Class Descriptions Mountain Magic Leader CELEBRATION 2022 ! |
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= New class this year = Click for photo = Great Outdoors = STEM = Arts & Crafts |
New this year: fees for classes will be paid in advance during registration. All classes/workshops have a limited number of spaces and are on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration closes 12/20/21. Please read all descriptions carefully. Current council COVID guidelines include that masks must be worn while indoors (instructors exempt) except when eating, and gathering sizes are max 25 per indoor session (including instructors). Our class size limits are shown below and are well below the limit. |
Class Name | Class Description | Instructor Provides | Participant Brings | Participant Takes Home | Min Size | Max Size |
Class Length | Class Fee | Instructor |
Astro Crafts Click camera for photos! |
Come learn some space themed crafts and projects to get
your girls excited about earning their Astronomy Badge!! Two classes will be
offered - one for younger girls (DA, BR, JR) and another for older girls (CA,
SR, AMB) [DA-BR-JR class CANCELLED] |
Glue, art materials to make all projects | Scissors | Several demo models of projects, directions, and lots of resource material! | 5 | 11 | 1½ hrs | $3 | Jessie Napier |
Camp Helper | Camp helpers assist the Planning Committee by collecting class rosters and taking photos of classes in progress. You'll walk around insdie the building and possibly outside on the campus to capture what the classes are doing. You may also get to do some administrative tasks like filing or stuffing envelopes. | Camera, list of class locations, instruction | Wear comfortable shoes. Have a jacket accessible in case you need to go outside. | Receive a $5 rebate at the end of your session as our thank-you! | 1 | 1 | 1½ hrs | Free | Lianne Griffin |
Camping Tips, Tricks and Gadgets |
Want some ideas to make your camping trips a bit easier? Learn tips and tricks for you and your girls, and make and take home a Troop Towel Holder and a Duct Tape-Shopping Bag Sit-Upon | Everything except as noted. | Participants should bring: 15”x17”x1” -or- 15”x17”x2” foam pad, pliers (not jewelry pliers) and scissors | A troop towel holder and a duct tape-shopping bag sit-upon | 5 | 11 | 1½ hrs | $7.50 | Jeanenne Adams |
The Cat's Meow Washer Medallions Click camera for photo! |
Let your creativity flow as you make a unique medallion necklace out of a washer. | Jewlery wire, washers, beads, cording, alcohol ink, decorative papers, modge podge, nail polish, blow dryer, charms, bling and whatever else I find you can use | If you have wire cutter and/or round nose pliers, please bring them. Paper and pen for notes | Completed necklace and a great and easy project to share with your girls. | 6 | 10 | 1½ hrs | $5 | Carol Townley & Frances Parks |
Crochet 101 and 102 Click camera for photo! |
101 is an intro to crochet and learn how to make a simple
bookmark. 102 is advanced: we will work on a scarf. The participants need to already know how to crochet. |
101 has a cost. Instructor supplies a crochet hook and yarn. | 102: crochet hook G size and worsted weight yarn in color you want your scarf to be. | For 101: a bookmark.
