Today we’re talking charity & giving! This episode is filled with ideas for a single meeting or other event (like a weekend day) that you can do with your girls who may be interested in doing good for the community this holiday season. Note: these can be done all year!!

https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/20-items-your-food-bank-needs-the-most/?srsltid=AfmBOopvtEFGOYmfNGX0C-kRLMWznnjv1H761lf97T9_JNB0ANPFNzkI

What has your troop done for charity and giving? Email us at thegirlscoutwaypod@gmail.com

Hey there y’all! Today we talk about the greatest American Institution, SWAPS. Ok maybe not the GREATEST, but still an amazing Girl Scout tradition that is seeing a resurgence! We love SWAPS and enjoy creating them with our girls.

What sort of SWAPS have you made? Share recipes and photos with us at thegirlscoutwaypod@gmail.com

Shout out to the Girl Scout History website!! https://gshistory.com/

Links for SWAP ideas:

https://www.gssc-mm.org/content/dam/gssc-mm-redesign/documents/SWAPS.pdf

https://www.pinterest.com/girlscoutsrv/swaps/

https://www.pinterest.com/modernmedieval/girl-scout-swap-ideas/

https://www.gscwm.org/content/dam/gscwm-redesign/documents/Simple%20Crafts%20and%20SWAPS.pdf

Juliette Gordon Low SWAP

Material for 1 SWAP:

• 1 green button
• 2 skin tone pony beads (i drew a face on 1)
• 1 white tri-bead (the bead with the 3 lobes)
• 6 green tri-beads
• 1 green pony bead
• Embroidery Floss

Assemble:

• String 1 skin tone pony bead on the floss and then fold in half so the bead holds the others in place
• String the 6 green tri beads on the doubled up floss
• String 1 white tri bead on the doubled up floss
• String 1 skin tone pony bead on the doubled up floss
• Separate the 2 halves of the floss, and string one half through one hole of the button and one through the other hole in the button to make a hat that sits straight on JGL’s head
• String the single green pony bead on the two halves of the floss, creating the top of the hat
• Tie the string to a safety pin

Hey all! We’re back with managing girl behavior (the negative kind). Negative behavior in meetings or outings can be tough to deal with, so we give you some tools to help get things under control, or at least a semblance of control.

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