Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Welcome
So in the last couple of months we have added a few new girls to the troop and would like to officially welcome Alexandria (Cadette), Jewelia (Brownie), Ashley (Junior), Sara (Brownie) and Lizette (Brownie). We hope you enjoy Girl Scouts as much as the rest of the girls!
500 Party- Sunsplash
May 22nd Sunsplash
Eleven of the girls headed to Sunsplash to enjoy their 500 party. There was a wave pool, lazy river and plenty of slides to keep them busy. With all you can eat hamburgers and hot dogs the girls were in heaven. No one wanted to leave at the end of the day.
Eleven of the girls headed to Sunsplash to enjoy their 500 party. There was a wave pool, lazy river and plenty of slides to keep them busy. With all you can eat hamburgers and hot dogs the girls were in heaven. No one wanted to leave at the end of the day.
Its Official!
The Phoenix Council told the girls they were the top troop for Brownies in cookie sales this year! Wow 12,000 boxes sold was amazing! The girls will get to pick a special event anywhere in AZ and the council will pay for them to go (up to 50.00). So girls get thinking where would you like to go??
Bridging Ceremony
May 14th,
The girls have finally finished their bridging activities and we went to the Two rivers sponsored Bridging Ceremony at Red Mountain Park. The girls had a quick dinner snack and then they got to walk over the bridge and receive their new vests. The girls were so excited to get their new vests!
The girls have finally finished their bridging activities and we went to the Two rivers sponsored Bridging Ceremony at Red Mountain Park. The girls had a quick dinner snack and then they got to walk over the bridge and receive their new vests. The girls were so excited to get their new vests!
Build a Bear
May 8th
We decided to take the girls to the Build a Bear workshop for a special Girl Scout class. The girls were able to pick a bear, stuff the bear, and dress their bear in a Girl Scout Uniform. They had a special host that walked them through the process and even helped the girls earn the math try-it. They measured themselves, guessed how many hearts were in a jar, searched for shapes in the store and did another activity. After we grabbed an ice cream with our teddy bears.
We decided to take the girls to the Build a Bear workshop for a special Girl Scout class. The girls were able to pick a bear, stuff the bear, and dress their bear in a Girl Scout Uniform. They had a special host that walked them through the process and even helped the girls earn the math try-it. They measured themselves, guessed how many hearts were in a jar, searched for shapes in the store and did another activity. After we grabbed an ice cream with our teddy bears.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
1000 Party-Raw Hide
May 1, 2010
We had 5 girls attending the 1000 party at Rawhide. First the girls received cowboy hats and bandanas. Then they had a hotdog/hamburger lunch. Then they presented the girls with their awards and 3 of our girls received the 2000 box sold camera which was exciting. Finishing up with some yummy pie we headed out to see what their was to do at Rawhide. The girls started with a ride on a donkey. Then they headed over to the stage coach ride. Went on the train ride next. After all that they braved the rock wall. Stopping to get their desert on the way out the did the bull riding. They also had a station set up where they could try to rope a cow. All in all they had a great day!
We had 5 girls attending the 1000 party at Rawhide. First the girls received cowboy hats and bandanas. Then they had a hotdog/hamburger lunch. Then they presented the girls with their awards and 3 of our girls received the 2000 box sold camera which was exciting. Finishing up with some yummy pie we headed out to see what their was to do at Rawhide. The girls started with a ride on a donkey. Then they headed over to the stage coach ride. Went on the train ride next. After all that they braved the rock wall. Stopping to get their desert on the way out the did the bull riding. They also had a station set up where they could try to rope a cow. All in all they had a great day!
Overnight at the Phoenix Zoo
April 10th Overnight at the Phoenix Zoo-Zoo Nights
Well we got all our sleeping bags together and headed to the zoo. We had pizza and lemonade for dinner. Then went for a night hike to see some nocturnal animals and hear some interesting stories about the animals. After the hike the girls all got together in the animal hall and got to see some critters up close and even got to pet a few of them! Back up to where we ate, we had a snack before we grabbed our gear and walked to the campsite. Where we had a huge tent set up for all of us. The staff came in and showed the girls how to make knots and even brought a few more animals with them. Afterwards the girls got to go sit around a camp fire and tell stories, sing songs and learn more about animals. You would think that the girls would be tired with the all the hiking etc but even though it was 11:00 they were all wide awake. Reminding them that they had to be up at 6:00am for breakfast before another hike we tried to get the girls to sleep. Around 12:00 they had all fallen asleep.
Some of us woke up to the Lions roaring at 3:00-5 in the morning. Up early the girls were the first in camp all cleaned, packed and dressed for the morning. They got to wander down and see the rhinos playing in the early morning. After breakfast the girls stored the gear, played a sleeping bag roll up game and headed towards their morning hike. By 9:00 the girls were ready to head home.
Everyone loved loved the zoo!
Well we got all our sleeping bags together and headed to the zoo. We had pizza and lemonade for dinner. Then went for a night hike to see some nocturnal animals and hear some interesting stories about the animals. After the hike the girls all got together in the animal hall and got to see some critters up close and even got to pet a few of them! Back up to where we ate, we had a snack before we grabbed our gear and walked to the campsite. Where we had a huge tent set up for all of us. The staff came in and showed the girls how to make knots and even brought a few more animals with them. Afterwards the girls got to go sit around a camp fire and tell stories, sing songs and learn more about animals. You would think that the girls would be tired with the all the hiking etc but even though it was 11:00 they were all wide awake. Reminding them that they had to be up at 6:00am for breakfast before another hike we tried to get the girls to sleep. Around 12:00 they had all fallen asleep.
