Best Introduction to tie-dye

On Memorial Day nosotros went over to my friend Alison's house, together with she invited us to produce tie-dyes.  We mightiness simply convey to brand this a Memorial Day tradition, I LOVE how they turned out.  A dandy mode to hand quondam shirts amongst stains a confront lift.



The older kids all huddled simply about equally Alison demonstrated how to brand them.  She bought her dyes from Dharma Trading Co. and followed the instructions on their website.



John together with Dan were to a greater extent than than excited to habiliment their shirts.  They wanted to set them on equally presently equally they had been washed together with dried.  Then they insisted on wearing them to bed, together with Dan fifty-fifty pleaded to habiliment his the side past times side day.  We mightiness convey to brand some to a greater extent than of these.



Tie-dyed onesies could brand a fun infant gift.  But we'll last keeping the ones nosotros made for Will :)



I was super excited how my Moosejaw shirt turned out.  Pete had simply late bought this shirt for me, together with I went together with got some bleach on it the kickoff fourth dimension I wore it when I was cleaning the sink.  I was together with then mad at myself.  So it got the tie-dye handling inwards an endeavor to embrace upward the bleach stain.  And at in ane lawsuit I intend I similar it fifty-fifty to a greater extent than than before!

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Best Introduction to tie-dye

On Memorial Day nosotros went over to my friend Alison's house, together with she invited us to produce tie-dyes.  We mightiness simply convey to brand this a Memorial Day tradition, I LOVE how they turned out.  A dandy mode to hand quondam shirts amongst stains a confront lift.



The older kids all huddled simply about equally Alison demonstrated how to brand them.  She bought her dyes from Dharma Trading Co. and followed the instructions on their website.



John together with Dan were to a greater extent than than excited to habiliment their shirts.  They wanted to set them on equally presently equally they had been washed together with dried.  Then they insisted on wearing them to bed, together with Dan fifty-fifty pleaded to habiliment his the side past times side day.  We mightiness convey to brand some to a greater extent than of these.



Tie-dyed onesies could brand a fun infant gift.  But we'll last keeping the ones nosotros made for Will :)



I was super excited how my Moosejaw shirt turned out.  Pete had simply late bought this shirt for me, together with I went together with got some bleach on it the kickoff fourth dimension I wore it when I was cleaning the sink.  I was together with then mad at myself.  So it got the tie-dye handling inwards an endeavor to embrace upward the bleach stain.  And at in ane lawsuit I intend I similar it fifty-fifty to a greater extent than than before!

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Best Introduction to tie-dye

On Memorial Day nosotros went over to my friend Alison's house, together with she invited us to produce tie-dyes.  We mightiness simply convey to brand this a Memorial Day tradition, I LOVE how they turned out.  A dandy mode to hand quondam shirts amongst stains a confront lift.



The older kids all huddled simply about equally Alison demonstrated how to brand them.  She bought her dyes from Dharma Trading Co. and followed the instructions on their website.



John together with Dan were to a greater extent than than excited to habiliment their shirts.  They wanted to set them on equally presently equally they had been washed together with dried.  Then they insisted on wearing them to bed, together with Dan fifty-fifty pleaded to habiliment his the side past times side day.  We mightiness convey to brand some to a greater extent than of these.



Tie-dyed onesies could brand a fun infant gift.  But we'll last keeping the ones nosotros made for Will :)



I was super excited how my Moosejaw shirt turned out.  Pete had simply late bought this shirt for me, together with I went together with got some bleach on it the kickoff fourth dimension I wore it when I was cleaning the sink.  I was together with then mad at myself.  So it got the tie-dye handling inwards an endeavor to embrace upward the bleach stain.  And at in ane lawsuit I intend I similar it fifty-fifty to a greater extent than than before!

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Best Family Home Evening board using transfer paper

This has been on my listing of projects to utilisation for to a greater extent than than a twelvemonth now.  And I lastly got around to it!  A Family Home Evening board.  We'll no longer live scrambling around come upwardly Mon nighttime deciding who is going to utilisation what.  You tin buy these, only they're much cheaper to make.



I started alongside a slice of wood.  My friend was getting rid of this in addition to asked if I wanted it.  While I didn't demand some other Christmas decoration, I knew I could run it for something else.  Perfect!  Any one-time slice of woods volition do.



I bring soundless to run vinyl letters.  I'm certain they would bring worked good for this project, only I didn't desire to pass whatever coin if I didn't bring to.  So I decided to layout everything on the calculator in addition to and thus delineate it on to the board.  This made it thus I didn't bring to stair out anything in addition to saved a lot of time.



Then I printed this out, taped it on to the board, which I painted white, in addition to slid some xanthous transfer paper betwixt the printout in addition to the board.



Then I traced the letters alongside a pen.



