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10 Fun Patch Ideas & Activities for Your Troop This December
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Time to read 4 min
Never Struggle Planning Activities Again
Easy to use activity booklets for your troop meeting.Never Struggle Planning Activities Again
Easy to use activity booklets for your troop meeting.|
Time to read 4 min
It's that wonderful, yet often hectic, time of year! Between holiday shopping, baking, and family time, planning troop events can feel like one more stressor. Don't worry—this post is full of ideas to make your planning easier so you can simply enjoy spending time with your girls.
While earning skill-building badges for the front of the vest is rewarding, participating in fun activities and events to earn fun patches for the back of the vest is just as exciting!
These activities focus on the spirit of service and charity during the holiday season.
Bring the joy of the holidays to residents at a local nursing home! Your girls’ beautiful voices will truly brighten their day.
Need a starting point? Here is a free printable songbook and helpful tips for caroling with your troop.
If your girls are interested in helping raise funds for others, volunteer as bell ringers. The money collected in your community supports local people recovering from various disasters and hardships.
You can check your local Salvation Army website for how to volunteer and sign up your troop.
One of the most meaningful things a troop can do is adopt a family in need. You can contact a local shelter or church for names and information.
Have each girl bring in one item (or a gently used, high-quality toy) to wrap and give to the family. This teaches thoughtful giving.
These are great ideas for troop meetings or special events to celebrate the season.
Host a festive troop celebration complete with games, activities, food, and songs.
You can just simply simplify your planning with a themed activity booklet (like a 12 Days of Christmas Party activity booklet) that provides everything you need for a fantastic event.
Join your community's local Christmas Parade! This is a fantastic opportunity for troop visibility and fun.
Consider pairing up with your Service Unit to decorate a float. Have the girls bring decorations and bags of candy to hand out to kids watching the parade.
Who doesn't love making gingerbread houses?
Attending a local Breakfast with Santa event is a classic holiday activity.
Check with the event organizers to see if the girls can help volunteer, perhaps by serving food or running a small craft station, to add a service element to the fun.
It's important to recognize and celebrate the different winter holidays observed by your girls and your community.
Teach your troop about the Jewish Festival of Lights.
Explore resources and ideas for Hanukkah crafts, stories, and traditions to share with your troop.
Educate your troop on Kwanzaa, the celebration honoring African heritage in African-American culture observed from December 26 to January 1.
Use a fun resource like a Kwanzaa-themed bingo game to introduce the principles and traditions of this week-long celebration.
If you're looking for simple, printable solutions to fill your party or troop meeting time, consider these themes:
Santa loves spreading Christmas Cheer and so do his elves. In this activity booklet become Santa’s elves and help search Santa’s sack, deliver packages, spread Christmas cheer to the less cheery, and together write a Christmas story to share with family and friends to continue passing on the amazing Christmas Cheer Santa and his elves do every year! All you need to do is print and gather the supplies and your party is ready to go.
To continue on with the theme of the 12 days of Christmas use the 12 days of Christmas my leader brought to me activity booklet.
Using the popular song 12 days of Christmas, each part of the song has a game or activity to go with it. For example, “On the First Day of Christmas, my leader gave to me…Three Candy Canes,” and it is adaptable to every grade level, so great for multi-level troops.
Plan your troops' Christmas party with ease with the included 12 activities, a section with everything you need for each activity, and any additional templates required. All you need to do is print and gather the supplies, and your party is ready to go.
This activity booklet has 3 very fun games, all focused on Christmas. First, play the 4 corner game, which will have your girls running from one corner to the next, while laughing and getting to know each other. Then compete against one another to match 4 fall cards and be the fastest to win. Lastly, play a game of Christmas bingo with 24 different images/words related to Christmas.
