Organizational Tips For Junior Leaders
In 4th grade, they start to want and expect some additional responsibility. This year, we bought each girl a 1-inch white binder (the type with a clear cover you can insert a piece of paper underneath) We used brightly colored paper and came up ... [... more]
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Girl Scout Homework
I do think there is a place for badges but that place must be established and defined by the girls. If there is to be badge work as a group, the girls should have decided that. Beyond that, it is up to each individual girl to decide whether it is ... [... more]
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Troop Crest History
These crests were replaced by 1914 with the current oval design and the color was changed from black to khaki with a black border in 1918 and blank crests were made available for troops wishing to choose their own design. This option was popular ... [... more]
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The History Of Girl Scouting
Growth in the girl scouts grew at an astounding rate. In 1912, Low's troop had 18 members. By 1920 there were 70,000 girl scouts across the US. By 1930 this had grown to 200,000. The organization--Girl Scouts of the USA-- was chartered by the ... [... more]
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Why Join Girl Scouts
After you join, you attend meetings and engage in activities with your troop. Girl Scouts do many things including volunteering, camping out, fundraising, attending dances, and more. The Girl Scouts is a great place to meet others, to learn more ... [... more]
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Insignia On Girl Scout Vests
Insignia placement, however, is not negotiable. If you're ever at an event and see some leader rearranging items on a girl's vest, that could be me. Last weekend, for example, I removed a Brownie pin from a Junior's vest and handed her my GSUSA ... [... more]
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Bridging To Brownies
We held a Court of Awards to celebrate their achievements and to bridge them to Brownies. My older troop planned the event and diligently arrived to set up an hour before the ceremony was to begin. The older girls proved to me that I have ... [... more]
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The Girl Scout Promise And Law
After that first year, however, we don't necessarily dwell on the words and their meaning. If you've read some of my previous articles, you'll know that I believe that if you know the Promise and the Law, you know everything you need to know to ... [... more]
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Girl Scout Cookies
Two baking companies currently produce the cookies - ABC/Interbake Foods and Little Brownie Bakers. There are always Thin Mints, Do-si-dos (the peanut butter cookie formerly known as the Savannah) and Trefoils (the "original" Girl Scout cookie). ... [... more]
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Summer In Scouting
If camps are not your daughter's thing; Girl Scouts can still fill those summer days. Some of the try its and badges are not very "troop friendly," meaning that they aren't easily done with a group of girls. For Brownies, I recommend working on ... [... more]
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Studio 2B: Action For Older Girls
The intent in formulating Studio 2B was to retain the interest and membership of older girls. From what I hear, it's working. As a Brownie leader, I can't really do this aspect of Scouting justice, however, so I'll just point you here: I have to ... [... more]
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Try Its For First Graders
Recently someone asked me which Try Its were good for first-year Brownies, and, really, some of the Try Its don’t work well with six year olds. These seem to be age-appropriate. The first two are good ones to reinforce what Scouting is all about ... [... more]
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