Showing posts with label Silver Award. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Silver Award. Show all posts
Friday, May 15, 2015
Sewing with Girl Scouts--May Meeting
My heart swelled, yet broke slightly, at our monthly Girl Scout meeting tonight. The girls have been discussing Bronze and Silver Award projects, and they decided to make blankets and pillows for local hospitals. I could not come up with something "fun" for the meeting, so I decided we would start with the project. I bought 4 pieces of light fleece to make tie blankets, and Mom found some pieces of material to sew and make pillow cases. We realized we didn't have the stuffing, but we can do that later. I showed the girls how to cut and tie the blankets while she showed them how to sew a simple stitch/hem with the sewing machine. The first girl, who took to it quickly and easily, happens to have the same name as my niece. All I could think was . . . this should be my niece and her grandmother sewing together. Maybe some day it will be, but at the rate we are going, it won't. My heart broke slightly at this sight and thought. However, I was excited that both of us could share these skills with three (only three came tonight) beautiful young ladies.
Friday, September 19, 2014
1st Girl Scout Meeting of 2014-2015
Tonight, 6 of our 10 girls were able to meet.
We began with a get-to-know you activity (to just catch-up b/c it has been a while since we've been together). They chose a Skittle, and each color was assigned a memory--something more precious than gold, something that makes you feel warm, something that makes you cry, something that makes you laugh, etc. The girls had a great time with this.
We then had them look through ceremonies for Bridging and Investiture and plan their Awards and Bridging Ceremonies, which we will do at the beginning of October.
Finally, they began planning their Bronze/Silver project. With two levels, we are trying to kill two birds with one stone. We will have them do one project to accomplish both Awards.
We filled our time together, they had great conversations, and we can't wait to see what this year holds.
What have you done to kick-off the new Girl Scout year?
We began with a get-to-know you activity (to just catch-up b/c it has been a while since we've been together). They chose a Skittle, and each color was assigned a memory--something more precious than gold, something that makes you feel warm, something that makes you cry, something that makes you laugh, etc. The girls had a great time with this.
We then had them look through ceremonies for Bridging and Investiture and plan their Awards and Bridging Ceremonies, which we will do at the beginning of October.
Finally, they began planning their Bronze/Silver project. With two levels, we are trying to kill two birds with one stone. We will have them do one project to accomplish both Awards.
We filled our time together, they had great conversations, and we can't wait to see what this year holds.
What have you done to kick-off the new Girl Scout year?
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