Board Games & Pajamas Day!

We couldn't think of a better way to introduce the girls to their first petal (Honest and Fair) than with a Board Games & Pajamas Day!

Like we do for our regular meetings we had the girls pull a colored bracelet out of a bag when they walked into the room to determine which table they would sit at. We're hoping that this a way that will allow them to meet new friends throughout the year :)

Then we had the girls recite the Girl Scout promise (because routine with this age group is key!). Then we started discussing with them what they thought Honest and Fair meant. We followed up with asking them how they could practice being Honest and Fair while playing board games with their Girl Scout sisters.

We had four different tables set up with different board games. For this event and age group we chose: Candyland, Hedbanz, Zingo and Chutes & Ladders. Myself and my co-leader helped out at two games that we thought the girls couldn't play without a little assistance and we always have a little Brownie help (a sister to our Daisy) who helped the group that she tagged along with.

Half way through our event we let the girls have a snack (best time to start buying snacks since it's nearly Halloween and they offer everything in small portions!). Then we followed up with a group potty break.

After that, we had another hour of playing. We wrapped up 15 minutes before pick up time. We had each girl tell us an example from their games of someone being honest and fair. Some of our girls were able to give us specific details including names and what they did, while others said that everyone they played with were being honest and fair. 

Then we got them all together to do a friendship circle and sent them home with a fun patch to go on their new uniforms that they all received at today's event.

Now we just have to think quickly of something else to do at our next meeting that also relates to the Honest & Fair petal!