Sunday, March 27, 2011
Seeds Sprouted
The seeds the girls planted last week are up on our porch. The arugula has sprouted as have some of the sugar snap peas.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Seed Planting and Sit Upons
Today we started the "It's Your Planet" journey which focuses on gardening. The girls colored one of three characters from the story -- that's the page they brought home -- and then Lisa read the first chapter of the story which is about the three girls walking home from school, seeing an overgrown community garden with a daisy growing in it, and then falling asleep in the sun.
The girls all picked out and started seeds that will hopefully sprout into plants that we'll plant in our community garden plot.
And, they worked on making Sit Upons. Sit Upons are a classic Girl Scout craft -- everybody makes some version of them. They're used on camping trips and hikes (and we thought they'd be useful in the garden) to sit on and keep bottoms dry on damp ground. The girls really concentrated on their sewing and were making great progress, but we didn't quite get them done so we sent them home for finishing. Feel free to stuff a couple plastic bags in them for extra padding if you'd like.
The girls all picked out and started seeds that will hopefully sprout into plants that we'll plant in our community garden plot.
And, they worked on making Sit Upons. Sit Upons are a classic Girl Scout craft -- everybody makes some version of them. They're used on camping trips and hikes (and we thought they'd be useful in the garden) to sit on and keep bottoms dry on damp ground. The girls really concentrated on their sewing and were making great progress, but we didn't quite get them done so we sent them home for finishing. Feel free to stuff a couple plastic bags in them for extra padding if you'd like.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Community Garden Clean Up
Our troop has a 3.5 by 20 foot plot in a local community garden this summer. We're going to start the It's Your Planet -- Love It journey in the next few weeks to go along with taking care of the plot.
Today we had three girls yank weeds and dig up old, dead plants. They were model Girl Scouts -- not only were they strong workers, but they were courageous in the face of fat worms and creepy, crawly bugs.
Today we had three girls yank weeds and dig up old, dead plants. They were model Girl Scouts -- not only were they strong workers, but they were courageous in the face of fat worms and creepy, crawly bugs.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
The Louder the Instrument, the Better
Percussion instruments seem to be a favorite. Here is our very own Daisy marching band. Sorry the pictures are a bit blurry -- there were really moving.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Meeting this Week
Same time, same place as always. The theme is Music and we'll be talking about different kinds of instruments, including our own voices. If your daughter plays an instrument and would like to share her talents with the troop, please bring it in.
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