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Bridging Ceremony for Brownies to Girl Scouts
Asked by S.C. from Indianapolis
on March 19, 2009
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I am co-leader to my daughter's brownie troop and have been given the responsibility of the bridging ceremony from brownies to girl scouts. I was not involved with th...
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- Our Service Unit usually holds a bridging ceremony that includes all levels that are moving up. That way, the adults welcome the oldest girls then each level welcomes...
- Or if you don't have a small bridge to use indoors or to buy, pick up a large box from UHaul - cut it out so that it looks like a bridge and reinforce it so it doesn't...
- There is a book from the council that can give you ideas about several types of bridging types. Good luck
MIL Performed Religious Ceremony on My Baby and I Got Upset. Overreacting?
Asked by L.B. from New York
on May 9, 2011
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First of all, Happy Mothers' Day, All!
My MIL is here from India. I am Christian and my husband is nonreligious. I realize that can cause problems, but what's don...
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- Of course your MIL isn't going to do anything to harm your son and has the best of intentions! But I don't think that's the point. Because you believe so strongly in...
- I know you have a ton of varying responses, but i just wanted to chime in that I think i would have had the exact same reaction if anyone was doing a ceremony sprinkli...
- it sounds to me like she has her own religious beliefs and maybe the "ritual" she was trying to perform was just to give the baby blessings.(like their version of a ba...
Do You Think Graduations Are Ridiculous If......
Asked by J.J. from Pittsburgh
on May 26, 2011
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Do you think that preschool graduations are ridiculous if the class isn't moving on to kindergarten? For instance, My son had 4 years of preschool at different schools...
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- They had a "graduation" thing for my granddaughter's kindergarten classes.. It was cute - not the cap and gown thing, tho - it was a hoe-down theme and each class had...
- I think it's silly. And at our Montessori, they hold these things in the middle of the day so it's ridiculous for working parents (first they have to come and second t...
- i agree with you. I never understood the purpose of any graduation other than high school and college.
Girl Scout Silver Award Project Ideas for Entire Troop to Complete Together
Asked by C.M. from Houston
on October 20, 2010
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My daughter's Girl Scout troop wants to do their Silver Award project as a troop and not individually . Do you have any ideas on this.? The troop consists of eight gir...
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- Get the girls to brainstorm some ideas of what type of community service projects they might want to do. Let them research the projects and find out what is involved....
- When do you want to be done by. I believe its finding a need in the community and filling that need, correct? With tth eholidays comming up there are lots that you can...
- What a great question! When I was in Girl Scouts, my troop did our silver award project and all the other requirements together. It made it so much easier for everyo...
Question About New Girl Scout Program/Journeys Any Leaders Out There?
Asked by T.F. from San Francisco
on August 26, 2011
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I'm a GS leader at the Junior Level. The whole program is changing and we won't have training or the material until late September UH, Isn't the GS Motto "Be Prepare...
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- I could have written this myself. My co-leader and I went to the GS store a couple weeks ago only to find materials would not be available for another month. I had o...
- I'm a Daisy Troop Leader...we tried the one of the Diasy Journeys and the girls were BORED out of their little 5-6 yr old minds! However we are going to try the animal...
- I have a High School daughter in Girl Scouts. She has been in her troop for 11 years. I still think Girl Scouts is a great thing. Regardless if it is "dorky" to still ...
Daisy Leader
Asked by T.E. from Houston
on November 11, 2009
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I recently started a Daisy troop with my daughter in it and so far am having fun with all the girls. My question is what type of activities can i do with daisy scouts?...
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- I am a Girl Scout leader too and it can seem very overwhelming. Email me anytime and I can help you out with some suggestions and some field trip ideas. Also, is the t...
- Hi There, I completely sympathize with you! I am the new leader of my son's cun scout den. While the pack is well established our den is brand new. I will let you k...
- Hi T.! I'm a brand new Daisy Leader also and am so glad I'm not the only one feeling like "I'm on my own!" There's a lot of freedom in becoming a new leader and you...
Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts
Asked by T.K. from Dallas
on June 13, 2011
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Is your child a scout? I'm considering it and wondering about the cost vs value. My ex was an Eagle scout and Kwahadi Indian dancer. He was very involved and it was...
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- I'm a lifetime member of GSUSA and obviously a firm supporter. But in all honesty, you get out of it what you put into it. Some councils are better than others, some...
- For Scouts, Cub Scouts was ok, especially at the younger ages....we weren't real invested in it though. Even so my son wanted to continue on to Boy Scouts and absolut...
- Some groups are great! Others want nothing to do with you if you don't have anyone to sell popcorn or cookies to. I was a Camp Fire Girl years ago (before boys were ...
