Girl Scout Daisy Girl Scout Daisy Get Active Activity PacketGet Active Activity Packet

In 1912, when Juliette Gordon Low founded Girl Scouts, she encouraged girls to “eat well and get their heart and blood in working order.” Since then, Girl Scouts have been actively engaged in activities that promote healthy living for more than 100 years. Being active is essential for a healthy lifestyle. So let’s get active!

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YogaYoga

There are many ways to move like an animal. When you do yoga, you move your body into a series of “poses.” Many of these poses copy the shapes of animals or things in nature in order to stretch and strengthen muscles. Can you create your own animal shapes with your body?

Try these fun ways to move like animals!Start with a deep breath in, and fi nish with a deep breath out. Put on some soft, quiet music for extra fun.

Let’s begin by warming up our bodies with some stretching! These yoga poses were taken from the Girl Scout Daisy 5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals! Journey.

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Color HikeColor HikeYou may have been on a nature hike before, but have you ever been on a color hike?

Color each square below with a different color.

Now, go on a walk with an adult to fi nd these colors outside! Write the names of the objects you fi nd outside that match your favorite colors in the boxes you colored above.

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Go Fly a KiteGo Fly a Kite

One 13-gallon plastic trash bag (white bags are best for decorating)

Two wooden dowels or straight sticks, one 24 inches long, the other 20 inches long

Scissors

String or fi shing line

Ruler

Clear packing tape

Ribbon and permanent markers for additional decoration

1. Cut open the trash bag to form a fl at plastic sheet.

2. Measure six inches down on the long stick and make a mark. Lay the short stick at the mark and form a “t” or cross shape. Tie the sticks together and use some tape if necessary.

3. Put the sticks down on the trash bag and use your ruler to draw a line around the frame from the top stick to the side and then down to the bottom point. Use your ruler to continue the outline on the other side of the t-shape. It should look like a diamond. Cut your diamond two inches wider than your diamond pattern.

4. Lay the sticks on the plastic diamond shape and fold the edges over the stick frame and tape it down. Turn the kite over and decorate it using your markers.

5. Cut a piece of string 20 inches long. Poke holes in the top and bottom of the kite and tie the string in a knot in the top and bottom holes (if necessary, use some tape to keep it secure). Then tie on the rest of your string to the middle of the string.

6. Tape the ribbon to the bottom of the kite to create a tail for your kite.

7. On a windy day, take your kite outside and start running, holding tightly onto the kite string. Keep your kite away from power lines and trees.

Directions:

You will need:

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Dance, Dance, DanceDance, Dance, Dance

What’s in My What’s in My Neighborhood?Neighborhood?

Put on your favorite music and dance with your friends or family. Teach each other dance moves or create new ones. Vigorous dancing burns just as many calories as brisk walking or playing basketball. And you’ll love it!

Don’t just leave dancing to chance, or when you happen to be in the mood–make sure to have one or two family dance sessions a week. Perhaps a Friday night dance can become family tradition. Let everyone choose some of the music, play it in turns and dance your heart out!

What’s your play list?

What did you try?

Think about what opportunities are in your neighborhood to get active. Try something out that you don’t already have planned to do with your family or friends.

Go miniature golfi ng

Visit the swimming pool

Run around on the playground

Walk to the park

Visit local hiking/biking trails

Run on a local track

Go to the zoo

Take a historical neighborhood walk

Enjoy bowling

Try roller skating

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Snack TimeYou’ve been working hard and having fun! Let’s re-energize with a healthy snack.

These snacks were taken from the Girl Scout Daisy 5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals! Journey.

Snacks can be fun to make, fun to look at and fun to eat. Which of these snacks would you like? Try one with your family!

Animal Snacks

Apple Ladybugs

1. Ask an adult to core an apple for you and slice it in half from top to bottom.

2. Place the halves, fl at side down, on a small plate.

3. Dab some yogurt, peanut butter or a topping of your choice, on the skin side of the apple halves.

4. Stick raisins on the dabs to make the ladybug’s spots and eyes.

5. Make antennae by putting one end of a pretzel stick into a raisin, then pressing the other end into the apple.

6. Now you have two ladybugs. Enjoy one and give the other to a friend.

Incredible, Edible Nests

You can build a nest that’s yummy enough to eat! Here’s what you’ll need:

Pretzel sticks

½ cup shredded carrots

½ cup peanut butter or yogurt

Mix together carrots and peanut butter or yogurt. Shape the mixture into a hollow cup. Cover your mixture with pretzel sticks. They’ll look like twigs! Then enjoy your snack. Chew carefully!

Ants on a Log

Spread yogurt, hummus or peanut butter inside the hollow of a celery stalk. Use raisins as “ants” to decorate the “logs.” Then enjoy!

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Smarter Screen TimeToday, kids spend more time watching TV, on the computer and playing video games, and less time being active. For one week, log how much time you are doing the following activities:

TV Movie Video Games Computer/Internet

Total Hours per Day

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday

If you’re going to watch TV or play games, break it up! Here are some active and fun things you can do during commercial breaks or when you “pause” your game:

Jumping jacks

Dancing

Racing up and down the stairs

Sit-ups

Stretching

Jogging in place

Push-ups

Come up with your own activities and share them here.

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Backyard FunMake your own obstacle course in your backyard for your friends or family to compete in. One of the greatest things about a homemade obstacle course is that you can use whatever items you have on hand.

