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Updated October 2019
I know that it is only September, but you are planning ahead for your meetings and not running around at the last minute trying to get everything done for this week's meeting, are you? (hint-you should not be!)
Girl Scouts really does make it easy for you to plan your calendar, since there are holidays for you to celebrate. The first one comes in the fall, which is Girl Scout Founder's Day on October 31st. This is the actual birthday of Juliette Gordon Low, who founded the movement in 1912 (you can read a brief history of her life in this article.)
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Here are some ideas for you to do with your Daisy troop as you celebrate the founder!
Make a Pearl Bracelet or Necklace
Share with the girls that in order for Juliette to start the very first Girl Scout troop, she had to sell her rare and expensive pearl necklace in order to fund it. Depending on how many volunteers you have, you can have the girls make their own "pearl" necklace or bracelet (necklaces will take longer to finish)
Before the meeting, prep the elastic by cutting it to the length you want and and tying a knot. You may also want to put a piece of scotch tape at the end so it is easier to thread.
Materials:
White Pony Beads
Elastic
Flower Beads are another option for the girls to put on their necklace or bracelet. There are 100 that come in this package, so you will want to hand these out to each girl in a baggie so no one hogs all of them.
Birthday in a Bag
This service project has become a classic. My troop did this several years ago and donated the bags to a food pantry located in our local high school that a student created years earlier.
You can read about the genesis of this project here at the official Girl Scout website.
If you want to do this with your troop, you will have to do three things before you meet.
First, find a food pantry that will take your bags.
Second, email the parents two weeks prior to ask for the items you need, which will be:
- one box cake mix
- one tub of icing
- box of candles
With troop funds, purchase pretty paper napkins and plates. You can put 6-8 in each bag. Since this is not food, it does not have to be unopened.
Other materials you need:
White bags to decorate
- Muffin Liners in assorted colors or floral themes
- Markers
- Glue
The girls can make flowers from white muffin liners and glue them to the bag. Here are some images to spark your imagination.
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