Activities for Girl Scouts  - October

Welcome to Girl Scouting!  October is an exciting month in Girl Scouting.  Not only is it the first month of the official Girl Scout membership year, it also is the birthday of the founder of the Girl Scout movement, Juliette Gordon Lowe on October 31.

During October, your Girl Scout Troop might want to try some of the following activities:

• Activities for Daisy Girl Scouts
• Activies for Brownie Girl Scouts
• Activities for Junior Girl Scouts
• Activities for Girl Scouts ages 11 - 17

Daisy Girl Scout Activities

Daisy Girl Scout Song - Daisy Girl Scout Song (to the tune of "Clementine")
I'm a Daisy, Daisy Girl Scout.
And I'll tell you something too,
I'm a loyal lil' Girl Scout,
And my color is true blue.

It's a Daisy World
Tune: "Bicycle Built for Two"
Daisy, Daisy, you gave us Scouting true;
You sure showed what one "turned on" girl can do.
With contagious ideas you bombarded;
Just look at what you started.
It's a Daisy World for every girl.
It's a Daisy World today.

Daisy Girl Scout SWAP - Daisy Flower SWAP
Supplies: colored construction paper or foam (the color of the daisy petals), safety pin or pin backs, scissors, glue.
Instructions: Have girls cut out two inch long daisy petals all different colors and the daisy center, (depending on the girls, the shapes may need to be predrawn or precut).  Cover the back of the daisy center with glue and place the petal ends on the glue to form a daisy flower.  Glue a pin back in the center of the daisy flower or pin one of the petals with a safety pin to hang.

Witch Hat
Supplies: black craft foam, glue, gold ribbon, pins
Instructions: Cut a witch hat from the black foam. Glue a small strip of ribbon across it. Add a pin to the back.May write name, troop, etc. on back in metallic marker.

Daisy Girl Scout Craft - Troop # Necklace and/or Bracelet
Supplies: colored pony beads, number beads, elastic cord, scissors, tape
Instructions: Give each girl the troop number in beads with the other pony beads in containers on the table for the girls to pick out different colors.  Cut each girl a piece of elastic to fit loosely around their neck.  Tape one end to the table and have the girls string the colored beads onto the elastic cord about halfway.  Next have the girls string the troop number beads and then finish the bracelet or necklace with more colored beads.  Leave enough cord slack on each end to tie together into a knot to form the necklace or bracelet.

Learning the Girl Scout Promise
Supplies: construction paper (skin tones & green), yellow card stock, glue, scissors, markers
Instructions: Have each girl trace her hand on the skin tone construction paper and cut it out. Bend the thumb and pinky together and glue. Cut the green construction paper in a trefoil shape and write the promise on it. Glue the hand and the trefoil onto the yellow card stock. Each girl can label the back if she wants.

Daisy Girl Scout Activity  - Birthday Cupcakes
Decorate birthday cupcakes to celebrate Juliette Gordon Lowe's birthday (the founder of Girl Scouting).  Girls can either eat the cupcakes or donate them to a local nursing home.

Ghost Puppets
Supplies: White envelopes, scissors, black markers
Instructions: Seal the envelope. Draw a ghost lengthwise - it can be however fancy or complicated each girl wnts. Cut off the bottom edge of the envelope for a hand hole. Girls can then make up a ghost story or skit and act it out with their new puppets. Happy Haunting!

Daisy Girl Scout Ceremony - Welcome Daisy Ceremony
Give each girl a paper daisy petal with her name on it.  Have the center of the daisy taped on a poster board.  Next, have each girl, one at a time, tape their petal around the center to create the daisy flower.  Afterwards teach them the friendship squeeze by standing in a circle and holding hands.  The leader starts by squeezing the hand of the girl beside her and then each girl passes the squeeze until it gets back to the leader.

