Girl Scout Walk About – Lanyards 2017!

Posted January 3, 2017

Filed under DIY, Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts Troop 1391, My girls, Single Mom of Two Peas

UPDATED FOR 2017 LBB COOKIES (working on ABC hope to have up this week)!

Originally posted 2013

It’s cookie season as you know, and we are getting ready for a lot of cookie sale opportunities! With all of our booth ideas running through our heads we are also getting ready for Walk About Week. For those that don’t know that is when we go door to door as a troop. First thing I made for the girls is a lanyard to make it easier and faster when some one asks what kind and how much.

Here is a short tutorial on how I made ours….

5 yards of thick cos grain ribbon made 18 lanyards, it could make more or less depending on how long you make yours.

I had gotten a bag of these at a yard sale for a dollar I like using these for the lanyard clip than the two-part way you see a lot online. Lace this through the ribbon first.

Then sew the ribbon together. I sewed it three times across because the girls will pull on them I am sure.

I printed out the cookie variety and the price cheat sheet and stuck them to a green paper to match the ribbon.

Once I cut them out I laminated them and cut the out again with my helper…

(who was really watching Bo on the Go)

Punched a hole with the handy dandy crop-o-dile ( oh my she was little back then)

And hooked the to the lanyards!

This is not an original idea I saw it on pinterest and I would mention the blog it came from but there wasn’t an attached author! But if you would like to see that one here is the pin link (-: http://pinterest.com/pin/64035625923800679/

I will keep update my blog with whatever we do for this cookie season we are so excited this year ~!

*****Updated*****

I did not have a template for the cheat sheets but have gotten several request so here you go! Just print out and resize if needed (-: Let me know how they turned out!

Cookie Price Cheat for the normal $4 per box and here is the 2017 line up (save and print the following picture you can resize to your 15741046_10154729099470792_3650404031497739651_n

liking ) or just the Super Six (clink on the link) Six (click on the link) which will be a little more rectangle than squareThe second link are the super six from the bakers website in two different looks.. UPDATED TO ADD THE ABOVE PICTURE AS A PDF TO PRINT OUT HERE: 2017-cookies

I put them on Word so that you can right click as resize as needed I made the 5×5 inch with the card stock border if that helps at all !

Thank you to everyone who has made such nice comments! Our troop went to our council Cookie Rally and they had them there for the passports in 2016 I loved it !

And by the way the littlest pea is now a Brownie and loves Scouts!

Girl Scout Walk About – Lanyards 2017!

Posted January 14, 2016

Filed under DIY, Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts Troop 1391, My girls, Single Mom of Two Peas

UPDATED FOR 2017 LBB COOKIES (working on ABC hope to have up this week)!

Originally posted 2013

Here is a short tutorial on how I made ours….

5 yards of thick cos grain ribbon made 18 lanyards, it could make more or less depending on how long you make yours.

I had gotten a bag of these at a yard sale for a dollar I like using these for the lanyard clip than the two-part way you see a lot online. Lace this through the ribbon first.

Then sew the ribbon together. I sewed it three times across because the girls will pull on them I am sure.

I printed out the cookie variety and the price cheat sheet and stuck them to a green paper to match the ribbon.

Once I cut them out I laminated them and cut the out again with my helper…

(who was really watching Bo on the Go)

Punched a hole with the handy dandy crop-o-dile ( oh my she was little back then)

And hooked the to the lanyards!

I will keep update my blog with whatever we do for this cookie season we are so excited this year ~!

*****Updated*****

I did not have a template for the cheat sheets but have gotten several request so here you go! Just print out and resize if needed (-: Let me know how they turned out!

Cookie Price Cheat for the normal $4 per box and here is the 2017 line up (save and print the following picture you can resize to your 15741046_10154729099470792_3650404031497739651_n

I put them on Word so that you can right click as resize as needed I made the 5×5 inch with the card stock border if that helps at all !

Thank you to everyone who has made such nice comments! Our troop went to our council Cookie Rally and they had them there for the passports in 2016 I loved it !

And by the way the littlest pea is now a Brownie and loves Scouts!

Update Re-Blog of the Girl Scout Cookie Lanyards with 2015 Varieties

Posted January 15, 2015

Filed under Uncategorized

Here is a short tutorial on how I made ours….

5 yards of thick cos grain ribbon made 18 lanyards, it could make more or less depending on how long you make yours.

I had gotten a bag of these at a yard sale for a dollar I like using these for the lanyard clip than the two-part way you see a lot online. Lace this through the ribbon first.

Then sew the ribbon together. I sewed it three times across because the girls will pull on them I am sure.

I printed out the cookie variety and the price cheat sheet and stuck them to a green paper to match the ribbon.