Hula hoops

Cones

Balls

Bats

Bandanas

Rope

Jump ropes

Broom stick

Lawn chairs

Large box

Bucket

Tarp, blanket or sheet

Wagon

Bike/scooter

Bean bags

Chalk

Stopwatch

Obstacle course items could include:

1. Walk the “tightrope” using a jump rope.

2. Lay a broomstick across two chairs and crawl under.

3. “Army crawl” across a blanket or sheet.

4. Hop across a hopscotch board drawn with chalk.

5. Stand on a marked spot and do jumping jacks.

6. Take a lap on a scooter.

7. Throw beanbags into a laundry basket or bucket.

8. Shoot a basketball to make a basket.

9. Run through the sprinkler. (This is a great course fi nale!)

A sample obstacle course might be: Have an adult check the obstacle course before starting for safety.

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Draw your backyard obstacle course here.

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Chalk it up. With sideway chalk, invent and create a game in your driveway or sidewalk for your friends or family to play. Add other equipment, such as balls, as needed.

Play “chase my shadow.” Jump and run to catch each other’s shadow.

Make like an animal. Organize an animal race. Let everyone in the family pick an animal, such as a snake, monkey or crab. Then race across the yard as you imitate how that animal might move. For example, if you choose a monkey, you must race using your hands and feet, but not your knees or torso. If you are imitating a snake, you must slither across the room. Add some animal noises for real fun. You’ll be out of breath before you know it.

Toss a ball or a Frisbee. It seems more like relaxation than structured exercise, but you’ll get your heart rate up every time you have to run for a run-away ball or Frisbee.

Next time you’re at a mall or doctor’s offi ce, play the staircase game. The family splits into two teams. One team takes the elevator or escalator and the other takes the stairs. The goal is to see who gets to the set fl oor the fastest. Then you switch teams.

Daisy’s ChoiceDaisy’s Choice

Choose one of the activities below to have even more fun getting active!

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Chores, Really?

These household chores can defi nitely burn some energy:

Wash, sweep or vacuum the fl oors

Sort and fold the laundry Water the garden Weed the garden Empty waste baskets Unload the dishwasher List other chores you can

help with:

No one really likes to do chores, right? So, make a game out of them to have a little more fun!

You will need:

Paper Pencil Popsicle or crafts sticks Permanent markers in a two different colors Two small containers (could be made from recyclables) Optional: stickers, paint, ribbon

Have an adult help you do the following:

Create two lists of chores with your paper and pencil. For the fi rst list, think of chores that you can do in your bedroom (pick up toys, straighten out bookshelves, etc.) For the second list think of chores that anyone from the family can do to help around the house (empty waste baskets, sort laundry, etc.).

Once you have completed your two lists, use one of the colored permanent markers to write the fi rst list on the crafts sticks, so that one chore is listed on each stick. For example, if you have a list of eight chores, you will need eight craft sticks for that list. Then, use a different colored permanent marker to write the second list on a separate set of crafts sticks.

Optional: Decorate and label the two small containers that will hold the crafts sticks, with anything you can fi nd around the house (stickers, markers, paint, ribbon, etc.).

Separate each set of chores into the containers.

To play: Pick a chore from the fi rst container with all of the “chores that you can do in your bedroom” and everyone in the family races to complete that chore in their own bedroom. Who can fi nish fi rst? Then pick a chore from the container with all of the “to help around the house chores” and work together as a family to complete that chore. Time how long it takes and next time your family does that chore see if you can do it faster than the fi rst time.

Decide with your family how many times per week to play this game to complete all the necessary chores.

Make Doing Chores a GameMake Doing Chores a Game

You don’t have to run a mile or play a sport to be more active. Try doing some chores around the house or outside in your yard that you may not normally do.

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Many adults who were Girl Scouts fi nd that their camp adventures are their fondest memories of the Girl Scout experience. You don’t have to be a great adventurer or outdoor expert to enjoy Girl Scout camp. At camp girls participate in a wide variety of activities from cooking over a campfi re and creating art projects to playing group games (like the parachute games below) and singing silly songs. The best part of camp is making new friends and having a ton of fun. Information on camp opportunities can be found at gswise.org. It’s a great day to be outside!

Parachute GamesPlay parachutes are great fun and can be used to play a variety of games! Learn how to play a popular parachute game played at camp with equipment you can easily fi nd at home and play with your friends or family.

You will need:

Flat bed sheet/ larger blanket

Balls, balloons, stuffed animals or other lightweight/soft objects

The Catapult – Play this game outside. Have everyone spread out around the sheet and grab the edge of the sheet with both hands. Stretch the sheet out, place a ball or other soft object on the parachute and catapult it as high as possible!

Popcorn – Start with all players holding the sheet stretched out. Throw as many soft objects as you have onto the sheet–the more the better! Holding the sheet tightly, bounce the popcorn (soft objects) as quickly as you can off of the parachute. Variation: Play this game in two teams. One side tries to bounce the balls off the chute, while the other side works at keeping the balls on the chute.

No Girls Left Inside!No Girls Left Inside!

Many of the activities you completed throughout this packet may be counted towards other national initiatives. Check them out online with a parent:

Let’s Move! is a comprehensive initiative launched by the First Lady Michelle Obama, dedicated to solving the problem of obesity within a generation, so that children born today will grow up healthier and able to pursue their dreams. Check it out at letsmove.gov.

The President’s Challenge provides youth with different challenge options to participate, all leading to a healthier lifestyle. Check it out at presidentschallenge.org.

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