Don’t be alarmed by the post title! This is all about YOU and finding ways to make next year’s troop meetings go even more smoothly. Whether you are a troop that has summer meetings or one that will get together again in September, here are some things to get yourself ready for your best and …
Assigning Girl Scout Homework-You Don’t Have To!
Photo from Pixabay In the old Girl Scout program, all of the badge work were things the girls could do at a meeting or on a field trip. The new program has many of the badges requiring some kind of work outside of meeting time. Obviously, whomever wrote the book was never the leader of …
Happy New Year!
Hello everyone! I want to wish all of my readers a very happy and healthy new year. I have been busy going back into the archives of this blog, which will be five years old in January! I am updating old posts to make sure the links work, removing posts that no longer serve a …
What is the Biggest Mistake Girl Scout Leaders Make?
*Updated June 2022 I am sitting in a different position this year than I have been for the past six years. Last May, I stepped down as my daughter’s Girl Scout leader and stepped into the position of active co-leader. The troop’s new leader can ask me anything and ask for help and it will …
Great News About My Girls!
Last night I attended my final Leader meeting as the official leader of my troop. I was joined by my friend who is taking over in the fall. I told her that if she ever needed me to fill in for her, I would be there. Our troop will run differently next year, as every …
How Should You Divide Girl Scout Cookie Profits?
Let me be upfront-I sold cookies with my troop once on a limited basis and it was so stressful I never did it again. I know all about the ups and downs of this fundraiser because my older daughter had a very active troop in regard to Girl Scout cookies. For years it was a …