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Activities for Girl Scouts - April
April is the month to welcome Spring and celebrate the earth. Earth day is celebrated during the month of April which focuses on protecting our environment by recycling and cleaning up litter. It also holds Arbor Day which focuses on trees and the many reasons that we depend on them for a healthy life. As a Girl Scout, we also celebrate our leaders this month for all of the hard work that they do to make Girl Scouting a memorable experience for everyone!
During April, your Girl Scout Troop might want to try some of the following activities:
- Activities for Daisy Girl Scouts
- Activities for Brownie Girl Scouts
- Activities for Junior Girl Scouts
- Activities for Girl Scouts ages 11 to 17
- Leader Appreciation Ceremony
Daisy Girl Scout Song - I'm a Little Daisy Song (to the tune of I'm a Little Teapot) Motions- Do Your Ears Hang Low Daisy Girl Scout SWAP - Newspaper Flowers Clothespin Caterpillar Daisy Girl Scout Craft - Grocery Bag Outfit Bird Pictures Daisy Girl Scout Activity - Make bird feeders out of recycled materials. Daisy Girl Scout Ceremony - Magic Tunnel Mountain Blue Day Brownie Girl Scout Song - Do your ears hang low? Little Bunny Foo Foo Brownie Girl Scout SWAP - Plastic Bag Parachutes Lollipops Brownie Girl Scout Craft - Stick Hat Three Little Pigs Brownie Girl Scout Activity - Fickle Feather Three Little Pigs Brownie Girl Scout Ceremony - Planting Seeds Alphabet Grace Junior Girl Scout Song - I Love the Mountains Tom the Toad (tune of O Tannenbaum) Junior Girl Scout SWAP - The Trail Sign SWAP Hanging Around Junior Girl Scout Craft - Plastic Bag Sit Upon Rubber Band Belt Junior Girl Scout Activity - Story Stick Pass the Parcel Junior Girl Scout Ceremony - Paper Doll Ceremony Brown Cow Activities for Girl Scouts ages 11-17 Girls Ages 11 to 17 Song - Boom Chicka Boom The Light of the Girl Scouts Girls Ages 11 to 17 SWAP - Toilet Paper Roll Pepperoni Pizza Girls Ages 11 to 17 Craft - Weave the Basket Girls Ages 11 to 17 Activity - Polaroid/Digital Pictures Car Rally Oohm Plucky Plucky Girls Ages 11 to 17 Ceremony - 11 Colors (based on a Native American Legend) Narrative: Once upon a time the colors of the world started a quarrel: all claimed that they were the best, the most important, the most useful, the favorite. RED shouted out: "I am the ruler of all of you -I am blood-life's blood! I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause. I bring fire into the blood. Without me, the earth would be as empty as the moon. I am the color of passion and of love, the red rose, the poinsettia and the poppy." ORANGE started next to blow her trumpet: "I am the color of health and strength. I may be scarce, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. I carry the most important vitamins. Think of carrots, pumpkins, oranges, mangos, and pawpaws. I don't hang around all the time, but when I fill the sky at sunrise or sunset, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another thought to any of you." YELLOW chuckled: "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth into the world. The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow, the stars are yellow. Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile. Without me there would be no fun." GREEN said:; "Clearly, I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees, leaves-without me, all animals would die. Look over the countryside and you will see that I am in the majority." BLUE interrupted: "You only think about the earth, but consider the sky and the sea. It is the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. The sky gives space and peace and serenity. Without my peace, all of you would be nothing." INDIGO spoke, much more quietly than all the others, but with just as much determination: "Think of me. I am the color of silence. You hardly notice me, but without me, all of you become superficial. I represent thought and reflection, twilight and deep water. You need me for balance and contrast, for prayer and inner peace." VIOLET rose to her full height. She was very tall and spoke with great pomp: "I am the color of loyalty and power. Kings, chiefs, and bishops have one another for comfort. Doing as they were told, the colors united and joined hands. The rain continued: "From now on, when it rains, each of you will stretch across the sky in a great bow of color as a reminder that you can all live in peace. The rainbow is a sign of friendship and hope