Daisy Girl Scout Leaders

[daisy2jae]

has anyone used the educational programs from Modern Woodmen that are free for activities? Ecology Awareness Program, Exercise and Nutrition Program, Financial Literacy, Patriotic Civics Program, Safety and Life Skills Program? They are free and come with everything you need. You get a manual and everything needed (booklets for the kids, handouts, and some come with a jump rope-magnets-piggy bank craft-pencils-magnifying glasses) I just ordered some for our troop and I'm hoping that will give us some neat projects to use towards fun patches and then the only cost we'll have is the fun patch.

 

[purpleorchids]

We participated in the nut sales and made $157 profit! This is a great start for our troop.

wow great job!

has anyone used the educational programs from Modern Woodmen that are free for activities? Ecology Awareness Program, Exercise and Nutrition Program, Financial Literacy, Patriotic Civics Program, Safety and Life Skills Program? They are free and come with everything you need. You get a manual and everything needed (booklets for the kids, handouts, and some come with a jump rope-magnets-piggy bank craft-pencils-magnifying glasses) I just ordered some for our troop and I'm hoping that will give us some neat projects to use towards fun patches and then the only cost we'll have is the fun patch.

never heard it before. I would love to get some of the manuals. Can you tell me where to sign up.

That is great! I am hoping maybe we make enough to help out our account and go bowling. There is a bowling patch that we can get.

We have our meetings weekly so we need to get some extra money to help with supplies. We try to do a craft and a snack that goes with our garden book chapter. We thought we could just earn the petals as we do the things in the journey.

Wow a meeting a week. I don't think I would be able to handle that but I think it's great. right now I am doing one meeting and one outing a month. Our first meeting is Monday. I am going to make cupcakes but let the girls decorate them to celebrate Juliette's birthday.

I stopped by the GS store here and went ahead and bought the Daisy CD by Melinda Caroll. I liked a lot of the songs in there. A couple of songs I have on another kids CD though. I really like that they also have it just instrumental so you can have them sing with out the words if needed. It was fun looking at all the patches and fun patches. But was wondering if anyone found some place online maybe a little less expensive? I know a lot of the money we will be getting will go to arts and crafts since not many parents have any items to donate.

 

[runinggirl78]

My first parent meeting is Wednesday and I am so excited! I think Iwill have about 7 girls or so. Still no co leader. I am putting together packets today with an introductory letter from me and schedule of our meetings. I am going to have each mom sign up to bring snack...still debating if I should have her come that week and do a craft ( I think there is a fun badge the girl could earn for that. Kind of like Hosting!)

I am tryign to come up with an activity though. With no co leader I will be running the meeting and trying to keep the girls busy. My thought is a quick meeting and let them color daisy coloring pages ( boring I know) or provide construction paper and have them draw what they like to do. Then the moms can do a craft with them...like decorate cupcakes or do a Halloween craft. I think I Like the cupcake idea and learn the friendship squeeze.

 

[Suellen]

Would anyone be interested in a forum dedicated to Daisy scout leaders?

 

[Suellen]

Okay I FINALLY got a co-leader AND a full troop! Woot!

I am meeting with my co-leader on Wednesday and we have an area Leader Meeting on Tuesday. We are FINALLY getting things going.

 

[skw444]

Would anyone be interested in a forum dedicated to Daisy scout leaders?

I would be! This is my second go around as a Daisy leader and I learned so much the first time around, but it's great to talk to other Daisy leaders and hear their ideas.

 

[Suellen]

Hope it is okay to post it here. http://www.momlympics.com/daisybb/index.php

 

[Marshay]

has anyone used the educational programs from Modern Woodmen that are free for activities? Ecology Awareness Program, Exercise and Nutrition Program, Financial Literacy, Patriotic Civics Program, Safety and Life Skills Program? They are free and come with everything you need. You get a manual and everything needed (booklets for the kids, handouts, and some come with a jump rope-magnets-piggy bank craft-pencils-magnifying glasses) I just ordered some for our troop and I'm hoping that will give us some neat projects to use towards fun patches and then the only cost we'll have is the fun patch.

Haven't heard of this but will have to look it up

Okay I FINALLY got a co-leader AND a full troop! Woot!

I am meeting with my co-leader on Wednesday and we have an area Leader Meeting on Tuesday. We are FINALLY getting things going.

YEah!!! So glad for you.

