Girl Scout Birthday

Putting Up a Tent, Some Junior High Girl Scouts Working Toward Camp Craft Badge

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There are many different ways troops can celebrate the Girl Scout birthday. The week surrounding the birthday is called Girl Scout week. It begins with Girl Scout Sunday and ends with Girl Scout Sabbath. One of the ways some troops celebrate that week is to give back (ie. Service). Since many troops meet at churches they will work with the church during the service. The girls (in uniform) may usher, take up collection, read poems, etc. during the service. Each religious organization has it's own way of work with the troops - ask your organization how you can celebrate.

Troops can also perform skits about the beginning of Girl Scouting. They could also find games from 1912 - games that girls would have played at troop meetings at the beginning of Girl Scouting.

Troops could also celebrate Girl Scout week by learning more about the early troops. What kind of badges did they earn? What did the early books look like? What did the early uniforms look like? Your local council may have old uniforms or books available for the girls to look at. They may allow you to take the uniforms and give a fashion show to girls from the service unit.

This new, expanded edition, with hundreds of illustrations, photographs, and tables, is indisputably the go-to source for information on all Girl Scout uniforms, insignia, awards, and handbooks, as well as dolls, postcards, posters, calendars, and more--from the founding of the Girl Scouts in 1912 through the present day. More than an identification guide, this work also documents when changes occurred and why new items were introduced. Placing these objects in context, this essential reference provides a discerning look at the history and development of the Girl Scout Movement.

First Girl Scout of America, Mrs. Samuel G. Laurence, Modeling the Original Uniform for Girl Scouts

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Florence Harding, Meets with a Group of Girl Scouts at the White House. April 22, 1922

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Girl Scouts is now 100 years old! 2012 will see a lot of celebrations across the country. Many councils will be planning big celebrations for the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouting. If you have an older girl troop (Cadette, Senior, Ambassador) find out who is in charge of the planning committee for the celebration. You may be able to get the girls involved in the planning process. What a great opportunity for leadership!

First Girl Scout of America, Mrs. Samuel G. Laurence, Demonstrating Lady-Like Poses

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