If you are looking to combine a Thanksgiving themed meeting with earning a badge, here are ready made resources to host a Girl Scout Friendsgiving.
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Thanksgiving is fast approaching! Many have family and friends who travel near and far to eat family favorites and watch endless football games.
Your troop is like a family. As your girls get older, they will bond even closer with each other. One way to celebrate Thanksgiving and earn a badge is to host a Girl Scout Friendsgiving.
What is Girl Scout Friendsgiving?
According to Merriam-Webster, the word friendsgiving came about in 2007. It is a combination of the words “friends” and “Thanksgiving”. There are many people who live far away from their families or choose not to spend Thanksgiving with them. Instead, they celebrate the holiday with friends.
Girl Scout Friendsgiving Meeting Earn 3 Daisy Petals & the Brownie Snacks Badge
Available on TpT
If you have a mulit-level troop of both Daisies and Brownies, this Thanksgiving Friendsgiving meeting plan shares how to integrate both levels in one meeting. You can use this for a Brownies only troop as well.
What’s included:
- Different activities/crafts to earn the Green, Rose, and Yellow Daisy petals while your Brownies are earning the Snacks badge
- Complete meeting plan for the Brownies Snacks Badge
- Easy no bake recipes for each Snacks badge step
- Friendsgiving Table cards
Girl Scout Junior Simple Meals Badge Friendsgiving Meeting Plan
Available on TpT
Everything you need to plan a the Girl Scout Junior Simple Meals badge is included in this resource.
What’s included:
- Meeting preparation list
- Complete meeting plan for Steps 1-5 (Step 5 being your feast)
- Easy recipes using simple ingredients
- Two recipe choices for each step
- No bake recipes for each step (if you do not have access to a stove)
- Seasonal table cards for your Friendsgiving table
Girl Scout Cadette New Cuisines Badge Friendsgiving Meeting Plan
Older Girl Scouts love to do hands on activities. If you involve food, they will enjoy it even more! The girls will learn some basic cooking skills as they create the menu and cook for this meeting.
Available on TpT
Included in the resource:
- Two English recipes for Step 1
- Two New England recipes for Step 2
- Four recipes for Step 3
- Shopping List
- Recipe cards for troop cookbook
- Ideas for Step 4
- Invitation for Step 5
- Place cards for the table
Girl Scout Ambassador Dinner Party Badge Friendsgiving Celebration
If your girls have stuck around to get to the Ambassador level, then this is a reason to celebrate! This resource will give your troop the tools they need to plan a meal that celebrates them.
Included in this resource:
- All five steps
- Planning printables in both color and black and white
- Menu planner
- Shopping list
- Cooking prep plan
- Tablescape and presentation ideas
- Timeline template for planning
Available on TpT
Girl Scout Friendsgiving Funny Hats and Tableware
If you want to make your Friendsgiving meal memorable and keep the girls busy as well, check out this blog post, Girl Scout Friendsgiving Funny Hats and Table Accessories. It includes some photo ready props and other items to make your celebration one for the books.
Is your troop going to have a Friendsgiving celebration this year?
