Caring & Sharing

No one in the world is exactly like you - or your friends! Show how you care about yourself and others with these activates.

#1. I Care
Be a "secret pal" to someone. Think of nice things you can do for your secret pal. Write a poem, make a friendship pin, send a card, or be a helper.

#2. Favorites
Make a list of some of your favorite things - songs, books, places to go, things to do. Compare them with your friends' lists. What things are the same? What things are different? Try reading a friend's favorite book or watching a friend's favorite movie with her. Ask her why she likes it.

Some Favorite Things:
Let's go over some of your favorite things:

School subjects ___________________________________________________
Colors __________________________________________________________
Books __________________________________________________________
Places __________________________________________________________
Things to do ______________________________________________________
Sports __________________________________________________________

Compare:
1) How much influence do your friends have on what YOU like?

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2) How much influence does your family have on what YOU like?

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#3. What If?
With your Girl Scout troop or group, talk about what makes a person a good friend. How can you be a good friend to another person? With your Brownie Girl Scout friends, act out what you would do in tow of the following situations.

• Your best friend is crying.
• One of the girls in the troop has a birthday.
• Your mother has to finish a big project for work the next day.
• A neighbor falls and breaks her leg.
• Your friend is afraid she will fail a test.
• A classmate forgets her lunch.

Think of other scenes to act out.

#4. Differences are OK
Many people look different than you. Some have skin or hair color that is different. Some are taller or shorter. One person may see better and another not hear as well. All these people have similar feelings on the inside. They also have talents to share with others.

With your Girl Scout troop or group, find out about ways that you are different from each other. Find out about ways you are the same as others. Choose a partner and stand or sit facing her:
1. Interview your partner. Ask her about her family, where she lives, and her favorite food, activity, and movie. Then your partner gets a turn to find out about you.
2. Come together as a group and talk about some of the ways you are different and the same.

#5. A Friend's Scrapbook
Make a scrapbook that tells about your friends.

You will need:

• Construction paper
• Writing paper
• A stapler
• Markers or Crayons
• Pencil
• Pictures of your friends (if you have any)

1. Fold the construction paper in half. This will be the cover.
2. Decide how many friends you want to put in your book. Make a page for each of them.
3. Staple the pages and cover together.
4. Decorate the cover.
5. Make a page for each friend. You may want to put in pictures, phone numbers, birthdays, addresses, or other things you think would be fun. What makes them your friend? What do you like about them?

#6. Be a Good Neighbor
Is there a neighbor who needs your help? Is she busy with kids? Or taking are of someone elderly? Or is she elderly herself? Find out what is needed and help out! You could share conversation, weed a garden, or do a chore. Be sure you have your parents or guardian's permission!

Other Helpful Links:
Project Linus: A national service project that supplies homemade blankets to seriously ill patients.
Do Something: A site that tells how kids can get involved & do something in their communit

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Youth Activism: Think you can't make a difference? Check out this site to read about kids who did.

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