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Girl Scouts


lisar wrote: Okay Lexi wants to join the Girl Scouts. Sign ups are tonight and I am gona do it. However I was just curious if anyone else's kids do it. And what kinds of things do they get to do and how much does it normally cost? Thanks for any info.

lesliesmom replied: Thanks for posting this... I was just coming to post something similar as I am looking into this for DD - but she'll be brownie.

lisar replied:
Lexi will be a brownie also. She is only 6.

luvmykids replied: I'm still trying to decide, Kylie is only half interested. But last year the troop she would be joining did an awesome overnight camping trip at the zoo....I thought that was really cool. I think the troop here does a lot of arts and crafts, I'm not sure what else.

momtoMegan&Alyxandria replied: I was an asst leader for the last two years and Meg was a Daisy prior to that.

Here is how it works.

Daisy's are Kinder (age 5): (they are not suppose to do any sales) They learn the Girl Scout Pledge and do crafts and fun things. The Pleadge: "On my honor, I will try to serve god and our country, to helps others at all times and to live by the girl scout law". The girl scout law is a little (alot) longer, but they don't really get into that until brownies and juniors.

Brownies are grades 1-3 (or ages 6-9): They participate in fall nut sales and cookie sales. These two sale fundraisers is what builds the account up to do fun activities away from the meeting place. ie. staying at the zoo. They learn the pleadge, the girl scout law and they do Try-its. Try-its are fun things that also teach different subjects. (examples are: healthy eating try-it, in the book there are 6-8 activities the leader has to pick from to teach about healthy eating. There are cooking try-its; girls fitness try-its and on and on.

Juniors are grades 4-?: and they learn more about community involvment and things like that.

The cost is $10.00 per child for the registration and then there are troop dues. The dues are what ever the leader decides to do. One leader around here required a can food item for every meeting. Our troop it was $20.00 (one time) for each child. The $ dues are used for purchasing craft items (crayons, markers, glue etc).
If you want to be an assistant you are required to register as well ($10).

Megan loved it. It was a lot of fun for me as well. The only thing that was a little difficult was our troop was 14 1st graders the first year and man were they loud and very excitable. But what group of young girls isn't.


If anyone has any further questions please feel free to ask either here or pm me.
Hope this helps. smile.gif

punkeemunkee'smom replied: I am Taylor's leader biggrin.gif This will be our 2nd year.



That is how it works thumb.gif Your uniform is up to the leader. The sash or vest,etc... There is also books you can buy (I found mine used from Cyndi laugh.gif )As Brownies they sell Fall products and Cookies which help defray costs in the troop. Feel free to PM me too thumb.gif

ETA~ In our area anyone who is or will be around the girls at meetings or functions needs to regsitar and have their backround check done. So we encourage at least the moms to go ahead and become a member too but that doesn't require you to buy anything additional for yourself just allows you to participate in the Troop smile.gif

kit_kats_mom replied: I just mailed off my app to start a daisy troop in our subdivision. I already have a mom who wants to be asst leader so it should be fun!

punkeemunkee'smom replied:
Daisies are a BLAST!!! I loved it lastyear and you are so much more able to 'do your own thing' and earn fun patches. Let me know if you want the links and I will send you the ones I bought our patches from...I also have some fun game and craft ideas if you are interested! thumb.gif

momtoMegan&Alyxandria replied:
I forgot about those two points. Thanks for pointing that out. We also encouraged all the moms to register and have the background checks done for our outings where you had to have a much closer adult/child ratio.

momtoMegan&Alyxandria replied:
Don't let her escape. Make sure she stays for Brownies too. That was the problem with the Daisy leader we had. She decided she was only doing Daisy's so it was either someone step up to the plate or the troop would dissovle and split into other troops.

lisar replied: Thanks for the info everyone. I thinking of helping anyway I can but I guess tonight I will find out what they need and all and see where I can help.

