Girl Scout Daisy Valentine’s Day Meeting

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Here is a fun and easy Girl Scout Valentine’s Day meeting that uses Conversation Hearts.

Do you need a break during cookie season and just want to meet with your troop for fun? Selling cookies is intense, no doubt about it.

Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity have a non-cookie centered meeting.

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This meeting works well for multi-level troops.
Included in this resource are:

• 10 activities using Conversation Hearts and items you already have around the house or in your leader bag
• Activities cover different areas, including movement, crafts, and science
• You select the ones that will work with your troop dynamics and the length of your meeting

Bulk Conversation Hearts

You will need a lot of conversation hearts for this meeting. You can buy them in bulk. If you have any extras, have the girls put them in cellophane bags and hand out to classmates, neighbors, and anyone else they can think of.

These come in a package of 200.

200 Plastic Valentine's Day Bags Available on Amazon

Two Pounds of Conversation Hearts

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Easy Valentine's Day Girl Scout Daisy Meeting

Take a breath during cookie season with these easy ideas for a Girl Scout Valentine's Day meeting.

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The holiday season is over. There is still a whole lot of winter that has to happen before the warmer spring season arrives. Your troop is stuck indoors…unless you are selling Girl Scout cookies at booths on the weekends. If you want a break from focusing on cookies, why not plan a fun Valentine’s Day meeting that does not require a lot of planning.

If you have read my blog for any length of time, you know how much I love to plan and organize.  Now is the time to start thinking about a Valentine’s Day craft if your meeting falls near the holiday.  Yes, I know that it is also World Thinking Day on February 22nd, as well as Twos Day, but newer and younger troops may not be celebrating this year. Plus, in case you are not aware, you can celebrate WTD any time of year, not just in February.

Your Valentine's Day meeting can be done in three simple steps.

1. Read a Story

There are so many wonderful Valentine's Day books for kids. Here are just a few.

 

 

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With illustrations by the well-loved Tedd Arnold of Fly Guy fame, this story is sure to incite giggles.

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The book was written an illustrated by the popular duo Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond. A crowd pleaser at any age!

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Written and illustrated by Felicia Bond, see what Cornelia Augusta does the day it rains hearts.

2. Do a Craft

For this easy Valentine's Day Girl Scout Daisy meeting, you can do a fun craft using a ready made craft kit. Here are just a few. 

24 in a Package

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Package of 12

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Package of 24

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3. Make a Treat

Because Council rules vary, your girls may not be able to eat their Valentine's Day treat while at your meeting, and that is fine. Have plastic bags and/or foil to wrap up whatever you are making and the girls can eat their treat at home.

Materials

Cookies

Icing

Paper plates

Paper bowls

Plastic knives

Red or pink sugar and sprinkles

One of the easiest and most fun activities that my girls did through the years is decorate cookies. If you are not a baker, go to the grocery store and buy the jumbo package of sugar cookies.

Have the icing and decorations in bowls around the table. Have the girls decorate them. Easy!

What is your troop doing for Valentine's Day?

Ideas for a Conversation Hearts Valentine's Day Girl Scout Meeting

Are you looking for a fun meeting idea for Valentine's Day?

Then here is a guide that is all of that planned out for you.

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Head on over to my main Girl Scout blog and read how to have a Conversation Hearts Valentine's Day party with your troop. Crafts, games, and more are ready for you to use.

Valentine's Day Craft Kits for Troops on a Budget (Earn Petals and Save Money!)

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New Daisy troops are short on funds, and leaders may be wondering what their girls can do to celebrate Valentine's Day. You can earn different Daisy petals during this meeting. For example, you can earn the Friendly and Helpful petal or Light Green Considerate and Caring petal by giving their creations to someone else.

Your time is also a very valuable asset, and by using Valentine's Day craft kits that are prepackaged and ready to use, you are able to save time and money. This is especially true if you are selling cookies this season!

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For an easy Valentine's Day meeting, you can read a short children's Valentine's Day book, do one of these crafts, and then decorate heart shaped cookies (if you have time) or just have a small treat to end your meeting.

Here are some inexpensive Valentine's Day Craft kits for your scouts to do. Look for coupons codes and free shipping deals.

These are just a few of the prepackaged Valentine's Day Craft Kits available. You can view the complete line here.

Helpful shopping hints:

1. Look ahead to spring and other holidays you may want to use party goods and craft kits for your celebration.

2. Time is money. If you cannot get to the free shipping amount, then just pay the shipping and be done.

Valentine Mouse Candy Craft Kit 

Available at Oriental Trading

This craft kit is from the "less than perfect" section. All you need to do is add your own glue! These come in a set of 12.

Hamster Wheel Sign Craft Kit

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Kids will "wheelie" like handing these out to family and friends! They come 12 to a package.

Foam Rainbow Valentine Card Craft Kit

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Also available prepackaged and 12 to a set, this less than perfect Valentine's Day craft kit just needs you to add glue when putting it together.

DIY Charm Bracelet

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This DIY charm bracelet set is great for smaller troops on a budget, since each kit comes with 2 DIY bracelets.

