daisy scouts ??

[bsblady01]

does anyone here have a little girl that is in daisy scouts. my five year old came home with the paper today and the first meeting is Monday night. my older daughter and son did not do scouts. I also did not do scouts.

I want to get her into something for the winter but I don't know a lot about it. so if any of you have any good info about it that would be great.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

does anyone here have a little girl that is in daisy scouts. my five year old came home with the paper today and the first meeting is Monday night. my older daughter and son did not do scouts. I also did not do scouts.

I want to get her into something for the winter but I don't know a lot about it. so if any of you have any good info about it that would be great.

Daisy scout is the group that Girl Scouts formed (originally for younger sisters of brownies or Girls Scouts).

This is from Wikipedia, but a fairly accurate description:
Girl Scout Daisy is the initial level of Girl Scouting. Named for Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low, GS Daisies are in kindergarten and first grade (around ages 5–6).[3][4] They typically meet in groups of ten girls with two adult leaders who help the girls plan activities to introduce them to Girl Scouts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Membership_levels_of_the_Girl_Scouts_of_the_USA

 

[NewRVLady]

I would not do this until Brownies
Like 3-4 th grade

 

[bsblady01]

I would not do this until Brownies
Like 3-4 th grade

will she miss out on anything if I wait

 

[PrincessShmoo]

will she miss out on anything if I wait

IMO, no. For years (before Daisy scouts were formed) many girls didn't start scouting until Brownies. Or even Girl Scout level.

There's plenty of time to "get her involved" with things. She's starting in the new world of school, right?

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

Starting at brownies is a great time

 

[bsblady01]

IMO, no. For years (before Daisy scouts were formed) many girls didn't start scouting until Brownies. Or even Girl Scout level.

There's plenty of time to "get her involved" with things. She's starting in the new world of school, right?

this is true

 

[NewRVLady]

Isn't kindergarten a huge change for a child? Just don't think they need more to do (shrug)

I did Scouts 3rd- 8th grade loved it.....

 

[bsblady01]

Isn't kindergarten a huge change for a child? Just don't think they need more to do (shrug)

I did Scouts 3rd- 8th grade loved it.....

it is a huge change from being in preschool for four hours a day to being in school all day

 

[Funfire240]

We have Daisies at our school and my daughter has been in since kindergarten and I have been assistant leader. She is now a Brownie in 2nd grade and it has been a great experience. She had a wonderful head leader and I think that makes the difference. In kindergarten the meetings were once a month in the evenings and they did fun crafts and games along with learning to earn badges. She has formed some great friendships, it helped her overcome the shyness of being in school and i have been able to get to know a lot of parents through it as well. I feel it has been a great opportunity in our school.

 

[joannamet]

My daughter started as a kindergarten Daisy and is now a 5th grade Junior. I've been asst leader off and on and now I'm the troop leader. We love girl scouts. There's something really special and unique about girl scouts, particularly in our modern world. Girl Scouting today focuses on providing leadership opportunities that girls may not get in other settings. The girls learn to work effectively in a group and take on different roles. Plus, its really fun.

My daughter said to tell you, "Starting Girl Scouts as a Daisy and continuing in Girl Scouts has been on the of the best life lessons I could have. I've learned to help people and make the community a better place."

I find it interesting when people imply that your daughter is too young or she has too much going on now already. Daisy Girl Scouts is designed specifically for her age group and the activities are entirely age appropriate. Usually, troops only meet once or twice a month so its not a huge commitment.

I say give it a try.

 

[bsblady01]

My daughter started as a kindergarten Daisy and is now a 5th grade Junior. I've been asst leader off and on and now I'm the troop leader. We love girl scouts. There's something really special and unique about girl scouts, particularly in our modern world. Girl Scouting today focuses on providing leadership opportunities that girls may not get in other settings. The girls learn to work effectively in a group and take on different roles. Plus, its really fun.

My daughter said to tell you, "Starting Girl Scouts as a Daisy and continuing in Girl Scouts has been on the of the best life lessons I could have. I've learned to help people and make the community a better place."

I find it interesting when people imply that your daughter is too young or she has too much going on now already. Daisy Girl Scouts is designed specifically for her age group and the activities are entirely age appropriate. Usually, troops only meet once or twice a month so its not a huge commitment.

