This program is hosted by Butterfly Pavilion. Please email all questions to mcopan@butterflies.org. Girl Scouts are taking over Butterfly Pavilion on November 14, 2020 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Earn your Brownie Bugs badge or Daisy Make the World a Better Place petal. Register now: https://butterflies.org/event/girl-scout-day/ Due to COVID-19, registration is limited to ensure safety and maximize fun! Girl Scout Day tickets will allow up to 20 guests for each time slot. For the first hour of your Girl Scout Day adventure, explore indoor and outdoor exhibits. Next is 40 minutes in Classroom A with activities, crafts, animals, and fun just for your troop! The event includes: Access to indoor and outdoor exhibit. Girl Scout self-guided scavenger hunt, which can tick off many badge requirements! Full schedule of programs, all centered around bugs, science, and making our world a better place! Several stations with crafts, activities, and discussions– all based on the Brownie Bugs badge and Rosie petal! Certificate and reusable tote for having attended Girl Scout Day at Butterfly Pavilion! Cost (includes general admission to Butterfly Pavilion as well as extra activities): Adults: $14 (members $5) Girl Scouts (and siblings): $10 (members $5) Children under 2: FREE Please note: Pre-registration is required. No walk-ups will be accepted. Masks are required. Instead of wristbands, please have your group members wear Girl Scout clothing and have your Girl Scout Day ticket ready upon arrival for the front desk. This will gain your group access to Girl Scout Day activities in the classroom when it is your scheduled time. For Leaders: Girl Scouts will need to purchase the badges that they earn directly through Girl Scouts, but there will be discounted Butterfly Pavilion badges and patches available in the gift shop to commemorate your experience! For Groups: Siblings are welcome, please list them as a child ticket. One adult per group is required. You must pay for the entire group with one payment. Advanced tickets are required. Refunds, exchanges, or transfers: Girl Scout Day at Butterfly Pavilion issues no refunds, exchanges, or transfers. Please do your best to get an accurate group count upon purchasing, as you will not be able to receive a refund. Questions? Contact Marissa at mcopan@butterflies.org or (720) 974-1877. We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here. #GSCOevents #Westminster #Communitypartnerships #ButterflyPavilion #communitypartners #MetroDenver

Today, we’re going to learn how to use fresh flowers and leaves to create an imprint on a tote bag, T-shirt, tea towel, or watercolor paper. If you would like more activities like this one, join us every other week on Thursdays after school for one of GSCO’s STEM Clubs. For Daisy STEM Club, click here: https://gscolorado.formstack.com/forms/fall_2020_daisy_stem_club_virtual For Brownie and Junior STEM Club, click here: https://gscolorado.formstack.com/forms/fall_2020_brownie_junior_stem_club_virtual You will need: Fresh flowers and leaves Rubber mallet or hammer Hard, smooth pounding surface, such as a wood cutting board or heavy cardboard pad Wax paper or plastic wrap to protect the cutting board surface Your canvas: T-shirt/banners/tea towel (heavy, un-textured cotton works best)or watercolor paper Goggles or protective eye wear Place a cutting board* or thick cardboard and mallet/hammer in front of each team of two people, or if making a smaller product such as a banner or tea towel, one per girl. Gather your flowers and leaves. It is best to use flowers with more delicate structure and those without a large/raised center. Place your preferred canvas on the pounding surface. Arrange the flowers on one half of the cloth and fold the other half over to create a mirror image. If you prefer a singular image, place a piece of paper or scrap cloth on top of the flowers before pounding them. Remember, if you choose to do a mirror image, the SAME image will be on both halves of your canvas. Gently pound the flowers until the images show. Once you are satisfied with the images, you can open the cloth and remove the leaves and flowers. Learn more about pigment transfer and natural dye: https://kitchenpantryscientist.com/tag/fall/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_dye We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here. #STEMClub #GirlScoutingatHome #GSCOClubs #2020GSCOClubs #STEM #GirlScoutsatHome #2020STEMClub

