Happy Girl Scout Week!

We have created exciting activities for every day of the week so your troop can celebrate! These activities can occur this week, or you can review them to potentially use in future meetings. It’s always a good time to celebrate our Girl Scout traditions.

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  • Sunday, March 9: Spirit Sunday

    Today’s theme: Starting off Girl Scout week is Spirit Sunday. Spirit Sunday encourages Girl Scouts to spread joy through simple acts of kindness. Choose one or a few of the activities below to spread theGirl Scout spirit.

    • Bake a sweet treat and give it as a surprise to a neighbor or friend.

    • Donate books to the nearest Little Free Library to you. Find the nearest Little Free Library to you

    • Get creative and write some affirmations on a nearby sidewalk 

    • Help a friend or neighbor finish a project they’re struggling to complete!

    • Leave a kind and encouraging note for someone to find in your house

    • Show kindness to yourself and practice some self care

    • Ask a friend how you can be kind to them today
  • Monday, March 10th: Affirmation Monday

    Today’s Theme: Affirmation Monday, the second day of Girl Scout Week, is all about spreading joy and encouragement. Affirmations are words of emotional support, and sharing them aligns with so much of the Girl Scout Law, like being caring, friendly, and considerate.

    • Create and send an affirmation card to a friend,neighbor, or family member.

    • Affirmations are for you too! Think of words you needto hear, write them out, and display them at home.

    • Text or call someone you have not talked to in a while.Tell them what you love about them!

    • Create a piece of art that includes words of encouragement.

    • Think of a book, movie, or show that encourages you.Share it with someone who hasn’t seen or read it yet.

    • Think of a creative way to share a encouragement without using words. Then go do it!

    • Have an affirmation circle in your next troop meeting.Stand in a circle, and say something encouraging to the person to your right. Everyone in the circle gets affirmed!

  • Tuesday March 11th: Troop Tuesday

    Today’s Theme: Troop Tuesday celebrates all of the lasting friendship made during your Girl Scout experience! So many friendships start and grow within Girl Scouts. Take today to check in with your troop and Girl Scout sisters. See how you can support each other!

    • Plan and have a friendship night! Gather together with your friends, play games, dance, and have fun.

    • Make a friendship and Girl Scout classic, the friendship bracelet! Make a bunch and give them out.

    • Think of your best friend and all they add to your life.Write them a letter thanking them for their friendship.

    • Watch a movie that celebrates friendship. What can you learn from it to bring to your own friendships?

    • Think of your own life and how you need support from your friends. Name a way your friends can support you and tell them! Being a good friend includes letting your friends take care of you.

    • Look up the history of flower languages, like in the Junior Flower badge. Find out which flowers represent friendship and have a bouquet making party with your troop.

  • Wednesday, March 12th: National Girl Scout Day

    Today’s Theme: Happy National Girl Scout Day! Girl Scout Day celebrates the anniversary, or birthday, of the Girl Scouts organization. On March12, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low officially registered the organization’s first 18 members in Savannah, Georgia. How will you celebrate?

    • Have a birthday party for the Girl Scouts! Bake a cake, decorate, play games, and celebrate!

    • Make SWAPS as a troop. SWAPS stands for Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned Somewhere.Create them together as a troop and trade with other Girl Scouts. Here are some ideas!

    • Wear your Girl Scout gear out and about today. Share your Girl Scout experience with anyone curious!

    • Learn about the founder of Girl Scouts, Juliette Gordon Low. What about her inspires you? Also research, Josephine Holloway, the founder of the first Black GirlScout troop in Nashville. What can we learn from her legacy? How can you celebrate the work of both women?

  • Thursday, March 13th: Thankful Thursday

    Today’s Theme: Thankful Thursday is all about sharing and practicing gratitude.Everyone has someone in their life who made a big difference. That someone could be a friend, role model, family member, and even a fellow Girl Scout. Share your love and appreciation for people and life!

    • Set a timer for 2 minutes and write down as many things you are grateful for as you can. Share what you wrote with a friend!

    • Who is someone in history you’re grateful for? Write them a thank you note, even if you can’t send it.

    • Write a classic thank you note to someone you appreciate. Give specifics on what they mean to you!

    • Have a gratitude party with your troop! Everyone bring one small thing they are grateful for to share with everyone. Explain why it means a lot to you.

    • Create a piece of art inspired by someone who made a difference in your life. How does it represent them and their impact on you?

    • Think of an act of service you could do to show your gratitude. Make a plan, gather the needed materials, and make it happen!

  • Friday, March 14th: Flash Forward Friday

    Today’s Theme: Friday of Girl Scout week encourages Girl Scouts to dream about the future! Spend Flash Forward Friday thinking of goals for future. Girl Scouts can dream about what they want to accomplish in Girl Scouts, school, activities, or even future careers.

    • Have a craft night with your troop and make collage vision boards! It’s up to the troop to decide the focus of the vision boards.

    • Think of a career you may want to pursue. Shadow or interview someone with that job!

    • Plan a future activity for your troop! Work together to make a plan, budget, and assign tasks.

    • Set a timer and list out all the ways Girl Scouts is preparing you for the future. Share with your troop what you wrote down.

    • Think of an adult in your life that you respect. Write out a list of questions for them about how they got to where they are in life. Sit down with them and ask the questions. Their answers may surprise you!

    • Write yourself a letter to open in a year. Write yourself encouragements and what you hope is true in a year.

  • Saturday, March 15th: Service Saturday

    Today’s Theme: Service Saturday wraps up Girl Scout Week. Girl Scouts are known for their dedication to lending a helping hand and being considerate and caring. Service Saturday is a time for getting involved in the community and helping out!

    • List your favorite things about your community. Based on that list, come up with another list of projects that could help encourage those pieces of your community.

    • Learn about Take Action projects! Pair up with an older Girl Scout troop or Highest Awards alumni to learn how they made an impact in their community.

    • Think of how you can protect the natural environment in your community. Participate in a project that helps nature!

    • Think about needs in your community. What are they? Plan to meet with a local professional to learn about community needs. Ask them to give you ideas for service projects, then make a plan!

    • Is there something you’ve learned to make in Girl Scouts that could help others? Think of a craft or recipe you and your troop could make and distribute together as an act of kindness.

  • Girl Scout Faith Celebrations

    If your troop chooses, certain days of Girl Scout week can also be celebrated as faith celebrations. Girl Scout faith celebrations encourage the connection between Girl Scouts and their faith. On Girl Scout Sunday, Girl Scout Jummah (Friday), and Girl Scout Sabbath (Saturday), Girl Scouts are encouraged to connect their faith to the Girl Scout law and sharing their experiences with faith with their troop. Faith celebrations give Girl Scouts a time to share about their faith with each other without pressure or judgement.This is also a time for Girl Scouts to thank their faith community and the impact faith has on their lives. Here are some ideas for celebrating! Which ones will you choose?

    • Make and share a food usually prepared for a religious holiday in your tradition.

    • Introduce your troop to a leader in your faith community. Ask them to share about the faith, and your troop can share about Girl Scouts

    • Lead the troop through a part of a religious ceremony or tradition, or visit a service as a troop.

    • Bring in clothes or decorations used in a religious holiday or ceremony to show the troop.

    • Create a poster showing the similar values between your faith and the Girl Scout Promise and Law.