Spirit Candle
This candle represents the spirit of Girl Scouting. It burns throughout our meeting to represent the friendship and fun we enjoy together. Look to the flame and see its
challenge to you:
   * Do More than belong - participate.
   * Do more than care - help.
   * Do more than believe - practice.
   * Do more than be fair - be kind.
   * Do more than forgive - forget.
   * Do more than dream - work.
   * Do more than teach - inspire.
   * Do more than live - grow.
   * Do more than be friendly - be a friend.
   * Do more than give - serve.
Bless you for being just who you are. Girls are great!

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Brownie Girl Scout Activities

Brownie Girl Scout Song - Girl Scouts Together
Girl Scouts together, That is our song
Winding the old trails, rocky and long
Learning our motto, living our creed
Girl Scouts together in every good deed

Girl Scouts together, happy are we,
Friendly to neighbors for o'er the sea
Faithful to country, loyal to home
Known as true Girl Scouts wherever we roam.

I've Got that Scouting Spirit
I've got that Scouting spirit up in my head, up in my head, up in my head.
I've got that Scouting spirit up in my head, up in my head to stay.
I've got that Scouting spirit deep in my heart... (repeat same as first verse)
I've got that Scouting spirit down in my feet...
I've got that Scouting spirit all over me...

Brownie Girl Scout SWAP - Birthday Blowers
Supplies:   colored printer paper, straws, Glue (hot or tacky), pin backs 
Instruction:  Cut straws into about 1.5 inch pieces.  Next cut strips of paper about 1 inch wide and 3 inches long.  Using a pencil, roll the paper strips tightly around the pencil.  Put one drop of tacky glue on one end of the inside of the straw.  Place the strip of paper in the straw.  It should look like a birthday blower.   Girls can write there troop number and any special note on the inside of the paper strip! 

Spider
Supplies: black pompoms, black pipe cleaner, wiggly eyes (2 each), glue, pins
Instructions: Cut the pipe stems into equal parts so that each spider has eight legs. Curl each leg end slightly.Twist the ends together and glue to bottom of pompom.
Stick on eyes and add pim to the back. 

Brownie Girl Scout Craft - Promise Fence
Supplies:  popsicle sticks, markers, alphabet noodles, white/tacky glue
Instructions:  Color the Popsicle sticks with markers.  Make a "fence" using one vertical Popsicle stick with six or seven horizontal Popsicle sticks glued on to it. Find all of the letters for the promise, and glue them on to the horizontal Popsicle sticks in order.

Girl Scout Frame
Supplies: foam/canvas picture frames (5" x 7"), craft sticks - per girl (1 large circle, 1 jumbo, 2 mini), paint (skin tone) paint brushes, black marker, scissors,
glue, alphabet stickers, ribbon, twine/yarn
Instructions: Paint craft sticks with skin tone paints. Outline the uniform on the jumbo stick. Paint the top of the mini sticks blue for sleeves. Paint the edges of the
jumbo brown at the top of the vest, middle for shorts, and near the bottom for socks. Paint the middle top of the jumbo blue for the shirt. Use the black marker to
outline the body, draw the face, and dot the buttons on the shirt. Also use the black marker to color in shoes at the bottom of the jumbo stick. Glue twine/yarn around
the face for hair. Glue white ribbon at the neck for a tie can also use the ribbon to tie a bow around the hair. Glue the head to the body, the body to the picture
frame, and the arms to the sides of the body. Put the girls' names at the top with the alphabet stickers.

Brownie Girl Scout Activity  - Birthday Cupcakes
Decorate birthday cupcakes to celebrate Juliette Gordon Lowe's birthday (the founder of Girl Scouting).  Girls can either eat the cupcakes or donate them to a local nursing home.

