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Girls from across Iowa got ready for the holidays in an ‘Artrageous’ way! Girls created fabulous holiday pieces of art throughout the month of December while tapping into their artistic sides!

Girls from the Redfield/Dexter area had a fantastic time at their event! When girls first arrived, they got together to say the Pledge of Allegiance and the Girl Scout Promise. Many of the girls knew each other, but there were a couple of new faces, so Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa staff members had everyone introduce themselves. The real fun began soon after - staff members set one ground rule to kick things off… The girls were required to waddle like penguins as they switched groups!

The girls divided into three groups. The first group got creative using pieces of foam to create penguin ornaments! Some didn’t stop there, adding more than two googly eyes, scarves and hats to their penguins. They were all very unique!

Waddle, waddle, waddle…

The second group made a gift for someone at home. They stuffed tube socks with newspaper, decorated the socks with toothpicks, googly eyes and whatever else they could find to make snowmen! It made for the perfect decoration for their house or a gift for their parents.

Waddle, waddle, waddle…

The third group created holiday cards! They learned how to cut out snowflakes and used white crayon on black paper. After they were done, some of them had several to hand out to family, friends, and teachers.

Lastly, everyone waddled to the snack station and enjoyed a few holiday cookies and took some group photos!

Check out our Artrageous photostream.

January's theme is Forever Green!

I'm a Rock Star: A Rockin' Good Time

“I’m a Rock Star” events have been taking place all through the month of November throughout our jurisdiction!

Girls had a blast in Yale, Iowa getting "glammed up".  25 new girls registered to be Girl Scouts that night (brought to the event by their 16 friends!)  Girls learned what true teamwork means as they decorated a banner that read, “I’m a Rock Star!”

I'm a Rock Star!

Volunteers helped the girls get pizza and decorate paper bags for them to take home. Together, everyone recited the Girl Scout Promise before breaking off into five groups to begin their glamorous transformation!

At various stations, girls decorated microphones, had their faces painted, and received Girl Scout tattoos that read, “GIRLS ROCK!”  Girls made gorgeous jewelry out of duct tape and rhinestones, made lip gloss and glitter lotion, and polished off their look with dress-up items!  They transformed themselves into Rock Stars, full of glitter,  sequins, and even some cowgirl hats!  (NOTE: Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa staff members say they already knew the girls were Rock Stars—they just helped glam them up a little!)

Finally, in all of their Rock Star glory, girls got their pictures taken in front of the banner they had decorated!

Of course, girls were able to take their microphones, handmade custom jewelry, lip gloss, and glitter lotion home with them!  It was a great night and the girls had a ROCKIN’ time!

Check out our Rock Star photostream! 

December's themed events are just around the corner!  It'll be ArtRageous!   

Masquerade Madness: Celebrating the ‘Inner Ghoul’ of the Girl!

Masquerade Madness (our October 2011 theme) was a huge success! Thanks so much to everyone who attended one of our events or helped out at one! We’ve had a great time hearing stories and seeing photos of the ‘ghouls,’ which is why we want to share some of our most memorable Masquerade Madness moments with you all!  Ghouls from all over Iowa took part in these awesome events! 

Awesome Mask!

In Guthrie County, about 25 girls were dressed to impress.  They were sporting witch hats, princess crowns, and true masquerade masks at their Masquerade Madness event! There was also a vampire in attendance, a bumble bee, and even Punky Brewster! (What a great T.V. show that was!)

Before the event started, girls made their own name tags, picked out super-cool bat rings, and showed off a few of their dance moves before the party started!  After bustin’ a move, the girls recited the Girl Scout Promise.  Girls were soon painting pumpkins, taking part in a new and improved version of Bobbing for Apples, drinking Ghoul-Aid, and dancing to monster music!

The Halloween Olympics followed. What a treat that was! Girls batted bats, rolled eyeballs, and raced plastic spiders to the finish line. The girls were having a blast cheering their teammates to victory.

Girls then used their creative juices to make special Girl Scout banners for their home towns… they turned out great!  The Skeleton Scavenger Hunt topped off the event! Girls had to gather several scattered skeleton bones and piece them together to create… you guessed it, a skeleton!!!

As the event wrapped up, the witches, pirates, and princesses gathered in a circle.  They chatted and passed treat bags around, giving each and every ghoul the chance to meet tons of other new ghouls! It served as an awesome opportunity to make new friends and have fun with old ones!

Thanks again to everyone who attended the event! We hope you all had as much fun as we did!

Click here to view our Flickr photostream for Masquerade Madness events!

You go ghouls!