Gold Award Girl Scout: Shaelyn Simms
Congratulations, Shaelyn, on earning your Gold Award! GSSEM is proud of you and your dedication to making a positive impact on your community and beyond. Project: Hamer Graphic Novel History...
Health And Safety: Looking After The Wellbeing Of Your Girl Scout Troop
It’s no secret the leaders of tomorrow are the girl scouts of today – 72% of female U.S. senators and 58% of women serving in the House of Representatives are Girl Scout…
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When Girl Scout Leah Burket Met Queen Elizabeth
The most famous image from the 1939 royal visit to Washington didn't feature the king or queen--it was a Girl Scout!
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Girl Scout Daisy to Brownie Bridging Certificate for Your Bridging Ceremony
If your troop is moving up to the next level of scouts, here is a Girl Scout Daisy to Brownie bridging certificate that you can hand out at your ceremony.
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In a recent blog post, I shared with you ideas for your Daisy to Brownie Bridging ceremony. This is the first of hopefully many scouting milestones you will share with your young troop.
As your girls bridge over to Brownies, you will want to give them a Girl Scout Daisy to Brownie Bridging Certificate.
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Be sure to take a photo of your new Brownie with her certificate for your Girl Scout scrapbook.
You can head on over to Teachers Pay Teachers and get your certificate today!
Girl Scouts Celebrate the Bicentennial
Girl Scouts will gather in Washington, DC, in July 2026 to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States—the semi-quin-cen-ten-nial. But how did they celebrate the 200th? That’s the theme of the latest display at the Nation’s Capital Council offices in Washington DC. Official Girl Scout Bicentennial Patches Red, white, and blue appeared all over […]
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Over 50 Free Girl Scout Patch Programs and Printables 2022-2023
Whether you are a new troop with limited funds or an established one who is saving their cookie money for a big trip or event, you can use these over 50 free Girl Scout patch programs and printables for your next meeting.
One of the most popular features on my blog these past few years has been the Friday Freebie posts. Leaders do not need to spend money on programming, as there are plenty of free patch programs, downloadable printables, and field trips if you know where to look!
Please note…if a program no longer offers the patch, you can always substitute a fun patch in its place.
Below you will find free patch programs and printables for your troop to use year round. More will be added during the year!
For the new scouting year, I am creating an updated list of these freebies for you to use. Enjoy and please let me know if you have done any of them and how it turned out!
Free Girl Scout Meeting Planning Templates
Icebreaker Activities for Back to Troop
Founder’s Day Craft for Younger Scouts
Barilla Pasta Share the Table Activities
60 Acts of Kindness Activities for Tweens and Teens (perfect for older girls)
Free Cabot Cheese Patch Program
Free Banking Resources from TD Bank
You Throw Like a Girl Patch Program
Dental Health Program for Kids
Cabot Cheese (7 patch programs!)
Free Craft Classes at Lakeshore Learning (cancelled for now dow to Covid. Check back to see when they will be available)
JoAnn Fabrics Girl Scout Reward Program
Girl Scout Founder’s Day Bingo Game
Free Halloween Printables for Girl Scout Meetings
Girl Scout Print and Go Silly Sentences
Free Official Girl Scout Songbook
Free Girl Scout Cookie Booth Checklist
Free Girl Scout Cookie Word Search
10 Free Printables for November Girl Scout Meetings
Free Girl Scout Badge Work Make Up Checklist for Daisies, Brownies and Juniors
Free Girl Scout Leader and Co-Leader Pre-Meeting Checklist
Free Girl Scout Leader Back to Troop Checklist
Cadette Silver Award Project Summer Fun Patch
Free Printable Calendar for Leaders
A Fun Time Filler Game for Virtual and in Person Girl Scout Meetings
11 Fun First Girl Scout Meeting Activities to Get Girls Connected
11 Fun Activities for Your First Girl Scout Meeting The first Girl Scout meeting of the year can come with a little bit of everything—excited girls, nervous girls, girls who already know everyone, and girls who are wondering where they fit in. You don't have to spend the entire [...]
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How to Earn All Four Girl Scout Daisy Cookie Badges
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Cookie season is one of the busiest times for a Girl Scout leader, especially if it is your first or even you second year participating.
You will still be running meetings alongside cookie sales, so you time to plan has been stretched even further. Many leaders want their girls to earn one of the cookie badges since it is relevant during cookie season.
In order to save you time, I have created meeting plans for all of the badges.
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Which Girl Scout Daisy Badges Do Troops Earn First?
The four badges are structured so that you earn one cookie badge and one financial badge each year. These badges are replacing the leaves that were once part of the daisy.
My First Cookie Business and My Money Choices are meant to be earned Year One.
Cookie Goal Setter and Money Explorer are meant to be earned Year Two.
Do You Have to Earn the Girl Scout Daisy Cookie Badges in Order?
There is no hard and fast rule for badge earning at any level. While the GSUSA has made it easier for leaders by assigning badges to specific years, you can mix it up if you want. The only thing I will warn is that the set of Year Two badges is a bit more advanced, so you may need to adapt the activities for kindergarteners.
What Badges Should Second Year Daisies Do if This is Their First Year Selling Girl Scout Cookies?
My suggestion to you is to earn the Year One badges for this troop of girls. It is really as basic as it gets and the girls will find the activities easier.
Can a Second Year Daisy Troop Earn All Four Badges in One Year?
While the simple answer is yes, you can earn all four in one year, I want you to think about why you want to do this. The badges are very repetitive. The reason for this is just like school...you build on what you learned the previous year. You don't start doing long division in first grade, you learn your math facts and build up to long division.
Because the activities are repetitive, you might want to "double dip", ie, use one activity for two badges. That is not allowed. Each badge has three steps and you need to do all three in order to earn the badge. Badge earning is not a competition to see who can fill up their uniform the fastest. It is a learning experience.
Girl Scout Daisy Print and Go Booth Decor
In the early 2010's, the GSUSA promoted "Blinging Your Booth", aka, decorating it to attract customers. It is one more layer to cookie sales that leaders may not have time to do.
I have just the product for you!
The Girl Scout Daisy Cookie Booth Decor Kit is all print and go.
Free Girl Scout Week 2023 Resources for Leaders
Are you looking for free Girl Scout Week 2023 resources? Here is a list to help you organize the third Girl Scout holiday of the year.
There are three Girl Scout holidays on the calendar. The first is Girl Scout Founder's Day, which takes place on October 31st. The second is World Thinking Day, which is February 22nd.
The third holiday is Girl Scout Week, which takes place around the same time each year in March. It always falls sometime during the week of March 12th, which is the day Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scout movement.
When is Girl Scout Week 2023?
This year, Girl Scout Week 2023 takes place from March 12th through March 18th.
When a troop celebrates Girl Scout Week, most of the activities are individual. The exception to that is when a girl goes to her place of worship to celebrate to participate in the service. This year, those dates are:
Girl Scout Sunday (Christian)—Sunday, March 12, 2023
Girl Scout Jummah (Muslim)—Friday, March 17, 2023
Girl Scout Sabbath/Shabbat (Jewish)—Friday/Saturday, March 17–18, 2023
For more resources and information, head on over to my main Girl Scout blog for a complete list of free resources.
7 Ways to Build a Sense of Community in Your Girl Scout Troop
Running a Girl Scout troop is all about building friendships, learning life skills and feeling a sense of belonging whenever you hang out with your fellow scouts. As a leader,…
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