I love to plan things.
It’s probably what makes me a decent scout leader. Every Girl Scout group is full of requests for advice and resources. Since I love all things planning and organization, I am putting together this little blog to help out those fellow volunteers seeking advice, ideas, and usable documents to make planning their year and meetings go smoothly.
Tips & Tricks for Your Best Ever Girl Scout Cookie Season
Brownies, Hedgehogs, and The Importance of Not Taking Everything Literally
Book suggestions and talking points for being Friendly & Helpful, plus a cute story about being a Brownie in the 1990’s.
Courageous & Strong: The Ice Cream Taste Test
Your scouts will learn how to be courageous and strong, while also having fun and eating ice cream!
How a Cricut Maker Helps Me as a Scout Leader
An electronic cutting machine makes meeting prep so much easier, and has so many benefits for me as a Girl Scout leader. If you are considering buying one, read ahead to see how you can use a Cricut or similar machine to make scouting simple.
Planning a Take Action Project with Daisies
Guide your Daisy Scouts on their leadership journey with a Take Action Project. The process is the point!
The Silly Name Game
Learn a simple and silly icebreaker that will help your new scout troop get to know each other’s names in a low-pressure, silly way.
Uniform Shopping Guide for All Girl Scout Levels
Scout Leaders! Make scout uniform shopping easy with these printable graphics for Daisy, Brownie, Junior, and Cadette/Senior/Ambassador Girl Scouts.
Camping with Daisies
Who says that Daisies are too little to camp?! Daisy Scouts can do and learn so much, even at a young age. Read on for my best and most unexpected tips for camping with Daisy Scouts.
FUN Patches! The What, Why, and How
If every troop did the same badges and the same experiences, then there wouldn’t be a need for so many in every town. Your troop is unique, and you plan activities with your whole heart. Badges are made to celebrate those unique experiences for your troop.
Petals: Not Just for Kindergarteners!
So your first set of Daisies has earned their petals. What’s next for your multi-year (or multi-level) troop?