While doing some research, I came across this very interesting article about Girl Scout cookies. For those of you who sell cookies, you can turn this into a trivia game as part of your activities for earning a cookie badge. Here is the link to 14 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Girl Scout Cookies. …
Revisiting an Easy Valentine’s Day Craft for Daisy and Brownie Girl Scouts
As I am updating and tweaking my blog, I am revisiting each and every post that I have written over the past three years. I came across this timely activity for earning the green Daisy petal and celebrating Valentine’s Day. It uses brown paper bags, newspaper or tissue paper, paint, and hot glue guns. It …
Out of Pocket Expenses-Do You Spend Your Own Money?
As a Girl Scout leader, the most priceless thing that we give to the girls in our troop and to the organization is our time. No one can put a price tag on that. However, from time to time, small expenses come up, or even large ones. You front the money for whatever it is…but …
I’ve Moved to WordPress!
It has been a long time coming, but I finally took the plunge to a self-hosted WordPress site. I wanted to the freedom that comes with WordPress, as Blogger could have deleted all of my work at any time. Please be patient as I add new pages and play around with the site. I need …
An Easy Take Action Community Service Project for Cadette and Older Girl Scouts
How many of you have ever had to take your children to your monthly Girl Scout leader meeting? My older daughter attends Hebrew High School on Tuesday nights and my husband has a least one meeting a month on Tuesdays, and occasionally that occurs on the night of my leader meeting. So I have had …
After Christmas Sales!
This is probably my favorite shopping day of the year. There are so many wonderful buys to be had if you think creatively. I am out the door as soon as my local WalMart and Target are open. What am I buying? For my Girl Scout troop, there are tons of craft materials to be …