for tomorrow." And so, whenever the rain washes the world, look up... and as the rainbow appears in the sky, let us all remember our friendships new and old... and that tomorrow is always a new day." Contributed by Theresa Rose, volunteer, Rio Grande Girl Scout Council [Note: Theresa Rose, learned this ceremony at Chaparral Girl Scout Council leader training. She adds, "We stood in a circle and were handed the thin stips of leather. As different people read the different colors, we were given the same color pony bead and put it on our leather strip in order. When the last person was reading from 'And so the colors went on boasting ...' we took our finished strip and tied it around the wrist of the person to our right. The beads were put on in the same order as the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. It was a very touching ceremony and I remember it to this day and keep my bracelet in my purse."] Bless Our Friends Leader Appreciation Ceremony
Girl Scout Leader's Day, April 22, honors all the volunteers who work as leaders and mentors in partnership with girls. Girls, their families, and communities should find a special way to thank their adult Girl Scout volunteers. A leader appreciation ceremony is available. Do something nice for your leader, show her how much you appreciate her.. Return to Top of Page
I'm a little Daisy, dressed in blue
I am a Girl Scout, you are too
When I go to meetings, I sing and shout
I love being a Daisy Girl Scout!
I'm a little... hands together, at side of face, head tilted.
dressed... hands pick up hem of uniform smock
I am a Girl Scout...make GS sign
you are too... point to neighbor
When I go...hands out, palms up
I sing and shout...hands cup around mouth
I love... point to heart
Daisy Girl Scout...clap once on each word
Do your ears hand low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them over your shoulder like a continental soldier?
Do your ears hang low?
Can your ears stand high?
Can they stand up in the sky?
Can tehy stnd up if they're wet?
Can they stand up if they're dry?
Can you wave them to neighbor with a minimum of laber?
Can your ears stand high?
Supplies: newspaper, paint, stapler, yarn or string
Instructions: Cut two small, identical flower shapes out of newspaper. Paint the opposites sides of each piece of paper as desired; let dry. Lay both painted pieces together so the unpainted sides are touching. Staple around the edges, but leave an opening in the top so you can stuff your flower. Wad up small pieces of newspaper and stuff your flower. Staple the opening shut. Staple on a small yarn hoop to use for hanging.
Supplies: glue, pompoms, wiggly eyes, clothespin (1 per girl), pipe cleaners
Instructions: Take a regular wooden clothespin & glue tow
pompoms next to one another at the clip end on the front
side (the front is the end you don't squeeze to open the
pin). Pick your pompom so the pompom covers the flat
surface of the clothespin. Add 1 wiggle eye each to the first
and second pompom. Glue on a 2" piece of pipe cleaner
folded in a "V" for the antennae. Write info on the bottom
of the pin. The pin itself clips on so you don't need a safety
pin.
Children of all ages will enjoy designing their own outfits and then showing them off in an Earth Day Fashion Show.
Supplies: Grocery bag, paint, and other decorative material from nature such as feathers, leaves, junk mail, pine cones, etc.
Instructions: To make the hat, roll up the top of the grocery bag to make a hat shape. Don't pull the bag apart as you roll or it will be to big. Paint the bag. Add other decorative materials to finish. To make the vest cut open the middle of front side of the bag. Cut a hole in the top for the neck. Cut a hole on each side of the bag for arm holes.
Supplies: yarn, construction paper, glue, scissors, pencil
Instructions: Have each girl trace around her foot on the
construction paper for the bird's body and tail. On another
piece of paper trace around the toes and part of the foot for
wings. Glue on the wings. Add eyes and beak. Attach yarn
to the back for hanging.
Earning Light Blue Petal for Honest and Fair
Have an Egg Hunt for "honest and fair" petal. Each girl is allowed to find 5 eggs only. Once they reached their goal they should assist other girls until everyone has found 5 eggs.
Earning the Rose Petal for Make the World a Better Place
Plant sunflower and daisy seeds for girls to take home or plant a flower garden as a "thank you" to the church/school for allowing your troop to meet there.
