This Christmas my family helped make snowmen tray favors for our local nursing home. They are easy and fun to make... just color in the snowmen, cut them out, fold up the two sides and glue in a piece of candy (I used two pieces of Hersey mini bars) and then glue the top together. I used a tiny dab of hot glue. 

Here is a FREE download so you can make your own. 

Great for scout troops, classrooms, clubs, etc. For younger kids I would let them color them in and then I did the rest. Older kids can do all of the steps.

Happy crafting for a cause!

 

Super cute T-shirts and sweatshirts

for your HTV & SVG designs...

Best fitted T-shirt... 

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These do run small so I usually size up one size.

Best sweatshirt...

I love the look of this California Wave Hoodie,

the neck and hem are so cute and they are really soft!

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Who loves girl scouts? And who has some littles that get to tag along to meetings, events and activities? Now you can make your little "tagalong" a darling shirt with these FREE svg and pdf files.

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This is a FREE design illustrated by me. This is for personal use only and not for profit of any sort. Mass production and or commercial use of this design is not allowed.

Visit my etsy shop to view all my instant download and custom designs for your Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops.

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Happy crafting!

Amelia's Girl Scout Silver Award Project.

Amelia spoke to 5 classrooms at two different elementary schools and two girl scout troops. Overall sharing her information with 138 kids.

Below is the speech she presented and the coloring book she wrote and Illustrated herself. She handed out the coloring books to all the kids to take home. She also played a game called guess how long this take to decompose, she showed an item and the kids guessed. Most of the kids were very surprised how many years most items take to decompose.
Her speech...
     This is about plastic water bottles and how they affect the earth. Originally people thought using plastic water bottles was crazy, since we have our own running water at home that we just pull a handle and comes out. Why buy that bottled up right?

But through convincing and persuading , we now believe that bottled water is safer than tap water. But that might not be the case most brands just use tap water and filter it. A lot of people fall for words like "spring" or "natural" and assume its good for them. 
   
  Lets assume you buy bottled water and let it sit out for a very long time. The water could possible absorb the chemicals coming from the plastic, making it harmful to you. On another note, even if you do recycle, there is a chance that bottle could end up in the ocean, or some landfill in another country. The best plan to stop all those risks is just to use a reusable water bottle. Then, you would never have to use another plastic bottle again.

This stuff applies to pretty much all plastics, so there are different things you can do to eliminate different types of plastics. For example, when you are at a restaurant, avoid using plastic straws.
 
   In general avoid using things like plastic utensils, plastic water bottles, sandwich bags, plastic gloves, shopping bags, straws and styrofoam cups and plates. In conclusion, saying no to plastic water bottles will help the environment. Don't forget to use your reusable water bottle whenever you can!

I did this project for my Girl Scout silver award. To get this award, you have to work 50 hours and make a positive change in the world.

Click here to read my comic book, written and illustrated by me!

Now that you've read my book, share it with your family and friends to spread the word!
 

Amelia made these water bottle swaps for each child to remind them to use reusable water bottles.

Girl Scouts SWAP - Bow and Arrow - How To Video

My troop made this SWAP a year ago when we did archery for the first time.

These SWAPS are so cute and super easy to make. Check out my youtube video with step-by-step instructions on how to make these fun bow and arrow SWAPS.

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Girl Scout SWAPS - Weather Forecaster

My Junior troop is going to make these Girl Scout SWAPS for our all school troop bonfire. These SWAPS are so cute and super easy to make. Check out my youtube video with step-by-step instructions on how to make these cute Weather Forecaster SWAPS.

Need to make the tags for this SWAP?

Download the free PDF file here.

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Just print them out and write your troop # and the date at the bottom. Then cut them out, punch a hole and 
attach them to your SWAP.

Happy SWAP Trading!

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BOY AND A GIRL IN A LITTLE CANOE

Growing up I went to Girl Scout camp many times, I even worked at camp one summer at age 16 as a lifeguard. I always loved the all camp fire at the end of every week. It was always a bit emotional as we said good-bye to our new friends and good times at camp.

There are several songs that I remember and feel a bit melancholy about.
Below are the words to one of my favorite songs...

BOY AND A GIRL IN A LITTLE CANOE

There’s a boy and a girl in a little canoe,

with the moon shining all around

they paddled and paddled slow,

you couldn't hear a sound

So, they talked and they talked, 'til the moon grew dim

He said, "You better kiss me or get out and swim!"

So, whatcha gonna do in a little canoe,

with the moon shining all a-

girl paddlin’ all a-

boy swimming all around?

Smart girl!

Need more Girl Scout song ideas? Below is a link to a PDF I that created with Brownie songs. I'm happy to share these with you.

Click here to download a PDF of Girl Scout Brownie songs.

Girl Scouts turned 100!

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Our school celebrated the GS 100th year with an all troop GS party at the school last Friday. 

Each grade level planned a station: SWAPS, tattoos, cupcakes, crafts and a group dance party (the 5th grade troop taught us all a dance). 

We had three high school GS girls come speak to us and had group photos with a 100 year sign. It was a great party, the girls seemed to have a lot of fun!

Since this was a birthday bash we asked all the girls to bring coloring books and crayons as a "gift" that we will donate to the STL Children's hospital. Having fun and giving to our community... it's all good!

What a great memory I got to share with my girls and all our scouts!

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