What did you do for your Gold Award project? For my Girl Scout Gold Award project, I designed a cheap and sustainable habitat for solitary bees to lay eggs in and distributed more than 350 habitats around Colorado and the world. I hosted an event in my community where participants could make their own habitats with their unique designs, and made a how-to video that is posted on YouTube so anyone who is interested in making a habitat can watch it and follow along. I also sent 29 bee boxes to 11 other states in the United States and more than 30 bee boxes to four other countries. Participants in the event and those who watched the video also got knowledge about the importance of solitary bees and other ways they can help pollinators. How did you measure the impact your Gold Award project made on your target audience? I measured the impact of my project by counting how many habitats were distributed at events or through shipping. I distributed 305 bee habitats in Colorado, and an additional 62 in other states in the United States and in countries around the world. How is your project sustainable? How will your project continue to impact after your involvement? My project is sustained partly by the design of the habitat itself. Leafcutter bees, a type of solitary bee, will reuse habitats year after year to lay their eggs. Additionally, the bee boxes I distributed are wrapped in duct tape to weather proof them. A teacher at my former high school has also committed to including the bee habitats as an end-of-the-year craft, so high school students will be able to make them year after year. What is your project’s global and/or national connection? My project’s global and national connections are the 62 bee habitats I sent around the United States and the world. Every livable continent has solitary bees that can use my bee box! Additionally, I posted a how-to video on YouTube that can be viewed from anywhere around the world. What did you learn about yourself? One major thing I learned is that I am an organizational person. I enjoyed making spreadsheets and keeping track of information, a skill that has since served me in both my academic and personal lives. I also learned that I am capable of being a leader in general. I was able to motivate others and successfully lead a team through an event, and I was able to distribute hundreds of bee boxes not only in my community but around the world. If I were not a leader, I would not have been able to make the impact that I did. How will earning your Gold Award impact you in the future? Earning the Gold Award has already impacted my future by giving me more confidence to take action about the things that matter to me. It will further impact my future by showing scholarships and companies that I am a leader, capable of making real change. Why do you feel the Gold Award was an important part of your Girl Scout experience? Earning the Gold Award was an important part of my Girl Scout experience because I have been a part of Girl Scouts since I was in first grade. I grew up learning life skills with Girl Scouts, and it was important to me that I had something tangible to show for it. The Gold Award further strengthened skills I had been practicing, such as communicating with a team and managing a project, which was the perfect closer to my career as a Girl Scout. How did earning your Gold Award help you become a G.I.R.L. (go-getter, innovator, risk-taker, leader)? Earning my Gold Award helped me to become an innovator and a leader. I designed and prototyped my bee habitat, taking into consideration what would be helpful for a bee and what accessible items were, which made me a better innovator. I practiced many leadership skills as well, especially communication, but also project management, confidence, and problem solving. **IMPORTANT NOTE: This blog represents only a small fraction of the hard work, dedication, and requirements that go into earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. It is simply a brief summary, which is meant to inspire Girl Scouts to Go Gold in the future. For more information on earning your Gold Award, please email highestawards@gscolorado.org. #GoldAward #HighestAwards #StVrainValleySchoolDistrict #NorthernampNortheasternCO #Longmont #GoldAwardGirlScout #GirlScoutGoldAward #SilverCreekHighSchool #bees #TakeAction

Girl Scouts of Colorado and Nuestra Tierra are partnering together in November 2020 for our Taller Crea Tu Camino / Make Your Path Workshop. We are so excited for our November 10, 2020 event! We are focusing on outdoor conservation and this bilingual workshop will include activities that fulfill badge requirements, creating a video to send to one of 23 Spanish speaking countries worldwide who are part of our digital pen pals, and talking about how to take action in this field. Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project does amazing work in conservation. “When we conserve the land, we conserve life” shows the commitment they have. This group was created in 2017 by a group of Hispanic/Latinx conservation advocates to provide communities of color with opportunities for community engagement, and access and education around public lands and waters. We have two workshops available and you can register your K-5 girls and your 6-12 girls at the following links: Taller Crea Tu Camino / Make Your Path Workshop – DBJ (grades K-5 at 5:30 p.m. on November 10) http://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/en/events-repository/2020/taller_crea_tu_camin_281100848.html Taller Crea Tu Camino / Make Your Path Workshop – CSA (grades 6-12 at 6:30 p.m. on November 10) http://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/en/events-repository/2020/taller_crea_tu_camin.html Learn more about Nuestra Tierra here: https://www.nuestra-tierra.org/ We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here. ****************************** Girl Scouts of Colorado y Nuestra Tierra están trabajando juntos este mes para nuestro Taller Crea Tu Camino / Make Your Path Workshop. ¡Estamos muy emocionados para nuestro evento este 10 de noviembre! Este mes estaremos enfocando en la conservación del aire libre y este taller bilingüe incluirá actividades que llenaran requisitos de insignias, crearan un video para mandar a uno de los 23 países donde se habla español mundialmente que son parte de nuestros pen pals digitales, y hablaremos acerca de cómo tomar acción en este campo. Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project hace trabajo maravilloso en la conservación. “Cuando conservamos la tierra, conservamos la vida” muestra el compromiso que tienen. Este grupo fue creado en 2017 por un grupo de abogados de la conservación de la comunidad Hispana/Latinx para proveer a las comunidades de color con oportunidades de participar y tener acceso y educación a las tierras y el agua pública. Tenemos 2 talleres disponibles donde pueden registrar a sus niñas en grados K-5 y las de los grados 6-12 en los siguientes enlaces: Taller Crea Tu Camino / Make Your Path Workshop – DBJ (grados K-5 a las 5:30 p.m. en 11/10/2020) http://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/en/events-repository/2020/taller_crea_tu_camin_281100848.html Taller Crea Tu Camino / Make Your Path Workshop – CSA (grados 6-12 a las 6:30 pm en 11/10/2020) http://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/en/events-repository/2020/taller_crea_tu_camin.html Aprende más acerca de Nuestra Tierra aquí: https://www.nuestra-tierra.org/ Queremos escuchar de sus hijas y de cómo han usado sus habilidades desarrolladas en Girl Scouts al tomar la iniciativa en su comunidad y Girl Scouts en su hogar. Puedes mandar su historia aqui. #GirlScoutingatHome #GSCOevents #LatinX #Communitypartnerships #outdoorconservation #GirlScoutsatHome #Hispanic #bilingual #NuestraTierra #conservation #advocacy

