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Activity Resource Library

Activity Resource Library

Hey, Girl Scout volunteers and caregivers - look no further for a library of  activities that will challenge, delight, and engage your girl! Browse activity sheets, outdoor and STEM projects, crafts and more. 

For more help planning meetings or meeting badge requirements, visit the Volunteer Toolkit. 

Activities by Type

Outdoor

Spring Seek-and-Find - The weather's warming up, and that means it's time to start exploring the outdoors again! Get a head start with this spring seek-and-find activity you can do in your backyard, outside your meeting place, a local park, or at camp!

Pollinator BINGO - Springtime brings beautiful blooms, which bring pollinators! See how many you can spot on this Pollinator BINGO sheet. 

Summer Photo Scavenger Hunt - Grab your camera and head outdoors! We're challenging you to find, and take a photo of, everything on this list! 

GSCB National Park Activity Printable - Print and take this brochure with you to your next visit to a National Park! How many brochures will you have when you've visited EVERY national park?!

GSCB State Park Activity Printable - Print and take this brochure with you to your next visit to a State Park! Perfect for Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend in September! 

A Brush of Nature - Ever find a paintbrush in your backyard? We have! Check out this outdoor art activity. 

Birding - Make your own set of binoculars for an awesome bird-watching experience!

Edible Campfire - We can't think of a better way to practice building campfire structures than with some sweet and salty treats!

Landscape Art - Here's a challenge: Create a colorful landscape portrait with no coloring utensils! There's plenty of beautiful colors to find in nature, head out and find some before starting this art project.

Mandala Art - Once you blow the seeds off a dandelion, it makes the perfect paintbrush! 

Girl Scout Camp BINGO - Play with a group and get familiar with the sights and sounds of Girl Scout Camp! BINGO Sheets | BINGO Cards

STEM

Bubble Art - Create beautiful art...with bubbles! Learn how soap, water and food coloring work together to create spectacular patterns.

Making Rain - Learn about the different types of clouds with this fun experiment.  

Pantomime - Can you and your troop communicate without words? Try it out!

Pipecleaner - Put your engineering skills to the test and create your own pipecleaner camp!

Amusement Park Design - Put your design skills to the test and make the next best 3D amusement park. 

Life Skills

Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) Patch - FARE is the world's leading food allergy advocacy organization and the largest private funder of food allergy research. Learn about protecting yourself and others from food allergies with this fun patch.

Blueberry Ice Cream - 3 ingredient ice cream recipe? What could be better? Try it with your troop for a sweet treat. 

Feelings Hopscotch - Time to get outside and get in touch with your feelings!

Original Girl Scout Cookie Recipe - Connect with Girl Scouts of the past by recreating the original Girl Scout Cookie, using the recipe published in American Girl Magazine.  

Heart Map - Take inventory of the things you are grateful for in your life at this moment - big or small with this heart map activity. Come back to it as a mindfulness activity, or when you're feeling down.

Entrepreneurship

Girl Scout Cookie BINGO - The Girl Scout Cookie Program helps girls learn important entrepreneurial skills like Goal Setting, Decision Making, People Skills, Money Management and Business Ethics. Get your girls ready with a fun game of Girl Scout Cookie BINGO. BINGO Sheets | BINGO Cards

Solve the Case of the Missing Cookies - Prepare your girls for Cookie Booths with this fun challenge. Girls must practice booth skills like money management and booth etiquette in order to unlock clues to solve the mystery. Read the Introduction to your troop, then work together using the activity form.

Additional Money Earning Marketing Tips - Have a group of entrepreneurs on your hands? Follow the Money-Earning Guidelines and check out these tips to help you plan money-earning activities outside of the Cookie and Fall Product Programs. 

Cookie Box Bank - What's a fun, Girl Scout way to store your extra cash? A bank made out of a cookie box! Learn how with this activity.

Create Currency - What would money look like if you were the designer? How much would it be worth? Use our templates in this activity to create your own currency.

Philanthropist - Learn all about what it means to be a philanthropist and how to address issues you see in your community and the world. 

Wants vs. Needs - Ever had enough money for what you needed, but not for what you wanted? Get your own budget and decide what you'll spend with this fun activity.

 

Just for Fun

Design A Girl Scout Vest - Girls will tap into their inner fashion designer as they take this vest template and make a masterpiece! Try using different textiles and materials (paint, crayon, pom poms, glitter, ribbon, etc).