Creature Moves
Instruction: Move like an animal
   * Rabbit Hop - Bend your knees and jump forward.
   * Seal Slide - Pull yourself forward with your hands at your side while dragging your body and feet. Bounce a little if you can.
   * Elephant Walk - Bend forward. Extend your arms and place one hand over the other to form a trunk. Make sure that your fingers are pointing toward the ground. Move
     slowly with legs stiff and straight and your trunk swinging from side to side.
   * Crab Scuttle - Sit on the floor with your hands behind you. Lift up your body with your hands and feet. Walk on all fours. Walk forward and backward quickly.
   * Inchworm Crawl - Place both hands on the floor. Try to keep your knees stiff and legs straight, but bend your knees if you have to. Walk forward with your
     feet to your hands.
   * Frog Jump - Squat on the floor on your stomach. Keep your arms against the sides of your body. Move your body from side to side and try making an "S" shape.

Brownie Girl Scout Ceremony - Investiture Ceremony
Narrator should read the parts in bold, with girls acting out the other parts.
In Girl Scouting we have one Law with ten parts.
I will do my best to be honest and fair - Three girls enter with each holding a glass and one holding a bottle of opened pop. She pours a little into each glass making sure they are equal and says “Now let’s be as fair as we can about this”.
I will do my best to be friendly and helpful - A Brownie enters with a lop-sided cake and proudly announces that she helped her mother make this lovely cake. Next, the mother enters with flour all over her and her hair a mess and a general disheveled appearance.
I will do my best to be considerate and caring - Two girls appear in archway and take turns saying “You go first - No you go first” Repeat about four times then both crowd through archway together.
I will do my best to be courageous and strong - Two girls enter, one wielding a whip and a chair, like she is taming a lion, the other lifting a “heavy” object over her head (ballons on each eand of a gift wrap roll work well to look like a barbell).
I will do my best to be responsible for what I say and do - One or two girls enter carrying stuffed “pets”, pretending that they are real. They are feeding, watering, brushing and walking them. They also talk to them lovingly.
I will do my best to respect myself and others - Three girls enter, each holding a small hand mirror.  Looking into the mirror, they say to themselves “I respect you, I respect you, I respect you”. They then turn to each other and repeat the same thing.
I will do my best to respect authority - Three girls and an older girl scout. The girls form a straight line. The older girl gives orders such as “About face” “Left face” “Right face”.  Each girl turns in opposite direction for general confusion.
I will do my best to use resources wisely - One girl enters holding a recyling sign or trash bin.
I will do my best to make the world a better place - Some girls enter with pet rocks and potted plants. One shows others the new house she just made for her pet rock. Others talk to their plants, etc.
I will do my best to be a sister to every Girl Scout-Two girls enter wearing outfits with the sleeves and skirts sewn together.   THe girls say in unison, "Some people say sisters argue, I’m sure this you’ve heard.  But the thing that describes us best, you’ll find, inseparable is the word".
Everyone repeats the Girl Scout Promise and sings "Girl Scouts Together"

Values of Life
   * Props: Large trefoil, seven candles
   * Leader: The emblem you see before you represents the Girl Scout program. The seven candles represent the seven rays of the sun. We will now tell you what
     each of the seven rays stands for.
   * WISDOM - Wisdom does not necessarily mean superior knowledge. It means putting to the right use the knowledge one possesses.
   * COURAGE - Courage is not the quatlity that enables people to meet danger without fear; it is being able to meet danger in spite ofyour fear.
   * CHARITY - Charity is not limited to donations to the less fortunate. It is acceptance of others even when you do not understand them.
   * JUSTICE - Justice is the paractice of dealing fairly with others without prejudice or regard to race, color, or creed.
   * FAITH - Faith is the conviction that something unproved by physical evidence is true. A good example is when an eight year-old once said, "Faith is when you         turn on the light switch and you know the light will come on."
   * HOPE - Hope means to expect with confidence. Always hope for better things to come. A person without hope is of little good to herself of her community.
   * LOVE - There are many kinds of love - love of family, love of home, love of fellow man, love God, and love of country. All these loves are necessary for a full life.

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Junior Girl Scout SWAP - Orange Message
Supplies: orange pom poms, green foam paper, white strips of paper, pin back, glue, scissors
Instructions: Cut out a green leaf shape from the foam paper. Glue it onto the orange pom pom to look like an orange. Have the girls write the message “Orange you glad to be a Girl Scout” on the white paper strip. Next glue the strip onto the pom pom. When everything has dried glue the pom pom onto a pin back to hang.

