Egg Carton Flowers

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This Egg Carton Flowers craft is a great project around Easter or Mother’s Day for Brownie and Junior girls.  It’s a great project for the girls to create small bouquets to give to their mothers, sisters, or anyone special to them.  The colors of paint suggested make a nice light palette, but feel free to use different colors to coordinate with the holiday or season nearest to when you decide to do this project.  It can be a bit messy, but can also easily be completed in a 30 minute troop meeting.

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Materials Needed:

• Cardboard egg carton
• Acrylic Paint – Lemon Custard, Baby Pink, Parisian Pink, Jamaican Sea, Lilac Love, Bright Green
• Chenille stems, kelly green
• Pom poms, ¾”assorted colors
• Scissors
• Paintbrush
• All-purpose glue
• Paper towels
• Paper plates
• Antibacterial spray
• Clothespins

Directions:

1. Cut egg cartons apart, giving you individual “egg cups” to craft with.
2. Use scissors to shape flowers, cut slits and create leaves.
3. Using the clothespin to hold your flower and leaves, paint as desired.  Turn some of the egg cups upside down and glue to the center of another cup to create different sizes and looks.
4. Combine colors and shapes.  Layer flowers with 2 or more cups.
5. Have an adult poke small holes in the bottom of the cups and insert the chenille stems through the hole for the stem.  Twist end of stems inside the cup to hold; add glue if needed.
6. Glue pom poms to center of flower.
7. Glue leaf shapes to chenille stem.  Let dry completely before handling.

Safety Tips!

1. Spray the egg cartons with antibacterial spray before using to ward off any harmful bacteria.

‘Neath These Tall Green Trees

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I will preface this by saying that I have NO idea if Girl Scouts still sing grace before meals at camp.  I’m guessing it depends on the area and the audience, so to speak.  Growing up and going to Girl Scout camp in California, we were always told that we could substitute “Earth” for “God” where appropriate.  This grace was always one of my favorites because it referenced the trees and didn’t say the word God, however it does make a reference to “thee above”.  Consider your girls before using this grace, if you still use grace, and whether or not this might offend anyone (the girls or parents).

‘Neath these tall green trees we stand
Asking blessings from thy hand
Thanks we give to thee above
For thy health and strength and love.

Identifying Hypothermia

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If you’ve been unable to prevent hypothermia, there are some telltale signs for identifying hypothermia.  Usually if a member of your group is complaining that they’re cold, be sure to check their temperature.  If their temperature is below 96° Some of the signs to look for are:

• Confusion or sleepiness.
• Slowed, slurred speech, or shallow breathing.
• Weak pulse; low blood pressure.
• A change in behavior during cold weather or a change in the way a person looks.
• Excess shivering or no shivering; stiffness in the arms or legs.
• Poor control over body movements or slow reactions.

For more, read Basic Water Rescue, a booklet published by the American Red Cross.