Swimming at Girl Scout Camp

She did it! She tackled the test to the deep end. Then, she proceeded to have a ball!

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First Overnight Camp

This weekend, we tackled my youngest's first overnight camp with the Girl Scouts. It was so much fun, mostly because I didn't have to plan it. I just showed up. They went on hikes (seen below), swam, did crafts, went paddle boating and played a TON of games.




My daughter's reaction?

"This was the best day of my life".

You can't ask for more than that:-)

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Preparing for Brownies

This weekend, my youngest is bridginng over from Daisy Girl Scouts to Brownie Girl Scouts. In preparation for it, I sewed all her patches on her new uniform:


Correction, my MIL did it. Can you tell which stitch belongs to her and which belongs to me?

I will give you a hint. It took her 20 minutes to do the whole uniform and me 1 hour to do one patch:-)

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Daisies on the Prairie

This weekend, I tackled meeting our Daisy troop out at a Little House on the Prairie outing on one of the local Girl Scout properties. It was cold but the experience was awesome! They got to learn all about how people who forged west in our country lived. There was a blacksmith and rifles and crafts and music and spindling yard and so much more!

Here they are grinding corn that they subsequentally made into Johnny Cakes over an open fire.
We learned that it was a hard but happy life in which everyone relied on each other. We have those pioneers to thank for building our great country:-)

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Daisy Cupcakes

I made 100 of these last week: 29 went to the Milwaukee Children's Choir for their Roots and Wings festival. We could attend so, I thought the least I could do was bake. The rest went to a service area Girl Scout Learn It Earn It event. Our troop just completed our Daisy Flower Garden journey so, I thought it would be appropriate to "plant" them in ground up Oreo cookies in a small planter a la last year's Iron Cupcake: Milwaukee Cheese challenge:-) I hope that all were very well received:-) Playing along with Tackle It Tuesday with 5 Minutes for Mom .

Girl Scout Ornament Exchange 2010

Every year, the Girl Scouts at my youngest's elementary school participate in an ornament exchange. The girls make three of the same ornaments: one to keep, one to trade with another Girl Scout and one to give to charity. It is a crazy loud event but one that reall speaks to the holiday and the spirit of Girl Scouts.

Here is what we made/traded this year along with the participation patch:

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How to Make a Sit Upon

Happy Friday Followers! I hope you like what you see here and come back for more every week:-)

Today, I am posting about making sit-upons with my Daisy troop. Sit-upons are an honored tradition with the Girl Scouts. Being the adventurous bunch that they are, you often find yourself with a need for something to "sit upon" (hence the name). I was able to donate $4.20 of materials for the project. A bargain craft, wouldn't you say?

Step 1: Buy vinyl/fabric-backed table clothes. You will need enough to and cut them into 14'' X 28'' squares/one for each girl. Fold them in half to make a 14 inch square.

Step 2: Tape three sides of the square with masking tape:

Step 3: Punch holes through the tape.



Step 4: Thread ribbon or yarn through the holes all the way up one side. Tie at the top and leave enough for a handle. Tie it on the other side and then thread down the second side.

Step 5: Fill with newpaper:

Step 6: Tape it closed:

Step 7: Throw a sit-upon upon on your shoulder and enjoy:-)