Teaching kids to make a fire can be so much fun using candy! We went on a camping trip with our Girl Scout Troop to Sky High Ranch and it was so much fun. We learned so much about the outdoors and camping, including how to build a fire to make our own s’mores. The awesome staff used candy to teach the concepts and the girls loved it so much. …
Great Kid Craft for Learning to make a God’s Eye with Embroidery Floss This is one of the most popular crafts done each year at summer camps, birthday parties and in schools. It is fun because it is simple once you get the hang of the weaving – and then can be a tad addictive. I love this as a project in the summer boredom buster box because it only …
Create colorful rainbow fun with this fantastic glue resist watercolor kid craft. Glue resist crafts are so much fun because of the way the watercolor paints react to the dried material. Whether mixing colors or keeping them separate, this art activity is bound to be fun for kids of all ages – young to old. Materials and Supplies Needed for Glue Resist Watercolor Directions NOTE – Step One has to …
Create heart shaped clay tokens (SWAPS) to celebrate friendships or use for pocket hugs. These are perfect for Girl Scouts and using as an awesome SWAPS project. They can be made while camping, dry overnight and be painted the next day. They could also be started one week at a meeting then finished the next. It is fun to make them at each stage of scouting and collect through the …
Use recycled cookie boxes to create darling framed photos and memories. Don’t let those cookie boxes go to waste. Use them for adorable and crafty picture frame idea to make projects with your troop. Materials and Supplies Needed This picture frame for kids to make photo frame is super fun to create and amazingly practically mess free. There are so many fabulous colors of fast drying paint sticks from Kwik …
Create a darling craft project with kids that they can give as a gift. Materials and Supplies Needed This picture frame for kids to make photo frame is super fun to create and amazingly practically mess free. There are so many fabulous colors of fast drying paint sticks from Kwik Stix so they can be made in a variety of color themes and pallets. Whether the goal is to have …
Create beautiful glittery ornaments for your Girl Scout friends, leaders and volunteers. Making things for friends is special all year round but especially during the holiday season. This project is super easy and doesn’t take much tame, making it perfect to do during a troop meeting. It would also make a really fun Christmas party craft for your Girl Scout troop. It can be adapted by the ribbon color to …
Create darling ornaments with items from the dollar store to commemorate Girl Scout cookie season! These are truly so simple and so much fun to make. They can be made with skinny or wide craft sticks as well as felt or paper. The felt will last much longer over the years of being packed and unpacked with the holiday ornaments. Let’s make one of the best Girl Scout Craft Ideas …
Create darling little gifts for your Girl Scout friends and sisters with the free printable candy bar wrappers. Free printables make life so easy. These are the best chocolate wraps because of the adorable variety. There are designs for everyone to enjoy. It is so easy too. Just print, cut, tape and wrap. These are fabulous to use in making gifts for friends, neighbors, teachers, kids and delivery drivers. Those …
Juliette Low crafts are are a great way to teach about how amazing she was! Juliette Gordon Low (1860–1927), often known by her famous nickname “Daisy,” founded Girl Scouts of the USA in 1912. Her goal was to create a movement where ALL girls could come together and embrace their unique strengths and passions. This is what Girl Scouts has been doing ever since she turned that dream into a …