Have you made a camp blanket or poncho? I finally decided to make myself one!I was not sure if I wanted a blanket or poncho style. I only knew that I wanted it to last a lifetime.I had a small collection of badges and patches from my youth in Guiding, and those that I started to collect as my time as a leader in Guiding and Scouting. I can look at each crest or badge, even those from when I was a girl and remember when and where I was when I received it. At one of our camps last Spring, girls en
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Maori Sticks is a fun Girl Scout game. It is popular in New Zealand and across the world. Girl Scouts in particular really like this game. It is played at events, and at camp. It is a game of skill and singing that uses small sticks, 2 per person,...
The Brownies in our troop are currently working on their Senses badge. Step 5 is "Touch and Feel." When our older girls completed Step 5 to earn their Senses badge, they created a "feel wheel." I emailed the families prior to the meeting and assigned each girl a different texture like bumpy, furry, hard, sticky, smooth, and rough. The girls were asked to find an item from home that felt like their assigned texture. They each brought that item to the meeting to share with the other girls in the troop. Now that we have another group of Brownies, I wanted them to try something different to complete Step 5 for the Senses badge. One of the alternative choices for Step 5 provided in the list of badge requirements encourages the girls to learn about Braille. They are asked to use the Braille alphabet to figure out how to write their names in Braille. For the past year or so, I have had a part-time job as an assistant to an author. I have accompanied her to radio interviews that happen to be recorded at the Cincinnati Association for the Blind. Knowing our girls would be learning about Braille, I was able to talk with a couple people while waiting for the author to finish the interview. They offered some printed information for me to take back to the girls, including cards with both the Braille alphabet and numbers. They also gave me a Braille edition of an issue of Reader's Digest. I decided it would be fun to have the girls make Braille name tags during one of our meetings. We also had the Junior Girl Scouts in the troop make them because I had plans to use the name tags in a future activity. Using my resources wisely, I found some paper scraps among my scrapbooking supplies and cut strips for the name tags. I measured the strips 1.5" high, and I allowed about 1.5" for each letter in the first name. For example, a name tag strip for "Laurie" would measure 1.5" high by about 9" wide. Referring to the Braille alphabet, I drew two rows of six, small, blank dots for each letter in the name. I included one dot on the bottom left of the first letter to indicate a capital letter. I darkened in the dots that corresponded to each letter in the name for this picture. The girls should be able to look at the alphabet and darken the appropriate circles themselves. I purchased a package of 4mm multicolored rhinestones from Hobby Lobby when they were 50% off, of course! The girls glued the gems on the name tag, using either tacky glue or Elmer's glue. Most of the girls decided to use one color rhinestone per letter. This was a relatively easy and inexpensive craft. Even if your Girl Scouts are not working on the Senses badge, this craft could easily be tied into other programs. Our Junior Girl Scouts are working on the Detective badge. Step 2 is "Communicate in Code," and learning about Braille satisfies this step. Additionally, Step 1 for the Detective Badge is to "Practice the Power of Observation." As we talked about Braille, we discussed the ways blind people can be observant even though they can't see and how those ways are similar and different from observation skills used by people without impaired sight. Years ago, we had an Everybody Counts program for our girls. Braille name tags would have been a fun craft to include in our agenda. Next time! Please check back to see how these name tags will be used in our Self Esteem Workshop planned for the beginning of March. Thank you for reading!
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I made these delicious old fashioned popcorn balls for Pioneer Day. I got the recipe from this darling book. Popcorn and popcorn balls were...
One more day until my book, Low-Mess Crafts for Kids launches!! The book is packed with fun and easy kids crafts just like these wiggly worm puppets! I think my favourite part about the book is that if you make all the crafts from a chapter, you can play with them all together in a fun little scene. Or you can make each craft on it's own - it's completely up to you! These pom pom wiggly worm puppets are so adorable and they're really easy to make! You can make each one in less than 10 minutes and there's
Have you made a camp blanket or poncho? I finally decided to make myself one! I was not sure if I wanted a blanket or poncho style. I only knew that I wanted it to last a lifetime. I had a small collection of badges and patches from my youth in Guiding, and those that I started to collect as my time as a leader in Guiding and Scouting. I can look at each crest or badge, even those from when I was a girl and remember when and where I was when I received it. At one of our camps last Spring, girls
My daughter just figured out how to tie knots! It's so exciting when your child learns a new skill right before your eyes. She had been tryi...
