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Daisy Program Ideas

Program Ideas and Adaptations for Daisies

With you by their side, your Daisies will make new friends and grow their sense of wonder this year!

Spark their imagination with these fun and easy badges and activities, adapted for virtual and safe, in-person meetings. We’ll be adding content throughout the year, so bookmark this page and check back often!

GSSEM Resources
Badge in a Box Program

GSSEM's excited to introduce our new Badge in a Box program!

These all-inclusive boxes have everything Daisies need to complete a badge or Journey at home!

Each box includes access to Google Classroom:

  • Worksheets
  • Videos
  • Websites

Costs:

  • $12 per box
  • Add-On: $3 per badge
  • Add-On: $6 per Journey

Important links:

Registration deadline: One week prior to your pickup date (or sooner if the box sells out)

For more information, or if you have questions, please email Leatrice Thompson at lthompson@gssem.org. For registration questions, please contact helpdesk@gssem.org.

Grade-Level Training Sessions

Are you new to leading Daisies or looking for tips on working with K - 1 girls?

GSSEM offers live and pre-recorded Daisy grade-level training sessions to help you and your troop have the best Daisy year ever!

Visit gsLearn to view pre-recorded sessions or register for live sessions.

GSUSA Resources
Introductory Daisy Meeting

Welcome parents and caregivers, as girls earn the Daisy Promise Center.

PURPOSE:

Daisies earn the Promise Center by saying the Girl Scout Promise and talking about what it means to them in this meeting.

PLAN YOUR MEETING:

  • Video demonstration: Help girls learn the Girl Scout Promise and Law.
 
Badge: Good Neighbor

Daisies find out how they can help their communities by being a good neighbor.

PURPOSE:

When girls have earned this badge, they'll know more about the communities they belong to and how the people in their communities work together to be good neighbors. 

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Explore your school
2. Discover your city or town
3. See what makes your state special

PLAN YOUR MEETING:

  • Video demonstration: Watch a volunteer lead Step 2 of this badge.
 
Badge: Outdoor Art Maker

Daisies explore the outdoors and use what they see and hear to make different kinds of art projects.

PURPOSE: 

When girls have earned this badge, they’ll know how to look at nature like an artist and make their own outdoor art. 

REQUIREMENTS

  1. See the colors of nature
  2. Hear the sounds of nature 
  3. Share your outdoor art 

PLAN YOUR MEETING​

Watch a volunteer lead Step 1 of this badge.

 
  • Volunteer Training: Outdoor activities offer so much more than fun in the sun; they’re about building tangible outdoor skills, forging deep friendships, and growing girls’ confidence. So how do you keep the excitement and learning going when traditional outdoor experiences, like camp, are canceled? In this webcast, learn how you can successfully balance virtual activities with hands-on family fun to keep building your troop’s outdoor skills—yes, even from home. 
  • Virtual Meeting Agenda (PDF): Use this resource to help you adapt the meeting plans found in the Volunteer Toolkit
  • Leading an engaging meeting: Recommendations for facilitating group conversations, handling supplies, and organizing your meeting   
  • Digital games and ice breakers
  • Virtual Events Calendar: Search for upcoming live Daisy events and tune in as a troop!
  • Girl Scout Camp: Find in-person and virtual camp opportunities.
  • Step-by-step planner: Sign in to the  Volunteer Toolkit  to find materials lists, scripts, meeting aids, and more for Meetings 1 and 2 of the Trail Adventure badge.
Badge: Space Science Explorer

Daisies explore and observe the sky like real space scientists.

PURPOSE:  

When girls have earned this badge, they’ll have explored and observed the Sun, Moon, and stars. 

PLAN YOUR MEETING​:

  • Video demonstration: Watch a volunteer lead Step 2 of this badge.
 
Badge: Toy Business Designer

Daisies will have some fun getting into the toy business.

PURPOSE:

When they’ve earned this badge, Daisies will have come up with an idea for a toy, designed it, made it better, and shared it—just like an entrepreneur! 

