Sunday, March 18, 2012

Sewing 3


In the Sewing 3 program we made a lined handbag!

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Girl Scout Week 2012


I am participating in our service unit's Girl Scout Week activities for the fun patch. This year, Girl Scout week is from Sunday, March 11-Saturday, March 17.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Happy 100th Birthday, Girl Scouts!


We are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts by going to a candlelighting ceremony. We also went to a leaders' meeting where the Mayor read a proclamation honoring the Girl Scouts and our 100th anniversary.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Aerospace Badge

1. Paper Airplanes (Sun. 3/11/12):
We made 3 different types of paper airplanes and flew them today!

2. Test Flight (Sat. 3/10/12):
We put together two balsa gliders and learned how to fly straight, loop, bank right and left.

3. Go Fly a Kite (Sun. 3/11/12):
We made our own kite based on the picture and tried to fly it.

4. Think Sky High

5. Models Away!

6. Shoot for the Stars (Sun. 3/11/12):
We visited the NASA website to learn about current missions and played on NASA Kids.

7. Contact!

8. Space Flight Spinoffs (Sun. 3/11/12):
We tried dehydrated mac and cheese, beef stroganoff with noodles, and ice cream today!

9. Up,Up, and Away! (Sat. 3/10/12):
We had a kite-flying festival on the beach today! It was fun!

10. Women Flying Sky High

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Fun and Fit Badge

1. A Little Each Day (week of 3/5/12):
I picked two activities (instead of one) for this week: walking outside and/or biking. It worked out well because the weather was so nice!

2. Chart the Race

3. Warm-Up (Sat. 3/10/12):
We did a cardio warm-up which included walking fast then jogging.

4. Cool Down (Sat. 3/10/12):
The cool down included walking slower and stretching.

5. Stretch (Sun. 3/11/12):
We did front of thigh stretch, back stretch, and chest and shoulder stretch.

6. Get Moving

7. Know No Obstacles

8. Strengthen Up

9. If the Shoe Fits, Wear It! (Sun. 3/11/12):
We traced bare feet and compared them to the shoe - and discovered that the shoe does fit!

10. Fancy Footwork (Sun. 3/11/12):
We did the watermark test to see if we had flat feet or high arches.