Girl Scouts of Colorado has two special opportunities for you to hear directly from 2020 National Gold Award Girl Scout Julia Trujillo. As a National Gold Award Girl Scout, Julia is one of one of ten teen activists honored by Girl Scouts of the USA. As a senior at Arvada West High School, Julia tackled the lack of accessibility to menstrual products in Colorado public schools and the stigma of periods. She partnered with Colorado State Representative Brianna Titone and led the high school’s Intersectional Feminist Club to create a legislative action committee, which introduced a bill to end period poverty and stigma, and advocated for students in Title One schools. Julia was also selected to be GSUSA’s girl activist and representative at the United Nation’s Girls Speak Out Girl’s Rights Townhall earlier in October. Watch this special interview with Julia and Girl Scouts of Colorado CEO Leanna Clark. Julia also participated in GSCO’s “Meet an Expert” webinar series on October 27, 2020. Girl Scouts of all ages and adults joined from across Colorado to learn about Julia’s journey to the Gold Award, becoming a National Gold Award Girl Scout, and her advice for other girls. Missed it? Listen here. Girl Scouts who participated in the live session or listen to the recording can purchase their “Meet an Expert” patch online: https://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/en/about-girl-scouts/gsco-shop.html Resources from the webinar: Upcoming Gold Award Trainings: https://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/en/events/event-list.html?q=gold+award Highest Awards Resources: https://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/en/our-program/highest-awards.html Gold Award Resources: https://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/en/our-program/highest-awards/gold-award.html 2020 National Gold Award Girl Scouts: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.girlscouts.org_en_our-2Dprogram_highest-2Dawards_gold-2Daward_national-2Dgold-2Daward-2Dgirl-2Dscouts.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=jGUuvAdBXp_VqQ6t0yah2g&r=gSJZbczyK5Ave06MzEbUaQ&m=BmieTDn9Xx_EyuW12mCXl2EoRjPVXL4zhdB8o3i9jjA&s=538tFaVYMbNRP_NIb1H6WeTP0du1_y_7T_1WuCayMh4&e= WAGGGS Red Pride: Menstrual Hygiene Education Program: https://www.wagggs.org/en/what-we-do/red-pride-menstrual-hygiene-management-mhm-education/ Questions? Email aimee.artzer@gscolorado.org. We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here. #Arvada #HighestAwards #NationalGoldAwardGirlScout #GirlScoutingatHome #GoldAwardGirlScout #GirlScoutsatHome #GirlScoutGoldAward #periodpoverty #MetroDenver #TakeAction #2020NationalGoldAwardGirlScout

Register NOW for Girl Scouts of Colorado’s Badge Series program in December 2020 to earn badges related to entrepreneurship. Girls will be able to earn one of the new 2020 entrepreneurship badges to learn how to create an innovative product that meets the needs of girls. Some program levels will also earn our other innovation badges. We will kick-off the month of December, with leaders and girls accessing the courses on our new Google Classroom site! Login information will be sent in the evening of December 2. Badges for December 2020 are: Daisy: Toy Business Designer Brownie: Budding Entrepreneur, Inventor Junior: Business Jumpstart, Product Designer Cadette: Business Creator, Marketing Senior: Business Startup, Social Innovator Ambassador: Entrepreneur Accelerator Leader Registration Questions? Email GirlExperience@gscoloraod.org. We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here. #BadgeSeries #GirlScoutingatHome #GirlScoutsatHome #2020BadgeSeries #entrepreneurship

