What We Love About American Heritage Girls!

What do we love about American Heritage Girls? Check it out!

Fundraiser: Community Yard Sale

For our very first fundraiser, we decided to participate in a local community yard sale. This is very popular and well attended. All of our families collected and donated items, and then we met that Saturday morning and sold them! (We were careful to have a large quantity of adult volunteers to help, in addition to keeping an eye on our girls.) We also used this as a community outreach to help promote our new troop.

The girls got a lot of experience in helping others with their purchases, and sharing about our troop.

It was a great experience, and quite successful!

Heimlich Heroes

American Heritage Girls has a new partnership with Heimlich Heroes, and we used it this Spring. It's a great organized program, AND free patches for the girls who participate!

More information from the AHG Website.

Daddy/Daughter Date

Our AHG Dads love American Heritage Girls and love being active in our troop! This spring, our AHG Dads hosted a group "Daddy/Daughter Date." It instantly became a troop favorite.

They received a gift bag, which included some crayons and activity sheets, as well as a picture frame to decorate, and their fun "patch" to mark the occasion on their uniform! They each also received flowers, and met for a group dinner at a local restaurant.

 

Project Linus Blankets

Our troop created fleece blankets for the Project Linus Program as one of our service projects!

Pet Care Badge

Are you trying earn your Pet Care Badge? Try some of these ideas from our Pinterest Board!

Our Flag Badge

Are you trying earn your Our Flag Badge?  Try some of these ideas from our Pinterest Board!

AHG Sewing Badge

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Patriots

Patriot girls are at least 14 years old and in grades 9th - 12th

Patriots wear:

Official AHG Navy Sash

A red polo shirt

A khaki skort/skirt or pants

The Pioneer uniform package can be purchased through the Troop or from AHG by clicking here.

The official AHG Girl Handbook can be purchased by clicking here.

** Note: The Girl Handbook is used from Tenderhearts through Patriots **

Pioneers

Pioneer girls are at least 12 years old and in grades 7th - 8th

Pioneers wear:

Official AHG Navy Sash

A white polo shirt

A khaki skort/skirt or pants

The Pioneer uniform package can be purchased through the Troop or from AHG by clicking here.

The official AHG Girl Handbook can be purchased by clicking here.

** Note: The Girl Handbook is used from Tenderhearts through Patriots **

Explorers

Explorer girls are at least 9 years old and in grades 4th - 6th

Explorers wear:

Official AHG Blue vest and Red Neckerchief

A white polo shirt

A khaki skort/skirt or pants

The Explorer uniform package can be purchased through the Troop or from AHG by clicking here.

The official AHG Girl Handbook can be purchased by clicking here.

** Note: The Girl Handbook is used from Tenderhearts through Patriots **

Tenderhearts

Tenderheart girls are at least 6 years old and in grades 1st - 3rd

Tenderhearts wear:

Official AHG Red vest and Navy Neckerchief

A white polo shirt

A navy skort/skirt or pants

The Tenderheart uniform package can be purchased through the Troop or from AHG by clicking here.

The official AHG Girl Handbook can be purchased by clicking here.

** Note: The Girl Handbook is used from Tenderhearts through Patriots **

Pathfinders

Pathfinders are girls who are age 5 and in Kindergarten.

They wear:

The Official Pathfinder T-Shirt

The Official Pathfinder Necklace

A navy skort of slack

The uniform and handbook package can be purchased through the Troop or from AHG by clicking here.

Philadelphia Sports Club Badge Opportunities

The Philadelphia Sports Club has badge opportunities!

Right now, everything is “advertised” toward other scouting programs, but we are attempting to contact them so activities can be specialized towards American Heritage Girls badges as well.

What is being advertised right now:

"Dance Badge: Babylon School of Dance instructors will help your girls earn their dance badge! Dress in comfortable athletic clothes. Saturdays 1-3pm, $15/girl, March 28th"

"Swim Badge: Bring your swimsuit and towel for an afternoon of splish splashin'! Earn a badge and enjoy recreational swim with your troop! Saturdays 1-3pm, $15/girl April 18th".

There is also the opportunity for a scouting sleepover.

There needs to be a minimum of 6 girls for the program to hold.

For more information, contact: PSC Highpoint One Highpoint Drive, Chalfont, PA, 18914 Lisa.Marsland@town-sports.com 215-822-1951x3274 Lisa.Hare@town-sports.com 215-822-1951x3237

Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute has a "Scouting" Program!
Franklin Institute's Scout Badge Program

Right now, everything is "advertised" toward other scouting programs, but we are attempting to contact them so activities can be specialized towards American Heritage Girls badges as well.  

Here is the list of Science and Technology Frontier Badges:
Aviation
Computer Fun
Engineering
Gardening & Plant Science
Geology
Insect-a Inspect-a
Internet Adventure
Kitchen Scientist
Let’s Talk
Living & Working in Space
Our Feathered Friends
Space Exploration
Women Inventors
Young Meteorologist
Zoology

Stay tuned for more info!

AHG Opening Ceremony

We use this PowerPoint presentation for each troop meeting's Opening Ceremony.

AHG Opening Ceremony

We also sing these two songs. Our girls love them!





Here are more Opening Ceremony ideas:

Celebrate Purim / Esther Party

The Festival of Purim, commemorated by Jews every year, tells the story of an attempt thousands of years ago to annihilate the Jews. Sound familiar? The story behind Purim is found in the Book of Esther in the Bible, which records how God used a man named Mordechai and his niece, Esther, married to the Persian King Ahasuerus, to thwart a plan to kill every Jew — from the youngest to the oldest — scattered throughout the 127 provinces of the Persian Empire.

This year, we celebrated Purim with our American Heritage Girls troop, and we had a blast! I think we might have started a new annual tradition!



First, we made a “Gragger” noisemaker to drown out Haman’s name! I did not use a paint stick- we just put beans in cups, and then I gave the girls rolls of decorative duct-tape (leftover from a birthday part craft last year), to cover the cups with.

 

Then we made Paper Plate Crowns. We had the plates pre-cut for them, so the girls could decorate them more quickly.


Once the girls had completed their crafts, they then dressed up! We all brought in princess-type costumes, and the girls had a blast sharing clothes (ahh, yes, it has begun already) and dressing up like Princess Esther! As an added bonus, I had recently cleaned out the girls’ playroom and was able to gift each girl with several Mardi Gras bead necklaces, because all Princesses need beautiful jewelry, right???

Once they were dressed we assembled and sat in our “ceremony area” once again, and we all tried Hamentaschen cookies (a Purim tradition). I was able to get these at Costco, hallelujah, but you can also check your local bakery or make your own! We then watched two short videos about Purim!


 

So here are some coloring pages and other activities I found to share!

Purim Coloring Activities
More “Gragger” Noise Makers
Purim Word Search
Purim Finger Puppets
More Purim Finger Puppets

I really love celebrating this story each year. It seems like every year we all learn something new and get something awesome out of it. Plus, it’s a fabulous female role model for our girls!

AHG Valentine's Party

Great ideas for a troop's Valentine's Day Party! This year, we simply exchanged Valentines and ate cupcakes. We also made Valentine's to send to wounded veterans at Walter Reed Medical Center. I can't wait to add some new ideas next year!


 

Joining Award Badge

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