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==Council-run activities==
===Outdoors===
* Brownie Camping in April (May is full) 
* Rock Climbing in March 
* Letterboxing (outdoor treasure-hunt type) in April or May 
* Sundown Sing-along in April 
* Gals Night Out (girl + female adult relative camping) in April or May 
* Campfire building in May 

Activities ruled out because of newness of troop and/or cold weather:
* Brownie Camping in March
* Winter Wonderland in January

===Science, Tech and Engineering===
* Museum of Science Overnights in April or May 
* Museum of Science Mom & Me Overnights in April or June 
* Zoo New England Overnight (Franklin Park Zoo) in March 
* Critter-Camp Camp-In (Buttonwood Park Zoo) in March
* Bountiful Butterflies in June 

Activities ruled out because of newness of troop
* Explore Space! Discover Life? in January 
* Museum of Science Overnights in February or March
* Museum of Science Mom & Me Overnights in March

===Health & Wellness===
* Dessert, Anyone? (cooking) in March or May 
* Coco Keys Water Resort (swimming/water park) in March 
* Boston Sports Club Overnight (swimming, sports, yoga, laser tag, and salsa dancing) in April 
* April Vacation Camp in April 

Activities ruled out because of newness of troop
* Dessert, Anyone? (cooking) in January
* Coco Keys Water Resort (swimming/water park) in January or February

===Creative Arts===
* Funky Fabric-ation (textile art, tie-dye, weaving, etc.) in March, April or May 
* Theater: The Secret Garden in January or February 
* Pirate Ship Adventures with Him and Me! (girls and male adult relative) in March or May 
* Mom and Me Victorian Tea in April 
* Theater: Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp in April 
* Theater workshop (movement, voice, acting, and improv) in April 

Activities ruled out because of newness of troop
* Funky Fabric-ation (textile art, tie-dye, weaving, etc.) in January or February
* Me and My Doll (hair & nails, tips for doll preservation, craft for dolls, cupcakes) in January 
* Pirate Ship Adventures with Him and Me! (girls and male adult relative) in February

===Diversity===
* Girl Scout Museum available any time (and free) 

===Environmental Awareness===
* Beachcombers in June 
* Evergreen Nature Center available any time 
* Animal Tracks and Signs in February 
* Spring Peepers and Other Signs of Spring in April 
* Nature by Design at the Environmental Discovery Center in March 

Activities ruled out because of newness of troop
* Nature by Design at the Environmental Discovery Center in January, February 

===Leadership===
* When I Grow Up in April or May 
* Find Your Inner Animal in March, April or May 
* Princess Ettie Quette: The Royal Ice Cream Extravaganza in March or April 
* Cradles to Crayons Day of Service in April 
* Scouting for a Cure in May 

Activities ruled out because of newness of troop
* When I Grow Up in January or February
* Find Your Inner Animal in January or February
* Princess Ettie Quette: The Royal Ice Cream Extravaganza in January
* Cradles to Crayons Day of Service in February

==Non-council things==

===Outdoors===
* Hiking trips (To the Middlesex Fells, maybe? Or Whipple Hill is closer) (March - June)
* Robin Hood Renaissance Faire in CT (maybe with some costuming activities beforehand?) (April-May)
* Summer Camping trip outside of Council organization (May-June)

===Science, Tech and Engineering===
* Museum of Science trips (January - June))
* Robot and Electrical Engineering introduction (are they too young for breadboards?) (January - June)

===Health & Wellness===
* Horseback Riding (March - June)
* Ice Skating (Arlington Recreation Department on Summer Street has a rink, right?) (January - March)
* Archery classes (Kim is licensed and insured) (January - June)
* Boston Militia football games or practice (April - June)
* Baking experiments (How to follow a recipe, but also what happens when we use a different kind of flour or oil/butter?) (January - June)
** Maybe turn into a mock cooking show and video it for parents?
* Ice Cream making (January - June)
* Bike Riding down the bike path (April - June)
* Sledding at McClennan Park (January - March)
* Swimming at the Arlington Reservoir (if they have a life guard) (May - June)
* Cross-country skiing (January - March)
* Pick-up 4-on-4 or 5-on-5 soccer games (March - June)

===Creative Arts===
* Jewellery making (beading and wire wrap stuff) (January - June)
* Drawing, painting or sculpture classes (January - June)
* Art Museum trips (January - June)
* Design-your-own My Little Pony (January - June)
* One-act play, with acting, costuming, make-up, and stage directing?  (January - June)

===Diversity===
* History Museum trips  (January - June)

===Environmental Awareness===
* Workshops at Habitat (Mass. Audubon) (January - June)

===Leadership===
* Cookie Booth Sales (see below) (December - April)
* Clean up a park (March - June)
* Food or Clothing donation drive  (January - June)

==Cookie Booth Locations==
2-4 hour cookie booths staffed by a rotation list of girls. No more than 4 girls at a time per location (Stop & Shop has two entrances, so two locations). Also, 2 adults present at every location with girls. Cookies can be gotten from the Council Cupboard.

* Walgreens
* Starbucks
* CVS
* Stop & Shop
* Capitol Theater
* Regent Theatre
* Bike Path
* Robbins Library
* Trader Joes

==Troop Uniform==
We should probably keep the uniform pretty simple. Individual girls can get more of the traditional uniform if they want at the Girl Scout Country Store.

[http://store.girlscoutshop.org/brgisc.html Girl Scout Store Brownie Uniform Page]

We can make a trip to the GS store to pick up the following for each girl if their parents would prefer. I'll make up a form so the parents know how much the uniform will cost. 

* Sash or Vest
* Insignia Tag
* World Trefoil Pin
* Brown Membership Pin
* Troop Numerals
* Brownie Council Identification Set
* American Flag Patch
* One green disk and membership star to represent this year as a Brownie
* Brownie Handbook
* Try-It Handbook for Brownies