Daisy Doings

I don't blog much about Daisies, though I'm not sure why.  Well, one reason is I'm in no way a model Girl Scout leader and there are many sites out there that can better demonstrate how it's done.  Another is I don't really want to write about other people's children here much and so a discussion of our meetings would be very dry.  So, like last year, I thought I'd summarize what we've done this year by listing the patches we earned (it's all rather casual for patches, while badges have stricter requirements and are official, being worn on the front of tunics instead of just the back).  Of course, there's more to it than our list of fun patches below--like spilling popcorn on the floor at snack, playing in the bathrooms by trying to crawl into each other's stalls, singing at the top of their strong lungs as we march down the school hallways, playing "Jump Jack Jones" or whatever it's called over and over and over again, scurrying to locate coats and bags in the huge pile at the end of the meeting, all volunteering to start the GS promise, proudly distributing the snacks and drinks they bring, dressing up for our holiday Nutcracker party, and so much more . . . . I'm looking forward to Brownies next year!

Fun Patches:

• flag ceremony--learned how to conduct Girl Scout flag ceremony
• yoga--learned several poses and played Yoga Garden game
• arts and crafts--decorated the local library with our wonderful owl paintings
• baking--made candy for teachers and staff during winter holidays
• community service--visited to the senior living center
• hiking--went letterboxing in nearby park
• pumpkin picking--farm tour, pumpkin picking, and hayride
• horseback riding--stable tour with grooming lesson and horseback riding
• science and nature--bird sanctuary tour
• yarn crafts--paper-plate weaving at historic colonial house