If you plan on being a Girl Scout leader for the long haul, then you are going to want every meeting to be a happy and pleasant experience. One of the most important things to make your life as a leader enjoyable is to avoid drama. Anyone who has a daughter knows that girl drama …
My troop just LOVES their Girl Scout fun patches! We have about one dozen on the back of our Brownie vests. Quite honestly, when I make a trip to the Girl Scout store, I could go crazy and buy quite a few! Photo by Hannah Gold Every time we do a community service project, I buy …
Here is an interesting article I found about parents selling Girl Scout cookies for their daughters. This is one of my biggest issues about selling cookies…rewarding girls for achieving levels they DID NOT achieve! Would we be proud of an “A” our daughter’s got on a math test if we took half the test for …
There are many ways to earn the orange Daisy petal, “Responsible for what I say and do”. This part of the Girl Scout law is really one of the biggest life lessons we can teach our children. We must always be responsible for our actions. Because this is a life value, acting responsibly ties in with so …
I was looking around the internet so I could share some interesting links about founder Juliette Gordon Low and the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts. I came upon an entire website devoted to her birthplace There is a wealth of information about Juliette and her family. along with photos. This would be great reading …
I just want to wish all of my fellow Girl Scouts leaders a happy 100th birthday/anniversary of the Girl Scouts! This week, ask your troop to wear their uniform to school proudly, even if just for one day. After all, it is Girl Scout Week! If you missed this article in USA Today about the …