Our Accomplishments


Brownie Try-Its...
Are achievement patches earned by Brownie Girl Scouts aged 6-8.  In order to earn a try-it, the scout must complete four activities from the Brownie Try-it Book.  Many activities are things that we work on in meetings, while a few must be completed at home.

	Careers Brownie Try-It At home, we made a list of all of the things we enjoy doing - and we looked at how these might become jobs.  We explored jobs that may exist tomorrow that do not exist today.  We played a variation of character charades and we enjoyed listening to our guest speakers talk about their jobs.
	Hobbies Brownie Try-It We learned about lots of different hobbies:  we learned that some hobbies can take a lot of time, some can take a lot of money, and some need a lot of room!  We brought in examples of our hobbies and shared them with our Girl Scout Sisters.
	Movers Brownie Try-It We made pinwheels in two sizes and tried to identify which would work best.  Ring Gliders were our next experiment and we had lots of fun racing them.  Flying helicopters in the cafeteria was interesting - we even tried to see who could make theirs fly farthest sideways.  Balloon rocket races were a blast and now we know which scouts have the most hot air!
	Healthy Habits Brownie Try-It We all worked on a calcium word search, we ALL cracked the secret code to reveal the message "DON'T SMOKE."  We learned that some of us need to remember to take better care of our teeth and we played a feeling game - and talked all about body language, expression and tones of voice - and how much you can learn by watching all of these
	Safety Sense Brownie Try-It We all took a map of our meeting place, and mapped out a fire escape route.  We talked about Smoke Alarms and about when and how to call 9-1-1.  We even took home Safety Center Worksheets.  We made personal first aid kits with wound wipes, band-aids and gauze pads - all rolled up into a little film canister.  Now we can be safe no matter where we are.
	Stitch it Together Brownie Try-It We worked together to piece together squares for baby quilts.  Everyone made at least two squares and we watched to see how fast our individual work could multiply when combine with that of our Sister Scouts.  We made enough squares for 3 complete blankets and lots of extra pieces for beginnings of about 4 more blankets.  We will be donating the blankets to Project Linus and Newborns in Need.  Everyone took home a "I love Girl Scouts" cross-stitch to try - It's not so hard, once you get the hang of it!
	Listening to the Past Brownie Try-It We had a special meeting place for our meeting - The Wynne-Russel Home, one of the oldest houses in Lilburn.  We talked about how things have changed: games, technology and family.  We had a chance to play some really old games and we made our own doll out of rags!  Before it got dark, we spent a little time cleaning up the old family cemetery and took rubbings to preserve the memory.

Junior Badges...
Are earned by Junior Girl Scouts aged 8-11.  These badges are earned by completing six activities from the Junior Girl Scout Badge Book.  As Junior Girl Scouts are becoming more autonomous, more of their work is done at home.  For this reason, each scouts will work on the subsections of her choice, while we all work to complete the same badge.

	Careers Junior Badge At home, we took a look at the newspaper to see what kinds of jobs are out there and we looked for funny comics relating to work.  We played a variation of character charades and we enjoyed listening to our guest speakers talk about their jobs.
	"Doing" Hobbies Junior Badge We looked at different hobbies, how to find resources about a hobby and how to decide if a hobby is right for you.  Our guest speakers helped us understand how hobbies can even become careers - and then work is more like play.
	Aerospace Junior Badge We worked with our Brownie Sisters to learn all about things that move - from pinwheels to helicopters - from balloon rockets to ring gliders.  Trying to figure out which one would work best and why was a real challenge.  We also made neat awards for the races and contests and visited websites to learn about things that go!
	Safety First Junior Badge We took surveys of our friends and family members to learn about the most common cause of injury to kids - things with wheels!  We shared our finding with our Brownie Sisters and explained the importance of safety gear when bicycling and roller blading.  We talked all about safety equipment on the sports field by making a diagram of all of the protective gear necessary.  We all took a map of our meeting place, and mapped out a fire escape route.  We talked about Smoke Alarms and about when and how to call 9-1-1.  We even took home Safety Center Worksheets.  We made personal first aid kits with wound wipes, band-aids and gauze pads - all rolled up into a little film canister.  Now we can be safe no matter where we are
	Sew Simple Junior Badge We learned about sewing - both by hand and by machine.  We looked at patterns and picked one that would be appropriate for Father-Daughter Ball gowns.  We learned to measure our Sister Scouts, and at home, we tried our hand at cross-stitching.  It was lots of fun sewing for service and thought that being able to fill a need with something that we made was very neat!
	Across Generations Junior Badge We really had a great time exploring the past. We met at the Wynne-Russel Home, one of the oldest houses in Lilburn.  For the "be a helper" part of this badge, we worked hard to rake the area around this old home.  We learned how many of the area's historic sites depend entirely on the help of organizations like ours for their maintenance and upkeep.  It was really interesting to explore the family history book at the home.  We counted the number of family members who lived in the old house.  They had MUCH bigger families back then - and much smaller houses.  We talked about how things have changed: games, technology and family.  We had a chance to play some really old games and we made our own doll out of rags!