Throwing the Smile
Instructions: Sit in a circle where everyone can see each
other. One person is 'it'. 'It' smiles widely and everyone
else is somber. 'It" uses her hand to wipe off her smile and
throws it to another player who has to catch the smile and
put it on. Repeat to someone else. The only person who
can smile is 'it'. Everyone else is stone faced. Anyone who
laughs, smiles, smirks, etc. when not 'it' is out.
When hats and coats are on, the Girl Scouts stand in two lines facing each other, raising their arms and holding hands to make an arch. The two farthest from the door go under the arch, then the next two, etc. The tunnel diminishes until the last two go.
Thank you for this mountain blue day,
Wildflowers, ferns and the forest.
Thank you for this mountain blue day
and the friends we cherish today.
Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them over your shoulder like a Continental soldier?
Do your ears hang low?
Little bunny Foo Foo, hoppin' through the forest,
Scoopin' up the field mice and kissin' 'em on the head.
(Spoken): down came the Good Fairy and she said,
(Sung): Little bunny Foo Foo I don't want to see you
scoopin' up the field mice and kissin' 'em on the head.
(S[plem): I'll give you 3 chances and if you don't behave I'm
going to turn you into a goon. so the next day: (repaeat
same as teh first verse but with 2 chances, then 1 chance.)
(4th verse): Littley bunny foo foo hoppin' through the forest,
scoopin' up the field mice and kissin' 'em on the head.
(Spoken): I gave you three chances and you didn't behave.
Now poof, you're a goon.
And the moral of our story is: hare today, goon tomorrow.
Supplies: Film Container, Lightweight Fabric or Plastic Bag, String
Instructions: Cut a 10" x 10" piece or what ever size you want out of the piece of fabric or plastic bag. Tie a piece of string to each corner of the fabric or plastic bag. To add a bit of weight, place a couple of small rocks in the container. Put the loose ends of the string in the container and then snap on the cap. Fold your parachute in half and then roll it down to the film container and give it a try. Throw it up in the air and have fun.
Supplies: pins, glue, pipe cleaners (assorted colors), popsicile sticks
Instructions: Twist pipe claners together/around in circle shape. Glue to posicle stick. Attach pin & label.
Supplies: Sticks, String, Glue
Instructions: Gather together a bunch of sticks from 8 to 12 inches long. Tie a piece of string about 12 inches long just below the top of one stick; tie a second string just above the stick's bottom. Next, lay a second stick parallel to the first. Wrap the strings around the second stick, then bind the sticks with a figure eight. Tie a third stick to the second and add more sticks and string until you reach the circumference of the girls heads. Tie the ends and brush the string with glue.
Supplies: small paper cups, paper plates, clothespins, scissors, glue, construction paper (white, brown, pink),
marker, paint stirrers/long popsicle sticks/tongue dpressors tempera paint (brown, pink), cardboard, craft foam (red, yellow, brown)
Instructions: Pain three paper cups and the backs of three paper plates pink. when dry, cut out eyeholes. Cut ears
from pink construction paper and glue to plates. Use markers to add facial features (nostrils, mouth, etc). Cut
small pieces of craft foam from yellow and red for house symbols. Glue onto the stick and glue each stick to a "pig."
Paint one paper plate and cup brown. Cut out eyes and add brown construction paper ears. Use a marker to add facial
features. Cut out a small mout below snout and add white construction paper teeth. Paint a stick brown and glue it to
the plate. Cut 3-4" tall houses from cardboard. Cut yellow 'straw', bown 'sticks', and red 'bricks' from craft foam. Glue
foam onto cardboard houses. Glue clothespin onto bottom back of each house-make the brick house stronger by using
two clothespins facing opposite directions.
Supplies: Sheet, Feather or Balloon
Instructions: Spread the sheet out flat on the floor. Have the girls kneel around the sheet on all four sides. Each side will be a team. Have the girls hold up the sheet by the edges and pull it tight, holding it under their chins. Place a feather or balloon and have the girls blow it away from their side of the sheet. If the feather or balloon touches on of the team members or gets blown over their heads, that team gets a point. The team with the fewest points is the winner.