And they showed upwardly every bit a low-cal xanthous on the board.  So simple!



From at that spot I painted over the large letters alongside dark pigment in addition to drew over the minor letters alongside a sparse permanent marker.  Then I screwed some hooks into the board, drilled a hole inward 8 minor circles, in addition to wrote our names on the circles.  I was going to pigment the circles, only I couldn't create upwardly one's hear what colouring to do.  So to proceed it from sitting at that spot for who knows how long unfinished, I did a quick task alongside the names, knowing that I could pigment over them subsequently if I wanted to.



I'm looking forwards to to a greater extent than organized menage unit of measurement nights!

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Best Family Home Evening board using transfer paper

This has been on my listing of projects to utilisation for to a greater extent than than a twelvemonth now.  And I lastly got around to it!  A Family Home Evening board.  We'll no longer live scrambling around come upwardly Mon nighttime deciding who is going to utilisation what.  You tin buy these, only they're much cheaper to make.



I started alongside a slice of wood.  My friend was getting rid of this in addition to asked if I wanted it.  While I didn't demand some other Christmas decoration, I knew I could run it for something else.  Perfect!  Any one-time slice of woods volition do.



I bring soundless to run vinyl letters.  I'm certain they would bring worked good for this project, only I didn't desire to pass whatever coin if I didn't bring to.  So I decided to layout everything on the calculator in addition to and thus delineate it on to the board.  This made it thus I didn't bring to stair out anything in addition to saved a lot of time.



Then I printed this out, taped it on to the board, which I painted white, in addition to slid some xanthous transfer paper betwixt the printout in addition to the board.



Then I traced the letters alongside a pen.



And they showed upwardly every bit a low-cal xanthous on the board.  So simple!



From at that spot I painted over the large letters alongside dark pigment in addition to drew over the minor letters alongside a sparse permanent marker.  Then I screwed some hooks into the board, drilled a hole inward 8 minor circles, in addition to wrote our names on the circles.  I was going to pigment the circles, only I couldn't create upwardly one's hear what colouring to do.  So to proceed it from sitting at that spot for who knows how long unfinished, I did a quick task alongside the names, knowing that I could pigment over them subsequently if I wanted to.



I'm looking forwards to to a greater extent than organized menage unit of measurement nights!

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Best Family Home Evening board using transfer paper

This has been on my listing of projects to utilisation for to a greater extent than than a twelvemonth now.  And I lastly got around to it!  A Family Home Evening board.  We'll no longer live scrambling around come upwardly Mon nighttime deciding who is going to utilisation what.  You tin buy these, only they're much cheaper to make.



I started alongside a slice of wood.  My friend was getting rid of this in addition to asked if I wanted it.  While I didn't demand some other Christmas decoration, I knew I could run it for something else.  Perfect!  Any one-time slice of woods volition do.



I bring soundless to run vinyl letters.  I'm certain they would bring worked good for this project, only I didn't desire to pass whatever coin if I didn't bring to.  So I decided to layout everything on the calculator in addition to and thus delineate it on to the board.  This made it thus I didn't bring to stair out anything in addition to saved a lot of time.



Then I printed this out, taped it on to the board, which I painted white, in addition to slid some xanthous transfer paper betwixt the printout in addition to the board.



Then I traced the letters alongside a pen.



And they showed upwardly every bit a low-cal xanthous on the board.  So simple!



From at that spot I painted over the large letters alongside dark pigment in addition to drew over the minor letters alongside a sparse permanent marker.  Then I screwed some hooks into the board, drilled a hole inward 8 minor circles, in addition to wrote our names on the circles.  I was going to pigment the circles, only I couldn't create upwardly one's hear what colouring to do.  So to proceed it from sitting at that spot for who knows how long unfinished, I did a quick task alongside the names, knowing that I could pigment over them subsequently if I wanted to.



I'm looking forwards to to a greater extent than organized menage unit of measurement nights!

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Best Welcome!

Hi, I'm so happy you lot stopped by!  I'm {flattered} too {humbled} at the same time.  My advert is Jen aka Strawberry Jen (straw/Jen/berry) too I am a mom too Girl Scout Leader in California.  I was inspired, no compelled, to write this blog. Why?  Because I was contacted past times dozens of leaders, quest for resources on blogging, organizing too creating troop documents. They had stumbled upon my troop calendar on Scribd, or my troop weblog (gstroop1949.blogspot.com), or wondered near graphics too fonts I used.  I was happy to assist and flattered (there's that give-and-take again) to last asked to share. Then, I began seeing my materials pinned on Pinterest! {honored!} I love, love creating graphics, logos, spreadsheets, templates, etc. for every facet of my life, but most of all for Girl Scouts. 

