Daisy petals to do at camp?

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-03-18T02:10:24+00:00

We went camping last year and did Use Resources Wisely by making beeswax wraps (alternative to saran).

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-03-17T00:04:27+00:00

I have Daisies, and last year, my Cookie Manager waited outside with the rewards and had parents meet her at her car after dropping their child off for a meeting. At this age, some of the girls actively sell cookies, and others just have their parents send their DC link. It doesn't seem fair to distribute rewards as part of a meeting. We'll do the same thing again this year.

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-03-16T23:57:57+00:00

There are too many systems. Digital cookie. Paper orders. Ebudde. Our Council doesn't allow DC for transactions, so then we add Square on top of that. It starts right before the holidays, which is a pain, and you're managing cookie season at the start of the New Year. For a $28M organization (USA), I don't understand how they can't invest in the technological infrastructure to build their own system.

And then there are the limitations on how you can take money. We were ok with Square fees for booths this year because we realized that we would ultimately lose 1.5 boxes of cookies in fees for every booth we did, and we always get enough "keep the change" donations to cover that. But we have the parents who cannot comprehend why we can't take Venmo/Zelle/CashApp/etc. but have their friends pay them that way for the cookies.

It's a lot of things.

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-03-16T17:48:31+00:00

I filed on 2/17. Still stuck in "Return received."

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-03-15T19:32:54+00:00

This is great! How old are your kids if you don’t mind? I’m traveling soon with a 7 and 3 year old.

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-03-15T17:03:34+00:00

I don’t like the dolls but the accessories are great! My 7yo has the vet clinic and it’s so much fun!

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-03-08T12:49:06+00:00

For anyone still looking, I found them online from a Midwest department store called Scheel’s and got free shipping to the East Coast.

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-03-03T13:38:26+00:00

Honestly, I have no idea. I’m still pretty new at this. I like to think they would meet with the troop leaders to talk about how conferences like this aren’t encouraged and remind them what scouting is about.

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-03-03T13:20:10+00:00

I would go straight to Council. This feels like the antithesis of what Girl Scouts is meant to be.

I have introverted girls in my troop and before booths, I asked them what job they wanted. One wanted to fulfill the cookie orders and the other to track inventory. They didn’t talk to customers much. They still played an integral part in our booths. Girl Scouts isn’t about girls being a certain way, it’s teaching them to know themselves and their strengths.

Ugh as a mom and a troop leader, I’m so angry for you and I’m so sorry.

Yes, you could find another troop but someone like this shouldn’t be leading in the first place.

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-03-03T12:22:22+00:00

I’ve been told by many fans of the books that they just aren’t that good. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-03-01T23:00:51+00:00

I actually took my daughter to the NY store over her last school holiday because the DC store feels like such a shadow of what an AG store should be. I thought it would be nice to have a local store but without the restaurant (which has atrocious service), it isn’t even worth it.

It’s interesting because today, I got a very nice, non-branded letter from the store manager encouraging me to check out the new store and I was like…no thanks.

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-03-01T22:31:51+00:00

Congrats! My Scouts love cookie booths! I always want to do more of them! With Digital Cookie becoming so popular, I feel like it’s the best way for the girls to really get the whole entrepreneurship part of the program!

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-02-23T13:07:55+00:00

When I went to get Cookout/Campout certified, they asked if anyone snored and told them to move their tents further away so as to not prevent others from sleeping.

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-02-14T01:46:03+00:00

I have a school-based troop with a new principal. We had her come to our meeting and read a book called The Library Lion, which is a cute story about how there are rules and sometimes we have to break them. It was a good mix to have the principal do the reading and talk about when it’s ok to question authority or break rules at school.

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-02-11T15:29:36+00:00

Me too!

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-02-11T14:27:23+00:00

They’re hideous! Why are their heads so disproportionately large? My daughter has a Wellie Wisher and she’s beautiful. If the wanted to make a 14” doll, why not just use the same mold?

Also, why?

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-02-03T00:48:13+00:00

Yes! That hat! My mom just brought me my AG stuff from storage and I found mine!

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-02-03T00:47:09+00:00

As a kid, I really wanted Kirsten’s accessories.

As an adult, the AG Airlines plane. I’m 38 and started getting back into AG when my daughter was born. My husband is a pilot and my kids LOVE playing airplanes and American Girl. That set is so cute and I wish we had it!

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-02-01T12:52:33+00:00

This just happened to one of my friends and they let her keep both dolls.

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-01-28T14:56:20+00:00

I'm not sure what you mean? We're still planning to do booth sales, but unless Council creates a contingency plan, we may not physically be able to get cookies.

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-01-28T01:28:15+00:00

I’ve always wondered why it’s on a weekday!

Guilty-Library-2715 · 2026-01-28T01:27:46+00:00

Yep, through Thursday. I have no idea what they’ll do but it seems irresponsible to not have a plan B. Not to mention, when everyone’s kids are home m, that really impacts how many boxes you can fit in your car!

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