What will you be doing with your troop this Valentine's Day?

Easy Valentine's Day Crafts and Ideas for Girl Scout Meetings

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Now that you are in full leader mode after not seeing your girls over the winter break, it is time to start planning ahead. If you are selling cookies, then you are knee deep in those activities, earning financial literacy leaves and focusing on troop goals. However, these are still little girls and they need to have a break from all of the cookie talk (and if the truth be told, you as a leader can use a break yourself).

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If you are still working on earning Daisy petals, then you can earn any of the following by doing a Valentine's Day craft:

Yellow-Friendly and Helpful
Light Green-Considerate and Caring
Rose-Make the World a Better Place

Many children love to do crafts, and you can make your life easier by not going Pinterest crazy finding the perfect one, but simply by using a Valentine's Day craft kit that is prepackaged and ready to use. 

Here are some that are easy for the girls to do and are easy on your budget.

Valentine's Day Craft Kits

This Valentine Bug Beaded Necklace Craft Kit comes with 12 individually packaged necklaces for the girls to make. The little critters and vibrant colors remind the girls that spring is around the corner!

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Nothing says Valentine's Day like Conversation Hearts. These sweet treats are a decades old classic! This craft kit comes with 12 individually packaged kits for your girls to use. 

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These Magic Color Scratch Off Hearts comes with 24 to a package. It includes the tool. These can be gift tags to cookies your troop decorates or just a fun craft to do.

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If you are making Valentine's Day cards for the troops or for a local nursing home of senior citizen center, this bucket of peel and stick conversation hearts has 285 for your girls to use.

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Instead of making traditional cards, use these large foam shaped hearts as a card. Girl can decorate with stickers and peel and stick rhinestones and write a message inside with a marker.

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This  Design It Yourself Foam Valentine Craft Kit  comes with 24 foam hearts, 832 foam stickers, Hearts (5" - 6") and stickers that are shapes and letters.

Valentine's Day Baking Crafts

Baking is simply edible crafting. After your troop is done making their Valentine's Day craft, they can decorate cookies to eat. Don't worry-no baking is involved! Simply buy the large box of plain sugar cookies every grocery store bakery sells and some white icing in a tub.

Give each girl a paper plate and a plastic knife. Set out paper bowls of the following decorations and let the girls go to town! Be sure to take pictures of the girls and their creations.

There are many options for cookie decorating. Here are just a few.

Dress My Cupcake Decorating Edible Cake and Cookie Confetti Sprinkles Available on Amazon

Wilton Jumbo Heart Sprinkles Available on Amazon

Valentine Day Craft Supplies for an Easy Meeting

Updated November 2019

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Cookie season is in full swing and you are probably knee deep in booth sales, walkabouts and other cookie related activities. Why not take a break from Girl Scout cookies and plan a Valentine's Day party with your troop?

With easy to use Valentine's Day craft kits and party supplies, you can plan your meeting in a short amount of time. Here are a few items for your troop to use.

Here is a Valentine's Day craft kit from Amazon that contains 915 pieces! Included are :

• 108 Foam Shapes, 25 Sticky Back Gems
• 708 Foam Stickers, 72 Pom Poms
• .17 oz (5 g) Spangles

Use this to create cards, decorate bags, make magnets...the choices are limitless. With so many items, this can easily be used for Mother's Day and Father's Day as well.

If you do not need this many craft items, here is a wonderful Valentine's craft kit for Daisy Girl Scouts that is easy to assemble.

The craft kit in the picture above comes with enough for 12 girls and includes:

• Design It Yourself Foam Valentine Craft Kit 
• 24 foam hearts / 832 foam stickers
• Hearts (5" - 6") ~ sticker (1/2" - 1 1/4")
• Stickers include shapes and letters

You can find it on Amazon.

I love this set of 6 nesting heart cookie cutters. You can bake cookies at home in heart shapes for the girls to decorate as a gift and craft. You can also bake a pan of brownies and have the girls cut out the heart shape to decorate and wrap up...or just eat it at your meeting!

This 6 piece set is an investment for a small price. The hearts can be used as tracers for crafts over the years, and it can be used for other holidays as well. Find this and other heart shaped cookie and cake decorating items on Amazon.

How can you use this package of red buttons for a craft? Cut out a heart shape onto cardstock of cardboard. Have the girls write a message on the inside and glue the buttons on the perimeter of the heart. The girls can write something like "I love you sew much!"

You do not have to overthink the Valentine's Day holiday. Just get some fun crafts together, some candy treats, and enjoy!

Valentines's Day Crafts and Resources for Girl Scouts-Incorporate World Thinking Day

Updated AUGUST 2023

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One month from today is Valentine's Day. Kids get very excited about getting those little paper cards from their friends, getting little candy treats and maybe even a gift from their parents.

With World Thinking Day the following week, why not try to incorporate both in one meeting? Here are some resources for you to use to see how Valentine's day is celebrated around the world.

Around the World

Valentine's Day Around the World for Kids

Are you planning on doing a Valentine's Day activity with your troop?