As time goes by, the Brownie Try Its and Junior Girl Scout badges are getting harder and harder to find.  But, in the Girl Scout forums and Facebook pages I read, leaders still wish to do the old program.  The feeling is that […]

Let me be upfront-I sold cookies with my troop once on a limited basis and it was so stressful I never did it again.  I know all about the ups and downs of this fundraiser because my older daughter had a very active troop in […]

Now that cookie season is finally over, you can enjoy yourselves and your newfound time that was lost during cookie selling season. One way to reward your daughter or your troop as a whole is to host a Girl Scout movie night. Since this will […]

Today we have yet another snow day in my part of the country.  Fortunately for me, the weather only canceled one meeting back in the beginning of January. I was up early as usual, and went to compose my Monday email to my parents.  Since […]

Starting your own Daisy Girl Scout troop can be an overwhelming job.  It really is something that takes a lot of on the job training!  When I started as a leader back in 2008, there were very few internet resources for me to use. I […]

  Photo credit: Alvimann from morguefile.com   As a leader, you hope and pray that the meetings you plan are fun and interesting for the girls. I consider it a personal challenge to “Wow” them at every meeting, as I know a boring time will […]