*This post contains affiliate links. For people who celebrate Christmas, one of the most cherished family activities of the season is decorating the tree. Taking out the boxes of ornaments that have been collected over the years is a nostalgic trip down Memory Lane. Even though my children and I are Jewish, my husband is …
A Quick and Easy Girl Scout Service Project
The email arrived as it does each and every year. My boss, the principal of the Religious School where I teach, had forwarded an email from my colleague at the school. This woman teaches in the inner city, where children struggle each and every day to survive. For many years, our community has tied …
Holiday Gift Ideas for Your Girl Scout Troop
*This post contains affiliate links. Photo from Pixabay There are many leaders who feel the spirit of the holidays season and want to give their girls a little token gift from them. Depending on your personal budget and that of your co-leader, how much you wish to spend will vary. If you want to give …
Our First Girl Scout Cadette Meeting of the Year-6th Grade
Are you ready for the first Girl Scout Cadette meeting of the year? Here is what we did with my troop. *This post contains affiliate links. Updated September 2024 (see bottom of this post) For meeting ideas for 7th grade, you can read this blog post. Yesterday was our very first Girl Scout Cadette meeting …
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 …
Books to Help Your Troop Earn Daisy Petals
If you are a brand new Daisy troop leader, you are probably wondering how you are going to earn all of those petals. Even if you are a leader entering her second year with her girls, you probably still have some petals to finish or maybe have one or two that you want to revisit. …