Create a keepsake to showcase your principles and values.
Activity Details
Time needed: 30 minutes
Materials needed:
- Craft materials (poster board, construction paper, other
paper, index cards)
- Writing/drawing/painting
utensils (crayons, markers, colored pencils, paints)
- Collage or scrapbook materials (personal photos, magazines,
stickers)
- Story, song, poem, or text from your faith
tradition
- Optional: computer, tablet, or phone with internet
access to research inspirational quotes or a story, song,
poem, or text from your faith tradition
Setup:
The Girl Scout Promise and Law communicate many of the principles
and values that are common across religions. Each year, a Girl Scout
can earn her My Promise, My Faith pin by exploring the Girl Scout Law
and tying it directly to teachings from her faith.
Activity:
Let’s begin by reading the Girl Scout Promise and Law.
Girl Scout Promise
On my honor, I will try:
To serve God and my country,
To help people at
all times,
And to live by the Girl Scout Law.
Girl Scout Law
I will do my best to be
honest and fair,
friendly and helpful,
considerate and caring,
courageous and strong, and
responsible for what I say and
do,
and to
respect myself and others,
respect
authority,
use resources wisely,
make the world a
better place, and
be a sister to every Girl Scout.
Think about the Girl Scout Law. Which principles and values stand
out for you? What do you identify with and see reflected in your
faith? Choose one line that resonates.
Next, share with another girl or a family member a story, poem, or
song from your faith that goes with the line you selected. Discuss
what they have in common.
Now that you’ve made a connection between your faith and the Girl
Scout Law, use your imagination to create a keepsake to remind you of
what you’ve learned. You might consider a poster,
drawing, or painting; journal, scrapbook, or collage; or bookmarks
with inspirational quotes by women and verses/words from religious materials.
Reflection:
Think about the following questions.
- What has your faith taught you? What does the Girl Scout Law
teach you?
- What principles and values do you and your
family practice?
- How can you share what you’ve
learned about the Girl Scout Law and your faith with other
girls?
- How can your friends and family help you stay true
to the Girl Scout Law and your faith?