In my four-going-on-five years beingness a leader, I scoured the spider web for ideas...ideas to brand badge earning streamlined too time-efficient. Ideas for how to select activities that lucifer into the range of time, budget too effectiveness of my troop.  Most of us are mothers, receive got jobs too other interests with Girl Scouts beingness simply 1 component division of the whole pie. From the beginning I felt bogged downwardly inward detail.  There is a wealth of data too resources available from council trainings, the web, other leaders, etc. but what was the best trend to get together too weed through it all?  As leaders, nosotros all receive got dissimilar strengths too weaknesses.  Some of us are goodness at camping, some at sewing, some at community service too others at mentoring.  I asked myself, "where is the nitty gritty?"  What is the best trend to care troop fourth dimension betwixt outings earning participation patches too meetings earning badges?  How many council activities should nosotros participate in? How create you lot engage parents to participate?  How create you lot bargain amongst conduct issues that resurface?  At times I felt similar I was flailing inward the dark, finding out things randomly through word-of oral cavity or stumbling upon something at the final minute.

I don't claim to last an goodness at anything other than doing my best.  I was a Girl Scout Junior for 3 years too I can't count the multitude of ways it enriched my life.  I came from a family amount of dysfunction, my parents had issues amongst alcohol abuse. Girl Scouts (along amongst church building too loving grandparents) filled the gaps that were missing.  Girl Scouts made me believe inward myself too inward plough believe inward Girl Scouts!  That's what this weblog is all about, a trend for me to plough over back.  Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 trend for me to assist leaders, inward whatever modest trend I can.  I promise that visitors volition notice something helpful to accept away from "."  Or, fifty-fifty better, if you lot receive got something to contribute, I welcome invitee bloggers. 

As a woman nurture of a 9-year-old immature lady too 2 older sons, I'm honored to conduct on the tradition of leadership.  I love Girl Scouts! I alive Girl Scouts!  ...and too hence are you.  So are the many women, girls too families that are a component division of such a great institution.

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My service unit of measurement honored us at the concluding Leader

 

 

Today is Girl Scout Leader Day together with footing Day! Two days inwards one.  What's non to love?  The really fact that this twenty-four hours exists, makes me experience appreciated together with honored.   I wishing that for all leaders.  How practise you lot experience today? My service unit of measurement honored us at the concluding Leader's Meeting amongst cards together with pens!  Any piffling token agency together with hence much.  So, from me to you, Happy Leader Day!  You are appreciated <3

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Best My First Freebie!

It's taken to a greater extent than fourth dimension than I ever imagined getting this weblog launched!  But hither nosotros are amongst my firstly freebie for troop leaders.  Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 milestone!  Recently I began planning for my Brownies to duet to Juniors.  While doing this I realized that later on 4 years of beingness a leader, my rear participation was waning too yet my troop had grown bigger.  And yesteryear waning I hateful that fifty-fifty though I had parents who were active inwards PTA, schoolhouse functions, & the community, I was finding it hard to fifty-fifty larn drivers for champaign trips.  I couldn't fill upwards chair/management positions inside the troop too I was doing equally good much--co-leader, treasurer, recordkeeper, etc. I didn't mind, all the same I realized the to a greater extent than I did the less I did well.

At the same fourth dimension I was aware that many of my girls were getting older, becoming active inwards sports too extra-curricular activities too developing interests similar trip the lite fantastic too gymnastics.  Those girls were kickoff to "age out"...literally equally good busy or non interested inwards beingness a Girl Scout. I used to last distressing when a miss would quit or lose interest, too then I realized atrophy is a part of the natural ebb too catamenia of a troop. I ever larn novel girls who real heighten the troop equally a whole.  So when boundary registration started a calendar month or hence ago, I sent out an electronic mail indicating it was "that fourth dimension again" too that parents should receive got a conversation amongst their miss almost continuing equally Juniors.  While I would always accept a miss dorsum who gave notice, I needed to fix for the futurity equally best equally I could.

So I came upwards amongst the see of a Girl Scout handbook for parents that would outline the dynamics of troop functions.  I began searching the spider web for a handbook of sorts that would essentially "reinvest" parents inwards Girl Scouts.  Most notably that Girl Scouts is to a greater extent than than an extra-curricular activity.  I emphasized that the fourth dimension commitment for Juniors should last taken into consideration when making the determination to motility on.  I also instituted a mandatory release of volunteer hours per family.  I constitute such a handbook on the Girl Scouts, Hornets’ Nest Council website inwards Charlotte, NC.  I adapted it slightly, prettied it upwards amongst fonts too graphics too sent it out inwards the registration email.