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Come up with an idea for a toy 
2. Make your idea even better 
3. Pitch your idea

PLAN YOUR MEETING:

  • Video demonstration: Watch a volunteer lead Step 1 of this badge. 
 

 

Badge: Trail Adventure

Daisies choose their own adventure: jog while they explore outdoors or go on a hike and play games.

PURPOSE: 

When girls have earned this badge, they’ll know how to go on an adventurous jog or play outdoor hiking games.

REQUIREMENTS

  1. Choose your outdoor adventure
  2. Prepare for your adventure
  3. Go on your outdoor adventure

PLAN YOUR MEETING​

Watch a volunteer lead Step 2 of this badge.

 
Journey: Think Like a Citizen Scientist

Daisies learn how scientists use observation to understand the world as they collect and analyze data as part of a citizen science project.

PURPOSE: 

When girls have earned this award, they will have sharpened their observation and data collection skills through three citizen science activities. Daisies will also have put their skills into practice through a Take Action project.

REQUIREMENTS

  1. Find out how citizen scientists make observations, collect data, and work with scientists to receive feedback on research
  2. Do three citizen science activities: sharpen observation skills through two observation games and a SciStarter project
  3. Plan a Take Action project that helps others

PLAN YOUR MEETING​

Watch a volunteer lead Part 1 of this Journey. 

 
  • Patch Opportunity: The Girl Scout Tree Promise
  • Awesome Girls: Protect the Planet Event: Check out this exciting, hands-on event with three environmental scientists from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)! You’ll do fun activities that will help you earn the Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey, and every girl who registers to view this event (either live or recorded) will be able to receive a free EPA patch!
  • Daisy Take Action Guide
  • Leading an engaging meeting: Recommendations for facilitating group conversations, handling supplies, and organizing your meeting   
  • Virtual meeting agenda (PDF): Use this resource to help you adapt the meeting plans found in the Volunteer Toolkit
  • Digital games and ice breakers
  • Virtual meeting agenda (PDF): Use this resource to help you adapt the meeting plans found in the Volunteer Toolkit
  • Virtual Events Calendar: Search for other events that support this Journey and tune in as a troop!
  • Girl Scout Camp: Find in-person and virtual camp opportunities.
  • Step-by-step planner: Sign in to the  Volunteer Toolkit to find materials lists, scripts, meeting aids, and more for Meetings 1–6 of the Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey.  
Journey: Think Like an Engineer

Daisies find out how engineers use Design Thinking to solve problems and plan a Take Action project that helps others.

PURPOSE:

When girls have earned this award, they’ll know how engineers use Design Thinking to solve problems.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Find out how engineers use Design Thinking to solve problems.
2. Do three hands-on design challenges: design and build a fairy house, a car powered by air, and a way to get across a canyon.
3. Plan a Take Action project that helps others. If you're a Girl Scout volunteer, go to Volunteer Toolkit for complete meeting plans and activity instructions. 

PLAN YOUR MEETING​:

Leaf: Count it Up

Daisies learn how much coins and bills are worth.

PURPOSE:

 When girls have earned this badge, they’ll know how their cookie money adds up. 

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Find out what cookies cost 
2. Learn about different kinds of cookies
3. Set a sales goal 

PLAN YOUR MEETING​:

  • Video demonstration: Watch a volunteer lead Step 3 of this leaf.
 
Leaf: Money Counts

Daisies find out about money, including how they can use it to buy things and how they can use it to help other people too.  

PURPOSE:

When girls have earned this badge, they’ll know more about money and what it's worth.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Understand different kinds of coins
2. Know more about paper money
3. Find out the cost of fun

PLAN YOUR MEETING​:

  • Video Demonstration: Watch a volunteer lead Step 1 of this leaf.
National Service Projects

Daisies choose a service project to put into action. 

PURPOSE: 

When girls have completed this activity, they will have given back to their community through a service project. 

PLAN YOUR MEETING​

Petal: Rosie

Daisies earn petals and leaves to make their Daisy flowers. The Rosie petal is one of ten petals they can earn.

