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Council-run activities

Outdoors

• Brownie Camping in March or April (May is full) 
• Winter Wonderland in January 
• 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 

Science, Tech and Engineering

• Explore Space! Discover Life? in January 
• Museum of Science Overnights in February, March, April, or May 
• Museum of Science Mom & Me Overnights in March, 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 

Health & Wellness

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

Creative Arts

• Funky Fabric-ation (textile art, tie-dye, weaving, etc.) in January, February, March, April or May 
• Me and My Doll (hair & nails, tips for doll preservation, craft for dolls, cupcakes) in January 
• Theater: The Secret Garden in January or February 
• Pirate Ship Adventures with Him and Me! (girls and male adult relative) in February, 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 

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 January, February or March 

Leadership

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

Non-council things

• Horseback Riding 
• Ice Skating (Arlington Recreation Department on Summer Street has a rink, right?) 
• Jewellery making (beading and wire wrap stuff) 
• Drawing, painting or sculpture classes 
• Archery classes (Kim is licensed and insured, but they may still be too young for that) 
• Hiking trips (To the Middlesex Fells, maybe? Or Whipple Hill is closer) 
• Football games or practice (assuming Emily is playing with the Boston Militia again this year) 
• Robin Hood Renaissance Faire in CT (maybe with some costuming activities beforehand?) 
• Baking experiments (How to follow a recipe, but also what happens when we use a different kind of flour or oil/butter?) 
  • Maybe turn into a mock cooking show and video it for parents?
• Ice Cream making
• Museum trips 
• Bike Riding down the bike path 
• Sledding at McClennan Park 
• Swimming at the Arlington Reservoir (if they have a life guard) 
• Cross-country skiing
• Workshops at Habitat (Mass. Audubon)
• Summer Camping trip outside of Council organization
• Design-your-own My Little Pony
• Pick-up 4-on-4 or 5-on-5 soccer games
• One-act play, with acting, costuming, make-up, and stage directing?

Cookie Booth Locations

• 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.

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