Photo from Pixabay With the holiday season fast approaching, many troops like to have a party as their last meeting before the scheduled winter break. Since both Chanukah and Christmas both fall in December, many girls want to do a Pollyanna or Secret Santa exchange. I will state for the record that I am not a …
Girls Scout Beading Projects Make Easy Meetings
Girl Scout beading projects make for easy meetings, especially during the busy upcoming holiday season. There are many beading crafts available online or in craft stores. The Girl Scout Law Beading Activity Kit is perfect for Daisies. Be sure to have a few volunteers on hand to help the girls. For Brownies and Juniors, this craft …
Online Resources to Help You With the Girl Scout Journeys Program
Did you know that there are online resources to help you with the new and improved Girl Scout Journeys program? On the national level, the Girl Scouts of America website has help for Daisies, Brownies and Juniors here. Our local Girl Scout Council has information which links back to the national website. There is even …
Girl Scout Thanksgiving Community Service Projects for All Levels
Updated November 2021 Please read this blog post. There are many community service projects for Girl Scouts that they can do during the Thanksgiving holidays and beyond. Many troops have food drives so that families in need have their own Thanksgiving feast. This is a very worthwhile project during the holidays or at any time of the …
An Easy Girl Scout Craft for All Seasons
My daughter’s finished project. Here is an easy Girl Scout craft that I did with my Brownie troop during our very first Brownie meeting of the year. I always start our first meetings with a craft and games. This year, we made decoupage pumpkins. I bought large wooden cut outs for one dollar each at Michaels, …
How is Your Girl Scout Journey Going?
Last week I attended my local Girl Scout Volunteer Meeting (it is no longer just for leaders, but who else would go?) I always look forward to our first meeting and getting geared for my troop’s first gathering of the year. One of the biggest items on our agenda was the new Journeys Program. In previous …