1st Submission by Troop 446

Skill Builders:

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Technology:

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Service Projects:

SP #3: Helped younger girls paperweave hearts for placemats made.
SP #4: (instead of greeting cards, we made placemats) Made placemats for Valentines Day for the local nursing home.

Career Explorations:

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2nd Submission by Cadette Troop 954, Seal of Ohio GSC

(THIS COULD BE USED FOR JEWELRY IPP) You could make paper beads to make jewelry. wrap thin strips of colored paper (glossy from magazines are good) around a pencil or straw then use white glue and glue over the whole thing. Then when it dries remove it from the pencil or straw and string them on some kind of string to make necklaces. You want the strips to be very long thin triangle shapes and start wraping from the thick end so the bead will be thicker in the middle.

When we did this ipp I had a staion set up with rubber stamping and the girls made blank thank you cards. we donated 50 cards to our council to use to send out to "civiilians" who do nice things for GS
1. paper mats by weaving them with long strips of paper? It could be large enough for a girl to use as the front of a card, or on her dresser for decoration. I've found that girls LOVE to weave and it goes quite quickly. A little dab of glue on the end strips of either side will keep the weaving together. You could even have them do paper cutting on the strips and then mount to a different color background (pretty!) and then display in a picture frame. (A "quilt")

2. I can't remember what it is called, but I know in Sweden they make decorations by rolling thin strips of paper around a pencil and then using these strips sideways..glue to other cut out shapes. Does this make sense. ? I'm sure someone else on the list knows what I'm talking about!!! The girls could pick a theme and do a "tree" and donate it as a service project to a local center, or they could just make their own.

3. You could do a little "scapbooking" or decorate a mat used for framing pictures with different cut outs of paper.

4. You could do some rubber stamping...though this would be expensive unless you knew someone who already had alot of rubber stamps, or a shop or local club that would do a mini beginners workshop for you.

5. You could MAKE paper!

6. You could get a marblizing kit (I believe they have them at Zainy Brainy or from a craft store) and have the girls marblize a piece of paper and then use it as a card or for the paper that they are going to use for cut outs or weaving.

I believe you are referring to paper quilling. This is a really beautiful craft, and deceptively simple to do. If you are interested in designs, you could look at "The Book of Paper Quilling: Techniques and Projects for Paper Filigree" by Malinda Thompson. You should be able to find it at your local library. Also, the Nasco catalog sells the paper strips, tools, work boards, and a beginner's kit at very reasonable prices. (www.nascofa.com)

A word of caution, though. The needle tools for this craft are very, very sharp! This is definitely a technique for older girls (Seniors, Cadettes, and older Juniors with supervision). Younger girls could participate if you adapted the tool - for example, using a plastic, large-size needlepoint needle, or a bobby pin. They wouldn't get the full effect of the rolled coil designs, but they could still appreciate the craft itself.

Quilling for younger girls can be done by using a coffee stirrer straw and sliting the end to hold the paper.

3rd Submission, troop number not given

Skill Builders:

1. We made decoupage picture frames for our moms for mother's day
2. Did Origami
3. Made a variety of cards with a variety of techniques (cut paper, rubber stamps, stickers, rubbings)

Service Project:

4. Learned about and donated some of the cards to Cards4Kids

Technology:

5. Examined different types of paper and learned about acid-free, lignin-free, etc from the internet
6. Visited Home Depot's design department and looked at wallpapers etc, visited Michael's and looked at crafting materials, learned about services offered at both for design help(HD) and framing/mounting art (M).

Career Exploration:

7. Found web sites with info on careers using paper like artist, photography, graphic design etc. and found web sites with info on schools for these areas.

Our summer activity is going to be a session with a Creative Memories consultant, so we can apply our skills to photo album/scrapbooks about our summer vacations.