl Scout Cadette Kaper Chart Job Cards
- Girl Scout Categories Game
- Fun Girl Scout Backup Meeting Plan-Donut Theme
- Fun Girl Scout Backup Meeting Plan-Winter Theme
- Older Girls Years in Scouting Certificate
