You are full of enthusiasm to start leading a new troop of Girl Scout Daisies. When you check your roster, there are only two other girls listed besides your daughter. How can you recruit more girls? Here are 10 tips to help increase your ranks. 1. First of all, relax. Back to school is a busy time for everyone, and parents are working out the logistics of work and activities. Plus, not everyone is gung ho to start a kindergartener on a new activitiy when their chld is adjusting to a new…

For troops on a budget who want to earn badges, there are several retail establishments that will provide free Girl Scout field trips for your girls.

In a two-year curriculum, our troop only works on one journey per year, not making it easy for a girl to earn her Summit Award, which requires completion of all three journeys in any given level. S…

What a great way to kick off our first meeting and snack time together... creating our own Girl Scout gorp mix by sharing the qualities of what it takes to make a Girl Scout... By Patricia Harlow (Click HERE for full size copy) The girls seemed to enjoy their Girl Scout gorp snack.

Whether you are a new troop with limited funds or an established one who is saving their cookie money for a big trip or event, you can use any of these over 250 free Girl Scout patches and programs, resources and printables to save both time and money.

Are you the leader of a multi-level Girl Scout troop? Here is a free badge match up to help plan your meetings so your girls can earn the same type of badge together.

Girl Scout Leaders! Find over 200 ideas organized by badge to help your troop earn all the Daisy Petal badges. Tips for Leaders, cookie ideas and more!

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Girl Scout service project ideas: Collect Birthday Kits for the local food bank - especially great for Brownies!

Learn all about Girl Scout SWAPS- What are they? When do we make them, where do we bring them, what do we do with them?