For 102: a scarf |
6 | 10 | 1½ hrs | 101: $5 102: Free |
Christel Trulson & Stephanie Spicer |
Dewdrop Weaving
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Create a very easy, minimum effort cardboard loom and weave a pendant from yarn. | One cardboard loom, large yarn/tapestry needle, 3 lengths of yarn | Scissors; crochet hook (optional) | Pendant necklace consisting of a small 2.5" X 1.5" woven fiber bag with yarn chain, and small loom to take home with you. | 4 | 10 | 1½ hrs | $2 | Marie Ross |
Effective Advisor D-B-J Leaders COUNCIL CLASS |
For Daisy, Brownie and Junior Leaders. Both you and your daughter will have the best GS experience ever by using a few basic guidelines. All your troop members will benefit from your experience with this class | Handouts and knowledge | Paper and pen/pencil for note taking | Handouts and knowledge | 5 | 11 | 1½ hrs | Free | Sheila Mills |
Essential Oils 101 | Come learn about essential oils for your personal use & home detoxing. We can make blends to bring home. | Handouts and the oils to try and make the blends. | Paper and pen/pencil for note taking | 3 roller bottles with essential oil blends for different needs and some samples |
8 | 11 | 1½ hrs | $10 | Kippy Penney |
Essential Oils Made Easy [CANCELLED] |
Learn the 3 cool things about Essential Oils and the 3 ways to use them, along with oil safety. Make 3 Essential Oil roller bottle blends to take home. | I will have written instructions, samples of oils & 2 to 3 oil blends you will make and take home. |
Pen & paper. Maybe a baggie to bring your goodies home in. | Written instruction and the 3 roller bottle Essential blends. | 8 | 11 | 1½ hrs | $8 | Kippy Penney |
Explore Out COUNCIL CLASS (2nd core outdoor class) |
This class helps you understand the importance of moving from simple hunts and hikes in your community (close to your meeting site), to short day trips, and longer trail walks (lasting most of the day or longer). Discuss skills needed, things to pack, and items to consider when exploring further out. You will investigate common fears and concerns girls and adults may have as well as reviewing Leaving No Trace Principles. | Handouts | Participants should dress for the weather & bring a completed health history form & pencil or pen | Handouts and knowledge | 5 | 18 | 3 hrs (includes a walk) | Free | Jeanenne Adams & Bonnie Tompkins |
Fantasy Headbands
[CANCELLED] |
Flapper girls were the height of fashion in the 1920's! Learn to make a dashing headband that you can dance the night away in. Suitable for all ages and events. | TBD | TBD | Participants will be taking home one or two headbands and ideas to their troops. | 12 | 1½ hrs | $5 | Rhiyana Pineau | |
Favorite Things with Older Girls (CA, SR, AMB)
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Come join fellow leaders for a round table where we discuss how you can retain older girls and make it relevant and comfortable through the stressful years of High School. Ideas will be exchanged about crafts, traveling here and abroad, camping, money making, Gold Award, GS Destinations. | Handouts and examples. | Paper and pen | Handouts and ideas to bring home to your troop. | 6 | 10 | 1½ hrs | Free | Karen Brooks-Kent & Marie Lott |
Free Time |
Free time to relax read, whatever!! Bring your own project/hobby to work on. Network with others or rest/work on your own. | Free time | Whatever you like! | It's up to you! | - | - | 1½ hrs | Free | You |
Friendship Blankets Click camera for photos! |
No-sew blanket - make a blanket with new friends! Enjoy it yourself or use as a gift. If you can cut fabric and tie a knot, you can make these blankets. | Instructions, patterns, guidance, & use of scissor sharpeners. | Sharp fabric scissors, large safety pins, and two pieces of fleece of equal size and complementary in colors or patterns, 2 yards each (larger or smaller depending on final size of blanket desired (purchase size = finished size including fringe + 6"). | A blanket that you can complete in class or at home; the blanket making patterns. | 1 | 20 | 1½ hrs |
$1 | Cheryl Marko & Genny Wright |
Girl Scouts in the Roaring Twenties [CANCELLED] Click camera for photos! |
Girl Scout games and activities from the decade of the 1920s | Handouts, game supplies, cookies, and tea | Nothing needed | Handouts and knowledge | 6 | 12 | 1½ hrs | $1 | Kim Elmore |
