Spider Fun For Daisies

Surprise, surprise another Daisy lesson based on a book.  You may be asking yourself why so many of our meetings involve children’s literature.  Well let me tell you.  For starters Daisies and Brownies can be easily distracted and don’t grasp abstract ideas all that well.  Children’s books engage the girls visually, audibly, and linguistically.  Which [...]

We may be tiny, but we are stong!!

The first year of Daisies can really be devoted to learning the various parts of the Girl Scout Law.  Feel free to combine them in each lesson. Sometimes our youngest Girl Scouts may feel that they are too small to make a difference.  Many of them are timid and shy and may be intimidated by [...]

Dancersize and Creative Composing – Think Outside the Box

Most of you have purchased your Girl Scout materials, and some of you have already started having meetings.   Now I have a challenge for you!!  Think outside the box.  Think back to your favorite teacher growing up, or even one of your child’s teachers (one that really stood out as something special).  I’ll just bet, [...]

Your First Meeting

The following meeting can be adapted for both Daisies and Brownies. Pre-Activity: Trefoil Name Tags Cut out trefoils out of paper (cardstock would be a bit more durable) hole punch and allow the girls to color and practice writing their name.  Click here for the trefoil pattern. Opening Flag Salute The Promise When doing the [...]

How Meetings Are Structured

This is the basic structure of any Girl Scout Meeting, and can be adjusted for your troop. 1.  Pre-Activities – Since girls don’t always arrive on time – this is something for the girls to do when they arrive with little help from leaders.  For younger scouts it can be games, coloring sheets or jumping [...]