American Heritage Girls - Pathfinders
Last year I was the assistant leader for my American Heritage Girls (AHG) troop's Pathfinder unit. We had a great year, and I got my feet wet enough to volunteer to be the official leader this year....
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Last year, I made Pathfinder paper bag books with the girls to learn all the components of the AHG Oath and about the Level Award - Eliza Shirley.AHG changed the Pathfinder Program this year, and we've...
View ArticleAmerican Heritage Girls - Pathfinders - Fanny Crosby
We had our first "official" meeting last week, and I used to to focus on Fanny Crosby.First I told them about Fanny (you can use what AHG provides or compile your own information). They were fascinated...
View ArticleAmerican Heritage Girls - Pathfinders - Love God Creation Quilt
For the LOVE GOD section of our meetings, I have some big plans for a little bit of time!As recommended in the handbook (the new handbook is SOOOOO cute), we're going to be making a creation quilt. I...
View ArticleAmerican Heritage Girls - Pathfinders - Creation Quilt Completion!
The girls had sooooo much fun sewing their Creation Quilts yesterday! I have 6 girls at our Pathfinder level, but only 3 were there for this activity. We had 2 adults (including me), helping tie knots...
View ArticleAmerican Heritage Girls - Pathfinders - Cherish My Family
Using the Pathfinders' new book as my guide, we're going to talk about families and complete the 2 pages in our paper bag books about Cherishing my Family.We are also going to start working on this...
View ArticleAmerican Heritage Girls - Pathfinders - Cherish My Family Canvas
We met yesterday and the Pathfinders made their canvases! They loved it - and loved describing how it felt to get their toes painted with cold paint!I bought a table cloth at the Dollar Store and taped...
View ArticleChristmas Advent Activities
Every year we prepare Advent activities for the girls. This year is no different! I couldn't find my list from last year, so I wanted to make sure and post one this year so I can remember what we...
View ArticleAmerican Heritage Girls - Pathfinders - Honor My Country
We're back in the swing of things at AHG and my little Pathfinders have lost their shyness and are full-blown gigglers. We have spent 2 meetings on Honor My Country. The first being used to complete...
View ArticleAmerican Heritage Girls - Pathfinders - Honor My Country Thank You Cards
To continue teaching the Pathfinders what it means to honor our country, I chose to give them the opportunity to decorate cards for active troops and veterans.I researched various organizations that...
View ArticleAmerican Heritage Girls Pathfinders - Serving My Community - Soles4Souls...
Back in the fall, AHG sent out a leader guideĀ (Fall 2014) listing some service opportunities. One of them included Pathfinders! I asked all the parents of my Pathfinders if they'd be interested in...
View ArticleAmerican Heritage Girls - Pathfinders - NEXT STEP
For the Next Step stepping stone, I got off easy! One of our Pioneers in our group needed to work on a requirement for her level award which was - lead a meeting of a younger unit! PERFECT!I asked her...
View ArticleAmerican Heritage Girls - Pathfinders End of Year Bridging Ceremony
We had our end of year ceremony a couple of weeks ago - and it was so cute and precious and fun. I made these badge holders for each of the girls with a ribbon and foam and a hot glue gun. I left a...
View ArticleAmerican Heritage Girls Pathfinders - Loving God - I-Spy Creation Bags
This year I decided to do something different than the creation quilt for our Loving God stepping stone. (It was way adult-helper intensive last year.) It was fun and the kids loved it - but, I've got...
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