The results?  The exact v girls I knew were undecided, made the determination to pursue other interests.  I didn't receive got to verbalize to the parents almost the lack of volunteerism or to the girls almost what it way to last a Girl Scout.  Instead, provided amongst the information, the families made the determination that they couldn't commit to the side yesteryear side degree of Girl Scouts. And that's okay! While I had hoped to expire on the bulk of my girls for equally long equally possible, equally the troop grew, the dynamic became to a greater extent than difficult.  In 3 years nosotros went from vi to 8 to 10 to thirteen girls.  I stressed almost having plenty drivers to volunteer.  I handled electronic mail communication, curriculum, crafts too planned trips.  I gathered permission slips, downloaded forms too attended leader meetings.  The same parents who never volunteered were also the most probable to RSVP for an trial too and then cancel at the concluding infinitesimal because something came up.  It got hence bad I had to inquire for reimbursements for council activities because I was required to pay ahead. 

So I adapted too added to the master rear handbook from GSHNC hence that it spans all ages too levels.  Feel gratis to personalize it for your troop, peculiarly areas marked yesteryear [brackets].  I used the Girl Scout Omnes font, which tin sack last constitute on the web.  The graphics for uniforms too programs at each degree are inwards the dorsum of the manual.  You tin sack delete all the ages that don't apply to you.  If  you lot would rather receive got a pdf copy, I tin sack take away all personalization too render a pdf re-create if I larn plenty requests.

 {Click hither to download the [pdf] Troop Parent Handbook}
 {Click hither to download the [Word] Troop Parent Handbook}

Enjoy!

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Best Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Troop Thank You!

My Brownie Troop was rattling ambitious alongside cookie sales this year.  So ambitious that halfway through the sales menses nosotros {me} began to panic that we'd bitten off to a greater extent than than nosotros could chew (which nosotros did--but that's closed to other post service completely!) I reached out to folks inwards the community that I had relationships alongside together with my old employer, a bloom shop, agreed to create a permanent "booth" sale for us.  This took the shape of shelf infinite displaying boxes of cookies.  As customers came inwards to purchase flowers, they were asked if they were interested inwards buying Girl Scout cookies.  Many customers added them to their bloom deliveries equally an extra gift, equally a become good detail or bought them for themselves.  It was a win win.  The community was able to purchase cookies inwards a consistent place together with the bloom store had a special, seasonal process to offering their bloom customers.  It helps that the possessor is a Rotarian together with his married adult woman is a Soroptimist.  They sympathise together with believe inwards organizations similar Girl Scouts!

The display stayed upwards until the halt of site sales.  I'm happy to study the bloom store sold over 100 boxes of cookies!  Next came fourth dimension to tell THANK YOU inwards a big way.  So I arranged to accept a troop mom human activity equally lensman together with create a photograph shoot alongside the girls (we also took private portraits of the girls for my Bridging Scrapbook gifts--yet closed to other post!).  We cutting the letters T-H-A-N-K  Y-O-U-! out of 12X12 glitter scrapbook paper.  Then each daughter held a missive of the alphabet (and 1 daughter held a silk Strelitzia aka Bird of Paradise) together with wammo a photograph give cheers y'all card.  I purchased a mat together with had the girls sign it together with add together cookie stickers.  Add a quick frame together with voila! H5N1 Thank You bill of fare is born!  I wrapped it inwards kraft paper, added ribbon together with the Strelitzia.

For the privacy of the girls, kitty faces were added to mask their identities =^.^=

Such a uncomplicated means to give a personal troop give cheers y'all that tin endure hung on the business' wall, seat upwards at the cash register or on the owner/manager's desk.  They've already asked us to come upwards dorsum adjacent yr together with create a cookie rally exterior the store--which only happens to endure across the street from a Target together with TJMaxx. Can't wait!

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Best Mother's Day gift: homemade bookmarks

I knew I wanted to teach my mom a majority for Mother's Day.  I lately read repeat... oh well... these are novel in addition to improved!)



The kids each designed i bookmark.  Then I scanned them into the reckoner in addition to printed them alongside colorful borders.



I got them laminated similar I did last time at Kinko's, in addition to thence cutting them out.  This fourth dimension I cutting out a fiddling hole at the piece of occupation yesteryear in addition to tied only about embroidery floss on.



For only about argue having cute bookmarks makes me desire to read that much to a greater extent than :)

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Best Mother's Day gift: homemade bookmarks

I knew I wanted to teach my mom a majority for Mother's Day.  I lately read repeat... oh well... these are novel in addition to improved!)



The kids each designed i bookmark.  Then I scanned them into the reckoner in addition to printed them alongside colorful borders.



I got them laminated similar I did last time at Kinko's, in addition to thence cutting them out.  This fourth dimension I cutting out a fiddling hole at the piece of occupation yesteryear in addition to tied only about embroidery floss on.



For only about argue having cute bookmarks makes me desire to read that much to a greater extent than :)

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