2011 – Petal – Responsible for What I Say and Do – Activity List

Requirements

Choose one in each requirement.

Activities

Wrinkled Heart activity
Toothpaste Plate activity
Kind Words
Compliment Cards
Compli-Mats
Take 10 pieces of paper and write “I love you”, “I don’t want to be your friend”, “You’re dumb”, “Can I help you?” “That’s stupid.”, “You’re a good friend”, “You can’t play with us”, “Great job.”, “I hate you”, “I like your shirt” on each paper piece. Put them all in a hat and draw one out at a time. Scouts jump in the air if the words make you feel good. Crouch down on the ground if they make you feel bad.

Read

Activities

Practice saying I’m sorry.
Learn phone manners or table manners.
Responsible Charades
Smiley/Frownie game – a smiley face on one side of the room and a frownie face on the other. Read different statements. Then scouts move to the side they feel fits.
Responsible Actions
basic house skills: how to change a toilet paper roll, change a light bulb, wipe down a table, sweep the floor.
Have a manners party.
Make Believe Parking Lot
Red Light, Green Light – to pay attention when crossing the street

Crafts

Make a chore chart for home.
Chore Door Hanger
Make a Kaper Chart for a campout out troop meetings.
Decorate tote bags for scouts to bring their personal supplies to and from meetings
Rock Pet

Stories

Activities

Plant a marigold seed for girls to take care of as it grows
Plant vegetable seeds in a pot and research what it needs to grow. The scout is responsible for it.
911 Call Practice

Service

Crafts

Make two matching Friendship Bracelets. One to keep and one to give to someone as a pledge to be a responsible friend.
Make thank you cards to anyone who had helped the troop during the year.

Make sure all requirements are met when going or have a pre-field trip meeting to hit the requirements.

Field trip anywhere – follow the behavior guidelines the troop sets before going while at the field trip location and being responsible for the consequences if they do not.
Go to a children’s play. Learn and practice theatre etiquette.
Get a library cards. Use them and remember to bring back your books to the library – on time!

Make sure all requirements are met when there are there or have a meeting before or after the guest speaker to hit the requirements.

For pre-planned meeting plans by others – Go back to the Petal Page

GSUSA Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) has 1 free meeting plan for each petal – No links available. This is only accessible through MyGS log-in on Council’s website for troop leaders
- Mtg: Respect Myself and Others: Respect myself checklist OR What you like about you, Know each other’s feelings OR Thank you notes, AND Respect Scavenger Hunt OR Show respect around the world

Daisy Petals – Basic Meeting Plans
(Troops who want a basic, low cost meeting plan)

Daisy Petals – Activity Lists
(Troops who want to pick their own activities and make their own meeting plan)

Tia Kennard