Girl Scout Troop 344

Troop 344

and Journeys

Reminder that Try-Its go on the front of the vest whereas the fun patches go on the back. Please click on the following link for to find out Where to Place Insignia on a Uniform as found on our Links page. Please note, there is no specific location on the back for the fun patches or pins. For the pins we have earned, only the cookie activity pins and Challenge Awards will go on the front of the vest on the left side above the try-its.

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Email your Troop Leader to obtain details on how to earn any of our current try-it opportunities:

NOTE: The girls have been given their try-it books at the last meeting this year and may work on any of these not planned for next scouting year as listed below. Note the try-it form must be completed along with any additional requirements, and your badge fee must be submitted prior to purchase.

Blank Try-It Form

Internet Safety Form

We have an all new Brownie Girl Scout Challenge Award that can be completed at home.

Details for earning this award are found below:

Brownie Girl Scout Challenge Award Requirements

Brownie Girl Scout Challenge Chart

and Journeys

Click on links to view on GSUSA's website.

Most of us are moving on to start bridging to Juniors in 2011!!!

Try-It / Journey	Description	Completion Date
Brownie Quest Journey	We earned our first journey.	11/30/10
Colors and Shapes	We learned cool science/craft activities.	11/09/10
Working it Out	We will worked to become better communicators.	10/05/10
People Are Talking	This helped us with our communication skills.	10/05/10

We completed all activities to earn the following Try-Its during our second Brownie year (in reverse chronological order) (as shown on GSUSA's website):

Try-It	Description	Completion Date
Healthy Habits	We will be working to take care of ourselves.	5/22/10
Travel Right	We will be learning to prepare for travel.	5/22/10
My Body	We will be working on learning more about how our bodies work.	5/22/10
Puppets, Dolls & Plays	This try-it will allow us to use our imagination in the arts setting.	4/23/10
Stitch It Together	We will be working on our sewing skills.	3/23/10
2010 Cookie Sale Activity Pin	Scouts will learn about and implement a project as provided by GSUSA's website.	2/23/10
Penny Power	We learned about the power of money.	1/26/10
Math Fun	We will be using our math skills in everyday living.	1/26/10
Challenge Award	The girl scout challenge award can be earned at home this year.	2009-10
Wave the Flag	This is our 4th at-home opportunity this year.	2009-10
Her Story	This is our 3rd at-home opportunity this year.	2009-10
Smart Cookie	This is our 2nd at-home opportunity this year.	2009-10
All in the Family	This is our 1st at-home opportunity this year.	2009-10
Sports & Games	This will let us further develop our skills from the GirlSports try-it earned last year.	12/12/09
Outdoor Adventurer	We will be working on this one before the weather gets too cold!	10/20/09
Eat Right Stay Healthy	This is the next try-it we are working on, as voted on by our troop to start our second year of brownies.	9/29/09

We completed all activities to earn the following Try-Its during our first Brownie year (in reverse chronological order) (as shown on GSUSA's website):

Try-It and Awards	Description	Completion Date
Earth is Our Home	This was the last try-it earned during our first brownie year. We had fun learning about our environment.	5/05/09
Eco-Explorer	We became investigators with our environment with this try-it.	4/07/09
Hobbies	This was another "at-home" try-it opportunity for those who participated.	2008 - 2009 brownie year
Sounds of Music	We were able to become real muscians when we played the instruments we made for our very oun troop band.	3/10/09
Animals	This was another very enjoyable one as one of our activities included animal charades.	2/24/09
Safety Sense	Part of these requirements were earned during our participation in the Teddy Bear Clinic Program offered by GSNEO. We reinforced a lot of important skills with this try-it.	2/21/09
2009 Cookie Sale Activity Pin	Brownies learned about and implemented a philantrophy project as provided by GSUSA's website.	2/10/09
Computer Smarts	This was another "at-home" try-it opportunity. Those who participated needed to complete the "Point, Click, and Go" prerequisite first .	2008 - 2009 brownie year
Caring and Sharing	This was another "at-home" try-it opportunity. We were able to work with our friends and family on this one. Those who participated earned it during the 2008 - 2009 brownie year.	2008 - 2009 brownie year
Friends Are Fun	This was our next try-it after the Christmas Holiday. It was a good way to get the troop engaged after being off for a few weeks.	1/27/09
Cookies Count	We earned this try-it just before we started the annual cookie sale.	12/16/08
GirlSports	We really enjoyed this on as we were able to use some of our athletic skills.	11/18/08
Point, Click, and Go	This was our first "at-home" try-it opportunity.	2008 - 2009 brownie year
Manners	We reinforced some important skills with this try-it.	11/03/08
Art-to-Wear	We were able to use our individual creativity as we completed this try-it.	10/21/08
Girl Scout Ways	This was our first try-it earned for it helped us start off learning about Brownies.	9/23/08

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