SCOUT HOUSE
THIS IS THE HOUSE YOU BUILT
As your troop goes through the year, the girls can build
a "program house" as a way of showing
what they have done and how well rounded their troop
program is. Use any sturdy paper as a
background and begin with a basic house. Add the symbols
listed below as your troop does the appropriate activities.
MAILBOX -
the way to identify your troop is by troop number, so
put your troop number on the mailbox and
put it in the yard.
TULIPS -
plant a tulip in the yard for each girl in the troop.
WINDOWS -
let light shine throughout the house. Install five windows,
one at a time, for each of the five
Worlds of Girl Scouting, as your troop completes an activity
in the World.
DOOR -
add a door to your house if your troop uses an organized
system of troop government.
(Brownie Ring, Patrols, etc.) CHIMNEY -
keep everything from going up in smoke by adding a chimney
if your troop uses a budget.
DOORSTEP -
when your troop does a service project, add a doorstep
to your house.
PATH -
build a path to the comunity by doing an on-going service
project.
BUSH -
plant a bush in the yard when your troop participates
in an outdoor activity, such as a hike,
cook-out or camping trip.
TREE -
a shade tree will grow in your yard when you do an environmental/ecological
activity.
SUN -
put the sun in the sky to brighten your day when your
troop sells Girl Scout calendars and/or
cookies.
FENCE -
erect a section of fence for each sister troop activity
you participate in (excluding fly-up and
bridging ceremonies.
SHUTTERS -
install shutters on each window to add beauty to your
house when your troop participates in
a "wider than troop" oportunity such as a fun day, service
unit camping trip, etc. (excluding
sister troop activities.)
OPEN GATE -
build an open gate if your troop has a joint activity
with a troop whose ethnic, racial or religious
makeup is different from your troops.
DAISIES -
plant daisies along the front of your house to show that
your troop has participated in a traditional
Girl Scout activity like Thinking Day, Girl Scout Week,
Juliette Gordon Low's birthday, Investiture
or rededication.
WOODPILE - to keep the home fire burning, put a woodpile
beside your house if the majority of
parents contribute active support to the troop in someway.
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