This easy craft is perfect for younger Girl Scouts (or younger siblings) and is a great follow-up to “Elmer and The Rainbow” by David McKee. Materials Needed: Glue Scissors White paper or colored construction paper- If construction paper is not available, shapes can be drawn on white paper and colored. Markers You will need: Elephant body and ear. Save scrap paper to cut out rainbow shape. Draw a grid on the elephant’s body for the patchwork design. Color each square with a different color. Draw an eye in any square close to elephant’s head. Cut out an elephant body and ear. Glue together. Using white paper scrap, draw and cut out a colorless rainbow. Once dried, draw background features. Surround Elmer with bright colorful trees, flowers, and grass! We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here. #DavidMcKee #ElmerandTheRainbow #bookcraft #GirlScoutingatHome #GirlScoutsatHome #youngerGirlScouts

So far, Tools for Independence-Older Girls Edition has learned about self-defense, ways to help during a medical emergency, and how to safely date. As adults, safety is our top priority, but what comes next? Living! There is an ever-growing list of ways to live, but one thing most of us need is a job. I can hear the thoughts exploding in your head, “How do I find a job?”  “What should I wear to the interview?” “What would I put on my resume?” “What is a resume?!” Shhhhhhh, it is okay. We have a workshop just for YOU on November 18, 2020 at 4 p.m. and we will answer all those questions and more. Register here: https://gscolorado.formstack.com/forms/november_2020_tools_for_independence_older_girls_senior_ambassador_finding_a_job_virtual Pam Gomez-Gil, recently retired regional manager for GSCO’s Pikes Peak region, will be joining us to talk about job hunting. She will share information regarding job interviews, what managers look for, and more. With decades of experience as a manager in several different companies, you will not want to pass up this opportunity. Come with questions,  a notepad,  a hungry mind, and  the packet (linked in the registration form) as filled out as possible. We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here. #ToolsforIndependenceOlderGirlsEdition #GirlScoutingatHome #GSCOevents #ColoradoSprings #oldergirls #2020ToolsforIndependence #GirlScoutsatHome #PikesPeak #ToolsforIndependence

Pandemic. Just the word can create feelings of fear, anxiety, and uncertainty. Right now, our girls could be experiencing some or all those feelings, but their reactions or coping behaviors could be completely different than expected. Join us on January 26, 2021, from 6-7 p.m. as we talk with Dr. Laura Anthony, a child psychologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado in the Pediatric Mental Health Institute and an Associate Professor at the CU Anschutz School of Medicine. Dr. Anthony will offer advice on how to recognize the warning signs that indicate your girls may be struggling due to the pressures of COVID-19. Register here: https://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/en/events-repository/2021/jan26_conversation_s.html By completing registration, you are telling us you will be joining the conversation live on January 26. Please make sure to mark your calendar and join on time. If you have a question you would like to as Dr. Anthony, you can submit that on your registration form. We will be recording the conversation so you can watch in the future. Please do not complete registration if you are planning to watch the recording. Questions? Email GirlExperience@gscolorado.org. We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here. #GirlScoutingatHome #GSCOevents #COVID #Denver7 #GirlScoutsatHome #ConversationStarter #ChildrensHospitalColorado #ConversationStarterYouthMentalHealthduringCOVID #COVID19

We are fully into fall now and Girl Scouts of Colorado knows that many families are searching for fun, safe ways to celebrate the fall season. Whether it is reading spooky stories for Cadette Book Club, discussing fun ways to engage with the outdoors in Naturalist Club, or hosting a virtual camp-in at our Junior Jam Club, GSCO staff is embracing the season through our virtual clubs. Need a game your Girl Scout can play virtually with her sisters or friends? Try Zoom Charades! Revamp traditional charades by using Halloween/fall/nature-themed topics. The rules are easy: Divide up your meeting into two teams. Think of two fun fall-themed team names and have each girl add her team name into her Zoom name. This way, it is easy to keep track of who is on the two teams. Have the host of the meeting use the “private chat” feature to message one of the girls a fall charades action. Set a timer for 30-seconds and have the chosen girl mute her microphone and act out the charades action in the frame of the camera. Her teammates should try to guess the action before the time runs out. Make sure to switch back and forth between teams and allow everybody to have a chance! Here are some action ideas to get you started: Making a s’more Navigating a corn maze Chopping firewood Picking apples at an orchard Raking and jumping into a pile of leaves Creating a scarecrow How are you innovating your fall fun this year? We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here. #2020GSCOClubs #GirlScoutingatHome #GirlScoutsatHome #GSCOClubs

