I am a Girl Scout leader... what should I get my assistants & my scouts for Christmas?

Question

have 15 girl scouts and 2 assistant leaders. Needless to say, I am not able to spend much. I am throwing a party next Tuesday for the troop but since I gave gifts last year I am afraid the girls (ages 7-9) will expect them again this year.

What small gifts could I give the scouts and what could I give my two assistants?

Answer 1

If your council store is close by, I would suggest a $5.00 gift Certificate to spend there.
Or
Donate $5.00 in each girls name to the Girl Scout Council or local favorite charity.
As for the Leaders I would do the same, only spend $10.00 each.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Oh, dear! Unfortunately, there are people in this world that feel their beliefs should be held higher than those that differ. Perhaps it would have been better to quietly eat your eggs and real bacon and when questioned, calmly explain that you don't subscribe to that particular way of thinking. Enough of the woulda-shouldas, we're beyond that, now... What you can only do now, is contact the regional office and report the troop that you were in, citing specific details on what occurred and when. I know that sounds like a bit much, but if you are going to file a complaint, details are important. When you have real details of actual events that occurred, you look like you really have something to complain about. After all, frivolous complaints are made every day, and you want yours to really be heard! If you aren't completely turned off by the idea, you may want to do what another person suggested and join another local troop. Just remember for the future: the two worst things to get into a public debate about are religion and politics.... Particularly if your beliefs are considered to be the minority of the group. It makes things extra-difficult if there isn't anyone there to back you up!

Answer 4

What I have done and seen in the past:

Hand-personalized mugs- you can get mugs cheap at the dollar store, and paints to do this at most hobby shops. Plain model paint works for a good while!

Medallion mugs- I found some cool steel (or metal) travel mugs cheap and got some small metal pins from the Scout office. i broke off the pin, filed it smooth, and epoxied it to the travel mug for a customized Scout mug! Then. I used the etch bit on my Dremel to engrave their initials and a date on the mug.

Stocking of munchies- Got some cheap cheap stockings (Dollar store again) and made a big pile of bought and made munchies- cookies, gum, etc. and stuffed each stocking. Small stockings for the kids, bigger for the adults.

Memory photo- find a good photo of the group in various events, make a nice print (Thank God for digital photos!) and frame it with frames from the Official Scout Leader Gift Shop (sometimes called a 'dollar store'!)

For Eagle Scouts, I give them a Sacagawea dollar coin rubber-cemented to a card with a little story I made up. For Eagles, I talk about the eagle on one side, and Sacagawea on the other as a guide who helped Lewis and Clark find their way, yada yada yada. I think the role she played would be even better for Girl Scouts.

Answer 5

Last year, I got the craft mugs that you can add things to - from Michaels - (they are plastic and you can color a piece of paper and add it to the inside of the mug). Anyway, I put a foam daisy inside and added their name. Inside the mug, I gave each girl a Girl Scout pencil and some candy. It was only about $1.50 per girl and because I made them, the girls loved it.

Another idea - make microwave fudge (super easy) and put it inside a cookie cutter. Cookie Cutters are on clearance at Michaels right now. Put it in a pretty bag and tie a ribbon on it - you could always add a GS pencil or something to the bow.

For the adults - how about a Christmas ornament.

I don't think you should spend too much money - it should be something personal...

Answer 6

A nice gift for the adult volunteers is a photo of themselves doing an activity with the kids, or a photo of their child doing a Scout activity, in an inexpensive frame. You can glue findings from a craft store bead section or specialty buttons on the frame to add some character.

Answer 7

For the scouts I would go to WalMart or Target and get them stocking stuffers like finger nail polish, cheap dvds, candy, hair brushes, makeup to play with.. etc. Things that little girls like. I'm guessing your assistants are a older so maybe a gift certificate or two? I love getting them myself because then I can buy whatever I want.

Answer 8

I have had 4-45 girls in my Troop. I have given them gifts ranging from a little thing of hand-sanitizer (a bunch would always forget their's and ask for mine when camping with only pot-a-potties), a folding brush/mirror (for them to take camping instead of their big brushes), stretch gloves (before a winter camping trip), glow-in the-dark nail polish (when majority of the troop was starting to get into make-up), a small deck of cards (a joke about having nothing to play at camp, because it rained so hard), blue rope (a joke on the Troop color), water bottles (for use at camp-I put their names on them before wrapping). For my Assistants-sometimes I've given a coffee mug, a pair of socks with a picture of smores, graham crackers-a bag of marshmallows and Hershey's bars, a T-shirt that the girls all helped make, one year after doing songs and have my assistant's daughter break her glasses (by accident) while singing 7 Magenta Flamingos) we gave he 7 inflatable flamingos.

Answer 9

may I suggest for the girls some project they can do towards a merit badge and the assistants a gift certificate or a gift card.

Answer 10

Girl Scout cookies... of course.