*This post contains affiliate links. With Halloween now over and Thanksgiving around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about what you want to do with your girls for the upcoming holiday season. Do you want them to bake treats for their family as a gift or to help them earn a Brownie …
Do You Meet Over the Summer?
Photo credit: Seemann from morguefile.com I have been teaching for 27 years, so for me, my internal clock says “vacation” once the month of June rolls around. Before I had kids I worked in an office and tutored during the summer, but once they arrived, summer became a time just for us. My troop has …
Smart Cookies Movie for a Girl Scout Movie Party
Now that cookie season is finally over, you can enjoy yourselves and your newfound time that was lost during cookie selling season. One way to reward your daughter or your troop as a whole is to host a Girl Scout movie night. Since this will be done off site (unless you meet at your home), …
Do You Use Your Council’s Website?
Every Girl Scout Council has it’s own website with useful information. There you will find all of your forms ready to download and distribute (I give parents the link when they need to fill out forms-I do not copy and distribute them). You will also find the local calendar of training and Council events. If …
Girl Scout End of Year Meetings-This is What My Troop Did
*This post contains affiliate links. I have been swamped with so many real world obligations, that I realize that I have not got to posting as often as I would like. One of those obligations, that I do joyfully, is lead my nine Junior Girl Scouts. It has been a year with some challenges …
Do You Have the Games for Girl Scouts Book?
*This post contains affiliate links. While it is important to be prepared each time you meet with your troop, as a Girl Scout leader, it is also important to have a bag of tricks in order to have a successful Girl Scout meeting. This tip I learned from my years a an elementary classroom teacher. You …