Candy Corn
Supplies: Craft foam (orange, yellow, white), glue, pins, wiggly eyes (2 each), marker
Instructions: Cut the orange foam in the shape of a corn kernal. Cut 1 piece each of white & yellow to fit across the top & bottom (1 color each). Glue white and yellow
onto orange foam. Add eyes and draw mouth with marker. Put pin on back.

Junior Girl Scout Craft - Make a Troop Banner
Supplies:  Large old white sheet or large paper (could use mailing paper), markers or paint, pencils
Instructions:  Have girls cut the sheet or paper to the size they want their troop banner. Then lay something under the sheet or paper so that the paint or marker does not bleed onto the floor, (if using paint it may be better to make the banner outside).  Have the girls decorate the banner. Some ideas may be to have each girl paint their hand and leave the print on the banner and sign beside it, or give the troop a name and mascot, Sew or glue on decorations or leave a pace to collect SWAPS.  It is up to the girls to be as creative as they would like.

Girl Scout
Supplies: large flat wooden circles, skein of thread/yarn in hair colors, felt scraps in uniform colors, yarn/thread in uniform colors, paint (skin tones), markers (black & pink), glue, wiggly eyes (2 each), scissors, paint brushes
Instructions: Paint the faces in choice of skin color and let dry. Add the eyes. Draw the mouth and nose with black marker. Color the cheeks with the pink marker. Cut yarn/thread to length of choice for hair - can be braided.Glue hair across top of head and slightly down the sides. Tie a bow around the hair in the uniform colors. For the hat, cut the felt into 2 3/4" circles and a 1/4" x 3/4" wide strip. Cut the circle in half and glue the rounded edges together, leaving an opening for the head. Glue the opening of the hat to the top of the head. Glue the felt strip across the bottom of the hat edge, slightly overlapping with the hat.

Junior Girl Scout Activity - Juliette Lowe's Birthday
Celebrate Juliette Gordon Lowe’s (founder of Girl Scouts) birthday by having a party or have a birthday party at the local nursing home for all of the residents who were born in October.  Girls could make cakes or cupcakes for the residents.

Eyeball Blow (Race)
Instructions: Decorate 6 pin-pong balls as eyes. Use your imagination; a few blood vessels are always nice. Get a package of straws (1 each). Have a race in a smallish area between 2 or 3 girls at a time - or as a team relay, or put the ping - pong ball in some kind of ring (a hula hoop masking taped to the floor), give the pin - pong ball a
push and have them blow it into a plastic cup masking taped to the floor on its side.