Glass Painting Click camera for photo! |
Learn the basics of glass painting. Decorate a votive holder plus one extra item. This is an inexpensive project for all girl levels. | Glass paints, acrylic paint, photocopies, paper, manila folders, masking tape, scissors, pencils, Windex, paper towels, glass votive. | Paintbrushes, scissors | 2 painted objects | 6 | 11 | 1½ hrs | $7 | Marie Wright & Rhiyana Pineau |
Jewelry Making with Essential Oils Click camera for photos! |
Will use semi-precious stones & lava beads to create necklaces and/or bracelets that are Fashionable. Lava beads are also infusible and great to use with essential oils. Jewelry you can wear for fun or fashion | Instructor will provide detailed directions, some jeweler pliers to share and a kit to make one bracelet or one necklace, some assortment of essential oils will be available to try out on the lava beads. | If you have jewelry pliers please bring them (round tips are preferred) | Take home your own personal scented necklace or bracelet | 6 | 11 | 1½ hrs | $5 | Holley Butkovich |
Mah-Jongg, the New
20s Fad Game |
We will learn and play that new Roaring 20's fad of Mah Jongg. (The tile rummy like game, not the matching gam.e) | Mah Jongg Sets to play. | Pen/pencil to take notes | Mah Jongg cards and instructions to take home.. | 8 | 16 | 1½ hrs | $5 | Laurie Besmertnik & Kim Elmore |
Orienteering
Fun |
Spend some time learning the four cardinal points of direction, how to use a compass, knowing your pace, and all about maps (road maps, site maps, contour maps), then put it all together and play some games and explore ways to use your knowledge (letter boxing, geo-caching, and orienteering courses and events). |
Handouts and knowledge (some compasses if you don't have one). | Pen or Pencil Dress for the weather, as some activities will take place outside. |
Knowledge and ideas of how to teach girls these skills | 6 | 18 | 3 hrs | Free | Dee Komro, Bonnie Tompkins, & Amber Ackerman |
Pysanky - The Decorated Egg (Ukrainian
Easter Eggs)
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Learn to use a wax drawing tool to create elegant decorations on eggs in the Ukrainian style. . | Cost includes all of the supplies to make one or two eggs (depending on how elaborate your design is) | Pen/pencil & paper | One kistka drawing tool, one egg stand, and 1-2 finished eggs with ornament-hanger caps | 6 | 12 | 3 hrs | $12 | Amber & Jeremy Ackerman |
Sand Art
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Come play in the sand with fellow Girl Scouts. Learn new technique in sand painting. | Everything participants need to make sand crafts | Will send out an e-mail link sand picture templates. Participants will have option to print out themselves | Sand crafts | 6 | 11 | 1½ hrs | $6 | Jessie Napier |
Shake and Shimmy Earrings
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Using beads, wire and pre-made findings learn how to choose how to create a design and then combine materials to create earrings | Pierced or clip-on findings for two pair of earrings, assortment of beads to choose from. | Wash cloth or dish towel to put on table for a work area, needle-nose pliers, wire cutters (can be shared) and their imagination | Two pair of earrings in different styles | 4 | 10 | 1½ hrs | $2 | Marie Ross |
Soapmaking: Character Soaps Click camera for photo! |
Learn how easy and fun it is to craft with soap! We will experiment with melt and pour soap to create shaped soaps in various colors and fragrances. Instructor will furnish all materials, you just come prepared to try them out. This project is appropriate for any girls old enough to use a microwave. And although it can get a little messy, cleanup is easy--after all, it's just soap! | Melt and pour glycerin soap, silicone and plastic molds, cups for melting soap, assorted dyes and fragrances | Nothing needed | Two completed soap projects plus additional materials to use at home. | 6 | 10 | 1½ hrs | $4 | Kim Elmore |
Spiffy Sheba Earrings
[CANCELLED] |
Learn how to make three types of earrings - beaded, single drop, and dangle. | Beads, ear wires/posts, wire. | Needle nose and/or wire wrapping pliers and wire cutters; wash cloth to work on (protect beads from rolling). | Take home at least three (3) pair of earrings. | 4 | 10 | 1½ hrs | $2 | Marie Ross |
Spoon Flower Click camera for photos! |
