Daisy Girl Scout Leaders

[daisy2jae]

to earn petals you only do one activity per petal is that correct?

 

[Marshay]

How are you guys going to hand out your patches? I have some girls that are ready for the middle of the flower, but not all. We talked about giving out whatever they have earned at our Garden party since we are inviting a parent. It would be the garden patch, center of the petal, possibly some of the other petals and some of the fun events that we have done, but not all girls in the troop participated in, so they would not all get the same things. I just do not want anyone to feel left out.

For the Promise Center if she can say or sing the "on my honor, I will try...", then she gets the patch. I'm ok if she misses one word ... I'm not going to be that strict about it ... I want each girl to walk away from our Investiture meeting tomorrow night with uniforms, pins and the Promise Center.

For all the other petals, we are trying to offer more than one meeting to earn a patch, when we can. For example, our Dec 1st meeting they will make a craft for senior citizens and the Dec 15th meeting they will hand them out to the seniors while doing a small fashion show for them and sing. So the girls have 2 chances to earn the Considerate and Caring petal.

I promised them that if each girl "pleasantly participates" at the end of next year they will have earned all their petals. We are earning 7 of them this year and the rest next year.

I read somewhere that at this age it is best to reward them right away. At our next meeting, we will be working on our first petal - at the end of the meeting, I will give that petal to everyone who is there. We will earn one petal at almost every meeting for the rest of the year. If someone is not at the meeting, then I'm going to have to figure out a way for them to make up earning that petal. I think I will have one meeting which will be like a make up day and review for the other girls. Not sure exactly how I'm going to do this yet. Maybe I'll get lucky and no one will miss any of the meetings -

At our last meeting, we had a Halloween party in conjunction with celebrating Juliette Low's birthday - I bought Halloween fun patches for everyone and gave them out at the end of the meeting. One girl did not show up, so I have one extra patch that I will return. Only those who participate will get the patches.

I think it is fine for some girls to have more patches than others - it is an incentive to participate in things. We only will have a few extras - most of the girls will all get the same patches - mainly the petals are what we are working on this year.

Kelly

Yes, I'm expecting some girls to have more patches than others. Our SU did a "Camp Daisy" event and only 2 girls could go. So they got a camping patch and the rest will not.

I read online you can take a field trip to the police station to earn the Magenta Petal. Do you need to do anything else with this or will that work to earn the petal?

I just arranged a visit to the Police Station, too! Ours was booked up through mid-January! I hadn't planned this until March, but now I'm glad I organized it early.

We are earning the patch by "pleasantly participating" on the tour which includes each girl asking one question for the police officer.

to earn petals you only do one activity per petal is that correct?

Yes, that's all you need to do but it's really up to you. If you want the girls to do more than one thing (i.e., something for considerate and something else for caring), then you can do that too. It's really up to you.

 

[runinggirl78]

Is anyone else doing the Daisy Garden Journey? I have 6 5 year olds all new to Daisy's and we will be doing this. I felt our SU really pushed it. I will say the book gives sample lessons so it is easy to follow. My big question is it appears that we should do some type of service activity centered around the garden. Any ideas or advice...I saw in the book where it said to plant a garden at a local park , library, or school. That seems very overwhelming. Also maybe growing ladybugs or worms to give to an existing garden? I thought maybe even growing a planter of something to decorate the front of a nursing home? Or the entry way of the schoolto welcome spring? Has anyone doen this journey and have advice to give? I don't to focus soley on it. Also...we are doing an outing in Dec where the girls get their books included so our two meeting until then I will focus on the petals and what it means to be a Daisy scout?