Elephant S.W.A.P.S. - S.W.A.P.S. are one of our favorite Girl Scout traditions! Make S.W.A.P.S. for other Girl Scouts and get some in return. Try out this adorable elephant S.W.A.P.!

Animal Word Search - Search up-and-down, side-to-side, and diagonally to find all of the words in this wild word search!

Animal Coloring Sheets - Five different animal coloring sheets for non-stop coloring fun!

Penguin Bookmark - Boring bookmarks, be gone! Save your place with this adorable, easy-to-make penguin pal!

Koala Pouch Plate - Create a "koala pouch" and carry around your own little Joey!

Koala Crossword Puzzle - Challenge Girl Scouts to learn more about our cute and cuddly friends from Australia! 

Girl Scout Cookie Fortune Teller - Have an indecisive cookie customer or just want to know what kind of Girl Scout Cookies your future holds? This fortune teller may come in handy!

Girl Scout Cookie Headband Game - How well do you know your Girl Scout cookies? Can you name them without seeing them? Put your knowledge to the test with this fun headband game featuring your Girl Scout Cookie favorites.

Learn How to Make Friendship Bracelets - Whether you're preparing for summer camp or just want to brush up on a treasured Girl Scout tradition, making friendship bracelets is a great place to start. Check out these types of friendship bracelets: Braid | Fishtail | Diagonal Stripe | Chevron

   

Activities by Month

January - March

New Years Reflection Handout - Girls are encouraged to reflect on their memories and what they have learned in the past year, and think ahead to what they want to accomplish in the new year.

Girl Scout Cookie BINGO - Girl Scout Cookie Season is here! Get your girls ready with a fun game of Girl Scout Cookie BINGO. BINGO Sheets | BINGO Cards

World Trefoil Pin Game - In honor of World Thinking Day, remind your girls of the meaning of the World Trefoil Pin, an important piece of their Girl Scout uniform by playing this fun game. 

World Thinking Day BINGO - February 22nd is World Thinking Day - a day where Girl Scouts and Girl Guides all over the world celebrate their connection and sisterhood. Celebrate with your troop with a fun game of BINGO. BINGO Sheets | BINGO Cards

Koala Pouch Plate - Celebrate Australia Day (Jan. 26th) by making these adorable Koala Pouches! Girls can carry around their own Joey for the day.

Black History Month Fun Patch - February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of achievements and contributions of the African American and Black communities.

Black History Month: Girl Scouts' Legacy of Inclusivity - Discuss the impact of black girls and women on the Girl Scout Movement dating back to 1917. Discuss and sign the Girl Scouts Anti-Racism Pledge together. 

Solve the Case of the Missing Cookies - With Cookie Booths coming up, prepare your girls with this fun challenge. Girls must practice booth skills like money management and booth etiquette in order to unlock clues to solve the mystery. Read the Introduction to your troop, then work together using the activity form. 

Girl Scout Cookie Fortune Teller - Have an indecisive cookie customer or just want to know what kind of Girl Scout Cookies your future holds? This fortune teller may come in handy!

Inspirational Women Worksheet - March is National Women's History Month! Challenge your Girl Scouts to find a woman throughout history, a volunteer, or another woman in their life that inspires them. 

Women's Suffrage Activity - 2020 marked 100 years of some women's right to vote. To celebrate Women's History Month, work on a suffrage activity with your Girl Scouts. Different opportunities by program level are available: Daisy | Brownie | Junior | Cadette | Senior | Ambassador

April - June

Spring Seek-and-Find - The weather's warming up, and that means it's time to start exploring the outdoors again! Get a head start with this spring seek-and-find activity you can do in your backyard, outside your meeting place, a local park, or at camp!

Pollinator BINGO - Springtime brings beautiful blooms, which bring pollinators! See how many you can spot on this Pollinator BINGO sheet. 

Volunteers Who Inspire Me Worksheet - April is Volunteer Appreciation Month! Share why your Girl Scout volunteers inspire you with this fun worksheet. 

Bunny Hop Game - Print out these bunny footprints. Have girls color them in. Then, set up the prints around the room or outside. Play music while girls "hop" around like a bunny. Stop the music and call out a number - the girls must hop to that footprint and freeze until the music begins. Guaranteed giggly, high-energy fun!

Bunny Pokey - Sing and dance the popular "Hokey Pokey" together but substitute for bunny parts! 

