MsJack wrote:Jersey Girl wrote:What are they using for funds for the troop tunic's?
There's a start-up/registration fee of something like $85. I can't seem to locate the flier that they sent home right now. The leader is dropping off the paperwork at my house tomorrow and I can update you on the specifics then.
She says they are not going to use a Journey book this year and will instead concentrate on having the girls earn all of their petals using
Daisy: The Girl's Guide to Scouting.
The fee includes the uniform, the start patches and pins, the petal patches, and the guide book. I'm not sure what else.
by the way, I know the patches are iron-on, but I was thinking of sewing them instead. My mom always sewed my patches on when I was a little girl, and my experience with iron-on stuff has been that it doesn't last. Thoughts?
I should say right upfront that I am very opinionated and purist about how a troop should operate in terms of the original goals for Girl Scouting as per Juliette Low. I believe that a troop belongs to the girls. Period.
I think, that the girls, not the leaders, should vote on what type of uni they would like. While it may be hard to achieve agreement, these are the very beginnings of the troop government process unless GSUSA has discarded troop government as part of the program in favor of dictatorial adult leaders.
That said, there is no reason why your daughter cannot have both the tunic and the vest if she is partial to the vest and if this is affordable to you.
I'd let her know about the plans for the tunic and see if she is okay with that. If not, why not spring for both? For example, the tunic to start with and a nice vest for a C'mas present?
About the patches, are these still 5 worlds of interest? I didn't look at the vest or look up current program structure prior to posting this.
I'd def sew them on, Jack. Iron-on has a way of curling off and losing it's "sticky".
p.s. And yes, I lead a Daisy troop and yes, the girls decided on their uni of choice. We also made troop t-shirts each year to wear on field trips, hikes and actually made many on camping trips. I always felt the t-shirts personalized our troops (I led 2 troops) and were affordable uniform changes for the girls.
T-shirt idea: Using t-shirt boards or a piece of appropriate size cardboard to slip into the shirt while painting. Take a fall hike and collect leaves. Using acrylic paint or fabric paint (you can usually set acrylic with an iron--just read labels) paint each leaf and place upside down on tshirt. Cover with a piece of paper towel and use a rolling pin to roll over all of the leaves. This is called a transfer print. :-)
If you like this sort of idea (I have a several) you can offer to host a hike or t-shirt painting activity. :-D