Hope it is okay to post it here. http://www.momlympics.com/daisybb/index.php

I will check this out. I admit I like my DIS since I'm on here anyway each day, not sure how often I would go to yet another site...

 

[Marshay]

Ok, I checked out the Modern Woodmen and it says:

"General Information About Modern Woodmen

Modern Woodmen of America is a fraternal benefit society based in Rock Island, Ill. Modern Woodmen serves more than 750,000 members nationwide, offering life insurance, annuity, investment and banking products, along with fraternal member benefits for families and their communities. "

I did see where they offer free educational program literature but I'd question what you have to do in return...

If anyone tries this, plese let me know how it goes. The last thing I want is some insurance salesmen trying to recruit me to by insurance...

 

[purpleorchids]

My first parent meeting is Wednesday and I am so excited! I think Iwill have about 7 girls or so. Still no co leader. I am putting together packets today with an introductory letter from me and schedule of our meetings. I am going to have each mom sign up to bring snack...still debating if I should have her come that week and do a craft ( I think there is a fun badge the girl could earn for that. Kind of like Hosting!)

I am tryign to come up with an activity though. With no co leader I will be running the meeting and trying to keep the girls busy. My thought is a quick meeting and let them color daisy coloring pages ( boring I know) or provide construction paper and have them draw what they like to do. Then the moms can do a craft with them...like decorate cupcakes or do a Halloween craft. I think I Like the cupcake idea and learn the friendship squeeze.

I will be decorating cupcakes too but in celebration for Juliette Low's birthday which is on halloween or the day before - need to double check. I also found a poem on her that also tells them who she was that I will read to them then I was thinking of making animal masks out of paper plates if we have time. They will also be doing the daisy coloring pages before the meeting until everyone arrives. Mine is tomorrow and I sure hope it goes well. I have a co-leader but so far I have done all the work. I do need to get with her to break some of this stuff out. I have 7 girls too. Maybe we can do a letter swap or something next year...I think that will be the friendship petal to every girl.

Hope it is okay to post it here. http://www.momlympics.com/daisybb/index.php

oh what a great idea. & congrats on your new troop

 

[daisy2jae]

Ok, I checked out the Modern Woodmen and it says:

"General Information About Modern Woodmen

Modern Woodmen of America is a fraternal benefit society based in Rock Island, Ill. Modern Woodmen serves more than 750,000 members nationwide, offering life insurance, annuity, investment and banking products, along with fraternal member benefits for families and their communities. "

I did see where they offer free educational program literature but I'd question what you have to do in return...

If anyone tries this, plese let me know how it goes. The last thing I want is some insurance salesmen trying to recruit me to by insurance...

I got the order forms and had the programs shipped to me. I have extras if anyone wants me to mail you the form. The schools, safety town program, just for kids, boys and girls club, and local preschools have used them here. I'm using the safety program next month for our daisy meeting.

 

[kelann7]

There is a local Council event coming up that I'm interested in going to. I'm going to send the parents information about it this week. It is on a Saturday at a local park.

My question is do I tell the girls about it at this meeting or wait and let the parents tell them? This is an optional event - we won't be going together as a troop - if any parent wants to bring their child - we will all just meet there. We are not riding together. So, it is up to the parent if they want to attend or not. They may have something else already planned for that day. So, I would hate to talk it up and get the girls excited about it and then the parent says that they can't go and the child bugs the parent about it. Know what I mean?

This is the first event of this type that any of us are participating in.

Thanks.

Kelly

 

[acklepwifey]

There is a local Council event coming up that I'm interested in going to. I'm going to send the parents information about it this week. It is on a Saturday at a local park.

My question is do I tell the girls about it at this meeting or wait and let the parents tell them? This is an optional event - we won't be going together as a troop - if any parent wants to bring their child - we will all just meet there. We are not riding together. So, it is up to the parent if they want to attend or not. They may have something else already planned for that day. So, I would hate to talk it up and get the girls excited about it and then the parent says that they can't go and the child bugs the parent about it. Know what I mean?

This is the first event of this type that any of us are participating in.

Thanks.

