Adorable Daisy Baking Items!

Tis the season to bake cookies, and my children and I have already started on our holiday festivities. What got me in the mood was an email from the leader of my daughter's troop. Instead of working on our Cadette marketing badge, we are instead going to be baking cookies for the troops. I am so excited, as we have not done a service project in our troop yet this year.

When my girls were third grade Brownies, we did a cookie baking community service project. I wrote about it in full detail here. It was a lot of work but so much fun and such a worthwhile thing to do.

Young Daisy Scouts can bake cookies, or at least decorate them during a meeting (which is probably the easiest thing for you to do with kindergarten and first grade girls!).  You can make the cookies at home and at the meeting, have the girls make cards for the troops, for their families or whomever these cookies are going to. By doing it in stations, you can focus more on what each child is producing and giving assistance when needed.

Here are a few adorable items that are not seasonal, but are just right for Daisy Scouts who are creating special cookies for someone else. They can even be used for crafts during the year or even in the 3 Cheers for Animals Journey to make bird feeder cookies.

 

  Fox Run Daisy Cookie Cutter from Amazon

This looks just like the Daisy petal!

 

  Wilton Comfort-Grip Cookie Cutter - Daisy from Amazon

This one has 10 petals.

 

  Wilton Jumbo Daisies Sprinkles from Amazon

Top your regular iced cookies with these.

You can also top the cookies with blue sugar crystals or blue sprinkles.

Are you doing any service projects this holiday season?

Daisy Girl Scout Christmas Ornaments-Keepsakes

Christmas ornaments tell a personal history.  From "Baby's 1st Christmas" to her the first trip to Disney, every year when these special keepsakes re taken out of the Christmas box, a flood of memories comes rushing back.  Remembering the stories of our past and those who may no longer be with us is both a loving and bittersweet experience.

Right now, your daughter may have just embarked on her Girl Scout journey. You may not know what the future holds, but one thing is for certain, this year is special. Why not commemorate it with a special Daisy Girl Scout Christmas ornament?

Zazzle has a whole line of Girl Scout ornaments that can be personalized with your daughter's name and the year. When she is all grown up, she will appreciate this piece of her childhood history.

So get out your camera, take a picture of her with her vest or tunic on, and create an awesome ornament!

This photo ornament comes in six different shapes.

Daisy Scout Ornament by Scrappintwins
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This Daisy ornament comes with girls in different hair colors and skin tones.

Winter and Snowman Craft Kits for Daisy Scouts

Even though it is only November, it is time to think ahead for your December meetings.  With the holiday season in full swing, the last thing you will want to be doing is planning your Daisy meeting at the last minute. Decorating, shopping, parties and taking care of any other family, job and volunteer responsibilities are taking center stage.

One way to have a fun and easy Daisy meeting during this exciting time of year is to have a "Winter Party".  You can call it a Christmas Party if everyone in your troop celebrates the holiday, but if not, then be fair and kind to all the girls in your troop and just celebrate the season.  You do not want the girls in your troop who do not celebrate Christmas to feel left out or uncomfortable if you make everything about Christmas.

If you have a mixed religious group of girls, then making ornaments is out. However, making crafts with snowmen and snowflakes that celebrate newly arrived winter season, which starts December 21st, is perfect for everyone.  These items can be used as gifts for family members-you can add an additional craft of decorating white tissue paper and having the girls wrap it up for the gift recipient. Or the girls can keep them for themselves.  Put on the Frozen soundtrack, give the girls a treat of snowflake shaped cookies, have some coloring pages or easy games ready, and have an easy and relaxed meeting because you deserve it!

Here are some ready made craft kits for you to use with your troop. All of these kits are from Amazon and come 12 to a set.  If you are using one that requires a photo, then either take one of the girls to have cut an ready for your meeting or you can ask the parents for one two meetings in advance.  That way, you give yourself the cushion of time and can also take a picture to print out in case the child does not come in with one to use. 

 

  Snowman Charm Bracelet Craft Kit (1 dz) 

 

  12 Foam Smile Face Snowman Photo Frame Magnet Craft Kits 

 

  Snowman Picture Frame Self-Adhesive Magnet Craft Kit/Foam/Makes 12




  Snowman Pouch Doorknob Hanger Craft Kit/Foam/Makes 12