Do you ever wonder about future you?  Understanding yourself and your values is a great first step to getting started. On Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 4 p.m. MST, Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors can hear from three inspiring women about their path to their current careers as they share tips and ideas for how to tap into your own passions, interests, talents, and values to imagine your future. You’ll be introduced to journaling as a way to track your goals and interests, learn what it means to think like an entrepreneur, and be challenged to make a big pitch for the upcoming Girl Scout Cookie season or your own next big idea. Register now: https://goto.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1364098&tp_key=0714ebb306 This interactive event will connect you to three experts from RSM who will share their career journey and a little about their past. You will have a chance to have your own career exploration questions answered and hear questions from your Girl Scout peers. RSM is a multi-national network of accounting firms, forming one of the largest financial professional services networks in the world, and they can’t wait to share their knowledge and experience with you! This program is open to girls in middle and high school. The event will inspire you to get started on a badge of your choice. Please note, this event begins at 6 p.m. Eastern, 5 p.m. Central, 4 p.m. Mountain, and 3 p.m. Pacific. We acknowledge that the timing may not work with your schedule; you can register and view the playback when it is convenient for you! This program is hosted by Girl Scouts of the USA. We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here. #GirlScoutsoftheUSA #GirlScoutingatHome #GSUSA #oldergirls #GirlScoutsatHome #GirlScoutsoftheUSAGSUSA #RSM

What did you do for your Gold Award project? I created a handbook and video about horse care and safety to educate barn staff at summer camps, as well as new or inexperienced horse owners. My video can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGYYs2av5C4. The handbook and accompanying video cover topics like proper tack fit, common equine illnesses and injuries, the basics of horse handling, and how to measure vitals as well as the steps to earn Girl Scout badges related to horses. It can be helpful for training new summer camp staff members and a helpful reference for people who are new to the horse world. How did you measure the impact your Gold Award project made on your target audience? I ended up sending my handbook and video to 43 summer camps across the country, six of which have responded that they plan to consider and implement the material in staff training. My YouTube video covering some of the material in the handbook has also gotten 30 views in its first two months. How is your project sustainable? How will your project continue to impact after your involvement? My handbook and video will be used in training staff members at summer camps for years to come, helping to provide a good example of proper horse care to young campers. The handbook will also be available on the websites of a regional horse club and national horse organization for members and other interested horse owners. What is your project’s global and/or national connection? My educational materials have been distributed to 43 summer camps around the country, in addition to being uploaded to regional and national horse club websites. These websites as well as the YouTube video are accessible to anyone around the world. What did you learn about yourself? Throughout my project, I really learned the importance of setting short-term goals. Looking at how much work there was to be done on my project could be pretty daunting at times, leading me to lose my motivation. I learned that by setting short-term goals for smaller elements of my project along the way, I could get big tasks done that had seemed so intimidating. How will earning your Gold Award impact you in the future? This project challenged me to take charge and address an issue I had experienced first-hand. I’ve developed more confidence in professionally reaching out to people I have never met and practiced presenting information clearly and concisely in multiple formats including written material, video, and live presentation. The skills and attitudes I have developed through the process of earning my Gold Award will stay with me throughout my life. Why do you feel the Gold Award was an important part of your Girl Scout experience? Besides all the personal growth that came from completing my Gold Award project, it also gave me a sense of completion from earning the highest award after being a Girl Scout for over ten years. It is a great feeling to look back over the years since I joined in first grade and see how much I have grown, earning my Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards. How did earning your Gold Award help you become a G.I.R.L. (go-getter, innovator, risk-taker, leader)? Earning my Gold Award helped me become more of a go-getter. By finding a problem I felt passionate about and working to help solve that problem, I gained the feeling that I can truly make a difference in the world. It has motivated me to continue to confidently pursue goals that interest me. **IMPORTANT NOTE: This blog represents only a small fraction of the hard work, dedication, and requirements that go into earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. It is simply a brief summary, which is meant to inspire Girl Scouts to Go Gold in the future. For more information on earning your Gold Award, please email highestawards@gscolorado.org. #PalmerRidgeHighSchool #GoldAward #HighestAwards #GoldAwardGirlScout #LewisPalmerSchoolDistrict38 #GirlScoutGoldAward #equinecare #horses #Monument #TakeAction #PikesPeak