In my last post about my Cadette troop, I shared how we started to work on the Marketing badge since we are selling cookies for the first time since the girls were Daisy Scouts. In an email sent over the weekend, the leader had a change of plans. First, our meeting date was changed and …
How to Earn the Cadette Marketing Badge-Our Second Cadette Meeting
Last week we had our second Cadette meeting of the year. At our previous meeting, several major decision were made, including the one to sell cookies. This ties in nicely with the marketing badge, which the girls will be earning in conjunction with this traditional Girl Scout fundraiser. Each girl arrived and went to the …
Girl Scout Christmas Ornaments
*This post contains affiliate links. For people who celebrate Christmas, one of the most cherished family activities of the season is decorating the tree. Taking out the boxes of ornaments that have been collected over the years is a nostalgic trip down Memory Lane. Even though my children and I are Jewish, my husband is …
A Quick and Easy Girl Scout Service Project
The email arrived as it does each and every year. My boss, the principal of the Religious School where I teach, had forwarded an email from my colleague at the school. This woman teaches in the inner city, where children struggle each and every day to survive. For many years, our community has tied …
Holiday Gift Ideas for Your Girl Scout Troop
*This post contains affiliate links. Photo from Pixabay There are many leaders who feel the spirit of the holidays season and want to give their girls a little token gift from them. Depending on your personal budget and that of your co-leader, how much you wish to spend will vary. If you want to give …
Our First Girl Scout Cadette Meeting of the Year-6th Grade
Are you ready for the first Girl Scout Cadette meeting of the year? Here is what we did with my troop. *This post contains affiliate links. Updated September 2024 (see bottom of this post) For meeting ideas for 7th grade, you can read this blog post. Yesterday was our very first Girl Scout Cadette meeting …