How to Plan a Brownie Meeting

I'm Their Leader -- Which Way Do I Go?

Next, I click on Brownie, since that is our program age level (first and second graders). I have come to this list time and time again since our troop started meeting this fall. The information is especially good for those just starting out.

Here's something interesting -- Brownie Girl Scout stationery! Maybe we could do some letter writing. I'll print this out. It might make a good pre-meeting activity.

I don'tt find anything else on Scouting Web. I'm going to try a good, old-fashioned Google search for "brownie girl scout instant meeting" (without the quotes).

Now, this is interesting too -- I find a link to the Trillium Council Girl Scouts, who have their own resource list of links. In this list, I click on a link for instant meetings for Brownies. This takes me to Canada! In Canada, they also have Brownies, but the girls in their organization are called Girl Guides, not Girl Scouts.

The Girl Guides in the Northwest Territories have a file for an instant meeting about snow. It snowed here yesterday (not so common in Portland, Oregon), so I'm sure that would be of interest to the girls. There are games, crafts, and songs listed, with full instructions.

Ta-da! Here's my completed outline:

Pre-meeting Activity: Sponge painting snow, snowflakes, snow people, etc.
Opening: Girl Scout Promise and Law
Business: Take attendance, decide which Try-It to work on next.
Main Activity: Snow-related games
Closing: Sing "Make New Friends" and do the Friendship Squeeze

I consider my meeting planned. All I have to do is gather the supplies we need for the games (we have the painting supplies needed already).

I did print the stationery, and will save that for a backup activity or for another time. It never hurts to have something extra on hand.

Whew! Thanks for joining me on this journey.