Each girl should trace their hand with one of the pieces
of paper and cut it out. Then glue the hand onto the second sheet of construction
paper. Bend down the thumb and pinky to form the Girl Scout sign (three
fingers up).
Fold paper in half to form cards. Decorate for Birthday.
Open the pin and have the girls place the gold and silver
beads on the pin.
Close the pin. Twist together the blue, green and white
floss. Use a small
piece of tape to hold the end together and thread through
the circle end
of the pin and tie a knot. Then exchange the pins with
our new friends.
1. String beads onto string.
2. Show the girls how to tie a square knot at the ends
of the string.
(Right over Left & Left over Right)
3. Dip end of feather into glue & slide into a bead.
4. Let dry.
1. Cut 2 1" pieces from the orange chenille stem.
2. Twist one small piece around each end to form the
feet.
3. Wrap the stem around the large end of the pinecone.
4. Dip the ends of the feathers into glue & place
in between the "petals"
near the large end of the pinecone.
5. Fold the red stem in half & bend down 1" to form
the head.
6. Twist the end around the narrow end of the pinecone.
7. Glue "eyes" on either side of chenille stem.
1. Pour Birdseed into the pie pan.
2. "Butter" the pinecone with peanut butter.
3. Roll the pinecone in the birdseed
4. Attach 12" string to hang
Place 2 cotton balls in center of filter, fold coffee
filter in half, and form the head of the angel by making a ball and using
the ribbon to tie it up. You can place a small loop in the center of the
ribbon to use as a hanger, then tie the bow in front. Split the coffee
filter up the back and fold the "wings" in accordion pleats. Secure with
a spot of glue as needed. The angel is finished by putting on the gold
halo and a face if you want to.
Place the plates right sides together. Use several clothespins
to hold the
plates together and punch holes approximately 1 inch
apart. The girls
can color pictures on the outside of the plates. Then
they glue on the
crepe paper between the holes. Wrap tape around the yarn
to form a
needle. Place the 2 bells in between the plates. Teach
the girls to use
an overcast stitch to sew the plates together. We usually
sing and dance
and use their tambourines to keep time.
Cut out center of paper plate so you have just a ring.
I do this prior to the meeting. Then cut out circles with the red construction
paper and heart
shapes out of pink paper. Paste whole Doilies and cut
up doilies to both
sides of circles/hearts. Decorate with glitter. Punch
hole in top and hole
in ring, affix with yarn. Attach a hanger thread for
mobile.
1. Cut 2" Hearts from the red felt
2. Glue pompon onto felt
3. Glue eyes onto pompon
4. Separate flower center into 2 individual
stems.
5. Glue into place as antenna
Before the meeting I usually fold construction paper in
half lenghtwise
and place the cookie cutter on the fold. Then I trace
the cookie cutter
Hearts, Shamrocks or Easter eggs (depending on the season).
This way
the girls have a chance to cut out the design on their
own. Use one full
sheet of construction paper as the body of the windsock.
Glue the crepe
paper along the horizontal edge of a sheet of construction
paper. This is
the back of the windsock. Leave approx a 1 inch space
on each end of the paper to allow space to staple the paper into a cylinder
shape. Glue on the shapes the girls cut out. We usually sing a song now
to allow the glue to
dry. Roll into a large cylinder and staple at the top
and bottom. Staple a
double strip of construction paper as a handle.
Cover you work surface. Separate the coffee filters. Fold
each in half,
then fold again and fold a third time. You should end
up with a small
fan shape. Place 2 drops of blue, 2 drops of red and
2 drops of yellow
onto the filter in different areas. Spray with water.
Let sit 1 minute then
open and let dry.( It usually takes only 5-10 mins) Repeat
with the
second filter. Gather 1 filter into a bow tie shape,
when dry, and place
into the clothespin. Repeat with the 2nd filter. Bend
the pipe cleaner
into a "V" shape and also place in the clothespin. Glue
wiggle eyes on
the top of the clothespin.
Glue 6 pompoms onto the top side of a clothes pin. Glue
eyes on the
pompom closest to the closed end. Cut the pipe cleaners
into 1 1/2"
segments. Glue two pipe cleaner segments behind the first
pompom
to look like antennas. Glue wiggle eyes onto the pompoms.
Cut the
magnetic tape into 2" segments and attach to the bottom
of the clothes
pins so that the caterpillar is on the top. These can
be put on refrigerators
to hold recipes or notes.
Go outside if you can or use Bark, Grass, Sand, Twigs,
Pinecones,
leaves or anything from outdoors. Tear the paper off
the crayons.
Teach the girls to use the side of the crayon and rub
over the above
items. I like to fold the paper into sections so they
can identify the
items they chose.
Fold a piece of construction paper lenghthwise. Cut the
shape out of
kitchen sponges. Place paint into a paper plate. Dip
sponge into the paint
and press onto the construction paper several times.
Write your invitation
on the inside. I make one then make copies and have the
girls just glue
to the inside of the invitation.
Cut the silk bush into 12 stems with 2-3 flower per stem.
(this may vary
bush to bush). Cut the styrofoam ball in half. Place
into pot. Cover
with small amount of Spanish moss. Press the floral stem
into the
styrofoam ball. Loop the ribbon four times around your
first finger and
thumb. Twist a small piece of wire around the center
of the loops. Press
wire into the styrofoam ball. Write your Troop level,
ie Daisy or Brownies and add the year.
OUTDOOR CRAFTS
Glue ribbon to the heart to form a hanger. Cover the wooden
heart completely in non-toxic glue and then place the heart in a bowl of
bird seed. Cover the entire area of the heart with the birdseed making
sure no bald spots are left anywhere on the heart. Let the glue dry and
touch up any spots where the birdseed may have fallen off, etc. Hang bird
biscuit in a tree or somewhere birds have easy access to it.