Girl Scout Week 2024 is coming up soon! Here are free resources for leaders to use to mark this scouting holiday.
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 2024?
This year, Girl Scout Week 2024 takes place from March 10th through March 16th.
When a troop celebrates Girl Scout Week, most of the activities are individual. The exception to this 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 10, 2024
Girl Scout Jummah (Muslim)—Friday, Friday, March 15, 2024
Girl Scout Sabbath/Shabbat (Jewish)—Friday, March 15 – Saturday, March 16, 2024
Girl Scout Week 2024 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.
Girl Scout Week 2024 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 an individual series of things 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. It was fine.
Why Should Your Troop Should Participate in Girl Scout Week 2024
Girl Scout Week is all about celebrating the founding of the Girl Scouts of the USA 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 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 2024 Resources for Leaders
I went back to my previous two years of 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 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 Scouts of the Colonial Coast
Girl Scouts of the Virginia Skyline
Other Girl Scout Week 2024 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 TpT
This Girl Scout Bingo Games includes:
- 12 Bingo cards
- 40 Questions to ask
- Bingo calling pieces
- Placement map for called Bingo pieces
Is your troop participating in Girl Scout Week 2024?
