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Earn the Violet Daisy Petal Be A Sister to Every Girl Scout

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Working with kindergarten and first grade girls is a rewarding and enriching experience for the adult leaders, as well as a fun time for the girls in your troop. One of the most important things leaders need to do is foster friendship among the girls, that is why the violet petal, "Be a Sister to Every Girl Scout" is one to earn once your troop is formed.

An easy and inexpensive craft is the "Daisy Chain of Friendship". All you need is computer paper, markers, and one stapler per adult volunteer.

Before the meeting, cut 8x11 white computer paper into strips approximately three inches thick. You need to make one bundle of strips for each girl in your troop. For example, if you have ten girls in your troop, you will need ten bundles of ten strips. Paper clip them together. Make sure you make an extra bundle of strips for girls who make mistakes., as well as a paper chain of three or four links to show as an example.

At the meeting, ask the girls what it means to be "a sister to every girl scout". Discuss ways to be kind to each other during the meeting and at school and home.

Show the girls your paper chain. Explain that each girl is going to decorate her strip with her own name. She can write her name in bubble letters, block letters, squiggly letters, etc, and then draw designs around her name.

When each girl is done with her strips, place them on another table, separated into piles (ten girls, ten piles). The next girl lays her strips on top of these, until each pile has ten unique names. Troop leaders and volunteers help the girls staple them into a paper chain.

For those who finish early, have some coloring pages available so they will keep busy.

By earning the violet petal, "Be a Sister to Every Girl Scout", your troop will start off the year on the right foot.