Girl Scouts?

[AnnieBananie]

Anyone have a kiddo in Girl Scouts? I'm thinking about going with DD to the new members informational thingy this Wednesday but wanted to ask a couple questions of you gals...

1) Does it require a lot of time from the parents? Don't get me wrong, I've got time for things, but I can't be that mom who's up until 3am working on crafts for a craft fair or whatever, kwim?
and
2) Are there a lot of fees for regular troop stuff? (ie: not camps and extra activities)

There's no point in bringing Faith and getting her hopes up if it's something we can't afford-- either time or money-wise, kwim?

I appreciate any help! Thanks!

[kscwgirl]

What grade is she in Annie? I'm leading Abby's Daisy troop this year (b/c I can't say no to anyone, apparently)

The registration fee is $12 a year here. Troop fees vary. Ours is $10/semester. Cookie sales bring in a good bit of the money the troop needs, just depends if you do fall or spring cookie sales. We're not camping, so I have no idea how much that costs.

I would maybe email the coordinator first and find out how much fees are before you take Faith to the meeting.

As far as time, depends how often they meet. We're only doing once a month.

[AnnieBananie]

She's in Kindergarten.

ETA: Yeah, I'll have to email the gal to find out.

[kscwgirl]

Originally Posted by AnnieBananie

She's in Kindergarten.

ETA: Yeah, I'll have to email the gal to find out.

K, she'll be a daisy. Uniforms aren't required.. at least, here they aren't. The tunic is $13 if they require them. The patches are $7. The pins and pin thingy are less than $5 total. I can't imagine the prices would be that much different council to council. The daisy activity book is $8.25. The way we're doing it.. the parents have to buy the activity book, and the troop fees are buying the patches and pins.

[AnnieBananie]

Oh that's not too bad. Thanks for the info Sara

[kscwgirl]

you're welcome Let me know if you have any other questions

[Jennilyn]

Originally Posted by kscwgirl

The registration fee is $12 a year here.

Holy crap! Ours is $80!! I just registered Kristen for Brownies on Wednesday...$80 for registration and $50 for the uniform necessities...t-shirt, tie & sash. I didn't even get her the pants or hoodie that I wanted to...that would've been an extra $60!

When Kristen was in Sparks (1st year in Girl Guides) I didn't have to do a WHOLE lot...the main thing was having to take here there every Monday and hang around for an hour because it wasn't worth going home. Was real fun when Kaylee had to come with me and kept wanting to go in the room with them.

[AnnieBananie]

Originally Posted by Jennilyn

Holy crap! Ours is $80!! I just registered Kristen for Brownies on Wednesday...$80 for registration and $50 for the uniform necessities...t-shirt, tie & sash. I didn't even get her the pants or hoodie that I wanted to...that would've been an extra $60

HOLY CRAP! Yeah, those are the numbers I was afraid of. I sent off an email to the coordinator and hopefully she gets back to me quickly. Eep!

[kscwgirl]

Originally Posted by Jennilyn

Holy crap! Ours is $80!! I just registered Kristen for Brownies on Wednesday...$80 for registration and $50 for the uniform necessities...t-shirt, tie & sash. I didn't even get her the pants or hoodie that I wanted to...that would've been an extra $60!

When Kristen was in Sparks (1st year in Girl Guides) I didn't have to do a WHOLE lot...the main thing was having to take here there every Monday and hang around for an hour because it wasn't worth going home. Was real fun when Kaylee had to come with me and kept wanting to go in the room with them.

dude, that's insane.

[Rae's World]

$80!!!!!! That is absolutely insane!!! I would be asking what the heck they are gonna be doing for the year that constitutes that amount!! I know it is $12 to register any girl with council. All the other money is for dues and such for the troop. (ours was $44 this year)

Anyways, my DD as been in Girl Scouts the past 6yrs. I have been both an active parent and one who just drops DD off and leaves. I have also been a leader. (2yrs in Daisy and 2yrs Brownie) So honestly the amount of work you do is between you and the Troop leader. If you have a troop who as a bunch of active parents then you can probably slip by and do very little. But it could go the other way.

Daisy's are awesome!! A great way to start! They are pretty low key. Daisy's can't do sleep overs, they can't sell cookies. They do not have to wear uniform, which is nice! Over all I think it is totally handleable.

Good luck and have fun!!!

[Jennilyn]

When she started Sparks 2 years ago the fee was $70 plus $1 every week for dues. I'm hoping there's no dues with the Brownies!

[kscwgirl]

Originally Posted by Rae's World

Daisy's are awesome!! A great way to start! They are pretty low key. Daisy's can't do sleep overs, they can't sell cookies. They do not have to wear uniform, which is nice! Over all I think it is totally handleable.

Good luck and have fun!!!

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