Thank you for joining me in 2016 for our first full year of Use Resources Wisely! My hope was this site would be able to gather ideas and resources for Girl Scout leaders and volunteers, and it’s been a very interesting experience!

As we near the end of 2016, I thought it would be fun to share the “Top 10 Posts for Juniors, Cadettes and Above.”

Top 10 Posts for Junior and Cadette Troops for 2016

You’ll see a trend in our top 10 among our new posts. As a new leader, you need new ideas…fast!

1. Thinking Day “Connect” Journal
2. Thinking Day Swap Hack
3. 37 Science Adventures for a Troop Meeting
4. Games to Get to Know Each Other
5. 10 Ways to Celebrate Chinese New Year with Your Scouts
6. World Thinking Day Ideas: India
7. Year of Mercy: A New Girl Scout Patch Program
8. Magical Summer Sweets: Harry Potter Inspired Recipes and Free Cookbook Download
9. Wizarding World of Creatures Patch: Just in Time for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
10. Thinking Day Swap Hack

Other Oldies but Goodies for Daisy and Brownie Leaders

Other resource articles for Girl Scout leaders from our first year of Use Resources Wisely that stayed popular in 2016:

1. Bridging to Cadette ceremony
2. Celebrating Juliette Low’s Birthday
3. 29 Halloween party ideas in 29 minutes or less
4. Homemade Fleece Scarves: An Easy Scout Service Project
5. The Silver Key for New Cadettes
6. World Thinking Day Ideas for Leaders: England (United Kingdom)
7. Girl Scouts of Paris Peace Patch Program: Peace Happens One Girl at a Time
8. Movies for the Cadette aMAZE Journey
9. World Thinking Day Ideas for Leaders: Mexico
10. World Thinking Day Ideas for Leaders: Australia

Looking Ahead to 2017

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