Some of us woke up to the Lions roaring at 3:00-5 in the morning. Up early the girls were the first in camp all cleaned, packed and dressed for the morning. They got to wander down and see the rhinos playing in the early morning. After breakfast the girls stored the gear, played a sleeping bag roll up game and headed towards their morning hike. By 9:00 the girls were ready to head home.
Everyone loved loved the zoo!
April 3rd G.E.A.R Day
April 3rd, GEAR DAY
We were lucky that most of the girls were able to go to GEAR Day at ASU. The engineering department hosted a special day for the girl scouts to come down and learn about how to become engineers. The girls got to learn all about the different degrees/fields of engineering. They concentrated on demonstrating 3 of them.
For their Chemical Engineering, they got to "solve a crime", by testing ink strains they were able to tell which of the 4 pens wrote the ransom note. They had so much solving the crime!
For electrical engineering they assembled an electrical board with wires and light bulbs and batteries to create a "steady hand game" where they had to pass a wand through wires with out touching the wires and making the light bulb light up.
For the physical engineering they created a catapult that could sling their balls. Creating it from scratch the girls had a blast putting it all together.
The girls absolutely enjoyed their morning spent at ASU and quite a few of the girls would now like to be engineers when they grow up. How fun!
We were lucky that most of the girls were able to go to GEAR Day at ASU. The engineering department hosted a special day for the girl scouts to come down and learn about how to become engineers. The girls got to learn all about the different degrees/fields of engineering. They concentrated on demonstrating 3 of them.
For their Chemical Engineering, they got to "solve a crime", by testing ink strains they were able to tell which of the 4 pens wrote the ransom note. They had so much solving the crime!
For electrical engineering they assembled an electrical board with wires and light bulbs and batteries to create a "steady hand game" where they had to pass a wand through wires with out touching the wires and making the light bulb light up.
For the physical engineering they created a catapult that could sling their balls. Creating it from scratch the girls had a blast putting it all together.
The girls absolutely enjoyed their morning spent at ASU and quite a few of the girls would now like to be engineers when they grow up. How fun!
End of the Year Party-Makutu's Island
End of the Year Party-Makutu's Island
Of course we had to celebrate the end of cookie sales and the almost end of our first complete year. The girls had such an amazing year! We were glad most of the girls were able to come and they had fun climbing in the jungle and sliding down the huge slides. They were able to run and play for hours and we had a little pizza/soda snack and they were able to stay and play for as long as they wanted.
Of course we had to celebrate the end of cookie sales and the almost end of our first complete year. The girls had such an amazing year! We were glad most of the girls were able to come and they had fun climbing in the jungle and sliding down the huge slides. They were able to run and play for hours and we had a little pizza/soda snack and they were able to stay and play for as long as they wanted.
Amazing Jakes Lock In
March 26, Amazing Jakes Lock IN
A few of us braved the Amazing Jakes Lock-In which started at 10;00pm. It was of course a blast. They had miniature golf, bowling, rock climbing, lazer tag and all their rides going all night. All you can eat Pizza & Soda from 12:00-2:00am
Course with everyone having to work all day and the girls having had school we all left around 3:00am for bed. I think the girls could have lasted longer but the adults were fading fast. Of course the girls were sound asleep by the time we left the parking lot. :)
A few of us braved the Amazing Jakes Lock-In which started at 10;00pm. It was of course a blast. They had miniature golf, bowling, rock climbing, lazer tag and all their rides going all night. All you can eat Pizza & Soda from 12:00-2:00am
Course with everyone having to work all day and the girls having had school we all left around 3:00am for bed. I think the girls could have lasted longer but the adults were fading fast. Of course the girls were sound asleep by the time we left the parking lot. :)
Cookie Sells Finally Over
Whew okay so we all had a long cookie season and are so glad its finally over! Amazingly the girls had fun and sold alot of cookies! In total the girls sold 12,000 cookies! Thats a lot of boxes of cookies loaded, unloaded, reloaded and dragged around. The girls worked hard thats for sure. They had a record amount of Gift of Caring over 260 boxes! The cookies were delivered to the Apache Junction Police Department where the girls had earlier in the year gone on a tour. The Chief of Police came out to personally thank the girls for all the troops effort in collecting the boxes and assured them the police officers would love their cookie treats. The girls also delivered almost a 150 boxes to the AJ Fire Departments.
We had 5 girls sell over 1000 (3 over 2,000), 9 girls sell over 500 which is just amazing!
They will use their money to fund outings with their Troop over the next year. Way to go Girls!
We had 5 girls sell over 1000 (3 over 2,000), 9 girls sell over 500 which is just amazing!
They will use their money to fund outings with their Troop over the next year. Way to go Girls!
Ostrich Festival
March 12-14
We were so excited to hear that we were one of the lucky groups selected to come set up a booth during the festival to sell cookies. We had to go early Friday morning to set up the booth and keep it going through Sunday evening. The girls had so much fun switching between selling cookies and exploring the festival. They got to see the Ostrich Races and went on most of the rides.
We were so excited to hear that we were one of the lucky groups selected to come set up a booth during the festival to sell cookies. We had to go early Friday morning to set up the booth and keep it going through Sunday evening. The girls had so much fun switching between selling cookies and exploring the festival. They got to see the Ostrich Races and went on most of the rides.
Phoenix Coyote Hockey Game
March 6th
Well we headed to the Phoenix Coyotes hockey game. They let us set up a special booth for the girls to sell Gift of Caring. Switching off to also watch the game they had a blast. The girls got their new cookies costumes and loved dancing around in them. Not only did they sell tons of cookies but they had fun watching the game. Go Coyotes!
Well we headed to the Phoenix Coyotes hockey game. They let us set up a special booth for the girls to sell Gift of Caring. Switching off to also watch the game they had a blast. The girls got their new cookies costumes and loved dancing around in them. Not only did they sell tons of cookies but they had fun watching the game. Go Coyotes!
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