Ideas for Earning Daisy Petals
Daisy petals are earned by young Girl Scouts through the completion of activities that share the meanings of each petal. Daisy is the first level of Girl Scout, aimed at girls in kindergarten and first grade. According to Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., there are five to 10 girls in a Daisy troop, with at least two adult leaders, so troop activities should not be too hard to manage. There are a total of 10 petals that circle a blue center, given once the girls can repeat the Girl Scout promise. The flower is applied to the front of the Daisy uniform pinafore.
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Light Blue Petal
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The light blue petal stands for honest and fair. Keeping in mind the age of the girls, your activity should include teaching them how to be honest and fair to one another. Split the girls up and have them divide items up into equal portions per girl. Explain how it would be unfair for one of the girls to receive more then another girl. By splitting the girls up you are teaching them to be honest about how much is divided between the girls and showing them fairness by receiving equal portions.
Yellow Petal
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The yellow petal is awarded for being friendly and helpful. Provide children with stickers and a list of tasks related to helping people and being friendly, like helping a parent with a cleaning task or talking to a new friend. Once they have completed a task on the list, they give the person they were friendly or helpful to a sticker.
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Spring Green Petal
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The spring green petal stands for considerate and caring. To achieve this petal the Girl Scouts can put together a food drive for a local pantry, or color and draw cards for elderly patients in nursing home or hospitals.
Red Petal
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The red petal stands for courageous and strong. To teach children about being courageous and strong you can have them meet with local law enforcement personal or fireman. You can also have them try a new skill such as ice skating or roller skating to show how courageous and strong the girls can be.
Orange Petal
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The orange petal stands for showing responsibility. To teach kids about responsibility, have them pick up trash around the meeting area. This concept teaches the girls they are responsible for the condition of the earth. Teaching the girls about being responsible for the things they say can be achieved easily by starting a rumor and letting the girls know how rumors can lead to hurt feelings.
Purple Petal
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The purple petal stands for "respect myself and others." Discuss with the girls what the word respect means. Then teach them how to respect each other by teaching them good manners and how to treat one another politely--a tea party is an effective and fun way to demonstrate manners. To respect themselves, have the girls decorate mirrors with healthy images.
Magenta Petal
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The magenta petal stands for respecting authority. Teaching the girls about respecting authority can be as easy as taking a field trip to the local police station. You can also teach girls how to dial 911 and talk about emergency situations. By pretending to call 911, girls can state their address, physical description of their homes, and who was hurt.
Green Petal
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The green petal stands for using resources wisely. Have each girl bring in items to recycle. Most areas have a place where recycled items can be dropped off. If you choose aluminum cans the girls can collect the money from their cans and apply it to group activities.
Rose Petal
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The rose petal stands for make the world a better place. This is another great opportunity to teach the Girl Scouts about recycling, or you can assist the girls in planting flowers or trees. By planting flowers in small clay pots they can deliver these flowers to nursing homes. Not only are they working on making the world more beautiful they also brighten a day.
Violet Petal
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The violet petal stands for be a sister to every Girl Scout. Contact another Daisy troop have a meet-and-greet party. This way the girls learn that Girl Scouts stretch outside of their small group and how they are all sisters in the Girl Scout family.
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