A Daisy Girl Scout

A friend of mine, who has a daughter Maya's age convinced me to join her in leading a daisy girl scout troop.  I was a little hesitant due to the time commitment, but we are almost through the first year and it has been a complete blast.  We just registered to take it on another year!  Maya has really, really enjoyed it and she has really grown a lot since starting.  I really think it is helping her become more confident in herself and she is making some great friends along the way.  Here are some of the recent activities:

Horse farm:  we got to go visit and horse farm and learn how to take care of them.  The girls got to brush and groom a horse, lead a horse around the circle and ride one.  Laurel got to join on this outing and we all had such a great time.

Maya and Zoe - they took turns leading and riding.

Laurel's turn!

Facepainting - of course, they chose to get the same thing so they were matching.

Maya earned her pet badge!

Our little Daisy troop (and a couple horses).

The girls did amazing at selling cookies and reached their goal.  As a reward they chose to go to Build-A-Bear.

Maya washing and brushing her new Elsa bear.

The girls and their prizes!

We did an Amazing Race outing with the troop.  The girls teamed up and had to answer clues and do challenges in order to move on to the next station.  They learned all about supporting and protecting the salmon in our local streams and rivers.  Such a fun experience.

Maya, Sage and Zoe

Matching seeds to the type of plant they will grow

We visited a fire station for a tour to learn about "Respecting Authority".  They gave us a tour, talked about fire safety and let the girls climb into the fire truck.  This was another one that Laurel got to join.

The girls sold a ton of cookies this year and they all did such a great job!  They set a goal and tracked the cookies they sold in order to reach that goal. They worked hard to learn about money and how to make change.  Here are pictures from some of the booth sales we did.  This was one area where it became very clear that Maya was growing confidence.  Initially she had no interest in asking people leaving the store if they wanted to buy cookies, but once she watched the other girls doing it she jumped right in.  I was so impressed with her!