 

[purpleorchids]

Is anyone else doing the Daisy Garden Journey? I have 6 5 year olds all new to Daisy's and we will be doing this. I felt our SU really pushed it. I will say the book gives sample lessons so it is easy to follow. My big question is it appears that we should do some type of service activity centered around the garden. Any ideas or advice...I saw in the book where it said to plant a garden at a local park , library, or school. That seems very overwhelming. Also maybe growing ladybugs or worms to give to an existing garden? I thought maybe even growing a planter of something to decorate the front of a nursing home? Or the entry way of the schoolto welcome spring? Has anyone doen this journey and have advice to give? I don't to focus soley on it. Also...we are doing an outing in Dec where the girls get their books included so our two meeting until then I will focus on the petals and what it means to be a Daisy scout?

We will be doing one too. Funny I think our SU pushed it to..she said we needed to buy the book. Anyway we are planning to start it in spring when the weather is nicer. So we are just working on petals and a few fun patches here or there if we can.

Familyof4lovesDW - if you bought the extra patch at GS store you can return them as long as it was not on clearance.

 

[Familyof4lovesDW]

Is anyone else doing the Daisy Garden Journey? I have 6 5 year olds all new to Daisy's and we will be doing this. I felt our SU really pushed it. I will say the book gives sample lessons so it is easy to follow. My big question is it appears that we should do some type of service activity centered around the garden. Any ideas or advice...I saw in the book where it said to plant a garden at a local park , library, or school. That seems very overwhelming. Also maybe growing ladybugs or worms to give to an existing garden? I thought maybe even growing a planter of something to decorate the front of a nursing home? Or the entry way of the schoolto welcome spring? Has anyone doen this journey and have advice to give? I don't to focus soley on it. Also...we are doing an outing in Dec where the girls get their books included so our two meeting until then I will focus on the petals and what it means to be a Daisy scout?

What books are you getting at the outing in Dec? The Garden Journey Books?

I know what you mean. Whoever created this journey needs to realize that is is cold (well at least here) when you are at this point in the year and this is the first book. We have changed it a little so we can move on to earth and sky after the first of the year.

Our service project is not really related with the garden. We are making ornaments out of pinecones (nature), maybe some other ornaments and giving them to a nursing home or vetrans hospital along with cards made by the girls. It is also hard to find the stuff to plant the mini garden this time of year. We will be having our Garden Party right before Thanksgiving and giving them the patch at the party.

We did not have everyone buy the garden book, but are having them buy earth and sky, it looks like it takes longer than the garden book and has more to write in the book. We are just doing fun stuff in December and getting ready for Christmas by making the parents a gift and having a party for the girls. We are just going to learn the petals as we do the journeys. If anyone wants to know what we have done let me know and I would be glad to share

 

[skw444]

Is anyone else doing the Daisy Garden Journey? I have 6 5 year olds all new to Daisy's and we will be doing this. I felt our SU really pushed it. I will say the book gives sample lessons so it is easy to follow. My big question is it appears that we should do some type of service activity centered around the garden. Any ideas or advice...I saw in the book where it said to plant a garden at a local park , library, or school. That seems very overwhelming. Also maybe growing ladybugs or worms to give to an existing garden? I thought maybe even growing a planter of something to decorate the front of a nursing home? Or the entry way of the schoolto welcome spring? Has anyone doen this journey and have advice to give? I don't to focus soley on it. Also...we are doing an outing in Dec where the girls get their books included so our two meeting until then I will focus on the petals and what it means to be a Daisy scout?

We are doing the Daisy Garden Journey too. I've been a Daisy leader before, and my other Daisy troop did the Daisy Garden Journey as well. For our big garden project at the end, we planted flowers at the entrance of the school we used for our meetings. We plan on doing the same thing with this troop in the Spring. For now, I found those little mini planters in the dollar section at Target. It includes a mini pot, dirt, and seeds to grow a flower. I picked the sunflower one since it was on clearance (only $.25). I got one for each girl and we will be growing these until we do our big garden project in the Spring. We did not have our girls purchase the book. I did for our other Daisy troop and we really didn't use the book much, so we decided it wasn't worth the money to purchase them this time around.

