Start-Up:
Coloring Sheets:
D is for Daisy
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Opening:
Do initial opening with the full troop
Break out to our own circle
Do Introductions – Favorite Book
Daisy Story
Dear Daisy Girl Scout
You are a Daisy Girl Scout and are named after “Daisy” Gordon Low. Daisy Low started Girl Scouts a long time ago in 1912. Her real name was Juliette, but most people called her “Daisy”.
Juliette was born in 1860 on Halloween in a place called Savannah, Georgia. Her uncle gave her the name “Daisy” when she was a baby. He looked at her one day and said “I bet she’s going to be a daisy!” He though she was some ‘baby!’ Ever since then people called her Daisy.
Daisy had an older sister named Nellie and four younger sisters and brothers named Alice, Willy, Mabel and Arthur. Her father was a cotton trader, and her mother was a homemaker, busy taking care of all the children, the family and their house. They loved in a big house in Savannah (it is now a Girl Scout programme centre).
As a young girl, Daisy did many things. She liked to climb trees, play with her brothers, sisters and cousins, take care of animals, start and run clubs, write stories, draw pictures, tell jokes, write and be in plays, explore places, and do many other things.
One time she saved a kitten from being drowned in a flood. Another time she kept a cow from getting rally sick by putting her mother’s blanket on the cow overnight. Her mother did not like that too much, because the blanket fell off the cow in the morning and the cow stepped on it. At least the cow did not get sick.
“Daisy’s father and grandmother know that she loved animals, especially horses. When they thought she was old enough to take care of one, they bought her a horse. She named the horse Fire and spent many hours riding him, grooming him and talking to him. He was black with four white feet. Daisy was very, very, happy to have a horse and took very good care of him.”
Later on, Daisy grew up and married a man named Willy Low. They went to live in England and Scotland, countries on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
They loved together for many years, but then Willy died. Other sad things happened to Daisy, too. She had problems with her ears and became partially deaf.
Even with these sad events in her life, she went on to do many wonderful things. She heard about Boy Scouts and Girl Guides from her friend Lord Robert Baden- Powell. Daisy decided to start the same thing for girls in the United States. After leading a few troops of Girl Guides in Scotland, she came back to the United States and started Girl Scouts. On March 12, 1912 the first troop met. That is why March 12th is the Girl Scout birthday.
Introduction to Girl Scouts
Tell girls our activities for the day
Practice Girl Scout Promise and Sign
On my honor, I will try:
To serve God and my country,
To help people at all times,
And to live by the Girl Scout Law.
Ask girls what some troop rules might be
Activity:
Neck Hangers and Kaper Chart People
Daisy to DaisyHave the girls pair off into twos, with one person as the “caller”. The caller shouts out different body parts that the partners must match by touching. They hold this position until the next call. For example, the caller shouts, “elbow to elbow”. The partners would touch each other’s elbows. The caller might then shout out, “ear to ear,” at which time each girl will drop her elbow and touch an ear to her partner’s ear. When the caller shouts, “daisy to daisy”, everyone runs to find another partner, and the calls start again. You may want to let the caller run also, so that a new caller can be chosen.
Snack:
Organic crackers, Kraft Cheddar cheese, Granny Smith apple slices, organic apple juice
Practice Girl Scout Promise and Sign
Daisy Teapot song I’m a Little Daisy (tune of “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little Daisy, dressed in blue
I am a Girl Scout, you are too
When I go to meetings,
I sing and shout
I love being a Daisy Girl Scout!
Motions:
I’m a little Daisy – hands together, at side of face, head tilted
Dressed in blue – hands pick up hem of uniform smock
I am a Girl Scout – make three finger sign
You are too – point to neighbor
When I go to meetings – hands out, palms up
I sing and shout – hands cup around mouth
love being a – point to heart
Daisy Girl Scout – clap 3 times, once on each word
Activity:
Girl Scout Law Project
Daisy Petals for coloring books (optional)
Closing:
Repeat practice Girl Scout Promise and Sign
Repeat Daisy Teapot song
Join rest of troop for closing Friendship Circle