Girl scout swaps

These adorable minion Girl Scout SWAPS are super easy and fast to make, and inexpensive. They were a huge hit! Hope your little one will like them.

Whether you’re attending camp, a council event, or an activity with a sister troop, SWAPS are a great way for Girl Scouts to break the ice and make new friends! This tradition of exchanging keepsakes first began on a large scale at national Girl Scout Senior Roundups in the 1950's and 1960's. Today, these friendship…

Learn all about Girl Scout SWAPS- What are they? When do we make them, where do we bring them, what do we do with them?

My Junior troop is going to make these Girl Scout SWAPS for our all school troop bonfire. These SWAPS are so cute and super easy to make. Check out my youtube video with step-by-step instructions on how to make these cute Weather Forecaster SWAPS. Need to make the tags for this SWAP? Download the free PDF file here. Links to supplies: -Purple yarn https://amzn.to/3RTzPJw -Pink Yarn https://amzn.to/3D9j7SB -Green Yarn https://amzn.to/3DdeNBR -Blue yarn https://amzn.to/3TWUZsg -Safety pins…

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Hi everyone. Isabelle attended a workshop last week on Girl Scout SWAPs. I had no idea what SWAPs were but Isabelle really enjoyed the workshop so I thought I would share with you all in case your girl might be interested. SWAPs are a tradition of Girl Scouts exchanging tiny keepsakes. Each keepsake is attached to a safety pin with a tag saying who is it from, the occasion, date, or maybe their contact information. Every SWAP is different and unique. Girls can make SWAPs based on an…

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I've been ALL about the Girl Scout SWAPS for a few weeks now. You'd think that since they're crafty I'd have been all over them from the beginning of our Scouting experience, but I dunno... SWAPS aren't a huge deal in our council like they are in some, and a lot of them are... kind of cutesy? I'm really not a crafter of cutesy things. Ducks in bonnets aren't really my jam. But then I joined this Facebook group of Girl Scout troop leaders and volunteers across the country, and they're super…

SWAP posts can be found here: Minion SWAP Campfire SWAP S’mores Friends SWAP Girl in Sleeping Bag SWAP More about camping I am still recovering from a great weekend of camping with my Daisy Girl Scouts. My younger daughter is in kindergarten and I am her troop leader. We had 5 Daisies come, each with...Read More »

My oldest daughter is going on her first Girl Scout overnight with her troop this weekend. This means time to make some SWAPS (Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned Somewhere). I pinned several examples to my Girl Scouts board on Pinterest and showed them to my daughter. She loved the lollipop SWAP. I was thankful because this was an EASY SWAP to make and I had all the supplies already except the little pins for the back. You just twist two pipe cleaners together. Cut them in half…