Once I cut them out I laminated them and cut the out again with my helper…

(who was really watching Bo on the Go)

Punched a hole with the handy dandy crop-o-dile

And hooked the to the lanyards!

I will keep update my blog with whatever we do for this cookie season we are so excited this year ~!

(note I got the year on the cheat sheet wrong oops! and not a single scout noticed LOL)

*****Updated*****

I did not have a template for the cheat sheets but have gotten several request so here you go! Just print out and resize if needed (-: Let me know how they turned out!

Cookie Price Cheat and 2015 cookie varieties LBB or just the Super Six which will be a little more rectangle than square (-:

Here are the super six from the bakers website in two different looks

I put them on Word so that you can right click as resize as needed I made the 5×5 inch with the card stock border if that helps at all (-:

Thank you to everyone who has made such nice comments! Our troop went to our council Cookie Rally and they had them there for the passports I loved it (-: !

Troop 1391 Sports Night

Posted January 4, 2015

Filed under Family Fun, Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts Troop 1391, My girls, Uncategorized

Every summer our troop meets at a local park since we normally meet at a school and don’t have access when school is out. Not to mention who wants cooped up in a school when it is SUMMER! So for our first meeting I just wanted the girls to have fun putting lots of thought into it I decided we would be as active as we could. (Unfortunately only 4 girls showed up to this meeting but it was still fun (-: )

We began with

Jump Rope ten times then the Long Jump: Run until they get to the hula hoop then jump as far as they can Ms. Erin will then use a ribbon to measure.

I never saw it coming but all the girls kept falling luckily no one was hurt and they all laughed it off, my little pea falls all the time so it wasn’t new to her but boy she she love seeing the other girls do the same as her!

Who won??

Simple Running with a partner from tree to tree three times

Hula Hoop who can do hoop the longest best out of three chances

Ten jumping jacks then roll down the hill and run back up

Ring Toss best out of 3 chances

They loved this and I loved getting them so active so we decided this is how we will always have our first meeting after summer break!

Basketball free throws from different angles

Snacks: Water bottles, apples, oranges and gold fish crackers although it was so hot that day the water bottles were used in a more fun way (-: Since we were short half our troop we were done way early so the girls just let loose!

Here’s a print out of our activities if you want to have it, it was simple, clean and the girls had a lot of fun!

Sports Night Activities

Troop 1391’s Summer Weekend at Camp Wakatomika

Posted December 29, 2014

Filed under Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts Troop 1391, My girls, Uncategorized

This past summer (2014) Troop 1391 had their first full weekend at camp and it was a blast rain and all these girls had fun!

Getting ready for our first full weekend I made fire starters, tested out the crafts we made t-shirt bags so I used mine as the charades game holder! We made dog tags and sharpie tie die t-shirts too. We also made bug jars and had bug catchers and little magnifying glasses to look at but not keep the bugs (-:

Our first night we watched movies and had popcorn while each of the girls arrived. Some of the girls went on a hike while it was day light too. And of course they played a mean game of charades!

The next day though they all went out Ms Lisa and Ms Erin took them during the day and then Ms Lisa and I took them for their night hike!

Our Juniors made a perfect fire for hot dogs smores and more!

Our Daisies and Brownies made solar pizza!

Pretty proud of these scouts!

These were awesome!

Of course we did crafts through out the weekend I send these kids home with a ton of stuff!

On day three our Daisies were getting a bit tired LOL (that’s the littlest pea right there getting too hot to move) SO…..

We brought out the water balloons and water blasters!

That cooled them off!A little group shot by the cabin before the parents picked them up (-:

Here is our camp menu CAMP MENU and a letter for the parents on What To bring Now what we did with the walking tacos….we made it like a to go lunch in case parents came early it wouldn’t keep them from getting on the road.

My whole troop cleaned the cabin and it sparkled I really believe we were the first ones there in quite some time because it was not in good shape either. I am proud of my girls for taking the time to clean it up and make it wonderful for the next troop.

After the troop left; the peas and I stayed and clean the fire pit up (this was almost 2 hours of hard work but we did it!), when we got there it was in horrible condition looks like the last people to use it never cleaned it out and it sat all winter. The youngest pea cleaned out all the chunks of wood laying around and the oldest pea helped me move the old ashes. Remember as a Scout you must leave things better than they were when you got there.

One last shot of the peas and we were on our way home ! Hot sweaty messes ready to fight for the shower LOL! We can not wait until next year!

Here is a list of things I needed to make our weekend a success it may help you too!