Junior Girl Scout Ceremony - Dime & Gift Box Investiture/Rededication Ceremony
Leader: Tonight we are here to invest those who have joined Girl Scouts for the first time this year. We are also here to rededicate each member, new and old, to the Girl Scout Promise and Law. You should all understand that these are the ideals by which Girl Scouts try to live and through which we, as leaders, help girls to gain worthy citizenship.
Leader & Co-Leader: We, the leaders of Troop ____, members of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., unitedted by acceptance of the Girl Scout Promise and Law;  Do dedicate ourselves to the purpose of inspiring girls with the highest ideals of character, conduct, patriotism, and service, that they may become happy & resourceful citizens.
Leader: We have something we want to give each girl tonight - A bright, shiny new dime!  Now, a dime doesn't do much by itself. You have to put it with something in order for it to be useful.
Co-Leader: Put 15 cents with it and you have enough for an emergency phone call.  Put 40 cents with it and you might have enough to buy a candy bar or a pack of gum. You can save more dimes, put it all in the bank and let it make more money in interest. You could take this dime home, throw it in a dresser drawer and not use it at all. You could even lose it before you get home!
Leader: Now, I want you to tell me, how many pennies does it take to equal this one dime? Right, it takes 10 pennies - 10 very equal and important parts. Well, when you take the 10 parts of the Girl Scout Law and add it all together, it equals Girl Scouting!Leader says each line of the Girl Scout Law and Girls Repeat
Leader: Now we have one more thing to give you - a tiny little box.  The wrapping may be a bit wrinkled and the ribbon may not be quite perfect - but it's what's INSIDE that counts!  Just like the dime, you have to put something with it to make it really worthwhile. Now, you won't be receiving all of your gift at one time.  We hope to give it to you over a period of many years, in small doses and as painlessly as possible!  We want to give you Girl Scouting!!!
Co-Leader: With this gift we also give you our hopes that you will learn from it, grow with it, work with it, use it everyday, enjoy all of it and keep it with you for the rest of your life!  Now, new Girl Scouts and old Girl Scouts alike, let us all join together in the Girl Scout Promise.
All: Say the Girl Scout Promise together
Leader:  As we're sure you have already noticed the little gift that we just gave to you was wrapped in gold paper and tied with silver ribbons, this is to remind you of all of the wonderful friends you are going to make this year. As the song goes, "Make New Friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other is gold!" All Sing Make New Friends
And now as we share our Junior Friendship Circle, we will pass the squeeze around the circle. As we do, we will all think about all of our special Girl Scout sisters right here and around the world and all of the fun and excitement that awaits us this year!Friendship squeeze. Turn out of circle. Girls stand in a line in front of leaders and leaders pin each new girl.

Ribbons and Candles
Use 10 white candles, each tied with specified color ribbon.Each girl reads her line, then lights the candle.
  I will do my best to be:
     * Honest and fair:  (The purple ribbon on this candle represents a Girl Scout's sense of honesty and fairness. A Girl Scout works honestly and keeps her promise. Sheis fair in all she does and those she meets.)
     * Friendly and helpfull:  (The blue ribbon on this candle represents a Girl Scout's sense of friendship and thoughtfulness. A Girl Scout is amiable and loyal to her friends.She helps others whereever and whenever she can.)
     * Considerate and caring:  (The orance ribbon on this candle represents a Girl Scout's sense of kindness and warmth. A Girl Scout works well with others and looks out for the well being of others.)
     * Responsible for what I say and do:  (The gold ribbon on this candle represents a Girl Scout's sense of ownership and pride in her work.She readily admits her strenths and weakness and is aware of the consequences of her actions. A Girl Scout is upfront with her intentions. And to: (all the girls say together).)
     * Respect myself and others:  (The white ribbon on this candle represents a Girl Scout's sense of integrity. A Girl Scout directs her thoughts and deeds to encompass her own beliefs and to be sensitive to, and respectful of, the beliefs of those around her.)
     * Respect authority:  (The yellow ribbon on this candle represents a Girl Scout's sense of regard for another's position. A Girl Scout understands the importance of having a leader of a group to make final decisions. She works with that leader to make the best decisions for the good of the group.)
     * Use resources wisely:  (The green ribbon on this candle represents a Girl Scout's sense of being careful with resources. She uses her materials, money, time, and energy wisely. A Girl Scout does not waste the Earth's resources.)
     * Make the world a better place:  (The brown ribbon on this candle represents a Girl Scout's sense of improvement. A Girl Scout strives to clean, conserve, and enrich the world around her. She believes it is important to leave it a better place than when she found it.)
     * Be a sister every Girl Scout:  (The silver ribbon on this candle represents a Girl Scout's loyalty to sisters all over the world. A Girl Scout is always ready to accept more friends into her ever-widening circle. She treats all of her sisters with kindness, acceptance, and warmth.)

