The Girl Scouts Fabric Collection

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I’ve always got my ear to the ground, and when I saw this I thought it was pretty awesome.  Fabric.com is now selling Girl Scout Fabric themed prints.  I’ve seen more and more Girl Scout crafty things at retail stores (like the scrapbooking kits at my local craft store), but this is really cool for any sewing or other fabric related crafts for troops to take part in.

The fabric is 100% cotton, 44” wide and most are roughly $9 per yard.

The Girl Scouts® Fabric Collection celebrates the spirit of this treasured organization with a combination of fun and colorful designs. Inspirational words mix easily with “Think Green” slogans and the traditional Girl Scouts® cookies. This collection is appropriate for quilting and craft projects as well as apparel and home decor accents.

I promise to find more crafts to share that you can use this fabric for!

A Boy and a Girl in a Little Canoe

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This is great little song to sing by the water front, or even while in a canoe!  I learned this song while at camp, but you could always sing this on a troop outing to a lake while boating.

Just a boy and a girl in a little canoe
With the moon shining all around
As he glides his paddle
You couldn’t even hear a sound
So they talked, and they talked
Till the moon grew dim
Then the little boy said
Let’s go for a swim
So what you gonna do in a little canoe
With the moon shinin’ all a
Boats floatin’ all a
Girls swimmin’ all around!

Gobble Gobble T-Shirts

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Gobble Gobble T-Shirts are great crafts around Thanksgiving.  As well, this craft can very easily be done while teaching the girls more about the origins of American Thanksgiving and the importance of tradition and family.  If t-shirts are a little outside the budget for your troop during this down economy, you can change the medium to poster board and make the same design on posters for decorations during Thanksgiving.

Materials Needed:

• White t-shirt – pre-washed
• Fabric paint (nontoxic): red, gold, green, orange, brown, and white
• Alphabet foam stickers
• T-shirt board or wax paper
• Paper plate or pallet paper
• Paper towels
• Sponge brush

Directions:

1. Place the t-shirt board inside of the t-shirt.
2. Use the sponge brush to place paint colors on the girl’s hand and fingers.
3. Have the girl steadily place her hand on the shirt to print the turkey, pressing gently on each finger to make sure the paint prints.  You may need to hold her hand to help keep the print from smearing.
4. Carefully lift her hand straight up off the shirt to avoid smudging.  Immediately wash her hands with soap and water.
5. Brush red paint on foam alphabet stamps and press on shirt and let dry.
6. Use fabric paint to add detail to turkey, such as legs, beak and eye and let dry.

Safety Tips!

1. Adult supervision is required at all times.
2. Ensure that all paint is dry before you let the girls take their t-shirts home.
3. Double check that all paints used are nontoxic.

Remember that if you don’t have a t-shirt board, you can place a sheet of wax paper inside the shirt to prevent transfer of the paint.