PURPOSE: 

When girls have earned this petal, they’ll know how to make the world a better place, just like Rosie the Rose. 

REQUIREMENTS

  1. Talk about “Rosie’s Story”
  2. Act out the story with your Daisy friends
  3. Practice making the world a better place  

PLAN YOUR MEETING​

  • Special Guest: In this  Small But Mighty Storytime, Dory Lerner, a National Civil Rights Museum K–12 educator reads The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist, written by Cynthia Levinson and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton. Girls will learn how young people protested segregation during the 1963 Birmingham Children’s March. They will discuss ways girls can take action to create positive change today and make protest signs to share their ideas about change making with the world!
  • Leading an engaging meeting: Recommendations for facilitating group conversations, handling supplies, and organizing your meeting   
  • Digital games and ice breakers
  • Virtual Events Calendar: Search for upcoming live Daisy events and tune in as a troop!
  • Meeting Agenda (PDF): Use this resource to help you adapt the meeting plans found in the Volunteer Toolkit
  • Step-by-step planner: Sign in to the Volunteer Toolkit to find materials lists, scripts, meeting aids, and more for the Rose petal.
Petal: Tula

Daisies earn petals and leaves to make their Daisy flowers. The Tula petal is one of ten petals they can earn.

PURPOSE: 

When girls have earned this petal, they’ll know how to be courageous and strong, just like Tula the Tulip. 

REQUIREMENTS

  1. Talk about “Tula’s Story” 
  2. Make an art gallery celebrating women who are courageous and strong
  3. Practice being courageous and strong 

PLAN YOUR MEETING​

Watch a volunteer lead the Tula petal from start to finish.

 
  • Special Guest: Join author Jasmyn Wright as she shares her book I’m Gonna Push Through in this fun read-along session. Based on the Push Through movement that inspires kids worldwide, this is an empowering, energetic, and all-inclusive picture book that celebrates resilience in the face of adversity.
  • Leading an engaging meeting: Recommendations for facilitating group conversations, handling supplies, and organizing your meeting   
  • Virtual meeting agenda (PDF): Use this resource to help you adapt the meeting plans found in the Volunteer Toolkit
  • Digital games and ice breakers
  • Virtual Events Calendar: Search for upcoming live Daisy events and tune in as a troop!
  • Step-by-step planner: Sign in to the Volunteer Toolkit to find materials lists, scripts, meeting aids, and more for the Tula petal.
Petals: Zinni & Sunny

Daisies earn two petals by making a mural based on two stories.

PURPOSE:

When they've earned their Zinni & Sunny petals, Daisies will know how to be considerate and caring, just like Zinni the Zinnia, as well as friendly and helpful like Sunny the Sunflower.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Talk about "Zinni's Story" and “Sunny’s Story”
2. Come up with ideas of how to be like Zinni
3. Make a mural based on "Sunny's Story" with your Daisy friends
4. Practice being considerate and caring
5. Practice being friendly and helpful

PLAN YOUR MEETING:

  • Video demonstration: Watch a volunteer lead the Sunny petal.
 
World Thinking Day Award

Every year, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world celebrate February 22 as a day of international friendship called World Thinking Day. The 2021 theme for World Thinking Day is "Peacebuilding." To earn this award, Daisies will explore the theme’s meaning and make a peace pledge to make a difference.

PURPOSE:

 When girls have earned this badge, they’ll understand what peacebuilding means and will have made a peace pledge for World Thinking Day.

REQUIREMENTS

  1. Explore World Thinking Day
  2. Find out what peacebuilding means
  3. Explore peacebuilding in Girl Scouts
  4. Get inspired by peacebuilding
  5. Create a peace pledge

PLAN YOUR MEETING​


Find even more adapted activities in Volunteer Toolkit—just look for the "Virtual" icon! Browse Award and Badge Explorer to see all of the badges, Journeys, and awards that will excite your Daisies!

 

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