Friendly and Helpful Daisies
A Girl Scout Daisy Enjoys Character Education Activities
Character education program activities for kindergarten projects to help girls earn their "Friendly and Helpful" Daisy Girl Scout Petal.
Earning the yellow Daisy Girl Scout petal patch signifies that girls have an understanding of what it means to be friendly and helpful. The Girl Scout Daisy character education program teaches girls in kindergarten how to live by the Girl Scout Law.
Character Education Activities
There are plenty of activities for kindergarten aged girls to learn how to be friendly and helpful. Many leaders choose to start the meeting with a story that illustrates the importance of being friendly and helpful. The Daisy Girl Scout Leader’s Handbook {Girl Scouts of the United States of America and Trina V Brooks, 2000] has an illustrated version of the Brownie Story. In the Brownie Story, children secretly do good deeds and feel joyful because they have helped another person. Reading this story with the girls is a great way to start a conversation where girls can reflect upon times when they have been friendly and helpful.
Kindergarten Projects
The Leader’s Handbook also includes projects and activities for kindergarten girls to practice being friendly and helpful. After reading the Brownie Story, a leader might choose to have the girls make “a Daisy was here” calling cards. With every-day kindergarten art supplies like construction paper, glue, crayons and or markers, girls can make little slips of paper to bring home and leave behind when they’ve done a good deed.
Calling cards are a popular project with girls and their families. The girls enjoy the sneaky aspect of secretly doing a good deed almost as much as they like being acknowledged and praised when they get “caught.” Parents of kindergarteners find joy in seeing their daughters behaving in a friendly and helpful manner.
Community Service Projects
A great way for girls to practice being friendly and helpful is by participating in service projects. Helping an elderly person rake leaves, collecting canned goods for donation, and decorating get-well cards for hospitalized children are just a few kindergarten projects that can help a Girl Scout Daisy learn what it means to be friendly and helpful and earn the yellow daisy girl scout petal patch.
Finding Character Education Programs
The Daisy Girl Scouts are just one of several youth organizations that emphasize character education. You can find or start a Girl Scout Daisy group in your area by contacting the Girl Scouts of the United States of America and locating your Service Area. Becoming a leader is a simple process that involves a background check and a series of training modules.
