Virtual Resources
What did you do with your troop during the pandemic? Please share your ideas! Send them to website@gssunnytrails.com and I’ll add them to the resources listed here. Virtual resources are really helpful even though we’re meeting again in person!
From Andria Redcrow and her Junior Troop
Juniors Zen Drawing badge
Making a gratitude journal – we did this badge in conjunction with Cabot Creamery gratitude fun patch
English paper piecing.
Flowers badge scavenger hunt – we did this badge in conjunction with Cabot Creamery Pollinator free fun patch.
GSUSA – Girl Scouts at Home
Older Girl Journeys Online MEdia, Sow What? and Bliss!
Digital Escape Rooms
Connectivity and Communication
Online Cooking Classes in Paris!
online and in person sewing and fashion design
WAGGGS Virtual games and activity ideas from around the world
Find some pen pals online across the country (or the world) on a GS level facebook page. Connect through Zoom, do a take action project together and eventually visit each other! “Girl Scouts, Girl Guides and WAGGGS Pen Pals!”
Girl Scouts Love State Parks 2020 Sept 12/13 Lots of Virtual Programs around the country, passport and fun patch!
Virtual Tours:
Tours of Girl Scout/Girl Guide World Centres –
get excited about troop travel! Learn about some of these great places to go!
Our Chalet and How to Pack for an International Trip
Tour of Sangam Make your Own Mehndi (Henna) Design
Tour of Kusifiri and Join In Some African Songs, Dance and Games
Tour of Pax Lodge Learn to Make Origami Doves
Tour of Our Cabana and Make Your Own Lucha Libre Mask
Virtual Tour of Savannah and Visit Juliette Gordon Low’s Birthplace
Tours of Museums and National Parks –
The Louvre Museum https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne/
The Smithsonian https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour
Palace of Versailles https://artsandculture.google.com/project/versailles-never-seen-before
Monterey Bay Aquarium https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams
Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service/kenai-fjords/exit-glacier-tour
Hawaii Volcanoes https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service/hawaii-volcanoes/nahuku-lava-tube-tour
Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service/carlsbad-caverns/natural-entrance-tour
Bryce Canyon, Utah https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service/bryce-canyon/sunset-point-tour
(night sky at Bryce Canyon, see stars and constellations!) https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service/bryce-canyon/night-sky
Clara Barton National Historic Site (founder and first president of American Red Cross)
https://www.nps.gov/clba/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtour.htm
Documentaries for Girls that might start larger discussions and perhaps spark an interest in traveling (these documentaries were recommended by my grown-up girl scouts. Please watch them first to make sure they’re appropriate for your girls:
Becoming (Netflix)— Michelle Obama’s book tour, exploring her experience as a Black woman in America, lawyer, wife, mother, and First Lady.
Period. End of Sentence (Netflix)— discusses the taboo/understanding of/access to menstrual health and products in India, and how being a woman in that society affects their schooling and professional lives.
He Named Me Malala
Dream Big: Engineering Our World (Netflix)— an inspiring documentary to start a conversation about how engineering is an integral part of our world and future, and how it can be used to address world issues and disparities
Living On One Dollar (YouTube, Amazon Prime Video) [rated TV-14 according to YouTube] — documentary about 4 college students that go to Peña Blanca, Guatemala and budget to live off </= $1 per day, the reality for many families there.
Chasing Coral (Netflix) — documentary about the changes happening to the world’s coral reefs, discusses global warming and conservationism, interconnectedness of ecosystems
Fed Up (YouTube, Amazon Prime Video) [rated PG] — explores the topic of childhood obesity mainly in America but also globally and the multiple factors that contribute to this issue including media advertising, government, school meals, exercise, and changes that can be made by people at many levels including kids! Encourages more conscious consumption of media and foods, and making healthier choices. (Does show video clip of Girl Scouts selling cookies while discussing the need to reduce intake of these types of foods)
Ladies First (Netflix) [TV-G] —documentary about Deepika Kumari professional Indian archer, challenging gender roles in India, specifically in professional sports. Discusses rising from failure and adversity.