 

[kelann7]

It's funny how things vary by region - my SU did not push the Journey books. I was told to just concentrate on the petals this first year and do the Journeys next year. So, that is what I'm going to do. I did buy the Flower Garden book to see what it was all about. I think I will do the 6 sessions, but I will spread it out throughout the year. For example, do Chapter 1 in the book at one meeting, then have one or two meetings where we don't use the book and work on petals or fun stuff instead and then do one meeting with the book and then do a meeting without the book - so it will stretch throughout the year and we will finish it up in the spring. I only plan on doing the one journey book and this won't be until the second year.

I am such a planner - I'm already planning the second year!

I'm thinking that we will probably just plant flowers at school as our service project.

I would love to hear ideas of what others are doing with this Journey book and how it goes.

Thanks.

Kelly

 

[runinggirl78]

We are getting a late start, I still have 3 girls to register at our next ( and really first) meeting. I plan on reading them the chapter about Juliette to explain Girl Scouts and the Daisy petal. Then we will do a craft where each girl makes the daisy and we go over the petal and what they mean. they can hang this on their fridge. I thought about doing an herb garden as a group. Each week the girl who is responsible for bringing snack and "hosting" with her mom the next week will take the mini garden home to care for. This will earn them their responsibilty petal.

We will do flowers at the school in the spring. we have a nature trail provided by toyota so I may get together with the principal and see if we can do anything for that.

I would like to have a party with a troop from another school ( maybe in feb for World Thinking Day) where we exchange friendship bracelets and learn about Scouting in another country?

So much fun stuff to plan !!!

 

[Familyof4lovesDW]

FYI - I got an email from the lady that runs Girl Scouts for our town and she said that the Daisy GS Activity Book, Guide for Daisy Leaders and some of the Interest Projects (I am not sure what these are) will be discontinued. This is nationaly. There is a bunch of other stuff (Brownie, JR, Cadette), but since this is a Daisy board I just posted those. If you need any of these products they should last through 2010.

 

[cerberus]

Hello everyone! Well I am finally able to get started on my troop, it took alot
longer than expected. We had our leader meeting last night and are getting our list of girls this weekend. Since we are getting a late start and with the
holidays...here is my plan (please let me know what you think).

November:
1. One meeting with the parents while co-leader meets initially with the girls.
2. Collect $12 registration, but no other troop dues until Jan.
3. Give a list to the parents of needed items (suggest that they make great
x-mas gift ideas)
Daisy Girl Scout Tunic or Daisy Vest
Daisy Girl Scout Membership pin $1.50
Regular World Trefoil Pin (WAGGGS PIN) $2.25
Daisy Girl Scout Petals set $6.75
Girl Scout Daisy Council Identification set patch $4.00
American Flag Wavy Design Iron $1.75

December: One meeting at the Firehouse and have each girl bring a gift for Toys for Tots and then we will get a tour of the firehouse and go through the smoke simulation house

January: Will set up Dues and start meetings twice a month
First meeting followup on Firestation visit and work on getting Magenta Petal -
Respect Authority

Please let me know your thoughts!

Thanks! Wendi

 

[Familyof4lovesDW]

Hello everyone! Well I am finally able to get started on my troop, it took alot
longer than expected. We had our leader meeting last night and are getting our list of girls this weekend. Since we are getting a late start and with the
holidays...here is my plan (please let me know what you think).

November:
1. One meeting with the parents while co-leader meets initially with the girls.
2. Collect $12 registration, but no other troop dues until Jan.
3. Give a list to the parents of needed items (suggest that they make great
x-mas gift ideas)
Daisy Girl Scout Tunic or Daisy Vest
Daisy Girl Scout Membership pin $1.50
Regular World Trefoil Pin (WAGGGS PIN) $2.25
Daisy Girl Scout Petals set $6.75
Girl Scout Daisy Council Identification set patch $4.00
American Flag Wavy Design Iron $1.75

December: One meeting at the Firehouse and have each girl bring a gift for Toys for Tots and then we will get a tour of the firehouse and go through the smoke simulation house

January: Will set up Dues and start meetings twice a month
First meeting followup on Firestation visit and work on getting Magenta Petal -
Respect Authority

Please let me know your thoughts!

