GS Ideas with Miss Heather

During Halloween weekend, Girl Scouts from GSEP's Friendship Hollow (520) service unit will gather together for a virtual camporee.  We will have a variety of fun sessions with lots of time for crafting and singing.  During our Friday night crafting clinic, the girls will see live demos for these 2 crafts: God's Eye - materials: yarn, popsicle sticks, glue optional   Caterpillar SWAPS* - materials: pipe cleaner, glue, googly eyes, safety pin, 3 small pom-poms *SWAPS = small whatchamacallit affectionately pinned somewhere

Amber recently participated in Project Squirrel  via Girl Scouts of USA's partnership with  SciStarter  to earn her Citizen Scientist badges.  She was inspired by the board game that Chloe and Kyra created to promote pollinator protection.  So, Amber designed "Save Gonzo the Squirrel," a game in which players select characters and practice wildlife conservation as they journey to the center of a park to help rescue an injured squirrel. Of course, in real life, do not attempt to touch an injured animal - find an adult to help!

Chloe and Kyra recently participated in the Great Sunflower Project via Girl Scouts of USA's partnership with SciStarter  to earn their Citizen Scientist badges.  They decided to collaborate on a take action project that would allow them to both educate others while also completing their Journey Award as Citizen Scientists.  Check out this awesome game they created!

Did you know that a Girl Scout invented s’mores? It’s true!  In 1927, a recipe for "Some More" was published in  Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts . Celebrate your Girl Scout spirit on Monday, August 11, 2020 - it’s National S’Mores Day!! How will you celebrate? If you have a fire pit, you could roast marshmallows and make s’mores by adding a piece of chocolate and sandwiching your chocolate and marshmallow between two graham crackers.  You could also try making them in the oven (just a few seconds under the broiler as an open face sandwich... add the top cracker when it comes out). You could experiment with making s’mores dip ! Maybe you would like to try some s’mores crafts! S'mores SWAPS SWAPS stands for "small or special whatchamacalit affectionately pinned somewhere" and Girl Scouts love to make and trade them. To make these adorable s'mores SWAPS, all you need is some light brown foam or cardstock, some of a darker brown, a cotton ball, a safe...

In this video, Amber reviews  the steps to completing the Junior Trail Adventure badge.  Check it out!

In this video, Girl Scouts from Troop 5130 provide tips to Brownies on completing their Give Back badge.  This badge is focused on using the cookie sale to help girls to "give back" in their community.  Troop 5130 has used some of their cookie sale proceeds and donated cookies to support their Bronze Award project.  The project, a year-long educational initiative designed to empower other Girl Scouts to support the homeless, featured a lunch-making service activity.  We used some cookie proceeds to buy groceries, paired with donated Girl Scout cookies and other groceries, and made 150 lunches this year.  In this video, Folasade, Missiah, and Brooklyn encourage Brownies to think about supporting the homeless as well.

This year, the Juniors from GS Troop 5130 completed their Bronze Award project: a year-long educational initiative to engage other Girl Scouts in ways to support the homeless.  The girls held two planning retreats and a series of events, both in-person and virtually (due to Covid-19). Project stats:  150 Lunches Made for Connect-by-Night ( link to orgs like CBN ) Multiple cases of GS cookies donated to CBN Approx 50 Toiletry Treat Bags donated to CBN MANY rolls of plarn for Angels in Motion Engagement of the Entire Service Unit  Development of multiple PR devices Education of Younger GS via Virtual Events Troops in Eastern PA might be interested in supporting organizations in this area: Original  brochure  distributed to service unit troop leaders and parents who brought donations for us to use for Connect-By-Night. Additional resources in Delaware County.