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Staying Clean and Organized When Camping

June 27, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Staying Clean and Organized When Camping

This post was sponsored by Mean Green. All opinions are my own. I had the opportunity to take five junior high Girl Scouts camping last weekend. I love camping with the girls. And yes, I mean camping camping. Not staying in a cabin. Not using an RV. Putting up a tent in the rain and standing around […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities, Sponsored Tagged With: outdoors, scouting, sponsored

Make these campfire Girl Scout swaps for your next event

May 29, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Make these campfire Girl Scout swaps for your next event

The danger of doing anything with older kids is that you’re automatically volunteered to do the same things with their younger siblings. It is for this reason that I find myself the leader of both my older daughter’s Cadette Girl Scout troop, and my younger daughter’s Daisy troop. I don’t mind, actually. I find it’s […]

Filed Under: crafting, Kids' activities Tagged With: girl scouts, scouting

How to Make a Magnifying Glass

March 18, 2015 By Laura 2 Comments

How to Make a Magnifying Glass

Our Junior Girl Scouts are in the middle of earning their detective badge. One of our requirements was to investigate different materials using a magnifying glass and I thought it would be cheaper and more fun to make our own.

Filed Under: Kids' activities Tagged With: girl scouts, indoor activities for kids, kids, kids activities, science, scouting

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