Thanks! Wendi

Sounds good. You will also need your troop numbers for your vest/tunic. I was thinking that one of the pins was to be earned, but I could be wrong. I know we only got the daisy membership pin. The insigma is optional I have heard, but it is only 2.50, so we are getting them. We purchased evertyhing bu the WAAGS pin and insigma (they were out) for around $28 just to give an idea.

By donating a toys for toys for tots, you could also work on your considerate and caring (spirng green). We saw a fire truck patch that you could buy for the back of the vest. It was really cute.

You may want to decide how much your dues will be before you have your first meeting. Just in case someone does not have a lot of money to spare, I would hate for them to sign up and them not be able to pay. Are you going to be able to get through November and December without any money? I have noticed it adds up quick between the arts and crafts and patches (we buy all of the patches with due money).

Hope you get a good amount of girls. Good luck and have fun

 

[cerberus]

Sounds good. You will also need your troop numbers for your vest/tunic. I was thinking that one of the pins was to be earned, but I could be wrong. I know we only got the daisy membership pin. The insigma is optional I have heard, but it is only 2.50, so we are getting them. We purchased evertyhing bu the WAAGS pin and insigma (they were out) for around $28 just to give an idea.

By donating a toys for toys for tots, you could also work on your considerate and caring (spirng green). We saw a fire truck patch that you could buy for the back of the vest. It was really cute.

You may want to decide how much your dues will be before you have your first meeting. Just in case someone does not have a lot of money to spare, I would hate for them to sign up and them not be able to pay. Are you going to be able to get through November and December without any money? I have noticed it adds up quick between the arts and crafts and patches (we buy all of the patches with due money).

Hope you get a good amount of girls. Good luck and have fun

Thanks! I am figuring out DUES this weekend, I just figure I will wait to ask until after christmas, since we do not really have any crafts and such planned before Jan 2011.

I was not planning on getting the trrop number because my advisor said it was not necessary??
For the Nov class, it is going to be just getting to know each other, working on GS promise and coloring (I have tons of crayons and plan to print coloring pages off at work)
As for $ for crafts and patches..... I figure that the firehouse patch I can just buy in Jan

Many of the things I have planned will be free and I am not that crafty so I would rather do things hands on that relate to the petals. I have a safety class planned with a martial art person coming in and a visit from a policeman....things like that.

A couple of questions:
1. So what is allowed on the back of the vests or tunics? Just the fun patches?
2. So are you saying that since we are doing toys for tots and firehouse can I use those towards 2 different petals since they are different activities?
3. I thought I saw a thread on what people charge for DUES, I am thinking $30 but will not include and of the uniform and mandatory patches/pin, but will include and patches earned
4. When you just start your troop do you buy a first aid kit or just use what you have on hand?

 

[Marshay]

A couple of questions:
1. So what is allowed on the back of the vests or tunics? Just the fun patches? yes. All required patches, pins, insigna, flag, troop numbers, petals and journey award patch set go on the front
2. So are you saying that since we are doing toys for tots and firehouse can I use those towards 2 different petals since they are different activities? Personally, we are only doing one petal per meeting but you can do as many as you see appropriate.
3. I thought I saw a thread on what people charge for DUES, I am thinking $30 but will not include and of the uniform and mandatory patches/pin, but will include and patches earned sounds good. We did $90 but included all their uniforms and patches, 2 parties, arts and crafts and $4 miscellaneous
4. When you just start your troop do you buy a first aid kit or just use what you have on hand?

I had a 1st aid kit from Target that I already had....we're just using that. I really don't expect to need it that often. If we do, then I may ask for reimbursement.