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Activities for Girl Scouts ages 11 - 17

Girls 11-17 Song - Girl Scout "Army Rap"
Girl Scouts started long ago
Started by a lady named Juliette Low
In 1912 she started this group
In this group you'll find your troop
Chorus:  Girl Scouts (Girl Scouts), Girl Scouts (Girl Scouts), Past present future, Right now
The youngest scouts are called Daisies
Sometimes they drive their leaders crazy
Brownies are the next in line
They're lookin' good and feelin' find
Chorus:  Girl Scouts (Girl Scouts), Girl Scouts (Girl Scouts), Past present future, Right now
Junior Scouts have lots of fun
It's one for all and all for one
Cadettes and Seniors really rule
Being a Scout is super cool
Chorus:  Girl Scouts (Girl Scouts), Girl Scouts (Girl Scouts), Past present future, Right now
Come join the fun and be a Scout
Join and learn what it's all about
You'll make friends and learn what's new
Yes Scouting is for me and you
Chorus:  Girl Scouts (Girl Scouts), Girl Scouts (Girl Scouts), Past present future, Right now

Girl Scout Octoberfest Cadence
(Tune: General Army Cadence)
Girl Scouts of the USA!
We are here to shout and say:
Happy, happy Octoberfest;
Come on in and be our guest.
Chorus: Sound off, 1, 2
Sound off, 3, 4
Bring it on down, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3-4!
We are Girl Scouts, it is true!
We love life, and so can you!
Fun and learning, service too;
Don't have time to feel real blue.
Now my friends and now my foes,
Don't have time for all your woes!
Marching down this old street;
Marching down with dancing feet.
Girl Scouts teach and Gir Scouts learn;
Making campfires that really do burn,
Tying knots and lashing trees,
Studying those honeybees.
Nature's fine by science too,
Gives Girl Scouts new things to do.
Chemistry, and computers, yes;
'Cause learning's what we love the best.
Listen girls, now listen well,
Scouting's great, now come and yell.
Scouting's great, it takes some time'
We even learn to do some mime.
Scouting's more than cookies now;
Planes and trains and cars, oh wow!
History and crafts too,
Makes Scouting fun for me and you.
Join with us and have some fun,
Learning stuff 'til day is done.
Girls you too can be a Scout,
Just like us, come on out.

Girls 11-17 SWAP - Troop T-Shirts
Supplies: craft foam, mini clothes pins, small tipped markers or pens, any other decorations (glitter, sequence etc.), safety pins
Instructions: Have the girls cut out a small t-shirt style out of craft foam. Next have them decorate the T-shirt however they would like, including the troop name or number and where the troop is from. Give each girl 2 mini clothes pins to hang off of the shoulders of the mini t-shirt.  Attach a safety-pin to the shirt.

Scarecrow
Supplies: Popsicle sticks, old material/felt, glue, yarn (tan, yellow, brown), markers, pins
Instructions: Glue two Popsicle sticks together to form a cross shape (body & arms). Cut another Popsicle stick in half and glue them to the bottom,
at an angle (legs). Cut several pieces of yarn about 1" long. Glue the yarn to the ends of the arms and legs. Cut out a shirt and pants from the scrap
material/felt and glue them on for clothes. Use a marker to make a face (eyes, nose, mouth). Cut a hat shape from the scrap material and glue to the
head. Add pin to the back.

Girls 11-17 Craft - Troop # Chokers
Supplies: different types of beads (cool shapes, sizes and colors), letter and/or number beads, different colors of thick ribbon.
Instructions: Have the girls pick out the color of ribbon they would like there choker to be and cut out the length they want.  Lay all the beads out on the table and have them string them onto the ribbon however they want. They can use the letter beads to make their name or the number beads for the troop number. See what creative things they come up with.  When they are finished tie a knot on each end leaving enough slack to tie the choker on using a slip knot or bow.

