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Girl Scout Brownie Outdoor Journey Resource - Take Action Project

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Girl Scout Brownie Outdoor Journey Packet.

This was created by a Brownie for their Take Action Project. Utilize this packet as a starting point to help your brownies (or kids in general) get ready for their own outdoor journey. This was created by a child, so please have that mindset when using this packet. The checklists are not complete, but give your kids a great start to their own brainstorming.

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Easy Ideas for Girl Scout Journeys Take Action Projects

So you decided to do a Journey and the final component is the Take Action Project. The girls have to find a community need and create a way to solve the need on a consistent basis.  For example, a food drive is great, but it is a one time thing…unless the girls find a way to make some part of it sustainable. It needs to have a long lasting impact.

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I read online about a troop who had a peanut butter and jelly food drive. The girls made the project sustainable by creating a pamphlet of peanut butter recipes that the food bank could be place in each bag of food. This could be copied over and over, making it sustainable.

A poster or a piece of artwork can also be a Take Action Project. For their Silver Award, these two Cadettes created a mural out of bottle caps and made a presentation to younger children about recycling. This piece of art is now a permanent fixture in the library.

A third kind of Take Action Project is to make a short video. YouTube is full of them, and they are there to be used by other leaders, as well as those who are looking for ideas on what to do for their TAP.

Creating a YouTube video will take time and of course, permission. You can make the video so that it will not be shared by others if that is a concern. Girls will have to write a script, get props, and rehearse before official filming begins.

The point of a TAP is to have the girls brainstorm ideas, put them into action, and in the process develop leadership and organization skills. As the leader, you want them to do something that is not only effective and has a positive impact in your community, but is also something they will actually complete. There are many incredible TAPs out there…in reality, these are completed by extremely dedicated groups and individuals. You know your troop best and what other activities you are competing against. Having your girls do a TAP that is doable for them is also part of the planning process.

Have you done a TAP?  What was it and how did it work out?

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Sequence: Outdoor Journey

Brownie Outdoor Journey

Brownies earn their Outdoor Journey by completing their three outdoor badges and then doing a “Take Action Project”. To complete this journey, Brownies should earn: Earn Brownie First Aid badge Earn Hiker badge Earn Cabin Camper badge. Complete a Take Action Project The capstone “Take Action Project” should focus on making the outdoor world a…

Daisy Outdoor Journey

Daisies earn their Outdoor Journey by completing their two outdoor badges and then doing a “Take Action Project”. To complete this journey, Daisies should earn: Earn Outdoor Art Maker badge Earn Buddy Camper badge Complete a Take Action Project The capstone “Take Action Project” should focus on making the outdoor world a better place. Earned by Daisy…

Junior Outdoor Journey

Juniors earn their Outdoor Journey by completing their three outdoor badges and then doing a “Take Action Project”. To complete this journey, Juniors should: Earn Animal Habitats badge Earn Camper badge Earn Eco Camper badge. Complete a Take Action Project The capstone “Take Action Project” should focus on making the outdoor world a better place….

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Take-Action and Community Service Project ideas

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"Every day there is something YOU can do to make the world around you a little bit better. Find that thing, however tiny, everyday." --Amy Davis Roth

From the GSUSA website: What's the difference between a community service activity and a Take Action Project?

"Community service makes the world better for some people “right now.” For example, collecting cans of food for the local food pantry feeds people “right now.” Gathering toys for a homeless family shelter makes kids happy “right now.” Providing clothing and toiletries to people who have suffered a disaster helps them get through a traumatic event “right now.” These acts of kindness are important ways to help some people—right now. Take Action projects, along with the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards, address the root cause of an issue, and come up with sustainable, longer-lasting solutions. These projects strive to make the world a better place for more people for a much longer time. Sometimes, service and action just naturally blend together into one sustainable effort. As a Girl Scout, you use both service and action to live out the Girl Scout Law and “make the world a better place!”

It is possible to take activities that are more one-time Community Service projects and make them more sustainable. Make them a regular event, create some lasting resources, conduct an information campaign.

Also check out Map It! , an interactive map that shows how Girl Scouts all over are changing the world! Whether it’s Gold Awards, Silver Awards, Bronze Awards, Forever Green, or Journey Take Action projects, browse what girls are doing to get inspiration and share your story.

