Useful Links for Leaders of
First, from the GSUSA web site:
Daisy Activities:
- Girl Scout Law Coloring Book (a ZIP file)
- Plan for the First Four meetings of a Daisy troop in pdf format
- Another "first 4 meetings" list
- Kaboose - lots of crafts and activities
- Makingfriends.com, a really great crafts site
- Thinking Day Activities
- World Association Pin Coloring Page
- Daisy Girl Scout Songs
- A Sparks page on the Internet - Sparks are Canadian Girl Guides the same age as Daisies. Take a look at what they do!
- Helps for earning Daisy Petals
- Teaching the Girl Scout Law
- A Year of Daisy Troop Meetings - Part 1
- A Year of Daisy Troop Meetings - Part 2
The following apparently came from the On-Line Council Network, a resource for council staff. It seems too useful to let it languish there:
Bridging to Brownie Girl Scouts
Daisy Girl Scouts may "bridge" to Brownie Girl Scouts by learning about the next level through a series of activities and participating in the planning of a ceremony. At the ceremony, girls receive the following insignia and awards:
- Brownie Girl Scout Pin
- World Trefoil Pin (if they have not received it on their first Thinking Day)
- Bridging to Brownie Girl Scouts Award
- A membership star with a blue disc
Bridging Step 1: Girls learn about Brownie Girl Scouting by doing one of the following:
- Invite some Brownie Girl Scouts to talk about Brownie Girl Scouting.
- Visit a Brownie Girl Scout group during a planning meeting.
- Have girls look through the Brownie Girl Scout Handbook and the Try-Its for Brownie Girl Scouts book.
Bridging Step 2: Girls complete a Brownie Girl Scout activity by doing one of the following:
- Find out about three things that Brownie Girl Scouts do (and do one)
- Complete an activity in the Brownie Girl Scout Handbook
- Ask a Brownie Girl Scout to tell about some of the things she does and do an activity with her.
Bridging Step 3: Girls do one of the following with a Brownie Girl Scout:
- Plan and carry out a service project with Brownie Girl Scouts.
- Go on a field trip with Brownie Girl Scouts.
- Visit Brownie Girl Scouts at one of their meetings and complete an activity with them.
Bridging Step 4: Girls help plan their bridging ceremony. They can:
- Work with a Brownie Girl Scout sister troop to plan the bridging ceremony.
- Make up a song for the ceremony.
- Prepare decorations for the ceremony.
Adapted from the Guide for Daisy Girl Scout Leaders (2000), September 2004.
Resources- Brownie Girl Scout Handbook
- Try-Its for Brownie Girl Scouts
Links on Girl Scout Central:
- Ceremonies
- Ceremony Planner
- How to Song Lead
- Brownie Girl Scout Insignia Online
- Where to Place Insignia on the Brownie Girl Scout Uniform
A fantastic set of links with a similar intent to this one is available at The Scouting Web. If you can't find what you need here, try there!