http://www.girlscoutguide.com Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:00:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.girlscoutguide.com http://www.girlscoutguide.com/wp-content/mbp-favicon/GsG-girl.png http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/07/chalk-box/ http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/07/chalk-box/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:00:45 +0000 Trish http://www.girlscoutguide.com/?p=643 This is a great project for Daisy scouts as it’s just peel & stick in terms of decoration.  And chalk is safe for all ages.  And it can easily be done in a short meeting. Want to share photos of your troop and finished projects? Contact Us! Materials Needed: Decorate Me box Black acrylic paint Creatology flower bucket White chalk Paint [...]]]> http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/07/chalk-box/feed/ 0 http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/07/fun-personalized-visors/ http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/07/fun-personalized-visors/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:00:07 +0000 Trish http://www.girlscoutguide.com/?p=634 This is a great craft at camp or right before an outdoor trip, hiking or a short camping trip.  You can tie this into a lesson about the importance of sunscreen and wearing a hat out in the sun.  This project isn’t that messy at all, and only takes about 30 minutes. Want to share photos [...]]]> http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/07/fun-personalized-visors/feed/ 0 http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/07/felt-change-purse/ http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/07/felt-change-purse/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:00:18 +0000 Trish http://www.girlscoutguide.com/?p=630 This is a fun project for Junior and Cadette scouts who are older than the interest of most craft projects, and old enough to be trusted with a needle.  This project takes 1-2 hours to do, depending on how adept the girls are with a needle and thread.  Of course, you can split this into [...]]]> http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/07/felt-change-purse/feed/ 0 http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/07/smores-trail-mix/ http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/07/smores-trail-mix/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:00:40 +0000 Trish http://www.girlscoutguide.com/?p=692 It’s always fun to have the girls put together their own trail mix before a big hike or other outdoor adventure.  It also makes for a great meeting activity!  This recipe comes courtesy of  Kenmore Cub Scout Pack 529 in upstate New York; a friend helps run the pack & shared this super easy, super [...]]]> http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/07/smores-trail-mix/feed/ 0 http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/06/personalized-ribbon-keychain/ http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/06/personalized-ribbon-keychain/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:00:41 +0000 Trish http://www.girlscoutguide.com/?p=587 This is an all-ages project, suitable for both young girls and still a fun, quick project for older girls.  These instructions on aimed more for younger girls, but older girls can easily also do this project with access to more craft supplies to snazzy up their key chains a bit more.   This can easily be [...]]]> http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/06/personalized-ribbon-keychain/feed/ 0 http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/06/clay-heart-necklace/ http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/06/clay-heart-necklace/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:00:43 +0000 Trish http://www.girlscoutguide.com/?p=584 This is a super girly project, and should be best suited for older Brownie and Junior troops, ages 9-12.  It’s a little messy, so make sure you have smocks or spare crafting shirts to cover up a bit.  You should not use a toaster oven for this project that you actively cook in – it’s [...]]]> http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/06/clay-heart-necklace/feed/ 1 http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/06/summer-sand-bucket-water-bottle/ http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/06/summer-sand-bucket-water-bottle/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:00:03 +0000 Trish http://www.girlscoutguide.com/?p=582 In truth, this is less of a creation craft and more of a decoration and personalization craft.  This is IDEAL for a Daisy troop… perfect for that young age range, not very messy, and no real construction required.  This can easily be completed in a 30 minute meeting.  Depending on the size of your troop, [...]]]> http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/06/summer-sand-bucket-water-bottle/feed/ 0 http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/06/stopping-nosebleeds/ http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/06/stopping-nosebleeds/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:00:19 +0000 Trish http://www.girlscoutguide.com/?p=598 Nosebleeds can occur randomly or as a result of an injury.  Young children are often affected following activity, colds, or exposure to high altitudes.  Nosebleeds are more of an annoyance than a serious injury, most of the time.  Nosebleeds happen more during the colder winter months when upper respiratory infections are more frequent, and [...]]]> http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/06/stopping-nosebleeds/feed/ 0 http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/06/pinwheels/ http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/06/pinwheels/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:00:27 +0000 Trish http://www.girlscoutguide.com/?p=580 This is a great project for younger girls, as the pinwheels work pretty well but older girls might be a bit disappointed that they don’t work perfectly but they’re still awesome!  That doesn’t really matter since, in my experience, pinwheels are really a toy more suited for younger girls anyway.  You can spice up the [...]]]> http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/06/pinwheels/feed/ 0 http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/06/basic-wound-care-2/ http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/06/basic-wound-care-2/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:00:34 +0000 Trish http://www.girlscoutguide.com/?p=596 It is important to be able to identify a wound and care for it.  Accidents are common, especially when participating in outdoor activities.  While all serious injuries should be checked out by a doctor or other health care professional, leaders and camp counselors should know basic wound care to attend to an injury between the [...]]]> http://www.girlscoutguide.com/2010/06/basic-wound-care-2/feed/ 0