Posts Tagged "Crafts"
Easy Ice Cream in a Can
This is an easy summer time activity for troop meetings, camping trips, or long summer afternoons! Of course, there are easier ways for making ice cream, and an outing as a troop to a local ice cream store can be fun as well. Prepare a week ahead of time and ask them to get the cans from their parents and be prepared to bring extras. Not all parents drink coffee!
Materials Needed:
- 2 clean metal cans, both with lids (make one can larger than the second)
- 1 c. very cold milk
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsbp chocolate syrup
- ice
- salt
Directions:
- Place the ice cream mixture into the smaller can (be SURE the can is clean!) and seal the lid securely.
- Place the smaller can into the center of the larger can and surround it with ice and salt, keeping it as centered as possible.
- Seal the lid of the larger can tightly and roll it around for about 30 minutes.
That’s it! Let the girls roll it around between them or make a game out of it. The payoff of the ice cream will be well worth it! You can add to the craft preparation of it by letting the girls decorate the cans before hand. That way they can take home their own cans of ice cream!
Read MoreSalute Your Leaders! Leader’s Day is Today!
Today is Girl Scout Leader’s day, started to honor all the volunteers who work as leaders and mentors in partnership with girls. Girls, their families, and communities should find a special way to thank their adult Girl Scout volunteers.
Traditionally speaking, you could thank your leader or other volunteers with a gift presented from the girls. The GS Shop has a lot of nice jewelry and trinket boxes with the Girl Scouts logo.
A better idea that’s less expensive and more personal would be a scrapbook. Get together and have all the girls write letters or draw pictures (depending on age level) of what Girl Scouts means to them and what their leaders mean to them. Present this to the leaders and other volunteers involved with the troop and I’m sure it will touch them and honor them in a much more meaningful and personal way than a crystal trinket box ever will.
If you don’t have a lot of time to devote to such a labor intensive project, you can also put together a really nice collection of photographs from outings, ceremonies, and regular meetings. You can create custom photo books, greeting cards, calenders, key chains, and more at PhotoWorks.com.
