Patches, Patches, Patches...

I'm so excited about the Fall patch from BCG Patches. It's called Autumn Splendor and it has my absolute favorite little creature (other than my cats) on it. Can you guess what it is? No... it is not a fox.

The Fall patch is designed to be super easy and fun for your group to earn. The patch measures 2 1/2"x 2 3/4". It fully embroidered and sew on (because we all know iron-on fall off!). This is an exclusive design to BCG Patches and there is a FREE digital guide to go along with it.

Check out the guide and order your patches before November 15, 2018 (that's the guarantee date).

Isn't it just the cutest!!!??



AND a bonus patch this month, Tea Time. It's great for young and older groups. You can get all fancy shmancy or keep it simple and fun. It's totally up to you. Either way, the little panda bear just makes me smile.

Be sure to check out the FREE digital guide for it and order those patches, too.

Senior Badge: Girl Scouts Way

My Seniors completed their Girl Scouts Way badge at their April 2018 meeting. We only meet once per month now that they are in High School and have many, many other activities keeping them busy.

One of the requirements was to pass on information about making ceremonies special to younger troops. The girls asked me to publish their PDF on my blog, so that's what I'm doing.

If you would like to share our troop's tips with your group, feel free to download the How to make your Ceremony special PDF.

We hope you enjoy it!

Summer Bucket List: A Patch Program

Here we are again on the cusp of summer and what to do... do we meet over the Summer? Do we shudder at the thought of trying to schedule with super busy families for an overnight or day long event? Do we say forget it and see you in the Fall? Do we figure out a plan to stay in touch when it's almost impossible?

I started using Summer patch programs about 5 years ago. They are optional, so the girl's decide whether or not they want to participate. I try to choose something that is easy for them to do on their own and typically plan a "meet up" at some point over the summer to have a little fun and complete one or two of the activities. It's my way of encouraging them to keep in touch.

This summer, we are using Summer Bucket List from my shop, BCGPatches.com. It's a super flexible way to give them something to do and earn a super cute patch. The hidden learning exercise that we all try to sneak in is all about goal setting. The first thing they have to do is come up with 15 things they want to do over the summer. When they complete them, simply check or cross them off. There are 4 different sheets they can use  (or they can come up with their own)... simple to flowery.

I worked on my Summer Bucket List yesterday after downloading the free program guide. I'm excited about the summer and I'm hoping to mark a couple things off the list over the week... like planting tomatoes and such this weekend.

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