JULIETTE LOW WIDE GAME,
ACTION STORIES AND MAD LIBS

JULIETTE LOW WIDE GAME
Starting Point: Each patrol of girls receives a note saying Juliette Low started Girl Scouting in Savannah by telephoning a friend. The first clue will be by the telephone (real or play phone).

1st Point: The first clue told them where to find a person with a daisy. That person also has a paper pumpkin. Say "Juliette Low was born on Halloween, so draw a nose, mouth, or eyes to start a Jack-o-Lantern." Then show the patrol where the trail, marked with paper pumpkins, starts and tell them to follow it.

2nd Point: At the end of the pumpkin trail will be an adult. Tell them that Juliette Low liked to put on plays. Ask the patrol to choose and act out a Halloween character. When you guess what they are acting out, make a trail sign to show the team which way to go.
(To make a trail sign, use leaves, twigs, etc. to make an arrow in the direction they need to go OR use a branch to mark in the dirt; have this ready, but perhaps covered up with a paper.)

3rd Point: At this point, there will be an adult dressed as an Indian. Tell them that Juliette Low's grandmother was captured by Indians and lived with them. Her Indian name was Little-Ship-Under-Full-Sail. If the patrol can tell you which way is north by looking at the sky (sun/moon), the Indian will give them a sketch map to the next point.

4th Point: The map leads the patrol to a person with an American flag. She says that the first handbook was called "How Girls Can Help Their Country". She asks them to tell her two ways a Girl Scout can be a good citizen on a hike. Then ask them to fold the flag. Then direct them to a trail marked with red ribbons.

5th Point: At the end of the red ribbon trail, meet the team and say that Juliette Low has friends all over the world. Ask the patrol to show how they would greet a Girl Guide from another country. Then she says that Juliette Low camped with many girls and was a good storyteller.

Direct them back to the meeting place.

JULIETTE LOW AND GIRL SCOUTING #1
(An Action Story)
As the story is read, players do the following actions when certain words are said. Practice the motion first so everyone understands.  This is easier to play standing up. 

"JULIETTE LOW" - Join hands with persons on right and left
"SCOUT’ OR SCOUTING"- Smile and salute
"WORLD" - Spin around once
“FUND” - Punch a button with one finger and say “cha-ching”

In 1912, Juliette Low became interested in scouting while visiting her friends, Lord and Lady Baden-Powell, who lived in England and who started Boy Scouting and Girl Guiding in their part of the world.

When Juliette Low came back to America, she thought scouting was so wonderful that she decided to start the first Girl Scout Troop in her own home town of Savannah, Georgia. This she did on March 12, 1912 and this first little troop of eight girls was the first girl scout troop in this part of the world.

This first Girl Scout troop was so successful that Juliette Low wanted to see Girl Scout troops all over the world. She knew that Girl Scouting would help girls all over the world become friends and to help build world peace and good will.

Girl Scouting grew and grew until now you are not only a member of your own little troop, but also a member of the Girl Scouts of the USA and the world Association of the Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.

Juliette Low died in 1927 and her friends wanted to pay her a great tribute. They knew that her greatest dream was of world friendship and of world peace and that she hoped to accomplish this through Girl Scouting. So her friends started a memorial fund in her honor and called it the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund and each year all Girl Scouts in the United States contributed to this Fund which helps Girl Scouting all over the world.

Your contributions to this Fund will travel to all parts of the world and help Girl Scouts in many ways; maybe it will help to send older Girl Scouts from our country to Our Chalet in Switzerland, where Girl Scouts from all over the world get together to exchange ideas and to help build world peace.

We have no way of knowing how far our contribution may travel; we have no way of knowing what ways it may be returned to us in new friendships and world peace. But we do know that the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund is doing a lot of good. We do know that we are helping the fund to spread Girl Scouting around the world when we make our contribution to the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund.

The Juliette Low Story #2 
(Divide the group into eight group; these will be Juliette Low, Georgia, Horses, London, Lord Baden-Powell, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts)

Sound Effects- (when they hear their names they stand up and make their sound. It's even cuter when they have to do an action as well)
        Little Girls -                     Stand and giggle
        Juliette Low -                  Curtsy and say, "Be my friend"
        Georgia-                          Wave and say, "Hi, y'all!"
        Horses-                           Stamp your feet and say, "Neighhhhhhh."
        Lord Baden-Powell-        Bow formally and say, "How d'ya do?"
        London-                          Sing, "London Bridge is Falling Down"
        Boy Scouts-                    Make Scout sign and say "Be prepared."
        Girl Scouts-                     Make Scout sign and say “On My Honor”

Story-
Once upon a time there was a little girl named Juliette Low who lived in Georgia and loved to ride horses. After she grew up she went to London where she met Lord Baden-Powell who founded the Boy Scouts. She was fascinated by the work he was doing. She studied with him awhile and decided to found a troop of Girl Scouts for the little girls who liked to ride horses in Georgia. So Juliette Low said good-bye to the Boy Scouts in London and came home with the ideas that Lord Baden-Powell gave her. She formed a group of little girls, who liked to ride horses and be together, into a troop of Girl Scouts. And they loved it so much that the idea spread and now there are Girl Scout troops all over the world.