NEEDED FOOD-CRAFT SUPPLIES FOR CAMP

Two Peas and The Summer Moon Festival

Posted July 22, 2014

Filed under Uncategorized

On July 19th and 20th the Armstrong Air & Space museum in the small town of Wapakoneta, Ohio put on the Summer Moon Festival celebrating the 45th anniversary of the first lunar landing.

Chad the girls and I met up with my friend Erin and her daughter and made the trip. It took us about and hour and a half to get there so we made sure to stop to eat lunch before we went over. There were plenty of places to eat and you could see the Astro Theater from the road! We couldn’t miss it !

We went in and the kids were immediately drawn to Orbit Table it shows you how the moon and artificial satellites maintain orbit around the earth. The girls thought it was like an air hockey table (-:

Dad of two peas made a friend….

Two Peas plus one ….who is tall enough to go to space???

The girls had a fun scavenger hunt to do for the Festival, they loved reading about everything to searching for the answers. Erin and Dylan the most! The could do a scavenger hunt every where they go….Challenge accepted!

Future astronaut in there??

The Gemini capsule Neil Armstrong’s first ship~

Mr. Armstrong’s Gemini Space Suit….why is this Museum named after Neil Armstrong and have all his memorabilia?? Because Wapakoneta is the birthplace of the first man to step foot on the moon. ” The museum opened on July 20, 1972, just the third anniversary of the lunar landing. The museum itself is designed to resemble a futuristic moon base. It is most beautiful when viewed at dusk and night.” – Museum Brochure

You have to check everything out…but sorry Py you can’t go through that door….

Photo ops a plenty!

Hey what’s in there????

Mr. Armstrong’s Apollo 11 suit!

Hey are you allowed to touch that??

Something in there must have been shocking!

The walk way to the Astro Theater was beautiful, Phoebe called the theater the moon room AHHHHMAZING !

The photographs alone are enough to get you to the museum but learning about them even better.

Captains !

The shop was packed full of the coolest things, of course we bought books, stickers and postcards

Walking out to the rest of the festival was the wall of all Ohio born Astronauts. That was awesome who knew how many of them were from here!

Outside the Ohio Connection had quite the set up of fun for the kids (and adults!)

The littlest pea stuck to the inflatables since she was just shy of age to do that moon walk the older girls did.

The moon walk!

Over the hill from all the inflatables, the jump thing and the rocket launch were the tents with animals, NASA, jugglers, book readings from Ohio authors and crafts.

Look at all those tents, just full of fun!

NASA was here they showed Py how far you can jump in space! Gave us stickers and some sweet pictures of the Ohio Astronauts and shuttles too!

NASA printed out pictures of the girls in space!

We saw and pet animals that have been sent into space….not these guys but the breeds (-:

Made Twirly Birds …

Played Twirly birds!

A book reading by the author Meaghan Fisher.

She signed a book for the Phoebes.

We met Author David Crawford, and had his book Delta G signed for Uncle Fred, he loves Sci Fi! Mr. Crawford spoke to us for awhile about his book I can’t wait to read it. You can find it on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

Played a little corn hole…

Waited patiently for Face Paint….

Round bubbles out of a triangle, yep!

See !

Can’t leave without face paint! Sun, Moon and Stars noooooo not a Star but a Smiley Face LOL! (there is always that one kid!)

Some last minute photo ops!

We had a great time and can not wait to go ahead, be sure to check their website for the movie they will be playing when you go or for any special events coming up like this festival!

For My Scout friends, this place is awesome for learning and earning patches. They have a wall of patches in the shop that you could use as fun patches (Girl Scouts) the Scouts could even pick their own patch if they wanted to. Not to mention tons of things to do in town here is the brochure for the museum, it has some neat things to go and see: http://www.armstrongmuseum.org/sites/default/files/aasm_bro_2.18.11_WEB.pdf

I hope you get a chance to see this year old treasure you are guaranteed to learn something!

Museum Website: http://www.armstrongmuseum.org/

Social Media Accounts: facebook.com/ArmstrongAirSpaceMuseum facebook.com/ohiohistoryconnection twitter.com/ohiohistory instagram.com/ohiohistory

Troop 1391’s First GORP Cermony

Posted May 22, 2013

Filed under Girl Scouts Troop 1391

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 while they did a craft 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 (-:

St Patrick’s Day Cookie Booth 2013

Posted April 9, 2013

Filed under Uncategorized

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 (-:

Troop 1391 Walk About 2013

Posted March 19, 2013

Filed under Girl Scouts Troop 1391

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 (-:

ALSO Since all my parents had to come in the garage to get their scout I made the most of it by having any info I needed to pass out and sign up sheets for upcoming events ready to pass out right there!

It was a cold but fun day and we can’t wait until next year !

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