Supplies: Three Little Pigs craft projects
Instructions: Act out the story of the Three Litle Pigs using the craft projects above.
Supplies: Mini planting pots, Planting soil, Flower or tree seeds, Watering can
Instructions: Give each girl a mini planting pot. Have the girls form a single file line with the soil bag in front of them.
Leader says: We gather together to celebrate the earth and the growth that Girl Scouting offers.
Soil: The soil is the foundation that feeds the seed to grow like the girls and adult volunteers are the foundation for the Girl Scouting Program to exist. (have each girl one at a time scoop some soil into their pot.)
Seeds: The seeds are planted in the soil that will eventually grow into a beautiful flower. Girls are the seeds in Girl Scouting that will eventually grow into a successful adult, (give each girl a seed to plant in their soil).
Water: The water is the food that allows the seed to flourish and stay alive. Girls flourish and grow through programs offered in Girl Scouting, (pour water onto each girl's seed).
A-B-C-D-E-F-G.
Thank you God for feeding me.
I love the mountains,
I love the rolling hills,
I love the flowers,
I love the daffodils.
I love the fireside
When all the lights are low.
Boom dee a da, boom dee a da
Boom dee a da, boom dee a da
Oh Tom the Toad, Oh Tom the Toad,
Why are you laying on the road?
Oh Tom the Toad, Oh Tom the Toad,
Why are you lying on the road?
You did not see the car ahead,
Now you're all marked with tire tread.
Oh Tom the Toad, Oh Tom the Toad
Repaeat twice: 2nd verse sadly because Tom is dead; 3rd verse with
joy because Tom is on the great lily pad in the sky.
Supplies: One 2" square green fun foam, Small rocks and/or sticks, Tacky Glue, Flat back or regular safety pin, Tag
Instructions: Glue sticks or rocks unto the fun foam square in the shape of a trail sign. An example is to use sticks to make an arrow or use a circle of rocks with one rock in the middle to symbolize the 'trail stops here' trail sign. You can choose to use a regular safety pin and pin the corner, or a flat back pin on the back. Add the tag to the pin.
Supplies: pipe cleaners, safety pins (4 each), wooden beads (3 each), markers, scissors
Instructions: Draw face on each bead. Thread onto safety pin. Cut pipe claner, thread hole of safety pin into pipe
cleaner & shape into a hanger. Attach extra safety pin & label.
Supplies: Fabric Scraps (See explanation below), Large Needle, Yarn or String, Plastic Bags
Instructions: Any heavy-duty fabric can be used for this project, but the best fabric to use for this item is an old tablecloth - the kind that has plastic on one side and material on the other. Cut 2 squares out of your fabric. They should be the same size and approximately 2 feet wide. Cut a piece of yarn or string about 3 feet long and thread it onto the needle. Pull the yarn or string through the needle eye and then tie the ends together. Start at any of the 4 corners and sew the edges together using a simple running stitch. Leave about an inch around the edge of your material. Sew 3 of the 4 sides together, threading more yarn or string onto your needle if necessary. Once you have 3 sides sewn, stuff your sit-upon full of plastic bags so it looks like a pillow. Sew the last side closed in the same manner you sewed the rest of your sit-upon. Your sit-upon is now ready to use, and it is quite handy for finding a dry spot to sit outside on a damp day!
Supplies: scissors, beads-clar or colored-with 3/16" hole (about 50 for a 30" belt), 1 large bead wiht 3/16" jole for clasp, coorful rubber bands (about 15 2 1/2" x 1/16" for a 30" belt)
Instructions: Use a loop know to attach 2 rubber bands. Add bead(s) to second band-can tie spacer knot between beads. Leave enough space at the end to attach the next band. Repeat until belt is diesired length. Clasp: thread large bead onto last band on 1 end and knot it to secure. Leave loop for decoration or cut it off. On the other end, thread a small bead onto the last band and knot so there will be a loop to fit securely over the large bead.
