Although we should be doing community service projects throughout the year, many troops naturally choose to do one during the holiday season. Here are some ideas for you to try. Photo from Pixabay Holiday Mail for Soldiers This is sponsored by The Red Cross Make cards for Thanksgiving, Chanukah and Christmas for your local …
Girl Scout Leader Management Tips for the Challenging Times
Updated October 2020 This week I had an interesting conversation with another teacher at my synagogue’s preschool, where I have been working as a long-term sub. While watching the little ones run around and play, a new teacher and I started chatting. I know this woman casually, as our kids were in preschool together and …
Our First Girl Scout Field Trip of the Year is on the Calendar!
*This post contains affiliate links. Updated October 2020 During our first troop meeting, the girls voted on where they wanted to go on a field trip. A hands-down winner, with all of the girls present voting ‘yes” was to go to Build-A-Bear. I called our local store to book the trip, and asked about the …
Another Helpful Website for Leaders of All Levels
While cruising Pinterest for new ideas, I came across a pin I wanted to share with you. It is a website from an Iowa Service Unit that was last updated in 2009. It has a lot of great information that can be used for leaders in 2012, especially those who are brand new Daisy leaders …
How My Junior Troop Celebrated Girl Scout Founder’s Day by Doing the Birthday in a Bag Service Project
Girl Scout Founder’s Day honors the birthday of founder Juliette Gordon Low. Here is how my troop celebrated by doing the Birthday in a Bag community service project. Updated August 2024 On Friday we had our second Girl Scout Junior meeting. I was so happy to have two more girls at the table, bringing the …
Books to Help You Earn Daisy Petals
As a teacher, my favorite time of the day is story time. I love to be theatrical and use different voices and expressions as I read aloud (that’s my inner high school thespian coming out!) I also know that kids absorb so much more from story books than they do when you lecture at them …