October 30 -- Halloween Party!!!

We had 15 girls in attendance for our troop meeting/Halloween Party! What a blast! It was so great to see the girls dressed up in their costumes! We had two pirates, two cheerleaders, a bank robber, witches, fairies, Gabriella (High School Musical, of course!) and even an Indian Girl, a "groovy chic", and a piece of candy corn!!

To start off the meeting, the girls always stand in a circle and recite the Girl Scout Promise and then do the special friendship hand squeeze... since we were celebrating Halloween, we stood in our circle and tossed white yarn back and forth to each other while learning something new about everyone! When we were finished, all the yarn criss-crossed through the circle resembled a spider web! How cool is that??!!

What is a party without a snack?! We got to make healthy snacking "Spiders" of our very own and eat them! We took two crackers spread with lots of peanut butter to make a sandwich, then used pretzel sticks for legs and raisins for eyes. You can't get spiders any yummier than that!!

To round out the party, we played Halloween Bingo! Instead of yelling "Bingo!", we had to yell "BOO!"... we used candy corn as game pieces for this! We seem to keep coming up short of game pieces and having to hand out more... come to find out, the girls were eating their game pieces!! Can you blame them?!!! We played this game until everyone had a chance to win a prize! By this time, parents were showing up and our meeting was coming to an end...

We are looking forward to the next meeting on November 13th... we will be making a recipe book, so be sure to bring a recipe to share!! Can't wait to see all the yummy recipes the girls can come up with!!! Hope all the girls have FUN on trick or treat night!! See you next time!!

Upcoming Events!!

OCTOBER 26 -- Last day of Nut Sales
*** All orders need to be turned into your leader!!!
NO Exceptions!!!

OCTOBER 30 -- Halloween Party!!!
***Wear your costume!
We will have games and healthy treats!

NOVEMBER 13 -- Make a Recipe Book
***Bring a favorite recipe to share...

NOVEMBER 27 -- No Meeting
***HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

October 16 -- YOGA!!

We had a very fun meeting tonight!! Two yoga instructors showed up to our meeting and taught us lots of different stances and positions that make up yoga. We also learned that yoga actually helps our bodies build strength and can also be used to relax, such as just before going to bed! It would have been great if we had a camera -- we could have taken lots of pictures of all the girls in all their different positions!!! I think I speak for every one when I say that that was SO MUCH FUN!!!

October 10 -- Nut Sales Begins!!

For those of you who attended the first meeting and received a Nut Sales Packet, the sales begin on October 10th. The goal for each Girl Scout is to sell at least 5 items. This will qualify her to earn the Nut Sales Patch, which she can proudly display on her vest! To earn the Super Seller Patch, a Girl Scout must sell 35+ items. She will also get a bead necklace for her efforts! The prizes are cumulative, which means that the more a Girl Scout sells, the more she will earn!! All eligible prizes are shown on the back of the Nut Sales Order Form. There is also a Magnet Booklet enclosed with the Nut Sales Packet. This booklet will earn $3 for your daughter's troop if completely filled out with 10 different addresses and signed! New this year is an online activity about recycling which will earn your Girl Scout another patch for her vest... check your Nut Sales Packet for more information!!! Nut Sales officially ends on October 26th. Good Luck with your sales, Girl Scouts!!!

October 2 -- First Meeting!

Girl Scouts has finally started up again! We have 17 girls registered for our Troop this year and are planning for an amazing time!

Our first meeting was on October 2nd and our theme was "Healthy Habits". We learned all about germs and how we get them and how we pass them on to something or someone else... YUCK!!! The best part was when we got to put "Glitterbug Potion" on our hands and look at them under the black light!!! The "Glitterbug Potion" was actually a special lotion that helps us see dirt and germs when viewed under the black light. This was really cool and gross at the same time! After we viewed our hands under the light with the lotion and saw all the yucky germs, we got to wash our hands and come back and put more lotion on and look at our hands again to see if we washed away any of the germs. Now we know how important washing our hands is!!!