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Ideas for Teen Girl Scouts Layouts
by Denise Gormish
(Aug 17, 2012)
Girl Scouts provides a way for girls to bond together and work toward common goals while learning leadership skills. Girl Scouts in the teen years is as important as ever and provides a great way for girls who have been friends to stay together despite a myriad of changes in their lives. Don't neglect to scrapbook them just because the girls are older! Their activities still need to be photographed and their troop still needs to have their memories recorded. Here are some ideas for scrapbook pages for teenage Girl Scouts. Troop. A group of Girl Scouts, called a troop, meet together regularly. Take time at one of the meetings to get a photograph of the entire troop each year. Don't forget to label the photograph with the girls' names. There are lots of scrapbook ideas that encompass the entire troop. What are the girls' goals? What do they like to do together as a troop? Are they more social and spontaneous or are they a group of girls who like to plan and do things? Where do they like to go? What happens at a typical meeting? Consider the personality of the troop and create a page about it. Events. Girl Scouts enjoy going places together such as a camporee, a council event, rock climbing, archery or an amusement park. Make sure to take photographs and scrapbook these events. Sometimes the girls like to plan their own outings and events such as a mystery party or camping. Don't forget to include the details about how the event was planned, who did what and how it came out in the end. One Girl Scout troop took a day to go geocaching together. Photographs and text were added to some paper and embellishments to create a layout about it.
Badges and Awards. Is the troop working toward any badges or special awards? If so, what are they? What are the steps toward those badges or awards? Often as the girls get older, the requirements get harder. Are there any things the girls have had to do that challenged them? When they finish their accomplishment, record it, including its various steps. Trips. Big or small, trips are a memorable part of Girl Scouts. As teenage Girl Scouts, they are able to travel farther and go on bigger trips. Record how the troop planned a trip, raised funds for the trip and experienced the trip. One troop enjoyed going to Lake Tahoe in the summer but wanted to try it in the winter also so they planned a second trip.
Service. Service to other Girl Scouts and to the community is an important part of Girl Scouts. Girls may serve the community through singing, reading programs, a dramatic presentation, wildlife restoration and more. These outings are fun for the girls and provide great educational experiences. Each year my daughter's troop participates in Thinking Day. I record information about the planning and participation in the day and the country of their choice. It is fun to have a memory of each Thinking Day.
Fundraising. Does the troop do any fundraising such as fall sales or Girl Scout cookie sales? If so, what do they enjoy about it? How do they make plans to spend their money? Do they have goals and are they able to meet them? If they have achieved a special goal, make sure you record it.
Girl Scouts is important to many girls. They provide friendship, learning, leadership and service opportunities. Make sure you record these special memories during the teenage years. Digital Supplies from DesignerDigitals:
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