Girl
Scout Week is celebrated each March. It starts with Girl Scout Sunday and
ends with Girl Scout Sabbath on a Saturday, and it always includes the Girl
Scout Birthday, March 12th, the day in 1912 when Juliette Gordon Low officially registered the first 18 girl members in Savannah, Georgia.
Did
you know that Girl Scouts used to establish seven days of service during Girl
Scout week?
Girl Scout Sunday and Girl Scout
Sabbath (Saturday) was a time girls attended services at their house of
worship.
- Take
part in a religious service, wear your Girl Scout uniform.
- Say
or sing grace at a meal.
Monday was designated Homemaking
Day
- Help
do chores around your house.
- Be extra nice to your siblings. Do a good deed for
them.
Tuesday was Citizenship Day
- Take
part in a flag ceremony.
- Do
a service or take action project in your community.
Wednesday was Health and Safety Day
- Do
at least 20 minutes of exercise.
- Check
to see if your smoke detectors and fire extinguishers are working properly.
- Eat
only healthy snacks today.
Thursday was International
Friendship Day
- Learn
about a country you would like to visit and cook/prepare something from that
country.
- Learn
what WAGGGS stands for (see www.wagggsworld.org
).
Friday was Arts and Crafts Day
- Make
a scrapbook of your family.
- Make a craft from recycled materials.
Saturday was Outdoors Day
- Take
a scavenger hike. Find something in nature that starts with each letter
of the alphabet.
- Play
games outside with your troop or family.