The Girl Scouts did bring to us… a tree filled with whatchmacallits of every shape and size!
RECIPE FOR A GIRL SCOUT TROOP
Decorated by Girl Scouts Shawsheen Service Unit
Girl Scouts come in all colors, from all races around the world. Every Girl Scout is a sister no matter where she is from, no matter the language she speaks, no matter the color of her skin. We have a promise and a law. On our honor, we try to do our best to be fair and square.
Some of us are tall, and some of us are small. When we get together, size doesn’t matter at all. Sometimes we are nutty. We love to joke and play. We’d love to put a Girl Scout smile into everyone’s day.
When we get together, we seem to make circles. We sit in circles, play circle games, and make a Friendship Circle. You could say we are well-rounded. Girl Scouts respect all living things. The earth is our home and we want to keep it safe for everyone.
We get a kick out of wearing our uniforms, learning new things, helping others, and being together with our friends. Girl Scouts are “chips off the old block”.
Girl Scouting began in 1912. Since then we have been part of an old tradition, and are proud to be part of the future.
Patricia Harlow (modified)
The Shawsheen Service Unit of the Girls Scouts of Eastern Mass really outdid themselves with this tree! Inspired by the vintage Girl Scout uniforms in the Society’s collection, one troop went out of their way to contact all the other girl scouts in Andover and North Andover and asked them to make swaps or whatchamacallits (a small crafted item that can be traded with other new scout friends) for the Christmas Tree. The ingenuity of these young ladies is outstanding as miniature plates of brownies, smores on sticks, girl scout t-shirts, beaded pins and so much more absolutely cover their tall tree.
Each item has a troop number on it, and in many cases, a scout’s name. They’re all hoping to receive their items back at the end of the exhibit – and wouldn’t you if you put that much energy into making such charming ornaments?
