As the scouting year gets underway, your co-leader and you will be planning outings and events for your girls to attend that are going to cost the troop money. That money, whether it is from dues or the hard work of selling cookies, needs to be used wisely if your troop is to continue to …
4 Blog Posts to Help You Navigate the December Holidays With Your Girl Scout Troop
Updated December 2022 If you have walked around any store in the past few weeks, you know that the holidays are all around you. While shopping in my local Walmart this past October, the trifacta of holidays were in full display, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. It was like all three just blended into the other. …
10 Inclusive Activities Your Girl Scout Troop Can Do This Holiday Season
For leaders who are wanting to be mindful of all the different faiths in their troop, here are a list of 10 non-holiday meeting ideas that can be done during the month of December. Updated December 2022 For 10 more inclusive ideas, please read this blog post. *This post contains affiliate links. Now that we …
Being a Sensitive Girl Scout Leader During the Month of December
Over the years, I have written several blog posts about why leaders need to be sensitive to others during the month of December (you can read about it here). It seems kind of silly to me to write about this topic every year, since we as leaders are supposed to be teaching the girls to …
3 Fun Ideas for Informal Summer Girl Scout Meetings
Now that the end of the year is fast approaching, Girl Scout leaders need to decide whether or not they are going to meet over the summer. Personally, when I was the head leader, I cherished June through September because it was my time off from doing everything for my troop. It also gave me …
Low Cost Craft Classes at Michael’s Craft Stores This February
*This post contains affiliate links. Whether or not you are selling cookies, at this time of year, you may be feeling a little stressed or burnt out. If you cannot get the girls outside, their natural pent up energy just bubbles over. Sometimes a change of scenery is called for. Just in time, Michael’s Craft …