Happy Thanksgiving!

Meeting #6: Getting Ready For the Party

Our Early Bird Activity is Juliette's Paper Bag Puppets -- they started coloring them last time and need to finish.

Welcome Circle: Pledge led by "girl of the week".

• We pass out Birthday Patches for anyone who has had their birthday since our last meeting.
• This week, we are going to work on our books - filling in the blanks!

They had read Dancing With Chosita....so we had a lot of paper work to do.

Ceremony Prep Time!
Our next meeting is the rededication/investiture ceremony -- so we needed to prep everyone on what to expect.

Snack Time: Since they read about Thailand, the snack was suggested to involve Mangoes, Rice or Eggs...they had Mango Apple Sauce.
The snack helper got to read her "all about  me" sheet.

Clean Up Time!!

Closing Ceremony:

• Next meeting we will have a party -- relax and get ready to have fun with it.
• Squeeze and goodbye

Girl Scout Commercial!

Miss Sarah did this on Monday and they are going to air on several Clear Channel Radio stations over the next few weeks.
She had fun - which is what it is all about, right?

You can hear them HERE

Meeting #5: Wrapping Things Up

Our Early Bird Activity is Juliette's Paper Bag Puppets -- they started coloring them last time and need to finish.

Welcome Circle: Pledge led by "girl of the week".

• We pass out Birthday Patches for anyone who has had their birthday since our last meeting.
• Then, we talk about our "assignment" from last meeting -- they had to do 3 acts of kindness with words. (pay an honest compliment, etc)
• Pass out friendship patches
• How did that make a change in the world?

They had to read Dancing With Chosita. 
Q: What makes something a story?  (Beginning, middle and end)
Make a story up - one line at a time...each girl adds a line to it, as you go around the circle. The sentence from the last girl is the end of the story.

There are stories all around us...some people have great stories in their life and some, not so great. They might loose their job, get sick, loose their home, etc. 
Q: How can we help someone who has to live outside when it's getting colder out (like now)?

SCARF project!
I had fleece cut into 6" wide strips at the fabric store. It was a LOT easier than just getting yards of it and cutting it myself, lol!

• The girls cut fringes into the ends of it and then pinned a signed note to it. 

The notes said:"We hope this scarf brings the wearer luck for the new year. Made for you by Girl Scout Brownie Troop #1123" - then they added their first name.

Time to finish the invitations -- we had printed info that they simply had to glue into their cards. Then, they put them into their folders to take home.

Snack Time: Since they read about Thailand, the snack was suggested to involve Mangoes, Rice or Eggs. 
The snack helper got to read her "all about  me" sheet.

Clean Up Time!!

Closing Ceremony: 

• Pass out Community Service Patches
• Next meeting we will work on our books, see what was added to our passport, talk about our ceremony in December and think of a swap for the Gold/Silver dance.
• Squeeze and goodbye

Happy Birthday Juliette!

Our Brownie Folders

I have to give FULL CREDIT for these gems to my assistant leader -- she is the high "D" organizing queen.
I know, you will be jealous -- but just have a lookee:

Meeting #4 - Happy Birthday!

Even though it is a little early -- we are celebrating Juliette's birthday at this meeting.

Our Early Bird Activity is Juliette's Paper Bag Puppets. The girls can color them, we will cut them and glue them when they are working on their craft project for the day.

Welcome Circle: Pledge led by "girl of the week". We are celebrating our founder's birthday -- let's start with the Birthday Patches for all girls who have had a birthday since June! (Our patches just came in).

THE JULIETTE LOW STORY

(Divide the group into eight groups; these will be Juliette Low, Georgia, Horses, London, Lord Baden-Powell, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts)
Sound Effects- (when they hear their names they stand up and make their sound. It's even cuter when they have to do an action as well)

• Little Girls - Stand and giggle
• Juliette Low - Curtsy and say, "Be my friend"
• Georgia- Wave and say, "Hi, y'all!"
• Horses- Stamp your feet and say, "Neighhhhhhh."
• Lrd Baden-Powell- Bow formally and say, "How d'ya do?"
• London- Sing, "London Bridge is Falling Down"
• Boy Scouts- Make Scout sign and say "Be prepared."
• Girl Scouts- Make Scout sign and say "On My Honor"

Read the story-

Once upon a time there was a little girl named Juliette Low who lived in Georgia and loved to ride horses. After she grew up she went to London where she met Lord Baden-Powell who founded the Boy Scouts. She was fascinated by the work he was doing. She studied with him awhile and decided to found a troop of Girl Scouts for the little girls who liked to ride horses in Georgia. So Juliette Low said good-bye to the Boy Scouts in London and came home with the ideas that Lord Baden-Powell gave her. She formed a group of little girls, who liked to ride horses and be together, into a troop of Girl Scouts. And they loved it so much that the idea spread and now there are Girl Scout troops all over the world. Aren't we glad that a little girl named Juliette Low, from Georgia who liked horses went to London and met Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts, and came to start the wonderful world of Girl Scouts!

Pearl Necklaces! (packs of 8 at the local dollar store).
Juliette sold her treasured pearl necklace to start Girl Scouts -- this is a simple reminder of what she gave up for all of us, over 100 years ago.

(Friendship Patch Time) Find Kind Words: Words can hurt so it's important to use nice ones when you disagree. Make a list of words that make you feel good. Practice using the words to say kind things. 

Troop Passport -- Our Brownies wanted to decorate a box! They added birthday stickers to it.

Craft time: I made mini brown paper vests -- and printed patches for them to cut out and decorate them. These are the invitations for their rededication/investiture ceremony in December. (I shared it last week)

Snack Time: We had a snack helper who brought crispy treat "cupcakes" that were frosted and topped with edible mini pearls (Juliette sold her pearl necklace to fund Scouts), and she got to read her "all about me" sheet! 


Clean Up Time!!

Closing Ceremony:

-- next meeting we will work on our books, finish our invitations and add to our passport.
-- squeeze and goodbye