This is a fun game for girls to work together on and be creative. All you need is a long stick at least 18”. Have the girls sit in a circle and give the story stick to the first girl, who takes it by the bottom. She starts a story and each sentence she adds she must move her hands up the stick. When she reaches the top of the stick she passes it to the girl next to her, who takes it by the bottom and continues the story where the last girl left off. Story and stick passing continues until all of the girls have had a chance to talk. The last girl must end the story! Girls can decorate the story stick with markers, stickers, streamers, tissue, etc...
Instructions: Take an object and wrap it up (may be put in a box). Add a smaller object over top of wrapping and addanother layer of paper. Continue until there are several "prizes" and layers of paper on the parcel. girls sand in a circle and, to music stops unwraps a laer and takes her prize, but she must do it before the music starts again. This girl then steps out of the circle. Continue until parecel is completely unwrapped.
As each girl says her verse, she stretches her hand out to the next girl to speak until all the girls are standing across linked together like paper dolls.
Girl 1: Take my hand in friendship I give to you this day. Remember all the good times we had along the way.
Girl 2: Take my hand in helping other people that we know. The more we give to others, the more that we will grow.
Girl 3: Take my hand in learning to camp on nature's ground. Enjoying trails and campfires with new friends we have found.
Girl 4: Take my hand in thanking our leaders and our guides with sincere appreciation for standing by our sides.
Girl 5: Take my hand in eagerness to be an older girl scout. We're proud to be Juniors is what we're going to shout.
Girl 6: So take my hand to follow new scouting paths in sight. We'll join hands to each other, in friendship we'll unite.
All the girls: We give our hands in promise to hold our country dear. And abide the Girl Scout Law each day throughout the year.
We thank the brown cow for the chocolate milk.
We thank the pig (oink, oink) for the bacon on the grill.
We thank the egg for the chicken, and the gicken for the eggs,
We thank the Lord for our daily bread.
I said a-boom-chick-a-boom! (Group echoes)
I said a-boom-chick-a-boom! (Group echoes)
I said a-boom-chick-a-rock-a-chick-a-rock-a-chick-a-boom! (Group echoes)
Uh-huh! (Group echoes)
On Yeah! (Group echoes)
This time! (Group echoes)
We sing! (Group echoes)
HIGHER!
Each time a leader adds a different variation such as: Lower, Whisper, Louder, Groovy,
Chorus: I am a Girl Scout, and I carry the light for all the world to see.
I am a Girl Scout, and I carry the light to guide my sisters and me.
Daisies like flowers begin to grow and bloom early in spring,
And as they grow they will learn the joy that Girl Scouting can bring.
I see the light in a Brownie's eyes as she receives her first pin,
Then a Junior girl helps someone, and she begins to grin.
A Cadette girl takes her first step from home to a place she's never been,
And a Senior girl finds her own special world as we build a fire within.
all of thse girls and all of thse things are part of what we are today;
The things they've taught, the things we've shared, help girls in every way.
Supplies: string, 1 1/2 inch piece of drinking straw, toilet paper, cut to size of straw glue, pencil, pin, tag
Instructions: Glue toilet paper around the piece of straw, rapping a couple of times and leaving an end hanging. Put string through the straw and square knot the two ends at the top. Add a pin. Add the tag to the pin.
Supplies: glue, scissors, pins, craft foam (brown, red, white, yellow)
Instructions: Cut round "crust" from brown foam. Cut "shredded cheese" from yellow & white foam. Cut a small red
circles for pepperoni. Glue cheese & pepperoni onto crust. Attach pin & label.
Blue Jean Leg Purse
Supplies: Old Jeans, Needle and Thread or Sewing Machine, Applique or Trim (optional), Scissors
Instructions: Cut the legs off an old pair of jeans. Cut the hem off the legs. You'll use one leg for the purse and the other leg for the strap and decoration. Sew across the bottom, about 1" from the edge. Snip up to the sewing line every 1/4" to make a decorative frayed edge along the bottom of the purse. Snip along the top in the same way. Cut half the other leg into nine 3/4" strips. Tie the ends of the strips together so you have three strips of three tied together. Braid. Stitch the braid ends to the purse. To decorate, cut out two heart shapes in the remaining denim. Stitch to purse leaving raw edges to fray. Stitch on an appliqué between the two hearts.
