Updated August 2020 Are you a brand new Daisy Girl Scout leader? Are you trying to figure our how to start your troop? I have some online resources for you! Photo from Haute Stock First, there is this blog! I began writing it to help other leaders and I have hundreds of posts with resources …
My New Daisy Girl Scout Leader Blog
Starting your own Daisy Girl Scout troop can be an overwhelming job. It really is something that takes a lot of on the job training! When I started as a leader back in 2008, there were very few internet resources for me to use. I really had to make a lot of it up as …
10 Tips for Brand New Daisy Girl Scout Leaders
If you are a Girl Scout leader, then you know of a few new people into our tribe of volunteers. I remember going to my first Service Unit meetings and feeling so overwhelmed by it all. There really is no guide book and you kind of have to learn the rules as you go along. …
Fantastic Daisy Leader Website for New Leaders
I want to thank a reader of this blog, Kristi, for giving me this link to an incredible website for Daisy Girl Scout leaders. Simply titled Daisy Scout Journeys, it is one leader’s blog about what she does with her troop to complete Girl Scout Journeys. I have read through it and I think it is dynamite! …
Daisy Girl Scout Meeting Ideas and Plans for September Through December
I read different Girl Scout forums to see what questions leaders have and to get answers to a few of my own. One of the most frequent topics I have seen in the last few weeks is new Daisy leaders asking for help in getting started. Everyone feels overwhelmed and undereducated. These women are like …
Your Very First Daisy Girl Scout Meeting
One of the things that makes leaders nervous is the actual meeting. As the leader, you are walking a fine line between parent and teacher. If you are the troop leader for your daughter, chances are that you know several of the girls in your troop already. The meeting is formal, but not as formal …