The Daisies girl scout program is specifically designed to help kindergarten girls develop morals and character traits based upon the principles of the Girl Scout Law

Daisy Girl Scouts are named for Girl Scout founder, Juliet Gordon Low. During her kindergarten year, she was nicknamed Daisy by an uncle. A group of five to ten girls in kindergarten make up a Daisy Girl Scout troop.

Uniforms

Since Daisy Girl Scouts are in kindergarten, instead of the vest or sash worn by Brownie Girl Scouts and Junior Girl Scouts, Daisies wear a blue tunic. Daisies also wear an official Daisy Girl Scout pin. Instead of earning patches and badges based upon completing tasks, the Daisies earn patches shaped like flower petals for participation in character education activities based upon the Girl Scout Law. The blue center patch of the daisy on the Daisy Girl Scout tunic is symbolic of the Girl Scout Promise. Each petal, in ten different colors, corresponds with the ten lines on the Girl Scout Law.

Meetings

During meetings, girls and their leaders discuss the meaning of the words in the law, and play games and make crafts to enhance their learning. Through dramatic play and role-playing skits girls are given the chance to practice their new skill during the meetings. Once petals are awarded, they are sewn or ironed onto the girl’s tunic to announce her commitment to the principles each petal symbolizes.

Activities

Daisy Girl Scout leaders are free to decide which activities the girls in their troop will participate in. With the help from The Guide for Daisy Girl Scout Leaders [2000], published by The Girl Scouts of the United States of America, leaders can plan meetings using prescribed activities or make their own. Many leaders choose to do craft activities, print Girl Scout themed coloring pages, use character education tools found online, or simply use available props and costumes for dramatic play.

Community Service

Many kindergarteners enjoy helping others, and Daisy Girl Scouts can be an environment where girls band together to volunteer their time and contribute to society. There are several ways a Daisy can volunteer, with the help and guidance of parents and leaders. Daisy Girl Scouts can sing Christmas Carols in a retirement home, plant flowers, participate in community clean-up projects, sort food for distribution during a food drive or at a food bank, collect canned goods or winter coats for families in need, or paint pictures to decorate an assisted living center.

The Girl Scout Law and Promise

Girl Scout Law:

I will do my best to be

honest and fair,

friendly and helpful,

considerate and caring,

courageous and strong, and

responsible for what I say and do,

and to

respect myself and others,

respect authority,

use resources wisely,

make the world a better place, and

be a sister to every Girl Scout.

Girl Scout Promise:

On my honor, I will try:

To serve God* and my country,

To help people at all times,

And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

Other resources can be found at Girl Scouts.org.