Meeting idea – Most troops will be able to do this in a 90 minute meeting.
This can be done for Daisy and Brownies, or just Brownies.
Meeting Outline
Do your normal troop opening.
- If you need a gathering activity, print out Halloween coloring pages
Count it Up (D/B Requirement 1 & D Requirement 3)
- Make a foldable with 4 categories (like fall leaf, pumpkin, leafless tree, and spiderwebs) to tally the things you see.
- Note: If you can’t walk around the neighborhood, make little drawings to post around the meeting area they can do a scavenger hunt for and tally them up.
Make a Graph (B Requirement 2)
- Use the data from the 4 categories to make a graph (bar graph, pie chart, or word cloud).
Make a Spiderweb (B Requirement 3)
- Pick the craft that fits your troop – but make sure they are doing a radial pattern when making their spiderweb.
- Sticks and Yarn (Version 1 or Version 2)
- Glue and Glitter (or paper bits or sand or sprinkles or forget the topping and just use glue for a textured spiderweb!)
- Paper Spiderweb (similar to cutting out snowflakes)
Get Batty (B Requirement 5, replacing bats with birds)
- Show scouts how many bats can come out of a cave or places like the bridge in Austin, TX.
- Take a screenshot before the meeting to have printed out for the scouts to try and count how many bats they see in just a single image. (They can count in small groups or individually)
- Make a chart to show how many bats each group/individual counted from the same image. Were the numbers we all reached the same or different?
- Scientists have to try and count and track how many bats emerge while they are swarming – how much harder would that be to count when they are moving like in the videos?
Draw tessellations (D Requirement 2 & B Requirement 4)
- Use Fall Leaves to inspire a tessellation drawing session!
- Note: They may need to color them at home, depending on the time available.
