Hey guys! In this episode, I take the girls on an adventure to find some letterboxes! Letterboxing is a global game of treasure hunt and also a Brownie Girl Scout badge!! Check your area or the area you are traveling to for this fun adventure!
Posts filed under Girl scouts
Awesome Virtual Troop Meetings: How to keep your girls engaged in the fall!
Now more than ever girls need Girl Scouts. Now more than ever we need to be there to support girls and reevaluate what it is they need and how we can deliver. So I came up with 4 essential things that need to happen for this online option to be successful.
When I had to step away
It’s okay to step back and say “no”. Being a volunteer is tough and sometimes we need to remember that if we’re not caring for ourselves, we can’t serve others. Sometimes we need to step away.
Girl Scout Cookie Shake Recipes!!
So my girls are on a mission to make this year’s Girl Scout cookie marketing campaign their best. They’ve been brainstorming ways to present the cookies with unique ideas and they love putting together cooking shows! I’m thrilled that the girls are having so much fun with this and learning so much along the way. Here is there newest episode on Youtube!
Our 2020 Cookie Commercial
It’s that time of year again!! Our Cookie season here in Greater Chicago has officially begun and the girls are fierce with their marketing plan this year. They created a Facebook page (under my supervision)! Bella was out the very first day, New Year’s Day, going door to door asking all our neighbors. We even left a little calling card behind for the people who were not home and much to our surprise we received 2 phone calls the following day asking to submit their orders!! If you don’t try, you will never know!
You can follow them on Youtube or Facebook as they journey to reach bigger goals this year!
Stamped Wood Slice Ornaments!
I went to a leader weekend treat this past September and the first night they had many different outdoor crafts that you could do with your troop. My favorite craft was stamping the wood slices and turning them into lanyards. It was such an easy craft to do and it turned out so pretty, I knew I wanted to do this with our troop.
Ornaments were the perfect way to incorporate this into a keepsake they can keep for years to come!!
Indiana Dunes State Park #GSLOVESPARKS
Sometimes the spontaneous adventures that are the most memorable.
This past Sunday we had an impromptu trip. In honor of Stranger Things season 3, we packed our bags and headed to Indiana…lol JK but man wasn’t the season finale a tear-jerker? We were looking for some fun to fill our Sunday. Coincidentally, it happened to be Girl Scouts Love State Parks weekend!!
This wasn’t a planned out day, especially since we slept in that day. Two hours later, after a quick stop at McDonald’s for on the go breakfast and Subway for afternoon sandwiches, we were packed up and entering the Indiana Dunes State Park and headed towards the beach!!!
The weather was perfect. Although the thermostat read 90, with the breeze off of Lake Michigan, it feel beautiful and relaxing. The beach was packed but there are perks to going later in the afternoon. At that time the early morning peeps started to leave and we found a spot easily right next to the water.
Most importantly, we had a ton of fun. I’m so glad we went. Usually this type of thing needs to be planned at least a day in advance but it turned out to be so much wonderful!!
Did you participate in the Girl Scouts Love State Parks this past weekend? Be sure to follow us along on Instagram!
End of the year Surveys
Now is the time to send out the troop feedback survey. Why do I send out a survey? I like to know how I’m doing and if i’m meeting the expectations of girls in our troop. It also allows me to see if the parents expectations and goals are aligned with the troops. Every girl is unique and every troop is different. The survey allows me to see where girl’s interests might have changed and better plan for the following year.
Daisy Dollars and Brownie Bucks Free
Sharing free daisy dollar and brownie buck printables through our Facebook group! Join us!
Resources and Ideas for Space Badges
We have a troop that consists of 4 daisies, 6 brownies, and 11 juniors. It’s a healthy size troop and while our meeting room perfectly accommodates us, working as a large group on one activity at a time is never successful. That’s when attention issues surface at their finest and girls get bored. A solution to this problem is breaking the troop up into smaller groups and having them rotate activities. You might want to incorporate patrols into your troop organization for this reason.