Changing the world, one girl at a time
I’m always a little dismayed when I show up to a big Girl Scout event put on by a service unit, association, or council, and there are stacks and stacks of disposable everything. Tiny water bottles, zip lock bags, disposable silverware, juice boxes with tiny straws and wrappers, and more. Shouldn’t we as Girl Scouts be leading the way for using resources wisely, instead of using every possible bit of disposable plastic available? Before you
Wow that title sounds boring. But really, bribery; what parent or teacher has not used bribery to motivate their kids? I know substitute teachers who show up in a new classroom with bags of candy to bribe the kids into decent behavior with, and I’m not even mad about it. Generally I’m not a briber of my girls; I want the troop to be fun enough that the girls are motivated to be there and
Welcome to the madness that is Girl Scout Cookie Season! It may be your first; it may be your 40th. It may just feel like it’s your 400th. Either way, Girl Scout Cookie Season is here. Let’s do this! I try to take a relatively relaxed approach to cookies, and even I get burned out by the end of the season. I do feel like my council’s cookie season goes on an awfully long time;
Your house looks like a Michael’s Craft Store threw up all over it. You have a Girl Scout room. And a Girl Scout closet. Possibly also supplies in the garage. Your “camping” supplies are actually Girl Scout supplies. It’s no longer “trash” or “recycling,” it’s supplies for a future craft project. You knew the words to “Baby Shark,” LONG before it became a YouTube sensation! Your friends say they went to a museum, and you
I’ve been lucky in the sense that my girl hasn’t had any allergies to deal with. However, I have known so many friends whose kids have; and the bravery it takes to send them out into the world every single day hoping that someone won’t do some silly small thing that can kill them, has earned them my respect and support. Most people are pretty familiar with peanut allergies, and for what it’s worth, I
This year one of my goals is to boost our money earning events. I have a lot of girls whose families are unable to contribute financially to fund our more expensive adventures. And there are *so many* adventures I want to take my girls on! When you consider that there are amazing world centers in so many countries that Girl Scouts can stay at, plus the very cool Girl Scout destinations program… the opportunities are
Well, that’s an alarming title isn’t it! Not exactly what you expect to see when you’re nosing around something like a Girl Scout blog! To be fair, it isn’t what I expected to see either. Disclaimer: The girl in question is totally fine. Spoiler: She wound up with two stitches. The reason I’m sharing this story is because I’m trying to use it as a learning experience; learning from my mistakes, and what to expect
I am really excited about this meeting plan; I think the girls are going to have a blast! The big feature of the meeting is that I have a friend who is a yoga instructor who is going to come lead the girls on an hour long yoga-for-kids class! So I’m building the meeting around that. I should also tell you that I have a multi-level troop; we have two Brownies, 6 Juniors, and 2
I’ve been so busy doing Girl Scout stuff that I’ve had no time lately to write about Girl Scout stuff! But I did want to share this idea because it was a huge, huge hit at our last meeting and I think it’s so versatile and the girls loved it! Last meeting we were working on our Detective badge (for our Juniors, Special Agent for our Cadette, and Senses for our Brownies) and one of
Hey now, stop shrieking. Put down the blowtorch! You do not need to take an ax to your computer screen. It’s *just* spiders. Feel free to take a few minutes to laugh at Superwoman’s skit about being scared of spiders, here. OK, now take some deep breaths people! How am I supposed to deprogram your girls from being terrified of spiders, if you are terrified of spiders? Really though you can be terrified, just keep
