If you are a first year Daisy Girl Scout leader, the end is near. Only a few more meetings until you can pat yourself on the back and say “Well done!” Photo from Pixabay Why not make you last meeting of the year a party? After all, your troop also has reason to celebrate-they are …
Discontinued Girl Scout Badges Just 25 Cents!
Once again, I want to thank the women who are on the Girl Scout Moms forum for their invaluable help. I had been searching for the Sew Simple Junior Badge for my daughter on Ebay (to date, no luck!) and was looking for other online sources. A post from late March led me to …
Are You Using Chrome? Now You CAN Get My Feed!
I cannot tell you how many hours I have spent trying to figure out why I am not able to fix my RSS feed. I have read blog post after blog post and have tried everything I can actually understand. I finally discovered a problem that is easy to solve for Google Chrome users. Apparently, …
A Fun and Easy Cupcake Craft for Those Working on Sewing Badges! Makes a Great Mother’s Day Gift!
Cupcakes are one of the hottest desserts today. Once a humble birthday treat, they have now been elevated to elegant dessert status! Just look at how many television shows on cable are devoted to cupcakes! This treat can now be found on bedroom decor, school accessories, and clothing. If your troop is working on a …
How Do You Communicate With Parents?
One of the most frequently asked questions and dilemmas that I see on the Girl Scout Moms forum at Babycenter.com is communicating with parents. There seems to be issues for some leaders because parents do not check emails. In a recent post, some parents requested phone calls for notifications because they did not want to …
More Girl Scout Planning Tips
In my last post, I shared how I get organized for my meetings by planning out the year and then breaking it down into smaller chunks. Here is what I do right before the meeting… When I worked as an elementary school teacher, I always left my classroom prepared as if I would not be …