Are you looking for free Girl Scout Week 2023 resources? Here is a list to help you organize the third Girl Scout holiday of the year.
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Updated January 2024
There are three Girl Scout holidays on the calendar. The first is Girl Scout Founder’s Day, which takes place on October 31st. The second is World Thinking Day, which is February 22nd.
The third holiday is Girl Scout Week, which takes place around the same time each year in March. It always falls sometime during the week of March 12th, which is the day Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scout movement.
When is Girl Scout Week 2023?
This year, Girl Scout Week 2023 takes place from March 12th through March 18th.
When a troop celebrates Girl Scout Week, most of the activities are individual. The exception to that is when a girl goes to her place of worship to celebrate to participate in the service. This year, those dates are:
Girl Scout Sunday (Christian)—Sunday, March 12, 2023
Girl Scout Jummah (Muslim)—Friday, March 17, 2023
Girl Scout Sabbath/Shabbat (Jewish)—Friday/Saturday, March 17–18, 2023
Girl Scout Week 2023 Celebrate Faith Resources
*Please note: While the dates say 2022, everything still applies and the PDFs are still downloadable.
From the GSUSA website:
Girl Scout Week is a time when we shout our Girl Scout pride from the rooftops! It’s also a time when many troops celebrate the connections between Girl Scouting and their faith, learn more about other faiths, and thank faith partners for their support throughout the year. Girls can join in the festivities on three specially designated dates (or a day of your choosing).
At the GSUSA website, there is an entire page of activities for girls of all faiths.
Find all of the information here.
There is also a guidebook called Girl Scout Week Sensitive Issues and FAQs from Girl Scouts Carolina Peaks to Piedmont. This will help leaders who have troops of girls with diverse faiths and also answer some questions about topics that leaders sometimes face
Girl Scout Week is an Optional Activity
While it is fun for your girls to celebrate Girl Scout Week, it is an optional activity and always has been. This is because this is an individual thing to do and not a troop activity led by a leader. The girls in your troop need family support in order to accomplish the daily activity, especially when they are younger.
If a girl opts out of doing this, no need for you to stress. I had girls not participate and they did not get their Girl Scout Week patch from our Council. No lost sleep here.
Why Should Your Troop Should Participate in Girl Scout Week 2023
Girl Scout Week is all about celebrating the founding of the Girl Scouts of America in 1912. Without Juliette Gordon Low, there would be no Girl Scout organization! This book, Juliette Gordon Low, America’s First Girl Scout, can open up a great discussion about how girlhood was different back in the 1860’s. It does not go into detail about her marital problems, just that her husband died. Simple, easy to read and perfect for younger Girl Scouts!
Recognizing that we are a special group of girls with a common bond is one reason to celebrate. There are activities each child can do to highlight the importance of scouting and how it helps their local and global community.
My local Service Team has made a concerted effort over the past few years to get our Council’s Girl Scout troops involved in this celebration. Troops can choose to participate, and most do. Each troop makes a poster about why being a Girl Scout is a great thing. In the past when they were younger, my troop has made posters that feature them on various trips and doing different activities.
Free Girl Scout Week 2023 Resources for Leaders
I went back to my previous blog posts about Girl Scout Week activities and updated them. The links in each post are still viable. As always, ignore the date on the charts and sites I have linked to. The activities are all that matter and are still very useful!
One thing new leaders need to remember is that these resources are a guide. Always do what works for your troop and for you. You can combine different activities from these lists or make up your own. You can also check your Council website to see if there are any activities or events that your troop can participate in.
Girl Scout Week: How to Be a G.I.R.L. Every Day! This Girl Scouts of the USA blog post from 2018 has an outline of general ideas your girls can do each day. You can make up your own idea list using the themes as a guide.
Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee Your Council website has activities for Girl Scout Week. This is one example of what was available in 2019.
Girl Scouts of the White and Green Mountains Here is their 2020 guide to celebrating.
Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona has their own list of things that troops can do on their own or individually.
Girl Scout Troop 1584 Do not pay attention to the date…this link is to provide you with an idea of what you can make for your girls if you choose to. My suggestion is to give 2-3 options for each day.
Girl Scout Week Challenge 2022. It is editable.
Girl Scouts of Manitou
Girl Scouts of Oregon and SW Washington
Girl Scouts of Nebraska
Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast
Girl Scouts of the Virginia Skyline
Other Girl Scout Week 2023 Resources
Girl Scout Week Bingo
This Girl Scout Bingo Game for Girl Scout Week, Founder’s Day and Meetings will be a go-to you when you need a time filler that is longer than 10 minutes or when you are celebrating Girl Scout holidays.
Available on Teachers Pay Teachers
This Girl Scout Bingo Games includes:
- 12 Bingo cards
- 40 Questions to ask
- Bingo calling pieces
- Placement map for called Bingo pieces
Girl Scout Week Birthday Cake Perler Bead Craft
If you have older girls who love to craft, then this is one that you can make with them for Girl Scout Week! My friend, Marie, has this wonderful tutorial on how to make a perler bead birthday cake. If you want, you can use green and white beads or use green ribbon for the bow.
You can find the tutorial, which is full of pictures, here.
Is your troop going to participate in Girl Scout Week 2023?
