Exchanges
S.W.A.P.S.are enjoyed in person at events. You can also arrange these through Swap groups with others around the world. There are also...
Flexibility is key
You have meeting (or camp or event) planned out to the minute but nothing seems to go as you planned... Yes this will happen often. You...
You volunteered, now what?
Either you have known since childhood that you would one day be a girl scout leader (like me) or you may have been convinced at a...
How do you keep older girls from quitting
I touched on this a bit with the "Multi-level benefits " post. Perhaps this is more info... Kids get much busier in middle school and...
Multi-level Troop Funds
I have been asked by several how do you keep track of multi-level funds to make sure they are divided up among the levels. I don't! It...
Service Unit Meetings
A well run service unit meeting should be an hour. You can have optional instruction or share time after you have concluded the important...
Clothes Swap
We found this to be a fun activity we added to our fall lock-in. Also ends up a service project. Inform parents at last a month in...
Fundraising beyond Cookies
Many troops want to travel, do more expensive field trips, or have low income families who can't afford dues. Therefore fundraising is...
Acquiring new co-leaders
I have heard from many people that they have a difficult time getting co-leaders to help with their troop. I have not had much of an...
Name Tags
Most experts say that children should never wear anything with their real name on it due to predators using that information to try and...
