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Older Girl Program Ideas and Activities
Most of these will fulfill one or more
requirements of an interest project patch
Fashion Fitness Workshop -
Have Mary Kay/Avon etc. come and explain make up, color,
cleansing, etc. Get an aerobic/exercise teacher come to
teach exercises
Conference style event with different workshops -
fashion/career/sports/etc.
Home Improvement project at a church/community center
(painting/cleaning)
Polaroid Pictures Car Rally -
Give each group a Polaroid camera with a roll of film.
Give them a list of scenes where they must take a group photograph. Examples: By
a fountain, by a pay phone, with a police officer, on a slide. Since there are
10 pictures on a role, make sure you list 10 places. Adults drive or they can be
in walking distance.
Fast Food Car Rally -
If your town has a few (at least 5) fast food restaurants
you can do this. Each team is given an envelope of money $5 - 10, depending on
how many items they must get. As a group they will go to five different fast
food restaurants buying one item at each location, keeping each receipt and
eating each at that location as a group. The goal is to get the best price of
each item. The goal is to end up with the most change in your envelopes,
receipts must balance.
Mystery Clues Car Rally -
This one takes more planning, but it is really fun. Give
each group of girls a set of envelopes. Number them. Tell the girls only to open
one envelope at a time, starting with number 1. Some envelopes, if opened, will
cost them lost points. In each envelope put a word puzzle, mixed up words,
locations, addresses, phone numbers to call for next clue, etc. For added fun,
put words or letters on the outside of the envelopes, in different locations.
Then a clue would be, using only the even numbered envelopes, in descending
order, solve the mystery of your next location by using the letters in the
front, right, upper hand corner of the envelopes. The goal is to solve all the
clues and have the lowest total mileage during the car rally. Warning--Do not
have a timed car rally. It's too easy for the girls and drivers to forget safety
issues in the heat of competition and the excitement.
Tour a Recycling Center
Hike a local trail
Learn First Aid/CPR at the Red Cross
Outfitter Demo -
Get a local backpacking/camping/boating outfitter to teach
the girls about equipment use and safety rules.
Car Sense Workshop -
Get a local car dealer (Saturn will often do this) teach
the girls about buying cars, maintaining cars and the cost of owning a car.
Host a Special Dinner for Parents/Families
Boy Scouts - Girl Scouts joint activity
Check with local troop leader and see what the boys
are doing and if the girls can join them.
Hotel Overnighter -
Stay in a local motel/hotel overnight. Get a lifeguard so
they can go swimming and they rent the rooms so that they are all pretty much
together and have lots of fun.
Leader/Daughter events/trips/dinners
Dinner out together as a troop
Santa Letters -
Check with local post office about the letters they
receive for Santa. See if your troop can answer these. Make sure to read them
since some children will ask for help with their sick or divorced parents. They
were instructed not to grant any wishes but say things such as: The elves have
been very busy making toys, or I see you are on my list of good boys and girls,
or Rudolph really likes carrots. Will you leave him some this Christmas?
Another view -
Putting yourself in the place of someone who is visually
or physically impaired. Set up
activities/stations.
Tee-time-golfing event
Carnival Celebration Party
Maintenance & Upkeep on Bikes w/Bike Olympics
Clothing Stores Visit -
Try outfits with accessories and then host a fashion show.
Great with prom dresses.
Mystery Dinners -
Each item served, as well as utensils given has a name
that follows a theme but does not tell what it is. Diners order by name only and
have no idea what they will receive: Example Hawaiian Theme:
1. Soup...............................Morning Dew
2. Spoon.............................Boat
3. Bun................................Pillow Lava
4. Salad..............................Rain Forest
5. Dressing.........................Boiling Lava
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6. Rice................................Jungle Lice
7. Ham................................Haunch of Wild Boar
8. Pineapple Sauce..............Golden Sunrise
9. Carrot sticks....................Bamboo shoots
10. Fork..............................Grass skirt
11. Knife.............................Hunting Spear
12. Peas.............................Tiny globes of wonder
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13. Pie wedge....................Volcano's peak
14. Ice cream......................Steaming Maui
15. Napkin..........................Sailing ship's sheet
16. Dessert fork..................Whaling harpoon
More Ideas see
Mystery
Dinner #1
Mystery
Dinner #2
Mystery
Dinner #3
Mystery
Dinner #4
Ice Skating
Roller Skating
Horseback Riding at a Stable
Jewelry Making Demo -
Have a jewelry store explain about gems/precious metals
and how they make/design jewelry
Camp Out at a State Park
Ski Trips
Mother/Daughter Tea or Dinner
Older Girls Lock in (at a mall, roller rink, museum or
restaurant )
Train Trips
Beyond Lemonade Stands - Small business set up/fundraiser
Fashion Breakfast Club
Self Defense Workshop
Scavenger Hunt @ a mall -
You may need to go to the intended mall in advance and
talk to the perspective merchants about this. Include things that they won't
have to actually get so the merchants aren't overwhelmed with requests for items
from non-buying customers. Some ideas: Which store(s) has a pink sign?,
How many stores sell shoes?, How many mirrors in a particular store? What
color is the soap in a particular store's restroom? What is the name of
the manager at a store? What animal is on display at the pet store? Get a straw.
Get a napkin from a restaurant. Get a sample from a cosmetic counter. Get a
makeover. What colors does a certain makeup come in? Which store sells a certain
brand clothing? How many books on display in the bookstore? How much is a item
of food at the food court? What color is the floor at this store? How many steps
in the stairway near a certain store? What is the return policy at a certain
store? What hours is the mall open? Another variation is to send them off
with an imaginary amount of money and have them figure out what outfits they
could buy without going over budget. Say they need one school outfit, something
for church and something to sleep. The one that comes back with the best buys
and "spends" the least (a written list of what item at what
store) wins a prize.
Video Scavenger Hunt -
Each group gets a video camera and the things on the
list could includ having girls dance with an elderly man, locate a can of beans,
try on a silly outfit, act like an animal and other silly things. This can be
done in a neighborhood where they know (basically) everyone or a local
mall.
Aviation Career Day at a local airport
Quiz Show Event -
Each troop chooses a real or made up show, "Who wants
to be a millionaire", "Jeopardy", "Wheel of Fortune",
or even "Survivor" the short version.
Computer Class -
Have a local computer store/company host your troop to
learn about computers and the internet. If they have a training room where
everyone can get on a computer it is even better.
Hospital Tour
Midnight Madness -
Visit 24 hour businesses (Walmart/newspaper/restaurant/fire/police)
or ones that will stay open late for you. Learn about these businesses and
careers related to them.
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