Cadette Badge Workshop

Last night some area Cadette troops got together for a fun evening.  We started off at the KBI building for a tour of the facility, a little crime sleuthing and a mock interrogation.  Next we had Professor Turk, from WU, come talk about the Science of Happiness.  Katy Hatch, a 2nd grade teacher from CTK, taught the girls about Comic Artist.  They studied comics from the Sunday paper, came up with their own script and drawings to create their own comic strip.  Today they played games, made paper airplanes and competed to see who could finish a puzzle the fastest.  That's how 30 girls (6 troops), 6 leaders and 4 badges get DONE!  We all had a great time collaborating and working together.   

Cooking at the Library

Today after school the 4th grade Junior Girl Scouts visited the public library for a little cooking fun!  The girls didn't know what they were going to be making, just that what ever it was they had to try it :)
Jen, from the library, started by explaining that what they were going to make is a nutritious snack and that you can make some of it pre-made to make things a little simpler at home.  Today they were going to make bean & cheese tortillas!  Instead of buying already mashed up re-fried beans, the girls were going to making their own so they could see how easy it was and what spices they could add to add more flavor if they wanted.  The girls also had to grate their own cheese too.  They talked about how you can go into the store today and buy cheese that's already grated, but Jen explained to them that often the pre-shredded cheese is more expensive to buy.  Plus it was just as easy for them to use a cheese shredder to work their own block of cheese.  One of the girls in the troop isn't a fan of refried beans, but since she did all of the work herself, she said it wasn't as bad as she had originally thought!

This cooking class is offered by the public library once a month for anyone to come attend.  Please look up the schedule on the library's website.  The troop is excited to see what next months dish is and hopes to see a lot of people attend!

Sk8 Away

SK8 Away

Girls from Troops 7006 and 7077 at Christ the King School spent the day celebrating the end to Christmas break by roller skating.  These girls have worked really hard this year and were rewarded with a skating party.  For some, this was the very first time they had skated and most of them had only skated a handful of times.  All of them did great and it was nice seeing the girls conquer their fear of skating and practicing their new skills. 

Girl Scout Christmas Party

Girl Scouts singing Christmas carols at the Manor

The last day of school before Christmas break is always a fun one for the Girl Scouts at Christ the King school.  The girls have 1/2 day of school and then spend some time with each other having a Christmas party!  This year the Girl Scouts decorated Christmas cards for people at the Topeka VA hospital and then went across the street to sing Christmas carols at the Manor.  The Girl Scouts have a great time singing and sharing joy, they already looking forward to doing it again this year! 

My Promise My Faith

On Saturday, Dec. 3rd, we worked on My Faith, My Promise badge. A sister from Leavenworth talked about the Three C's. They are considerate , caring , and courageous. You can't be one of the three C's without the other.  We made symbols of our faith out of clay . We also decorated lunch bags for Coritas Corner in Topeka. I believe we decorated close to a thousand.

It was a great experience and I enjoyed my day.

--Abby

Sister Vicki, from Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, came to talk to the Girl Scouts of Christ the King.  She focused her talk about one of the lines from the Girl Scout Law, Considerate and Caring.  She explained that each and every girl brings something different to the group.  She used different colors of clay to demonstrate this.  By taking three different colors and folding them over each other, you get a marble effect.  This showed that sometimes when girls work together their different strengths are molded into what they are working on.  Each girl brings something to the project and by working together they can create a beautiful piece of work.  

Another activity that the girls did was decorate brown paper bags that will be used at Coritas Corner.  This is a place that it here in Topeka next to Let's Help and Catholic Charity.  The workers and volunteers put together a sack lunch for others in need.  The girls decorated bags that are used with Christmas praise, happy thoughts, and so many other positive pictures.  As the girls get older, they hope that they can help make sack lunches that will be passed out!  

 Considerate, caring and courageous....just three little words that have a huge impact on what Girl Scouts focus on!