Supplies: cardstock/poster board (11" x 11"), pencil, scissors, glue, fabric strips/thick ribbon/thick yarn (1" long,
2" wide), basket template (at end of document)
Instructions: Trace the basket template on the poster board and cut it out. Tie a know at the end of one fabric strip and
pull it between two panels of the base. Weave the strip alternately over and under teh panels. Glue the unknotted
end of fabric to the base. Knot one end of a new strip and tuck the knot under an unglued section of the previous strip.
After 304 strips, fold the panels up slightly so they begin coming together to form a basket. If necessary use a dab of
glue to secure the fabric to the board. When finished, trim any excess board at top, leaving just enough to hold fabric
strips on.
Give each group a Polaroid camera with film or a digital camera. Give them a list of scenes where they must take a group photograph. Examples: By a fountain, by a pay phone, with a police officer, on a slide. Since there are 10 pictures on a role, make sure you list 10 places. Adults drive or they can be in walking distance.
Chorus:
Oohm plucky plucky (strum a guitar throughout chorus)
Oohm plucky plucky,
Oohm pluck pluck pluck (repeat).
She sat by the river and strummed her guitar, Strummed her
guitar, strummed her guitar.
She sat by the river and strummed her guitar,
strummed her guita-a-a-ar!
(Strum a guitar throughout verse)
He sat down beside her and smoked his cigar,
smaked his cigar, smoked his cigar.
He sat down beside her and smaked his igar, smoked his
ciga-a-a-ar! (Smoke an invisible cigar)
He said that he loved her but oh, how he lied,
Oh, how he lied, oh, how he lied.
He said that he loved her but oh, how he lied,
Oh, How he li-i-i-ied!
(On hand up to forehead in dramatic gesture)
They were married but somehow she died, Somehow
she died, somehow she died.
They were to be married but somehow she died, somehow
she di-i-i)ied!
(Shrug shoulders, look innocent)
He went to her funeral but just for the ride (beep beep:
honk a horn),
Just for the ride, just for the ride.
He went to her funeral but just for the ride (beep
beep: honk a horn),
Just for the ri-i-i-ide!
He sat on her tomsone and laughted till he cried, laughed
till he cried, laughed till he cried.
He sat on her tombstone and laughted till he cried, laughed
till he cri-i-i-ied!
(Trace a smile on facee, then tears running down cheeks, for
each line)
The tombstone fell over (one arm held upright, falling over)
and squish squash (as if squishing a bug in your hands),
he died,
Squis squash, he died, squish squash, he died.
The toomstone fell over and squish squash, he died, squish
squash,he di-i-i-ied!
She flew up to heaven and flittered and flied,
flittered and flied, flittered and flied.
She flew up to heaven and flittered and flied,
flittered adn fli-i-i-ied! (Flutter arms like fairy wings)
He went down below her and sizzled and fried, sizzled and
fried, sizzled and fried.
He went down below her sizzled and fried, sizzled and
fri-i-i-ied! (Action as if cooking backon in a frying pan)
The moral of the story is never to lie,
never to lie, never to lie.
The moral of the story is never to lie,
never to li-i-i-ie! (Wag finger "no")
Supplies for each person involved with the ceremony: 1 Strip of leather about 7 inches long, 1 pony bead of each color: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, Color streamers can either be attached to walls or placed on the floor where the colors are to stand-for a nice touch.
In the midst of the clamor, rain began to speak: "You foolish colors, fighting amongst yourselves, each trying to dominate the rest. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, unique and different? Join hands with one another and come to me."
Bless our friends, bless our food,
Come, O Lord, and sit with us.
May our talk glow with peace,
Bring your love to surround us.
Friendship and peace, may it bloom and grow,
Bloom and grow forever;
Bless our friends, bless our food,
Bless our loved ones forever.
Have some activities to share? Email program@bdgsc.org to share your ideas with other leaders!