Thanks again

kit_kats_mom replied:
LOL. I doubt she will quit or anything. We are pretty close. My plan is to lead whatever troop K is in and have JoLynn co lead that, then let JoLynn lead the troops that our younger ones will be in. Both of her girls are exactly 4 mos behind mine. I heard a rumor that the Daisy's will be 2 years now instead of one though.

punkeemunkee'smom replied:
Daisies is going to become a 2 year program and Brownies will be 2 years insyead of 3...I am not sure what I think of that as like I said Daisies was much less structured then Brownies and the only official patches they earned were the petals. I guess that may change and they could add try-its to the Daisy years too. I just hope they allow cookie sales for 2nd year Daisies as the financial need for supplies and things for the troop was higher than you would guess wink.gif

Crystalina replied: I'm glad this was posted also!
Izabella wants to join this year (she's 6) but I have so many reservations. Call me paranoid but I do not want her to stay the night with anyone or drive in a car with anyone. I also am very leary about meetings at anyones house. Not to make this into a serious topic but I've had "dealings" with a pedophile (and after several years now trying to "fight" him) and my sisters son was "touched" in a house full of people. I don't trust my kids in a house I don't know of and surely not on a trip unless I can go. Are parents allowed to go? Do they have to have overnight trips? Are meetings held at individual houses? ANd if so can parents attend or is that too weird? I know when I was a brownie we met in a church (which is another place she is not allowed to be without DH or I rolleyes.gif ). I know I sound ignorant but that's just how I am so I'm thinking Brownies is not for us right? I hate to let my paranoia take over. growl.gif

momtoMegan&Alyxandria replied:
No kidding there. Don't forget you can also ask for donations from different people too. I know the 1st yr of our brownie troop another girl scout troop was dissovling because all the girls graduated, so we recieved alot of their old supplies. Sometimes stores (like Dollar General) will donate old stuff they can't sell. Every little bit helps.

punkeemunkee'smom replied:
Crystal first of all hug.gif You are NOT weird or over protective or anything else! hug.gif I wish more of the moms I deal with were as concerned about their children! Meetings are encouraged NOT to be held in individual homes. Parents are ALWAYS welcome and if you have a troop leader that says any different they are wrong! We always need help! You would be allowed to go on trips and drive your own car ETC as long as you too are a registered member and have your CBC done. Brownies do camp and are allowed to have overnight trips but we go by rules that require adult supervision and there is no reason that you can not be one of those supervising! It has been so fun for Taylor and she is excited to start our new meetings. Feel free to PM me and I can give you some more info on anything you may be concerned about! thumb.gif

A&A'smommy replied: awesome I hope you guys have a blast!! thumb.gif

momtoMegan&Alyxandria replied:
I totally agree with everything she said.

Now we did have our meetings in a Church, but that was only because the leader's husband was the youth minister so they didn't charge us. We often asked moms to stay and help.

Something to keep in mind is unless the troop has been established for a while there isn't going to be funds avail until after sales start coming in so there won't be any outings or overnight stays for a while. And all outside (separate from meetings) activities are optional. You don't have to do any of the camps or day trips, or overnight stays.
But, some of the really fun activities are the father daughter dance, the mom and me day trip, and the many activities the community gives discounts for scout days for (these are usually discounts for the entire family at fun events). One here in Dayton is the Dayton Flyers (basketball) has a day that all scouts and their families (scout has to be there) get in for 2 games and special activities for cheap.

I hope this helps answer so more questions.

momtoMegan&Alyxandria replied: I don't know if this will help with any more of your questions but here is the link to my area Girl Scout Council.
Something else......ALL LEADERS ARE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH TRAINING FOR CPR, FIRST AID AND MANY OTHER AREAS. I have a card that is marked and signed for the training I took. The only time a leader can get out of the first aid/cpr training is if the leader is in the medical field. My leader was an ICU nurse so she didn't have to.

lisar replied:
I agree with everything you said. However the meeting here are at the same school Lexi goes to, and I will be at every single one of them. Also when they go on trips and things like that I WILL BE THERE. I am not leaving her with anyone I dont know or trust. No way!!! I think I am over protective or something but I dont care.


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