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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 two meetings with doing the cutting & prep work in one meeting and the actual assembly of the purses in another. There’s a great video on how to do the blanket stitch mentioned:
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Materials Needed:
Floss #907
Large eye needle
Felt – black, purple, turquoise, gold, & pink
1″ sticky velcro
2 daisy brads
Tacky glue
Straight pins
Fabric die cut machine
Scissors
Directions:
Cut black felt square in half to 6×9″.
Fold up 3¾” and pin in place.
Thread needle with floss & use blanket stitch to stitch up sides.
Fold down flap 1¼”, press with finger to crease.
Center sticky Velcro under flap & attach to purse & flap.
Use Revolution to cut out flowers & leaves from felt.
Attach with tacky glue and daisy brads.
Safety Tips!
Adult supervision is required when girls are using scissors and needles.
Posted by Trish | Posted in Badges | Posted on 07-06-2010
This is from the Interest Projects for Girls 11-17. I’m preparing to put more information on Girl Scout Guide about completing Interest Projects. As a refresher, here’s the qualifications for earning an Interest Project:
Each interest project contains numerous activities, which are organized into four different categories: Skill Builders, Technology, Service Projects, and Career Exploration. By doing these activities, you will gain insights about yourself – your strengths and weaknesses, your likes and dislikes. You will have a range of new experiences, and you will develop valuable skills and expertise in specific areas. To earn an interest project patch, you must complete at least seven activities as follows:
Two Skill Builders activities.
One Technology activity.
One Service Project activity.
One Career Exploration activity.
Two activities from any category that you choose.
For the purposes of Girl Scout Guide, I’ll identify the different activities with different icons.
Skill Builders
Technology
Service Projects
Career Exploration
So very soon I’ll be posting information about some badges with tips and tricks for completing various activities to complete the badge. I’ll also be designing a check off sheet you can help track some activities with. These tips will be great for leaders who want to work on the badges as a troop, or for individual girls working on badges independently. They’ll start next week. If there’s a particular badge you’d like me to offer tips & tricks for, please let me know!
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 yummy recipe with me. Enjoy!
S’mores Trail Mix
1 Box Golden Grahams Cereal (16 oz)
1 Bag Miniature Marshmallows (10.5 oz)
1 Bag Chocolate Chips (12 oz)
Mix the Golden Grahams Cereal, mini marshmallows & chocolate chips in large bowl or plastic bag. Scoop 1-½ cups into smaller bags, mixing occasionally.
Posted by Trish | Posted in Songs & Music | Posted on 07-03-2010
This song was made famous by Cat Stevens, though I learned this song at camp long before I knew anything about Cat Stevens. We sang it frequently by the fire as some of the last songs of the evening to wind down before bed.
(Chorus) I’m being followed by a moon shadow
Moon shadow, moon shadow
Leaping and hopping on a moon shadow
Moon shadow, moon shadow
And if I ever lose my hands
Lose my plough, lose my land
Oh, if I ever lose my hands
Oh, well…
I won’t have to work no more
And if I ever lose my eyes
If my colors all run dry
Yes, if I ever lose my eyes
Oh well …
I won’t have to cry no more.
Chorus
And if I ever lose my legs
I won’t moan and I won’t beg
Oh if I ever lose my legs
Oh well…
I won’t have to walk no more.
And if I ever lose my mouth
All my teeth, north and south
Yes, if I ever lose my mouth
Oh well…
I won’t have to talk…
Did it take long to find me
I ask the faithful light
Ooh did it take long to find me
And are you going to stay the night.
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 done in 30 minutes and is very clean, as long as the fabric paint is kept under control by younger girls.
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Materials Needed:
Fabric paint
Split rings
Ribbons – 28″ of one and 4″ of another.
Scissors
Ruler
Pencils
Craft glue.
Directions:
Cut a piece of ribbon 28″ long and two coordinating pieces 2″ long.
Slip the key ring onto the long piece of ribbon. Fold it in half over the key ring and glue the ends together.
Use the small pieces of ribbon to wrap around and glue over the seam of the other ribbons.
Lightly draw the name onto the ribbon.
Use the dimensional fabric paint to personalize and let dry.
Materials Needed:
Directions:
Safety Tips!
Quick Shopping for This Project
. I’m preparing to put more information on Girl Scout Guide about completing Interest Projects. As a refresher, here’s the qualifications for earning an Interest Project:
