Sister to Every Girl Scout

Not included: For troop family portraits: Markers or crayons, posterboard or large paper. For fairy bread: Sandwich bread, rainbow nonpareil sprinkles, margarine or butter, butter knives, paper plates.

Remember, you don’t have to do all the activities.

Intro: Let’s make the Girl Scout sign and say the Girl Scout Promise together. Would anyone like to lead it?

On my honor, I will try: To serve God* and my country, To help people at all times, And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

*Members may substitute for the word God in accordance with their own spiritual beliefs.

Icebreaker: Have the girls say their name and tell about somewhere in the world they would like to travel someday!

Pick at least three of the following activities to complete to earn this petal!

You can do these all in one meeting or over several meetings if you wish. Feel free to be creative, and modify or supplement these ideas with your own activities around the theme of being a sister to every Girl Scout.

Activity 1: Talk about it!

Ask the girls:

What does it mean to be a sister to every Girl Scout?

How can you treat the other members of your troop and other Girl Scouts like sisters?

Why is that important?

Have the girls come up with a list of things they can do to help each other and be like sisters!

Activity 2: Play a team-building game!

Trust obstacle course: Use balloons (included) to make an obstacle course that the girls have to walk around. Girls will take turns wearing the blindfold (included) while the other troop members give them verbal directions to help them navigate the course and get to the nish line without bumping the balloons! Make sure to rearrange the balloons between girls so the course changes.

Fire-breathing dragon: Ask the girls to imagine that they are villagers in a town being guarded by a re-breathing dragon. The only way to save their village is to line up in order of height, but they can’t talk to each other, or they’ll wake the dragon! Once they feel they have lined up correctly, they should all yell “Boo!” to scare away the dragon.

Activity 3: Get creative!

Have the girls draw family portrait-style drawing of their troop on posterboard or large paper. Ask the girls: Did you know that there are Girl Scouts in 146 countries around the world? We are all Girl Scout sisters!

Activity 4: Celebrate Girl Scouts around the world!

Have the girls look at the globe beach ball (included) and let each girl point out a country. Use Google translate on your phone to learn how to say Hello in the language of that country. Practice each word! No internet access? Try these countries!

France: Bonjour (bon-joor)

Italy: Ciao (chow)

Chinese: 你好 Nĭ hăo (nee how)

Spanish: Hola (oh-la)

Activity 5: Learn about another culture!

Have a person from another culture talk about the traditions of their country or demonstrate a craft, game, song, or dance children do there. Can’t nd a guest? Try making fairy bread a popular treat typically eaten at children’s birthday parties in Australia!

This treat is extremely popular and typically eaten at children’s birthday parties. Spread soft margarine or butter on one side of sliced white bread. Coat the margarine/butter with a layer of rainbow nonpareil sprinkles. (These decorations are called “hundreds and thousands” in Australia.)

Cut into triangles. Enjoy!

Wrap-up:

End the meeting with a friendship circle/friendship squeeze. Have the girls help with any clean-up tasks. Talk about what you are doing at the next meeting, get their ideas for activities, and share upcoming meeting dates, homework, volunteer needs, etc. with parents as they arrive for pick-up. Consider sending a follow-up text with this information if needed.