I say give it a try.

thank you

 

[wilkeliza]

I was a daisy! Some of my best school friends were also in the program. I remember really enjoy myself as it was more time that I got to hang out with them. You don't miss anything waiting but you can form deeper bonds with your troop the earlier you start.

 

[Hrhpd]

As a first grade teacher, you have great resources right there in your own classroom. You should ask your student's parents how the Daisy group is in your school.

I have found that the experience is only as good as the leader, especially in the very young groups.

 

[trip]

If you and your daughter want to do it I'm sure she will have fun. You can even volunteer to help! Daisy scouts are now for K & 1st graders. I was a brownie leader for my 2 older DDs then it was for grades 1-3. I always felt that age/ability range was just too wide. My youngest DD was in a K only Daisy troop and she had fun. She continued through Brownies but then had other activities that filled her time. Now my DGD is in a K-1 Daisy Troop and she loves it! In fact, in 3 weeks she is going on an overnight troop camping trip with their moms at a local scout camp. I say let her try it - it doesn't have to be a lifetime commitment!

 

[dotfurio]

The scout experience depends on the leader. Daisies is K-1, Brownies 2-3, Juniors 4-5, Cadettes 6-8, and a couple more levels after that. My oldest joined in 2nd and went though 8th. I ended up becoming her leader when the leader decided to quit.

My youngest was in a Daisy troop for K. They were great leaders and did a lot of fun stuff and she loved it. Then all the Daisies bridged to Brownies but mine was only in 1st grade, so they just bumped her up rather than having only 1 daisy. Then it really was hard on her because she was the youngest brownie, couldn't even read, and wasn't ready for the next level stuff. They also like to do a lot of overnight camping at the beach and mountains and only a limited number of chaperones were allowed to attend. There's no way I was letting my 1st grader go out of town on a sleepover for a weekend without me. So we ended up quitting. Another thing I didn't like is the sales push - it felt like as soon as we ended the fall sale we barely had a break before the cookies started and went til the end of the school year. But troops have to get their money somewhere for materials and activities...

I don't know if yours is an already established troop, but what GS likes to do around here is send those flyers out to schools where there isn't a troop, wait for all the parents and excited kids to show up, and then announce they need 2 parents to volunteer as troop leaders.

 

[NewRVLady]

We did NOT camp as Brownies
We started in 5 th grade- just locally
We did out of state camping 7th & 8Th. grades

I agree about a good leader- ours was wonderful
My son did not have a good leader in Cub Scouts- we only did one year

 

[dotfurio]

Yeah, my oldest daughter's troop camped in the leader's backyard once in 3rd, and then we didn't camp again until 5th grade at a nature preserve 30 min away and even then all the parents came - we just made it a family thing with girl scout badge activities. I was a little surprised when my youngest's troop camped so early, but it seems like the leaders are big campers/backpackers so it's just their thing.

 

[FairestOfThemAll37]

I was a Daisy, our troop stayed together through high the highest level and earned the Gold Award. It was a really great experience.

As PPs have pointed out, the leader can make or break a troop. We were really lucky and were able to achieve something pretty amazing for a group of young ladies. The programs we founded for our Gold Award are still in effect almost 20 years later!

 

[NHdisneylover]

I would not do this until Brownies
Like 3-4 th grade

Every child is different in what they enjoy, and what type of leader's you have can make a world of difference in scouting.

My daughter started as a Brownie in first grade (back before they changed the programming levels) and graduated last year having stuck with it all teh way through. She attended two national conventions (one as a delegate), etc. She is now officially a "life long girl scout" (you can buy the lifetime membership at half price the year they graduate) and is in on a couple of committees for both the council her college is in and the one she was last in as a scout.

She obviously loved scouting and still does. She credits it with giving her the confidence to do a lot of things when school was wearing her down and eroding it and with giving her consistency through her moves. It was much easier for her to make friends in scouts than in the larger classroom setting. Her best friends in first and second grade were in her grade at school, but they did not connect until during scout meetings when the number of kids was less overwhelming and the focus more friendly.

Her one reegret? That I did not know about Daisies and she never got to be in that level. Personally, if the child is not overloaded with activities already, I doubt Daisies (which rarely meet more than every other week and are very social) is going to be too much for a kindergartner.