Daisy Girl Scout Activities for Girl Scout Week 2016

*Links checked and updated November 2019

Now that Founder's Day is over, it is time to look forward to the next scouting holiday-Girl Scout Week. On March 12, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts of the USA. It is during this week that scouts of all levels commit to some kind of service activity to show their pride.

The service part involves simple activities to make the world a better place. There is no need to reinvent the wheel or to make yourself crazy trying to create something new. Most of you have just come off cookie season or at the tail end of it.

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For my troop, Girl Scout Week activities have always been optional. Our Service Unit hosts a roller skating activity for all scouts during this week. Little girls love to see the older ones hang out at the same venue. If the girls in my troop want to earn a fun patch, they can participate by doing activities that either I gave them or the service unit. For example, our service unit asked so we made posters promoting Girl Scouts during our meeting and they were hung around the schools the girls attended. That counted towards one of the activities on the checklist. Others were done on their own.

If the girls handed the signed checklist in on time-great! They earned the patch. If not, they did not get one. I did not chase parents down for this and you should not either. Parents have to own this since the Girl Scout Week activities are done independently. If they are not committed to helping their daughter int heir free time, there is nothing you can do about it.

Here are some resources for you to use with your Daisy Scouts for Girl Scout Week 2016. Ignore the dates at the top-they are not relevant. Also, I permitted my girls to do one activity from each list, but it did not have to be on the day it specified. As long as one was completed, it did not matter if it matched the date.


Girl Scouts of Rhode Island

This has several activities for any given day.

Activities for Girl Scout Week

In this blog post from 2015, I have resources listed for leaders to use.

More Activities for Girl Scout Week

This 2016 blog post has even more resources for you.


What is your Daisy troop doing for Girl Scout Week 2016?

Free Printable Girl Scout Cookie Thank You Notes

Updated November 2019 

If you are knee deep in cookie sales, please visit this blog post from last year's cookie selling season to get your hands on some free printable Girl Scout cookie thank you notes. 

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There are several different resources for you to use.

World Thinking Day Meeting Ideas for Daisy Scouts-A 5 Step Plan

Updated December 2020

If you are still trying to figure out what to do for World Thinking Day, here is a quick and easy lesson plan for you to follow.

Image from Pixabay and altered by the author in Canva

Step 1-Pick a Country

Since this is Daisy Scouts, it does not have to be "girl led"- select a place that is easy for you! At the Making Friends website, they have plenty of ideas for several different countries. 

Once you have selected a country, run off a free printable passport for each girl to make. If you do not want to use your own ink, go to a store to run them off and save the receipt for reimbursement. 

Step 2-Get Pictures

Back in the pre-internet days when I first started my teaching career, I had to use books to show pictures of places to my students. You can do the same. You can also go to a travel agency and get brochures and make a poster of the things you want the girls to know.

Step 3-Get Moving

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After the girls have learned a bit about the country, it is time to have them do some dancing! YouTube is a fantastic resource for you. When I did the Junior Girl Scout Dance badge with my troop, I learned how to do the Mexican Hat Dance and relearned how to do the Israeli Mayim (water) Dance to teach the girls. Don't be shy...little girls can only sit for so long and if you want the next part of the meeting to go well, they need to get the wiggles out.

Step 4-Craft Time

Make a craft or Swap that represents the country. Again, the Making Friends website makes this a no-brainer to plan.

Step 5-Let's Eat!

To end your meeting, have prepared a treat from this country. You can make it at home or if it is no-bake, be adventurous and have the girls make it at the meeting. If the girls do not want to eat it, then that is their choice.

There you have it...a quick and easy World Thinking Day lesson plan!