 

[kelann7]

FYI - I got an email from the lady that runs Girl Scouts for our town and she said that the Daisy GS Activity Book, Guide for Daisy Leaders and some of the Interest Projects (I am not sure what these are) will be discontinued. This is nationaly. There is a bunch of other stuff (Brownie, JR, Cadette), but since this is a Daisy board I just posted those. If you need any of these products they should last through 2010.

I'm wondering if they are going to come out with a new guide for Daisy Leaders - I bought the current one and I find it to be very outdated. They should come out with a new updated one.

Kelly

 

[kelann7]

Hello everyone! Well I am finally able to get started on my troop, it took alot
longer than expected. We had our leader meeting last night and are getting our list of girls this weekend. Since we are getting a late start and with the
holidays...here is my plan (please let me know what you think).

November:
1. One meeting with the parents while co-leader meets initially with the girls.
2. Collect $12 registration, but no other troop dues until Jan.
3. Give a list to the parents of needed items (suggest that they make great
x-mas gift ideas)
Daisy Girl Scout Tunic or Daisy Vest
Daisy Girl Scout Membership pin $1.50
Regular World Trefoil Pin (WAGGGS PIN) $2.25
Daisy Girl Scout Petals set $6.75
Girl Scout Daisy Council Identification set patch $4.00
American Flag Wavy Design Iron $1.75

December: One meeting at the Firehouse and have each girl bring a gift for Toys for Tots and then we will get a tour of the firehouse and go through the smoke simulation house

January: Will set up Dues and start meetings twice a month
First meeting followup on Firestation visit and work on getting Magenta Petal -
Respect Authority

Please let me know your thoughts!

Thanks! Wendi

Sounds like a good plan. The World Trefoil pin can be given now or some troops like to wait and give it out on World Thinking day which is in February. That is what I decided to do - wait until February, so we don't have to buy them now.

Kelly

 

[Familyof4lovesDW]

I'm wondering if they are going to come out with a new guide for Daisy Leaders - I bought the current one and I find it to be very outdated. They should come out with a new updated one.

Kelly

Yes I have heard there is a new journey book coming out in December or January. It is called "It's your story - tell it!" . It looks like it is for all age levels, like the other journeys. When I went to the Girls Scout Store they gave me something to give the girls that introduces the new journey. I am going to give it to them at our Garden Party. We are doing Earth and Sky next. It looks a lot longer than the Garden Journey.

Sounds like a good plan. The World Trefoil pin can be given now or some troops like to wait and give it out on World Thinking day which is in February. That is what I decided to do - wait until February, so we don't have to buy them now.

Kelly

Thanks. I knew there was a reason we did not have it, but could not remember why. We will be getting ours in February.

 

[kelann7]

Yes I have heard there is a new journey book coming out in December or January. It is called "It's your story - tell it!" . It looks like it is for all age levels, like the other journeys. When I went to the Girls Scout Store they gave me something to give the girls that introduces the new journey. I am going to give it to them at our Garden Party. We are doing Earth and Sky next. It looks a lot longer than the Garden Journey.

NO, I'm sorry you misunderstood. I was asking if they were coming out with a new "Guide for Daisy Leaders" like the one they have now that has nothing about the Journeys in it. I know they are coming out with a new Journey book.

Thanks.

Kelly

 

[LisaNJ25]

NO, I'm sorry you misunderstood. I was asking if they were coming out with a new "Guide for Daisy Leaders" like the one they have now that has nothing about the Journeys in it. I know they are coming out with a new Journey book.

Thanks.