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Simple Pioneering - Build a Monkey Bridge From Wood Poles: In my last pioneering project we built a simple swing In this instructable we're going to use exactly the same knots, numbers of poles and methods to build a monkey bridge. Like the last one we're using the same tree and concreted metal fenc…
One of the coolest skills I learned while in Girl Scouts was lashing. With some sticks and rope, I can lash together just about anything! And that all stems from the ability to tie basic knots. Knot tying is an essential skill that most kids learn in scouts. These Knot tying practice sticks are great […]
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Scout Crafts for your Troop - get 30 quick and easy ideas that your troop will love! These can also be used to keep the kids entertained! #kidscrafts
These knot tying games are great to teach kiddos how to tie knots. Use them for Cub Scout den & pack meetings as well as gathering activities.
With tens of thousands of girls already enjoying the Cub Scout program and more young women poised to join the Scouts BSA program when it opens in February of 2019, there’s a lot of excitement around the programs offered by the Boy Scouts of America. In all of that excitement, it’s important to remember that
Today I have an easy little craft hack--use washi tape again! I think it's so helpful when you are teaching someone to sew...especially kids! You can extend it across the whole sewing machine to
Learn how to make classic braided yarn dolls. This is a simple, traditional craft which is fun to make and the finished yarn dolls make cute DIY toys
A nifty origami tent or house from a single sheet of square paper, no glue required. This origami tent has an openable curtain or doorway on both ends.
Hello Blogland! Here is another activity to use with my Girl Guide Lapbook. It is a Lord Baden-Powell facts activity. The reason why I made it to look like a Robin is because LBP gave BP the nickname ROBIN. He would even sometimes draw a robin and use that as his signature. He was quite an accomplished artist. Did you know that he did the illustrations for his book Scouting For Boys? I have a pdf version of the "Facts About Lord Baden-Powell" activity for anyone who would like to use it. {I have two pdf versions...one is three pages...and a larger one for demonstration is 9 pages} The Facts are typed on eggs..then attached with a paper fastener {brad} to the Robin to resemble the bird's body. Pre punch the hole to prevent tearing. I chose 15 facts for this activity. You could choose less if you like or add more. Yes! I have way too much fun making these activities!
Here’s a fun craft for kids that is perfect for back-to-school time! Use an empty can and some felt to make this adorable cat pencil organizer. My daughter LOVES little containers for storing treasures. She was very happy to use this cat pencil can for her gel pen collection! She spends a lot of time […]
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Print This CraftHighland Cows look a little different from the cows we are used to seeing in the USA. One ... Read More
Last week I recreated this Cloud identification tool that I saw on Pinterest and my son has loved it! Almost every day he has been outsid...
I've been teaching knot tying for years. As a Boy Scout you have to pass off certain knots to make rank advancements. Right off the bat I took a liking to knot tying and learned all the required knots and more. As a proactive knot learner I was the default assistant to the scout master in helping th
Also called a Tyrolean hat, the Alpine hat is the perfect accessory for an Oktoberfest Party! These hats come in a variety of styles and are used by German, Austrian and Swiss people. This cute paper version is so simple to make!
Step-by-step instructions on how to create braided cord using a circular cardboard loom - explaining the simple process from start to finish, including the materials needed, and the braiding technique.
This craft stick harmonica is fun to play, and you can adjust the pitch by moving the straws! It’s a neat project, and a good one to make with a group because the materials are very inexpensive. You can fit in a little science learning too – see the bottom of the post for ways […]
Harness the power of the sun to get your outdoor cooking done! Covering easy-to-make solar cookers, recipe alterations, and technique tips, Barby shares how Girl Scouts are making a difference arou…
