Troop 1391′s First GORP Cermony

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Posted on May 22, 2013

This summer our troop will be getting ready for camp, and I plan on doing something camp oriented at every meeting until we go. This meeting we did the Gorp Ceremony so they could learn about this tasty trail mix and have a meaningful ceremony too. Total cost for the below was $88.74 yes I could have gotten the less expensive versions but it was our first one so I splurged on the girls. Next time I will be more frugal (-:

I had each girl come up, sanitize their hands and take an ingredient…..

The awesome thing is I have 14 scouts and there are 14 ingredients it was perfect! ( although my co-leader did step in the night of our meeting as one was a no show) Once they all had something they stood in a circle with me and a trash bag in the middle….now as a side note always use a very strong trash bag I had no idea it would get so heavy (-:

with each line I read the Scout would add her ingredient into the bag…(oops fuzzy pic!)

I had a bunch of Moms at our meeting that night once I put the heavy bag on the picnic table, they took over and mixed it. (I think they were excited to eat it too) We gave it to the girls in cups and even shared with a Boy Scout Troop that was there making terrariums. Although a side note I am still a little salty about the boys not saying thank you…..ANYWHO

Here is the script for the ceremony it was very fun!

Girl Scout Gorp Ceremony

This ceremony can be used as you create some very special gorp with your girls
before heading off on an outdoor adventure.

Today we will build a nifty snack to nourish our bodies. It symbolizes how the
many ways of Girl Scouting nourishes our spirits.

We have a Promise and a Law. On our honor, we will to do our best to be fair
and square.
So we will begin with CHEX.

Girl Scouts come in all colors, from all races around the world. Every Girl Scout is
a sister no matter where she is from, no matter the language she speaks, no
matter the color of her skin. God loves variety, and Girl Scouts are the colors of
the rainbow.
So we will contribute M & Ms.

Some of us are tall, and some of us are small. When we get together, size
doesn’t matter at all.
So we will add PRETZEL THINS AND MINI MARSHMALLOWS.

Sometimes we are nutty. We love to joke and play. We’d love to put a Girl Scout
smile into everyone’s day.
So we will toss in NUTS. (Or shredded coconut or corn nuts in case of nut
allergies).

Sometimes we are quiet and thoughtful. We have special gifts of love and caring
to give in service to those who need our help.
So we will sprinkle in TEDDY GRAMS.

When we get together, we seem to make circles. We may sit in circles, play circle
games, and make a Friendship Circle. You could say that we are well rounded.
So we will roll in CHEERIOS.

When we are busy planning a project, or doing a craft, we pop with enthusiasm
until we’re done.
So we will pop in POPCORN.

Girl Scouts respect all living things. The earth is our home, and we want to keep
it safe for everyone.
So we will release GOLDFISH & ANIMAL CRACKERS to the mix.

Girl Scouts are “chips off the old block”. Girl Scouting began in 1912. Since then
we all have been part of an old tradition, and are proud to be part of the future.
So we will drop in CHIPS.

We get a kick out of learning new things, helping others, singing, and being
together with our friends.
So we will kick in KIX.

Young Girl Scouts may be hard to resist because they are fresh, sweet and new.
But the older scout maybe more fun, because she has more experience.
So we will put in RAISINS.

Girls who come to Girl Scouts bloom. They are like little seeds we water and
warmly shine on to grow up strong.
So we will finish with scattering these SUNFLOWER SEEDS.

So we can see that when we mix together the many ways of Girl Scouts we end
up with something truly special!

Here is the PDF if you want to print it out I found it on Google !
http://www.girlscoutsnorcal.org/documents/GorpRecipe.pdf

I am so excited about our meetings aimed at camp I will be sure to post more when I can (-:

I want to go to Pizza Planet, Mommy!

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Posted on May 21, 2013

Last year we went to Disney World, it was the oldest peas second time and the littlest peas first time. Before we got there Pyper was sure to tell Phoebe everything she remembered and that we had to eat at Pizza Planet like on Toy Story. And of course we did! Now one year later Phoebe sparks up about wanting to eat at Pizza Planet, so we explained its at Disney and we would have to wait until next year. She was so sad and just walked away. That is when the light bulb went off and I talked to Dad of 2 Peas….we are going to have to have a Pizza Planet night just for Phoebe. After all I had just spent a whole month full of 8 Girl Scout cookie booths and she didn’t get to come to those as she is still a tag a long and not a Daisy until this September. She did so well when I had to be gone so much that she deserved something just for her. Her sister wanted in on the action too and what she did was just awesome! So on a Friday that my Mom was at her daycare for her monthly late night. I told my husband to pick up Phoebe a little late so that Py and I would have time to decorate the kitchen. We weren’t going over board just enough to make her feel special and have fun.

I had printed out the aliens from the claw machine to hang everywhere (see them on the light too!) Pyper had this job while I hurried up and made a couple of signs to hand in the hallway and the front door.

Pyper was so excited to show me what she made at school…..menus! not just any menus either …adult menus and children’s menus LOL she even made a connect the dots and color area in the children’s menus she amazes me and was so proud (-:

I had found some things at Kroger of all places that I ended up buying just a couple of toys for her one was the alien from the Claw Machine so we made our window into a quasi claw machine with Pyper’s arm as the claw LOL

We used the other toy as a center piece to the table, set out the menus and pizza making supplies and waited.

One last touch Pyper wanted to play waitress so we hurried up and made this from an envelope and pinned it on an apron….this kid makes me so proud to want to be crazy with me LOL

Once Chad got home we ran outside Pyper with her apron on, told her to come in the front door so she could see the sign. She can’t read much yet but she knows the pizza planet sign!