Kelly

They are next year.. and they are redoing all of the other books and discontinuing them. Stinks when my older girls just bought their IP books in June that should of lasted them for years

Here is the list of discontinued items. Once they run out there gone:
Books

JR GS Handbook
JR GS Badge/Sign book
JR Handbook/badge book set
JR GS Leader book
JR GS Leader guide Spanish
BR Handbook
BR Try-Its Book
BR Handbook Spanish
Guide for BR Leaders
Guide for BR Leaders Spanish
Guide for Daisy Leaders
Guide for Daisy Leaders Spanish
Daisy GS Activity Book
Cadette GS Handbook
Resource Book Senior GS
Interest Projects 11-17

Interest Projects

Global Girls
On Your Own
G.O. Girl
Home/Heart
Couch Potato
Hi Tech Hide & Seek
B Xtreme
It's About Time
Heritage Hunt
Women Through Time
Folk Arts
Graphic Communication
Backpacking
Rolling Along
Smooth Sailing
Architecture & Environment
A to V Audiovisual
Build a Better Future
News Desktop Publishing
Digging Through the Past
Generations
Inventions & Inquiry
Math, Maps & More
Media Savvy
Once upon a Story
Planet Power
Public Relations
Why in the World
Writing for Real News

JR Badge

Doing Hobbies
Family Living Skills
Sport Sampler
Globe Trotting
My Heritage
On My Way
Women's Stories
World in my Community
Now & Then, Stories ARND
Oil Up
Business Wise
Car Care
Computer Fun
Do-It-Yourself
Food, Fibers & Farming
Rocks Rock
Ms. Fix It
Ready for Tomorrow
Science In Action
Science in Everyday Life
Science Sleuths
Water Wonders
Weather Watch
Cyber Girl Scout
Environmental Health
Humans and Habitats
Winter Sports
Wright all About It
Jr. Patriotism
Outdoors in the City
Discovering Technology
Girl Scouting in My Future
Consumer Power
Collecting Hobbies
Architecture
Folk Arts
Toy Maker

Participation Patches
Get With the Land Patch
GS Water Drop Patch

Pins:

SR Leadership Pin
CAD Leadership Pin

Try-Its

Listening to the Past
People of the World
Citizen Near and Far
Space Explorer
BR Girl Scouts through the Years
Computer Smarts
Building Art
Creative Composing
Me and My Shadow
Point, Click, Go
Wave the Flag

 

[LisaNJ25]

Need some suggestions:

I am taking my Daisy troop camping this weekend. Decided very last minute to go with a Fairy Theme. Got each girl fairy wings and accessories at walmarts 90% off Halloween sale. I also found these cute Fairy fun patches.


We are getting to camp Saturday evening.. doing dinner and campfire.. plan on making "Fairy Houses" I am going to start them ahead of time and let them girls finish them.

Saturday morning is breakfast on the campfire and off to explore the camp. We have a nice lake, beach, miniature golf, duck pin bowling alley. We are only there until 1:30 and are doing quick sandwiches for lunch (trying to give you a time frame)

Does anyone have any Fairy themed stories for the camp fire of any other themed activities for the day. They girls will be wearing their wings for their travels around the camp on Saturday.

 

[Marshay]

Need some suggestions:

I am taking my Daisy troop camping this weekend. Decided very last minute to go with a Fairy Theme. Got each girl fairy wings and accessories at walmarts 90% off Halloween sale. I also found these cute Fairy fun patches.


We are getting to camp Saturday evening.. doing dinner and campfire.. plan on making "Fairy Houses" I am going to start them ahead of time and let them girls finish them.

Saturday morning is breakfast on the campfire and off to explore the camp. We have a nice lake, beach, miniature golf, duck pin bowling alley. We are only there until 1:30 and are doing quick sandwiches for lunch (trying to give you a time frame)

Does anyone have any Fairy themed stories for the camp fire of any other themed activities for the day. They girls will be wearing their wings for their travels around the camp on Saturday.

This sounds like so much fun -- can I come too??

I love how you are making "Fairy Houses" to sleep in -- great incorporation of the theme.

As for fairy stories, the easiest is to follow any of the Tinkerbell and her friends stories and themes (how the fairies change the seasons ... how a fairy is born when a baby first laughs, etc)

Of course you can take any campfire story and change the characters to fairies.

Good luck! and definitely come back here and tell us all about it! I think you are the first brave soul to go overnight camping with Daisies on here. We would like to try it next year, so I'd love to learn from you!