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Scouts and Guides

(and Cubs, Rainbows and Brownies!)

Early in the last century an army general called Robert Baden-Powell came up with a plan for training boys and keeping them occupied. In 1907 he held his first scout camp, and in 1908 he published his ideas in the book "Scouting for Boys" which was a great success, and many boys became Boy Scouts. Baden-Powell led the organisation.

At the Scouts' first rally in 1909 a small group of girls turned up to insist that they, and hundreds of other girls they represented, wanted to be Scouts too. So in 1910 Baden-Powell formed the Girl Guides. His sister Agnes looked after the new organisation and his wife Olave also became involved.

As I am sure you know, the scouting movement has a huge following worldwide! 2007 is the Centenary year for scouting, so we have gathered together a collection of links to help you find out all about scouting and get more involved if you wish.

"2007 is Scouting's Centenary - a year of adventure, international friendship, and an opportunity to change the world for good."

General

The Scout Association UK's official page
http://www.scouts.org.uk/

The official website of the Girls Scouts of the USA
http://www.girlscouts.org/

The website of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
http://www.wagggsworld.org/en/home

It is 90 years since the Girl Scout cookie programme was launched.  Find out more about it here
http://www.girlscoutcookies.org/

Found out about 100 years of scouting
http://www.scouts.org.uk/2007/

The 21st World Scout Jamboree, celebrating the centenary of scouting, will be held during the summer in Essex, UK
http://eng.thejamboree.org/

Delightful website packed full of online activities for Rainbows, Brownies and Guides.
http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/  

Make

Make this film canister first aid kit – perfect for your next camping or hiking trip with scouts
http://www.e-scoutcraft.com/film_can/first_aid.html

Make these sweet mini scout friend pins – perfect for swaps
http://www.makingfriends.com/scouts/swapfriend.htm

Make this super girl scout from pony beads
http://www.makingfriends.com/ponybead/ponygirlscout.htm

Make this special pouch for holding your scout dues (subs)
http://www.makingfriends.com/scouts/gs_pouch.htm

Make a knot board, a great way of learning different knots
http://www.e-scoutcraft.com/misc/knot_board.html

Make a boy scout mom pin for a great present
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/boymom.html

Make a Girl Scout Week Cootie Catcher
http://www.geocities.com/ags_resource_center/Files/
GSWeekCootieCatcher.pdf

Print

A Daisy Girl Scout paper doll
http://girlpower.graphmaster.org/dolls/daisy/

A Brownie Girl Scout paper doll
http://girlpower.graphmaster.org/dolls/brownie/brownie.htm

A Junior Girl Scout paper doll
http://girlpower.graphmaster.org/dolls/junior/

A huge selection of printable scouting certificates
http://www.dyetub.com/certificates/scouting/

Print and play this scouting bingo game
http://www.makingfriends.com/scouts/camping_bingo.htm

Print some Scout Bucks, a great simple reward
http://www.makingfriends.com/scouts/s_bucks.htm

Print and make

Print and make scout “friends” from around the world
http://www.makingfriends.com/friends/f_scouts.htm

Print and make scout friends table decorations
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/cubfriend1.html

Print and make this Brownie Pinwheel
http://www.geocities.com/ags_resource_center/Files/pinwheel.pdf

Do

A WAGGGS word find puzzle
http://www.azmetro.com/nzwdfind.html

Try this Juliette Low crossword puzzle
http://www.makingfriends.com/color/crossword_juliette.htm

And the answer key
http://www.makingfriends.com/color/crossword_juliette_answer.htm

A girl scout word search
http://www.makingfriends.com/scouts/gs_word_search.htm

A girl scout law word search
http://www.makingfriends.com/color/wordsearch_gslaw.htm

Learn

A timeline of 100 years of scouting
http://www.scouts.org.uk/2007/history/flash/index.html

Learn all about knots
http://www.troop7.org/Knots

Enjoy

Find scouting and guiding penpals from around the world
http://www.asaprental.com/penpals/

Scouting clipart
http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/clipart/

Lovely clipart provided by the Girl Guides of Canada
http://www.girlguides.ca/clipart.asp?id=231

Lots of favourite girl scout songs
http://www.serviceunit624.org/music/

Play 

A huge selection of games to enjoy at your scout pack meetings
http://www.edinburgh-scout.org.uk/games/

Try this fun selection of scout themed on-line games
http://www.joincubscouting.org/games/index.html

Try scout bowling, a great on-line ten pin bowling game
http://www.dedge.com/flash/bowling/index.html

Design your own mandalas with this on-line mandala maker
http://www.girlsgotech.org/world_around_us.html

Download

Download these songbooks full of popular scouting songs
http://www.scoutingresources.org.uk/download_songs.html

Color

Our links to Girl Scout coloring pages are here