Brownie Activity Ideas

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.

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