Cookie Box Bank - What's a fun, Girl Scout way to store your extra cash? A bank made out of those leftover cookie boxes! Learn how with this activity.

July - September

Summer Photo Scavenger Hunt - Grab your camera and head outdoors! We're challenging you to find, and take a photo of, everything on this list! 

GSCB National Park Activity Printable - Print and take this brochure with you to your next visit to a National Park! How many brochures will you have when you've visited EVERY national park?!

GSCB State Park Activity Printable - Print and take this brochure with you to your next visit to a State Park! Perfect for Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend in September! 

Blueberry Ice Cream - 3 ingredient ice cream recipe? What could be better? Try it with your troop for a sweet treat that beats the summer heat. 

October - December

Founder's Day Fill-In Crossword Puzzle - Learn all about our amazing founder, Juliette Gordon Low by completing this puzzle just in time for her birthday/Founder's Day - October 31st!

Fall BINGO - What's your favorite thing about fall? Why do leaves change colors in the fall? Get your girls chatting about all the season holds with this fun Fall BINGO activity. BINGO Sheets | BINGO Cards

Veteran's Day Crossword Puzzle - Need a way to introduce Veteran's Day to your Girl Scouts? Start the conversation by challenging them to this crossword. 

Heart Map - November is often a time to reflect and remind ourselves what we are thankful for. Take inventory of the things you are grateful for in your life at this moment - big or small with this heart map activity. Come back to it as a mindfulness activity, or when you're feeling down.

   

Limited Time Opportunities

Flat Dina - GSLSP 22
Discover with Dina - Part of Girl Scouts Love State Parks!

Heading to any state or national parks this summer? Start discovering with Dina all that our beautiful state and national parks have to offer - whether their in our council footprint or not. We'll be tracking Dina's movement's all summer long, then sharing her adventures during Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend on September 10th & 11th!

Download and Print Your Dina Handout

Dina's Travel Tracker

 

Council-Own Badges & Patches

Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Council Own badges and patches are available through our Bay Shop (via our Liquidation sale), and will soon be available for purchase through the Girl Scout online store. 

  Discover Delmarva Patch - All Levels - Explore our GSCB Camp Properties and beyond with this fun patch set that will have Girl Scouts thinking ahead, planning their next adventures, and taking action in the outdoors. Patches available for order soon.

  Clowning Around Badge - Brownies - Ambassadors - Ever heard of Clown College? The Clowning Around Badge is the next best thing! Get silly, make others laugh, and have fun. ORDER YOUR BADGES

Nursing Exploration Badge - Brownies - Ambassadors - Have you ever considered becoming a nurse? Do you like to take care of people? Learn about the field of nursing with this badge. ORDER YOUR BADGES

Speaking in Sign Patch - Brownies - Ambassadors - Making connections is an important part of our lives. Take the first steps in learning American Sign Language with this patch. Patches currently out of stock, will be available for order soon.

 Moon Mayhem Patch - All Levels - NEW for 2021-22! Complete a number of activities (varies by program level) to learn about the Full Moon for each month.

    -Special Opportunity: From October 1st, 2021 - September 30th, 2022, the Moon Mayhem patch will be available for free for Girl Scouts who submit their completed form HERE. You may not request patches in advance of completing the requirements. After September 30th, 2022, this patch will be available for purchase from the Girl Scout online store.  

    - Download a printable version of the Moon Mayhem patch requirements.        

Retired Council Own Badges/Patches

The following patches/badges are discontinued. Remaining inventory is available through the Bay Shop Liquidation Sale (Quantities are limited and once they're gone, they're gone!).

Special Patch Opportunities

GSCB's 60th Anniversary Patch & GSUSA's 110th Anniversary Patch Bundle - We have TWO amazing anniversaries to celebrate in 2022 and you can easily order both patches together! Celebrate the 60th anniversary of Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay by earning an exclusive patch created by the GSCB Archives Committee and earn the special 110 Years of Girl Scouts patch from GSUSA. Bundle offer expires June 30th, 2022.

Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) Patch - FARE is the world's leading food allergy advocacy organization and the largest private funder of food allergy research. Learn about protecting yourself and others from food allergies with this fun patch.

   

Mystery Subscription Box

Want your activity to be surprise? Better yet - want it mailed directly to your girl? Purchase a Mystery Subscription Box for 1 month, 3 months, or 6 months and get a surprise patch or badge with activity instructions in your mailbox every month!

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Sneak Peek: You may see the following patches/badges included in your next mystery box!