Simple and Inexpensive Daisy to Brownie Girl Scout Bridging Gift Ideas

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Updated October 2019

The time is fast approaching...you are bridging from Daisy Scout to Brownie Girl Scouts! (I am not leaving you...here is my Brownie Try It website with meeting plans for every single badge in the program.)

Many leaders decide to bridge in the spring and take the summer off, or at least only meet informally with trips to the park or the library. Having a bridging ceremony and celebration are the perfect way to end the year.

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One decision leaders need to make is whether or not to give the girls a bridging gift. The present does not need to be expensive...it only has to be meaningful and thoughtful. Discuss this with your co-leader and decide what you want to spend together. Your gifts should not come from troop funds, but from your own pocketbooks.

Below are some cute and inexpensive Daisy to Brownie bridging gift ideas for you.

Cellophane Bags

These are adorable and inexpensive rainbow themed bags to place your gift in. They come in multi-packs of 20.


What to Put in the Bags

Here is the fun part! Based upon your budget, you can figure out what to fill in them. To bulk them up a bit, you can place  green tissue paper or green foil tinsel at the bottom to make them look even jazzier.

Daisy to Brownie Girl Scout Bridging Resources

Updated October 2019

If you are reading this blog post then you must be getting ready to bridge from Daisy Girl Scout to Brownie Girl Scouts!

Here are some resources for you to use to make the job easier.

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Start here with this article-The Ultimate Daisy to Brownie Girl Scout Bridging Ceremony Guide.

These blog posts that share all kinds of resources for leaders. Videos free bridging certificates and more are available.

From my main Girl Scout Leader blog, here are some fun party decorations for your ceremony. You can also read about many other ideas on what to do for your ceremony right here.

You can read here how I did my Daisy to Brownie bridging ceremony.

A Fun Hedgehog Book to Help Earn the Yellow Daisy Petal Friendly and Helpful

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Updated October 2019

For many troops selling Girl Scout cookies this year, one of the incentives the children can earn is the hedgehog plush. If this is one your prizes, then your girls are well aware of this animal.

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Here is a wonderful book that ties in the hedgehog and will help your girls earn the yellow Daisy petal, Friendly and Helpful.

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You can start the meeting by asking the girls why having a friend is important and asking how friends help each other.

In this story, Isaac is a hedgehog who has never had a friend. Ask the girls how would that make them feel?  Is it better to have a friend or not have one?

Then read to them this delightful tale of how Isaac learns that having a friend and being a friend is a good thing.

After the story is over,ask the girls the lesson that Isaac learned...friends are good to have around when you need someone!

To tie in the friendship theme, I found this craft for a Friendship Apple Tree.  You can have the girls do this individually or make one large one for your troop.

Here is my personal twist to this craft so you can do this as a group.

Materials

Apple template

Posterboard

Black Sharpie

White construction paper

Scotch tape

Hedgehog stickers

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You will need to decide ahead of time if you want the girls to trace and cut out the apple shape or if you want to do this ahead of time. You can also decide if you are going to use construction paper to make a tree trunk and leaves or have the girls help out and take turns coloring part of it in.

Have each girl tell you one way she could be either friendly or helpful. Write it down, have her write her name on it, and have the girl color it in and cut it out if you did not do this. Have her place a hedgehog sticker on it.

When all the girls are done, then they can help each other out by taping another girl's apple to the tree.

If you have time for a healthy snack, you can bring in a few different varieties of apples for the girls to sample.

If you want more ideas on how to earn the yellow Daisy petal, you can check out these other blog posts.