1984 Daisy Girl Scouts Leaders’ Guide

This leader’s guide is full of information on how to lead young scouts.

Beginning of the Book

There are things like charts comparing 5 vs 6 year old scouts in physical, mental, emotional, and social fields. There are tips and tricks on how to handle Daisy level scouts. Help on how to plan a meeting (using the 1980s original program that had no badges) and what leaders need to do to be successful.

Here is an excerpt of the 5 Vs 6 years old charts and a summary of some of the tips.

The book gives suggestions on what to do for activities in the meeting. They break the ideas up into the 5 Worlds the 1980s program worked in.

World of Well Being

Page 57

Several Safety Activities.
Grooming and Self-Care Activities
Games for Daisies
- Knee-Sit-Upon Circle
- Tail Catch
- Kim’s Game
- Hot and Cold
- Body Tracing
- Spot Tag
- Hopscotch
- Daisy to Daisy
- Clues (Like I Spy, but can be any object, not just what you see)
- (For an easy modern day print out of similar movement games, we recommend GSKSMO’s 2021 PDF or CYPSC’s one page directions)
Familiar Games
- Bean Bags
- Bubble Blowing
- Button, Button
- Chinese Tag (Modern day it is called Tunnel Tag)
- Duck, Duck, Goose
- Hide and Seek
- Jump Rope
- Leap Frog
- Mother, May I
- Simon Says
- Stoop Tags
- Treasure Hunts
Cooking for Daisies
- Practice selecting and preparing fruit (peel bananas, sectioning oranges, etc.)
- Tour a bakery
- Arrange food on platters to serve
- Making applesauce (Field Trip to orchard, vineyard, or grove where scouts can pick fruit. Visit a mill where juice is made.)
- Ice Fruit Cups (Field Trip for berry picking.)
Other Activities
- Practice walking in a straight line (balance, dexterity, and confidence)
- Pouring liquids
- Kitchen Utensil Show and Tell
- Practice using Measuring Cups and Spoons (You can make a fun recipe, like Spiced Oatmeal Muffins, with lots of measuring)
- Teach Home Tool Safety
- Visit fire station or have fire fighter guest speaker to learn about fire safety.
- Make Family Puppets and play family with them – learn that families come in all shapes and sizes with a variety of fun and problems.
- Act out Different feelings, guess each others feelings by their acting, make up skits/draw pictures/tell stories/create music about feelings.

World of People

Page 69

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

World of Today and Tomorrow

Page 81

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

World of the Arts

Page 89

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

World of the Out-of-Doors

Page 107

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

End of the Book

After the activities, there are a few pages that define common terms used in Girl Scouts and the Daisy Girl Scout Story of Juliette Gordon Low.

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For More Fun Ideas and Plans

Join the Girl Scout Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Leader Help Facebook Group
_{(Not an official GSUSA Group)}

Join the Girl Scout Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Leader Help Facebook Group
_{(Not an official GSUSA Group)}

See other Recommended Facebook Groups for some Scouting Organizations
_{(No official Groups)}

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Updated on May 16, 2026. Published on December 27, 2024. Author:

Tia Kennard

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