Troop Leader Mom: Getting Started with Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies, a...

I hope this works! It's been a long time since I tried to link to a file, so if you have issues, please let me know.
I am not a fan of Journeys, honestly. I think they are far too much like homework, and require too much work on the part of leaders to make them relevant to the girls, and engaging....

I used this as an extra part of our Junior Detective badge, but this would work for many levels, I think, with some adjustments where needed.
It was a really fun event and the girls loved it! It took some prep time (mostly coming up with the riddles -- which I've shared below, and that should cut out a good chuck of prep time for you!), but it was worth every minute. We had a blast!...

Before I get started, please note that a lot of the prep work can be done by the girls in a meeting. But we were going to be pressed for time, so I did as much prep work beforehand as possible, because I wanted to do all of this in one meeting. It was...

When my girls were Daisies, we held our troop bridging in the fall of their new second-grade year at school. Some troops prefer to bridge in spring or summer, at the end of their level. I preferred to do it in the fall for two reasons:
1. I did not want to waste troop funds on bridging badges, vests, etc., until the girls were re-registered for Brownies....