How to make a flower to use for decorations for parties . can also be for different seasons. | All necessary supplies | Scissors | Your completed decorations! | TBD | 10 | 1½ hrs | $4 | Carol Townley & Frances Parks |
Teaching Girls First Aid |
First Aid that will Stick- Learn and practice techniques for teaching First Aid to girls so that it will stick. | The instructor will use hands-on practice & scenarios to both refresh your First Aid skills and learn how to teach others. | Pen & paper | New skills | 6 | 14 | 1½ hrs | Free | Jeremy Ackerman & Michele Sagar |
Time to Make Roaring 20's Clay Designs
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Make clay jewelry - earrings/necklace and clay ornaments, in Roaring 20's theme. This wll be an easy, fun activity for troops to make as gifts or giveaways. We will have a Roaring good time! | Clay, decorations, and everything else | Creative mind :) Wire pliers- pointed nose, we will have some also |
Jewelry and ornaments | 6 | 10 | 1½ hrs | $7 | Jenni Kelly & Janice Neuman |
Vinyl Fun, Beginner |
Create 3 custom projects - Learn to use a pre-cut vinyl design to make a custom t-shirt (using iron on vinyl),
a custom can Koozie, and how to use cardstock layers to create a beautiful pop-up card. NOTE: this is NOT a Cricut class, and you will not learn how to use a Cricut machine (as there are many different kinds of machines and each one operates differently). This class does NOT require knowledge of Cricut machines or other electronic cutting machines. The designs will be pre-cut and you will learn how to "weed" the cut vinyl and use it on projects. |
Instruction, pre-cut vinyl pieces, Koozie, pre-cut cardstock, embellishments, iron/Easy Press, weeding tools. |
A pre-washed 100% cotton shirt (recommended - a Gildan raglan sleeve shirt (white with black sleeves, available at Michael's https://www.michaels.com/gildan-adult-raglan-tshirt/10552142.html) or a plain white t-shirt); if you have them: Cricut weeding tools or Xacto Knife and tweezers | A completed t-shirt, can Koozie, and a pop-up card | 6 | 10 | 1½ hrs | $10 | Lianne Griffin & Rose Lowe |
Vinyl/Cricut Fun, Advanced |
Create a customized hot/cold mug (on a curve) using
pre-cut vinyl and a tote bag. NOTE: this is NOT a Cricut class, and you will not learn how to use a Cricut machine (as there are many different kinds of machines and each one operates differently). This class does NOT require knowledge of Cricut machines or other electronic cutting machines. The designs will be pre-cut and you will learn how to "weed" the cut vinyl and use it on projects. |
Instruction, Insulated Stainless Steel Tumbler, pre-cut vinyl pieces, iron/Easy Press, alcohol wipes, weeding tools | A canvas tote bag with a minimum 10"x12" space (blanks available for purchase at Michaels and other craft stores); Cricut weeding tools or Xacto Knife and tweezers (if you have them). | A decorated hot/cold mug and tote bag | 6 | 10 | 1½ hrs | $12 | Lianne Griffin& Rose Lowe |
Wreaths:
Roaring 20s Jazz Wreaths [CANCELLED] Click camera for photos! |
Roaring 20s Deco Mesh Wreath in Black, Gold and White. Celebrate the bright future with style. Your wreath will complement your home through the seasons, so we are offering you the choice of theme(s) and colors. | Instructor can purchase supplies in black, gold, white theme for you, if desired. | Participants will bring own wreath supplies so that they can customize to their own personal tastes. | A wreath of your own making! | TBD | 10 | 3 hrs | $5 | Shelley Calico |
To World Thinking Day - and Beyond! |
Come explore ways Girl
Scouts of all ages can take their World Thinking Day celebrations to the next
level of possibility through imagination, dreams - and the internet!
Explore ways to help girls feel part of our global Girl Guide/Girl Scout Movement using the WAGGGS World Thinking Day Challenge Badge, the Girl Scouts of the USA's World Thinking Day Awards and Global Action Awards, plus Journeys and badges, to incorporate the fun and benefits of WTD into your on-going troop, group, and camp activities. |
Information & Ideas Every year, World Thinking Day has a different theme that Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world can learn about and take action on. In 2022, the theme is “Our World: Our Equal Future: The Environment and Gender Equality.” |
Pencil & paper | New information! |
6 | 13 | 3 hrs | Free | Margaret Paschal |