This was her face when she first saw the her sister and the sign….priceless “Mommy does that say Pizza Planet?”

She walked in as Toy Story (the first one of course!) was playing and was just in heaven. YEAH! she liked it (-: So we made our pizzas

and while they baked Pyper played the Claw with Phoebe, she colored her special menu and played find the alien.

YUMMY PIZZA made by the peas themselves

After we finished our pizza we finished watching Toy Story. (that’s pizza planet right there!)

Then danced to the closing credits You’ve Got A Friend in Me ….

It didn’t take much to make this little peas night ( hardly any money at all!) and I loved doing it the memories we made that night will last. They are always asking when we can do it again. And I keep one of the aliens on my computer to make me smile remembering.

Oh and Chad thought he would pick up a second job …

Pizza Delivery Man for Pizza Planet HAHAHAHAHA had to make some funnies for him too (-:

St Patrick’s Day Cookie Booth 2013

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Posted on April 9, 2013

Since we had a booth scheduled on St Paddy’s Day I couldn’t NOT have a theme for the day right??? So I made this for our three chilly leprechauns that worked the booth that day.

The Thin Mints were the green green grass of Ireland…..

And the Savannah Smiles were the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow~!

Leprechauns business meeting…..

It was 31 degrees out and we stood outside selling for 3 hours we sold a mere 24 boxes but these girls kept it together and worked their shamrocks off! I am so proud of all my girls and the hard work they put into this year we had 7 booths and sold just shy of 3500 boxes (-:

Bling Your Booth Contest 2013 – WE WON!

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Posted on April 9, 2013

Yes that’s right we won our Service Unit’s Bling Your Booth Contest and we couldn’t be more excited! I have wanted to blog our booth since March 1st but I didn’t want to give away our secret (-:

Our theme this year Super Girl Scouts!

The cookie sale theme this year was What Can A Girl Do? A World of Good

Well we tweeked it a little and said What Can A Girl Do? She Can Save the World!

We even had capes made out of t-shirts I cut out a superman logo as a pattern (-:

I ironed on all the cookies on t-shirts that match the cookie boxes.

Even made one with the GS cookie theme:

My friend and fellow Scout Mom Stacey made these awesome headband bows for the girls…

I got the ribbon from BestRibbons.com in case you were wondering (-:

The girls had a blast being super scouts !

Until the capes started to strangle and irritate them!

soooo back to the creative brain to get better capes I could not have the girls miserable after all.

SO I bought capes at Walmart and they had mask WOOHOO!

Of course I blinged them up!

Now those made them fly!

Nothing makes me happier than to see these kids like this (-:

Super strong super Scout!

And our table lay out had to have the super hero BAM POW BOOM signs right? and notice our troop elf was even super!

So congrats Troop 1391 for winning the Bling Your Booth Contest 2013! I can not wait until next year (-;

Troop 1391 Walk About 2013

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Posted on March 19, 2013

If we thought our first booth was cold it was nothing like our walk about! Last week was girl scout week and also walk about week, so we cleared our area with council and made plans to walk on Monday. Unfortunately, it poured rain and hailed so we cancelled and rescheduled for Wednesday the only day the whole troop could make it. We watched it snow and get colder ALL day, but we couldn’t cancel or we wouldn’t be able to do it and my girls wanted to experience everything this year. So they bundled up and met in my garage. I had the table all set up for the parents to grab their newsletters and sign up for activities coming up because I am organized and it was the perfect time right?? well no, lots of parents were too cold to even get out of the car LOL!

Of course my soon to be Daisy was a helper her preschool class was collecting change in that bottle for the Ronald McDonald house so she made sure to put it out there….so sweet (-:

The girls grabbed their cheat sheet lanyards and packed up all the wagons to started out….

They worked so well together I couldn’t believe it, being that cold surely there was going to be a cranky one I would have to send back to the garage to stay with my co-leader Abby but NO they were amazing.

They took turns and was polite we even found out there was another leader in my subdivision who wished us luck then promptly had three girls run out of her house in the snow the other direction with cookies in hand to sell to the neighbors. NOT the Girl Scout Way especially since I signed up for this neighborhood and had gotten approved ANYWAY I digress.

We went half way around the neighborhood and sold 10 boxes of cookies, saw people literally look out windows and not answer the door, taught the girls what no soliciting means and that boys can be ridiculous and girls can be giggly!

My super mom Stacey walked with us and was just as impressed with these girls as I was so we went back to the garage for snacks and to get out of the wind.

Our Harlie brought snacks and then I made smores mix too!

The girls took that to go once their parents picked them up. After snack they went right back out in the drive way to hold signs and try to sell more while the parents where stopping to pick them up.

You have to handed it to them come rain, sleet or snow the Girl Scouts are always selling cookies LOL! And their helper stayed in the garage still doing her part (-:

DIY Girl Scout Idea Book

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Posted on February 20, 2013

I made this book for easy reference to all my Girl Scout Ideas. It’s similar to my Garden Journal and I even made one last year for all my Christmas ideas.

Just like the others it just takes some scrapbook paper and a composition book. I have even thought about having my troop make smash books this way. Super cheap and lots of fun!

For this one I put a post it note on the inside page along with an envelope for all my receipts and as you know if you are involved in any troop you will have LOTS of receipts!

As you all know I absolutely love pinterest so I printed out my boards and taped the things I absolutely want the girls to try inside the pages.

I added tabs for each of the topics I have random ideas for and I just write them in when I think of it.

On the last page, the Girl Scout Promise nad the Girl Scout Law along with another envelope because I needed it !

And last but not least I added a green ribbon to close the book (see first pic above) so my pages don’t get all messy…I hate messy pages (- : and a book mark too!