Girl Scout Law Twist Bracelet
Supplies: 1 skein each #3 purl cotton (light blue, yellow, light green, red, orange, purple, magenta,green, rose, violet), tape scissors
Instructions: Cut 15" of each color for each bracelet; 42" of each color for each necklace. You will have a total of 6 strands. Knot the first colors around the double layer of strands, securing all the strands with the knots. Smooth out the strands. Now, you need to anchor the strands to a table with a piece of heavy tape so that yu will be
able to pull the strand taut. Holding A2 in one hand  and pulling taut, take one color (labeled "A1") and wrap it over, then under the 5 remaining strands (labeled A2) to form a knot (see diagram 3). Continuing to hold A2 taut, pull A1 in upward direction unti knot is tightened at top (see diagram 4). Take care so that
all the loops lie nicely against each other. Continue knotting in exact same manner with A1, making knots. Use any color order that you wish, just be sure to
repeat the same order throughout the bracelet/necklace. You'll notice a formation of diagonal row of knots starting down towards the right (see diagram 5). To
ensure a uniform spiral pattern, be sure each knot is made beneath preceding knot, rather than on top of it. When the last knot is made of A1, let its tail hang with
A2 and pick up the next color from the left (the new A1). Continue knotting as before. The bracelet will be approximately 7" of knots; 20" for the necklace. When
finished knot ends together.

Girls 11-17 Activity - Juliette Lowe Birthday Party
Celebrate Juliette Gordon Lowe’s (founder of Girl Scouts) birthday by having a party or have a birthday party at the local nursing home for all of the residents who were born in October.  Girls could make cakes or cupcakes for the residents.

Trick or Treating
Instructions: Have the older girls pick a younger girl and agree to be her chaperone during trick or treat. She may also help her with costume preparation.

Girls 11-17 Ceremony - The Smallest Light Investiture/Rededication
Supplies: a candle for each member, three tall candles, membership pins, 10 small candles
Leader:  All around us is darkness.  I light this candle to represent the flame of sisterhood that burns in the heart of every Girl Scout and it is no longer dark.  Although this is a tiny flame and it lights only a small area, all of us can see it.  Each one of us knows it is here and could find the way to it.  Though tiny, it is a beacon to every one of us. This tiny light can grow, be multiplied, and spread if someone would come to join it.  (Two girls light their candles from the leader's candle)
Girl #1:  Now the flame is brighter, lights a bigger area and we can see more than before. But this is only a beginning, for once there is light and people who are willing to share it, it will grow.  As it is shared, it will become bigger and bigger until all who want it can have the light. (Girls light candles from each other until all are lighted)
Girl #2:  See how fast the light can spread.  Notice how well you can see now.  This light makes it possible for us to see our friends, see their smiles and their actions.  Other people can see our light.
Girl #3:  As this light brightens our group, so does our light as true Girl Scouts brighten our own lives and the lives of others.  The smallest light held by the least of us is important to the whole world.
Girl #4:  Now I will light the three candles for the three parts of our Promise with the same tiny light from which so much light has grown.  Watch the candles take up the flame to shine on all of us as we rededicate ourselves by saying the Girl Scout Promise. (All members repeat Girl Scout Promise.  Girls come forward, one at a time, to recite one of the ten parts of the Girl Scout Law and to light a candle which represents the part).
LEADER:  This pin tells everyone you are a Girl Scout, (attach pin to girl's clothing).  Wear it proudly (give the Girl Scout handshake to the new member).   Welcome to Girl Scouting (everyone blows out candles).

I'm Glad that I'm Girl Scout
I'm glad that I'm a Girl Scout.
It means more than green uniforms, service, symbols,
and cloth badges.
It's loving the out-of-doors - appreciating nature
all the more because you understand her.
It's camping, camping, and all the thrills that only
camping can give.
It's living together - not being the only pebble on
the beach. It's having a swell time partly you were there.
It's getting together with people who admire the same
things you do.
It's having millions of sisters - the world over - with
different features but the same ideals.
It's respecting other people - thus gaining other people's
respect.
It's meeting victory with a smile and failure with a grin.
It's giving service with satisfaction behind it.
It's fellowship with friendship as an underlying aim.
It's learning how to be the best possible kind of girl - so
you can be the best possible kind of woman.
It's making friends - for childhood to girlhood, from
girlhood wo womanhood with no awkward stages.
It's life - the kind of life every girl wants.
I'm glad that I'm a Girl Scout.