Aren't we glad that a little girl named Juliette Low, from Georgia who liked horses went to London and met Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts, and came to start the wonderful world of Girl Scouts!

Juliette Low Action Story #3
(Parenthesis marks denote where an action should follow)

Divide the group into six groups:
Little Girls - Stand and giggle
Georgia- Wave and say, "Hi, y'all!"
Horses- Stamp your feet and say, "Neighhhhhhh."
Lord/Lady Baden-Powell- Bow formally and say, "How d'ya do?"
London- Sing, "London Bridge is Falling Down"
Boy Scouts- Make Scout sign and say "Be prepared."

Actions for everyone to do:
Juliette Low - join hands with the person to your right and sing "Make new friends" (just that one phrase)
Girl Scouts/Scouting - Make Scout sign and say "On My Honor"
World - stand up, spin around once and sit down

 Once upon a time there was a little girl ( ) named Juliette Low ( ) who lived in Georgia ( ) and loved to ride horses ( ). In 1912, Juliette Low ( ) became interested in Scouting ( ) while visiting her friends, Lord and Lady Baden_Powell ( ), who lived in London ( ), England and who started the Boy Scouts ( ).

She was fascinated by the work he was doing which he began in London ( ). She studied with him for while and decided to begin a troop of Girl Scouts ( ) for the little girls ( ) who liked to ride horses ( ) in Georgia ( ). So Juliette Low ( ) said good-bye to the Boy Scouts ( ) in London ( ) and came home to Georgia ( ) with the ideas that Lord Baden-Powell ( ) gave her. She formed a group of little girls ( ) in Savannah, Georgia ( ), who liked to ride horses ( ) and be together, into a troop of Girl Scouts ( ). She did this on March 12th, 1912, and this first troop of eight little girls ( ) was the first Girl Scout ( ) troop in this part of the world ( ).

This first Girl Scout ( ) troop was so successful that Juliette Low ( ) wanted to see Girl Scout ( ) troops all over the world ( ) because she knew that Girl Scouting ( ) would help little girls ( ) and big girls all over the world ( ) to become friends and to help build world ( ) peace and good will.

Girl Scouting ( ) grew and grew until now you are not only a member of your own Girl Scout ( ) troop but also a member of the larger Girl Scouts ( ) of the United States of America and the World ( ) Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts ( ).

Juliette Low ( ) died in 1927 and her friends, both here and in London ( ), wanted to pay her a great tribute. They knew that her greatest dream was of World ( ) friendship and of World ( ) peace and that she hoped to accomplish this through Girl Scouts ( ). So her friends started a memorial fund in her honor and called it the Juliette Low ( ) World ( ) Friendship Fund and each year all Girl Scouts ( ) in the United States contribute to this Fund which helps Girl Scouts ( ) all over the world ( ).

Aren't we glad that a little girl ( ) named Juliette Low ( ), from Georgia ( ) who liked horses ( ) went to London ( ) and met Lord Baden-Powell ( ), the founder of the Boy Scouts ( ), and came to start the wonderful world ( ) of Girl Scouts ( )!

JULIETTE LOW MAD LIB #1 (Thanks to Katie Baron)

On March 12, 1912 ______________ started the first _________ Scout
                                          name of person in room                                           noun
_________ in her ____________ town of Savannah, Georgia. This first
    noun                                  adjective

little _________ of ________  _________ was the first Girl Scout troop
                noun                     number            plural noun

in _______________.
         place

This first Girl Scout ________ was so successful that ______________
                                               noun                                                             name of person in room

wanted to see __________ troops all over the ____________.
                                    adjective                                                        noun

She knew that Girl Scouting would help _________ all over _________
                                                                                        plural noun                            place

become __________ and to help build world _________.  Girl Scouting
                     plural noun                                                               noun

grew and _____________ until now you are not only a member of your                            past tense verb 

own ____________ troop, but also a member of the Girl Scouts of    
                adjective

_______________ and the World Association of _________________.
       place                                                                                                     plural noun

Juliette Low Mad Lib #2 (Thanks to Katie Baron)

Once upon a time there was a ____________ girl named ____________
                                                                     adjective                                   name of person in room
who lived in __________________ and loved to ride _____________.
                                                 place                                                                       plural noun
After she grew up she went to ____________ where she met Lord
                                                                         place
_________________ who founded the __________Scouts.  So
      last name of person in room                                                                        noun
________________ formed a group of ___________   ______________,
       name of person in room                                                   adjective                        plural noun

who liked to ride ____________ and go _____________, into a troop of
                                               plural noun                               present verb
_________ Scouts.  And now there are __________  ___________Scout
        noun                                                                           adjective                 noun

troops all over _________________.
                                             place

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