Council-wide Service Projects for January: Children

Service Project Ideas

• Collect children’s clothes, boots, coats, blankets, shoes, hats and mittens to donate to a local shelter, Goodwill or Easter Seals.
  
• Donate crafts/project materials to a local shelter or children’s hospital. (Project in a Bag – in a plastic bag put all the materials you would need to make that project/craft.) Parents’ Place in Waukesha also accepts craft supply donations.
  
• Have the girls write inspirational cards or letters to children in a local shelter or hospital.
  
• Collect and donate baby supplies (formula, diapers, rattles, baby food, wet wipes, etc.) to a local shelter, parenting organization, day care center for needy families, food pantry or a needy family through a local church etc. Or make baby boxes with all of the necessities a new mother would need and donate it to local shelter or parenting organization.
  
• Plan a “Children’s Party” for girls who are not Girl Scouts. Plan activities that are age appropriate for the girls you would be inviting. Encourage them to register.
  
• Make a toy box for a hospital waiting room.
  
• Volunteer your time reading or become a tutor at a local library or school.
  
• Collect and donate toys that can be used for Bingo or game nights. (toys or prizes should not be worth no more than $1).
  
• Plan a birthday party for children at a local shelter or hospital (check first) or collect supplies for birthday boxes and donate them to a local shelter or food pantry.
  
• Have a children’s book drive and donate the books to a local shelter, hospital.
  
• Design and donate T-shirts (fun or inspirational) to a local shelter or hospital.
  
• Volunteer for the Special Olympics. (Contact your local Park and Recreation office for more details).
  
• Collect and donate stuffed animals to emergency services for children who have lost everything in a fire or to police who may come into contact with children placed in foster care.
  
• Collect toiletry items for a shelter serving children.
  
• Volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House or make meals/treats for the families staying at the house.
  
• Make goodie/fun bags for children in the hospital, children at a shelter or children in foster care.
  
• Collect board games and have a game night at a local hospital (check first) or shelter.
  
• Plan a babysitting night. Offer games and other activities to give parents who can't afford a babysitter a few hours to themselves.
  
• Host a safety workshop for children ages 8-12. Recruit the police and fire department to attend. Talk about fire safety, "stranger danger,” phone safety and easy no-cook snacks. You can also play games, sing songs and create a booklet reminding kids of the safety lessons you taught them.
  
• Parents' Place in Waukesha is looking for volunteers to help out in their Childcare room. Call 262/549-5575 to get more information on dates and times.

Related Programs/Badges

Remember: if one of the requirements for a recognition is to do a service project, the girls cannot do the same service project for the Great Blue Heron Service pin. The girls can also earn the recognition by completing the required number of activities without the service activity.

• Brownie Girl Scout Try-Its: Art to Wear, Caring and Sharing
  
• Junior Girl Scout Badges: Caring for Children, Books
  
• Cadette and Senior Interest Project Patches: Child Care, Family Living, Reading, Once Upon a Story, Just Jewelry, From Stress to Success, Folk Arts

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