Kelly

If I were you, I would just contact the parents on this one. I was slightly confused about Council Sponsored Events myself, so I asked around. If you don't make it troop mandatory but still participate with some of your troop, you NEED a permission slip!! I was told that if you meet with your troop at anytime or place other than your regular scheduled meeting, a permission slip is required, even if you don't go together as a troop. So I would email or call all the parents 2 weeks before the event and get a list together of how many are willing to take their girl to this event. From there you can send your general permission slip to you Daisy Consultant in your SU but make sure its within proper notice. I was told to send in our permission slip via email at least 2 weeks in advance. So check with your SU and see if this is the same. Also if there is a cost per girl for the event, I was advised to let the parent pay for the girl and not to take from the troop funds. The only thing troop funds should be spent on are things for the ENTIRE troop, not just a few who attended an event. Hope this helps!!!

 

[kelann7]

If I were you, I would just contact the parents on this one. I was slightly confused about Council Sponsored Events myself, so I asked around. If you don't make it troop mandatory but still participate with some of your troop, you NEED a permission slip!! I was told that if you meet with your troop at anytime or place other than your regular scheduled meeting, a permission slip is required, even if you don't go together as a troop. So I would email or call all the parents 2 weeks before the event and get a list together of how many are willing to take their girl to this event. From there you can send your general permission slip to you Daisy Consultant in your SU but make sure its within proper notice. I was told to send in our permission slip via email at least 2 weeks in advance. So check with your SU and see if this is the same. Also if there is a cost per girl for the event, I was advised to let the parent pay for the girl and not to take from the troop funds. The only thing troop funds should be spent on are things for the ENTIRE troop, not just a few who attended an event. Hope this helps!!!

Well, the event that I wanted to go to is FULL! So, before I could even register, it filled up and so, we can't go. I am so disappointed. I asked them to schedule another day, but they said that they can't do that.

I had decided to just tell the parents and not the girls and yes, the parents would pay their own way. These events I consider to be an "extra" and we don't have enough money in our troop fund for any "extras".

Thanks.

Kelly

 

[Familyof4lovesDW]

Well, the event that I wanted to go to is FULL! So, before I could even register, it filled up and so, we can't go. I am so disappointed. I asked them to schedule another day, but they said that they can't do that.

I had decided to just tell the parents and not the girls and yes, the parents would pay their own way. These events I consider to be an "extra" and we don't have enough money in our troop fund for any "extras".

Thanks.

Kelly

Sorry that you could not get into your event. I have noticed that you need to act fast for the girls to get to do some of the things offered.

We told our parents about the event we went to on Saturday. It was $1 per girl, which the parents had to pay, then it was $1 for a Julliette Lowe Birthday Celebration patch, which the troop paid. The only bad thing was you had to RSVP ahead of time to get the patches and we had a girl not show up after we bought her a patch because her mom said she was coming She did not call or anything. We cannot afford any "extras" either.

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.

 

[LisaNJ25]

Sorry that you could not get into your event. I have noticed that you need to act fast for the girls to get to do some of the things offered.

We told our parents about the event we went to on Saturday. It was $1 per girl, which the parents had to pay, then it was $1 for a Julliette Lowe Birthday Celebration patch, which the troop paid. The only bad thing was you had to RSVP ahead of time to get the patches and we had a girl not show up after we bought her a patch because her mom said she was coming She did not call or anything. We cannot afford any "extras" either.

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.

What I do with my troops is any potions of a trip the troop pays and you dont show up, you need to reimburse the troop. I got tired of getting burned so many times.

For patches.. Sometimes I have put them in a pretty baggie, We have made daisy bouquets, one year had an ice cream party and put them on felt ice cream cones.

I call each girl up and give them to them all at one.. I don't call out each individual badge we earned.


I am going thru that now.. We have 1 petal left to earn and than we are moving on to the journeys. I have some girls who have 4 or 5 petals left from not showing up to meeting. I have asked parents to work on home with them but so far only one has.

 

[kelann7]

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

 

[daisy2jae]

any websites that give good ideas to earn the petals?

 

[daisy2jae]

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?

 

[kelann7]

Yes, the police station visit would count to earn the magenta petal. Or you can see if a police officer will come to your meeting and speak to the group. I think this is easier than doing field trips. One of the girls in my troop has a father who is a police officer, so I'm going to ask him to come speak at one of our meetings. If he can't, then I'll try to find someone else to come as a guest speaker.

Google - Daisy Girl Scout Petals - and you will find lots of information - I found several sites with lots of good ideas, however I didn't save them as a favorite, so I don't remember how to get back to them.

Kelly