Girl Scouts, Hornets - the Girl Scouts, Hornets' Nest Council.

Alphabet Line-UpThe girls either line themselves up using the first letter of their names or they take turns lining each otherup. Variation: Girls line themselves up in birthday order without talking.Yarn TossTake a ball of yarn and say the name of the girl that you are throwing it to (or rolling it to), holding on tothe end. Then have that girl say the name of another girl and throw it to her, having her hold on to theyarn as well. Do this over and over until there is no more yarn. Talk about how in Girl Scouts we are allconnected, how important each girl in the troop is, and how we have to work together to have fun.Bean Bag Circle TossHave girls stand in a circle and spread out with each person stretching out their right arm to touch theirright neighbor’s shoulder, then put arms down. The leader calls a girl’s name across the circle andtosses a bean bag to her. That girl then calls out another girl’s name (across the circle) and tosses thebean bag to her. Continue in this manner until each girl has been called. The last girl tosses the beanbag back to the leader. Begin the sequence again. About halfway through, the leader calls the name ofthe first girl again and tosses a second bean bag. Introduce more bean bags if the group is up to thechallenge! This is a real game of attention and cooperation.Mirror, MirrorGirls need to first pair up, preferably randomly so buddies are not always together. One girl will be themirror and will reflect whatever her partner does. The pairs face each other. The girl who is not themirror should start making slow movements, lifting an arm or a leg or blowing out their cheeks. Themirrors must try to imitate them as quickly as possible. After a few minutes, switch.Animal MovesGoal: Move from one line to the other like an animal.Use the movement that is called out and pretend to be that animal. This is not a race.Walk like a turtleRun like a cheetah (arms go back and forth)Gallop like a horse (step, together, hop, lead with same foot)Hop like a kangarooShuffle like a gorilla (feet apart, feet together)Jump like a rabbit (jump and land on both feet)●Leap like a gazelle (long jumps form one foot to the other foot)Skip like a Junior (step-hop right, step-hop left)Without HandsDivide into two teams. Team players stand in rows holding onto a long rope with both hands. Hats foreach team member are placed on the ground in front of the players. At the signal, the teams attempt toput the hats on their heads without using their hands. Team members may help one another with theirfeet, heads and teeth. The first team to put on all its hats is the winner. (From Hands Around the World,Susan Milord, 1992.)Dress-Up RelayDivide into two teams. Each team chooses one person to be their “model” to dress for an occasion.Teams stand on one side of the room and models on the other end. In the middle of the room the leaderplaces a big piling of clothing, making sure that some is appropriate for the occasion and some is notappropriate. Rules for the correct number and/or type of clothing pieces are agreed upon. At the signal,one team member at a time runs to the clothing pile, selects one piece and runs to the model and putsthe clothing piece on her, then returns to the team, and so on. The first team to outfit its model for theoccasion is the winner. This is a great game for preparing for a trip the troop is taking, such as what towear hiking (or what NOT to wear) or just dressing goofy for fun!48