• 1.1 Friendly and helpful projects
• 1.2 Considerate and caring projects
• 1.3 Courageous and strong projects
• 1.4 Responsible for what I say and do projects
• 1.5 Respect myself and others projects
• 1.6 Respect authority projects
• 1.7 Use resources wisely projects
• 1.8 Make the world a better place projects
• 1.9 Be a sister to every Girl Scout projects
• 1.10 Other Resources

Friendly and helpful projects [ ]

• Make placemats for Meals on Wheels . This would be a good project for Daisies to do. Could also be for an adult daycare or rest home.
• Red Cross Comfort Kits . Collect personal hygiene items for Red Cross comfort kits.

Considerate and caring projects [ ]

• Make pet toys and/or collect items for a local animal shelter . We made braided pull toys for dogs from strips of old fabric (used sheets, towels, t-shirts that were beyond even donating for clothing drives), cut them up into strips, and the girls braided them for cat and dog toys. We had this as a standing opening activity for our meetings for several months for the girls to do as they arrived. We've also taken old socks (what else do you do with all of those single socks sitting next to your dryer that have lost their mates?), stuffed them with polyfil and catnip or old tennis balls, and tied them up for toys.
• Make cat scratching pad using leftover boxes from cookie cases.
• Collect Comfort Cases for kids in foster care. Collect small suitcases, duffel Bags or backpacks with PJs, stuffed animals, coloring books and crayons, personal hygiene, and other items.
• Pillows for Kids in Foster Care . Collect pillows and make or tie-dye pillow cases for kids in foster care.* Jared Box . A Jared Box is a shoebox size plastic storage box filled with small gifts, toys, cards, and games. Each box contains items selected for a specific age and gender. The boxes are delivered to hospitals and are given to chronically ill children. The Jared Boxes provide a special diversion for young patients as they receive chemotherapy and other medical treatments.
• Socks of Love . Fill warm socks for the homeless with toiletry necessities.
• Birthday packets for nursing homes . Fill a bag with birthday hat, party blower, tissue packet and hand-made card. Have nursing home staff give to residents on their birthdays.

Courageous and strong projects [ ]

Responsible for what i say and do projects [ ], respect myself and others projects [ ], respect authority projects [ ].

• Wake-up stands at rest areas on busy traffic holiday weekends. I remember seeing different groups (not necessarily scouts) doing this on Thanksgiving weekend. Free coffee to keep folks stay awake on long drives. Here's one troop that did it recently: Girl Scouts Helping Drivers . This would probably work better with older scouts, particularly if it is done late at night. Not sure if you would need to get approval from local police/state highway patrols.

Use resources wisely projects [ ]

• Park or creek clean ups . Check around your neighborhood or local parks. Many of these may have annual or semi-annual clean up events organized by local environmental or community groups, particularly around Earth Day (April 20th).

Make the world a better place projects [ ]

• Food or clothing drive . Hold a drive to collect food or clothing items for a local food bank or homeless shelter. We've had Daisies do this very enthusiastically. They first visited a local food bank to see what it was all about and what they needed. The food bank had a large scale, which the girls all hopped on to weigh themselves. We used their total weight as our goal (~800 lbs) for how much we want to collect that year. The girls collected during school events, asking everyone who attended to bring in canned good and other non-perishable food items and personal hygiene supplies).
• Book drive . Collect books, particularly children's books to give to local children that may not have books to read over the summer.\
• Little Free Library . Start a Little Free Library in your neighborhood, like this girl scout in Morley, NY.

Be a sister to every Girl Scout projects [ ]

• Birthday-in-a-Bag . Talk to a local homeless shelter or food bank about donating Birthday-in-a-Bag collections for young children. Fill a large gift bag with: cake mix, frosting, foil cake pan, cake decorations, candles, balloons, plates, napkins, small unisex toy or present (unwrapped), and wrapping paper and ribbon. Some scouts have done this as a way to celebrate Juliette Low's birthday.
• Bedtime Bags for children at shelters, or going into foster care: Each bag has a stuffed animal, a blanket, a book, and a toothbrush.

Other Resources [ ]

• Girl Scouts River Valleys' Take Action Guides
• Projects from Having Fun at Home website.
• 1 Science of Style (Senior badge)
• 2 Room Makeover (Senior badge)
• 3 Brownie Badges