2015-16 Meeting #4: 10/07/15

The entire troop enjoyed earning the HIKER badge. We discussed the idea of Leave No Trace. Everyone had the opportunity to lay coins or pencils in different configurations on the trail for other girls to follow. I'm not sure if setting up the trail was more fun or if trying to find our friends was! Popping out and surprising each other was a laugh and the weather was perfect for this outdoor badge :)

While waiting for the markers to be set up, the girls had the opportunity to earn some community service time. We collected hundreds of dental care items at the Smile Drive several weekends ago and the girls bundled up these items so that they are ready to be donated to Women Infants and Children (WIC) in Morgantown...a friend will deliver them tomorrow. This was part or our Hear A Story Journey...we have taken action to help our community. Thank you, girls!

2015-16 Service Project: Smile Drive

Today's Smile Drive was a hit! We collected so many kid's dental care items and $69 in donations to buy 69 additional items at the Dollar Tree. Thanks to all who helped, the girls were full of enthusiasm! We had to wrap up around lunch due to hunger and tiredness but these donations will go a long way . . . I'll be talking with my neighbor friend about donating to the Health Department.

2015-16 Meeting #3: 09/16/15

This afternoon the Daisies and Brownies enjoyed an outdoor snack and then began exploring the five senses.

There were sweet and salty foods to sample along with sour pickles.  The scents were enjoyed-all but one smelled wonderful!

We explored a book of optical illusions and played a Girl Scout game called Kim's Game where ten objects are placed on the table and studied, then covered up and the girls recall the items. For hearing, girls guessed what objects were being shaken in containers and tried out the Whisper Phone.

A friend used a Braille typewriter to write each Brownies' name and the girls used paper and a marker to write their names using the Braille alphabet. The leaders were even tested to decode a few girls' Braille messages :)

We enjoyed hearing The Sweet Tooth read aloud and began working on posters for this Saturday's Smile Drive. I'll incorporate the girls' dental care suggestions in a note we can pass out to people passing by.

2015-16 Meeting #2: 09/02/15

If your daughters are saying a catchy rhyme this evening it may be because they heard the traditional Girl Scout Brownie story. Two sisters become a great and much-needed help to their family after the wise owl tells them to look in the pond to find the Brownie elves. "Twist me and turn me and show me the elf. I looked in the water and saw myself!"

Brownies completed the Household Elf badge. We discussed recycling, conserving water (they have a little homework to estimate how much water they use during bath and shower time) and Daisies and Brownies decorated fabric bags that the family can use for shopping.

We also made a water filter using cotton balls, cotton fabric, sand and paper towels. We poured some icky water through the filter and while none of our materials filtered out the food coloring, we did see some pretty clean and even clear water!

Daisies made a craft to help remember the Girl Scout promise and decorating the reuseable shopping bag helped them earn their light blue petal: to be honest and true to their environment and neighbor.